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A LISTING OF ALL REFERENCES BY NUMBER

Copied Feb. 11, 1978

21 June 1870 - page 38

Seurer, Carl  age 43   farmer   born in Prussia
          value of real estate =2500   perpetual estate =250
          can read and write
    Magda?  age 29?   born in Prussia  can read and write
    Johan   age 8     born in Wisc.  - going to school
    Marianne    7          "     - going to school
    Joseph      5          "
    Hannah      3          "
    Christina   7/12  Nov.     "

Reel 1419
June 19, 1880
p.33 (115 B stamped number)

Last Name	First Name	Race	Sex	Age	Relationship	Marriage	Occupation	Birthplace	Father's	Mother's	Other Things
Seurer	Margaretha	W	F	38	Widow	widowed	farmer / Keeping house	Prus.	Prus.	Prus.
	Johan	W	M	19	son	single	Work at home	Wisc.	Prus.	Prus.
	Maria	W	F	17	daughter	single	serves at home	Wisc.	Prus.	Prus.
	Joseph	W	M	15	son	single	Work at home	Wisc.	Prus.	Prus.
	Hermuth?	W	M	12	son	single	attending school	Wisc.	Prus.	Prus.
	Ca??in	W	F	10	daughter	single	"	Wisc.	Prus.	Prus.
	Carl	W	M	6	son	single	"	Wisc.	Prus.	Prus.
	Anna	W	F	2	daughter	single	"	Wisc.	Prus.	Prus.

page 7

Seurer, John J.   Sep. 1864  married 6 yrs.  farmer rents farm
                           parents from Germany
        Magdalena Dec. 1874   3 children all living
        Anna      Nov. 1894
        Joseph    Nov. 1896
        Henry     Jan. 1898


Seurer, Henry     Jan. 1867  married 1 yr.  farmer owns farm
        Theresa   Sep. 1875  1 child, died  no English
                           father from Wis. mother Germany
        Margarette (mother) Oct. 1834 widow 8 children 7 alive
                            can read and write no English

Sworn to and subscribed before me, at Houghton this 1st day of April A. D. 1854. J. Shaphy Clerk.	Signed. Charles Seurer
STATE OF MICHIGAN, COUNTY OF Houghton J. Justin Shaphy	ss. Clerk of the District Court for said County, do

Certify that the above is a true copy of the original Declaration of Intention of
Charles Seurer to become a CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES,
remaining of record in my Office.

From Foertsch-Achter-Seurer Family Chronicles by Dorothy Kaler, 1993

1862 PLAT FOR FOREST, FOND-DU-LAC CO., WISC.

1894 PLAT FOR FOREST, FOND-DU-LAC CO., WISC.

1.Full name of husband- John Joseph Seurer
2.Full name of father of husband- Charles Seurer
3.Full name of mother of husband- Margaretha Achter
4.Occupation of husband- farmer
5.Residence of husband- Charlesburg
6.Birthplace of husband- Town Holstein Wis.
7.Full name of wife previous to marriage- Magdalena Riden
8.Full name of father of wife- John Joseph Riden
9.Full name of mother of wife- Anna Mary Wolwer
10.Birthplace of wife- Town Forst Fond du lac Co Wis
11.Time when marriage was contracted-10 O clock A. M.
12.Place- Charlesburg, Calumet Co Wis
13.The color of the parties- White
14.By what ceremony contracted- Religious
15.Names of subscribing witnesses- Henry Seurer & Ana Mary Riden
STATE OF WISCONSIN, County of Calumet
I hereby certify that the foregoing marriage was solemnized by me on the day above named and that the above is a true return of said marriage, and the other facts there recorded.
Dated at Charlesburg in the county of Calumet, on the 16th day of January A.D. 1894.
Name, Leonhard Blum
Catholic Priest ...

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1. Full name of child: Heinrich Seurer
2. Color: white
3. Sex: male
4. Name of other issue living (born of the same parents): 1. Anna 2. Joseph
5. Full name of father: Johann Joseph Seurer
6. Occupation of father: Farmer
7. Full name of mother previous to marriage: Magdalena Rieden
8. Hour, day of week, of month, and year, of birth: 6 p.m. Monday January 30, 1899
9. The place, town or township, and county in which born: New Holstein, Calumet Co.
10. Birthplace of father: Town of New Holstein
11. Birthplace of mother: Town Forest, Fond du Lac Co., Wis.

State of Wisconsin, County of Calumet

I hereby certify, that the above is a true return of the said birth and of the other facts there recorded.
Dated at New Holstein this 2oth day of February, 1899.
Health officer, town or city clerk, assessor: Dr. Julius C. Voje, of New Holstein

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page no. 500
Place of Death- County of Calumet, Township of Harrison
Full Name- John Joseph Seyrer
Sex- male Color- white
Date of birth- Sept. 26,1865
Age- 45yrs. 11 mos. 22 days
married
birthplace- Wis.
Father- Charles Seurer
birthplace- Germany
Mother- Margaret Achter
birthplace- Germany
Occupation- farmer
Informant- Mrs. Lena Seurer
Filed- Aug. 22, 19__ James A. Shea local registrar

Date of death- Aug. 21, 1910
I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from Aug. 19, 1910 to Aug. 21, 1910 that I last saw him alive on Aug. 21, 1910 and that death occurred, on the date stated above, at 7:30 A.M. The cause of death was Appendaceal abscess with general peritonitis. Duration 5 days.
Contributory Appendicitis with rupture.
Signed R E Doern
Burial- Sherwood Aug. 24, 1910
Undertaker- H. Eldridge in Hilbert

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1. Deceased Name: Henry Seurer
2. male
3. Date of Death: July 4, 1971
4. Race: white
5. Age: 72 yrs. 5 months 4 days
6. Date of Birth: Jan. 30, 1899
7a. County of Death: Milwaukee
7b. City of death: Wauwatosa
8. State of Birth: New Holstein, Wis.
9. USA
10. widowed
11.
12. Social Security Number: 388-05-9567A
13. Usual Occupation: retired electrician, Wisconsin Elec. Power Co.
14. Residence: Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee (Inside City Limits) 2103 N. 35 St.
15. Father: Joseph Seurer
16. Mother: Magdalena Rieden
17. Informant: Carol Seurer 2103 N. 35 St., Milwaukee
17c. Was deceased ever in U.S. Armed Forces? Yes 1918-1921
18. Death was caused by: cardiac arrhythmia due to hypoxis due to pneumonia
19. Autopsy? Yes
21. Certification: I attended the deceased from July 4, 1971 to July 4, 1971 and last saw him alive on July 4, 1971. Death occurred at 1:10 p.m. Paul J. Anselmo, M.D. dated: July 6, 1971, Milwaukee County General Hospital, 8700 W. Wisconsin Ave. , Milwaukee, Wisc.
24. Buried in Pinelawn Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin July 9, 1971
25. Funeral Home: J. H. Becker & Sons, 5330 W. Lisbon Ave., Milwaukee, Wisc. 53210
25b. Funeral Director: Louis A. Becker
26. Registrar: E. R. Krumbregel, M.D.
26b. Date Received: July 8, 1971

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Tues. Dec. 13, 1977

Mrs. Anna M. Grittner, 83, of the Chilton Village Nursing Home, widow of Joseph, died at the nursing home Tuesday after a short illness.
She was born Nov. 11, 1894 in the town of Rhine, the daughter of Joseph and Magdalena Rieden Seurer.
On June 29, 1913, she was married to Mr. Grittner at Chilton. He preceded her in death in May, 1969.
The family resided on Route 4, Chilton.
Mrs. Grittner was employed in Chilton at the Carnation Co. and then at the Aluminum Specialty Co. until her retirement in 1959.
Survivors are two daughter's, Mrs. Cyril (Thelma) Suttner of Route 4, Chilton, and Mrs. William (Madelyne) Nadler of Route 1, Chilton; five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren, and a brother, John A. Seurer of Green Bay.
Two sisters and two brothers preceded her in death.
The funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday in St. Mary Catholic Church, Chilton. Family rites will be at 10:30 a.m. in the Weiting Funeral Home, Chilton.
There will be a parish vigil at 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Friends may call there after 4 p.m. Thursday.

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Dear Granddaughter:

Well you are asking to do a big job, but I'll try to give much as I can. First your Grandmother born Amelia Wandt Sept. 17th 1905 in Milwaukee. Her brother Willet born in Milwaukee 1903 date or month unknown.
Now my side: I was born January 30th 1899 Town of New Holstein Calumet County.
My sisters and brothers:

Joseph	born	November 24th 1896 New Holstein	Died April 15 1919 Chilton
Charles	"	January 5th 1906 Sherwood	Died October 5 - 1910 Sherwood
Tony	"	March 2nd 1908 Sherwood
Anna	"	November 11th 1894 New Holstein
Theresa	"	March 19th 1901 Sherwood
Frances	"	August 16th 1903 Sherwood

Virginia Seurer, daughter of my brother Joe and Frances Vogel. She was born in Chilton in May 1919. Her mother remarried after Joe died. Virginia was raised by her mother and step father. She is now Virginia Murphy living somewhere in Milwaukee.
Your Great Grandmother Seurer born December 25, 1874 in Fond- du-Lac County died September 1 - 1966 at Chilton.
Your Great Grandfather Seurer born September 26 - 1864 at New Holstein died August 21, 1910 at Sherwood.
Your Great Great Grandmother (that is my grandmother) born in Germany about 1832 died January 1916 at Mt. Calvary.
Your Great Great Grandfather born in Germany about 1828 died July 1912 at Mt. Calvary.
Your Great Great Grandmother (on my father's side) born Germany about 1840 died at New Holstein about 1927.
Your Great Great Grandfather born in Germany died at New Holstein about 1877.
For the rest your second cousins etc. you will write to Frances in Chilton, Theresa in Fond du Lac, and Tony in Green Bay.

The lists of descendants mentioned are not included here at this time.

I think I met your dad when he was working for the Friden Co. he used to come to the office where I worked - Fond du Lac Lumber Co - and check the calculating machines. [NOTE: That was my dad - Ed Seurer] ...

Jan. 1980

St. Charles Cemetary, Charlesburg WI (all three)

• Nicholas Seurer  lot 24  born 9-19-1871  died 6-24-1876
  Carl     Seurer  lot 18  born 10-6-1830  died 1-26-1878
  Margaret Seurer  lot 17  born 1-25-1841  died 4-27-1927
  Henry    Seurer          born      1867  died      1943
  Theresa  Seurer          born      1876  died      1948
  

...The stone of Carl and Margaret is a Rust Granet Stone. The stone of Nicholas is very old and white. The only thing we could read is the name. ...

June 3,1980

BAPTISMS

• Anna Catherine Seurer, Carl Seurer & Margaret Achter Dec.1877
  
• Maria Anna Seurer, Joseph Seurer & Helen Riden Nov.11, 1894
  
• Henry Seurer, Joseph Seurer & Magdalena Riden Jan. 30, 1899
  (not a baby).
  
• Theresa Seurer, Joseph Seurer & Magdalena Rieden March 1901
  

WEDDINGS

• John Joseph Seurer, Carl Seurer & Margaret Achter
  from Charlesburg, Wi.
  married
  Magdalena Riden, John Joseph Riden & Anna Maria Wilner
  from Forest, Wi.
  at St. Charles, January 16, 1894
• Henry Seurer, Carl Seurer & Margaret Achter
  from New Holstein, Wi. age 32
  married
  Theresa Klotz, John Klotz & Anna Leitner
  from Woodville, Wi. age 23
  at St. Charles, May 23, 1899

CONFIRMATION

• October 23,1879 Heinrich Seurer & Joseph Seurer

DEATHS

• Nicolaus Seurer, Carl Seurer & Margaret Achter
  Oct. 20, 1871 - July 24 ,1877
• Carl Seurer, wife Margaret Achter
  Oct. 6, 1826 - Jan. 27, 1878
  
• infant of Henry Seurer & Theresa Klotz
  March 23, 1900 [Henry from Charlesburg]

BAPTISMS

• John Erwin Seurer, Henry Seurer & Theresa Klotz
  Aug. 27, 1905
  married Rosalie Schmitz in Marytown, Wi. on November 12, 1929
• Henry Erwin Foertsch, Balthasar Foertsch & Maria Seurer
  September 24, 1902
• Rita Mathilda Seurer, Erwin Seurer & Rosalie Schmitz
  October 27, 1934
  married Oliver Greuel in St. Charles on April 20, 1955
• Donna Mae Nett, Joseph Nett & Frances Seurer
  September 13, 1937
  married Lester Heimerman in St. Charles October 13, 1956

Sincerely,
Joan Berrens- secretary

No Death Certificate for Carl Seurer in Calumet County Register of Deeds. July 1978.

No marriage record for Margaret Achter and Carl Seurer at Register of Deeds for Calumet County, Chilton, Wisc. 53014. Oct. 22,1979.

No probate record for Carl Seurer. same place. Jan. 16, 1980.

No birth certificate for John Joseph Seurer. same place. Feb.19, 1980.