Outagamie County, WI - Biography of Henry J. DIENER of Ellington 1830-

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SUBJECT: Biography of Henry J. DIENER of Ellington 1830-
SUBMITTER: W. David Samuelsen
EMAIL: dsam@wasatch.com
DATE SUBMITTED: Apr 16, 1999
SURNAMES: DIENER, JENNY, AXTEL, SCHLAFER, GREELY, BOON, FINKLE, SMOLK, TACKMAN,
JENNE
SOURCE: Record of the Pioneers of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; page 32, pub. 1898, The Post Publishing Co.


BIOGRAPHY:
HENRY J. DIENER

Mr. Henry J. Diener was born in Germany, June 20, 1830; came to America with his parents in 1832; they located in
New York and lived in Monroe county until 1848, then came to Wisconsin and lived in Oshkosh and Rosendale two
years, then moved to Ellington in this county in 1850 and located on Sec. 9, T. 22, R. 16, where he now lives; In 1855
he married Miss Anna B., Jenny, she was born in Canton Glarus, Switzerland, in1837; in 1844 she came with her
parents to Rochester, N.Y., where she lived until 1855, when they removed to the town of Ellington, in this county;
they have ten children, nine of them now living, seven daughters and two sons. Louisa, the oldest daughter, married
Orris Axtel in 1867; they have five children, two sons and three daughters. Second daughter, Charlena, married to
Otto P. Schlafer, May 18, 1880; they have three children, one son and two daughters; they no wlive in Appleton.
Third daughter, Florence A. married Hiram C. Greely in 1881; they have two daughters. Fourth daughter, Wilna E.,
married to John A. Boon 1880; they have two sons and one daughter. Fifth daughter, Amelia M., married G. L.
Finkle Nov. 29, 1883; they have one son. Sixth daughter, Jessie E. married to Byron Smolk in 1886; they have one
pair of twin daughters. Seventh daughter, Carrie E., married to Charles Tackman in 1884. Eighth child, a son, Charles
H. Diener, born Dec. 9, 1871. Ninth child, Maggie E., died May 1, 1880. Tenth child, Walter H. Diener. Both sons
now live with their parents on the homestead. Mrs. Diener's mother, Mrs. Magdalene Jenne, now in her nintieth year,
lives with her in her family. Mr. Diener was a soldier in the war of the rebellion and is now a prominent and respected
citizen of the town of Ellington and a successful farmer.