William Diefenthäler

b. 27 July 1893
  • William Diefenthäler married Edna Neumann, daughter of William August Fred. Neumann and Katherine Ruh, and William's sister Mina married ???'s brother Rudolph.
  • He was born on 27 July 1893 in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
  • John Diefenthäler and Mary Hartmann appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Rhine, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, and one young male farm laborer.. Other members of the household included William Diefenthäler, Wanda Elizabeth Diefenthäler, Anna Diefenthäler, Ida Diefenthäler and Mina Diefenthäler.
  • John Diefenthäler and Mary Hartmann appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Rhine, Wisconsin, living next to Mary's parents.. Other members of the household included William Diefenthäler, Anna Diefenthäler, Ida Diefenthäler and Mina Diefenthäler.
  • Mary Hartmann appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Rhine Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Other members of the household included William Diefenthäler, Mina Diefenthäler, Anna Diefenthäler and William Schmahl.
  • He was working on the home farm, according to the 1920 census.
  • The following appeared on 8 June 1961 in The Sheboygan Press: Mrs. Rudolph F. Neumann, 61, R. 1, New Holstein, died Wednesday evening at St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan. She had been a patient there for the last four weeks. /P/ Mrs. Neumann was born Minnie Diefenthaler, a daughter of the late John and Mary (Hartman) Diefenthaler, in the Town of Rhine. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's United Church of Christ in the Town of Rhine and attended district school there. /P/ She married Rudolph Neumann at Elkhart Lake on Dec. 14, 1929. The couple operated a farm in the Town of Rhine until 1950, when they moved to their present farm in the Town of New Holstein. /P/ Mrs. Neumann was an active member of St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church in Kiel. /P/ Survivors include her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Allen Jeanette Wangemann; two sisters, Mrs. William Schmahl, Route 1, Elkhart Lake, and Mrs. William Storev of Milwaukee; a brother, William Diefenthaler of Appleton; and a granddaughter, Lori Lee. /P/ Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Kiel, with the Rev. Vernon E. Jaberg, pastor, officiating. /P/ Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel from 3 p.m. Friday until 11 a.m. Saturday, and at the church from 12 noon until time of services. Burial will be at Eaton Cemetery.
  • Last Edited: 22 Mar 2010

Family: Edna Neumann