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August WITTE

Three generations of Witte family descendants visit the August Witte Outhouse
On display at the Koepsell Farm exhibit at "Old World Wisconsin," N42°51.966 / W88°29.846. It is believed to have been built circa 1873 to 1880.

BIRTH: 8 NOV 1839, Prussia
DEATH: 17 MAR 1911, Watertown, WI

Father: Frederick WITTE

Family 1: Caroline DAUHM

MARRIAGE: ABT 1865

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INDEX

Notes

[NI1714] Updated February 26, 2005. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1870 United States Census for Wisconsin, Dodge Co., Town of Emmet (Watertown Post Office): page 4; dwelling 26; family 26; June 2, 1870.

August Witte, head of household, is married to Caroline (Dauhm) Witte. He was born in Prussia, is 30 years old and is a farmer with real estate valued at $4,000 and personal estate valued at $500. He is eligible to vote. Children listed in the household are: Friederich and Henry. The two Muller boys, Franz and August, also live there -- see Further Background Notes, below.

(2) LDS FamilySearch 1880 United States Census database for Emmet, Dodge Co., WI. Family History Library Film 1255423, NA Film Number T9-1423, Page 141D.

August Witte is listed as 40 years old, a farmer, born Prussia as were his parents. He is head of household, married to Caroline (Dauhm) Witte. The children listed in the household are: Fredrick; Henry; Hannah; Mary; Lena; Jesephina; Martha and Herman. The household also includes Herman Ebert, a 23-year-old Prussian laborer.

(3) 1900 United States Census for Wisconsin, Jefferson Co., Watertown Town: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 158; Sheet 1A; June 1, 1900.

August Witte is head of household, married to Caroline [Dauhm] Witte. Children in the household are Henry, Josephine, Martha and Charles.

- Birth date: November 1839; age 60.
- Number of Years of Present Marriage: 35.
- Birthplace: Germany, as were his parents.
- Year of Immigration: 1847; a naturalized citizen.
- Occupation: Farmer.
- Home: Owns his home with a mortgage.

(4) 1910 United States Census for Wisconsin, Jefferson Co., Watertown Town: Supervisory District 2; Enumeration District 142; Sheet 2B; April 16, 1910.

August Witte is head of household, married to Caroline [Dauhm] Witte. Children in the household are Henry, Josephine, Martha and Carl.

- Address: Gopher Hill Road.
- Age: 70; married for 44 years.
- Birthplace: Germany, as were his parents.
- Immigration: 1847, a naturalized citizen.
- Language: Can speak English.
- Occupation: Farmer, General Farm; he is an employer.
- Home: Owns a farm free of mortgage.

(5) Witte family records. September 23, 2000.

(6) RootsWeb WorldConnect Project database 25787.

- Provides date and place of passing.

(7) The Wisconsin Historical Society, "Old World Wisconsin" outdoor museum of rural life, Eagle, Waukesha Co., WI, visited August 10, 2002. Information digitally photographed and transcribed from background notes kept on-site at the Koepsell Farm exhibit. Pages 89-91.

VISIT:

The Outhouse from the August Witte farm is on display at the Koepsell Farm exhibit. It is located at latitude/longitude: N42°51.966 / W88°29.846

"[August] Witte expanded his farm [see below] after 1873 when he obtained forty additional acres in Section 25, bringing his total to 120. It is believed that the outhouse which has been restored at the Museum was constructed at approximately the same time, circa 1873 to 1880."

FURTHER BACKGROUND NOTES:

"The Frederick Witte family immigrated to the Town of Lebanon, Dodge County [Wisconsin] sometime between 1846 and 1850... Census listings explain that in 1850 the 37 year old [Frederick] Witte, his wife Caroline (40 years), their four children, August (10 years), Bernardine (8 years), Albert (7 years), and William (4 years) were sharing their home with an older couple (probably his parents…) on a Town of Lebanon farm valued at $800. The entire family being native Germans suggests an arrival date of no earlier than 1846, as the youngest child was four years old at the time of the census..."

"Between 1860 and 1870 the eldest Witte son, August, purchased an 80-acre farm in the Town of Emmet. Located on the town line separating Emmet and Lebanon, the farm was situated approximately 1/4 of a mile from his father's operation in Lebanon. Formerly the Miller homestead in Section 24, August Witte's farm was appraised at $4,000 in 1860. He and his 30 year old Prussian-born wife, Caroline had two sons, Frederick (age 2) and Henry (age 1) [based on 1870 Census]. Fourteen year old Franz Miller and his younger brother, August also lived with the Wittes."

"August's farm, like his father's and many of those in the vicinity, displayed a segment of the cultural baggage which accompanied the Oderbrücker and Pomeranians to Lebanon, this being Fachwerk style [a type of half-timbered] architecture. August's home and barn were both of this type, although it is conceivable that either none, one, or both could have been erected by the previous owner."

"Witte expanded his farm after 1873 when he obtained forty additional acres in Section 25, bringing his total to 120. It is believed that the outhouse which has been restored at the Museum was constructed at approximately the same time, circa 1873 to 1880."