William Theodore Wischer (1874 - 1960)

Born 25 Sep 1874 in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Hellman) Wischer — married 23 Sep 1908 in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1960 at age 85 in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1874 in Covington Kentucky. He is the son of Henry Wischer and Bernadine Dunhoff. He married Mary Elizabeth Hellman at St Joseph Church in 1908. The witnesses at the wedding were Ernest Bitter, step brother of the bride, and Rosa Wischer, sister of the groom. They remained in Covington, where they raised their family. William worked throughout his life as a house painter. He was widowed when he passed away in 1960 at the age of 85. He was laid to rest at Mother of God Cemetery.

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• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZ7-991 : 14 January 2022), William Wisher in household of Henry Wisher, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• Marriage Certficate. Christine Carrico Wischer Pictures, Obituaries and Memorial Cards, 1911-2004; privately held by Mrs. Patricia Wischer Rasp, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, 2018. Wm Wischer and Mary Hellman Marriage Certificate. 23 Sep 1908. Accessed 27 May 2022 via ancestry.com
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRV5-W5L?cc=1727033&wc=QZZ4-WH4%3A133641601%2C140312401%2C140380501%2C1589089225 : 24 June 2017), Kentucky > Kenton > Covington Ward 6 > ED 120 > image 19 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-QZ8P?cc=2000219&wc=QZXY-PBT%3A790105801%2C798229101%2C798428701%2C798428702 : accessed 27 May 2022), Kentucky > Kenton > Magisterial District 5, Covington, Ward 6 > 59-48 Magisterial District 5, Covington City Ward 6 > image 18 of 42; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
• death of wife "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N96N-GCL : 2 March 2021), William T. Wischer in entry for Mary Elizabeth Wischer, 1947; citing Death, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,944,499.
• "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99DL-4995-J?cc=1417491 : 9 January 2019), > image 1 of 1; Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort.
• Obituary for William T Wischer. Wischer, William T Death 15 Jun 1960, Kentucky Post & Times-Star, Covington, Kentucky.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61909343/william-theodore-wischer : accessed 27 May 2022), memorial page for William Theodore Wischer (25 Sep 1874–15 Jun 1960), Find A Grave: Memorial #61909343, citing Mother Of God Cemetery, Kenton Vale, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by j roberts (contributor 47366714) .