Forstner, William

1841 - 1912  (71 years)    Has no ancestors but 28 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Forstner, William
  Born	24 Jan 1841	, , , Germany
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Abt 1870
  1880 Census	1880	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  William Fostner39 Caroline Fostner35 Bertha Fostner13 Rickert Fostner9 Charles Fostner7 Ella Fostner2
  1895 State Census	1895	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  page 9 listed head of house 6 male 3 female 7 us 2 germany
  1910 Census	1910	Seymour, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  William Forstner69 Lena Forstner65 Chas Forstner37 Adolph Forstner27
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0656
  WILLIAM FORSTNER was born in Pomerania, Germany, January 24, 1841, a son of August and Caroline (Uecke) Forstner, natives of the Fatherland, where the father died in 1864, aged fifty-six years, and the mother in 1900 when eighty-three years old. They had a family of eleven children, as follows: August, who is now a resident of Oklahoma; Minnie, who died in Wisconsin; William; Herman, who died in Wisconsin; Gottlieb, who died in Germany; Augusta, Fred, and Caroline, and three children who died in Germany . William Forstner secured his education in the schools of his native country, and in his youth learned the carpenter trade, which he followed in Germany until 1870, in which year he came to the United States. Locating at Freedom, Wisconsin, Mr. Forstner made a home for his family, and continued to reside at that point for twenty-five years, at the end of which time he removed to Seymour, and this city has been his home to the present time. For a long period he was engaged in farming and following the trade of carpenter, but he is now living retired in his handsome brick house in Seymour. He has earned a competence for himself and family, and can look back over a useful and well-spent life. Although he has never aspired to political preferment, he takes an active interest in the important public issues of the day, and may always be depended upon to cast his influence in behalf of the measures which make for advancement along industrial and educational lines. He has been for many years identified with church work, holding membership in the Lutheran Church of Seymour . In 1865 Mr. Forstner was married in Germany to Miss Caroline Walchlager, who was born in that country March 10, 1845, daughter of John and Caroline (Leverenz) Walchlager, the former of whom died in 1863, aged sixty-three years, and the latter in 1904, aged seventy-two. Eleven children were born to the parents of Mrs. Forstner, namely: August, William, Minnie, Caroline, Bertha, Augusta, Tenna, Albert, Malinda, Richard and Max, of whom Caroline, Bertha and Max are living . Mr. and Mrs. Forstner have had the following children: Julius, born October 1, 1865, now deceased; Bertha, born March 9, 1867; Anna, deceased; Richard, born May 5, 1871; Charles, born August 1, 1873; William, deceased; Ella, born June 12, 1878; Paul, born September 16, 1880; Otta, born February 5, 1883; Lillian, born August 22, 1884; Irwin, born January 30, 1887; and Arnold, born September 16, 1888. The first three children named were born in Germany, the rest in the United States .
  	Forstner, William Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Died	9 Aug 1912	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I161276	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2016

  
  

  Family	Walchlager, Caroline "Lena",   b. 10 Mar 1845, , , , Germany ,   d. 20 Jun 1922, Seymour, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	Abt 1865	, , , Germany
  Children	1. Forstner, Julius,   b. 1 Oct 1865, , , , Germany ,   d. Abt 1870, , , , Germany  (Age 4 years)   2. Forstner, Bertha,   b. 9 Mar 1867, , , , Germany ,   d. Abt 1944, Winona, Winona, Minnesota, USA  (Age 76 years)   3. Forstner, Anna,   b. Aft 1867, , , , Germany ,   d. Bef 1880  (Age ~ 11 years)   4. Forstner, Richard,   b. 5 May 1871, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 May 1951  (Age 80 years) + 5. Forstner, Charles,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 9 Mar 1943  (Age 69 years)   6. Forstner, William,   b. 24 Apr 1876, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Bef 1880  (Age 3 years) + 7. Forstner, Ella,   b. 12 Jun 1878, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 Jan 1950  (Age 71 years) + 8. Forstner, Paul,   b. 16 Sep 1880, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 Jan 1950  (Age 69 years)   9. Forstner, Adolph,   b. 5 Feb 1883, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Aft 1942  (Age 59 years)   10. Forstner, Otta,   b. 5 Feb 1883, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 28 Feb 1943  (Age 60 years)   11. Forstner, Lilian,   b. 22 Aug 1884, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 26 Mar 1975  (Age 90 years)   12. Forstner, Irwin Irving,   b. 30 Jan 1887, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 20 Feb 1964  (Age 77 years)   13. Forstner, Arnold,   b. 16 Sep 1888, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 28 Nov 1936  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F44263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 24 Jan 1841 - , , , Germany Married - Abt 1865 - , , , Germany 1880 Census - 1880 - Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1895 State Census - 1895 - Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1910 Census - 1910 - Seymour, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 9 Aug 1912 - Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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