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Imagefile	People\Segelke_Charles.jpg
Name	Segelke, Charles
Other Name	Carl F. "Charles" Segelke
Birth Date	7/14/1830
Birthplace	Hanover, Germany
Deceased	10/26/1902
Place of Death	La Crosse, WI
Mother	Unknown
Father	I. E. D. Segelke
Spouse	Augusta Schnasse Segelke
Children	Louisa Segelke Dora Segelke Beust Ernestine Segelke Miller Three other unnamed children
Occupation	Carpenter and woodworker Co-owner of the Segelke-Kohlhaus Manufacturing Company
Role	Trades
Places of Residence	Hanover, Germany Watertown, WI La Crosse, WI Jefferson, WI
Notes	Carl F. "Charles" Segelke was born July 14, 1830 in Hanover, Germany to I. E. D. Segelke and his wife. After receiving a formal education in his home country, Charles immigrated to the United States in 1851, first settling in Watertown, WI. He remained in Watertown for five years before moving to La Crosse, WI in September 1856. After working for a year in La Crosse under S. Sack, he partnered with Sack and purchased a small carpenty shop on south King Street in 1857. Unfortunately, Sack died in a drowning incident soon after in 1857, and in 1863 Segelke formed a business partnership with Jacob Kohlhaus. Their business, the Segelke-Kohlhaus Manufacturing Company, was a very successful carpentry and woodworking company in the developing city of La Crosse. On July 10, 1860, he was married to Augusta Schnasse in Jefferson, WI, and they had six children together, including daughters Dora, Louise, and Ernestine. John Kutzborsky, another business partner, would join the Segelke-Kohlhaus Manufacturing Company. In 1870, the Segelke-Kohlaus Manufacturing Company moved to a larger facility on South 2nd and Cass Streets, and their success continued to grow. In 1886, two- and three-story buildings were constructed on 3rd street. In 1892, the company was incorporated and thrived until 1897, when the facility was consumed in a fire. It was rebuilt the following year, and the company continued to be successful under Segelke, Kohlhaus, and Kutzborsky until the fall of 1902. On October 26, 1902, he and his grandson went fishing on a raft on the Mississippi River and never returned. Charles and his grandson were presumed deceased. After his disappearance and assumed death, the Segelke-Kohlhaus Manufacturing Company continued to operate until the demand for handmade and custom woodwork declined in the 1950s. The company went out of business in 1960, its equipment sold to Peter Nelson & Son, Inc.
Image Caption	2018.033.02

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