Don’t have the information you’re looking for, but you could try posting a query at the
Ozaukee County,
Wisconsin board, according the census information I was able to find, listed below.
There’s 2 “Public Trees” with this family in it at Ancestry. You might try communicating with them, if you haven’t already.
Here are the Links:
(Possley Family Tree)
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10712186/person/-449397770 (Schmidt Family Tree)
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10572840/person/-87593934 The censuses prior to 1850 only list the name of the head of household / I could not find
Hein or
Michels in the
Washington County Territory of
Wisconsin (WI).
1850 – Fredonia,
Washington County Territory, WI (Last name transcribed as Merelo)
John
Michels, 31 Germany – Farming
Agnes, 30 Germany
Anna, 3 WI
1855 – John
Michels name listed in
Washington County, WI
1860 – Fredonia,
Ozaukee County, WI
John
Michels, 45
Lux – Farming
Agnes, 40
LuxChildren:
Anna, 12 WI
Joseph, 9 WI
Johann, 7 WI
Andrew, 4 WI
Elizabeth, 1WI
Living with them:
John
Paulin, 60
Lux1870 – Fredonia,
Ozaukee County, WI
John
Michels, 58
Lux – Farming
Agnes
Michels, 48
LuxChildren:
Joseph, 19 WI
John, 16 WI
Andrew, 14 WI
Elizabeth, 11 WI
Peter, 8 WI
(Agnes died between 1870 – 1880)
1880 – Fredonia,
Ozaukee County, WI
John
Michels, 65
Lux – Widowed, Farming
Children:
Lizzie, 20 WI
Peter, 18 WI
(John died between 1880 – 1900)
St. Nicholas Cemtery “Dacada” in Fredonia,
Ozaukee County,
Wisconsin –
Grave Stone Transcription
(This would be Agnes)
Michels John born 11 Sep 1820; died 26 Sep 1879
(This would be John)
Michels John born ?; died 18 Dec 1890
Additional information on their children:
Anna – born about 5/1848 – died 19 Jul 1917 St. Anna, WI – 4/1910 living in New
Holstein,
Calumet County, WI – husband was Nicholas Possley
Joseph – born about 2/1851 - 4/1910 living in Marathon,
McMillan County, WI - wife was Anna
John B. – born about 7/1854 – 5/1910 living in Clinton,
Calumet County, WI - wife was Marie Grubger
Andrew – born about 1/1857 - died 12 Nov 1926 in
Stevens County,
Minnesota – 4/1910 living in Morris,
Stevens County, Minnesota– wife was Anna
JostElizabeth – born about 7/1856 - died 28 Nov 1910 – 4/1910 living in David City,
Butler County,
Nebraska – husband was James Almerian
RansfordPeter – Unknown