Brief Life History of Hilbert
When Hilbert Ostby was born in 1871, in Adams, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Henry Ostby, was 33 and his mother, Hannah Ainsen, was 28. He married Amelia "Millie" Matzke on 26 September 1906, in Ahnapee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He lived in Wabeno, Forest, Wisconsin, United States in 1910 and Round Lake, Sawyer, Wisconsin, United States for about 20 years. He died in 1944, in Hayward, Sawyer, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Hayward, Sawyer, Wisconsin, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Hilbert Ostby, "United States Census, 1920"
- Hilbert Ostby, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
- Hilbert Ostby, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1871–1944 Male
1875–1952 Female
Children (5)
1908–1910 Male
1911–1998 Male
1912–1980 Male
1914–1998 Male
1916–1938 Male
Parents and Siblings
1838–1920 Male
1843–1905 Female
Siblings (6)
1866–1891 Female
1871–1944 Male
1874–1904 Female
1875–1946 Female
1877–1910 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 1
1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire
Age 12
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 25
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Gothard, Gunner, Jorun.
Norwegian (Østby): habitational name from any of about forty farmsteads, mostly in southeastern Norway, named Østby or Austby, from Old Norse Austbýr, a compound of aust ‘east’ + býr ‘farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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