John Perry WURTZLER

Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown

Family 1: Viola Ida WILLENBOCKEL

(1) 1930 United States Census for Wisconsin, Jefferson Co., Watertown City; Third Ward: Supervisor's District 9; Enumeration District 28-35; Sheet 6N; [unspecified date] 1930: John P. WURTZLER is listed as 39 years old at time of census; 28 when first married. Viola P. [WILLENBOCKEL] WURTZLER listed as 30 years old at time of census; 19 when first married. 
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Notes

Updated December 11, 2013. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 via Ancestry.com

- Name in Full: John Perry WURTZLER
- Age: 27
- Permanent Address: 613 Washington, Watertown, Wis.
- Date of Birth: May 5, 1890
- Occupation: Electric fixture maker; Brandt-Dent Co., Watertown, Wis.
- Physical Characteristics: height - short; build - slender; hair - brown; eyes - brown; bald - no.
- Date: June 5, 1917

(2) 1920 United States Census for Wisconsin, Dodge Co., Watertown Town: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 62; Sheet 1A; January 1, 1920.

John WURTZLER, his wife Viola [WILLENBOCKEL] WURTZLER, and daughter Doris WURTZLER, all reside with Viola's parents, Henry and Ida WILLENBOCKEL. John is 28 years old, born in Wisconsin, and is an electrician for an electrical company.

(3) U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; Watertown, Wisconsin via Ancestry.com

- 1924: WURTZLER, John P. (Viola I) stock clk Brandt-Dent Co h706 Western av
- 1927: WURTZLER, John P. (Viola T) slsmn h419 Emerald
- 1930: WURTZLER, John P. (Viola) clk Brandt-Dent Co h214 Monroe

(4) 1930 United States Census for Wisconsin, Jefferson Co., Watertown City; Third Ward: Supervisor's District 9; Enumeration District 28-35; Sheet 6N; [unspecified date] 1930.

John P. WURTZLER is head of household, married to Viola P. [WILLENBOCKEL] WURTZLER. Children in the household are Doris E., Clarence E., Louis A., Lester J. and Alice E. WURTZLER.

- Address: 214 Monroe Street.
- Home ownership: no; renting at $20 per month.
- Radio ownership: yes.
- Age: 39 years old at time of census; 28 when first married.
- Birthplace: Wisconsin, as were his parents.
- Occupation: Stock Clerk, Chandeliers (code 7X36).

(5) 1940 United States Census for Wisconsin, Dodge Co., Watertown City, Ward 14, Block 19: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 19-57; Sheet 3A; April 5, 1940.

John P. WURTZLER is head of household, married to Viola [WILLENBOCKEL] WURTZLER. Children in the household are Clarence, Lewis, Lester, Alice, and Donald WURTZLER, plus married daughter Doris [WURTZLER] KUBLY and son-in-law Felix KUBLY. John furnished the information to the census taker for this household.

- Address: 321 Union St.
- Home: Renter; rent at $20 per month; it is not a farm
- Age: 49, married
- Highest Grade of School Completed: High School - 4th year
- Birthplace: Wisconsin
- Residence on April 1, 1935: Watertown, Jefferson, Wisconsin; not a farm
- At Work: No
- Public Emergency Work: Yes
- Weeks out of Work: 15
- Occupation: Clerk, WPA Project
- Occupation Code: 300-V9-2
- Number of Weeks Worked in 1939: 48
- Salary: $605
- Income Other Than Salary: No

(6) U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 via Ancestry.com

- Name: John Perry WURTZLER
- Place of Residence: 321 Union Street, Watertown, Dodge, Wisconsin
- Telephone: none
- Age in Years: 51
- Birth: May 5, 1890; Watertown, Jefferson Co., Wisconsin
- Employer: Moe Bros., Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
- Physical Characteristics: height - 5'8"; weight - 138; eyes - brown; hair - brown; complexion - dark; scar on palm of right hand - Date: April 25, 1942

(7) Find a Grave via Ancestry.com

- Name: John Perry WURTZLER
- Birth: 1890
- Death: 1953
- Burial: Evergreen Cemetery; Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA

(8) Kittell, Hazel (Saniter), compiler, "The Elsie Saniter Family Journal," (Kewaunee, WI: self-published manuscript, June 19, 1997), p. 164.

- Lists his surname as Wetzel.

(9) Schlintz, Victoria L. J., "Family, A Genealogical Collection," (Oakland, CA: self-published manuscript, 1979), Schlintz chapter, Willenbockel-Saniter-Weihert descendant chart, newspaper clippings section ("Ida Willenbockel Dies Last Night At Advanced Age").