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John Michael Hirn (b. August 06, 1819, d. May 05, 1891)

John Michael Hirn (son of Michael Hirn and Cecilia Koedel) was born August 06, 1819 in Heidenheim, Bavaria, Germany, and died May 05, 1891 in Belgium, Ozaukee, Wisconsin. He married (1) Barbara Mehring on Abt. 1845. He married (2) Maria Galles on January 31, 1860 in St. Mary's Church, Belgium, Wisconsin, daughter of John Galles and Margaret Schmit.

Notes for John Michael Hirn:
Johann Hirn as he was also known appears to be the person that emmigrated from Germany to establish the Hirn family in America. Although there are many other Hirn families in the United States, Johann's is the primary family followed here.

He is rumored to have "escaped" from his homeland to avoid either conscription in the army or because he was a talented musician that wanted to get away from his homeland for one reason or another. His settlement in Belgium, Wisconsin started with papers filed in 1846 and a record recently found in the National Archives dated February 1848.

He built a stone home ther and settled in as a store keeper and later on April 17, 1857 at the first postmaster in the town's history. He ran the post office from his store on the bottom floor and his home on the top floor. This structure was demolished for a gas station in 1994.

Johann's wife Barbara died on January 1, 1860 and he remarried 30 days later to Maria Galles for unknown reasons. There are no records for Barbara's death and only an entry for his second marriage. He lived out his life in the home he built, dieing of pneumonia at the age of 72.

(Taken from an Ancestry.com article from Dec 2004 regarding Luxembourger nicknames) Other nicknames betray the occupation of the bearer: "Butscher", real name: Johann Hirn, a likable saloon owner from Palatinate region, who may also have been a butcher, his son Johann was nicknamed "Butschesch Hanni" and his wife, Barbara Sinnen, "Butschesch".
The information is extracted from a book entitled:

Lexicon der eigenthümlichen Benennungen vieler Einwohner
des Nördlichen Theils von Ozaukee Co,. Wis.

[Lexicon of familiar nicknames of many residents of Northern Ozaukee County, Wis.]

By N. E. Becker

Published in 1911

Exact text as follows:

Butscher, Johann Hirn, Gastwirth an Green Bay Road, ein gemüthlicher Pfälzer
Butschesch Hanni, Johann Hirn, Sohn der Vor.
Butschesch, Frau Barbara Sinnen

Translation:

Butscher, Johann Hirn, Saloon keeper on Green Bay Road, a good-natured Palatine
Butschesch Hanni, Johann Hirn, son of the preceding
Butschesch, Mrs Barbara Sinnen

1876-77 Wisconsin business directory shows he owned a general store while the 1879 Wisconsin business directory showed he owned a hotel and general store.

More About John Michael Hirn:
Burial: May 06, 1891, St. Mary's Cemetery, Lake Church, Wisconsin.
Immigration: Abt. 1845
Land Purchase: 1846, Belgium, Wisconsin.
Occupation 1: Bet. 1846 - 1891, Store Keeper-Groceries, Meat.
Occupation 2: Bet. 1857 - 1876, Postmaster, Belgium, Wisconsin.

More About John Michael Hirn and Barbara Mehring:
Death of one spouse: January 01, 1860
Marriage: Abt. 1845

Marriage Notes for John Michael Hirn and Barbara Mehring:
It is not known exactly when John and Barbara met and were married but it is speculated that they were probably married around the time John settled in Belgium, Wisconsin or shortly before then.

More About John Michael Hirn and Maria Galles:
Marriage: January 31, 1860, St. Mary's Church, Belgium, Wisconsin.

Children of John Michael Hirn and Barbara Mehring are:

+Maria Anna Hirn, b. July 07, 1848, Belgium, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, d. May 26, 1910, Belgium, Ozaukee, Wisconsin.
+Cecilia Hirn, b. January 25, 1850, Belgium, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, d. May 06, 1925, Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
+John Michael Hirn, b. October 24, 1851, Belgium, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, d. June 07, 1919, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota.
Mag Hirn, b. May 08, 1854, Belgium, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, d. May 08, 1854, Belgium, Ozaukee, Wisconsin.
+Margaret Hirn, b. October 15, 1855, Belgium, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, d. April 26, 1932, Belgium, Ozaukee, Wisconsin.
+Frank Carl Hirn, b. November 18, 1857, Belgium, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, d. May 07, 1895, Port Washington, Ozaukee, Wisconsin.

Children of John Michael Hirn and Maria Galles are:

+Peter Hirn, b. February 20, 1861, Belgium, Wisconsin, d. January 27, 1928, Escanaba, Michigan.
+Barbara Hirn, b. January 13, 1863, Belgium, Wisconsin, d. May 02, 1935, Elton, Wisconsin.
+Anna Maria Hirn, b. October 23, 1864, Belgium, Wisconsin, d. 1905, Escanaba, Michigan.
+Joseph P. Hirn, b. April 06, 1866, Belgium, Wisconsin, d. March 17, 1938, Escanaba, Michigan.
Catherine Hirn, b. March 20, 1868, Belgium, Wisconsin, d. August 21, 1881, Belgium, Wisconsin.
Michael John Hirn, b. January 20, 1870, Belgium, Wisconsin, d. June 16, 1944, Escanaba, Michigan.
Baptist Hirn, b. December 13, 1871, Belgium, Wisconsin, d. December 13, 1871, Belgium, Wisconsin.
Henry John Hirn, b. June 12, 1873, Belgium, Wisconsin, d. September 25, 1915, Escanaba, Michigan.
+Maria Hirn, b. June 29, 1875, Belgium, Wisconsin, d. January 20, 1905, Escanaba, Michigan.
Theresa Hirn, b. December 03, 1880, Belgium, Wisconsin, d. July 29, 1929, Escanaba, Michigan.
Rosa Hirn, b. May 29, 1883, Belgium, Wisconsin, d. June 27, 1884, Belgium, Wisconsin.