Carl Franz Ferdinand WITTE
- BIRTH: 16 May 1881; Watertown, Dodge Co., Wisconsin, USA
- DEATH: 10 May 1961; Jefferson Co., Wisconsin, USA
- BURIAL: Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery; Watertown, Dodge Co., Wisconsin, USA
Father: August WITTE
Mother: Caroline DAUM
Family 1: Selma Elizabeth MEYER
- MARRIAGE: 29 Nov 1911; Jefferson Co., Wisconsin, USA
- CHILDREN:
- Theodore WITTE
- Paul Frederick WITTE
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_Friedrich WITTE________|
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_August WITTE ___|
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|_Caroline DAUM __|
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|_Elizabeth A. FAILINGER_|
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Notes
Updated May 7, 2022. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):(1) Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index via Ancestry.com
- Name: Carl Franz Ferd WITTE
- Birth Date: 16 May 1881
- Birth Place: Watertown, Jefferson, Wisconsin
- Gender: Male
- Father's Name: August WITTE
- Mother's Name: Caroline DAUM
- FHL Film Number: 1302880
(2) 1900 United States Census for Wisconsin, Jefferson Co., Watertown Town: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 158; Sheet 1A; June 1, 1900.
Charles WITTE is the son of August and Caroline WITTE. He was born in May 1881 in Wisconsin and is 19 years old. He is a farm laborer.
(3) 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Jefferson Co., Town of Watertown: Sheet 2; June 1, 1905.
Chas. WITTE is the son of Aug. and Caroline WITTE. He is 24 years old, born in Wisconsin and is a farm laborer.
(4) 1910 United States Census for Wisconsin, Jefferson Co., Watertown Town: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 142; Sheet 2B; April 16, 1910.
Carl WITTE is the son of August and Caroline WITTE. He is 28 years old, born in Wisconsin, and is a farm laborer on a general farm.
(5) Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records via Ancestry.com
- Name: Carl F F WITTE
- Marriage Date: 29 Nov 1911
- Marriage County: Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA
- Spouse: Selma E MEYER
(6) Marriage License via Newspapers.com. The Watertown News (Watertown, Wisconsin); 01 Dec 1911, Fri, Page 8
"During the week, marriage licenses have been issued by the county clerk of Jefferson County to the following named parties: ... Carl Frank Ferdinand WITTE and Selma Elizabeth MEYER, both of Watertown"
(7) U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 via Ancestry.com
- Name: Carl Frank WITTE
- Permanent Address: RR3, Watertown, Jefferson, Wis.
- Age 37; born May 16, 1881
- Occupation: Farmer
- Nearest Relative: Selma WITTE; RR3, Watertown, Wis.
- Physical Description: height - tall; build - medium; eyes - blue; hair - brown.
- Date: September 12, 1918
(8) 1920 United States Census for Wisconsin, Jefferson Co., Watertown Twp.: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 101; Sheet 2B; January 7, 1920.
Carl WITTE is head of household, married to Selma [MEYER] WITTE. Children in the household are Theodore and Paul. Their niece Ruth KADDATZ is also a resident [the exact nature of the relationship requires further research]. Also in the next residence is Henry WITTE and family [wife Caroline, daughters Josephine and Martha] -- is this Carl WITTE's brother Heinrich WITTE?
- Age: 38
- Home Ownership: Owns his farm free of mortgage
- Birthplace: Wisconsin, with his parents from Germany
- Occupation: Farmer, Stock Farm
(9) 1930 United States Census for Wisconsin, Jefferson Co., Watertown Twp.: Enumeration District 44; Sheet 1B; April 2, 1930.
Carl WITTE is head of household, married to Selma [MEYER] WITTE. The children listed in the household are Theodore and Paul.
- Home ownership: yes, a farm
- Radio ownership: no
- Age: 48 years old at time of census; 30 when first married
- Birthplace: Wisconsin, with his parents from Germany
- Occupation: Farmer, general farm (code VVVV)
(10) 1940 United States Census for Wisconsin, Jefferson Co., Watertown Twp.: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 28-45; Sheet 3B; April 8, 1940.
Carl WITTE is head of household. His adult sons Paul and Theodore reside with him as does Theodore's wife Doris.
- Home: Owner, valued at $3,000, it is a farm
- Age: 58, widowed
- Highest Grade of School Completed: 8th Grade
- Birthplace: Wisconsin
- Residence on April 1, 1935: Same House
- At Work: Yes
- Number of hours worked per week: 60
- Occupation: farmer on his own farm
- Occupation Code: 000-VV-3
- Number of Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
- Salary: $0
- Income Other Than Salary: Yes
- Number of Farm Schedule: 40
(11) U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 via Ancestry.com
- Name: Carl Frank WITTE
- Place of Residence: R.R#2 Watertown, Jefferson, Wisconsin
- Telephone: Yes; Watertown 9628F3
- Age: 60 years; born May 16, 1881, Dodge, Wis.
- Alternate Point of Contact: Theodore WITTE, R.R#2 Watertown, Wisconsin
- Employment: Self-Employed, Farmer
- Physical Description: 6'3"; 175 lb.; eyes-blue; hair - bald; complexion - ruddy; large mole on left forearm
- Date: April 25, 1942
(12) 1950 United States Census for Wisconsin, Jefferson Co., Watertown: Enumeration District 28-63; Sheets 21-22; April 17, 1950.
Carl WITTE is head of household. Paul F. WITTE and his family resides within the household, including his wife Helen D. [WANDSNIDER] WITTE and children Karen J. and Richard P. WITTE.
- Address: Highway 16
- Farm: Yes
- Age: 68; widower
- Birthplace: Wisconsin
- Occupation Category: Worker
- Hours Worked: 42
- Occupation: Farmer
- Industry: Farm
- Worker Class: Own Business
- Occupation Code: 100 105 3 (Farmers, Agriculture)
(13) Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index via Ancestry.com
- Name: WITTE, Carl
- Certificate: 013178
- Birth: 1881
- Death: 10 May 1961
- County: Jefferson
- Burial: Lutheran Cemetery; Watertown, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
(14) Find a Grave
- Name: Carl Franz Ferdinand WITTE
- Birth: 1881
- Death: 10 May 1961 (aged 79)
- Burial: Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery; Watertown, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
- Memorial ID: 8269577
(15) Witte family records. September 2, 2000.
(16) RootsWeb WorldConnect Project database 25787.
- Provides middle names and exact birth date.