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Margaretha Purtzer

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Margaretha Purtzer
b. 10 August 1851, Huff, Spencer County, Indiana, to Nicolaus and Kunigunde (Eckert) Purtzer
d. 12 June 1922, Winslow, Nebraska

m. 15 May 1877, Evanston, Spencer County, Indiana
Johan B. Wittman
b. 25 May 1850, Oberfranken, Bayerin, Germany
d. 11 October 1912, Evanston, Spencer County, Indiana

Children with Johan B. Wittman:
• Anna K. (1878-1947)
• Anna M. S. (1880-1959)
• Margaretha L. (1882-1966)
• Hilene M. (1884-1971)
• Johann H. C. W. (1886-1972)
• Kunigunde L. (1888-1976)
• Heinrich M. (1890-1964)
• Amilie P. (1893-1982)
• Katherina C. (b. 1897)

Living in the same area from birth, Margaretha then emigrated from Huff, Spencer County, Indiana, about 1913.

Submitted by:
Marlene Petty Polster
Crown Point IN
E-mail: mars@mail.incongrp.com

Johann Purtzer

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Johann Purtzer
b. 17 June 1865, Huff Township, Spencer County, Indiana, to Nicolaus and Kunigunde (Eckert) Purtzer
d. 17 February 1943, Madison, Nebraska

m. 12 October 1893, Platte County, Nebraska
Mary Elizabeth Born
b. 20 October 1876, Bavaria, Germany
d. October 1915, Madison, Nebraska

Children with Mary Elizabeth Born:
• Gustav O. (1894-1922)
• Walter G. (1896-1984)
• Oscar R. (1898-1984)
• Clara (1900-1902)
• Clarence (1903-1910)
• Stanley (1905-1990)
• Earl A. (1907-1974)
• Viola (1909-1993)
• Evelyne V. (1910-1977)
• Laverne A. (b. 1912)
• Edward J. W. (1914-1986)
• Anname (1915-1987)

Johann left Huff Township, Spencer County, Indiana, in 1892.

Submitted by:
Marlene Petty Polster
Crown Point IN
E-mail: mars@mail.incongrp.com

Johan George Purtzer

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Johan George Purtzer
b. 14 October 1859, Huff Township, Spencer County, Indiana, to Nicolaus and Kunigunde (Eckert) Purtzer
d. 7 March 1948, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska

m. 29 December 1885, Huff Township, Spencer County, Indiana
Therese Elizabeth Detzer
b. 19 November 1866, Fremont Center, Sullivan County, New York
d. 1931, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska

Children with Therese Elizabeth Detzer:
• Edward F. (1886-1937)
• Amelia (1888-1890)
• Louis G. (1890-1978)
• Mathilda E. (1893-1988)
• Estella M. (b. 1898)

In 1886, the family emigrated from Huff Township, Spencer County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Marlene Petty Polster
Crown Point IN
E-mail: mars@mail.incongrp.com

Heinrich Nicolaus Purtzer

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Heinrich Nicolaus Purtzer
b. 24 December 1869, Huff, Spencer County, Indiana to Nicolaus and Kunigunde (Eckert) Purtzer
d. 2 March 1965, Holton, Kansas

m. 25 December 1887, Lynn, Kansas
Sophia Marie Emma Lohmeyer
b. 17 September 1867, Beacher, Illinois
d. 8 October 1954, Netawaka, Kansas

Children with Sophia Marie Emma Lohmeyer:
• Clarence J. C. (1898-1972)
• Laura E. (1900-1985)
• Alma (b. 1901)
• Charlotte (b. 1906)
• Arnold N. (b. 1912)

In 1886, Heinrich emigrated from his birthplace of

Huff, Spencer County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Marlene Petty Polster
Crown Point IN
E-mail: mars@mail.incongrp.com

Margaretha Purtzer

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Margaretha “Maggie” Purtzer
b. 8 October 1851, Spencer County, Indiana, to Nicolaus and Kunigunda (Eckert) Purtzer
d. 12 June 1922, Winslow, Dodge County, Nebraska

m. 15 May 1877, Spencer County, Indiana
Johann “John” B. Wittman
b. 25 May 1850, Germany
d. 11 Oct 1912, Spencer County, Indiana

Children with Johann B. Wittman:

Maggie was born in Huff Township of Spencer County, Indiana, and spent most of her life there. Her husband farmed in Spencer County, died there, and is buried there as well. After his death, Maggie moved to Dodge County, Nebraska with one of her sons. She died in Nebraska but was returned to Indiana for burial.

Submitted by:
Marlene Polster
Crown Point IN
E-mail: marlenepolster@sbcglobal.net