Biographical Sketches from "History of Washington and Ozaukee
Counties, Wisconsin" for the town of Belgium

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Copied from "History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin",
Western Historical Co., 1881

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

Abbreviations
Co      Company or county
W.V.I.  Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
W.V.A.  Wisconsin Volunteer Artillary    
P.O.    Post Office
W.V.C.  Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry      
st      street

Town of Belgium

REV. FR. WILLIAM JOSEPH FRANTZ, was born in Luxemburg in March, 1849;
emigrated to the United States with his mother and two brothers, and
settled in the town of Belgium, Ozaukee Co.; in 1863, he entered the
St. Francis Seminary of Milwaukee, where he was ordained as priest
June 24, 1878, and for about four months took charge of the Holy Cross
Church (during the absence of the regular priest) and at the same time
attended the Mission at Waubeca; he was stationed at Waubeca for one
year, and April 1, 1880, returned to Holy Cross, which church has 178
families.

PETER JONES, Town Clerk; was born in Belgium, Europe in 1832;
emigrated to the United States in 1852, and after stopping at Port
Washington six months, went to Peshtigo, where he followed lumbering
until 1858; he then returned to Ozaukee Co., taught school in the town
of Fredonia one year, and then purchased 84 acres of land in the town
of Belgium, 80 acres of which are in Sec. 20, while 4 acres are
located at Holy Cross.  Mr. Jones has since lived upon the latter.  He
has taught school in District No. 5 since 1860.  Is a Democrat in
politics, and is at present Town Clerk, which office he has held since
1860.  Mr. Jones was married, in 1858, to Margaret Schumacher; they
have six children - Nicolas, Peter, Mary, Michael, Margaret and Anna.
Religion, Roman Catholic.