Anna Happel

Anna Happel

• Father: Jacob Happel b. circa 1822
• Mother: Anna Maria Freis b. circa 1830

• Anna Happel was born in December 1860 in Hessen-Darmstadt.
• Jacob Happel and Anna Maria Freis appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Rhine, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, living next to Anton Diefenthaler.. Other members of the household included Anna Happel, George Happel.
• She married Herman Dexheimer, son of Anton Dexheimer and Elisabetha Durking, 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.
• Anna Happel died before 7 March 1908 in Kiel, Manitowoc County, Wisconsis.
• Herman Dexheimer became a widower at her death.
• She was interred at Schleswig Cemetery, Schleswig Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
• The following appeared on 7 March 1908 in the Plymouth Post: (Kiel) Mrs. Herman Dexheimer, who lived about 3 miles east of Kiel, was found dead today in the pantry of her home. Death was due to an intake of Carbolic Acid. She had reached the age of 47 and is survived by her husband, 3 children and several sisters. The funeral will be Thursday in Rockville.
• 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