Margusina (Petersen) Wichmann (1849 - 1928)

Born 1 Jul 1849 in Apenrade, Germany

Ancestors

Wife of Johann Friedrich Wichmann — married 26 Jul 1871 in Orleans Parish,Louisiana

Descendants

Died 11 Aug 1928 at age 79 in Summit, Mississippi

Biography

Marcusina (Petersen) Wichmann has German Roots.

Marcusina was born in Germany, 1849. Immigrated to USA.^[1]

• 1870 Margaret Pfitzner lived in New Orleans in same household as Fred Wichmann.

Marcusina lived in Louisiana.^[2]

• 1871: Marriage of John F Wichmann and Markusine Petrea Petersen, 26 Jul 1871; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States.^[3]

Marcusina lived in Colorado.

• 1880: Margaret Wichmann in household of Fred Wichmann, Leadville, Lake, Colorado, United States^[4]

Marcusina lived in Mississippi.

• 1900: Marcussuna Wichmauer in household of John F Wichmauer, Summit, Pike, Mississippi, United States^[5]

Marriage

Marriage:

Date: 26 JUL 1871

Place: New Orleans, Louisiana

Cause of Death

Cause of Death: Diabetes

Occupation

Occupation: Housewife

Religion

Religion: German Catholic Reform/Presbyterian

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous: LABEL4: Woodlawn Cemetery. Summit, Mississippi

Organizations or Clubs

Organizations or Clubs: Marcusina Fitzner on tombstone

Note

Note: Marcusina was born Marcusina Petrea Petersen in Apenrade, Germany

01 July 1849. Apenrade is now known as Aabenraa, Denmark. Her birth

record found in church records there. Her mother, Maria Wichmann,

married Carl Friedrich Pfitzner in 1852. In 1854,the family immigrated

to America, settling in New Orleans. Marcusina married Johann Fried-

rich Wichmann, her cousin, in about 1867 in New Orleans. They had a

son who died when he was 2 1/2 years old and he is buried in New

Orleans. They had 12 children, only 5 surviving until adulthood. Three

small children are buried in the Wichmann Family Plot in Summit, where

the family settled in 1872. Marcusina was very active in church, the

Pisgah Presbyterian Church of Summit, Mississippi She was president of the

Embroidery Club and according to newspaper article found, she held

many meetings and served delicious refreshments in her lovely home on

State Street. She told of a trip she made to Chicago in 1902 and how

the embroidery work of the members compared to the exquisite work she

had examined at one of the fine emporiums in Chicago. She hoped to see

some of their work exhibited at the World's Fair in 1904. She was

president of the Woodlawn Cememtery Association and was a charter

member of the Edith Chapter Eastern Star of Summit.

Marcusina Fitzner Wichmann is the name on her tombstone in Summit, Mississippi.

where she is buried beside her husband, Johann Friedrich Wichmann.

The three children, who are buried in the Wichmann Family Plot in

Summitt were named; Warwick, Lavinia, and Christine. No other names

or dates are on the tombstones.

The name Pfitzner was "Americanized", changing the spelling to

Fitzner.

Sources

1. ↑ [1] Findagrave : Margusina Fitzner Wichmann, Memorial # 15876932
2. ↑ [2] U.S. Census, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
3. ↑ Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957
4. ↑ United States Census, 1880
5. ↑ United States Census, 1900