Wilhelm Dexheimer
b. 17 October 1802, d. 9 June 1857
- Father: Georg Dexheimer b. circa 1782
- Mother: Unknown (?)
- Wilhelm Dexheimer was born on 17 October 1802 in Germany.
- He married Eva Kathrina Diefenthaler circa June 1829 in Spiesheim, Rheinhessen.
- Eva Kathrina Diefenthaler and Wilhelm Dexheimer arrived in the Port of New York on 12 June 1846, accompanied by Georg Albert Dexheimer, Christian Dexheimer, Wilhelmina Dexheimer, Elisabeth Dexheimer, Eva Catharina Dexheimer and Georg Dexheimer aboard the Ship Narraganset, from the port of Havre. Also traveling with the family was Philippe Dexheimer, age 19, likely another son of Georg.
- Wilhelm Dexheimer became a widower at the 19 November 1846 death of his wife Eva Kathrina Diefenthaler.
- Wilhelm Dexheimer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Germantown, Washington County, Wisconsin. Other members of the household included Eva Catharina Dexheimer, Georg Albert Dexheimer, Christian Dexheimer and Wilhelmina Dexheimer.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
- Wilhelm Dexheimer died on 9 June 1857 at age 54 in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, or possibly 07 May 1858.
- How are Wilhelm Dexheimer and John Dexheimer connected? Were they brothers?
- Last Edited: 18 Apr 2010
Family: Eva Kathrina Diefenthaler b. 4 July 1803, d. 19 November 1846
- Georg Albert Dexheimer+ b. 23 January 1830, d. 13 December 1880
- Christian Dexheimer+ b. circa 1832
- Wilhelmina Dexheimer b. circa 1835
- Elisabeth Dexheimer b. circa 1841
- Eva Catharina Dexheimer b. circa 1843