Phillip Wilhelm Wenzel (1845 - 1907)

Born 1 Mar 1845 in Germany

Died 4 Jan 1907 at age 61 in Enterprise, Oneida County, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

This profile is part of the Pelican Lake, Wisconsin One Place Study.

Wilhelm was born in 1845.

On Nov. 20, 1874, in Germany, he married Amelia Lampke and had the following Children

Emma, who is Mrs. Fred GROPENGIESER of Rhinelander

Alvina (Winnie), Mrs. SMITH of Rhinelander

Amelia (Mildred), Mrs. Louis KELLY of Rhinelander

August, resident of Rhinelander

William, farming in the town of Pelican

Fredericka, Mrs. Otto KRANTZ of Rhinelander

He came to Wisconsin in July, 1885, and for two years made his home at Fremont, in Waupaca County; he was next at Oshkosh for a short time, working in a packing house there, and in 1887 he came to Oneida County, where he first stopped at Pratt Junction and was one of the first men employed in the construction of the old Lake Shore & Western Railway north of that place. The following year he took a homestead of 160 acres at Enterprise and on this property he proceeded to establish a permanent home, erecting a small log cabin to serve as a residence until he could hew the logs for a more commodious structure. He cut cordwood to sell to the railroad company, and in every other possible way eked out his finances until the farm could be put on a producing basis. As soon as he had a few acres of the land cleared he purchased live stock in proportion, and as the tillable area increased he improved his equipment and herds, and so, through years of toil, a prosperious farm was built up. He made his home on this farm until his death in 1907.

1905 Census Name William Wenzel Age 60y Event Date 1905 Residence Place Enterprise, Oneida, Wisconsin Sex Male Sex M Age 60 Marital Status Married Race White Race W Birth Date 1845 Birth Year (Estimated) Abt 1845 Birthplace Germany Parent 1 Birthplace Germany Parent 2 Birthplace Germany Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household Self Spouse's Name Emilie Wenzel Spouse's Birthplace Germany Image Number 304 Record Number 28629^[1]

William Wenzel's Spouses and Children

Emilie Wenzel Wife F 50y Germany

August Wenzel Son M 21y Ohio

Olivia Wenzel Daughter F 26y Germany

Willie Wenzel Son M 19y Wisconsin

He passed away in 1907.

• Fact: Burial Forest Home Cemetery , Rhinelander, Oneida County, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

1. ↑ "Wisconsin State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM35-QLT : 8 March 2021), William Wenzel, Enterprise, Oneida, Wisconsin; citing p. 19, line 21, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,020,979.

• Phillip Wilhelm Wenzel (1845-1907) on Find A Grave: Memorial #8317891 retrieved 16 August 2021
• http://wigenweb.org/vilas/hlov/wenzel357.html