Received from Jane Orne
Olive E Morse was married to a Protsman. On the 1860 Wisconsin Census she is
listed with a William Protsman, he was 27 years older than her, but I think this was
her husband. The 1860 census it does not list relationsip though. I have also
seen this name spelled Protzman, Prutsman, Prutzman, and Brotzman. This family
sometimes went by their middle names and not their first names, so I do not know for
sure that he was William, he could have been a John, because somewhere I got the name
of William John Prostman for him. But, the little that I have found has him
usually listed as William. I assume they were married in Ohio.
Their first child, Melissa was born in Ohio in about 1854. Then they moved to
Wisconsin. I have the records from the time they were in Wisconsin until they
died, but I have nothing from Ohio. Their next children, Willard and William were
born in Wisconsin about Dec of 1856. On the 1860 Wisconsin Census Wiliam protsman
is listed as 55 years old, born in Pennsylvania. He died before 1868. I do
not know if William was in Ohio in 1850 or stil in Pennsylvania. Also at that age
he could have been married to someone else before Olive. Does Ohio have an 1855
census record that may have them listed before they came to Wisconsin. He would
have been in his 20s by 1830 and should be listed somewhere on that census and the 1840
census. I hope this will help in finding him or a marriage record for Olive.
Note: So far, We have found only three Census Records that lists the Protsman Family.
12 Oct 1850 - Union, Champaign Co, OH (No page No)
Dwelling 90 - Family 90
William Protsman 57 M Farmer 14,000 VA [1793]
Nancy 45 F OH [1805]
Dianttia 22 F OH [1828]
Elizabeth A 19 F OH [1831]
Maranda 18 F OH [1832]
John W 17 M OH [1833] <---<<
Emaline 14 F OH [1836]
W Henry [Harry] 13 M OH [1837]
Jane 10 F OH [1840]
Charles 7 M OH [1843]
May 5 F OH [1845]
7 Jul 1860 - Union, Champaign Co, OH; Page 147 [335] Post Office, Mutual
Dwelling 1009 - Family 1009
William Protsman 66 M Farmer 24,000 600 VA [1794]
Nancy 53 F OH [1807]
Maranda 24 F OH [1836]
Harry 22 M OH [1838]
Emaline 24 F OH [1836]
Jane 19 F OH [1841]
Charles 17 M OH [1843]
Joseph Swisher 24 M OH [1836]
Hyram Cox 10 M OH [1850]
Dwelling 1010 - Family 1010
John Protsman 26 M Farmer OH [1834]
Josaphine 23 F OH [1837]
Flora B. 3/12 F OH [1860]
Robert Strahan 40 M VA [1820]
By: Linda Pulfrey-Harms
The Olive who married Protsmans were among the earliest settlers of Ferryville,
Crawford Co, WI. They were the parents of twin sons, William and Willard, the
twins later settled in Alamakee Co, Iowa. Supposedly William died by falling
off a raft in the Mississippi River about 1890/91. There was a Willard Cornelius
Protsman, b. 8-14-1885 Lansing, Alamakee, Iowa - Died 2-23-1960, LaCross, WI; buried
in Lansing.
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