FRIDRICKA JUSTINA (LORENZEN) MESSERSCHMIDT
Fridricka (Lorenzen) Messerschmidt
From Calumet county marriage records (v.3 p.66)
Otto Messerschmidt and Fridricka Justina Lorenzen
Otto Messerschmidt
b: Philadelphia, Penn laborer
p: John Messerschmidt and Catherina Heins
m: Oct. 19, 1888 in religious ceremony, Town of New Holstein
Witnesses Bahse Lorenzen and Mary J. Wieting
to: Fridricka Justina Lorenzen
b: Schleswig, Germany
to: Munnie Lorenzen and Catherina Paulsen
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From Manitowoc county death records:
Otto Messerschmidt (v.30 p.191)
Divorced [from Fredricka Lorenzen]
Died March 21, 1936 at age 81 years
Parents are listed as unknown
[John Messerschmidt and Catherina Heins]
Born Germany -at time of death lived at insane asylum, City of Manitowoc
Died from "carcinoma of stomach -general arteriosclerosis
-mental deficiency with deterioration"
Burial site is difficult to read seems to read "Pioneer, Kiel"
[Pioneers Rest, Two Rivers]
AUGUSTA THIESSEN
Augusta (Thiessen) Meyer
The Augusta Thiessen is a sister to Adolphine Thiessen Arps and Herman Thiessen in these photos. She was thus likely born in the Town of New Holstein. Her parents are Peter M. Thiessen and Catharina M. Glasshof (both born Germany). ********* Mrs. Augusta Thiessen Meyer, 83, a former town of New Holstein resident died of a lingering illness at her home in Chicago late Wednesday morning. She was born in the town of New Holstein Sept. 9, 1872, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thiessen. She attended district school No. 1 and later went to Chicago and married Anthony Meyer there. She is survived by a daughter, Miss Gertrude Meyer of Chicago and four brothers, Frederick of Jefferson, Wisconsin, Edward of Brillion, Ernest of New Holstein and Rudolph of Sturgeon Bay. Funeral services will be held in Chicago at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be made in a Chicago cemetery. Sheboygan Press
Meyer and Wagner
Meyer Birdu
C. Meyer child