William Mahoney William Mahoney was the first husband of Catherine Newmeier. Catherine went on to marry my 2nd great grandfather, August Kroening, after William's death. I know very little about William and have found very few documents about his life even after many years of searching. Here's what I do know: William Mahoney and Catarina … Continue reading Mahoney Mystery
August Weigel August Weigel August Weigel was born 20 April 1856 at Weigelsdorf in Schlaeisan, Germany (now Wigancice, Dolnoslaskie, Poland). After his service in the German military, he followed his 3 brothers (Paul, Joseph, Herman) and sister (Marie Weigel Luecke) to the US. August appears to have come directly to Wisconsin after his arrival in … Continue reading Portraits
Weigel Oscar J. Weigel Sr. was the son of Herman Weigel and Clara Hartl Weigel. He married Tina Weissenbeck in 1925. Oscar is buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Marshfield, WI. Find A Grave memorial for Oscar J Weigel can be seen here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149556132/oscar-weigel Oscar Herman Weigel Jr. was a child of Oscar Weigel … Continue reading Funeral Cards
Turmeric Pickles This recipe is from the collection of my great grandmother, Viola Widmann Weigel. 12 large pickles peel and slice let stand in cold water 2 hours and drain 12 small onions 1 pt vinegar 1 cup sugar 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp salt 1 tsp mustard seed 1 tsp … Continue reading Gramma’s Cookbook
Friends and Family Leo A. Werner - link to Find A Grave memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127073858/leo-a-werner Leo is related to me through his wife, Katie Weigel, daughter of Paul and Anna Weigel. Eunica M. Wegner Pritzl - link to Find A Grave memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170949135/eunica-m_-pritzl Eunica is related to me through the Bohman side of my tree. Her … Continue reading More Funeral Cards
An Under-Utilized Resource in Genealogy Nora Schmidt Widman Funeral Cards, Mourning Cards, Memorial Cards – whatever you call them - can be a helpful resource for your genealogy research. These cards are an often overlooked source of birth and death information for our ancestors. The history of funeral cards started in the Victorian Era. The … Continue reading Funeral Cards
The Pension File of Thomas Libbey Fold 3 recently did a free weekend offer that I took advantage of. Not all states have their Civil War pension files online, but Missouri just happens to be one that does. Thomas H Libbey served in the Civil War and died during his service. It took all of … Continue reading More Libbey Family Fabrications
Corn Relish This recipe is from the collection of my great grandmother, Viola Widmann Weigel. 2 qts corn 2 qts cabbage 4 large onions 2 lbs brown sugar 1 tsp mustard 1 tsp pepper 1 tbsp salt 2 pt vinegar 1 pt water Boil 15 minutes
Using Find A Grave to Fine Tune the Family Tree I have recently begun getting serious about the site Find A Grave. I have used Find A Grave as a source for several years and have at times been surprised by the details and photographs I have found on memorials there. My new passion for … Continue reading Family on Find A Grave
Will of Jacob Sowles excerpt from the will of Jacob Sowle As of this writing, I have not heard from the Wisconsin chapter of the Mayflower Society regarding our application. I have recently reached out to the National Society and am awaiting their reply. In the meantime, I have begun compiling some documents that link … Continue reading Mayflower Update
WitzEnd Family History 