March 2013 Ancestral Newsletter #16 Dear Readers, You all know that I'm the last person in the world who would ever say anything derogatory about another human being. And, heaven knows, I'm not one to spread gossip--- but that photo of George Weitzer, on the next page, just begs for some sort of comment. So what's the big deal if the man likes to smoke once in awhile? There's no law against it. And maybe he enjoys relaxing with friends and downing a few cold ones. Nothing wrong with that. And a little gambling isn't such a bad thing---if done in moderation. I'm certainly not going to stand in judgment of the man or start any rumors, but were you aware that he was 35 when he married that 16 year old girl? George D. Weitzer was the first born child of Anton and Barbara Weitzer and he will be the focus of this newsletter. The newsletter also introduces us to the Frank Heiss family. The following mini- genealogical chart shows the Hutter/Weitzer connection through the generations: HUTTER WEITZER first generation Adam (weaver) second Johann (dies after famine) third Johann Evangelist (comes to America) first Michael fourth John Jr. (hoop pole & farming) second Georg fifth Margretta (widowed with 8 children) third Anton(comes to America) sixth Christina Bauer --------------------marries----------------- forrth George D, Weitzer | | | daughter Marie Weitzer son George J. Weitzer “Buddy” marries marries Frank Heiss Mabel Haas ! ! Children Children 1 Joseph 1 Rae Marie 2 Elizabeth 3 Patricia 4 Marie 5 Francis Remember Aloys Hutter's “Farmers Rest” store?(newsletter #14) General stores were designed to attract people with a down home feel. A wooden platform with a bench or two and an overhang for shade provided a cozy, front porch atmosphere where people could sit and chat for a spell on a warm summer day. Maybe they would gossip a bit just like I did at the beginning of this page. They may have even talked about George Weitzer. They probably knew him. His place of business was in eyesight of the Farmer's Rest store. Much of the information and some of the photos in this issue, come from two main sources: 1) The History of Plain, WI 2) The History and Genealogy of the Hutter, Engle and Born Families. I should say one more thing before we move on; the picture of George was cropped from a photo on a postcard. I will print the full postcard in an upcoming newsletter. Hope you enjoy this issue. Debby Klug Deb E-mail: [email protected]
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March 2013
Ancestral Newsletter #16
Dear Readers,
You all know that I'm the last person in the world who would ever say anything derogatory about
another human being. And, heaven knows, I'm not one to spread gossip--- but that photo of George
Weitzer, on the next page, just begs for some sort of comment.
So what's the big deal if the man likes to smoke once in awhile? There's no law against it. And
maybe he enjoys relaxing with friends and downing a few cold ones. Nothing wrong with that. And a
little gambling isn't such a bad thing---if done in moderation.
I'm certainly not going to stand in judgment of the man or start any rumors, but were you aware
that he was 35 when he married that 16 year old girl?
George D. Weitzer was the first born child of Anton and Barbara Weitzer and he will be the focus
of this newsletter. The newsletter also introduces us to the Frank Heiss family. The following mini-
genealogical chart shows the Hutter/Weitzer connection through the generations:
HUTTER WEITZER
first generation Adam (weaver)
second Johann (dies after famine)
third Johann Evangelist (comes to America) first Michael
fourth John Jr. (hoop pole & farming) second Georg
fifth Margretta (widowed with 8 children) third Anton(comes to America)
sixth Christina Bauer --------------------marries----------------- forrth George D, Weitzer
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daughter Marie Weitzer son George J. Weitzer “Buddy”
marries marries
Frank Heiss Mabel Haas
! !
Children Children
1 Joseph 1 Rae Marie
2 Elizabeth
3 Patricia
4 Marie
5 Francis
Remember Aloys Hutter's “Farmers Rest” store?(newsletter #14) General stores were designed to
attract people with a down home feel. A wooden platform with a bench or two and an overhang for
shade provided a cozy, front porch atmosphere where people could sit and chat for a spell on a warm
summer day. Maybe they would gossip a bit just like I did at the beginning of this page. They may
have even talked about George Weitzer. They probably knew him. His place of business was in
eyesight of the Farmer's Rest store.
Much of the information and some of the photos in this issue, come from two main sources: 1) The
History of Plain, WI 2) The History and Genealogy of the Hutter, Engle and Born Families.
I should say one more thing before we move on; the picture of George was cropped from a photo
on a postcard. I will print the full postcard in an upcoming newsletter.