William Ferdinand Frett (1834 - 1892)

Born 30 Jan 1834 in Virneburg, Mayen, Rhineland, Prussia

Ancestors

Husband of Helena Magdalena (Meiler) Frett — married 2 Oct 1856 in St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 16 Jun 1892 at age 58 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

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Biography

This profile is part of the Frett Name Study.

William Frett migrated from Germany to United States of America.

Private William Frett served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 14 February 1864
Mustered out: 10 June 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co E 9th Regiment Illinois Cavalry;

Civil War Veteran

William and Helena were the parents of 12 known children

16 November 1850: McHenry, McHenry Co., Illinois; Value of Real Estate Owned by Ann: $1630; Ann M Fret 47 Prussia; Mathius Fret 23 Prussia; William Fret 18 Prussia; Barbary Fret 15 Prussia; Catherine Fret 13 Prussia; John Fret 11 Prussia; Albany Fret 5 New York Cite This Record "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8RQ-7C1

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"WILLIAM F. FRETT was born in Prussia, January 28, 1834, a son of Nicholas and Mary A. Frett, natives of Germany, who came to America in 1841, located in McHenry County, Illinois. Nicholas Frett, Nicolas Adams and Jacob Schmitt were the first settlers of the German settlement in McHenry County, and the founders of the Catholic church at Johnsburg, Illinois. Mr. Frett died in August 1844, aged forty-nine years, and was the first person buried in St. John's Cemetery. His wife died May 1874, aged seventy-nine years. They reared a family of twelve children. William Frett attended school in Germany, but had no educational advantages after coming to America. He was married October 2, 1856, to Ellen, daughter of Anthony and Margaretha Meiler, of Germany. They have twelve children-Joseph J., Katie (wife of Peter Schaefer), Albert, John Mary (wife of Joseph Freund), George, Elizabeth, Bernard, Amelia, Ferdinand J., Susan and Charles J. In 1865 [1864] Mr. Frett enlisted in Company E, Ninth Illinois Cavalry, but only served a short time, when he was discharged on account of disability. Politically he is a Democrat. He has served nine years as School Director. He owns a fine farm of 148 acres, which is well improved and well stocked." Source: History of McHenry County, Illinois-1885 Transcribed by Anne Kunzen

CIVIL WAR VETERAN Co. E 9th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry

Illinois, State Archives; Illinois Civil War Detail Report; Name FRETT, WILLIAM F; Rank: Private Company E Unit: 9th Regiment Illinois Cavalry Personal Characteristics; Residence; McHenry, McHenry Co., Illinois; Age: 30; Height 5' 7 1/4"; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Fair; Marital Status; Occupation: Farmer; Nativity: Prussia; Service Record; Joined When: 13 February 1864; Joined Where: Marengo, McHenry Co., Illinois; Joined By Whom: Captain Coon; Period: 1 Year; Muster In: 14 February 1865; Muster In Where: Marengo, McHenry Co., Illinois; Muster In By Whom; Muster Out: 10 June 1865; Muster Out Where: Louisville, Kentucky; Muster Out By Whom: Captain Ames;

Sources

St Valerius Catholic Church records, Wanderath

St. Valerius Catholic Church, Wanderath, Mayen, Germany; Birth, Marriage, Death Records 1709-1870; Compiled by Teryl R. Miller from the Latter Day Saints microfilm of the original records; LDS films used: #530207, 578115, 578116, 578117. St Valerius Parish in Wanderath consists of the Catholic Parishes of the following villages: Wanderath, Oberbaar, Muttelbaar, Niederbaar, Nitzer Muhle, Freilingen, Buechel, Englen, Herresbach, Siebenbach, Nitz and Virneburg

St John the Baptist Catholic Church records, Johnsburg

NOTE: Volumes I 1852-1868 II 1869-1882 and III 1883-1909 of Early Records of St John the Baptist Catholic Church (Transcribed from St John the Baptist Catholic Church record books by McHenry County Genealogical Society) are available at local libraries including Johnsburg Public Library, McHenry Public Library, Crystal Lake Public Library, Richmond Public Library and Woodstock Public Library

The Immigrant Founders, Members and Associates of Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg (est August 1841), McHenry County, Illinois. This booklet can be viewed upon request at the Johnsburg Public Library, phone ahead to verify booklet is still available

Find A Grave: Memorial #145636013 William F Frett