John Williams
From Calumet county marriage records: Johann Williams and Dorothea Margaretha Dressen (Cal. 3-89) Married May 3, 1890 in Reformed Church, Town of New Holstein Johann Williams Son of Johann Williams and Clara Mayer Born Town of Russell, Sheboygan County –joiner in Town of Russell Dorothea Margaretha Dressen [shown as Dreesen] Daughter of Claus Johann Dreesen and Margaretha Tade Born Holstein, Germany Witnesses Adam Williams and Maria Dreesen ******** Birth: Mar. 17, 1860 Sheboygan County Wisconsin, USA Death: May 4, 1912 Elkhart Lake Sheboygan County Wisconsin, USA ******* Burial: Saint Johns Cemetery Elkhart Lake Sheboygan County Wisconsin, USA ******* Spouse: Dorothy "Dora" Margaretha Dressen Dietsch (1872 - 1956) Born: July 7, 1872, Schleswig, Germany Died: Oct. 8, 1956, Sheboygan, Sheboygan county ********** From Sheboygan county death records: Dorothy Dietsch nee Dressen (v.68 p.46) Widow of John Dietsch July 7, 1872-Oct. 8, 1956 Daughter of John Dressen and Margaret Todd Born Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Died from “gastric hemorrhage, 18 hours –peptic ulcer –gen. arteriosclerosis” Buried at Elkhart Lake Cemetery, Town of Rhine ********* From Sheboygan county marriage records: John Dietsch and Dora Williams nee Dressen (v.12 p.597) Married Feb. 19, 1914 in religious ceremony, Town of Russell John Dietsch Son of August Dietsch and Margaret Ojs (both born Germany) Born Germany –widowed –age 38 years Farmer in Town of Russell Dora Williams nee Dressen Daughter of John Dressen and Margaraet Tody (both born Germany) Born Germany –widowed –age 41 years Witnesses Mr. and Mrs. Clemance Mudrow (Elkhart Lake) ********* From Sheboygan county death records: John Williams (v.13 p.751) Married [to Dorothy Dressen] March 17, 1860-May 4, 1912 Son of John Williams and Clara Meyer (both born Germany) Born Town of Russell –carpenter Died from “abdominal tuberculosis” Buried at Elkhart Lake Cemetery, Town of Rhine ********** Mrs. Dorothy Dietsch, 84 Elkhart Lake, widow of the late John Dietsch died at Memorial Hospital, Sheboygan, Monday evening. She was taken to the hospital Sunday for treatment. She was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, on July 7, 1872, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dressen. At the age of 8 she moved with her parents to New Holstein. She married John Williams who died in 1912. She married John Dietsch who died last year. For the past 15 years she lived at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Alfred Raeder, Elkhart Lake. A lover of flowers, her garden was a showplace in Elkhart Lake. Persons from the surrounding area drove to the home to view the garden during the summer. She worked in the garden Saturday. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Alfred (Amanda) Raeder, Elkhart Lake, and Mrs. Wallace (Elsa) Lenz, Denver, and two sons, Clemens Williams New York, and Milton Williams Sheboygan; two sisters, Mrs. John Williams and Mrs. Joe Williams, both of Sheboygan; one brother, Herman Dressen of North Dakota; nine grandchildren; and 10 great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three sisters, one brother and a son, Ben. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the Community Ev. and Reformed Church, Elkhart Lake, by the Rev. Paul A. Olm. Burial will be in the Elkhart Lake Cemetery. Friends may call at the Raeder Funeral Home from Thursday noon until 11 a.m. Friday and at the church until the time of services. The Sheboygan Press, Tuesday, October 9, 1956 ******* Children: Amanda Marie Williams Raeder (1891 - 1959) Benjamin "Benji" John Williams (1894 - 1944) ******* Parents: Johannes Gerhardt Willems (1821 - 1909) Marie Clara Mayer Willems (1829 - 1900) (both buried in SS. Peter and Paul cemetery #83) (Information from Rosemary and also findagrave.com)
Franziska (Igel) Wimmer
John Wimmer and Franziska Igel (v.5 p.452) May 7, 1889 at St. Gregory Catholic Church, St. Nazianz John Wimmer Son of Anton Wimmer and Brabara Brandel Born Town of Liberty –farmer Franziska Igel Daughter of Franz Xaver Igel and Theresia Fischer Born Bavaria ************ Wife of Johann Wimmer [married May 7, 1889 at St. Gregory] -daughter of Franz and Theresia Igel -born Schafberg, Bavaria -died from "consumption" ********* Johann Wimmer (April 26, 1868-Sept. 27, 1890 –husband of Franziska Igel [married May 7, 1889 at St. Gregory] –son of Anton Wimmer and Barbara Brandle born Town of Liberty –farmer –died from “accident”, “fractured skull caused by falling on piece of iron”)
R. Winter