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Front row: Maria Julianna Wichner SCHUBERT, Alvina "Alwine" Schubert,
Otto August Schubert, Ernst "Ernest" Emil Schubert, Johann Ludwig Schubert
Back row: Frieda Emma Schubert, Julius Heinrich "Henry" Schubert, Christoph (Kristof) Ludwig "Louis" Schubert, Frederick (Friedrig) "Herman" Schubert, Eduart "Edward" Reinhold Schubert
Maria Julianna Wichner [Schubert]
aka Julia

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Born:
Sept. 8, 1850		 Her obituary said she was born Sept. 8, 1850 in Stedeznier. Otto's Bible said she was born in Stedrysier (Otto was her son). [I found Studeznier on an 1849 Prussian map; it was in the southern portion of the Netze River drainage area, south of Budzin, SE of Gramsdf., NE of the city of Posen.].
Parents:
likely Jacob Martin Wichner and Ms. Mittelstaedt		 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."

Marriage:
Married to Johann Ludwig Schubert on Feb. 22 or 23, 1870		 Maria Julianna Schubert's obituary said that she was married to Mr. John Ludwig Schubert by Rev. Alwart on Feb. 23, 1870. A transcription online of the Marquette County Pre-1907 Marriages on rootsweb.com said that Johann Ludwig Schubert married Julia Wichner on Feb. 22, 1870 (Vol. 1, Pg. 120, Certificate #770). The two sources are one day apart.

The 1870 Census said that Julia married her husband Lewis in Feb. 1870 (see census entry below).

Children:
Several children with John Ludwig Schubert		 Maria had several children with her husband John Ludwig Schubert. For details about their children and their children's families, go to John's web page.
Immigration:
1856		 The 1910 and 1920 census forms say that she immigrated in 1856 (see census entries below). Her obituary says she came to America when she was "still an infant, three years old" when her family settled on a farm near Crystal Lake. One family note says she came to America when she was about eight years old. I'm inclined to put more weight on the census data since the 1856 date would have come directly from Maria or her husband.
Census Record:
1870 Federal Census
Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI		 The 1870 Federal Census in Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • Lewis Schubert (age 23, farm laborer, born in Prussia, married in Feb. 1870)
  • wife Julia (age 19, born in Prussia).
Census Record:
1880 Federal Census
Richford, Waushara Co., WI		 The 1880 Federal Census in Richford, Waushara Co., WI, shows:
  • Ludig Schubert [first name misspelled] (age 31, farmer, born in Germany, parents born in Hanover)
  • wife Julia (age 29, born in Germany, parents born in "Dromberg" [could this be Bromberg?])
  • son Henry (age 7, born in Wis.)
  • daughter Emma (age 6, born in Wis.)
  • son Louis (age 3, born in Wis.)
  • Herman (age under 1 year - says Sept., born in Wis.).
Census Record:
1900 Federal Census
Richford, Waushara Co., WI		 The 1900 Federal Census in Richford, Waushara Co., WI, shows:
  • Louis Schubert (age 53, born Sept. 1846 in Germany, immigrated in 1863, in America for 37 years, married 31 years, farmer)
  • wife Julia (age 49, born Sept. 1850 in Germany, had eight children with six living in 1900, immigrated in 1855, in America for 45 years)
  • son Herman (age 19, born Sept. 1870, single, born in Wis., parents born in Germany, farm laborer)
  • son Eddie (age 18, born June 1881 in Wis., parents born in Germany, farm laborer, single)
  • son Otto (age 17 [originally said age 16, but the six is crossed out and a 7 written above it], farm laborer, born Sept. 1887 in Wis., parents born in Germany)
  • daughter Alvena [as spelled on census form] (age 15, born Feb. 1885 in Wis., parents born in Germany).
Census Record:
1905 Wisconsin Census
Westfield, Marquette Co., WI		 The 1905 Wisconsin Census in Westfield, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • Ludwig Schubert (head of household, age 59, born in Germany, parents born in Germany, laborer, owns his own house)
  • Julia A. Schubert (wife, age 54, born in Germany, parents born in Germany)
  • Addie R. Schubert [I assume this is a misspelling of Eddie] (age 23, single, born in Wis., carpenter)
  • Otto Schubert (son, age 21, single, born in Wis., carpenter)
  • Alwina Schubert (daughter, age 20, single, orn in Wisconsin)
Census Record:
1910 Federal Census
Westfield, Marquette Co., WI		 The 1910 Federal Census in Westfield, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • Ludwig Schubert (age 63, born in Germany, immigrated 1864, married 40 years (marriage 1), laborer odd jobs)
  • wife Julianna (age 60, marriage one - 40 years, born in Germany, immigrated in 1856, had eight children with six living in 1910).
Census Record:
1920 Federal Census
Westfield, Marquette Co., WI		 The 1920 Federal Census in Westfield, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • Ludwig Schubert (age 73, immigrated in 1864, naturalized in 1870, born in Germany)
  • wife Julia (age 69, immigrated in 1856, naturalized in 1870, born in Germany, carpet weaver).
Died:
Mar. 1, 1927 		Maria Juliana Wichner's obituary says that she died Mar. 1, 1927 and was buried Mar. 4, 1927. It also said that she had been a resident of Westfield for 27 years, and on Mar. 18, 1864 she was confirmed and became a member of the Lutheran Church.

She shares a tombstone in the Richford Cemetery, Waushara Co., WI, with her husband. It said: Mother M. Julianna Schubert - 1850-1927. [SOURCE: Cemetery Transcription by Wayne Guyant in 1977]

Notes left by Adaline Tagatz say that Julia died of dropsy (a weak heart) and complications of old age and didn't have a white hair on her head. She said Julia's hair was very thin, still being light brown when she died.

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