Fassbender, John M.

1867 - 1942  (74 years)    Has 4 ancestors and 23 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Fassbender, John M.
  Born	11 Dec 1867	Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0764
  JOHN M. FASSBENDER, one of the influential citizens of Black Creek township, who for the past ten years has been engaged in agricultural pursuits on section 28, has also been prominently identified with public matters in the township for a long period and has held numerous positions of honor and trust in the gift of his fellowtownsmen.Born December 11, 1867, in Ellington township, Outagamie county, Wisconsin, Mr. Fassbender is a son of Peter and Elizabeth (Nettekoven) Fassbender, natives of Prussia, Germany, who came to this country in childhood and were married in Milwaukee county. After their marriage they came to Outagamie county and settled on sixty acres of raw land in Ellington township, Mr. Fassbender's equipment at this time being a team of oxen, a breaking plow, a three-cornered drag and a wagon. Seven or eight years lat er he secured horses and as time went on he made improvements, purchasing modern machinery a piece at a. time until he was finally the possess or of a proper equipment with which to cultivate his land. He lived there from 1860 until 1901, in the meantime adding eighty acres to the origin al tract, and at this time had all of the land with the exception of five acres of wooded land under cultivation. He built a modern house in 1880 and a basement barn, 78x36 feet, in 1881, and in 1902 sold the property to his son, who now lives on it. Mr. and Mrs. Fassbender are now living retired at Appleton, the father being seventy-four years old and the mother seventy-three..John M. Fassbender was sixteen years of age when he commenced working in various cheese factories, and he continued to be so occupied until he was twenty-three years of age, when he embarked in the business himself, conducting a factory for five years.He then went to Appleton, where the next five years were spent in vario us occupations, and in 1902 he bought the farm he now occupies, which he h as continued to operate until the present time. 'Since then he has refenced the entire place with barbed and woven wire, reroofed all the buildin gs and remodeled the barn, putting in'cement floors and stanchions and mak ing it modern and up-to-date with cattle-watering system and other improve ments, and its dimensions are now 102x36 feet. In addition to the eighty a cres on which he lives, he owns ten acres of timber land in section 19. He carries on general farming and stock raising, marketing dairy produc ts, hogs and cattle, and is a breeder of registered Holstein cattle. He has twelve milch cows and uses Percheron horses in the operation of his land. lMr. Fassbender is a. member of the Modern Woodmen of America. In politics he is a Republican, and he is chairman of the board of health, has been treasurer of the school board for six years, served three years as town ship clerk, from 1904 to 1907, and was road commissioner nine years and j ustice of the peace for six years.He is treasurer of the Twelve Corners and Mackville Telephone Company, a nd is a stockholder therein. Mr. Fassbender and his family are connected w ith the Roman Catholic Church.In 1895, Mr. Fassbender was married to Miss Anna Siegert, who was born Apr il 8, 1865, the eldest of the nine children of Gottfried and Matilda (Lut e) Siegert, natives of Germany who came to America with their parents as y oung people. Mr. Siegert enlisted in 1861, from Milwaukee county, Wisconsi n, in Company I, 32d Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and after h is service to his country was completed, he went to Greenville township, O utagamie county, where he was engaged in farmling. He retired from farmi ng activities in 1909, and he and his wife are now residents of Appleto n. Mr. and Mrs. Fassbender have had nine children: Herbert, Arthur, Raymon d, Clarence, Margaret, Adelia, Florence, Walter and Irene, all living at h ome. Retired in 1909 in Appleton, Wi from farming. Married in 1895 to Anna Sieg ert, who was born April 8, 1865, the eldest of 9 children of Gottfried a nd Matilda (Lute) Siegert, natives of Germany who came to America withthe ir parents. John and Anna's children were:Herbert, Arthur, Raymond, Clarence, Margaret, Adelia, Florence, Walte r, & Irene. John's father was Peter Fassbender.
  	Fassbender, John M. Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  1920 Census	1920	Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  John Rassbender53 Anna Rassbender50 Herbert Rassbender23 Arthur Rassbender22 Raymond Rassbender20 Adesla Rassbender15 Florence Rassbender14 Walter Rassbender12 Irene Rassbender10 Ruth Rassbender7 Melvin Rassbender5
  1930 Census	1930	Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  John Fassbender 63 widowed Ruth Fassbender 17 Melvin Fassbender 16
  News Mention	11 Aug 1931
  Appleton Post Crescent
  John Fassbender returned home Friday from Kalamazoo, Mich., where he was called by the illness of his son, Walter Fassbender. Appleton Post-Crescent | Appleton, Wisconsin | Tuesday, August 11, 1931 | Page 12
  1940 Census	1940	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Roy M Rupert 43 Margaret Rupert 38 John M Fassbender 73 divorced father in law resided in Appleton in 1935
  Died	17 Jan 1942	Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	19 Jan 1942
  Appleton Post Crescent
  See Image (dated ? 1941) John Fassbender Born: December 11, 1866 Died: January 17, 1942 Place of Birth: Town of Ellington, WI Obituary Newspaper: Post-Crescent Notice Date: January 19, 1942 Section: Page: 7 Type: DN Cemetery Name: Highland Memorial Park Location: Appleton, WI
  	Fassbender, John Obituary
  Buried	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  	Fassbender, John M. Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I52777	1FamilyTree | MollySchreiber206719, PaulaVanDykeReichert90596
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Fassbender, Peter Joseph Hubert,   b. 22 Dec 1838, Oedekoven, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. 1 Feb 1931, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Nettekoven, Elizabeth,   b. 4 Nov 1839, , , , Germany ,   d. 14 Apr 1937  (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F16561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Siegert, Anna,   b. 8 Apr 1869, , , , Germany ,   d. 24 Mar 1922, Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 52 years)
  Married	Abt 1895	, , Wisconsin, USA
  Children	+ 1. Fassbender, Herbert Peter,   b. 15 Mar 1896, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 4 Dec 1984, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 88 years)   2. Fassbender, Arthur,   b. 20 Aug 1897, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 6 Jul 1976, , , Florida, USA  (Age 78 years) + 3. Fassbender, Raymond,   b. 11 Jul 1899, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 7 May 1986, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 86 years)   4. Fassbender, Clarence,   b. 16 Feb 1901, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 29 Aug 1946  (Age 45 years) + 5. Fassbender, Margaret F.,   b. 2 Jun 1902, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 11 Nov 1991  (Age 89 years)   6. Fassbender, Adelia,   b. Abt 1905, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Bef 2005  (Age ~ 99 years)   7. Fassbender, Florence Laurine,   b. 22 Nov 1905, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Bef 2006  (Age 100 years)   8. Fassbender, Walter,   b. Abt 1908, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   9. Fassbender, Irene,   b. Abt 1910, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Fassbender, Ruth,   b. Abt 1912, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Abt 1996  (Age ~ 84 years)   11. Fassbender, Melvin,   b. 8 Apr 1914, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 19 Jul 1952  (Age 38 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F17284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Unknown, Agnes,   b. Abt 1872, , , , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	31 Jan 1924
  News Mention (Family)	18 Jan 1929
  Appleton Post Crescent
  WOMAN GETS DIVORCE; HUSBAND WAS CRUEL Mrs. Agnes Fassbender, 57, route 1, Black Creek, was granted an absolute divorce by Judge Theodore Berg in circuit court Thursday on her plea that her husband, John Fassbender, 62, route 1, Black Creek, was cruel, an habitual drunkard. She charged that when he was drunk he used obscene language to her. She also charged that during their four years of married life she had given him approximately $2,500 and In granting the divorce the judge ordered him to return this sum. The couple was married on Jan. 31, 1924, at Menominee, Mi., and separated Nov. 16, 1928. Appleton Post-Crescent | Appleton, Wisconsin | Friday, January 18, 1929 | Page 2
  Divorced	Bef 1940
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2017
  Family ID	F61152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 11 Dec 1867 - Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - Abt 1895 - , , Wisconsin, USA 1920 Census - 1920 - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1930 Census - 1930 - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1940 Census - 1940 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 17 Jan 1942 - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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