Brusewitz, Albert

1868 - 1929  (60 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Brusewitz, Albert
  Immigration	Abt 1868
  Born	16 Jul 1868	Pomerania, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0745
  ALBERT BRUSEWITZ, proprietor of a large farm in Cicero township, where he is engaged in general farming, chairman of the township board, and school treasurer of district No. 2, was born July 16, 1868, in Pomerania, Germany, and is a son of Herman and Fredericka (Beckman) Brusewitz. One other child was born to the parents of Mr. Brusewitz in Germany, Amelia, who died in that country. The family came to the United States in 1868, locating in Harland township, Shawano county, where Herman Brusewitz first day's work was the chopping down of a number of trees, for which he received as salary one dozen eggs. Later he acquired a farm of forty acres of wild land, on which was located a log cabin with a brush roof, and he at once started to clear his land, the country at that time being a vast wilderness with not even roads cut through from farm to farm. After clearing this land he began adding to this property, and at the time of his death was the owner of a highly productive farm of 120 acres, fully equipped with a handsome residence, substantial barn and good outbuildings. He died in 1903 at the age of sixty-three years, and his wife passed away in 1908, when sixty-six years of age. Mr. Brusewitz was a stanch Republican in politics. He had belonged to the Lutheran Church while in his native country, but after coming to America united with the German Evangelical Association, in the faith of which he died. He and his wife had the following children born to them in this country: Emil, who resides in Chicago; Charles, of Harland township, Shawano county; Emma, who married William Deering, of Shawano county; Clara, who married Mr. Sheldon, of Maywood, a suburb of Chicago; Robert, residing in Osborn township, Outagamie county; Edward and Ida, who died in infancy; Henry, who lives in Shawano county; and Minnie, who lives in Black Creek township, Outagamie county, married to Levi Schmeichel. Albert Brusewitz received his education in the district schools of his native township, and at the age of fourteen years began working in the vicinity of his home, taking home his wages to his parents every month. He made his home with his father, who provided for him handsomely at the time of his marriage to Bertha Wussow, and they located first at Marinette, Wisconsin, where Mr. Brusewitz operated a flour and feed store and a wood yard for three years, and then, disposing of the former business, conducted the wood yard alone for two years longer. At the end of this time he traded his business for a part of his present farm, and later bought fifty-four acres, the farm now containing 167 55-100 acres, located in Cicero and Black Creek townships, the addition having thereon a tumbledown log building. The buildings on Mr. Brusewitz' farm at the present time include an eight-room farm house, a basement barn 40x80, with a silo of 175 tons capacity attached, the barn being equipped with the Bidwell stalls for the cattle, an excellent ventilating system from roof to basement, and running water throughout the barn; and a chicken house, 16x50 feet, in addition to a cement creamery connected with the barn. He also has in course of construction a basement barn and stable for young stock, 36x60 feet, and has the plans for a horse barn, 30x60 feet. Mr. Brusewitz raises thoroughbred Guernsey cattle, Poland China and Chester hogs, Plymouth Rock chickens and Percheron horses. He is a Republican in politics and is present chairman of Cicero township and the treasurer of school district No. 2. Mrs. Brusewitz was born in Harland township, Shawano county, Wisconsin, daughter of Charles and Wilhelmina (Simnicht) Wussow, natives of Germany, who came to this country and engaged in farming in Dodge county. He was a soldier during the Civil War, belonging to Company I, Thirty-second Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and died in 1892, aged sixty-two, years, his widow surviving until 1899, when she died at the age of sixty-three years. Their children were as follows: Henry, Emil, Ida, Bertha, Charles, Herman, August and William, the latter two deceased, and four who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Brusewitz have had four children, all of whom survive: Clarence, born October 31, 1895; Levern, born June 26, 1898; Mata, born May 26, 1902; and Clinton, born March 28, 1904.
  	Brusewitz, Albert Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  1920 Census	1920	Cicero, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Albert G Brusewitz 51 Bertha Brusewitz 50 Clarence Brusewitz 25 Levern Brusewitz 21 Mate Brusewitz 17 Clinton Brusewitz 15 Herman Wussow 15 Hazel Wussow 9 George Wussow 7
  Died	10 Mar 1929	Cicero, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	11 Mar 1929
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Description: COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONER DIES SUNDAY A. G. Brueswitz Succumbs to Attack of Pleurisy; Served County 14 Years A. G. Brusewitz, 60, Oulagamle-co highway commissioner for the past 14 years, died at his home in the town of Cicero at 2 o'clock Sunday morning after a months' illness. The toad commissioner was taken sick on Feb. 14 when he contracted pleurisy. His condition gradually be came worse until about two weeks ago, when he suddenly started on the road to recovery. It seemed as if he would be able to be up and around in a week or two when on Saturday, March 2, he suffered a relapse. Inflammation set in about the heart and although a specialist was called from Minneapolis the road commissioner continued to fail rap- idly until he died. Mr. Hrusewltz, who was Outagamie co's second highway commissioner, receiving his appointment In November, 1914. The highway commissioner's office which had been established a year previous to this time, was first held by William Conlon. During Mr. Brusewitz' terms of office ho helped sponsor the coagulation for a hard road system for the county and when it was passed he was in charge of carrying out the program. In January when Mr. Brusewitz attended the annual state road school in Madison he was honored by being presented with a certificate from a Milwaukee newspaper be cause the county under his supervision had shown the best program of highway maintenance and traffic improvement. WAS TOWN CHAIRMAN Before being elected to the office of highway commissioner Mr. Brusewitz served as chairman of his town for several terms. Mr. Brusewitz was born in Germany but came to America with his parents when he was only a few months old. They settled in the town of Hartman, Shawano-co. When he was a young man he went to Marinette, where he married Miss Bertha Wussow on June 1, 1893. In March 1897. he moved with his family to his present home where he has lived since. Survivors are the widow; one daughter, Meta; and two sons, La- Verne and Clarence, all of Cicero, four brothers, Emll of Chicago. Charles of Bonduel, Honry of Peshtlgo and Robert of Appleton: and two sisters. Mrs. Levl Schnclch^I of Black Creek and Mrs. Emma Sheldon of Maywood, Ill.. The funeral will be held at 12:30 Thursday afternoon at the home, followed by a service at Zion Evangelical church at Seymour, with the Rev. Carl Duft in charge. Interment will be in the parish cemetery in Cicero. Supervisor Frank Appleton, town of Onelda, chairman of the highway committee, said Monday noon that he would call a special mooting of the committee for Friday afternoon at the courthouse to consider what action will be taken to fill the vacancy. He said applications for the office would be received at that time. APPLETON POST-CRESCENT,MONDAY, MARCH 11,1929, Page 1=Front Page
  Person ID	I145217	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Brusewitz, Herman,   b. Abt 1840, , , , Germany ,   d. 23 Feb 1903, , , Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	Beckman, Fredericka,   b. Abt 1842, , , , Germany ,   d. Abt 1908, , , Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Family ID	F50880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wussow, Bertha,   b. 25 Oct 1869, Bonduel, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 1 Nov 1950  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1 Jun 1892	, Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA
  Marriage Record (Family)	1 Jun 1892
  Marriage Record Details Last Name: Brusewitz First Name: Albert Day: 01 Month: June Year: 1892 County: Shawano Volume: 2 Page: 60 Wussow, Bertha Marriage Jun 01 1892 Shawano
  Children	1. Brusewitz, Clarence,   b. 31 Oct 1895,   d. 2 May 1980  (Age 84 years) + 2. Brusewitz, Levern,   b. 26 Jun 1898, Cicero, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 22 Oct 1973, Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 75 years)   3. Brusewitz, Meta,   b. 26 May 1902,   d. 7 Apr 1991  (Age 88 years)   4. Brusewitz, Clinton,   b. 28 Mar 1904,   d. 20 Sep 1927, Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 23 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2012
  Family ID	F50882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 16 Jul 1868 - Pomerania, Germany Married - 1 Jun 1892 - , Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA 1920 Census - 1920 - Cicero, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 10 Mar 1929 - Cicero, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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