August & Bertha Hartwig
Photos above from German language newspaper, The Milwaukee Herold, 9 December 1921, with an article regarding their 50th wedding anniversary
August Carl Hartwig (Frank's Father)
b. 20 September 1845 - Güstebiese, Koenigsberg, Brandenburg, Prussia (Preußen)
Immigrated to the USA in 1867 with Father Friedrich August & Mother Elizabeth
Declared Intention for U.S.A. Citizenship in 1870
Married Bertha Wille in 6 January 1871
Petitioned for Official Citizenship in June 1906
d. 14 January 1923 - Portage, Indiana
St. Joseph's Hospital while living at the home of his
daughter Olga Weissbrodt
Cremains buried at Pilgrim's Rest Cemetary in Milwaukee, WI
at his wife Bertha's gravesite located at Lot 1, Blk 9, Sec H, Grave 46
Bertha Wille Hartwig (Frank's Mother)
b. 16 June 1853 - Rensekow, Pomerania, Prussia
Immigrated to the USA in 1868 along with Father August Wille and Mother Caroline
d. 16 January 1921 (Gastritis) - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Trinity Hospital
Buried at Pilgrim's Rest Cemetary in Milwaukee, WI
at the gravesite located at Lot 1, Blk 9, Sec H, Grave 46
Friedrich August Hartwig (Frank's Grandfather)
b. 19 September 1818 - Güstebiese, Koenigsberg, Brandenburg, Prussia (Preußen)
d. 22 July 1886 - Summit, Wisconsin
Elisabeth Hilliges Hartwig (Frank's Grandmother)
b. 17 December 1817 - Güstebiese, Koenigsberg, Brandenburg, Prussia (Preußen)
d. 10 January 1893 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Children of August & Bertha Hartwig (Frank's Siblings)
William b. 23 Jan 1872 m. Maggie Piroska 15 April 1920 d. 24 June 1926 and buried at Montorse Cemetery
Otto J.C. (aka Arthur) b. 8 Jul 1874 m. Frances Retz 29 Nov 1895 d. 12 Jun 1911 (tuberculosis) and buried at Pilgrim's Rest cemetery in Milwaukee, WI
Martha Wilhelmine Louise b. 9 August 1875 m. Fred Zuehlke 20 May 1893 d. 3 Apr 1961
Friederika Wilhelmine Ida b. 7 March 1877 d. 1878
Franz Carl (Frank) b. 11 May 1879 (baptism sponsors were Adolph Wolf, Wilhelmine Wolf and Carl Zahn) m. Helen Stone 10 Dec 1910 (wedding attendants were Frank Buth and Linda Heuter) d. 21 March 1965 and buried at Mosinee Cemetery, Mosinee, WI
Amanda Auguste Marie b. 3 Dec 1880 m. John Junck 21 Oct 1899 d. unknown
Gustav August Joachim b. 7 Feb 1882 m. Martha Giese 17 April 1909 d. 27 May 1917 due to acccidental electrocution at Geo. Ziegler candy factory in Milwaukee, and buried at Pilgrim's Rest cemetery in Milwaukee, WI
Bertha Mina Ida b. 2 July 1885 d. 15 February 1887
Herta (Hattie) b. 14 July 1888 m. Wm (Bill) Steltzner 19 Oct 1907 d. 1971
Olga b. 8 Mar 1890 m. Hugo Weissbrodt 19 June 1909 d. August 1986
Richard b. 19 February 1892 d. 3 April 1893
Paul b. 12 December 1893 d. 17 July 1894
Hartwigs Come to America
On 7 October 1868, Friedrich & Elisabeth Hartwig, along with son August Hartwig departed Hamburg and sailed to America on the steamship Allemania (see images below).
Typical steerage class for ships such as the Allemania
August & Bertha Settle in the Town of Summit
August and Bertha married in 6 January 1871
August and Bertha lived in the Town of Summit, just south of Oconomowoc in Waukesha County according to the 1870 and 1880 census, and also as indicated by the two plat maps shown below dated 1873 and 1891...
The small squares indicate their house, which is currently located on the northeast corner of Golden Lake Road and Genesee Lake Road. The photo below shows that the house standing there as of August 21, 2015 could be - at least partially - the original dwelling:
2015 Video of August Hartwig Property
To see what the August Hartwi property looked like as of August 21, 2015 click on this link: Video of the August Hartwig property in the Town of Summit
The Hartwigs move to Milwaukee
Frank's Grandfather died in 1886 and was buried in Summit, WI with this stone:
In 1892 August and son-in-law Fred Zuehlke (aka Zilke) built two homes in Milwaukee - 833 Arrow Street and 612 Arthur Avenue ...
