The Hilgart Family

Franz Hilgart, son of Katharina Hilgart, was born in 1811 in Markt Eisentein, Bohemia (Czechoslovakia). He married Katharina Hilgart, daughter of Katharina Hilgart. Katharina was born in 1827. Katharina and two of the children immigrated to America, settling in Wisconsin in 1888-1889. Franz did not immigrate and his death date is unknown. Katharina died in 1899 in Fifield, Price County, Wisconsin. Their descendants have lived in Czechoslavakia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, California, and other areas in the United States.