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William Theodore WITTE

William Theodore WITTE

Male 1876 - 1960  (84 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Theodore WITTE was born on 24 Feb 1876 in Wabasha Co., MN (son of William WITTE and Carolina BRASS); died on 4 Nov 1960 in Ramsey Co., MN.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William WITTE was born on 18 May 1845 in Hanover, GERMANY; died on 27 Oct 1930 in Hennepin Co., MN; was buried in St. Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, MN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 9 Jun 1880, Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN
    • Census: 5 Jun 1900, Pepin Township, Wabasha, MN
    • Census: 15 Apr 1910, Wabasha, Wabasha, MN
    • Census: 5 Jan 1920, 2913 15th Av S, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN
    • Census: 12 Apr 1930, 2913 15th Av S, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN

    Notes:

    Census:
    1880 census at Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN shows William White, 35, b. Prussia, parents b. Prussia; Caroline, 38, wife, clerk on boat, Prussia, parents b. Prussia; children b. MN: Herman, 8, keeping house, Helen, 6; William, 4; Bernard, 2.
    Note: the census taker obviously got his lines mixed up when writing down occupations.

    Census:
    1900 census at Pepin Township, Wabasha, MN shows William Witte, b. May 1847, 53, married 30 years, GERMANY, parents b. GERMANY, immigrated 1867, farmer; Caroline, b. Nov 1840, 59, 4 children born/4living, b. GERMANY, parents b. GERMANY, immigrated 1851; Bernard, son, b. Jan 1878, 21, b. MN, farm laborer.

    Census:
    1910 census at Wabasha, Wabasha, MN shows William Witte, 64, married 34 years, b. GERMANY, parents b. GERMANY, immigrated 1868, Caroline, 68 4 children born/4living, b. GERMANY, parents b. Hanover, GERMANY, immigrated 1852.

    Census:
    1920 census at Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN shows William Witte, 75, b. Hanover, GERMANY, parents b. Hanover, GERMANY, immigrated 1865, naturalized 1896; Kariline, 79, b. Hanover, GERMANY, parents b. Hanover, GERMANY, immigrated 1852, naturalized 1896.

    Census:
    1930 census at Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN shows William N. Witte, 85, first married at age 24, b. GERMANY, parents b. GERMANY, immigrated 1865; Caroline, 89, married at 28, b. GERMANY, parents b. GERMANY, immigrated 1852.

    Buried:
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    William married Carolina BRASS on 18 Apr 1871 in Wabasha Co., MN. Carolina (daughter of Gerhart H. BRASS and Marie SCHMIDT) was born on 15 Nov 1840 in Hanover, GERMANY; died on 2 Apr 1933 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN; was buried in St. Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Carolina BRASS was born on 15 Nov 1840 in Hanover, GERMANY (daughter of Gerhart H. BRASS and Marie SCHMIDT); died on 2 Apr 1933 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN; was buried in St. Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, MN.

    Notes:

    Buried:
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    Children:
    1. Herman WITTE was born on 15 Jan 1872 in MN; died on 22 May 1955 in Wabasha Co., MN; was buried in St. Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, MN.
    2. Helen WITTE was born on 30 Apr 1874 in Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN; died on 1 Nov 1967 in Hennepin Co., MN.
    3. 1. William Theodore WITTE was born on 24 Feb 1876 in Wabasha Co., MN; died on 4 Nov 1960 in Ramsey Co., MN.
    4. August Bernard WITTE was born on 7 Jan 1878 in Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN; died on 26 Jul 1960 in Nicollet Co., MN.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Gerhart H. BRASS was born on 12 Jul 1811 in Hanover, GERMANY (son of Bernard BRASS); died on 16 Jul 1876 in Wabasha Co., MN; was buried in St. Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, MN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: George Henry Brass
    • Immigratn: 2 Dec 1851, New Orleans, Orleans, LA
    • Census: 21 Sep 1857, Township 111, Wabasha, MN
    • Census: 22 Jun 1860, Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN
    • Census: 1 Jun 1865, Pepin Township, Wabasha, MN
    • Census: 8 Jun 1870, Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN
    • Census: 1 May 1875, Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN

    Notes:

    DNA:
    KWP

    Immigratn:
    Port of Departure, Bremerhaven, Germany aboard the ship Milan. The family stayed in New Orleans until spring and then traveled up the Mississippi to Reads Landing, MN. The ships manifest list the following: George H. Brass, 36, cooper; Marie, 40; Theresa, 14; Bernard, 11; Caroline, 9; Christiana, 6; Clement, 3; Carl, 1, died 14 Nov; Bernard, 66, laborer. I have no proof but wonder if Bernard is the father of Gerhart.

    Census:
    1857 MN State census at Township 111, Wabasha, MN shows G.W Brass, 46, b. GERMANY, landlord; Mary, 47, b. GERMANY; children b. GERMANY: Txxxx(illegible), 21, male; Bennet, 19; Caroline, 17; Christina, 13; Clemence, 10; John, 3, b. WI. In addition, listed between Croline and Christina is a 28 year old female, Maria Dxxx(illegible), age 28, b. NORWAY.

    Census:
    1860 census at Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN shows: G. W. Brass, 49, hotel keeper, b. HANOVER; Mary, 50, b. HANOVER; children b. HANOVER: Barnard, 20; Carolina, 20; Cristina, 17; Clemance, 15; and child b. MN: John, 5.

    Census:
    1865 MN State census at Pell, Wabasha, MN shows G.W Brass; Mary A., Caroline, Christine, Bernard, Clement and John. The 1865 census does not give any information beyond name.

    Census:
    1870 census at Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN shows Henry Brass, 59, b. Hanover, farmer; Mary, 47, b. Baden, millener and dress maker; children b. OH: Mary, 17; Caroline, 14; Emily, 10; Frank, 8; John, 15, raftsman, b. WI.

    Census:
    1875 MN State census at Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN shows G.W Brass, 64, b. Hanover, parents b. Hanover; Mary, 53, b. Baden, parents b. Baden; John 21, b. WI, parents b. Hanover; Caroline Pfeffer, 24, b. PA.

    Buried:
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    Gerhart + Marie SCHMIDT. Marie was born about 1810 in Hanover, GERMANY; died between 1865 and 1870 in Wabasha Co., MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Marie SCHMIDT was born about 1810 in Hanover, GERMANY; died between 1865 and 1870 in Wabasha Co., MN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigratn: 2 Dec 1851, New Orleans, Orleans, LA

    Notes:

    DNA:
    KWP

    Immigratn:
    Port of Departure, Bremerhaven, Germany aboard the ship Milan. The family stayed in New Orleans until spring and then traveled up the Mississippi to Reads Landing, MN. The ships manifest list the following: George H. Brass, 36, cooper; Marie, 40; Theresa, 14; Bernard, 11; Caroline, 9; Christiana, 6; Clement, 3; Carl, 1, died 14 Nov; Bernard, 66, laborer. I have no proof but wonder if Bernard is the father of Gerhart.

    Children:
    1. Theresa BRASS was born about 1835 in GERMANY.
    2. Bernard John BRASS was born on 4 Oct 1838 in Hanover, GERMANY; died on 23 Dec 1922 in Glencoe, McLeod, MN; was buried on 26 Dec 1922 in St. Pius X Cemetery, Glencoe, McLeod, MN.
    3. 3. Carolina BRASS was born on 15 Nov 1840 in Hanover, GERMANY; died on 2 Apr 1933 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN; was buried in St. Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, MN.
    4. Cristina BRASS was born on 4 Aug 1844 in Hanover, GERMANY; died on 11 Mar 1917 in Newkirk, Kay, OK; was buried in Newkirk Cemetery, Newkirk, Kay, OK.
    5. Clemens F. BRASS was born on 2 Oct 1849 in Hanover, GERMANY; died on 6 Jul 1928 in Ramsey Co., MN; was buried in St. Pius X Cemetery, Glencoe, McLeod, MN.
    6. Carl BRASS was born in 1850 in Hanover, GERMANY; died on 14 Nov 1851 in At Sea.
    7. John F. BRASS was born in 1855 in WI; died on 23 Nov 1925 in Wabasha Co., MN; was buried in St. Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, MN.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Bernard BRASS was born about 1785 in GERMANY.
    Children:
    1. 6. Gerhart H. BRASS was born on 12 Jul 1811 in Hanover, GERMANY; died on 16 Jul 1876 in Wabasha Co., MN; was buried in St. Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, MN.