Carry Westling
HENRY WESTLING
Henry Westling
Maria (Bushmann) Westling
St. Nazianz news: Annother Old Settler Laid To Rest Many people gathered here on Tuesday morning to attend the funeral services held at St. Gregorys church at 10 oclock and to pay their last respects to Henry Wesling who was well known around here as one of the older group of settlers. His death occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Rudolph Kirsch at Elkhart Lake last Friday and was attributed to the infirmities of old age. Mr. Wesling was preceded in death by his wife and two of his daughters, Mrs. Adam Platten and Mrs. Nic Backhaus. He is survived by five daughters and four sons; Mesdames Nicholas Wagner, William Klein, Nick Welter of Cleveland, Rudolph Kirsch and John Lindeman of Elkhart Lake; Bernard of Plymouth, Frank of Greenwood, Henry who makes his house in North Dakota and Joseph in Marshfield. Manitowoc Herald News, Saturday, May 19, 1928 Page 12 ********** Henry Westling (also shown as James Henry) Jan. 1, 1844-May 11, 1928 Husband of Maria Bushmann [married April 10, 1866] at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Town of Herman, Sheboygan County - Maria Bushmann was born June 7, 1845 to Franziskus Bushmann and Gertrude Grilsen at Westerkotten near Lippstadt, Westphalia, Germany - after giving birth to 6 children, Maria died on Dec. 1, 1880 and is buried at St. Joseph Cemetery in Town of Herman, Sheboygan County - St. Joseph Church was abandoned in the 1920's - after the death of his first wife Maria Bushmann, Henry Westling re-married to Anna Schmidt in 1881 - six additional children were born from this second marriage. Henry is the son of Casper Westling and Maria Christina Himmel (Casper was born May 17, 1799 in Munster, Westphalia, Germany, in the mid 1830's emigrated with his wife Maria Christina Himmel and family, settling in Schuyler, Winchester County, New York. Sometime after 1844, the family moved to "Schwartzland" by St. Joseph Catholic Church, Town of Herman, Sheboygan County. Casper died June 4, 1866 and is buried at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Town of Herman, Sheboygan County. Maria Christina Himmel was born May 27, 1802 and died Nov. 13, 1880. She was born in Germany. Died from "chronic myocarditis" Henry Westling death record is in Sheboygan County. *********** Maria Bushmann [married April 10, 1866] at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Town of Herman, Sheboygan County - Maria Bushmann was born June 7, 1845 to Franziskus Bushmann and Gertrude Grilsen at Westerkotten near Lippstadt, Westphalia, Germany - after giving birth to 6 children, Maria died on Dec. 1, 1880 and is buried at St. Joseph Cemetery in Town of Herman, Sheboygan County - St. Joseph Church was abandoned in the 1920's - after the death of his first wife Maria Bushmann, Henry Westling re-married to Anna Schmidt in 1881 - six additional children were born from this second marriage. (This is the other half of the Henry Westling photo) *********** husband of Anna nee Schmidt [married in 1881](second wife) -son of Casper and Christyna Wesling -both born Germany -she died from "chronic myocarditis") (he is in cem. #21)
Miss Westling