A letter on Sept. 20, 1961 from Adaline Tagatz to her sister Evaline said that her research found that Jacob Martin Wichner and Anna Dorothea Mittelstaedt were Maria Juliana Wichner's parents. An undated contradictory note, also written by Adaline, said that Mary Mittelstaedt was Maria's mother.

Adaline Tagatz wrote: "Johann Ludwig Schubert made his home at the home of Jakob Martin Wichner and Mary (Mittelstaedt) Wichner, the parents of his future wife, and worked at different places until he had the indebtedness paid off of the funds advanced for his emigration to U.S.A."

Anna Wichner is buried in the Richford Cemetery, Waushara Co., WI, next to Jacob Martin Wichner's son Herman. The tombstone says that Anna was the wife of M. Wichner, born July 4, 1820 and died Apr. 18, 1908.

Family notes say that Anna Dorothea Mittelstaedt's brother was the grandfather of Bertha Amanda Emilie Mittelstaedt (who married Mr. Wedell and William Frederick Schubert).

For more information on this surname, go to additional Mittelstaedt surname records.

His marriage record said he was born Apr. 10, 1846 in Obornik, Preussen, Germany. He married his first wife, Ernestina Caroline Schaefer on May 20, 1872 in Crystal Lake. This record said his parents were Martin Wickner and Anna Dorothea Mittelstaedt, and she was born Mar. 31, 1854 in Chodziesen. Marriage witnesses were Martin Wickner and Daniel Kroll. Her parents were listed as Friedrich Shaefer and Louise Rienitz. [SOURCE: Evangelical Lutheran Church record transcribed online by David and Alice Marotz]

A tombstone in St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Crystal Lake Township, Marquette Co., WI, says Ernestine G. Wichner [maiden name Schaefer and wife of Joh. Aug. Wichner] was b. Mar. 31, 1854 and d. Nov. 16, 1833.

His second wife was Mina Koenitz (Welhelmina [Wilhelmina] Kienitz). Welhelmina married August Wichner on Mar. 27, 1884. Her parents were Christoph Kienitz and Justine Rode (marriage record #18842-1) [SOURCE: St. James Lutheran Church marriage records online]

• wife Ernstine (age 28, born in Prussia)
• daughter Ema [hard to tell, but there may be a line over the letter m, which would make it equivalent to the name Emma] (age 6, born in Wis.)
• son Hermann (age 5, born in Wis.)
• daughter Auguste (age 3, born in Wis.)
• daughter Bertha (age 4 months, born in Sept. in Wis.)
• father-in-law Friedrich Shaefer (age 65, life lease, born in Prussia)
• mother-in-law [name given but hard to read - could be Ama] (age 64, born in Prussia).

August Wichner is on the 1900 Federal Census in Richford, Waushara Co., WI (age 57, born Apr. 1846 in Germany, immigrated in 1856, in America for 44 years, farmer). He was living with:

• wife Mina (age 41, born Feb. 1859, married 27 years, had eight children with eight living in 1900)
• son Herman (age 26, born Apr. 1874 in Wis., farm laborer)
• daughter Hulda (age 18, single, born Dec. 1881 in Wis.)
• daughter Annie (age 16, born Jan. 1884 in Wis.)
• son Willie (age 14, born May 1886 in Wis., farm laborer)
• daughter Clara (age 11, born Oct. 1888 in Wis.)
• son Albert (age 9, born May 1891 in Wis.)
• son Robert (age 6, born Mar. 1894 in Wis.)
• daughter Elsie (age 3, born Nov. 1896 in Wis.)

August apparently ran a store in Richford, Waushara Co., WI, from 1870-1918. His son William (born May 27, 1886 and died May 15, 1985) was born in this store. William's sister Clara married Mr. Berg. [SOURCE: online post by Shirley Quinton Nov. 24, 1999 on ancestry.com]

My Great-aunt Adaline Tagatz wrote that the children of August Wichner and his first wife were: Emma Wichner (single), Herman Wichner (single), Gusta (Wichner) Beutler, Bertha (Wichner) Bruch and Hulda (Wichner) Clark. The children of August and his second wife Mina were: Anna (Wichner) Wedde, William Wichner, Clara (Wichner) Berg, Elsie (Wichner) Bruch, Robert Wichner (married Ida Steuck), Albert Wichner and Laura (Wichner) Rux. I don't know what sources she used for this information; it may have been word of mouth. See photo of August's grown children.

The 1920 Federal Census in Richford, Waushara Co., WI, shows several of August's children. Willie was the head of household (age 33, born in Wis., parents born in Germany, farmer). He was living with:

• sister Emma (age 46, single, born in Wis.)
• sister Clara (age 31, single, born in Wis.)
• brother Robert (age 25, single, born in Wis.)
• sister Laura (age 18, single, born in Wis.)

• wife Ida M. (age 32, married at age 23, born in Wis., father born in Germany, mother born in Wis.)
• daughter Corrine [middle initial given but hard to read] (age 8, born in Wis.)
• daughter Adelaide M. (age 7, born in Wis.)
• boarder Ida A. Bahn (age 28, single, born in Wis., parents born in Germany, teacher in a rural school)

August's son Robert Wichner was on the Social Security Death Index on ancestry.com. It says he was born Mar. 15, 1894 and died Mar. 1981. His last residence was Milwaukee, WI. My Grandmother Evaline Tagatz's datebook says that Clara Wichner was born Oct. 5, 1888. I assume this was Robert Wichner's wife Clara Berg.

A newspaper clipping (unlabeled but handwritten year 1975) said that Mrs. Ida A. Wichner, a former Coloma resident, died on Feb. 21 at the age of 78 in a Baton Rouge, LA hospital. She was born May 22, 1897, the daughter of Herman and Adelheid Steuck. She married Robert Wichner on June 30, 1920. Survivors were: Mrs. Corrine Lind (Baton Rouge, LA), Mrs. Adelaide Treloar (Greendale), six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was buried in the Coloma Hillside Cemetery.

August's son Albert Wichner was on the Social Security Death Index on ancestry.com. This record said he was born May 11, 1891 and died Mar. 1962. It doesn't list his last residence, but his grandson said Albert last lived in Brookfield, WI. Albert married Edna Lehmann (daughter of Otto Lehmann of Richford, WI). They had a son, Donald, and a daughter, Geraldine. Albert's tombstone said he was born May 11, 1891 and died March 25, 1987. Edna's said she was born June 6, 1906 and died March 25, 1987. [SOURCE: Correspondence and tombstone photos from Allen Wichner, Albert's grandson]

August's son Herman F. Wichner is buried in the Richford Cemetery, Waushara Co., WI (born Apr. 9, 1875; died Apr. 13, 1912). [SOURCE: Cemetery transcription by Wayne Guyant in 1977]

August's son William Wichner is on the 1930 Federal Census in Richford, Waushara Co., WI. William (age 43, first married at age 39, born in Wis., retail merchant) was living with:

• wife Martha [middle initial given but hard to read - could be a P. or an R.] (age 30, gives age when first married - first digit is a 2 but second digit hard to read, at age 20, born in Wis.)

A Social Security death index record on ancestry.com shows William Wichner, born May 27, 1886 and died May 1985. His last residence was Coloma, Waushara Co., WI. William Wichner (born 1886) is buried next to Martha Wichner (born 1899) in the Richford Cemetery, Waushara Co., WI. [SOURCE: Cemetery transcription by Wayne Guyant in 1977]

A daughter of William and Martha Schubert died Sept. 2, 1973 at Jude Memorial Home in Wautoma. Mabel M. Splittgerber was 61 (born July 13, 1912 in the Township of Newton). Services were held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake with Rev. Paul Johnson officiating. Mabel was buried in the Crystal Lake Church Cemetery. She married Reinhold Splittgerber in Crystal Lake Church on Aug. 2, 1931. He died in June 1960. Mabel was survived by her mother (Mrs. Martha Schubert of Westfield), sons Wilmer and Robert Splittgerber (both of Westfield), sister Mrs. Willard (Esther) Buchholz and Mrs. Walter (Hannah) Peschel of Westfield as well as two grandchildren. [SOURCE: Undated obituary clipping from an unlabeled newspaper.]

• Minnie Wichner (age 57 or 51, widow, had seven children with seven living in 1910, born in Germany, immigration year hard to read - may be 1883 or 1885, farmer)
• son Willis (age 22, single, born in Wis., farmer)
• daughter Clara (age 21, single, born in Wis.)
• son Albert (age 18, single, born in Wis.)
• daughter Elsie (age 13, born in Wis.)
• daughter Laura (age 8, born in Wis.)
• mother-in-law Dora (age 91, widow, had six children with four living in 1910, born in Germany, immigration year hard to read)

• Martin Weichner (or Weschner) (age 52, farmer, real estate value given but hard to read - could be $1,000, personal estate value $429, born in Prussia)
• Susan (or possibly Sarah, although the last letter looks like an 'n') (age 57, keeping house, born in Prussia)
• August (age 23, farm laborer, born in Prussia)
• Rose (age 15, born in Prussia)
• Lewis (age 12, born in Wis.)

• wife Dorothea (age 54, born in Prussia)
• son Ludwig (age 22, born in Prussia)
• daugher Rosina (age 23, hired out, born in Prussia)
• Joseph Blomer (relationship not stated, age 73, pauper, old age, place of birth not stated).