Selected Families and Individuals
Source Citations
Charles G. SMITH
1Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
Amelia R. WINTERMANTLE
1Census, Federal - 1870 - Madison Co, IA roll #407, Jackson Twsp. "Wintermantel, John age 38 Farmer b.Baden
Carolina 36 Baden cannot read or write
Peter 18 PA
Caroline 16 IL
Frederick 14 IL
Henry 9 IL
Charles 7 IL
Emily 3 IA
John 9/12 IA (Dec)
Schoeplin, Mary 73 Baden." Amelia is listed in this census as Emily.
2Margaret Ann Jenstad, "K & M Jenstad" , John J. Wintermantel data so far............., an Email dated 29 Apr 2003.
3Census, Federal 1880, Madison Co., IA, Jackson twsp. "Wintermantel, J. age 50 head Farmer Baden Baden Baden widowed
A. R. 12 dau IA Baden Baden
J. W. 10 son IA Baden Baden
Lotz, C. F. 16 step-son IL Hesse Baden."
William Jennings HARLAN
1Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
2Ancestry.com. Ancestry DNA match info form Marie JOB.
Amelia R. WINTERMANTLE
1Census, Federal - 1870 - Madison Co, IA roll #407, Jackson Twsp. "Wintermantel, John age 38 Farmer b.Baden
Carolina 36 Baden cannot read or write
Peter 18 PA
Caroline 16 IL
Frederick 14 IL
Henry 9 IL
Charles 7 IL
Emily 3 IA
John 9/12 IA (Dec)
Schoeplin, Mary 73 Baden." Amelia is listed in this census as Emily.
2Margaret Ann Jenstad, "K & M Jenstad" , John J. Wintermantel data so far............., an Email dated 29 Apr 2003.
3Census, Federal 1880, Madison Co., IA, Jackson twsp. "Wintermantel, J. age 50 head Farmer Baden Baden Baden widowed
A. R. 12 dau IA Baden Baden
J. W. 10 son IA Baden Baden
Lotz, C. F. 16 step-son IL Hesse Baden."
Andrew M. STONE
1Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
Mary E. WINTERMANTLE
1Census, Federal - 1880 - Multnomah Co, OR Fulton Precinct ED92. "William Wintermantle self Married Male age 41 b. Baden Farmer fb: Baden mb: Baden
Sarah H. wife M F 31 NY keeps House Bavaria Prussia
George son S M 9 IA at school Baden NY
Mary dau S F 7 IA at school " "
Rosa dau S F 5 KS at home " "
Sarah dau S F 2 KS at home " "."
2Census, Federal - 1920 - Multnomah Co, Oregon, Portland, ED # 111; Ancestry p. 14 of 29, 6 Jan 1920. "Line 95 819 Belmont St. Dwelling 131 Household # 158
Stone, Mary E. Head R 47 wd IA GER NY Occ: None
Laurence O. son 24 s OR IA IA Dyer in dye shop
Bercha M. dau 20 s OR IA IA stenographer for US Shipping Board
Emily E. dau 18 s OR IA IA telephone operator for Telephone Co.
Rose M. dau 14 s OR IA IA none (in school)
Lois R. dau 9 s OR IA IA none "
next page - Line 1
Stone, William W. Father 81 m. yr imm: 1856 Yr naturalized: 1878 Ger Ger Ger Occ: none
Sarah A. Mother 71 m NY Bavaria France none." *The "William W. Stone" listed here in the 1920 census is actually William Frederick Winermantle b. 1838 in Ihringen, Germany.
3Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
4Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel.
5State of Oregon, Oregon Death Certificate.
Viola STONE
1Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
Emily E. STONE
1Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
2Census, Federal - 1920 - Multnomah Co, Oregon, Portland, ED # 111; Ancestry p. 14 of 29. "Line 95 819 Belmont St. Dwelling 131 Household # 158
Stone, Mary E. Head R 47 wd IA GER NY Occ: None
Laurence O. son 24 s OR IA IA Dyer in dye shop
Bercha M. dau 20 s OR IA IA stenographer for US Shipping Board
Emily E. dau 18 s OR IA IA telephone operator for Telephone Co.
Rose M. dau 14 s OR IA IA none (in school)
Lois R. dau 9 s OR IA IA none "
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Stone, William W. Father 81 m. yr imm: 1856 Yr naturalized: 1878 Ger Ger Ger Occ: none
Sarah A. Mother 71 m NY Bavaria France none." *The "William W. Stone" listed here in the 1920 census is actually William Frederick Winermantle b. 1838 in Ihringen, Germany.
Rose M. STONE
1Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
2Census, Federal - 1920 - Multnomah Co, Oregon, Portland, ED # 111; Ancestry p. 14 of 29. "Line 95 819 Belmont St. Dwelling 131 Household # 158
Stone, Mary E. Head R 47 wd IA GER NY Occ: None
Laurence O. son 24 s OR IA IA Dyer in dye shop
Bercha M. dau 20 s OR IA IA stenographer for US Shipping Board
Emily E. dau 18 s OR IA IA telephone operator for Telephone Co.
Rose M. dau 14 s OR IA IA none (in school)
Lois R. dau 9 s OR IA IA none "
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Stone, William W. Father 81 m. yr imm: 1856 Yr naturalized: 1878 Ger Ger Ger Occ: none
Sarah A. Mother 71 m NY Bavaria France none." *The "William W. Stone" listed here in the 1920 census is actually William Frederick Winermantle b. 1838 in Ihringen, Germany.
Lois R. STONE
1Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
2Census, Federal - 1920 - Multnomah Co, Oregon, Portland, ED # 111; Ancestry p. 14 of 29. "Line 95 819 Belmont St. Dwelling 131 Household # 158
Stone, Mary E. Head R 47 wd IA GER NY Occ: None
Laurence O. son 24 s OR IA IA Dyer in dye shop
Bercha M. dau 20 s OR IA IA stenographer for US Shipping Board
Emily E. dau 18 s OR IA IA telephone operator for Telephone Co.
Rose M. dau 14 s OR IA IA none (in school)
Lois R. dau 9 s OR IA IA none "
next page - Line 1
Stone, William W. Father 81 m. yr imm: 1856 Yr naturalized: 1878 Ger Ger Ger Occ: none
Sarah A. Mother 71 m NY Bavaria France none." *The "William W. Stone" listed here in the 1920 census is actually William Frederick Winermantle b. 1838 in Ihringen, Germany.
William T. FINNIGAN
1Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
2Census, Federal - 1900 - Snohomish CO., WA, City of Everett - ED213, 26B, 27 Jun 1900. Rose is living at 1818 Scewitt Ave. in Everett with her husband and her sister Sadie. "1818
Acewitt Ave.
Finegan, William T. head b. Sep 1875 age 24 m 1 yr b.. MO MO MO Plumber rents
Rose wife Sep 1876 23 KS GER NY has had no children
Wintermantle, Sadie sister-in-law Feb 1879 21 KS Ger NY."
3Census, Federal - 1900 - Snohomish CO., WA, City of Everett - ED213, p. 26B, 27 Jun 1900.
Rosa WINTERMANTLE
1Census, Federal - 1880 - Multnomah Co, OR Fulton Precinct ED92. "William Wintermantle self Married Male age 41 b. Baden Farmer fb: Baden mb: Baden
Sarah H. wife M F 31 NY keeps House Bavaria Prussia
George son S M 9 IA at school Baden NY
Mary dau S F 7 IA at school " "
Rosa dau S F 5 KS at home " "
Sarah dau S F 2 KS at home " "."
2Census, Federal - 1900 - Snohomish CO., WA, City of Everett - ED213, p. 26B, 27 Jun 1900. Rose is living at 1818 Scewitt Ave. in Everett with her husband and her sister Sadie. "1818
Acewitt Ave.
Finegan, William T. head b. Sep 1875 age 24 m 1 yr b.. MO MO MO Plumber rents
Rose wife Sep 1876 23 KS GER NY has had no children
Wintermantle, Sadie sister-in-law Feb 1879 21 KS Ger NY."
3Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
4Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel.
5Census, Federal - 1900 - Snohomish CO., WA, City of Everett - ED213, p. 26B, 27 Jun 1900.
Herman ENKE
1Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
2Herman Enke Death Certificate - Multnomah County, Oregon, state # 2732 local # 2825, 27 Oct 1932.
3Marriage certificate - Sadie Wintermantel/Herman Enke, # 14291.
Sarah Sadie WINTERMANTLE
1Census, Federal - 1880 - Multnomah Co, OR Fulton Precinct ED92. "William Wintermantle self Married Male age 41 b. Baden Farmer fb: Baden mb: Baden
Sarah H. wife M F 31 NY keeps House Bavaria Prussia
George son S M 9 IA at school Baden NY
Mary dau S F 7 IA at school " "
Rosa dau S F 5 KS at home " "
Sarah dau S F 2 KS at home " "."
2Census, Federal - 1900 - Multnomah Co, city of Portland, Precinct 80, West Portland.
3Census, Federal - 1900 - Snohomish CO., WA, City of Everett - ED213, p. 26B, 27 Jun 1900. Rose is living at 1818 Scewitt Ave. in Everett with her husband and her sister Sadie. "1818
Acewitt Ave.
Finegan, William T. head b. Sep 1875 age 24 m 1 yr b.. MO MO MO Plumber rents
Rose wife Sep 1876 23 KS GER NY has had no children
Wintermantle, Sadie sister-in-law Feb 1879 21 KS Ger NY."
4Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
5Patsy Clark Email, 16 Mar 2004.
6Census, Federal - 1900 - Multnomah Co, city of Portland, West Portland; ED 98; ancestry p. 1 of 7. "Line 92 dwelling 146 household 147
Wintermantel, Wm Head Apr 1838 age 62 m. 33 yrs Ger Ger Ger yr imm: 1856 # of yrs in USA: 44 occ: farmer
Sarah wife Oct 1848 51 33 NY Ger Ger 8 ch born/ 4 living
George H. son Jan 1871 29 s IA Ger Ger merchant
Sadie dau Feb 1878 22 m KS Ger NY dressmaker."
7Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel.
8Marriage certificate - Sadie Wintermantel/Herman Enke, # 14291.
June E. ENKE
1Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
Doris A. ENKE
1Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
Raymond REEVES
1Patsy Clark Email dated 10 Jun 2003.
Edna Monroe NYE
1Census, Federal - 1900 - Marion Co, OR, Sidney Precinct ED140.
2Obituary. "Birth: Aug. 6, 1879Death: May 13, 1951Edna Monroe Nye Wintermantle-ReevesMarried 1. William F. Wintermantle 2. Ray Reeves[At her death her name was: Edna M. NYE WINTERMANTEL REEVES, sister of Ansel McDonald NYE]"Funeral Held for Mrs. Edna REEVES--Funeral services for the late Mrs. Edna REEVES who died Sunday following a lingering illness, were held in the Golden Mortuary in Salem , Wednesday morning at 10:30. Rev. Henry Turnidge of Talbot officiated. Rex Hartley was soloist and sang "In the Garden" and "Nearer My God to Thee." Bearers were George MARLATT, Jake GILMOUR, Gilbert BELNAP, Delmer DAVIDSON, Ernest FREEMAN and John ZEHNER. Interment in the Cox cemetery near Sidney .Edna Monroe NYE, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Resinor Perry NYE, was born August 6, 1879 at Jefferson, on part of the land claim of her grandparents, J. S. and Mary E. CHILDERS NYE, who crossed the plains by ox team to The Dalles , then on by canoe to Willamette Falls , where they spent the winter of 1849. The following spring they moved to Jefferson where they spent the remainder of their lives.She was married to William F. WINTERMANTLE October 21, 1896. Three children were born to this union, Ethel, Freddie and Elda . Mr. WINTERMANTLE passed on July 2, 1917 and on August 11, 1921, she was united in marriage to Ray REEVES who died December 2, 1934. Her son Freddie passed away December 30, 1932.Two daughters survive, Mrs. Ethel BLINSTON, Jefferson, and Elda M. POTTS of Grass Valley; one sister, Hazel B. SLOAN, Portland; grandchildren, Ilene BLINSTON GURGURICH of Jefferson, Betty WINTERMANTLE HEINRICHS, Fresno, Cal., Gary and William POTTS of Jordan Valley; one great grandchild, Delene GURGURICH, Jefferson.Mrs. REEVES was a charter member of Ankeny Grange No. 540 and Euclid Chapter O.E.S., Talbott Woman's Club and Talbot Farmers Union." Albany Democrat-Herald, May 19, 1951 2:7. [mother: Mary Jane (Chittenden) Nye] Family links: Parents: Resinor P. Nye (1852 - 1924) Mary Jane Chittenden Nye (1857 - 1949) Children: Fred W. Wintermantle (1909 - 1932)* Spouse: William F. Wintermantle (1869 - 1917)." posted on Ancestry.com.
3Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
4State of Oregon, Oregon Death Certificate.
Resinor Perry NYE
1Edna Monroe Reeves Death Certificate.
2Patsy Clark Email, 6 Feb 2004.
Mary Jane CHITTENDEN
1Obituary, of Dau. Edna Monroe Nye. " Parents: Resinor P. Nye (1852 - 1924) Mary Jane Chittenden Nye (1857 - 1949)."
Delbert Eugene BLINSTON
1Compiled by Elbert J. Wardle, Wintermantle Genealogy: Christian and Mathilda's Family Tree 1799 to 1986, informal publication, July 1986, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. "The Wintermantel Family
The Wintermantel family originated in Switzerland from around the late 1300's and were of the Aristocracy. Those we have record of were from the Freiburg area of Germany in the province of Baden Wurtemberg.
According to Paul Wintermantel, sometime prior to the Thirty years War.".
2Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jensen, Descendants of Georg Jakob Wintermantel, Private informal printing in May 2003.
Ethel Marjorie WINTERMANTLE
1Census, Federal - 1900 - Marion Co, OR, Sidney Precinct ED140.
2Ethel M. Blinston Obituary, Jefferson Review, 23 Feb 1973. "Jefferson Native Succumbs at Salem Hospital
Ethel M. Blinston of Rt. 1, Box 189, Jefferson, passed away Feb. 17, 1973 at a Salem hospital after a short illness. She had been hospitalized two weeks.
She was born July 6, 1897, on the family farm in the Sidney-Talbot area, then daughter of William F. and Edna Nye Wintermantel. She was united in marriage on October 29, 1915, to Delbert Blinston, who preceeded her in death on Oct. 23, 1942. To this union one daughter, Ilene, was born. She survives. In 1944, Mrs. Blinston was married to Arthur Blinston, who passed away June 29, 1963.
Survivors, besides the daughter Ilene Gurgurich, are granddaughter, Delane Albertson, great grandchildren, Tina and Blair Albertson, all of Jefferson; a sister, Elda Potts, of Caldwell, Ida., and a niece, Betty Heinrichs, of Salem. A brother, Freddie, preceeded her in death in 1932.
Practically her entire life was spent on a portion of the family farm. She was an active member of the Talbot Womans club, and loved people, making many friends in her journey through life. She was an ardent gardener, and when the parsonage at Talbot Community church across the road from where she lived, was being built, Mrs. Blinston suggested it needed a new rose garden and was the first to plant a rose there. For many years, she was news correspondent for the Salem, Oregon Statesman and Jefferson Review.
Services were held Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 2 p.m., from the Virgil T. Golden Chapel, Salem, followed by internment at Balcrest Memorial Park. The Rev. Gordon E. Jaffee, former pastor at Talbot Community church officiated. Leighton Waddle, Jefferson, sang 'Beautiful Isle of Somewhere' and 'Beyond the Sunset'.
Pallbearers were Frank Glimour, Frank Gurgurich, Jack Craig, Ernest Freeman Jr., William Knight, and Frank Maristh.".
3Compiled by Elbert J. Wardle, Wintermantle Genealogy: Christian and Mathilda's Family Tree 1799 to 1986, informal publication, July 1986, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. "The Wintermantel Family
The Wintermantel family originated in Switzerland from around the late 1300's and were of the Aristocracy. Those we have record of were from the Freiburg area of Germany in the province of Baden Wurtemberg.
According to Paul Wintermantel, sometime prior to the Thirty years War.". Place of birth is from this source.
Arthur Robert BLINSTON
1Compiled by Elbert J. Wardle, Wintermantle Genealogy: Christian and Mathilda's Family Tree 1799 to 1986, informal publication, July 1986, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. "The Wintermantel Family
The Wintermantel family originated in Switzerland from around the late 1300's and were of the Aristocracy. Those we have record of were from the Freiburg area of Germany in the province of Baden Wurtemberg.
According to Paul Wintermantel, sometime prior to the Thirty years War.".
2Patsy Clark Email, 12 Mar 2004.
3Patsy Clark Email, 12 Mar 2004.
4Patsy Clark Email of 5 Feb 2004 to Dianne Stevens, part A.
5Patsy Clark Email, 12 Mar 2004.
Ethel Marjorie WINTERMANTLE
1Census, Federal - 1900 - Marion Co, OR, Sidney Precinct ED140.
2Ethel M. Blinston Obituary, Jefferson Review, 23 Feb 1973. "Jefferson Native Succumbs at Salem Hospital
Ethel M. Blinston of Rt. 1, Box 189, Jefferson, passed away Feb. 17, 1973 at a Salem hospital after a short illness. She had been hospitalized two weeks.
She was born July 6, 1897, on the family farm in the Sidney-Talbot area, then daughter of William F. and Edna Nye Wintermantel. She was united in marriage on October 29, 1915, to Delbert Blinston, who preceeded her in death on Oct. 23, 1942. To this union one daughter, Ilene, was born. She survives. In 1944, Mrs. Blinston was married to Arthur Blinston, who passed away June 29, 1963.
Survivors, besides the daughter Ilene Gurgurich, are granddaughter, Delane Albertson, great grandchildren, Tina and Blair Albertson, all of Jefferson; a sister, Elda Potts, of Caldwell, Ida., and a niece, Betty Heinrichs, of Salem. A brother, Freddie, preceeded her in death in 1932.
Practically her entire life was spent on a portion of the family farm. She was an active member of the Talbot Womans club, and loved people, making many friends in her journey through life. She was an ardent gardener, and when the parsonage at Talbot Community church across the road from where she lived, was being built, Mrs. Blinston suggested it needed a new rose garden and was the first to plant a rose there. For many years, she was news correspondent for the Salem, Oregon Statesman and Jefferson Review.
Services were held Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 2 p.m., from the Virgil T. Golden Chapel, Salem, followed by internment at Balcrest Memorial Park. The Rev. Gordon E. Jaffee, former pastor at Talbot Community church officiated. Leighton Waddle, Jefferson, sang 'Beautiful Isle of Somewhere' and 'Beyond the Sunset'.
Pallbearers were Frank Glimour, Frank Gurgurich, Jack Craig, Ernest Freeman Jr., William Knight, and Frank Maristh.".
3Compiled by Elbert J. Wardle, Wintermantle Genealogy: Christian and Mathilda's Family Tree 1799 to 1986, informal publication, July 1986, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. "The Wintermantel Family
The Wintermantel family originated in Switzerland from around the late 1300's and were of the Aristocracy. Those we have record of were from the Freiburg area of Germany in the province of Baden Wurtemberg.
According to Paul Wintermantel, sometime prior to the Thirty years War.". Place of birth is from this source.
Frederick Carl WINTERMANTEL
1Census, Federal - 1900 - Sauk Co, Wi, Twsp Honey Creek ED137 .
2Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
3Doris Litscher Gasser, Wintermantels: Schmiedlin Branch reunion, Sauk Prairie Star; 18Sep2003, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. "Sauk Prairie Star 18 September 2003
Wintermantels: Schmiedlin Branch Reunion
by Doris Litscher Gasser
Feature Writer
Through the years family names have come and gone in the history of he community. So it is with the Wintermantel name. The local General Telephone Book of 1865 had two Wintermantel names. George Wintermantel and Fred Wintermantel. Today there are none.
John Jacob Wintermantel and his wife, Salome Walter Wintermantel sailed to the United States in 1965. It is uncertain as to how they came to Wisconsin or Irish Valley; perhaps on the train.
John Jacob, his wife and six of their nine children left from Baden, Germany, Oberlein section on Passport #38. John Jacob is described as being 55 years old, 5'9'' tall with a longish, healthy face, brown hair, high eyebrows, blue eyes, pointed nose, middle sized mouth, small beard on his cheeks, bad teeth and no distinguishing marks. The passport was issued with the "Proper payment in triplicate'' and requested that all native and foreign civil and military authorities allow his travel without hindrance and to provide help if necessary The passport included John Jacob Wintermantel's wife and the names and ages of six of their nine children accompanying them, Christian - 13, Rosina - 15, William - 17, John George - 20, George Jacob - 24, and Anna Maria - 26. The other three children followed the family later, George Frederick, John Jacob and Salome Wintermantel. Another son, Frederick, came by himself via New Orleans and the Mississippi. He was never found by his family and is buried in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Wintermantels purchased a farm in Irish Valley and built a home. They sold the farm to Martin Yanke in 1907 and his descendants continue to live there. The house was in the path of the same tornado that destroyed the Catholic Church in Plain in 1918.
John George Wintermantel, known as George (1835-1920) son of John Jacob must have been the most dedicated and affluent writers in the family, for his work has provided treasured sources of information about life during their time. George purchased a farm two miles west of the Ragatz Church on PF in 1871. It was a typical Swiss style stone house brought to our attention recently as a block and stack design by Jane Eisley and Donald Kindschi.
George married Charlotte Rose in 1862. They had a daughter, Charlotte. When Charlotte Rose, the mother, passed away, George married Anna Kindschi. George and Anna had seven more children, six daughters and then a son, Fred, mentioned in the first paragraph of this account,"farmed his father's farm before he took over the
John Deere Dealership in Prairie du Sac." According to Dr. Kindschi, Fred told that his father regarded his eight cows as being a sizable herd at that time. Fred sold the business to Les Sprecher about 1949. As a member of Sauk County Male Chorus, Fred was known for being an accomplished singer. Les reported that Fred had a unique way of dealing with irate customers, Fred just stood there and calmly sang a hymn." Fred's daughter, lone and son, John are both deceased. Ione passed away at the Pines shortly after we worked on a short story with her for the Honey Creek Hamlets Sesquicentennial book.
The other Wintermantel, George, mentioned in the first paragraph of this article, who many people remember, was the son of John Wintermantel (1866-1938) who lived in Prairie du Sac and clerked at Conger and Schoephorsters. John Winttermantel
married Emma Ragatz and lived next to the EUB Church in Prairie du Sac.
John had two sisters living in Prairie du Sac, Mary, Mrs. August Mallentin who had no children, and Sarah, Mrs. Felix Sprecher, retired from the farm and had two daughters
Grace, Mrs. Carl Litscher, who had four children and May who later in life became Mrs. Ray Meng. John's older brother,Jacob, went on to live in Hull, Iowa, married Amelia Buttke and had one son, Emmet, who married Annetta Hall and had live children. John's older sister, Salome, married Al Hudson from Lodi and they made their home in Reedsburg. After Al passed away Salome made a home for her two brothers George and Chris who were in the butchering and meat market business in Reedsburg. After Chris passed away in 1927, George went into the business of selling McNess products. Salome and Al had one daughter, Jessie, who married Maurice Cowles and had two daughters; the younger one was born after Maurice had passed away. Jessie, her mother, Salome and her Uncle George made their home together in Reedsburg. John's brother, William, passed away at the age of 27. Rose, the youngest in the family, married Fred Sprecher, farmed near Black Hawk and had five children, Wilbert married Marcella Felix and they had four children, Viola, Mrs. Howard Sorg, had five children, Clarence married Argent Marks and they had three sons, Rosina, Mrs. Cecil Mc Cready had one daughter and Ruth, the sole living member of her generation, Mrs. Donald Hehenberger, has five children.
We'll leave George the banker, in Prairie du Sac and join his great Uncle George, the writer. George, in writing to his sister-in-law Matilda upon the death of her husband, wrote, “Everything is subject to change, no exceptions. We are thank God, healthy. Since spring I have lived with my oldest daughter Charlotte Straub. She built a house in town last summer and by the middle of September it was ready to move into. Since that time we have lived in it. It is build of red brick, 26'x28', a two story home with a full basement. It is a nice looking little house, nicely arranged and costing, with the lot, $1,900.''
That nice, little, brick house across the street from Marion Park on Grand Avenue is now the home of Rev Bill Richards.
In an earlier letter to his friends and relatives in Germany in 1975, George wrote about farming and life in the United States. Their family like many others, fled turmoil in their own country, only to have to participate in the Civil War soon after their arrival to the land of freedom and opportunity.
Without complaining George wrote, "Brother Jacob, in Irish Valley found it difficult to leave his wife, Agnes Joos and their children to fight in the war. Brother William fought in Mississippi, Kansas and Arkansas, in Indian territory in danger night and day in bloody battle. Brother Christian was in grave danger serving between southern rebels and enemy Indians with everything sometimes looking like a cemetery for fallen soldiers.''
In the same letter he mentions that M. Schmiedlins were living next to his parents. There lies the tie-in with the Schmiedlins.
George Wintermantel, son of John Wintermantel, married Della Kindschi, lived in Prairie du Sac and was a key fixture in the Bank of Prairie du Sac for approximately 50 years. George and Della had two daughters, Shirley Finger in Madison. and Janice
in Prairie du Sac Janice married Rev. Gordon Bender (deceased), lived in various places where he served as a pastor and returned to retire in Prairie du Sac.
Julie Edwards of Manchester, MI, planned a reunion for the Schmiedlin branch of the family tree in Marion Park in Prairie du Sac, Saturday,August 9, as a central location for Lodi, Madison and other places Schmiedlins live in the surrounding area.
About 50 relatives came to become acquainted, meet one another enjoy the potluck dinner and outing and hear of Julie's latest information in researching the family history.
Salome Wintermantel was the oldest daughter of Johann Jacob Wintermantel and Salome Walter Wintermantel. Salome Wintermantel and Mathias Schmiedlin were both born in Baden, Germany. Mathias was born in 1820 and Salome was born in 1823. They were married and came to the United States with their eight children several years after their parents and younger siblings. While the Schmiedlins first came to live near Salome's parents, they moved around a bit. By 1900 Salome and Mathias Schmiedlin were living in Sauk City. Their daughter, Salome, married Emanuel Kirschner. They lived in Sauk City with their children Josephine, Rosa, Ernest, Louisa and Irma. Their son, Mathias and his wife, Kate Schmiedlin and their children Fred, Mamie, Daisy and Mary lived in Lodi. Another son, Christian and his wife, Emma Schmiedlin and their children Clara Roy, Raymond and Emma also lived in Lodi. Their oldest daughter Magdalena and her husband Adolph Weber lived in Iowa.
Bill Kirsclner of Sauk City is the great grandson of Salome and Mathias Schmiedlin. His grandfather, Emanuel Kirschner, started a ''meat market'' in Sauk City in 1864 on a butcher block made out of the trunk of a tree, according to Bill. Bill's father, Ernie took over the bossiness in 1909. The Kirschner brothers, Bill and Phil (deceased) have a story of their family history in "People of Sauk Prairie" IV page 42 found in the local libraries.
We've touched the of the tip of the iceberg as far as the Wintermantel and Schmiedlin history is concerned. There are some high energy level individuals throughout the country who are pursuing the study. Some of them are Margaret Ann Jenstad of Richfield Minnesota, great-great-granddaughter of Jacob Wintermantel and Agnes Joos
Wintermantel, Julie Edwards, Manchester, Michigan, great-great granddaughter of Salome Wintermantel Schmiedlin and Mathias Schmiedlin and Patsy Clark, Woodbridge, Virginia, great-great- granddaughter of Rosina Wintermantel Heitz and Paulus Heitz. These ladies are searching and researching information on stories and lives of the Wintermantels so that future reunions will become progressively more fascinating.
auf Wiedersehen!.". "Fred "farmed his father's farm before he took over the John Deere Dealership in Prairie du Sac." According to Dr. Kindschi, Fred told that his father regarded his eight cows as being a sizable herd at the time. Fred sold the business to Les Sprecher about 1949. As a member of Sauk County Male Chorus, Fred was known for being an accomplished singer. Les reported that Fred had a unique way of dealing with irate customers, "Fred just stood there and calmly sang a hymn." Fred's daughter, Ione, and son, John, are both deceased. Ione passed away at the Pines shortly after we worked on a short story with her for the Honey Creek Hamlets Sesquicentennial book."
4George Wintermantle, Letter from George Wintermantle to Mathilda Druschel 1/16/1908, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. Translation by Renata Schwertl - 1983. " On my farm is Friedrich, who is renting it. He had some good years and made a lot of money, but he is not frugal. He wants to buy the farm, but I am reluctant to sell, although I don't intend ever to go back on it to live."
5Census, Federal - 1900 - Sauk Co, Wi, Twsp Honey Creek ED137 .
6Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch.com.
7George Wintermantle, Letter from George Wintermantle to Mathilda Druschel 1/16/1908.
8George Wintermantle, Letter from George Wintermantle to Mathilda Druschel 1/16/1908. " On June 19th my son Friedrich got married to Laura Witwen, daughter of John Witwen, whose father built the (?) mill. Th wedding was in Baraboo where the family is living now. John is the county treasuer. It was a very small wedding with only the immediate family present. Soon after they went on a honeymoon trip to Nebraska where my daughter Rosina, and her husband, Ernst Rahlmeier, live, then to Hudson, Wisconsin where Julia and her husband, Edward Parman, live."
Laura May WITWEN
1Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
2K Hasse, , email, 16 Mar 2015. "Laura M. Witwen's middle name was May. She was born 5/1/1886 and died
2/11/1959. Not sure yet where she was born. She died in Madison, WI."
3George Wintermantle, Letter from George Wintermantle to Mathilda Druschel 1/16/1908, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. Translation by Renata Schwertl - 1983.
4George Wintermantle, Letter from George Wintermantle to Mathilda Druschel 1/16/1908. " On June 19th my son Friedrich got married to Laura Witwen, daughter of John Witwen, whose father built the (?) mill. Th wedding was in Baraboo where the family is living now. John is the county treasuer. It was a very small wedding with only the immediate family present. Soon after they went on a honeymoon trip to Nebraska where my daughter Rosina, and her husband, Ernst Rahlmeier, live, then to Hudson, Wisconsin where Julia and her husband, Edward Parman, live."
Catherine WINTERMANTEL
1Jan Bender, Patsy Clark, Julie Edwards, and Margaret Ann Jenstad; about 2002, Descendants of John Jacob Wintermantel, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens.
2K Hasse, , email, 16 Mar 2015. "Catherine Wintermantel presumably was born and died at the family home in
Honeycreek Township, Sauk County, WI, and buried there as well, probably in
the Salem Cemetery there. Exact date of birth and death unknown, but my
father said she died as an infant."