Outagamie County, WI - Biography of Anthony Ellenbecker of Center Township 1872-

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SUBJECT: Biography of Anthony Ellenbecker of Center Township 1872-
SUBMITTER: W. David Samuelsen
EMAIL: dsam@wasatch.com
DATE SUBMITTED: Apr 15, 1999
SURNAMES: ELLENBECKER, TOCK, GARVEY
SOURCE: History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin, page 658, 1911


BIOGRAPHY:
Anthony Ellenbecker

who is engaged in farming on a property near Appleton, in Center township, Outagamie county, has resided on this
property all of his life. He was born here July 7, 1872, a son of Nicholas Ellenbecker, a native of Germany, who came
to the United States during the early '60s, when but sixteen years old, and settled in the town of
Greenville, on the farm of an uncle. After about ten years here he had accumulated enough to purchase a farm of his
own, and subsequently purchased the Center township property. At this time he was married to Anna Tock, whom he
had known in Germany, from which country she came to 1866, her family first settling in Appleton
and then moving on to Center township. They had seven children, of whom two are now deceased. Anthony
Ellenbecker was the oldest of the children of his parents, and all the time that he could spare from the district school
he was compelled to give to the work of the farm, as it was necessary that he should assist his father in the support of
the growing family. Later he spent three years in the Sisters' school at Mackville, but after completing this term
returned to the home ofarma nd took up his duties again. In 1906 his parents removed to Appleton, and Mr.
Ellenbecker then rented the homestead from them and has continued to conduct it to the present time. General
farming and dairying operations have demanded all of his attention, and he has never aspired to public, although a
stanch supporter of the principles of the Democratic party.

On April 12, 1910, Mr. Ellenbecker was married to Mamie Garvey, daughter of James P. and Bridget Garvey, of
Freedom township. Mrs. Ellenbecker was formerly a schoolteacher of District No. 4, Center
township. She and Mr. Ellenbecker are members of St. Edward's Catholic Church, at Mackville.