I've been able to piece together information on my Wegner family using the Minnesota Death Index whereby I have gotten a few death certificates. Is someone available to possibly look up some obituaries (by e-mail or copies)? Thank you.

FREDERICK Wegner b: 9 Dec 1824 in Germany d: 21 Dec 1915 at Truman MN, buried at Antrim Cemetery
wife:
CHRISTINE (Holtz/Hultz/Holz) Wegner b: 28 Mar 1835 in Germany d: 4 Nov 1916 at Truman MN, buried at Antrim Cemetery
son:
AUGUST F. WEGNER b: 3 Aug 1856 in Germany d: 2 May 1933 at Fairmont, buried at Lakeside Cemetery

Also am looking for a HERMAN R. and ANNA Wegner.

Any help would be appreciated.

I have Wegner in my family also from Martin County as well as a friend of mine, contact either one of us or both.

bobrat@frontiernet.net or twakey@frontiernet.net the last address may have more info then i do.

I am looking for information on a Emma Wegner or Wagner who was born around 1871. She married August Bergemann in 1890 and they moved with their children to ND in 1907. According to a ND newspaper article Emma's parents were still living in the Truman area in late 1910. I am hoping to find out the names of her parents. Does this match up to any of your Wegner information? Thanks for your time.

We may have a possible match! After my original posting I have learned more about the Wegner family and using census information I have been able to add a few more pieces to family.

In 1880 the Wegner family lived in Washington Township, Will County, Illinois. The family consisted of Frederick; Christina, wife; Children: August Anna, Bertha, Albert, Herman, Emma, Ida, Sophie. By 1886 the Wegner family was in Watonwan County Minnesota, as Bertha was married that year.

From the census information Emma was probably born in about 1871 in Illinois.

I would be glad to share information. I will e-mail you with more information.

My grandmother was a Wegner and she was one of 14 children. Grandma was born in 1888 and was the seventh daughter but I don't know where she ranked in the birth order overall. Her siblings were Tillie, Emma, Felline, Helen, Olga, Della (Adele or Adelia), Nettie (Nathalia), Richard, Frederick, Adolph, a boy and a girl who died at birth, Edmond, and Loddie (Lekodia). I don't know if your Emma is one of my Grandmother's sisters. Their father's name was Frederick Wegner and the mother's name was Augustina Heinz. Some of the children had a different mother. I think Augustina was the first wife. Let me know if any of this jives with your information.

The Wegner Family


This is the story of the Herman and Anna Wegner family. Herman Wegner was born 1873 in Cook County, Illinois. He came to Minnesota in 1887 with his parents Fredrich and Christina Wegner and two brothers and five sisters. Their father purchased a farm two miles northwest of Truman, Minnesota.

Anna Pfeil Wegner was born in Germany May 31, 1882. When she was two years old her parents, Carl and Emilie Pfeil and two other daughters set sail on the Ship Katie from Gothenburg and Stettin, Germany for their destination to the U.S.A. They arrived in New York on July 25th, 1885.

Herman and Anna were married on January 23rd, 1900. They made their home on the family farm and lived there until they moved into Truman in 1941. They had eleven children, namely, Alvina who was the oldest, she married Walter Krenz; Elfrieda (who died at the age of two); Erick, who married Genevieve Boelter and lived at Butterfield, MN; Irene, who married Will Baarts and lived in the Truman area; Herbert, who married Mildred Van Brunt and lives at Butterfield, MN; Walter, who married Lydia Karau and lived at Truman (in 1953 he bought the family farm and lived there until he moved to Fairmont.) Mervin married Hildegard Karau and lives at Lewisville, MN; Elvin married Elvera Urban, (they lived on the family farm until 1953) then moved to Amboy, MN. Ellsworth married Margaret Senne, they lived in the Truman and Fairmont area; Pearlette married Eldon Poppe, they live in Fairmont, MN; and Bill who is the youngest, married Marilyn Olson and lives in Arlington Heights, IL.


Dates:

Fredrich Wegner, Born: 12/08/1824; Died: 12/21/1916
Christine Wegner, Born: 03/28/1835; Died: 11/04/1916

Carl Pfeil, Born: 01/19/1847; Died: 03/03/1913
Emilie Pfeil, Born: 08/02/1854; Died: 07/29/1912

Herman Wegner, Born: 1873; Died: 1947
Anna Wegner, Born 05/31/1882; Died: 1952

Their 11 children:

Alvina, Born: 12/17/1900; Died: 1982

Frieda, Born: 03/29/1902; Died: 07/22/1904

Irene, Born: 05/11/1907

Herbert. Born: 04/12/1909

Walter, Born: 06/25/1913

Mervin, Born: 06/07/1915

Elvin, Born: 10/21/1917; Died: 12/09/2001

Ellsworth, Born: 09/27/1920

Pearlette, Born: 07/09/1922

Bill, Born: 11/28/1926

The Wegner Family


This is the story of the Herman and Anna Wegner family. Herman Wegner was born 1873 in Cook County, Illinois. He came to Minnesota in 1887 with his parents Fredrick and Christina Wegner and two brothers and five sisters. Their father purchased a farm two miles northwest of Truman, Minnesota.

Anna Pfeil Wegner was born in Germany May 31, 1882. When she was two years old her parents, Carl and Emilie Pfeil and two other daughters set sail on the Ship Katie from Gothenburg and Stettin, Germany for their destination to the U.S.A. They arrived in New York on July 25th, 1885.

Herman and Anna were married on January 23rd, 1900. They made their home on the family farm and lived there until they moved into Truman in 1941. They had eleven children, namely, Alvina who was the oldest, she married Walter Krenz; Elfrieda (who died at the age of two); Erick, who married Genevieve Boelter and lived at Butterfield, MN; Irene, who married Will Baarts and lived in the Truman area; Herbert, who married Mildred Van Brunt and lives at Butterfield, MN; Walter, who married Lydia Karau and lived at Truman (in 1953 he bought the family farm and lived there until he moved to Fairmont.) Mervin married Hildegard Karau and lives at Lewisville, MN; Elvin married Elvera Urban, (they lived on the family farm until 1953) then moved to Amboy, MN. Ellsworth married Margaret Senne, they lived in the Truman and Fairmont area; Pearlette married Eldon Poppe, they live in Fairmont, MN; and Bill who is the youngest, married Marilyn Olson and lives in Arlington Heights, IL.


Dates:

Fredrich Wegner, Born: 12/08/1824; Died: 12/21/1916
Christine Wegner, Born: 03/28/1835; Died: 11/04/1916

Carl Pfeil, Born: 01/19/1847; Died: 03/03/1913
Emilie Pfeil, Born: 08/02/1854; Died: 07/29/1912

Herman Wegner, Born: 1873; Died: 1947
Anna Wegner, Born 05/31/1882; Died: 1952

Their 11 children:

Alvina, Born: 12/17/1900; Died: 1982

Frieda, Born: 03/29/1902; Died: 07/22/1904

Irene, Born: 05/11/1907

Herbert. Born: 04/12/1909

Walter, Born: 06/25/1913

Mervin, Born: 06/07/1915

Elvin, Born: 10/21/1917; Died: 12/09/2001

Ellsworth, Born: 09/27/1920

Pearlette, Born: 07/09/1922

Bill, Born: 11/28/1926

I, too have connections to Wegners in Martin County, MN.

I've pieced together the following information based on census records and a book published by Norma Gottschalk ("The Garbisch Garden"):

Wilhelm Frederick August Wegner (b: 27 JUL 1841 in Germany) marries Johanna Eidis (Hanna) Garbisch (b: 23 APR 1846 in Jackson, WI) on 20 JUN 1866 in Wisconsin. Johanna's father, Georg Garbisch lived with the family in the Town of Scott, Sheboygan County, WI until he died in 1883.

Wilhelm Frederick August Wegner and Johanna have seven children (Eduard 1867, Henry 1869, Clara 1871, Ranetta 1872, Paul 1873?, Otto 1873?, and Gustav 1875). I believe at least Henry and Ranetta (probably the otehrs as well) were born in the Town of Scott, Sheboygan County, WI.

Eduard was married in the Town of Scott in 1889 and his first 5 children were born in Martin County, MN. Henry and Clara married their spouses in Martin Couny, MN (bothin 1891).

Eduard, Henry, and Paul (and perhaps other siblings as well) had children who were born in Fairmont. Clara is buried in Maple, MN. Rannetta married Herman Hinz, had about 12 children, died in 1944 and is buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Fairmont, MN.

This seems to indicate the whole family left for Martin County sometime after George Garbisch died (1883-1889). But when and why? (Perhaps to meet up with Wilhelm Frederick August Wegner's family? If so who and what relation?)

Wilhelm Frederick August Wegner died in Martin County, MN in 1929, his wife Johanna died 17 JUN 1926.

It seems that this area was very important to the Wegner family. (Interestingly enough, my part of the relations [Eduard] came back to Sheboygan County with his family around 1900 - but why? Perhaps to be with his wife's [Sophia Auguste Johanna Klug]relation?)

Specifically, I'm looking for...
- the burial location for Wilhelm Frederick August and Johanna Wegner.
- connections between this Wegner family and other Wegner families in Martin County, MN. (Perhaps Fredrich Wegner and my Wilhelm Frederick August Wegner are related? Brothers?)
- verification of the parents for Wilhelm Frederick August Wegner. Currently, Norma's reseach indicates his parents as Michael Wegner and Louise Marten. However, I have no validation of this from other sources.
- where did Wilhelm Frederick August Wegner come from in Germany? The 1880 census in Sheboygan County (WIlliam Wagner) lists his birthplace as Hannover. Norma's research lists it as Harmsdorf.
- any other fun information! Wilhelm Frederick August Wegner is my 3g grand father and it would be fantastic to know more about his roots!