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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

Thomas George Herring

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Thomas George Herring
b. 21 January 1864, Huff Township, Spencer County, Indiana, to Johann and Sarbina Barbara (Distler) Herring
d. 20 October 1942, Herman, Washington County, Nebraska

m. 31 May 1910, Evanston, Spencer County, Indiana
Anna Kunigunda Wittman
b. 26 March 1878, Spencer County, Indiana, to John B. and Margaretha (Purtzer) Wittman

Children with Anna Kunigunda Wittman:

  • Adolph Ludwig (1911-1990)
  • Sarah Maria Sabina (b. 1914)

Thomas George moved with his family to Herman, Washington County, Nebraska, sometime after the1920 U.S. census and before 1930 U.S. census. He was a farmer in both Indiana and Nebraska. He is buried at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Hooper, Nebraska.

Submitted by:
Marlene Polster
Crown Point IN 46307
E-mail: marlenepolster@sbcglobal.net

Katherina Wittman

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Katherina “Clara” Wittman
b. 1 September 1897, Spencer County, Indiana, to Johann B. and Margaretha (Purtzer) Wittman
d. 27 October 1998, Nebraska

m. 2 January 1921
Edward Fischer
b. 28 June 1895
d. 15 June 1979, Hooper, Dodge County, Nebraska

Children with Edward Fischer:

  • son (1921-1921)
  • Edna Marie married Irwin W. Panning
  • Mildred Margaret married Victor Bartling
  • Helen Clara (1926-1971) married Allen O. Mueller
  • Alice May married to Norman Bartling
  • Leroy Edward married Joyce Ann Eschliman

Clara was born in Huff Township of Spencer County, Indiana. She moved to Nebraska with her family around 1913. She was a farmer’s wife and lived the rest of her life in Nebraska and died there in 1998.

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

Amilie Pauline Wittman

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Amilie Pauline Wittman
b. 20 April 1893, Spencer County, Indiana, to Johann B. and Margaretha (Purtzer) Wittman
d. 3 August 1982, Hooper, Dodge County, Nebraska

m. 1 January 1914, Winslow, Nebraska
Charles Fredrich Busch
b. 5 January 1886, Hooper, Dodge County, Nebraska, to Henry and Lucinda (Geisler) Busch

Children with Charles Fredrich Busch:

  • Gretchen Margaret Lucinda (1915-2001) married Wilbert Ludwig Mueller
  • Laverne John Charles (1916-1998) married Doris Henrietta Hilgenkamp

Amilie was born in Huff Township of Spencer County, Indiana. She moved to Nebraska with her family around 1913. She was a farmer’s wife and lived the rest of her life in Nebraska, dying there in 1982.

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

Louis Fuchs

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Louis Fuchs
b. 15 November 1868, Spencer County, Indiana, to Mathias and Dorethea (Zahn) Fuchs
d. 10 January 1948, Telbasta, Nebraska

m. 1 May 1905, Evanston, Spencer County, Indiana
Anna Maria Sophia Wittman
b. 1 February 1880, Spencer County, Indiana, to John B. and Margaretha (Purtzer) Wittman

Children with Anna Maria Sophia Wittman:

  • Ella Anna Mathilda (1906-1979) married Wesley John Graulich
  • Charlotte Lydia (1907-2000) married Edward William Stock
  • Dorothy Edith (1910-1991) married George William Bloemaker
  • Oswald Theodore (1911-1989) married Leona Ida Hagerbaumer
  • Rudolph Henry (b. 1912) married Edna Alsabein Maria Stork
  • Irma Bertha (b. 1919) married Elmer William Stork

Louis was born in Huff Township of Spencer County, Indiana. He moved his family to Sheridan Township, Washington County, Nebraska, sometime after the 1930 U.S. census was taken. He was a farmer in both Indiana and Nebraska.

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

Heinrich Martin Wittman

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Heinrich Martin Wittman
b. 27 September 1890, Spencer County, Indiana, to Johann B. And Margaretha (Purtzer) Wittman
d. 29 June 1964, Winslow, Dodge County, Nebraska

m. 1 December 1914, Winslow, Dodge County, Nebraska
Martha Marie Louise Moeller
b. 16 January 1896, Nickerson, Nebraska, to William and Louise (Hoegermeyer) Moeller
d. 8 May 1965, Fremont, Nebraska

Children with Martha Marie Louise Moeller:

  • Agnes Lydia (1917-1964) married Vernon Henry Louie Hilgenkamp
  • Clarence Henry (1919-1984) married Marguerite Carolyn Feiler
  • Arnold William (1922-1973) married Anna Marie Walther
  • Leona Louise married Floyd John Walter Hilgenkamp

Henry was born in Huff Township of Spencer County, Indiana, but moved to Nebraska with his family around 1914. Like many ancestors of that era, he was a farmer.

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

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