Jacob G. Faust, Jr.

Jacob Faust Jr. was born in 1862 on the Faust homestead farm in Schleswig Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. He helped on the farm, and after his father died when he was 15, Jacob took over the farm. In 1887 he married Anna Krippes at Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Kiel, Wisconsin. The couple had 9 children together. In addition to the farm, Jacob owned 40 acres of farmland in Rhine Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin where he rented the land to other farmers and later to his children.

Following an illness of over a year, Jacob Faust, aged 68, died at his home a mile south of here on highway 57 Thursday evening of last week. He died on the same farm that he was born and lived all of his life.

The deceased, born March 10, 1862, was the son of the late Jacob and Concessa Faust. he was married November 23, 1886, to Miss Anna Krippes oft he town of Rhine, the couple making there home on the homestead farm. To this union nine children were born, one of whom, a daughter, Miss Veronica, died 16 years ago.

the surviving children are Mrs. Joseph Meyers of Detroit, Mrs. Frank Neumann of New Holstein, Mrs. Sylvin Konz and Mrs. George Diels of Sheboygan Falls, Adam and Peter of Rhine, Raymond of Kiel, and Benjamin of Schleswig. Besides his widow, he is also survived by a brother, Alvis, of Milwaukee.

Funeral Services were held Monday morning at the home with services at the Ss. Peter and Paul Church, the Rev. Father A. Roder performing the last rites. Interment was in the Ss. Peter and Paul cemetery.

Thursday, August 21, 1930.