Weix, Lorenz

1830 - 1915  (85 years)    Has no ancestors but 14 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Weix, Lorenz
  Born	10 Aug 1830	Stroble, Upper Bavaria, Germany
  Gender	Male
  1860 Census	1860	Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA
  Military Service	Bef 1866
  Civil War - 45th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
  45th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, Company A Lorenz Weix enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War . He enlisted on 09/29/1864 and served with Co A - 45th Wisconsin Infantry and was dichargedon 07/07/1865. At the time of his enlistment the last name was spelled WIX.
  Died	4 Dec 1915	Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	9 Dec 1915
  Beaver Dam Argus
  DIED - WEIX - At the home of his daughter, Mrs. John V. Roller, 418 S. Spring street, this city, at seven o'clock Saturday evening, December 4th, 1915, Mr. Lawrence Weix, aged 85 years, 3 months and 24 days. The death of Mr. Weix on Saturday evening marks the passing of another from the rapidly thinning ranks of the early pioneer settlers of Dodge county, he being at the time of his death the oldest settler of the town of LeRoy where he first settled with his wife in 1854. Mr. Weix was also a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in Co. A of the 45th Wisconsin infantry and was the last surviving member of his company. He was born at Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on August 10, 1830. He grew to manhood at that place, received his early education and learned the trade of millwright and later became a miller. When he reached the age of eighteen years he came to America, landing at New York City, where he remained for three years and then came west to Muskego, Mich., and later to Milwaukee. At the latter place he was united in marriage to Barbara Bachhuber in 1854, and a little later in the same year they moved to the town of LeRoy in this county, where the greater part of their married life was spent. At LeRoy he successfully operated one of the first saw mills in this section of the state, and the bulk of his product was hauled to Horicon by team, there to be worked up into seeders and drills at the plant of the VanBrunt-Davis company. For thirty years Mr. Weix continued to operate his saw mill and then engaged in farming, which occupation he followed until fourteen years ago. In 1901 he came to Beaver Dam to make his home, Mrs. Weix passing away here about six months after their arrival. Following the death of his wife, Mr. Weix went to Colby, Wis., where he made his home with his children until August of the present year. He then returned to the scenes of his earlier life at LeRoy and after a few weeks spent there, he came to Beaver Dam. He was taken ill several months ago and gradually became more feeble until the end. Mr. Weix was at the head of a family on one hundred and eleven direct descendants -- twelve children, sixty-five grandchildren and thirty-four great grandchildren. The children, all of whom were in attendance at the funeral, are Mrs. J. V. Roller, Mrs. John A. Welsch, Mrs. John Budde and Xavier Weix of this city; Martin Weix and Mrs. Andrew Dechsner of LeRoy; Joseph, Lawrence, Michael and John Weix, Mrs. Paul Umhoefer and Mrs. Paul Firnstahl of Colby, Wis. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs Sagstatter of Oregon. Two children preceded the father in death -- Mrs. Mary Schrafnagel, who passed away at Colby at the age of 54 years and one child passing away in infancy. The funeral services were held at St. Peter's church at 9:30 o'clock Monday morning with interment in St. Peter's cemetery, Rev. Fr. George J. Muenzer officiating. Six of his sons acted as pallbearers at the church, while the remaining Civil War veterans of Beaver Dam attended in a body and acted as pallbearers at the grave. The veterans who attended the service in a body were: Wm. Coxshall, C. P. Clark, T. S. Johnson, Henry Klass, Wm. Schneider, George Stegner and Andrew Veling. Among those from out of town who were in attendance at the funeral were: Joseph Heimerl, Mayville; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scrafnagel and son of LeRoy; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wild of Pierce county; Henry Scrafnagel, John Weix, Colby; Miss Alma Schrafnagel, Glidden; Andrew Bachhuber, Mrs. Moritz Lehner, Mrs. Theresa Bachhuber of Mayville; Alois Steinburg, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Koch, LeRoy. BITUARY: Beaver Dam Argus, Thursday, December 9, 1915, page 7.
  Immigration	Unknown
  Buried	Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I117168	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Family	Bachhuber, Barbara,   b. 28 Apr 1837, Kelheim, , Bayern, Germany ,   d. 13 Apr 1902, Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Married	Abt 1854	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Weix, Michael,   b. 8 Apr 1855, Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 21 Apr 1944  (Age 89 years)   2. Weix, Martin,   b. 8 Oct 1856, Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 Oct 1943, Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 87 years)   3. Weix, Mary,   b. 16 Apr 1858, Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 9 Dec 1912, Hull, Marathon, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 54 years)   4. Weix, Barbara,   b. 20 Aug 1860, Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 15 Feb 1935, Colby, Clark, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 74 years)   5. Weix, Theresa,   b. 16 Feb 1862, Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 30 Aug 1929  (Age 67 years)   6. Weix, Anna,   b. 25 Jan 1864, Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 19 Jan 1944  (Age 79 years)   7. Weix, Xavier F.,   b. 3 Apr 1866, Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 1 Jun 1948  (Age 82 years)   8. Weix, Caroline,   b. 21 Mar 1868, Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 21 Sep 1934  (Age 66 years)   9. Weix, Regina,   b. 15 Jun 1870, Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 20 Feb 1937  (Age 66 years)   10. Weix, Lorenz,   b. 29 Feb 1872, Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 3 May 1946  (Age 74 years)   11. Weix, Joseph,   b. 13 Feb 1874, Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 30 Mar 1925  (Age 51 years)   12. Weix, Emeron,   b. 8 Aug 1878, Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 8 Aug 1878, Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 0 years)   13. Weix, John,   b. 8 Aug 1878, Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 15 May 1963  (Age 84 years)   14. Weix, Juliana,   b. 16 Feb 1879, Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 20 Jul 1962  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F45867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 10 Aug 1830 - Stroble, Upper Bavaria, Germany Married - Abt 1854 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 1860 Census - 1860 - Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA Died - 4 Dec 1915 - Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Leroy, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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