Winter, Wilhelm

Other Events:

• Immigration: Between 1842 and 1844, USA
• Military Service: Between 1846 and 1848, Mexico
• Moved To: 1852, Louisa County, Iowa, USA
• Occupation: Between 1857 and 1882; a minister in the German Methodist Church

Notes:

Immigration:
Sources disagree on the date of Wilhelm Winter's emigration from Germany - either 1842 or 1844. According to a family history compiled by his son, it was Wilhelm's widowed father, Frederick, who immigrated in 1842 to Iowa. Wilhelm and four of his siblings, except his eldest brother, immigrated in April 1844, settling at first in Warren County, Missouri.

Military Service:
During what is known in American history as the Mexican War (1846-1847), William Winter served as a private in Captain G. deKorponay's Company B, Third Regiment, Missouri Mounted Volunteers. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 21 May 1847 at St. Louis, Missouri and was honorably discharged on 13 October 1848 at Independence, Missouri.

Moved To:
Wilhelm moved from Warren County, Missouri to Iowa in 1852 and "became one of the pioneer settlers of Louisa County, where he had been granted a tract of government land in recognition of his services in the Mexican war."

Occupation:
His first charge was at Rock Island, Illinois. His last was at Davenport, Iowa.

Died:

The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rev. William Winter. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 24 February 1882 in the Muscatine Weekly Journal, of Muscatine, Iowa.

     The Rev. William Winter, whose funeral took place from the German Methodist Church yesterday, was born in Humfeldt, Lippe Detmold, Hanover 31 July 1825, and had been in the ministry of the German M. E. Church for twenty-five years, beginning at Rock Island, Illinois in 1857. He was stationed for some time in Muscatine; for the last 18 months in Davenport. He leaves a wife and nine children. A large party of mourners and friends accompanied the remains to this city today and the funeral was largely attended.

Wilhelm married Fiegenbaum, Maria Wilhelmine 18 Feb 1850, Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Maria (daughter of Fiegenbaum, Adolph Heinrich and Peterjohann, Christine Elisabeth) was born 27 Jul 1833, Lengerich, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia; died 16 Mar 1917, Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, USA; was buried 17 Mar 1917, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Winter, Frederick Wilhelm was born 28 Sep 1852, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, USA; died 1939, Adams, Gage County, Nebraska, USA.
2. Winter, Louis Henry was born 23 Mar 1855, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Winter, Adolph Edward was born 23 Mar 1857, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, USA; died 16 Oct 1951, Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA.
4. Winter, Philip Ernst was born 1 Nov 1859, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died 1934, Nebraska, USA; was buried , Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA.
5. Winter, Arthur Augustus was born 11 Aug 1862, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Winter, Emma Mathilda was born 23 Jan 1865; died Yes, date unknown.
7. Winter, Frederick Rudolph was born 28 Sep 1867; died Yes, date unknown.
8. Winter, Charles Edwin was born 13 Sep 1870, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA; died 22 Apr 1948, Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA.
9. Winter, Pauline Christine was born 1 Jul 1872; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1842, USA
• Census: 1850, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census (state): 1856, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa, USA

Notes:

Birth:
It is an assumption that Frederick was born in the Principality of Lippe; this needs to be confirmed.

Immigration:
A Winter family history states that Frederick came alone to the USA in June 1842, settled in Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa, and in the same year married his second wife, Wilhelmine.
     There is, however, some indication that events may have transpired differently. A Frederick and Wilhelmine Winter appear on the passenger manifest of the ship Clementine, which departed Bremen and arrived in Baltimore on 3 October 1842.
     Census records seem to indicate that Frederick and Wilhelmine lived for some time in Warren County, Missouri, where they started a family, and may not have moved to Iowa until about 1854.

Census:
According to the enumeration in the U.S. census of 1850, the household consisted of Fredrick Winter, age 63, a farmer, born in Germany; "Rena Winter," age 29, born in Germany; "Earnnst Winter," age 15, farmer, born in Germany; "Rena Winter," age 7, born in Missouri; Caroline Winter, age 6, born in Missouri; and, Eliza Winter, age 2, born in Missouri.

Census (state):
A state census of Iowa in 1856 found the Winter family living in Wapello Township, Louisa County. The enumerated household consisted of: Fred Winter, age 68, married, 2 years in the state, born in Germany, a farmer, in the militia, owns land; Wilhelmine Winter, age 33, married, 2 years in the state, born in Germany; Poline [sic] Winter, age 11, 2 years in the state, born in Missouri; and, Eliza Winter, age 8, 2 years in the state, born in Missouri.
     Also in the household were Otto Grodewohl, age 17, 2 years in the state, born on Ocean (in the 1860 federal census, his place of birth is recorded as the "Atlantic Ocean"); Lewis Grodewohl, age 15, male, 2 years in the state, born in Missouri; and, Wilhelmine Grodewohl, age 2, female, 2 years in the state, born in Missouri.
     Otto, at the age of 9, had been living with Caroline Winter, Frederick's daughter, and her one year old son, Henry Winter, in Warren County, Missouri during the 1850 U.S. census.

Frederick married Krügermeyer, Anna Katherina Elisabeth 1815, Principality of Lippe. Anna was born , Principality of Lippe; died Jan 1841, Principality of Lippe. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
It is an assumption that Anna was born in the Principality of Lippe; this needs to be confirmed. The date of her birth is not yet known.

Notes:

Married:
It is an assumption that the marriage took place in the Principality of Lippe, largely on the basis of the birth places of the children. This assumption needs to be confirmed. Frederick and Anna had a total of six children: 2 of them died in infancy; four sons and two daughters survived to adulthood.