Alouisa "Louise" Lenz Wettstein

When Alouisa Louisa Lenz was born on December 14, 1855, her father, Raymond, was 32, and her mother, Anna, was 32. They were recent immigrants from Bohemia; German speaking farmers. She was the first child born in America after 5 of her older siblings died in childhood. She was born in Marytown, Fond du Lac Wisconsin and baptized in the Roman Catholic church. Her father built a log cabin where she grew up and lived until she was 10 years. In 1863 they moved to Brothertown, closer to Lake Winnebago and closer to the Wettstein family in Stockbridge with their handsome sons, who were also Bohemian immigrants. She was just 17 when she married Edward Wettstein on November 27, 1873, in Brothertown, Wisconsin. Move to Iowa Young people found that the best land in Wisconsin was already claimed and they were ready to move to find land at prices they could afford. About 1875, Alouisa and Edward moved with her sister Anna and Jacob Klapperich, who packed up their five children. They said goodbyes and moved to Stacyville, Mitchell County in north central Iowa, an area that was also settled by German-speaking immigrants. The next year, Louisa's father Raymond sold out and rented land in Iowa in 1876. They brought Louisa's younger siblings, Frances, Joseph, Anton and Anna Maria. Sadly, the years in Iowa coincided with a nationwide financial crash that depressed the price of grain. They had few options and her family and parents moved to Dakota Territory to homestead in 1881. They had 12 children in 21 years. She died on September 26, 1949, in Conde, South Dakota, at the age of 93, and was buried there. Dakota Territory They made claims of land which soon became valuable as demand rose for prairie land. Edward died in 1917, but Louisa lived till 1949, living with her children and traveling to St Paul Minnesota to visit her son's family.

Fact: Residence (1870) Brothertown, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA Fact: Residence (1880) Stacyville, Mitchell, Iowa, USA Fact: Residence (01 Jun 1885) Spink, South Dakota, USA Fact: Residence (1900) Beotia, Spink, South Dakota, USA Fact: Residence (1910) Conde Ward 1, Spink, South Dakota Fact: Residence (Abt. 1915) South Dakota, USA Fact: Residence (1920) Conde, Spink, South Dakota, USA Fact: Residence (1925) South Dakota, USA Fact: Residence (1930) Conde, Spink, South Dakota, USA Fact: Residence (1935) Conde ward 1, Spink, South Dakota Fact: Residence (01 Apr 1940) Conde, Spink, South Dakota, USA Fact: Residence (1945) Spink, South Dakota, USA

Baptism: Marytown, Fond du Lac, WI, child of Raemond Lentz and Barbara Fishbach. 13 DEC 1856.Marytown, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin USA. [1]

Buried Conde, Spink County, South Dakota, USA. [2]

Parents Husband Edward Wettstein. Wife Alouisa Louisa Lenz. Child: Gertrude Barbara Wettstein. Child: Frances Wettstein. Child: Francis Nicholas Wettstein. Child: Joseph Edward Wettstein. Child: Catherine Louise Kate Wettstein. Child: Matthew Wettstein. Child: Caroline A Wettstein. Child: Raymond Joseph Wettstein. Child: Joseph Raymond Wettstein. Child: Elvira Louise Wettstein. Child: Frank Nicholas Wettstein. Child: Anton Alfred Wettstein. Child: Anna Maria Wettstein. Child: Catherin Louise Wettstein. Marriage Edward Wettstein groom's birthplace: Bohemia bride's name: Louisa Lenz. 27 NOV 1873. Brothertown, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA. [3]https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101658988/louisa-wettstein

* Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 30 2020, 3:37:56 UTC

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 11 2021, 16:52:36 UTC