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Albert J. Weckwerth 1920 Federal Census in Shields, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • Albert J. Weckwerth (age 22, single, born in Wis., parents born in Germany)
  • brother Emil [middle initial hard to read - might be an A or an S)]] (age 21, single, born in Wis., parents born in Germany)
  • sister Bertha [middle initial hard to read - might be an A or an S)] (age 25, single, born in Wis., parents born in Germany)
August Weckwerth 1880 Federal Census in Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • August Weckwerth (age 75, born in Prussia)
  • wife Anna (age 65, born in Prussia)
  • son Fred (age 22 [?], born in Wis.)
August was living next door to Gustav Weckwerth in 1880.
Celia Weckwerth 1910 Federal Census in Shields, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • Celia Weckwerth (age hard to read - might be 49, widow, had five children with all five alive in 1910, born in Germany, immigration year given but hard to read - might be 1880 but the third digit may be something else)
  • daughter Elsie (age 16, born in Wis., parents born in Germany)
  • son Herbert (age hard to read, born in Wis., parents born in Germany)
  • boarder [first name hard to read - last name Cook] (age 26 or possibly 36, single, born in Wis., parents born in Wis. teacher - grade school)
  • son Frank [the placement of this name makes it look like Frank is the son of the boarder but the age doesn't match; I assume Frank is also the son of Celia Weckwerth] (age 21, single, born in WIs., parents born in Wis., laborer - odd jobs)
Clara Weckwerth Clara Weckwerth was listed in my Grandmother Evaline Tagatz's personal birthdate book. Clara's birthdate was listed as Jan. 26, 1887 with a note that she died in 1964. I have not confirmed this with official records.
Emil Weckwerth See the web page of my ancestor Angelina Ellis for more Weckwerth information. Emil Weckwerth's death is mentioned in her 1897 diary.
Ernest H. Weckwerth 1930 Federal Census in Shields, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • Ernest H. Weckwerth (age 45, age at first marriage - 35, born in Wis., parents born in Germany, general store proprietor)
  • wife Clara J. Weckwerth (age 42, marriage age given but hard to read [first digit is a 2), born in Wis., parents born in Germany)
  • daughter Margaret C. (age 16, single, born in Wis.)
Gustav Weckwerth 1880 Federal Census in Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • Gustav Weckwerth (age 26, farmer, born in Prussia)
  • wife Mina (age 20, keeping house, born in Wis., parents born in Prussia)
  • son Heinrich (age 3, born in Wis.)
  • daughter Anna (age five months, born in Feb. in Wis.)
Gustav was living next door to August Weckwerth in 1880.
Gustav Weckwerth 1900 Federal Census in Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • Gustav Weckwerth (age 46, born Dec. 1853 in Germany, immigrated in 1854, in America 45 years, married 24 years)
  • wife [her name is hard to read - looks like a derivative of Wilhelminnie] (age 41, born June 1858, born in Wis.)
  • son Julius (age 18, born May 1882, single, born in Wis.)
  • son Ernst (age 15, born Oct. 1885 in Wis.)
  • son August (age 10, born Oct. 1889 in Wis.)
  • son Arthur (age hard to read, born June 1895 in Wis.)
  • son Leonard (age five months, born Dec. 1899 in Wis.)
  • daughter Mary [?] (age 13, born Mar. 1887 in Wis.)
  • daughter Ottilie (age 8, born Feb. 1892 in Wis.)
  • brother Frederick (age 42, born Apr. 1858 in Wis., parents born in Germany, single)
Henrietta Weckwerth 1920 Federal Census in Shields, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • Henrietta Weckwerth (age 87, widow, immigration year hard to read, born in Germany)
Henry Weckwerth Henry Weckwerth (born Feb. 22, 1877) is buried (or at least has a tombstone -- no date of death given) in the Richford Cemetery, Waushara Co., WI, next to Emma Weckwerth (born May 9, 1878, died June 13, 1936) and Viola M.F. Weckwerth (born May 25, 1907, died Jan. 7, 1912). [SOURCE: Cemetery transcription by Wayne Guyant in 1977]
Herman Weckwerth 1900 Federal Census in Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • Herman Weckwerth (age 38, born June 1861 in Germany, married 13 years, immigration year hard to read, in America 37 years)
  • wife Celia (age 37, born Nov. 1862 in Germany, had five children with all five living in 1900, immigration year 1882, in America 18 years)
  • daughter Cora J.E. (age 12, born Sept. 1887 in Wis.)
  • son Frank J.W. (age 11, born May 1889 in Wis.)
  • daughter Anna M. (age 8, born June 1891 in Wis.)
  • daughter Elsie [middle initial hard to read - may be a C or an E] (age 7, born May 1893 in Wis.)
  • son Herbert [middle initial hard to read] (age 2, born July 1897 in Wis.)
John Weckwerth 1900 Federal Census in Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • John Weckwerth (age 67, born Aug. 1832 in Germany, immigrated in 1862, in America 37 years, married 58 years) [the age and marriage years don't make sense to me -- they would have had to marry at about age 9 to have this work out; I don't know which numbers are wrong in this census but I've looked at the census closely again and I'm fairly sure I'm transcribing them as written]
  • wife Johanna [middle initial hard to read] (age 67, born Aug. 1832 in Germany, had six children with three living in 1900)
  • daughter Bertha J.L. (age 25, born July 1874, single, born in Wis.)
Julius Weckwerth Julius Weckwerth's was listed in my Grandmother Evaline Tagatz's birthdate book. His date of birth was listed as May 13, 1882. Mrs. Jul. Weckwerth was listed as born May 11, 1887. I assume this information is from word of mouth.
Julius Weckwert 1910 Federal Census in Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • Julius Weckwert (age hard to read but first digit is a 2, married once, married one year, born in Wis., father born in Germany, mother born in Wis., farmer)
  • wife Bertha (age hard to read but first digit is a 2, married once, had one child and that child was living in 1910, born in Wis., parents born in Germany)
  • son Bernhart (age four months, born in Wis.)
  • father Gustav (age 59, married once, married 34 years, born in Germany)
  • mother Wilemenia (age 50, married once, had four children with all four living in 1910, born in Wis., parents born in Germany)
  • brother Leonard (age 11, born in Wis., father born in Germany, mother born in Wis.)
  • sister Freida (age 6, born in Wis., father born in Germany, mother born in Wis.)
Julius A. Weckwerth 1920 Federal Census in Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • Julius A. Weckwerth (age 37, born in Wis., father born in Posen/Germany, mother born in Wis.)
  • wife Bertha (age 32, born in Wis., parents born in Posen/Germany)
  • son Bernhard (age 10, born in Wis.)
  • son David (age 6, born in Wis.)
  • son Arden (age under one year, born in Wis.)
  • father Gustav (age 66, immigration year given but hard to read - looks most like 1854; born in Posen/Germany)
  • mother Wilhelmina (age 61, born in Wis., parents born in Posen/Germany)
Minnie Weckwerth 1910 Federal Census in Shields, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • Minnie Weckwerth (head of household, female, widow, age hard to read, born in Germany, farmer)
  • daughter Emma (age hard to read but is two digits, single, born in Wis., parents born in Germany)
  • daughter Jennie (age 18, born in Wis., farm laborer)
  • daughter Bertha (age hard to read but first digit is a 1, born in Wis.)
  • son Albert (age hard to read but first digit is a 1, born in Wis.)
  • son Amiel (age 10, born in Wis.)
William Weckwerth [last part of first name written over; I may not mistranscribed it] 1900 Federal Census in Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • William [?] Weckwerth (age 41, born Nov. 1858 in Germany, married 19 years, immigrated in 1862, in America 37 years, farmer)
  • wife Wilhelminnie H. (age 39, born Feb. 1861 in Germany, had seven children with seven living in 1900, immigrated in 1881, in America 19 years)
  • daughter Ida O. (age 17, born Oct. 1882 in Wis.)
  • daughter Emma M. (age 13, born Dec. 1886 in Wis.)
  • daughter Minnie [middle initial hard to read] (age 11, born Dec. 1888 in Wis.)
  • daughter Jane A. (age 8, born Feb. 1892 in Wis.)
  • daughter Bertha [middle initial hard to read] (age 5, born Sept. 1894 in Wis.)
  • son Albert J. (age and year of birth hard to read, born in May in Wis.)
  • son Amil A. (age 1, born Nov. 1898 in Wis.)

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