August Friedrich Ferdinand WITTE
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| Three generations of Witte family descendants visit the August Witte Outhouse On display at the Koepsell Farm exhibit at "Old World Wisconsin," N42∞51.966 / W88∞29.846. It is believed to have been built circa 1873 to 1880. |
- BIRTH: 08 Nov 1839; Prussia
- DEATH: 17 Mar 1911; Watertown, Jefferson Co., Wisconsin, USA
- BURIAL: Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery; Lebanon, Dodge Co., Wisconsin, USA
Father: Friedrich WITTE
Mother: Caroline //
Family 1: Caroline DAUM
- MARRIAGE: 19 Oct 1865; Lowell, Dodge Co., Wisconsin, USA
- CHILDREN:
- Frederick Wilhelm WITTE
- Henrich August WITTE
- Hannah Louise WITTE
- Mary WITTE
- Helene Elisabeth WITTE
- Josephine Elisabeth WITTE
- Martha Caroline WITTE
- Carl Franz Ferdinand WITTE
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Notes
Updated March 10, 2022. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):(1) 1850 United States Census for Wisconsin, Dodge Co., Lebanon: September 21, 1850.
August WITTA is the son of Frederick and Caroline WITTA. He is 10 years old and born in Germany.
(2) 1860 United States Census Wisconsin, Dodge Co., Lebanon (Watertown Post Office): Page 78; July 6, 1860.
August WITT is the son of Frederick WITT. He is 20 years old and born in Prussia.
(3) Abstracts of Reeseville, Wisconsin Marriage Records; State Historical Society of Wisconsin, microfilm reel 53M, Dodge County, Wisconsin marriage records, 1852-1871, Volume 4 to Volume 5; Series 2073.
- Record: 1801
- Groom: August WITTE (son of Fred WITTE); farmer in the town of Emmet; birthplace - Germany
- Bride: Caroline DAUM (daughter of Philip and Elizabeth DAUM)
- Date: 19 October 1865 in Lowell by Rev. C.J.A. STRASSEN, Lutheran Minister
(4) 1870 United States Census for Wisconsin, Dodge Co., Town of Emmet (Watertown Post Office): page 4; dwelling 26; family 26; June 2, 1870.
August WITTE, head of household, is married to Caroline [DAUM] WITTE. He was born in Prussia, is 30 years old and is a farmer with real estate valued at $4,000 and personal estate valued at $500. He is eligible to vote. Children listed in the household are: Friederich and Henry. The two Muller boys, Franz and August, also live there.
(5) 1875 Wisconsin State Census for Dodge Co., Town of Emmet: June 1, 1875.
- August WITTE is head of family. There are 6 males and 2 females in the household.
(6) 1880 United States Census for Wisconsin, Dodge Co., Emmet Twp.: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 11; page 4; June X, 1880.
August WITTE is head of household, married to Carolin [DAUM] WITTE. He is 40 years old and was born in Prussia, as were his parents. He is a farmer. Children in the household are Fredrick, Henry, Hannah, Mary, Lena, Jesephina and Martha. The household also includes Herman EBERT, a 23-year-old Prussian laborer.
(7) 1900 United States Census for Wisconsin, Jefferson Co., Watertown Town: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 158; Sheet 1A; June 1, 1900.
August WITTE is head of household, married to Caroline [DAUM] WITTE. Children in the household are Henry, Josephine, Martha and Charles.
- Birth date: November 1839; age 60
- Number of Years of Present Marriage: 35
- Birthplace: Germany, as were his parents
- Year of Immigration: 1847; a naturalized citizen
- Occupation: Farmer
- Home: Owns his home with a mortgage
(8) 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Jefferson Co., Town of Watertown: Sheet 2; June 1, 1905.
Aug. WITTE is head of household, married to Caroline [DAUM] WITTE. Children in the household are Henry, Josephine, Martha and Chas.
- Age: 65
- Birthplace: Germany, as were his parents
- Occupation: Farmer
- Home: Owns his farm with a mortgage
(9) 1910 United States Census for Wisconsin, Jefferson Co., Watertown Town: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 142; Sheet 2B; April 16, 1910.
August WITTE is head of household, married to Caroline [DAUM] WITTE. Children in the household are Henry, Josephine, Martha and Carl.
- Address: Gopher Hill Road
- Age: 70; married for 44 years
- Birthplace: Germany, as were his parents
- Immigration: 1847, a naturalized citizen
- Language: Can speak English
- Occupation: Farmer, General Farm; he is an employer
- Home: Owns a farm free of mortgage
(10) Find a Grave via Ancestry.com
- Birth: 8 Nov 1839; Germany
- Death: 17 Mar 1911 (aged 71); Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
- Burial: Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery; Lebanon, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
- Memorial ID: 102770158
August WITTE's Find-a-Grave entry provides an explanation for the Muller boys. Apparently he had a first wife, Albertine Wilhelmine KOEPSELL: "Caroline Albertine Wilhelmine Koepsell WITTE (Birth: Aug. 26, 1826, Germany, Death: Feb. 15, 1865; Lebanon, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA) Immigrated to New York Aug 19 1846 aboard the Ship Vinzenz Priesnitz from Stettin, Germany with father Christian KOEPSELL and her siblings. Married Gottlieb MUELLER Jun 1 1847 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lebabon, Dodge Co, Wisconsin. Four of their six children grew to adulthood. After her husband Gottlieb died, she married August WITTE Jun 12 1863. Caroline died during childbirth Feb 1865. August WITTE married Caroline DAUM Oct 19 1865. The two older MUELLER kids left to be brought up by KOEPSELL and MUELLER relatives."
(11) Wisconsin, U.S., Wills and Probate Records via Ancestry.com
This source contains the entire 63-page will and probate record for August WITTE. Essentially, he left everything to his wife. This included the family homestead valued at $5,000 and household furniture valued at $50.
(12) Witte family records. September 23, 2000.
(13) The Wisconsin Historical Society, "Old World Wisconsin" outdoor museum of rural life, Eagle, Waukesha Co., WI, visited August 10, 2002. Information digitally photographed and transcribed from background notes kept on-site at the Koepsell Farm exhibit. Pages 89-91.
VISIT:
The Outhouse from the August WITTE farm is on display at the Koepsell Farm exhibit. It is located at latitude/longitude: N42° 051.966 / W88° 029.846. "[August] WITTE expanded his farm [see below] after 1873 when he obtained forty additional acres in Section 25, bringing his total to 120. It is believed that the outhouse which has been restored at the Museum was constructed at approximately the same time, circa 1873 to 1880."
FURTHER BACKGROUND NOTES:
- "The Frederick WITTE family immigrated to the Town of Lebanon, Dodge County [Wisconsin] sometime between 1846 and 1850... Census listings explain that in 1850 the 37 year old [Frederick] WITTE, his wife Caroline (40 years), their four children, August (10 years), Bernardine (8 years), Albert (7 years), and William (4 years) were sharing their home with an older couple (probably his parents?) on a Town of Lebanon farm valued at $800. The entire family being native Germans suggests an arrival date of no earlier than 1846, as the youngest child was four years old at the time of the census..."
- "Between 1860 and 1870 the eldest WITTE son, August, purchased an 80-acre farm in the Town of Emmet. Located on the town line separating Emmet and Lebanon, the farm was situated approximately 1/4 of a mile from his father's operation in Lebanon. Formerly the Miller homestead in Section 24, August WITTE's farm was appraised at $4,000 in 1860. He and his 30 year old Prussian-born wife, Caroline had two sons, Frederick (age 2) and Henry (age 1) [based on 1870 Census]. Fourteen year old Franz MILLER and his younger brother, August also lived with the WITTEs."
- "August's farm, like his father's and many of those in the vicinity, displayed a segment of the cultural baggage which accompanied the Oderbrücker and Pomeranians to Lebanon, this being Fachwerk style [a type of half-timbered] architecture. August's home and barn were both of this type, although it is conceivable that either none, one, or both could have been erected by the previous owner."
- "WITTE expanded his farm after 1873 when he obtained forty additional acres in Section 25, bringing his total to 120. It is believed that the outhouse which has been restored at the Museum was constructed at approximately the same time, circa 1873 to 1880.