Tales of our Beginnings Cadott • Cornell • Lake Holcombe areas The Guthman Family – Part I In Holcombe, the Guthman name became associated with the area in 1890, when Herman and Ida (Stassel) Guthman moved from Crimmitschau, Germany. They settled in an area east of Holcombe, in Sections 34 and 35. Ida’s family, the Stassels, also moved to Holcombe. Before coming to America, Herman served in the German military and spent a short time working in a brewery. After arriving and settling in Holcombe, Herman worked in the logging camps, for most of his years, as a foreman on a logging crew for Carl Stassel, Ida’s brother, and also farmed. The couple had an infant daughter, Martha, who died at the age of three, shortly after arriving in the United States. Four more children were born to the marriage: Carl Herman Sr., Oct., 29, 1982; Minnie Marie, Jan. 28, 1900; Otto Gustav, Nov. 22, 1904; and Walter Herman Sr., Nov. 30, 1912. While the Guthman name is pronounced as “Goodman,” it appears on baptismal and other documents, that it is spelled Gudhmman. There is no other record of other Guthmans moving to the immediate area. The original 40 acres remained in the Guthman family for nearly 90 years. Herman and Ida lived there until he died in 1922, of a ruptured appendix, at the age of 54. The story is, Herman took a train out of Cornell, to seek medical help in Chippewa Falls, but was unable to get there in time. Ida lived at the property until her death, in 1952. Otto married Lucinda Downer, in 1929, and they lived on the home place, adding on to the original farmhouse, which is where Ida resided. English was the primary language spoken in the home, but German was also relied on, so their heritage was not forgotten. (Courtesy of the Holcombe Centennial 1905-2005) The Guthman family, about 1921, consisted of children Carl Sr., Minnie and Otto, father Herman, mother Ida, and child Walter Sr. Tales of our Beginnings Cadott • Cornell • Lake Holcombe areas The Guthman Family – Part I In Holcombe, the Guthman name became associated with the area in 1890, when Herman and Ida (Stassel) Guthman moved from Crimmitschau, Germany. They settled in an area east of Holcombe, in Sections 34 and 35. Ida’s family, the Stassels, also moved to Holcombe. Before coming to America, Herman served in the German military and spent a short time working in a brewery. After arriving and settling in Holcombe, Herman worked in the logging camps, for most of his years, as a foreman on a logging crew for Carl Stassel, Ida’s brother, and also farmed. The couple had an infant daughter, Martha, who died at the age of three, shortly after arriving in the United States. Four more children were born to the marriage: Carl Herman Sr., Oct., 29, 1982; Minnie Marie, Jan. 28, 1900; Otto Gustav, Nov. 22, 1904; and Walter Herman Sr., Nov. 30, 1912. While the Guthman name is pronounced as “Goodman,” it appears on baptismal and other documents, that it is spelled Gudhmman. There is no other record of other Guthmans moving to the immediate area. The original 40 acres remained in the Guthman family for nearly 90 years. Herman and Ida lived there until he died in 1922, of a ruptured appendix, at the age of 54. The story is, Herman took a train out of Cornell, to seek medical help in Chippewa Falls, but was unable to get there in time. Ida lived at the property until her death, in 1952. Otto married Lucinda Downer, in 1929, and they lived on the home place, adding on to the original farmhouse, which is where Ida resided. English was the primary language spoken in the home, but German was also relied on, so their heritage was not forgotten. (Courtesy of the Holcombe Centennial 1905-2005) The Guthman family, about 1921, consisted of children Carl Sr., Minnie and Otto, father Herman, mother Ida, and child Walter Sr.
