Individual Details

Herman Gottleib Wittgow

(23 May 1868 - 9 Sep 1934)

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Events

Birth23 May 1868on the ship Bremen
Marriage26 Jul 1890Howells, Colfax, Nebraska, USA - Emelie "Minnie" Koza
Confirmationin the Lutheran Church,
Living1920Main Road and Walnut Street, Clarkson, Nebraska
Living1930Stanton, Stanton, Nebraska, USA
Death9 Sep 1934of nose and throat cancer - Stanton, Stanton, Nebraska, USA
Burial11 Sep 1934Stanton Cemetery, Stanton, Stanton, Nebraska, USA

Families

SpouseEmelie "Minnie" Koza (1874 - 1961)
ChildAmelia Wittgow (1891 - 1981)
ChildLouis Benjamin Wittgow (1893 - 1984)
ChildAnna Minnie Wittgow (1895 - 1960)
ChildWilliam Joseph Wittgow (1899 - 1970)
FatherWilliam Fredrick Wittgow Sr. (1833 - 1916)
MotherCaroline Herman (1833 - 1908)
SiblingInfant Wittgow (1864 - 1864)
SiblingWilhelmina Amelia "Minnie" Wittgow (1864 - 1940)
SiblingCharles A. "Charlie" Wittgow (1866 - 1953)
SiblingAnna Wittgow (1870 - 1944)
SiblingWilliam Fredrick "Willie" Wittgow Jr. (1872 - 1963)
SiblingMary Martha Wittgow (1874 - 1947)
SiblingChristian Albert Wittgow (1877 - 1942)
SiblingLouis Wittgow (1878 - 1879)

Notes

Birth

Herman's mother, Caroline, was pregnant when the family left Germany and Herman was born on the ship Bremen just days before arriving in America. Caroline and Herman were allowed to stay on the ship for a few days while the cargo was unloaded

Marriage

Herman had purchased land south of Stanton in 1889, which he and Minnie farmed until 1919, when they leased the land to their two sons and retired to Clarkson.

Endnotes

1. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com.

2. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Adams Precinct, Colfax County, Nebraska.

3. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Stanton Precinct, Stanton County, Nebraska.

4. Obituary of Herman Wittgow, Stanton Register, 13 Sept 1934.

5. Certificate of Death, Herman Wittgow.

6. Find A Grave Memorial, http://www.findagrave.com.