DRAEGER Family Descendants
Bromberg Prussia
and Marquette County, Wisconsin, USA
Contributed by Sandy Schultz
Generation No. 1
1. AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR. was born July 19, 1818 in R. L. Bromberg?, Prussia, and died May 11, 1909 in WI.
He married ANNA MANTHEY in Prussia, daughter of MR MANTHEY. She was born January 14, 1824 in Sa?ara bei Lobsen,
Kreis Wirsitz?, Posen Province, Prussia, and died October 15, 1893 in Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI.
Notes for AUGUST JOHANN DRAEGER, SR.:
Martha Nienow writes that they sailed 17 weeks. Their daughter, Christine, died 3 days out to sea and was buried
on land in an unknown location by the ship's officers. She was wrapped in her mother's homespun apron. August,
Julius, Wilhelmine, Gustav, Fred,and Louise were all born in Wisconsin.
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List of colonists in the area Netzedistrict in 1776-1798" in the Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift im Wartheland,
Heft 5/6, 3. Jahrgang 1942 (means: German scientific paper, Volume 3 No. 5/6, Year: 1942) and "The settlement of people
from Wuerttemberg to Westprussia and Netzegau 1776-1786" from Max Miller.
DRAEGER
Draeger, Johann came from Schilletz im Poland (Schiltz or Siedlec?) and settlet in district Strelno in 1779,
occupation: free-farmer (German: Freibauer)
1855 DRAGER AUGUST Marquette County WI 012 Green Lake WI 1855 State Census Index In 1880 Census, lived w/ Anna in
Crystal Lake.
St. Paul Lutheran Cem., Newton Twp.: Gary Alvin Drager March 1, 1935-Aug. 13, 1941 Our Son; I pray thee
Lord my soul to take; engraved praying child
A Rose Dreger married an Edwin Klawitter (1908-1986).
More About AUGUST JOHANN DRAEGER, SR.:
Burial: St. John's (Budsin) Township of Crystal Lake
Immigration: Abt. 1849
Religion: Lutheran
More About ANNA MANTHEY:
Burial: St. John's (Budsin) Township of Crystal Lake
Religion: Lutheran
Children of AUGUST DRAEGER and ANNA MANTHEY are:
i. LOUISA2 DRAEGER, d. Unknown; m. ALBERT ROSENBAUM, April 26, 1891, Marquette Co.,
WI; d. Unknown.
More About LOUISA DRAEGER:
Residence: 1937--Everett, WA
Notes for ALBERT ROSENBAUM:
Operated a livery and hotel in Westfield; moved to N. Dakota; then to Oregon.
More About ALBERT ROSENBAUM:
Burial: Westfield Cem., Marquette Co., WI
Marriage Notes for LOUISA DRAEGER and ALBERT ROSENBAUM:
Courthouse records say Albert Rosenbaum.
ii. CHRISTINE DRAEGER, d. Unknown, at sea.
More About CHRISTINE DRAEGER:
Burial: on land in unknown spot by ship's officers(Martha Nienow)
2. iii. WILLIAM FREDERICH DRAEGER, b. July 23, 1849, R. L. Bromberg, Prussia; d. Unknown.
iv. EDWARD DRAEGER, b. January 05, 1852, Deutschland; d. Unknown; m. EMMA MANWEILER,
June 30, 1876, Marquette Co., WI; b. December 05, 1857, Deutschland; d. Unknown.
3. v. AUGUST JOHANN DREGER,JR., b. September 16, 1854, Mecan Township, Marquette Co., WI;
d. February 07, 1916, Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI.
4. vi. JULIUS DREGER, b. December 09, 1856, Neshkoro Township, Marquette Co., WI; d. May 08,
1937, St. Marie, WI?.
5. vii. MARIA WILHELMINE DRAEGER, b. June 04, 1859, Neshkoro or Crystal Lake, WI; d. May 02, 1938,
Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI.
viii. AUGUSTA DRAEGER, b. Abt. 1861; d. Unknown.
Notes for AUGUSTA DRAEGER:
May be Justine Bertha Draeger. Church records indicate that an Auguste Draeger married Theodor Wedde and had a
daughter named Anna Emilia.
6. ix. JUSTINE BERTHA DRAEGER, b. October 14, 1861, Town Crystal Lake, WI; d. Unknown.
x. GUSTAV EDWARD DRAEGER, b. January 09, 1864; d. Unknown.
Notes for GUSTAV EDWARD DRAEGER:
Gma Martha's notes: childless, buried in Minn.
More About GUSTAV EDWARD DRAEGER:
Residence: 1937--MN
xi. FRIEDRICH HERMAN DRAEGER, b. March 23, 1868; d. Unknown.
Notes for FRIEDRICH HERMAN DRAEGER:
Gma Martha's notes: Fred Draeger's, Edna
More About FRIEDRICH HERMAN DRAEGER:
Confirmation: St. John's Crystal Lake.
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIAM FREDERICH2 DRAEGER (AUGUST JOHANN1) was born July 23, 1849 in R. L. Bromberg, Prussia, and died Unknown.
He married HENRIETTE JUNGKEBERG March 09, 1870 in Shields, Marquette Co., WI, daughter of GOTTFRIED JUNKEBERG and
SUSANNA THORNO. She was born October 25, 1851 in Czarnikau, Prussia, and died Unknown.
Notes for WILLIAM FREDERICH DRAEGER:
Gma Martha's notes: died at sea and buried on land?
Marriage Notes for WILLIAM DRAEGER and HENRIETTE JUNGKEBERG:
Co. courthouse records give a date of April 8, 1970.
Children of WILLIAM DRAEGER and HENRIETTE JUNGKEBERG are:
i. JULIUS?3 DRAEGER, b. Abt. 1871, WI; d. Unknown.
ii. WILLIAM DRAEGER, b. Abt. 1873, WI; d. Unknown.
iii. AUGUST H. DRAEGER, b. Abt. 1875, WI; d. Unknown; m. IDA BLADER, September 22, 1900,
Ecclesiastical Church?, Marquette Co., WI; d. Unknown.
iv. HENRY DRAEGER, b. Abt. 1876, WI; d. Unknown.
3. AUGUST JOHANN2 DREGER,JR. (AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR.) was born September 16, 1854 in Mecan Township, Marquette
Co., WI, and died February 07, 1916 in Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI. He married WILHELMINE CAROLINE MUEHRER January
12, 1875 in St. John's Lutheran Church, Budsin, Marquette Co., WI, daughter of JOHAN MUEHRER and MARIA STEINKE. She
was born August 13, 1853 in Eichfier, Deutsch Krone, West Preussen, and died July 07, 1927 in Neshkoro, Marquette Co.,
WI.
Notes for AUGUST JOHANN DREGER,JR.:
His marriage record list his name "August Johan Draeger" but his confirmation record lists "Johann August Draeger",
per David Marotz. In 1880 census, brother-in-law Michael Muehrer, 22, and Mina Wendlandt, 13, is living with them.
More About AUGUST JOHANN DREGER,JR.:
Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro
Cause of Death: Krebs im Darm (crabs in intestines?)
Notes for WILHELMINE CAROLINE MUEHRER:
More About WILHELMINE CAROLINE MUEHRER:
Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro
Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis
Confirmation: 1867, St. John's Lutheran, Crystal Lake
Immigration--arrived: August 20, 1856, Bremen to New York on ship Shakespeare
Children of AUGUST DREGER and WILHELMINE MUEHRER are:
7. i. CHRISTOPH AUGUST3 DREGER, b. November 24, 1879, Germania, WI; d. Unknown.
ii. HERMAN ROBERT DREGER, b. Abt. January 1880; d. Unknown.
iii. IDA ALVINE DREGER, b. June 15, 1881; d. Unknown; m. WILHELM KRUEGER, March 07, 1905, Marquette Co., WI; d. Unknown.
Marriage Notes for IDA DREGER and WILHELM KRUEGER:
Are Wilhelm Krueger, who married Ida Dreger, and Friedrich Krueger, who married Emilie Krueger, brothers?
iv. FRIEDRICH JULIUS DREGER, b. June 08, 1883, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. October 21, 1916.
More About FRIEDRICH JULIUS DREGER:
Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro
Cause of Death: Schwindsucht--Blutsturz (T.B. and hemmorage)
v. AUGUSTA BERTHA DREGER, b. December 15, 1884; d. Unknown.
vi. ANNA MARIA DREGER, b. July 10, 1886; d. Unknown.
vii. HULDA LOUISE DREGER, b. April 15, 1888, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI;
d. October 28, 1890.
More About HULDA LOUISE DREGER:
Burial: St. John Lutheran Cem., Crystal Lake
viii. ALBERT GUSTAV DREGER, b. October 21, 1890, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co WI;
d. June 03, 1914, Neshkoro, WI; m. ALMA HARDELL, November 19, 1911, Marquette Co., WI; d. Unknown.
Notes for ALBERT GUSTAV DREGER:
Hardel, Elsie Mabel Spouse: Draeger, Arthur August Marriage Date: 22 June 1935 City: Wautoma County: Waushara Co.
State: WI (assume Arthur is a relative--don't know where he belongs)
More About ALBERT GUSTAV DREGER:
Baptism: October 30, 1890, Sponsors--Fredrich ?ger, Pauline Teske
Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro
Marriage Notes for ALBERT DREGER and ALMA HARDELL:
Not sure if this is the Albert who married Alma.
4. JULIUS2 DREGER (AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR.) was born December 09, 1856 in Neshkoro Township, Marquette Co.,
WI, and died May 08, 1937 in St. Marie, WI?. He married PAULINE ALBERTINE BERNDT April 03, 1878 in St. John's
Lutheran Church, Budsin, Marquette Co., WI, daughter of LUDWIG BERNDT and HENRIETTE UNKN. She was born July 12,
1860 in Prussia, and died October 06, 1908 in Marquette Co., WI.
Notes for JULIUS DREGER:
Gma Martha's notes: lived at Muehrer's lake, Jul. father? In 1880, brother Friedrich, 11, is living with them.
More About JULIUS DREGER:
Burial: St. John's cem., Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI Wachholz Funeral Parlor, Princeton, WI
Religion: Lutheran
Notes for PAULINE ALBERTINE BERNDT:
Marquette Co. courthouse death records spell it Drager.
More About PAULINE ALBERTINE BERNDT:
Burial: St. John's cem., Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI
Children of JULIUS DREGER and PAULINE BERNDT are:
i. WILHELM FRIEDRICH3 DREGER, b. January 01, 1879; d. April 07, 1958.
More About WILHELM FRIEDRICH DREGER:
Burial: St. John's cem., Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI
Residence: Harrisville, WI & Portage
8. ii. EMILIE DREGER, b. March 31, 1880, Town of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI; d. 1941,
Princeton, WI.
iii. JULIUS ALBERT DREGER, b. January 21, 1883; d. Aft. 1941; m. CORA BOEKER; d. Unknown.
More About JULIUS ALBERT DREGER:
Residence: 1937, Neshkoro, WI
9. iv. JR. JULIUS DRAEGER, b. January 21, 1883; d. Unknown.
v. CLARA ALVINE DREGER, b. January 23, 1885, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co WI;
d. Aft. 1941; m. WILLIAM GRAHN, April 15, 1903, Marquette Co., WI; d. Unknown.
More About CLARA ALVINE DREGER:
Residence: 1937, Princeton, WI
vi. MINNA MARIA DREGER, b. October 20, 1888; d. Bef. 1937; m. JULIUS FRIEDERICH GELHAR, July
14, 1907, Marquette Co., WI; b. November 22, 1878, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI; d. November 11, 1956,
Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI.
More About JULIUS FRIEDERICH GELHAR:
Burial: Budsin, Marquette Co., WI
vii. ELLA MARIA DREGER, b. November 16, 1891; d. Aft. 1941; m. ARTHUR E. MILLER, April 24,
1912, Budsin, WI; d. Unknown.
More About ELLA MARIA DREGER:
Residence: 1937, Waupun, WI
viii. HELENE LOUISE DREGER, b. October 10, 1895, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI;
d. Aft. 1941; m. MR. WEGENKE; d. Unknown.
More About HELENE LOUISE DREGER:
Residence: 1937, Appleton, WI
ix. HARRY FRIEDRICH ADOLF DREGER, b. September 08, 1902; d. February 1983.
More About HARRY FRIEDRICH ADOLF DREGER:
Baptism: September 28, 1902, St. John Budsin, Township of Crystal Lake
Religion: St. John's Lutheran, Green Lake, WI
Residence: 1937, Combined Locks, WI 54113
Social Security Number: 394-05-5224.
5. MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER (AUGUST JOHANN1) was born June 04, 1859 in Neshkoro or Crystal Lake, WI, and died
May 02, 1938 in Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI. She married GUSTAV WECKWERTH April 17, 1876 in Township of Crystal
Lake, Marquette Co., WI, son of AUGUST WECKWERTH and HANNA BERNDT. He was born December 12, 1853 in Lubcz,
Czarnikau, Posen, and died March 05, 1924 in WI.
More About MARIA WILHELMINE DRAEGER:
Confirmation: 1872, Newton, Marquette Co., WI
Notes for GUSTAV WECKWERTH:
This family owned a farm on the south shore of Tuttle Lake, WI. They owned nice horses and dairy cows.
The 1900 census finds Gustav's brother, Frederick, living with the family. He was born in April of 1858 in WI. He
could read and write, but could not speak English. Gustave was a farmer. He immigrated in 1854. He had a mortgage
on his farm--schedule 17. The family had 9 living children when this census was taken, Anna and another child have
left home.
Minnie's brother, Julius Draeger, took over the farm. He eventually sold it to an investment group, and it is a
campground called "Camp Indian Sands" today.
More About GUSTAV WECKWERTH:
Confirmation: 1869, Mecan?
Immigration: June 12, 1853, "the Deutschland" from Hamburg to NY
Occupation: Farmer
Children of MARIA DRAEGER and GUSTAV WECKWERTH are:
10. i. HEINRICH AUGUST3 WECKWERTH, b. February 22, 1877, Crystal Lake, WI; d. November 12, 1960.
ii. GUSTAV ADOLF WECKWERTH, b. January 06, 1879, WI; d. January 19, 1879, WI.
11. iii. ANNA ERNESTINE WECKWERTH, b. December 20, 1879, Budsin, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette
Co., WI; d. February 12, 1963, Lutheran hospital, Beaver Dam, WI.
12. iv. JULIUS AUGUST WECKWERTH, b. May 13, 1882, Crystal Lake Township., Marquette Co., WI; d.
January 07, 1960, WI.
13. v. ERNEST FRIEDRICH WECKWERTH, b. October 05, 1884, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. October 15, 1959.
14. vi. MARIE LOUISE WECKWERTH, b. March 24, 1887, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. June 22, 1969.
15. vii. AUGUST MARTIN WECKWERTH, b. October 17, 1889, WI; d. August 11, 1978, Westfield 53964.
16. viii. OTTILIE HERMINNIE WECKWERTH, b. February 1892, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI;
d. March 05, 1940.
17. ix. ARTHUR CARL THEODORE WECKWERTH, b. June 10, 1895, Crystal Lake Township., Marquette Co., WI;
d. March 27, 1946.
18. x. LEONARD CHRISTOPHER LUDWIG WECKWERTH, b. December 25, 1899, Township of Crystal Lake,
Marquette Co., WI; d. January 24, 1967, Ripon, WI.
19. xi. FRIEDA LUCILLE WECKWERTH, b. June 03, 1903, WI; d. May 1979, Ripon, WI 54971.
6. JUSTINE BERTHA2 DRAEGER (AUGUST JOHANN1) was born October 14, 1861 in Town Crystal Lake, WI, and died Unknown.
She married THEODOR WEDDE April 03, 1878 in St. John's Lutheran Church, Budsin, WI?, son of ADAM WEDDE and CHARLOTTE.
He was born October 06, 1852 in Neuendorf, Germany, and died Unknown.
More About JUSTINE BERTHA DRAEGER:
Confirmation: 1875, Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI
More About THEODOR WEDDE:
Occupation: farmer in Dakota Township
Child of JUSTINE DRAEGER and THEODOR WEDDE is:
i. ANNA EMILIA3 WEDDE, b. February 06, 1879; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 3
7. CHRISTOPH AUGUST3 DREGER (AUGUST JOHANN2, AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR.) was born November 24, 1879 in Germania,
WI, and died Unknown. He married EMMA THERESE BUELOW January 30, 1907 in Marquette Co., WI. She was born August
30, 1889, and died Unknown.
Children of CHRISTOPH DREGER and EMMA BUELOW are:
i. GLENN4 DREGER, b. Private; m. MARY JEAN, Private; b. Private.
ii. JEANETTE DREGER, b. Private.
20. iii. GILBERT HERMANN DREGER, b. January 07, 1912, Marquette Co., WI; d. April 19, 2001,
Princeton, Green Lake Co., WI.
iv. ELEANOR ALMA DREGER, b. Private; m. MR. JOHNSON, Private; b. Private.
v. ADELINE FLORENCE DREGER, b. Private.
8. EMILIE3 DREGER (JULIUS2, AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR.) was born March 31, 1880 in Town of Crystal Lake,
Marquette Co., WI, and died 1941 in Princeton, WI. She married FRIEDRICH KRUEGER April 06, 1900 in Marquette Co.,
WI. He died Unknown.
Notes for EMILIE DREGER:
Emilie is not on the 1880 census in the August Dreger family.
More About EMILIE DREGER:
Burial: Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Residence: Mt. Tom & Princeton
Marriage Notes for EMILIE DREGER and FRIEDRICH KRUEGER:
Courthouse records say 1900.
Children of EMILIE DREGER and FRIEDRICH KRUEGER are:
i. HARVEY4 KRUEGER, b. Private.
ii. NORMAN KRUEGER, b. Private.
iii. HULDA ALVINE KRUEGER, b. September 26, 1899, Township of Crystal Lake, WI; d.
November 1987; m. HENRY BROOKS; b. August 26, 1896; d. September 1983.
More About HULDA ALVINE KRUEGER:
Residence: 1941, Berlin, Green Lake Co., WI 54923
Social Security Number: 390-68-6751 iss WI 1973
More About HENRY BROOKS:
Residence (last): Berlin, Green Lake Co., WI 54923
Social Security Number: 395-26-3481 iss. WI bef. 1951
iv. ARNOLD FRIEDRICH KRUEGER, b. June 17, 1902, Township of Crystal Lake, WI; d. Unknown.
More About ARNOLD FRIEDRICH KRUEGER:
Residence: 1941, Washington, D.C.
v. IRMA KRUEGER, b. February 11, 1912; d. December 1982, Princeton, Green Lake Co., WI
54968; m. A. G. GIESE, JR., Private; b. Private.
More About IRMA KRUEGER:
Residence (last): Princeton, Green Lake Co., WI 54968
Social Security Number: 387-28-3437 iss. bef. 1951.
9. JR. JULIUS3 DRAEGER (JULIUS2 DREGER, AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR.) was born January 21, 1883, and died Unknown.
He married CLARA MARIE BOEKER December 02, 1906, daughter of HERMAN BOEKER and AMALIE REINKE. She was born December
19, 1887 in Town of Shields, Marquette Cty., WI, and died Unknown.
Notes for JR. JULIUS DRAEGER:
The younger
Notes for CLARA MARIE BOEKER:
A baptism record shows her name as Clara Marie Boeker
Sponsers at her baptism were Johan Luske and Wilhelmine Jennermann
More About CLARA MARIE BOEKER:
Baptism: January 29, 1888, Germania, WI
Children of JULIUS DRAEGER and CLARA BOEKER are:
21. i. ELMER4 DRAGER, b. August 11, 1907; d. 1960.
22. ii. ALVIN DRAEGER, b. 1909; d. 1964.
23. iii. EVELYN DRAEGER, b. December 01, 1911; d. August 1987, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI 53220.
24. iv. LOIS DRAEGER, b. Private.
10. HEINRICH AUGUST3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born February 22, 1877 in Crystal
Lake, WI, and died November 12, 1960. He married EMMA OTTILIE WEGENKE June 12, 1900 in Marquette Co., WI. She was
born May 09, 1878, and died June 13, 1936.
More About HEINRICH AUGUST WECKWERTH:
Occupation: 1900, saloonkeeper
More About EMMA OTTILIE WEGENKE:
Cause of Death: suicide
Children of HEINRICH WECKWERTH and EMMA WEGENKE are:
25. i. ANNA LORINA4 WECKWERTH, b. August 19, 1901, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. June 1983.
26. ii. SADIE BERTHA WECKWERTH, b. January 02, 1903; d. June 1983.
iii. FRED JULIUS WECKWERTH, b. May 03, 1904, WI; d. February 1983, Appleton, WI.
More About FRED JULIUS WECKWERTH:
Social Security Number: 390-16-4554
27. iv. HULDA DELILA WECKWERTH, b. April 24, 1906; d. November 08, 1995.
v. VIOLA WECKWERTH, b. May 25, 1907; d. 1911.
28. vi. GUSTAV MARTIN GEORGE WECKWERTH, b. April 23, 1910, WI; d. July 25, 1993, Appleton, WI.
11. ANNA ERNESTINE3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born December 20, 1879 in Budsin,
Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, and died February 12, 1963 in Lutheran hospital, Beaver Dam, WI.
She married HEINRICH LUDWIG MUEHRER April 30, 1905 in St. John's Lutheran, Crystal Lake (Budsin) Rev Theel, son
of MICHAEL MUEHRER and EMILIE MARTIN. He was born September 07, 1883 in Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, and died
May 15, 1971 in St. Agnes hospital, Fond du Lac, WI.
Notes for ANNA ERNESTINE WECKWERTH:
In 1900 Annie was a servant, 21 and single, at someone's home in the village of Neshkoro, WI. (Source: 1900 census)
More About ANNA ERNESTINE WECKWERTH:
Baptism: January 04, 1880, St. John's, Crystal Lake Sponsors: August Buenger, Emilie Tagatz
Burial: Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Neshkoro, WI
Confirmation: April 07, 1895, St. John's Budsin Pr. Ed Theel
Medical Information: Hysterectomy Aug 1958
Religion: LC-MS Lutheran
Notes for HEINRICH LUDWIG MUEHRER:
Rick Schultz has Henry's war dept. registration. Henry sold the family farm and became a brick mason.
More About HEINRICH LUDWIG MUEHRER:
Burial: bur. Zion Lutheran cem. Neshkoro
Confirmation: April 11, 1897, St. John's Budsin Pr. Ed Theel
Military service: September 12, 1918, order #969, serial #1213 class IV, div.A Montello, WI
Occupation: Mason -- Stone and Brick
Religion: LC-MS Lutheran
Social Security Number: 390-12-4042 iss. WI
Children of ANNA WECKWERTH and HEINRICH MUEHRER are:
29. i. MARTHA ALAMEDA4 MUEHRER, b. February 25, 1907, Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI; d. April 23, 1994,
Montello, WI.
ii. ELVA DELILA MUEHRER, b. August 31, 1910, Neshkoro WI; d. August 12, 1993, Rio Rancho, NM
87124; m. CHARLES WEBER, May 07, 1939, Zion Lutheran Church, Neshkoro, WI; b. May 12, 1914, Cornell, Wi; d. April 23,
1996, Rio Rancho, NM 87124.
More About ELVA DELILA MUEHRER:
Burial: Zion Cem., Neshkoro WI
More About CHARLES WEBER:
Burial: Zion Cem., Neshkoro WI
Cause of Death: cancer
Medical Information: lifetime smoker
iii. STILLBORN MUEHRER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown, bur. Lutheran Church cem in Budsin--no stone.
12. JULIUS AUGUST3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born May 13, 1882 in Crystal Lake
Township., Marquette Co., WI, and died January 07, 1960 in WI. He married (1) BERTHA REINHOLDA DRETZKE February 21,
1909 in The Lutheran Church Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI, daughter of FRED DRETZKE. She was born May 11, 1887 in WI,
and died January 29, 1969 in Westfield, Marquette Co., WI. He married (2) BERTHA DRETZKE February 21, 1909 in
Neshkoro, WI. She died Unknown.
More About JULIUS AUGUST WECKWERTH:
Burial: St. John Cem, Budsin, WI
More About BERTHA REINHOLDA DRETZKE:
Burial: St. John Cem, Budsin, WI
Social Security Number: 390-52-6238
Children of JULIUS WECKWERTH and BERTHA DRETZKE are:
30. i. BERNARD GUSTAV4 WECKWERTH, b. December 12, 1909, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. January 31,
1990.
ii. DAVID MARTIN WECKWERTH, b. Private.
31. iii. ARDEN JULIUS WECKWERTH, b. October 27, 1919, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. December 11,
1999, Westfield, Marquette Co., WI 53964.
13. ERNEST FRIEDRICH3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born October 05, 1884 in Town of
Crystal Lake, WI, and died October 15, 1959. He married CLARA JOHANA TAGATZ April 10, 1910, daughter of MICHAEL TAGATZ
and EMELIA SIEFERT. She was born April 10, 1887, and died September 29, 1964.
More About ERNEST FRIEDRICH WECKWERTH:
Burial: New cemetery near Montello, Wi.
Occupation: Store Keeper-Germania, Wi
Notes for CLARA JOHANA TAGATZ:
Clara and Ernst lived across from the Gemania Store. They had a bell on the porch of the store and would answer it
by walking across the road to tend to customers.
Child of ERNEST WECKWERTH and CLARA TAGATZ is:
i. MARGARETHA CONCORDIA4 WECKWERTH, b. March 04, 1914, WI; d. May 07, 1999; m. BERNARD
FRANCES FLYNN, November 07, 1941; b. August 18, 1912; d. December 04, 1959.
Notes for MARGARETHA CONCORDIA WECKWERTH:
Margaret lived in Montello, Wi.
She was the register of deeds for Marquette County before retiring.
She was born in the ministers house in Budsin, WI
Irene Menge - Milwaukee, WI wrote and said Margaret had 6" of her colon removed and never recovered from the surgery.
Her blood pressure could not be regulated. 70/?
More About MARGARETHA CONCORDIA WECKWERTH:
Burial: May 11, 1999, Eastside Cemetery - Montello, WI.
14. MARIE LOUISE3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born March 24, 1887 in Town of Crystal
Lake, WI, and died June 22, 1969. She married JOHN HERMAN MILLER October 20, 1909 in The Lutheran Church Budsin,
Marquette Co., WI. He was born March 21, 1888, and died May 24, 1964.
Notes for MARIE LOUISE WECKWERTH:
Lived in Ripon in 1967.
Marriage Notes for MARIE WECKWERTH and JOHN MILLER:
Courthouse records say Mary L. Weckwerth.
Children of MARIE WECKWERTH and JOHN MILLER are:
32. i. GERHOLD MARTIN4 MILLER, b. August 23, 1910; d. November 1981.
33. ii. LENORE MILLER, b. Private.
iii. ELIZABETH L. MILLER, b. April 02, 1921, Fox Lake, WI; d. November 12, 1966, Ripon, WI; m.
(1) DONALD C. ELLIOTT, Private; b. Private; m. (2) MERLIN KASTEN, Private; b. Private.
More About ELIZABETH L. MILLER:
Burial: Woodlawn Cem.
15. AUGUST MARTIN3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born October 17, 1889 in WI, and died
August 11, 1978 in Westfield 53964. He married ELLA LAURA DRETZKE March 24, 1913 in The Lutheran Church Neshkoro,
Marquette Co., WI. She was born August 31, 1894 in WI, and died May 1985 in Westfield 53964.
Notes for AUGUST MARTIN WECKWERTH:
"The young couple will make their home at 202 Oshkosh St. Ripon, WI." (wedding inf.)
More About ELLA LAURA DRETZKE:
Social Security Number: 389-34-0760
Children of AUGUST WECKWERTH and ELLA DRETZKE are:
i. LAWRENCE A.4 WECKWERTH, b. August 27, 1915; d. September 18, 1915.
34. ii. CORNELIA LOUISE WECKWERTH, b. Private.
35. iii. DUWAYNE DONALD WECKWERTH, b. November 23, 1923; d. November 1985.
16. OTTILIE HERMINNIE3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born February 1892 in Township of
Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, and died March 05, 1940. She married WILLIAM WOLTER March 09, 1913 in St. John
Lutheran, Budsin, Township Cr. Lk, WI. He was born October 29, 1891, and died May 01, 1959.
Child of OTTILIE WECKWERTH and WILLIAM WOLTER is:
36. i. VERNA LORRAINE4 WOLTER, b. Private.
17. ARTHUR CARL THEODORE3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born June 10, 1895 in Crystal Lake
Township., Marquette Co., WI, and died March 27, 1946. He married JOHANNA A. ZANK September 06, 1917. She was born
July 24, 1896, and died May 22, 1955.
More About ARTHUR CARL THEODORE WECKWERTH:
Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro
More About JOHANNA A. ZANK:
Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro
Cause of Death: cancer
Child of ARTHUR WECKWERTH and JOHANNA ZANK is:
37. i. EUGENE HAROLD4 WECKWERTH, b. March 14, 1918; d. April 28, 1998.
18. LEONARD CHRISTOPHER LUDWIG3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born December 25, 1899 in
Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, and died January 24, 1967 in Ripon, WI. He married ELLA E. BUELOW August
17, 1921. She was born February 01, 1903 in WI, and died December 1992 in Ripon, WI 54971.
Notes for LEONARD CHRISTOPHER LUDWIG WECKWERTH:
Leonard was born in Crystal Lake and educated in Budsin. He worked at Tews Lime and Cement Co. in Milwaukee. He
was a member of the Royal League. (source: newspaper obit) He had 8 grandchildren in 1967. He was living at 820
Liberty St., Ripon.
More About LEONARD CHRISTOPHER LUDWIG WECKWERTH:
Burial: Woodlawn Cem., Ripon, WI
Cause of Death: heart attack at age 67
Ethnicity/Relig.: United Church of Christ
Medical Information: was a paraplegic
Occupation: Truck Driver -- Tews Lime and Cement, Milw WI
Children of LEONARD WECKWERTH and ELLA BUELOW are:
38. i. CARL ALFRED4 WECKWERTH, b. Private.
39. ii. DOROTHY LUCILLE WECKWERTH, b. Private.
40. iii. ARLENE RUTH WECKWERTH, b. Private.
19. FRIEDA LUCILLE3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born June 03, 1903 in WI, and died
May 1979 in Ripon, WI 54971. She married WILLIAM L. KENNEDY August 13, 1922 in The Lutheran Church Budsin,
Marquette Co., WI. He was born April 18, 1895, and died January 1987.
Notes for FRIEDA LUCILLE WECKWERTH:
Lived in Ripon in 1967.
More About FRIEDA LUCILLE WECKWERTH:
Social Security Number: 397-22-9859
More About WILLIAM L. KENNEDY:
Residence (last): Ripon, Fond du Lac Co., WI 54971
Social Security Number: 393-36-4078
Children of FRIEDA WECKWERTH and WILLIAM KENNEDY are:
41. i. MARIAN JANE4 KENNEDY, b. Private.
ii. WILLIAM DAVID KENNEDY, b. April 1930; d. August 1930.
42. iii. ALAN JOHN KENNEDY, b. Private.
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and Marquette County, Wisconsin, USA
Contributed by Sandy Schultz
Generation No. 1
1. AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR. was born July 19, 1818 in R. L. Bromberg?, Prussia, and died May 11, 1909 in WI.
He married ANNA MANTHEY in Prussia, daughter of MR MANTHEY. She was born January 14, 1824 in Sa?ara bei Lobsen,
Kreis Wirsitz?, Posen Province, Prussia, and died October 15, 1893 in Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI.
Notes for AUGUST JOHANN DRAEGER, SR.:
Martha Nienow writes that they sailed 17 weeks. Their daughter, Christine, died 3 days out to sea and was buried
on land in an unknown location by the ship's officers. She was wrapped in her mother's homespun apron. August,
Julius, Wilhelmine, Gustav, Fred,and Louise were all born in Wisconsin.
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List of colonists in the area Netzedistrict in 1776-1798" in the Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift im Wartheland,
Heft 5/6, 3. Jahrgang 1942 (means: German scientific paper, Volume 3 No. 5/6, Year: 1942) and "The settlement of people
from Wuerttemberg to Westprussia and Netzegau 1776-1786" from Max Miller.
DRAEGER
Draeger, Johann came from Schilletz im Poland (Schiltz or Siedlec?) and settlet in district Strelno in 1779,
occupation: free-farmer (German: Freibauer)
1855 DRAGER AUGUST Marquette County WI 012 Green Lake WI 1855 State Census Index In 1880 Census, lived w/ Anna in
Crystal Lake.
St. Paul Lutheran Cem., Newton Twp.: Gary Alvin Drager March 1, 1935-Aug. 13, 1941 Our Son; I pray thee
Lord my soul to take; engraved praying child
A Rose Dreger married an Edwin Klawitter (1908-1986).
More About AUGUST JOHANN DRAEGER, SR.:
Burial: St. John's (Budsin) Township of Crystal Lake
Immigration: Abt. 1849
Religion: Lutheran
More About ANNA MANTHEY:
Burial: St. John's (Budsin) Township of Crystal Lake
Religion: Lutheran
Children of AUGUST DRAEGER and ANNA MANTHEY are:
i. LOUISA2 DRAEGER, d. Unknown; m. ALBERT ROSENBAUM, April 26, 1891, Marquette Co.,
WI; d. Unknown.
More About LOUISA DRAEGER:
Residence: 1937--Everett, WA
Notes for ALBERT ROSENBAUM:
Operated a livery and hotel in Westfield; moved to N. Dakota; then to Oregon.
More About ALBERT ROSENBAUM:
Burial: Westfield Cem., Marquette Co., WI
Marriage Notes for LOUISA DRAEGER and ALBERT ROSENBAUM:
Courthouse records say Albert Rosenbaum.
ii. CHRISTINE DRAEGER, d. Unknown, at sea.
More About CHRISTINE DRAEGER:
Burial: on land in unknown spot by ship's officers(Martha Nienow)
2. iii. WILLIAM FREDERICH DRAEGER, b. July 23, 1849, R. L. Bromberg, Prussia; d. Unknown.
iv. EDWARD DRAEGER, b. January 05, 1852, Deutschland; d. Unknown; m. EMMA MANWEILER,
June 30, 1876, Marquette Co., WI; b. December 05, 1857, Deutschland; d. Unknown.
3. v. AUGUST JOHANN DREGER,JR., b. September 16, 1854, Mecan Township, Marquette Co., WI;
d. February 07, 1916, Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI.
4. vi. JULIUS DREGER, b. December 09, 1856, Neshkoro Township, Marquette Co., WI; d. May 08,
1937, St. Marie, WI?.
5. vii. MARIA WILHELMINE DRAEGER, b. June 04, 1859, Neshkoro or Crystal Lake, WI; d. May 02, 1938,
Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI.
viii. AUGUSTA DRAEGER, b. Abt. 1861; d. Unknown.
Notes for AUGUSTA DRAEGER:
May be Justine Bertha Draeger. Church records indicate that an Auguste Draeger married Theodor Wedde and had a
daughter named Anna Emilia.
6. ix. JUSTINE BERTHA DRAEGER, b. October 14, 1861, Town Crystal Lake, WI; d. Unknown.
x. GUSTAV EDWARD DRAEGER, b. January 09, 1864; d. Unknown.
Notes for GUSTAV EDWARD DRAEGER:
Gma Martha's notes: childless, buried in Minn.
More About GUSTAV EDWARD DRAEGER:
Residence: 1937--MN
xi. FRIEDRICH HERMAN DRAEGER, b. March 23, 1868; d. Unknown.
Notes for FRIEDRICH HERMAN DRAEGER:
Gma Martha's notes: Fred Draeger's, Edna
More About FRIEDRICH HERMAN DRAEGER:
Confirmation: St. John's Crystal Lake.
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIAM FREDERICH2 DRAEGER (AUGUST JOHANN1) was born July 23, 1849 in R. L. Bromberg, Prussia, and died Unknown.
He married HENRIETTE JUNGKEBERG March 09, 1870 in Shields, Marquette Co., WI, daughter of GOTTFRIED JUNKEBERG and
SUSANNA THORNO. She was born October 25, 1851 in Czarnikau, Prussia, and died Unknown.
Notes for WILLIAM FREDERICH DRAEGER:
Gma Martha's notes: died at sea and buried on land?
Marriage Notes for WILLIAM DRAEGER and HENRIETTE JUNGKEBERG:
Co. courthouse records give a date of April 8, 1970.
Children of WILLIAM DRAEGER and HENRIETTE JUNGKEBERG are:
i. JULIUS?3 DRAEGER, b. Abt. 1871, WI; d. Unknown.
ii. WILLIAM DRAEGER, b. Abt. 1873, WI; d. Unknown.
iii. AUGUST H. DRAEGER, b. Abt. 1875, WI; d. Unknown; m. IDA BLADER, September 22, 1900,
Ecclesiastical Church?, Marquette Co., WI; d. Unknown.
iv. HENRY DRAEGER, b. Abt. 1876, WI; d. Unknown.
3. AUGUST JOHANN2 DREGER,JR. (AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR.) was born September 16, 1854 in Mecan Township, Marquette
Co., WI, and died February 07, 1916 in Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI. He married WILHELMINE CAROLINE MUEHRER January
12, 1875 in St. John's Lutheran Church, Budsin, Marquette Co., WI, daughter of JOHAN MUEHRER and MARIA STEINKE. She
was born August 13, 1853 in Eichfier, Deutsch Krone, West Preussen, and died July 07, 1927 in Neshkoro, Marquette Co.,
WI.
Notes for AUGUST JOHANN DREGER,JR.:
His marriage record list his name "August Johan Draeger" but his confirmation record lists "Johann August Draeger",
per David Marotz. In 1880 census, brother-in-law Michael Muehrer, 22, and Mina Wendlandt, 13, is living with them.
More About AUGUST JOHANN DREGER,JR.:
Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro
Cause of Death: Krebs im Darm (crabs in intestines?)
Notes for WILHELMINE CAROLINE MUEHRER:
More About WILHELMINE CAROLINE MUEHRER:
Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro
Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis
Confirmation: 1867, St. John's Lutheran, Crystal Lake
Immigration--arrived: August 20, 1856, Bremen to New York on ship Shakespeare
Children of AUGUST DREGER and WILHELMINE MUEHRER are:
7. i. CHRISTOPH AUGUST3 DREGER, b. November 24, 1879, Germania, WI; d. Unknown.
ii. HERMAN ROBERT DREGER, b. Abt. January 1880; d. Unknown.
iii. IDA ALVINE DREGER, b. June 15, 1881; d. Unknown; m. WILHELM KRUEGER, March 07, 1905, Marquette Co., WI; d. Unknown.
Marriage Notes for IDA DREGER and WILHELM KRUEGER:
Are Wilhelm Krueger, who married Ida Dreger, and Friedrich Krueger, who married Emilie Krueger, brothers?
iv. FRIEDRICH JULIUS DREGER, b. June 08, 1883, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. October 21, 1916.
More About FRIEDRICH JULIUS DREGER:
Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro
Cause of Death: Schwindsucht--Blutsturz (T.B. and hemmorage)
v. AUGUSTA BERTHA DREGER, b. December 15, 1884; d. Unknown.
vi. ANNA MARIA DREGER, b. July 10, 1886; d. Unknown.
vii. HULDA LOUISE DREGER, b. April 15, 1888, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI;
d. October 28, 1890.
More About HULDA LOUISE DREGER:
Burial: St. John Lutheran Cem., Crystal Lake
viii. ALBERT GUSTAV DREGER, b. October 21, 1890, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co WI;
d. June 03, 1914, Neshkoro, WI; m. ALMA HARDELL, November 19, 1911, Marquette Co., WI; d. Unknown.
Notes for ALBERT GUSTAV DREGER:
Hardel, Elsie Mabel Spouse: Draeger, Arthur August Marriage Date: 22 June 1935 City: Wautoma County: Waushara Co.
State: WI (assume Arthur is a relative--don't know where he belongs)
More About ALBERT GUSTAV DREGER:
Baptism: October 30, 1890, Sponsors--Fredrich ?ger, Pauline Teske
Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro
Marriage Notes for ALBERT DREGER and ALMA HARDELL:
Not sure if this is the Albert who married Alma.
4. JULIUS2 DREGER (AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR.) was born December 09, 1856 in Neshkoro Township, Marquette Co.,
WI, and died May 08, 1937 in St. Marie, WI?. He married PAULINE ALBERTINE BERNDT April 03, 1878 in St. John's
Lutheran Church, Budsin, Marquette Co., WI, daughter of LUDWIG BERNDT and HENRIETTE UNKN. She was born July 12,
1860 in Prussia, and died October 06, 1908 in Marquette Co., WI.
Notes for JULIUS DREGER:
Gma Martha's notes: lived at Muehrer's lake, Jul. father? In 1880, brother Friedrich, 11, is living with them.
More About JULIUS DREGER:
Burial: St. John's cem., Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI Wachholz Funeral Parlor, Princeton, WI
Religion: Lutheran
Notes for PAULINE ALBERTINE BERNDT:
Marquette Co. courthouse death records spell it Drager.
More About PAULINE ALBERTINE BERNDT:
Burial: St. John's cem., Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI
Children of JULIUS DREGER and PAULINE BERNDT are:
i. WILHELM FRIEDRICH3 DREGER, b. January 01, 1879; d. April 07, 1958.
More About WILHELM FRIEDRICH DREGER:
Burial: St. John's cem., Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI
Residence: Harrisville, WI & Portage
8. ii. EMILIE DREGER, b. March 31, 1880, Town of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI; d. 1941,
Princeton, WI.
iii. JULIUS ALBERT DREGER, b. January 21, 1883; d. Aft. 1941; m. CORA BOEKER; d. Unknown.
More About JULIUS ALBERT DREGER:
Residence: 1937, Neshkoro, WI
9. iv. JR. JULIUS DRAEGER, b. January 21, 1883; d. Unknown.
v. CLARA ALVINE DREGER, b. January 23, 1885, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co WI;
d. Aft. 1941; m. WILLIAM GRAHN, April 15, 1903, Marquette Co., WI; d. Unknown.
More About CLARA ALVINE DREGER:
Residence: 1937, Princeton, WI
vi. MINNA MARIA DREGER, b. October 20, 1888; d. Bef. 1937; m. JULIUS FRIEDERICH GELHAR, July
14, 1907, Marquette Co., WI; b. November 22, 1878, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI; d. November 11, 1956,
Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI.
More About JULIUS FRIEDERICH GELHAR:
Burial: Budsin, Marquette Co., WI
vii. ELLA MARIA DREGER, b. November 16, 1891; d. Aft. 1941; m. ARTHUR E. MILLER, April 24,
1912, Budsin, WI; d. Unknown.
More About ELLA MARIA DREGER:
Residence: 1937, Waupun, WI
viii. HELENE LOUISE DREGER, b. October 10, 1895, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI;
d. Aft. 1941; m. MR. WEGENKE; d. Unknown.
More About HELENE LOUISE DREGER:
Residence: 1937, Appleton, WI
ix. HARRY FRIEDRICH ADOLF DREGER, b. September 08, 1902; d. February 1983.
More About HARRY FRIEDRICH ADOLF DREGER:
Baptism: September 28, 1902, St. John Budsin, Township of Crystal Lake
Religion: St. John's Lutheran, Green Lake, WI
Residence: 1937, Combined Locks, WI 54113
Social Security Number: 394-05-5224.
5. MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER (AUGUST JOHANN1) was born June 04, 1859 in Neshkoro or Crystal Lake, WI, and died
May 02, 1938 in Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI. She married GUSTAV WECKWERTH April 17, 1876 in Township of Crystal
Lake, Marquette Co., WI, son of AUGUST WECKWERTH and HANNA BERNDT. He was born December 12, 1853 in Lubcz,
Czarnikau, Posen, and died March 05, 1924 in WI.
More About MARIA WILHELMINE DRAEGER:
Confirmation: 1872, Newton, Marquette Co., WI
Notes for GUSTAV WECKWERTH:
This family owned a farm on the south shore of Tuttle Lake, WI. They owned nice horses and dairy cows.
The 1900 census finds Gustav's brother, Frederick, living with the family. He was born in April of 1858 in WI. He
could read and write, but could not speak English. Gustave was a farmer. He immigrated in 1854. He had a mortgage
on his farm--schedule 17. The family had 9 living children when this census was taken, Anna and another child have
left home.
Minnie's brother, Julius Draeger, took over the farm. He eventually sold it to an investment group, and it is a
campground called "Camp Indian Sands" today.
More About GUSTAV WECKWERTH:
Confirmation: 1869, Mecan?
Immigration: June 12, 1853, "the Deutschland" from Hamburg to NY
Occupation: Farmer
Children of MARIA DRAEGER and GUSTAV WECKWERTH are:
10. i. HEINRICH AUGUST3 WECKWERTH, b. February 22, 1877, Crystal Lake, WI; d. November 12, 1960.
ii. GUSTAV ADOLF WECKWERTH, b. January 06, 1879, WI; d. January 19, 1879, WI.
11. iii. ANNA ERNESTINE WECKWERTH, b. December 20, 1879, Budsin, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette
Co., WI; d. February 12, 1963, Lutheran hospital, Beaver Dam, WI.
12. iv. JULIUS AUGUST WECKWERTH, b. May 13, 1882, Crystal Lake Township., Marquette Co., WI; d.
January 07, 1960, WI.
13. v. ERNEST FRIEDRICH WECKWERTH, b. October 05, 1884, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. October 15, 1959.
14. vi. MARIE LOUISE WECKWERTH, b. March 24, 1887, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. June 22, 1969.
15. vii. AUGUST MARTIN WECKWERTH, b. October 17, 1889, WI; d. August 11, 1978, Westfield 53964.
16. viii. OTTILIE HERMINNIE WECKWERTH, b. February 1892, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI;
d. March 05, 1940.
17. ix. ARTHUR CARL THEODORE WECKWERTH, b. June 10, 1895, Crystal Lake Township., Marquette Co., WI;
d. March 27, 1946.
18. x. LEONARD CHRISTOPHER LUDWIG WECKWERTH, b. December 25, 1899, Township of Crystal Lake,
Marquette Co., WI; d. January 24, 1967, Ripon, WI.
19. xi. FRIEDA LUCILLE WECKWERTH, b. June 03, 1903, WI; d. May 1979, Ripon, WI 54971.
6. JUSTINE BERTHA2 DRAEGER (AUGUST JOHANN1) was born October 14, 1861 in Town Crystal Lake, WI, and died Unknown.
She married THEODOR WEDDE April 03, 1878 in St. John's Lutheran Church, Budsin, WI?, son of ADAM WEDDE and CHARLOTTE.
He was born October 06, 1852 in Neuendorf, Germany, and died Unknown.
More About JUSTINE BERTHA DRAEGER:
Confirmation: 1875, Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI
More About THEODOR WEDDE:
Occupation: farmer in Dakota Township
Child of JUSTINE DRAEGER and THEODOR WEDDE is:
i. ANNA EMILIA3 WEDDE, b. February 06, 1879; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 3
7. CHRISTOPH AUGUST3 DREGER (AUGUST JOHANN2, AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR.) was born November 24, 1879 in Germania,
WI, and died Unknown. He married EMMA THERESE BUELOW January 30, 1907 in Marquette Co., WI. She was born August
30, 1889, and died Unknown.
Children of CHRISTOPH DREGER and EMMA BUELOW are:
i. GLENN4 DREGER, b. Private; m. MARY JEAN, Private; b. Private.
ii. JEANETTE DREGER, b. Private.
20. iii. GILBERT HERMANN DREGER, b. January 07, 1912, Marquette Co., WI; d. April 19, 2001,
Princeton, Green Lake Co., WI.
iv. ELEANOR ALMA DREGER, b. Private; m. MR. JOHNSON, Private; b. Private.
v. ADELINE FLORENCE DREGER, b. Private.
8. EMILIE3 DREGER (JULIUS2, AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR.) was born March 31, 1880 in Town of Crystal Lake,
Marquette Co., WI, and died 1941 in Princeton, WI. She married FRIEDRICH KRUEGER April 06, 1900 in Marquette Co.,
WI. He died Unknown.
Notes for EMILIE DREGER:
Emilie is not on the 1880 census in the August Dreger family.
More About EMILIE DREGER:
Burial: Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Residence: Mt. Tom & Princeton
Marriage Notes for EMILIE DREGER and FRIEDRICH KRUEGER:
Courthouse records say 1900.
Children of EMILIE DREGER and FRIEDRICH KRUEGER are:
i. HARVEY4 KRUEGER, b. Private.
ii. NORMAN KRUEGER, b. Private.
iii. HULDA ALVINE KRUEGER, b. September 26, 1899, Township of Crystal Lake, WI; d.
November 1987; m. HENRY BROOKS; b. August 26, 1896; d. September 1983.
More About HULDA ALVINE KRUEGER:
Residence: 1941, Berlin, Green Lake Co., WI 54923
Social Security Number: 390-68-6751 iss WI 1973
More About HENRY BROOKS:
Residence (last): Berlin, Green Lake Co., WI 54923
Social Security Number: 395-26-3481 iss. WI bef. 1951
iv. ARNOLD FRIEDRICH KRUEGER, b. June 17, 1902, Township of Crystal Lake, WI; d. Unknown.
More About ARNOLD FRIEDRICH KRUEGER:
Residence: 1941, Washington, D.C.
v. IRMA KRUEGER, b. February 11, 1912; d. December 1982, Princeton, Green Lake Co., WI
54968; m. A. G. GIESE, JR., Private; b. Private.
More About IRMA KRUEGER:
Residence (last): Princeton, Green Lake Co., WI 54968
Social Security Number: 387-28-3437 iss. bef. 1951.
9. JR. JULIUS3 DRAEGER (JULIUS2 DREGER, AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR.) was born January 21, 1883, and died Unknown.
He married CLARA MARIE BOEKER December 02, 1906, daughter of HERMAN BOEKER and AMALIE REINKE. She was born December
19, 1887 in Town of Shields, Marquette Cty., WI, and died Unknown.
Notes for JR. JULIUS DRAEGER:
The younger
Notes for CLARA MARIE BOEKER:
A baptism record shows her name as Clara Marie Boeker
Sponsers at her baptism were Johan Luske and Wilhelmine Jennermann
More About CLARA MARIE BOEKER:
Baptism: January 29, 1888, Germania, WI
Children of JULIUS DRAEGER and CLARA BOEKER are:
21. i. ELMER4 DRAGER, b. August 11, 1907; d. 1960.
22. ii. ALVIN DRAEGER, b. 1909; d. 1964.
23. iii. EVELYN DRAEGER, b. December 01, 1911; d. August 1987, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI 53220.
24. iv. LOIS DRAEGER, b. Private.
10. HEINRICH AUGUST3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born February 22, 1877 in Crystal
Lake, WI, and died November 12, 1960. He married EMMA OTTILIE WEGENKE June 12, 1900 in Marquette Co., WI. She was
born May 09, 1878, and died June 13, 1936.
More About HEINRICH AUGUST WECKWERTH:
Occupation: 1900, saloonkeeper
More About EMMA OTTILIE WEGENKE:
Cause of Death: suicide
Children of HEINRICH WECKWERTH and EMMA WEGENKE are:
25. i. ANNA LORINA4 WECKWERTH, b. August 19, 1901, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. June 1983.
26. ii. SADIE BERTHA WECKWERTH, b. January 02, 1903; d. June 1983.
iii. FRED JULIUS WECKWERTH, b. May 03, 1904, WI; d. February 1983, Appleton, WI.
More About FRED JULIUS WECKWERTH:
Social Security Number: 390-16-4554
27. iv. HULDA DELILA WECKWERTH, b. April 24, 1906; d. November 08, 1995.
v. VIOLA WECKWERTH, b. May 25, 1907; d. 1911.
28. vi. GUSTAV MARTIN GEORGE WECKWERTH, b. April 23, 1910, WI; d. July 25, 1993, Appleton, WI.
11. ANNA ERNESTINE3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born December 20, 1879 in Budsin,
Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, and died February 12, 1963 in Lutheran hospital, Beaver Dam, WI.
She married HEINRICH LUDWIG MUEHRER April 30, 1905 in St. John's Lutheran, Crystal Lake (Budsin) Rev Theel, son
of MICHAEL MUEHRER and EMILIE MARTIN. He was born September 07, 1883 in Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, and died
May 15, 1971 in St. Agnes hospital, Fond du Lac, WI.
Notes for ANNA ERNESTINE WECKWERTH:
In 1900 Annie was a servant, 21 and single, at someone's home in the village of Neshkoro, WI. (Source: 1900 census)
More About ANNA ERNESTINE WECKWERTH:
Baptism: January 04, 1880, St. John's, Crystal Lake Sponsors: August Buenger, Emilie Tagatz
Burial: Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Neshkoro, WI
Confirmation: April 07, 1895, St. John's Budsin Pr. Ed Theel
Medical Information: Hysterectomy Aug 1958
Religion: LC-MS Lutheran
Notes for HEINRICH LUDWIG MUEHRER:
Rick Schultz has Henry's war dept. registration. Henry sold the family farm and became a brick mason.
More About HEINRICH LUDWIG MUEHRER:
Burial: bur. Zion Lutheran cem. Neshkoro
Confirmation: April 11, 1897, St. John's Budsin Pr. Ed Theel
Military service: September 12, 1918, order #969, serial #1213 class IV, div.A Montello, WI
Occupation: Mason -- Stone and Brick
Religion: LC-MS Lutheran
Social Security Number: 390-12-4042 iss. WI
Children of ANNA WECKWERTH and HEINRICH MUEHRER are:
29. i. MARTHA ALAMEDA4 MUEHRER, b. February 25, 1907, Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI; d. April 23, 1994,
Montello, WI.
ii. ELVA DELILA MUEHRER, b. August 31, 1910, Neshkoro WI; d. August 12, 1993, Rio Rancho, NM
87124; m. CHARLES WEBER, May 07, 1939, Zion Lutheran Church, Neshkoro, WI; b. May 12, 1914, Cornell, Wi; d. April 23,
1996, Rio Rancho, NM 87124.
More About ELVA DELILA MUEHRER:
Burial: Zion Cem., Neshkoro WI
More About CHARLES WEBER:
Burial: Zion Cem., Neshkoro WI
Cause of Death: cancer
Medical Information: lifetime smoker
iii. STILLBORN MUEHRER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown, bur. Lutheran Church cem in Budsin--no stone.
12. JULIUS AUGUST3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born May 13, 1882 in Crystal Lake
Township., Marquette Co., WI, and died January 07, 1960 in WI. He married (1) BERTHA REINHOLDA DRETZKE February 21,
1909 in The Lutheran Church Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI, daughter of FRED DRETZKE. She was born May 11, 1887 in WI,
and died January 29, 1969 in Westfield, Marquette Co., WI. He married (2) BERTHA DRETZKE February 21, 1909 in
Neshkoro, WI. She died Unknown.
More About JULIUS AUGUST WECKWERTH:
Burial: St. John Cem, Budsin, WI
More About BERTHA REINHOLDA DRETZKE:
Burial: St. John Cem, Budsin, WI
Social Security Number: 390-52-6238
Children of JULIUS WECKWERTH and BERTHA DRETZKE are:
30. i. BERNARD GUSTAV4 WECKWERTH, b. December 12, 1909, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. January 31,
1990.
ii. DAVID MARTIN WECKWERTH, b. Private.
31. iii. ARDEN JULIUS WECKWERTH, b. October 27, 1919, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. December 11,
1999, Westfield, Marquette Co., WI 53964.
13. ERNEST FRIEDRICH3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born October 05, 1884 in Town of
Crystal Lake, WI, and died October 15, 1959. He married CLARA JOHANA TAGATZ April 10, 1910, daughter of MICHAEL TAGATZ
and EMELIA SIEFERT. She was born April 10, 1887, and died September 29, 1964.
More About ERNEST FRIEDRICH WECKWERTH:
Burial: New cemetery near Montello, Wi.
Occupation: Store Keeper-Germania, Wi
Notes for CLARA JOHANA TAGATZ:
Clara and Ernst lived across from the Gemania Store. They had a bell on the porch of the store and would answer it
by walking across the road to tend to customers.
Child of ERNEST WECKWERTH and CLARA TAGATZ is:
i. MARGARETHA CONCORDIA4 WECKWERTH, b. March 04, 1914, WI; d. May 07, 1999; m. BERNARD
FRANCES FLYNN, November 07, 1941; b. August 18, 1912; d. December 04, 1959.
Notes for MARGARETHA CONCORDIA WECKWERTH:
Margaret lived in Montello, Wi.
She was the register of deeds for Marquette County before retiring.
She was born in the ministers house in Budsin, WI
Irene Menge - Milwaukee, WI wrote and said Margaret had 6" of her colon removed and never recovered from the surgery.
Her blood pressure could not be regulated. 70/?
More About MARGARETHA CONCORDIA WECKWERTH:
Burial: May 11, 1999, Eastside Cemetery - Montello, WI.
14. MARIE LOUISE3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born March 24, 1887 in Town of Crystal
Lake, WI, and died June 22, 1969. She married JOHN HERMAN MILLER October 20, 1909 in The Lutheran Church Budsin,
Marquette Co., WI. He was born March 21, 1888, and died May 24, 1964.
Notes for MARIE LOUISE WECKWERTH:
Lived in Ripon in 1967.
Marriage Notes for MARIE WECKWERTH and JOHN MILLER:
Courthouse records say Mary L. Weckwerth.
Children of MARIE WECKWERTH and JOHN MILLER are:
32. i. GERHOLD MARTIN4 MILLER, b. August 23, 1910; d. November 1981.
33. ii. LENORE MILLER, b. Private.
iii. ELIZABETH L. MILLER, b. April 02, 1921, Fox Lake, WI; d. November 12, 1966, Ripon, WI; m.
(1) DONALD C. ELLIOTT, Private; b. Private; m. (2) MERLIN KASTEN, Private; b. Private.
More About ELIZABETH L. MILLER:
Burial: Woodlawn Cem.
15. AUGUST MARTIN3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born October 17, 1889 in WI, and died
August 11, 1978 in Westfield 53964. He married ELLA LAURA DRETZKE March 24, 1913 in The Lutheran Church Neshkoro,
Marquette Co., WI. She was born August 31, 1894 in WI, and died May 1985 in Westfield 53964.
Notes for AUGUST MARTIN WECKWERTH:
"The young couple will make their home at 202 Oshkosh St. Ripon, WI." (wedding inf.)
More About ELLA LAURA DRETZKE:
Social Security Number: 389-34-0760
Children of AUGUST WECKWERTH and ELLA DRETZKE are:
i. LAWRENCE A.4 WECKWERTH, b. August 27, 1915; d. September 18, 1915.
34. ii. CORNELIA LOUISE WECKWERTH, b. Private.
35. iii. DUWAYNE DONALD WECKWERTH, b. November 23, 1923; d. November 1985.
16. OTTILIE HERMINNIE3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born February 1892 in Township of
Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, and died March 05, 1940. She married WILLIAM WOLTER March 09, 1913 in St. John
Lutheran, Budsin, Township Cr. Lk, WI. He was born October 29, 1891, and died May 01, 1959.
Child of OTTILIE WECKWERTH and WILLIAM WOLTER is:
36. i. VERNA LORRAINE4 WOLTER, b. Private.
17. ARTHUR CARL THEODORE3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born June 10, 1895 in Crystal Lake
Township., Marquette Co., WI, and died March 27, 1946. He married JOHANNA A. ZANK September 06, 1917. She was born
July 24, 1896, and died May 22, 1955.
More About ARTHUR CARL THEODORE WECKWERTH:
Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro
More About JOHANNA A. ZANK:
Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro
Cause of Death: cancer
Child of ARTHUR WECKWERTH and JOHANNA ZANK is:
37. i. EUGENE HAROLD4 WECKWERTH, b. March 14, 1918; d. April 28, 1998.
18. LEONARD CHRISTOPHER LUDWIG3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born December 25, 1899 in
Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, and died January 24, 1967 in Ripon, WI. He married ELLA E. BUELOW August
17, 1921. She was born February 01, 1903 in WI, and died December 1992 in Ripon, WI 54971.
Notes for LEONARD CHRISTOPHER LUDWIG WECKWERTH:
Leonard was born in Crystal Lake and educated in Budsin. He worked at Tews Lime and Cement Co. in Milwaukee. He
was a member of the Royal League. (source: newspaper obit) He had 8 grandchildren in 1967. He was living at 820
Liberty St., Ripon.
More About LEONARD CHRISTOPHER LUDWIG WECKWERTH:
Burial: Woodlawn Cem., Ripon, WI
Cause of Death: heart attack at age 67
Ethnicity/Relig.: United Church of Christ
Medical Information: was a paraplegic
Occupation: Truck Driver -- Tews Lime and Cement, Milw WI
Children of LEONARD WECKWERTH and ELLA BUELOW are:
38. i. CARL ALFRED4 WECKWERTH, b. Private.
39. ii. DOROTHY LUCILLE WECKWERTH, b. Private.
40. iii. ARLENE RUTH WECKWERTH, b. Private.
19. FRIEDA LUCILLE3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born June 03, 1903 in WI, and died
May 1979 in Ripon, WI 54971. She married WILLIAM L. KENNEDY August 13, 1922 in The Lutheran Church Budsin,
Marquette Co., WI. He was born April 18, 1895, and died January 1987.
Notes for FRIEDA LUCILLE WECKWERTH:
Lived in Ripon in 1967.
More About FRIEDA LUCILLE WECKWERTH:
Social Security Number: 397-22-9859
More About WILLIAM L. KENNEDY:
Residence (last): Ripon, Fond du Lac Co., WI 54971
Social Security Number: 393-36-4078
Children of FRIEDA WECKWERTH and WILLIAM KENNEDY are:
41. i. MARIAN JANE4 KENNEDY, b. Private.
ii. WILLIAM DAVID KENNEDY, b. April 1930; d. August 1930.
42. iii. ALAN JOHN KENNEDY, b. Private.
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Generation No. 1 1. AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR. was born July 19, 1818 in R. L. Bromberg?, Prussia, and died May 11, 1909 in WI. He married ANNA MANTHEY in Prussia, daughter of MR MANTHEY. She was born January 14, 1824 in Sa?ara bei Lobsen, Kreis Wirsitz?, Posen Province, Prussia, and died October 15, 1893 in Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI. Notes for AUGUST JOHANN DRAEGER, SR.: Martha Nienow writes that they sailed 17 weeks. Their daughter, Christine, died 3 days out to sea and was buried on land in an unknown location by the ship's officers. She was wrapped in her mother's homespun apron. August, Julius, Wilhelmine, Gustav, Fred,and Louise were all born in Wisconsin. -------------------------------- List of colonists in the area Netzedistrict in 1776-1798" in the Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift im Wartheland, Heft 5/6, 3. Jahrgang 1942 (means: German scientific paper, Volume 3 No. 5/6, Year: 1942) and "The settlement of people from Wuerttemberg to Westprussia and Netzegau 1776-1786" from Max Miller. DRAEGER Draeger, Johann came from Schilletz im Poland (Schiltz or Siedlec?) and settlet in district Strelno in 1779, occupation: free-farmer (German: Freibauer) 1855 DRAGER AUGUST Marquette County WI 012 Green Lake WI 1855 State Census Index In 1880 Census, lived w/ Anna in Crystal Lake. St. Paul Lutheran Cem., Newton Twp.: Gary Alvin Drager March 1, 1935-Aug. 13, 1941 Our Son; I pray thee Lord my soul to take; engraved praying child A Rose Dreger married an Edwin Klawitter (1908-1986). More About AUGUST JOHANN DRAEGER, SR.: Burial: St. John's (Budsin) Township of Crystal Lake Immigration: Abt. 1849 Religion: Lutheran More About ANNA MANTHEY: Burial: St. John's (Budsin) Township of Crystal Lake Religion: Lutheran Children of AUGUST DRAEGER and ANNA MANTHEY are: i. LOUISA2 DRAEGER, d. Unknown; m. ALBERT ROSENBAUM, April 26, 1891, Marquette Co., WI; d. Unknown. More About LOUISA DRAEGER: Residence: 1937--Everett, WA Notes for ALBERT ROSENBAUM: Operated a livery and hotel in Westfield; moved to N. Dakota; then to Oregon. More About ALBERT ROSENBAUM: Burial: Westfield Cem., Marquette Co., WI Marriage Notes for LOUISA DRAEGER and ALBERT ROSENBAUM: Courthouse records say Albert Rosenbaum. ii. CHRISTINE DRAEGER, d. Unknown, at sea. More About CHRISTINE DRAEGER: Burial: on land in unknown spot by ship's officers(Martha Nienow) 2. iii. WILLIAM FREDERICH DRAEGER, b. July 23, 1849, R. L. Bromberg, Prussia; d. Unknown. iv. EDWARD DRAEGER, b. January 05, 1852, Deutschland; d. Unknown; m. EMMA MANWEILER, June 30, 1876, Marquette Co., WI; b. December 05, 1857, Deutschland; d. Unknown. 3. v. AUGUST JOHANN DREGER,JR., b. September 16, 1854, Mecan Township, Marquette Co., WI; d. February 07, 1916, Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI. 4. vi. JULIUS DREGER, b. December 09, 1856, Neshkoro Township, Marquette Co., WI; d. May 08, 1937, St. Marie, WI?. 5. vii. MARIA WILHELMINE DRAEGER, b. June 04, 1859, Neshkoro or Crystal Lake, WI; d. May 02, 1938, Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI. viii. AUGUSTA DRAEGER, b. Abt. 1861; d. Unknown. Notes for AUGUSTA DRAEGER: May be Justine Bertha Draeger. Church records indicate that an Auguste Draeger married Theodor Wedde and had a daughter named Anna Emilia. 6. ix. JUSTINE BERTHA DRAEGER, b. October 14, 1861, Town Crystal Lake, WI; d. Unknown. x. GUSTAV EDWARD DRAEGER, b. January 09, 1864; d. Unknown. Notes for GUSTAV EDWARD DRAEGER: Gma Martha's notes: childless, buried in Minn. More About GUSTAV EDWARD DRAEGER: Residence: 1937--MN xi. FRIEDRICH HERMAN DRAEGER, b. March 23, 1868; d. Unknown. Notes for FRIEDRICH HERMAN DRAEGER: Gma Martha's notes: Fred Draeger's, Edna More About FRIEDRICH HERMAN DRAEGER: Confirmation: St. John's Crystal Lake. Generation No. 2 2. WILLIAM FREDERICH2 DRAEGER (AUGUST JOHANN1) was born July 23, 1849 in R. L. Bromberg, Prussia, and died Unknown. He married HENRIETTE JUNGKEBERG March 09, 1870 in Shields, Marquette Co., WI, daughter of GOTTFRIED JUNKEBERG and SUSANNA THORNO. She was born October 25, 1851 in Czarnikau, Prussia, and died Unknown. Notes for WILLIAM FREDERICH DRAEGER: Gma Martha's notes: died at sea and buried on land? Marriage Notes for WILLIAM DRAEGER and HENRIETTE JUNGKEBERG: Co. courthouse records give a date of April 8, 1970. Children of WILLIAM DRAEGER and HENRIETTE JUNGKEBERG are: i. JULIUS?3 DRAEGER, b. Abt. 1871, WI; d. Unknown. ii. WILLIAM DRAEGER, b. Abt. 1873, WI; d. Unknown. iii. AUGUST H. DRAEGER, b. Abt. 1875, WI; d. Unknown; m. IDA BLADER, September 22, 1900, Ecclesiastical Church?, Marquette Co., WI; d. Unknown. iv. HENRY DRAEGER, b. Abt. 1876, WI; d. Unknown. 3. AUGUST JOHANN2 DREGER,JR. (AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR.) was born September 16, 1854 in Mecan Township, Marquette Co., WI, and died February 07, 1916 in Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI. He married WILHELMINE CAROLINE MUEHRER January 12, 1875 in St. John's Lutheran Church, Budsin, Marquette Co., WI, daughter of JOHAN MUEHRER and MARIA STEINKE. She was born August 13, 1853 in Eichfier, Deutsch Krone, West Preussen, and died July 07, 1927 in Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI. Notes for AUGUST JOHANN DREGER,JR.: His marriage record list his name "August Johan Draeger" but his confirmation record lists "Johann August Draeger", per David Marotz. In 1880 census, brother-in-law Michael Muehrer, 22, and Mina Wendlandt, 13, is living with them. More About AUGUST JOHANN DREGER,JR.: Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro Cause of Death: Krebs im Darm (crabs in intestines?) Notes for WILHELMINE CAROLINE MUEHRER: More About WILHELMINE CAROLINE MUEHRER: Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis Confirmation: 1867, St. John's Lutheran, Crystal Lake Immigration--arrived: August 20, 1856, Bremen to New York on ship Shakespeare Children of AUGUST DREGER and WILHELMINE MUEHRER are: 7. i. CHRISTOPH AUGUST3 DREGER, b. November 24, 1879, Germania, WI; d. Unknown. ii. HERMAN ROBERT DREGER, b. Abt. January 1880; d. Unknown. iii. IDA ALVINE DREGER, b. June 15, 1881; d. Unknown; m. WILHELM KRUEGER, March 07, 1905, Marquette Co., WI; d. Unknown. Marriage Notes for IDA DREGER and WILHELM KRUEGER: Are Wilhelm Krueger, who married Ida Dreger, and Friedrich Krueger, who married Emilie Krueger, brothers? iv. FRIEDRICH JULIUS DREGER, b. June 08, 1883, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. October 21, 1916. More About FRIEDRICH JULIUS DREGER: Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro Cause of Death: Schwindsucht--Blutsturz (T.B. and hemmorage) v. AUGUSTA BERTHA DREGER, b. December 15, 1884; d. Unknown. vi. ANNA MARIA DREGER, b. July 10, 1886; d. Unknown. vii. HULDA LOUISE DREGER, b. April 15, 1888, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI; d. October 28, 1890. More About HULDA LOUISE DREGER: Burial: St. John Lutheran Cem., Crystal Lake viii. ALBERT GUSTAV DREGER, b. October 21, 1890, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co WI; d. June 03, 1914, Neshkoro, WI; m. ALMA HARDELL, November 19, 1911, Marquette Co., WI; d. Unknown. Notes for ALBERT GUSTAV DREGER: Hardel, Elsie Mabel Spouse: Draeger, Arthur August Marriage Date: 22 June 1935 City: Wautoma County: Waushara Co. State: WI (assume Arthur is a relative--don't know where he belongs) More About ALBERT GUSTAV DREGER: Baptism: October 30, 1890, Sponsors--Fredrich ?ger, Pauline Teske Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro Marriage Notes for ALBERT DREGER and ALMA HARDELL: Not sure if this is the Albert who married Alma. 4. JULIUS2 DREGER (AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR.) was born December 09, 1856 in Neshkoro Township, Marquette Co., WI, and died May 08, 1937 in St. Marie, WI?. He married PAULINE ALBERTINE BERNDT April 03, 1878 in St. John's Lutheran Church, Budsin, Marquette Co., WI, daughter of LUDWIG BERNDT and HENRIETTE UNKN. She was born July 12, 1860 in Prussia, and died October 06, 1908 in Marquette Co., WI. Notes for JULIUS DREGER: Gma Martha's notes: lived at Muehrer's lake, Jul. father? In 1880, brother Friedrich, 11, is living with them. More About JULIUS DREGER: Burial: St. John's cem., Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI Wachholz Funeral Parlor, Princeton, WI Religion: Lutheran Notes for PAULINE ALBERTINE BERNDT: Marquette Co. courthouse death records spell it Drager. More About PAULINE ALBERTINE BERNDT: Burial: St. John's cem., Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI Children of JULIUS DREGER and PAULINE BERNDT are: i. WILHELM FRIEDRICH3 DREGER, b. January 01, 1879; d. April 07, 1958. More About WILHELM FRIEDRICH DREGER: Burial: St. John's cem., Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI Residence: Harrisville, WI & Portage 8. ii. EMILIE DREGER, b. March 31, 1880, Town of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI; d. 1941, Princeton, WI. iii. JULIUS ALBERT DREGER, b. January 21, 1883; d. Aft. 1941; m. CORA BOEKER; d. Unknown. More About JULIUS ALBERT DREGER: Residence: 1937, Neshkoro, WI 9. iv. JR. JULIUS DRAEGER, b. January 21, 1883; d. Unknown. v. CLARA ALVINE DREGER, b. January 23, 1885, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co WI; d. Aft. 1941; m. WILLIAM GRAHN, April 15, 1903, Marquette Co., WI; d. Unknown. More About CLARA ALVINE DREGER: Residence: 1937, Princeton, WI vi. MINNA MARIA DREGER, b. October 20, 1888; d. Bef. 1937; m. JULIUS FRIEDERICH GELHAR, July 14, 1907, Marquette Co., WI; b. November 22, 1878, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI; d. November 11, 1956, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI. More About JULIUS FRIEDERICH GELHAR: Burial: Budsin, Marquette Co., WI vii. ELLA MARIA DREGER, b. November 16, 1891; d. Aft. 1941; m. ARTHUR E. MILLER, April 24, 1912, Budsin, WI; d. Unknown. More About ELLA MARIA DREGER: Residence: 1937, Waupun, WI viii. HELENE LOUISE DREGER, b. October 10, 1895, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI; d. Aft. 1941; m. MR. WEGENKE; d. Unknown. More About HELENE LOUISE DREGER: Residence: 1937, Appleton, WI ix. HARRY FRIEDRICH ADOLF DREGER, b. September 08, 1902; d. February 1983. More About HARRY FRIEDRICH ADOLF DREGER: Baptism: September 28, 1902, St. John Budsin, Township of Crystal Lake Religion: St. John's Lutheran, Green Lake, WI Residence: 1937, Combined Locks, WI 54113 Social Security Number: 394-05-5224. 5. MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER (AUGUST JOHANN1) was born June 04, 1859 in Neshkoro or Crystal Lake, WI, and died May 02, 1938 in Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI. She married GUSTAV WECKWERTH April 17, 1876 in Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, son of AUGUST WECKWERTH and HANNA BERNDT. He was born December 12, 1853 in Lubcz, Czarnikau, Posen, and died March 05, 1924 in WI. More About MARIA WILHELMINE DRAEGER: Confirmation: 1872, Newton, Marquette Co., WI Notes for GUSTAV WECKWERTH: This family owned a farm on the south shore of Tuttle Lake, WI. They owned nice horses and dairy cows. The 1900 census finds Gustav's brother, Frederick, living with the family. He was born in April of 1858 in WI. He could read and write, but could not speak English. Gustave was a farmer. He immigrated in 1854. He had a mortgage on his farm--schedule 17. The family had 9 living children when this census was taken, Anna and another child have left home. Minnie's brother, Julius Draeger, took over the farm. He eventually sold it to an investment group, and it is a campground called "Camp Indian Sands" today. More About GUSTAV WECKWERTH: Confirmation: 1869, Mecan? Immigration: June 12, 1853, "the Deutschland" from Hamburg to NY Occupation: Farmer Children of MARIA DRAEGER and GUSTAV WECKWERTH are: 10. i. HEINRICH AUGUST3 WECKWERTH, b. February 22, 1877, Crystal Lake, WI; d. November 12, 1960. ii. GUSTAV ADOLF WECKWERTH, b. January 06, 1879, WI; d. January 19, 1879, WI. 11. iii. ANNA ERNESTINE WECKWERTH, b. December 20, 1879, Budsin, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI; d. February 12, 1963, Lutheran hospital, Beaver Dam, WI. 12. iv. JULIUS AUGUST WECKWERTH, b. May 13, 1882, Crystal Lake Township., Marquette Co., WI; d. January 07, 1960, WI. 13. v. ERNEST FRIEDRICH WECKWERTH, b. October 05, 1884, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. October 15, 1959. 14. vi. MARIE LOUISE WECKWERTH, b. March 24, 1887, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. June 22, 1969. 15. vii. AUGUST MARTIN WECKWERTH, b. October 17, 1889, WI; d. August 11, 1978, Westfield 53964. 16. viii. OTTILIE HERMINNIE WECKWERTH, b. February 1892, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI; d. March 05, 1940. 17. ix. ARTHUR CARL THEODORE WECKWERTH, b. June 10, 1895, Crystal Lake Township., Marquette Co., WI; d. March 27, 1946. 18. x. LEONARD CHRISTOPHER LUDWIG WECKWERTH, b. December 25, 1899, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI; d. January 24, 1967, Ripon, WI. 19. xi. FRIEDA LUCILLE WECKWERTH, b. June 03, 1903, WI; d. May 1979, Ripon, WI 54971. 6. JUSTINE BERTHA2 DRAEGER (AUGUST JOHANN1) was born October 14, 1861 in Town Crystal Lake, WI, and died Unknown. She married THEODOR WEDDE April 03, 1878 in St. John's Lutheran Church, Budsin, WI?, son of ADAM WEDDE and CHARLOTTE. He was born October 06, 1852 in Neuendorf, Germany, and died Unknown. More About JUSTINE BERTHA DRAEGER: Confirmation: 1875, Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI More About THEODOR WEDDE: Occupation: farmer in Dakota Township Child of JUSTINE DRAEGER and THEODOR WEDDE is: i. ANNA EMILIA3 WEDDE, b. February 06, 1879; d. Unknown. Generation No. 3 7. CHRISTOPH AUGUST3 DREGER (AUGUST JOHANN2, AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR.) was born November 24, 1879 in Germania, WI, and died Unknown. He married EMMA THERESE BUELOW January 30, 1907 in Marquette Co., WI. She was born August 30, 1889, and died Unknown. Children of CHRISTOPH DREGER and EMMA BUELOW are: i. GLENN4 DREGER, b. Private; m. MARY JEAN, Private; b. Private. ii. JEANETTE DREGER, b. Private. 20. iii. GILBERT HERMANN DREGER, b. January 07, 1912, Marquette Co., WI; d. April 19, 2001, Princeton, Green Lake Co., WI. iv. ELEANOR ALMA DREGER, b. Private; m. MR. JOHNSON, Private; b. Private. v. ADELINE FLORENCE DREGER, b. Private. 8. EMILIE3 DREGER (JULIUS2, AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR.) was born March 31, 1880 in Town of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, and died 1941 in Princeton, WI. She married FRIEDRICH KRUEGER April 06, 1900 in Marquette Co., WI. He died Unknown. Notes for EMILIE DREGER: Emilie is not on the 1880 census in the August Dreger family. More About EMILIE DREGER: Burial: Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Residence: Mt. Tom & Princeton Marriage Notes for EMILIE DREGER and FRIEDRICH KRUEGER: Courthouse records say 1900. Children of EMILIE DREGER and FRIEDRICH KRUEGER are: i. HARVEY4 KRUEGER, b. Private. ii. NORMAN KRUEGER, b. Private. iii. HULDA ALVINE KRUEGER, b. September 26, 1899, Township of Crystal Lake, WI; d. November 1987; m. HENRY BROOKS; b. August 26, 1896; d. September 1983. More About HULDA ALVINE KRUEGER: Residence: 1941, Berlin, Green Lake Co., WI 54923 Social Security Number: 390-68-6751 iss WI 1973 More About HENRY BROOKS: Residence (last): Berlin, Green Lake Co., WI 54923 Social Security Number: 395-26-3481 iss. WI bef. 1951 iv. ARNOLD FRIEDRICH KRUEGER, b. June 17, 1902, Township of Crystal Lake, WI; d. Unknown. More About ARNOLD FRIEDRICH KRUEGER: Residence: 1941, Washington, D.C. v. IRMA KRUEGER, b. February 11, 1912; d. December 1982, Princeton, Green Lake Co., WI 54968; m. A. G. GIESE, JR., Private; b. Private. More About IRMA KRUEGER: Residence (last): Princeton, Green Lake Co., WI 54968 Social Security Number: 387-28-3437 iss. bef. 1951. 9. JR. JULIUS3 DRAEGER (JULIUS2 DREGER, AUGUST JOHANN1 DRAEGER, SR.) was born January 21, 1883, and died Unknown. He married CLARA MARIE BOEKER December 02, 1906, daughter of HERMAN BOEKER and AMALIE REINKE. She was born December 19, 1887 in Town of Shields, Marquette Cty., WI, and died Unknown. Notes for JR. JULIUS DRAEGER: The younger Notes for CLARA MARIE BOEKER: A baptism record shows her name as Clara Marie Boeker Sponsers at her baptism were Johan Luske and Wilhelmine Jennermann More About CLARA MARIE BOEKER: Baptism: January 29, 1888, Germania, WI Children of JULIUS DRAEGER and CLARA BOEKER are: 21. i. ELMER4 DRAGER, b. August 11, 1907; d. 1960. 22. ii. ALVIN DRAEGER, b. 1909; d. 1964. 23. iii. EVELYN DRAEGER, b. December 01, 1911; d. August 1987, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI 53220. 24. iv. LOIS DRAEGER, b. Private. 10. HEINRICH AUGUST3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born February 22, 1877 in Crystal Lake, WI, and died November 12, 1960. He married EMMA OTTILIE WEGENKE June 12, 1900 in Marquette Co., WI. She was born May 09, 1878, and died June 13, 1936. More About HEINRICH AUGUST WECKWERTH: Occupation: 1900, saloonkeeper More About EMMA OTTILIE WEGENKE: Cause of Death: suicide Children of HEINRICH WECKWERTH and EMMA WEGENKE are: 25. i. ANNA LORINA4 WECKWERTH, b. August 19, 1901, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. June 1983. 26. ii. SADIE BERTHA WECKWERTH, b. January 02, 1903; d. June 1983. iii. FRED JULIUS WECKWERTH, b. May 03, 1904, WI; d. February 1983, Appleton, WI. More About FRED JULIUS WECKWERTH: Social Security Number: 390-16-4554 27. iv. HULDA DELILA WECKWERTH, b. April 24, 1906; d. November 08, 1995. v. VIOLA WECKWERTH, b. May 25, 1907; d. 1911. 28. vi. GUSTAV MARTIN GEORGE WECKWERTH, b. April 23, 1910, WI; d. July 25, 1993, Appleton, WI. 11. ANNA ERNESTINE3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born December 20, 1879 in Budsin, Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, and died February 12, 1963 in Lutheran hospital, Beaver Dam, WI. She married HEINRICH LUDWIG MUEHRER April 30, 1905 in St. John's Lutheran, Crystal Lake (Budsin) Rev Theel, son of MICHAEL MUEHRER and EMILIE MARTIN. He was born September 07, 1883 in Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, and died May 15, 1971 in St. Agnes hospital, Fond du Lac, WI. Notes for ANNA ERNESTINE WECKWERTH: In 1900 Annie was a servant, 21 and single, at someone's home in the village of Neshkoro, WI. (Source: 1900 census) More About ANNA ERNESTINE WECKWERTH: Baptism: January 04, 1880, St. John's, Crystal Lake Sponsors: August Buenger, Emilie Tagatz Burial: Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Neshkoro, WI Confirmation: April 07, 1895, St. John's Budsin Pr. Ed Theel Medical Information: Hysterectomy Aug 1958 Religion: LC-MS Lutheran Notes for HEINRICH LUDWIG MUEHRER: Rick Schultz has Henry's war dept. registration. Henry sold the family farm and became a brick mason. More About HEINRICH LUDWIG MUEHRER: Burial: bur. Zion Lutheran cem. Neshkoro Confirmation: April 11, 1897, St. John's Budsin Pr. Ed Theel Military service: September 12, 1918, order #969, serial #1213 class IV, div.A Montello, WI Occupation: Mason -- Stone and Brick Religion: LC-MS Lutheran Social Security Number: 390-12-4042 iss. WI Children of ANNA WECKWERTH and HEINRICH MUEHRER are: 29. i. MARTHA ALAMEDA4 MUEHRER, b. February 25, 1907, Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI; d. April 23, 1994, Montello, WI. ii. ELVA DELILA MUEHRER, b. August 31, 1910, Neshkoro WI; d. August 12, 1993, Rio Rancho, NM 87124; m. CHARLES WEBER, May 07, 1939, Zion Lutheran Church, Neshkoro, WI; b. May 12, 1914, Cornell, Wi; d. April 23, 1996, Rio Rancho, NM 87124. More About ELVA DELILA MUEHRER: Burial: Zion Cem., Neshkoro WI More About CHARLES WEBER: Burial: Zion Cem., Neshkoro WI Cause of Death: cancer Medical Information: lifetime smoker iii. STILLBORN MUEHRER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown, bur. Lutheran Church cem in Budsin--no stone. 12. JULIUS AUGUST3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born May 13, 1882 in Crystal Lake Township., Marquette Co., WI, and died January 07, 1960 in WI. He married (1) BERTHA REINHOLDA DRETZKE February 21, 1909 in The Lutheran Church Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI, daughter of FRED DRETZKE. She was born May 11, 1887 in WI, and died January 29, 1969 in Westfield, Marquette Co., WI. He married (2) BERTHA DRETZKE February 21, 1909 in Neshkoro, WI. She died Unknown. More About JULIUS AUGUST WECKWERTH: Burial: St. John Cem, Budsin, WI More About BERTHA REINHOLDA DRETZKE: Burial: St. John Cem, Budsin, WI Social Security Number: 390-52-6238 Children of JULIUS WECKWERTH and BERTHA DRETZKE are: 30. i. BERNARD GUSTAV4 WECKWERTH, b. December 12, 1909, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. January 31, 1990. ii. DAVID MARTIN WECKWERTH, b. Private. 31. iii. ARDEN JULIUS WECKWERTH, b. October 27, 1919, Town of Crystal Lake, WI; d. December 11, 1999, Westfield, Marquette Co., WI 53964. 13. ERNEST FRIEDRICH3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born October 05, 1884 in Town of Crystal Lake, WI, and died October 15, 1959. He married CLARA JOHANA TAGATZ April 10, 1910, daughter of MICHAEL TAGATZ and EMELIA SIEFERT. She was born April 10, 1887, and died September 29, 1964. More About ERNEST FRIEDRICH WECKWERTH: Burial: New cemetery near Montello, Wi. Occupation: Store Keeper-Germania, Wi Notes for CLARA JOHANA TAGATZ: Clara and Ernst lived across from the Gemania Store. They had a bell on the porch of the store and would answer it by walking across the road to tend to customers. Child of ERNEST WECKWERTH and CLARA TAGATZ is: i. MARGARETHA CONCORDIA4 WECKWERTH, b. March 04, 1914, WI; d. May 07, 1999; m. BERNARD FRANCES FLYNN, November 07, 1941; b. August 18, 1912; d. December 04, 1959. Notes for MARGARETHA CONCORDIA WECKWERTH: Margaret lived in Montello, Wi. She was the register of deeds for Marquette County before retiring. She was born in the ministers house in Budsin, WI Irene Menge - Milwaukee, WI wrote and said Margaret had 6" of her colon removed and never recovered from the surgery. Her blood pressure could not be regulated. 70/? More About MARGARETHA CONCORDIA WECKWERTH: Burial: May 11, 1999, Eastside Cemetery - Montello, WI. 14. MARIE LOUISE3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born March 24, 1887 in Town of Crystal Lake, WI, and died June 22, 1969. She married JOHN HERMAN MILLER October 20, 1909 in The Lutheran Church Budsin, Marquette Co., WI. He was born March 21, 1888, and died May 24, 1964. Notes for MARIE LOUISE WECKWERTH: Lived in Ripon in 1967. Marriage Notes for MARIE WECKWERTH and JOHN MILLER: Courthouse records say Mary L. Weckwerth. Children of MARIE WECKWERTH and JOHN MILLER are: 32. i. GERHOLD MARTIN4 MILLER, b. August 23, 1910; d. November 1981. 33. ii. LENORE MILLER, b. Private. iii. ELIZABETH L. MILLER, b. April 02, 1921, Fox Lake, WI; d. November 12, 1966, Ripon, WI; m. (1) DONALD C. ELLIOTT, Private; b. Private; m. (2) MERLIN KASTEN, Private; b. Private. More About ELIZABETH L. MILLER: Burial: Woodlawn Cem. 15. AUGUST MARTIN3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born October 17, 1889 in WI, and died August 11, 1978 in Westfield 53964. He married ELLA LAURA DRETZKE March 24, 1913 in The Lutheran Church Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI. She was born August 31, 1894 in WI, and died May 1985 in Westfield 53964. Notes for AUGUST MARTIN WECKWERTH: "The young couple will make their home at 202 Oshkosh St. Ripon, WI." (wedding inf.) More About ELLA LAURA DRETZKE: Social Security Number: 389-34-0760 Children of AUGUST WECKWERTH and ELLA DRETZKE are: i. LAWRENCE A.4 WECKWERTH, b. August 27, 1915; d. September 18, 1915. 34. ii. CORNELIA LOUISE WECKWERTH, b. Private. 35. iii. DUWAYNE DONALD WECKWERTH, b. November 23, 1923; d. November 1985. 16. OTTILIE HERMINNIE3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born February 1892 in Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, and died March 05, 1940. She married WILLIAM WOLTER March 09, 1913 in St. John Lutheran, Budsin, Township Cr. Lk, WI. He was born October 29, 1891, and died May 01, 1959. Child of OTTILIE WECKWERTH and WILLIAM WOLTER is: 36. i. VERNA LORRAINE4 WOLTER, b. Private. 17. ARTHUR CARL THEODORE3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born June 10, 1895 in Crystal Lake Township., Marquette Co., WI, and died March 27, 1946. He married JOHANNA A. ZANK September 06, 1917. She was born July 24, 1896, and died May 22, 1955. More About ARTHUR CARL THEODORE WECKWERTH: Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro More About JOHANNA A. ZANK: Burial: Zion Lutheran Cem., Neshkoro Cause of Death: cancer Child of ARTHUR WECKWERTH and JOHANNA ZANK is: 37. i. EUGENE HAROLD4 WECKWERTH, b. March 14, 1918; d. April 28, 1998. 18. LEONARD CHRISTOPHER LUDWIG3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born December 25, 1899 in Township of Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, and died January 24, 1967 in Ripon, WI. He married ELLA E. BUELOW August 17, 1921. She was born February 01, 1903 in WI, and died December 1992 in Ripon, WI 54971. Notes for LEONARD CHRISTOPHER LUDWIG WECKWERTH: Leonard was born in Crystal Lake and educated in Budsin. He worked at Tews Lime and Cement Co. in Milwaukee. He was a member of the Royal League. (source: newspaper obit) He had 8 grandchildren in 1967. He was living at 820 Liberty St., Ripon. More About LEONARD CHRISTOPHER LUDWIG WECKWERTH: Burial: Woodlawn Cem., Ripon, WI Cause of Death: heart attack at age 67 Ethnicity/Relig.: United Church of Christ Medical Information: was a paraplegic Occupation: Truck Driver -- Tews Lime and Cement, Milw WI Children of LEONARD WECKWERTH and ELLA BUELOW are: 38. i. CARL ALFRED4 WECKWERTH, b. Private. 39. ii. DOROTHY LUCILLE WECKWERTH, b. Private. 40. iii. ARLENE RUTH WECKWERTH, b. Private. 19. FRIEDA LUCILLE3 WECKWERTH (MARIA WILHELMINE2 DRAEGER, AUGUST JOHANN1) was born June 03, 1903 in WI, and died May 1979 in Ripon, WI 54971. She married WILLIAM L. KENNEDY August 13, 1922 in The Lutheran Church Budsin, Marquette Co., WI. He was born April 18, 1895, and died January 1987. Notes for FRIEDA LUCILLE WECKWERTH: Lived in Ripon in 1967. More About FRIEDA LUCILLE WECKWERTH: Social Security Number: 397-22-9859 More About WILLIAM L. KENNEDY: Residence (last): Ripon, Fond du Lac Co., WI 54971 Social Security Number: 393-36-4078 Children of FRIEDA WECKWERTH and WILLIAM KENNEDY are: 41. i. MARIAN JANE4 KENNEDY, b. Private. ii. WILLIAM DAVID KENNEDY, b. April 1930; d. August 1930. 42. iii. ALAN JOHN KENNEDY, b. Private. If you think you have found a family member here or wish to ask the contributor a question, send Sandy an e-mail here
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