Herman Dexheimer

Herman Dexheimer

• Father: Anton Dexheimer b. 2 June 1817, d. 10 August 1897
• Mother: Elisabetha Durking b. 18 May 1832, d. 27 April 1902

• Herman Dexheimer was born on 3 May 1859 in Rhine, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
• Elisabetha Durking and Anton Dexheimer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Rhine, Wisconsin, living not far from George Dexheimer and his family.. Other members of the household included Herman Dexheimer, Mary Dexheimer and Henry Dexheimer.
• Anton Dexheimer and Elisabetha Durking, appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Rhine, Wisconsin. Other members of the household included Herman Dexheimer, Mary Dexheimer, Henry Dexheimer, Louise Dexheimer, Magdalena Dexheimer, William Dexheimer, John Dexheimer, Elisabeth Dexheimer, Anton Dexheimer and Henry Duerking.
• He married Anna Happel, daughter of Jacob Happel and Anna Maria Freis, on 22 November 1885 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
• Herman Dexheimer and Anna Happel appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Schleswig, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Other members of the household included Henry J. Dexheimer and George Dexheimer.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
• Herman Dexheimer became a widower at the 7 March 1908 death of his wife Anna Happel.
• Herman Dexheimer died on 5 August 1930 at age 71 in Kiel, Calumet County, Wisconsin.
• He was interred at Schleswig Cemetery, Schleswig Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
• The following appeared on 6 August 1930 in The Manitowoc Herald-Times: Herman Dexheimer, 71, well known Kiel resident, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Faber, yesterday. Burial will be Friday afternoon from the Faber home, and interment at Rockville Cemetery.
       He was born May 3, 1859, the son of Anton and Elizabeth Dexheimer, in the town of Rhine, Sheboygan county, where he grew to manhood. On November 22, 1885, he was married to Miss Anna Hatter, also of the town of Rhine, and the couple settled on a farm at Millhome where the family lived until 1915. Mr. Dexheimer also operated a sawmill at Millhome for twenty years and was a carpenter by trade. His wife preceded him in death on March 2, 1908.
       One daughter, Minnie, died thirty-eight years ago, and the children who survive are Mrs. Arthur Faber of Kiel, George Dexheimer of Elkhart Lake, and Henry, who is a patient at the Memorial hospital at Mendota. Three brothers, Anton of Sherwood, William of Sheboygan, and Edward Dexheimer of Marshfield, two sisters, Mrs. George Rothman of Kiel and Mrs. Peter Schurer of Marshfield, and three grandchildren also survive.
• The following appeared on 6 August 1930 in The Manitowoc Herald-Times: Herman Dexheimer, 71, well known Kiel resident, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Faber, yesterday. Burial will be Friday afternoon from the Faber home, and interment at Rockville Cemetery.
       He was born May 3, 1859, the son of Anton and Elizabeth Dexheimer, in the town of Rhine, Sheboygan county, where he grew to manhood. On November 22, 1885, he was married to Miss Anna Hatter, also of the town of Rhine, and the couple settled on a farm at Millhome where the family lived until 1915. Mr. Dexheimer also operated a sawmill at Millhome for twenty years and was a carpenter by trade. His wife preceded him in death on March 2, 1908.
       One daughter, Minnie, died thirty-eight years ago, and the children who survive are Mrs. Arthur Faber of Kiel, George Dexheimer of Elkhart Lake, and Henry, who is a patient at the Memorial hospital at Mendota. Three brothers, Anton of Sherwood, William of Sheboygan, and Edward Dexheimer of Marshfield, two sisters, Mrs. George Rothman of Kiel and Mrs. Peter Schurer of Marshfield, and three grandchildren also survive.

• Last Edited: 2 Feb 2014