Montgomery Cemetery ~ John J. Kau ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Kau, John J.
LAST: Kau FIRST: John MID: J.
GENDER: M MAIDEN NAME:  TITLE: 
BORN: 23 Jan 1820 DIED: 15 Aug 1901 BURIED:  (Montgomery Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  Farmer
BIRTH PLACE:  Germany
DEATH PLACE: Oregon
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1860 WI CENSUS - John Kau, age 36, occupation farmer, b. Prussia, is enumerated with wife Louisa, age 30, b. Mechlinburg, along with Henry, age 7, b. Wisconsin, Anna, age 4, b. Wisconsin, Frederick W., age 2, b. Wisconin, and Casper L., age 5 months, b. Wisconsin.
1870 OR CENSUS - John Kau (47y, b Mecklenburg, occupation farmer) enumerated with Louisa (39y, b Prussia), Henry (17y, b Wisconsin), Annie (14y, b Wisconsin), Fred (12y, b Wisconsin), Lewis (10y, b Wisconsin), Charles (8y, b Wisconsin) & Augusta (3y, b Wisconsin)
1900 OR CENSUS - John Kau, age 78, occupation farmer, b. Jan 1822 in Germany, is enumerated with his wife of 44 years, Lewiza [Louisa], age 66, mother of 12 children 9 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Mar 1833 in Germany, along with Anna, age 43, single, b. Apr 1857 in Wisconsin, Lue, age 38, single, farm laborer, b. Jan 1862 in Wisconsin, Augusta, age 36, single, b. Aug 1863 in Wisconsin, John J., age 29, single, farm laborer, b. Jul 1870 in Oregon, Frank, age 28, farm laborer, b. Jun 1871 in Oregon, and Tilda, age 25, single, b. Feb 1875 in Oregon.
DISCREPANCY - Marker gives year of birth as 1820, 1900 census record gives year of birth as 1822.
WIDOW'S PENSION APPLICATION (copy in Kau file at PCHS) - Louise Kau of Falls City, Oregon, applied for widow's pension 23 Nov 1901; she was widow of John Kau who served in Co I, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery; they were married 8 Sept 1856 in Waukesha, Wisconsin and he died 15 Aug 1901 at home of Lewis Kau; her name was formerly Louisa Williams and she had been previously married; her former consort died 20 Sept 1854 at Brista, Germany.
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INSCRIPTION: 
Father
John J. Kau
Born
Jan. 23, 1820
Died
Aug. 15, 1901
(shares monument with Louisa, John, Anna and Francis)
SOURCES: 
Saucy Survey & Photographs
PCHS
1860 WI CENSUS (Waukesha Co., New Berlin, FA #78)
1870 OR CENSUS (Polk Co, Bridgeport, FA#494)
1900 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Luckiamute, ED 176, sheet 4A)
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