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The Leistikows of Renville County (Minnesota), Green Lake (Wisconsin)
and Germany (PDF)
E. Friedrich Leistikow and his wife H. Friedricke Reck,
who emigrated from Germany in 1866 with five children, including A. Fred
Leistikow. They lived in Green Lake, Wisconsin. Their son Fred married
Emma Bratsch, of Green Lake, and the couple then moved to Renville,
Minnesota.
Marriage photo of Fred Leistikow and Emma Bratsch
(January 27, 1884)
Emma and Fred Leistikow with their first born,
Alvina.
Fred initially farmed but then moved into Renville where he ran a
saloon.
Fred Leistikow's mother Friedricke with her six
daughters, in Ripon, Wisconsin.
Back row: Alvina (Mowers), Christina (Timm), Anna (Hoth), Lena (Bailey)
Front row: Martha (Wilson), Friedricke, Augusta (Ferg)
Alvina, Martha and Lena are also seen in the picture below.
Fred Leistikow's brother Will and his sisters
Martha, Lena and Alvina
(the latter not to be confused with Fred's daughter Alvina, below)
Alvina Leistikow, age 18 in 1904. She married Pete
Bottge three years later.
Letters to
Alvina Leistikow Bottge (1903-1922) (PDF
Standing l to r: Ruth Leistikow (Grunert), Frieda
Leistikow (Smith) and an unidentified Leistikow cousin in Wisconsin.
Seated: Ada Leistikow (Shoemaker). The water lilies draped on them are
real.
Fred Leistikow, left, taking delivery of spirits
to his Renville saloon in 1910.
Fred Leistikow's long oak bar, now installed in the Calumet
Hotel, Pipestone, Minnesota
The Bratsches of Green Lake (Wisconsin)
(PDF)
Tony (Antonia) Bratsch's wedding to Theodore Kudert, 1905.
Alvina Leistikow (Bottge), second from left, was her cousin's
bridesmaid.
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