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Fred Bertram
Henry Bertram
Bertram and Company
Fred Bertram
Fred
Bertram, dealer in boots and shoes; born in Hanover March 23, 1845; came to Watertown
with his parents in 1847; he commenced working in the boot and shoe business
when only 14 years of age; he is now senior partner in the firm of F. Bertram
& Co. (his father-in-law, M. Mullen, being associated with him); they are
doing a very extensive business, having stores at Milwaukee, Sparta and
Watertown.
Mr.
Bertram married Miss Angeline Mullen; she was born in Watertown Township; they
have four children - Freddie, Frankie, Willie and Lulu. “The
History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, Chicago: Western Historical Company.
1879.
Buried
in Oak Hill
Cemetery
1899
03 01 BERTRAM
INTERVIEW
We are permitted to make the
following translation from a Spanish publication in New Orleans, which has this
to say of one of our citizens:
"The reporter of this paper
had an interview today with Mr. F. H. Bertram, of Watertown, Wisconsin, who is
the representative of one of the greatest cheese and butter-producing sections
of the world. He represents the great
house of Jacob Jossi, located in his home city, whose sales of cheese are not
confined to small quantities, but are more frequently in ton lots. In the section in which Mr. Bertram lives,
American, brick, Limburger and Schweitzerkase are
manufactured in immense quantities, and if Mr. Bertram's orders elsewhere are
in keeping with those taken here we think it must require the product of an
entire state to furnish the supply. Mr.
Bertram is a quiet, conservative gentleman, thoroughly businesslike in manner,
and has made many friends while in this city.
WR
1902
01 17 SET OF BUFFALO HORNS
Fred. Bertram presented to Emil Meyer a fine set of
Buffalo horns, on which are mounted two smaller horns. They were a gift to him from the Indians of
the Turtle mountains in North
Dakota. They are the prettiest Buffalo
horns that we have ever seen. WG
Cross Reference: John Smith
showed us quite a curiosity on Monday, being a pair of white
cotton gloves he wore as a groomsman at a wedding in Ireland 56 years
ago. They are well preserved, and look as though they might be in a good state
of preservation 56 years hence. He also exhibited to us a fine pair of
buff-colored gloves tanned by the Indians on the Turtle mountains in North Dakota.
WG 01 10 1902
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Henry Bertram of Watertown
Henry Bertram,
manufacturer of and dealer in boots and shoes; born in Hanover Feb. 29, 1816;
came to Watertown in 1847; engaged in present business ever since he came here,
having been one of the most prominent and public-spirited men in the community. [In 1847, the couple reached Watertown
and this Bertram began selling boots and shoes on Main Street, in the western
section of the building where Brown’s Shoe Store stands today.] The citizens of Watertown have manifested
their confidence in his ability and integrity by electing him to fill various
important positions; he was one of the first Aldermen and has served in that
position for several terms; he was Mayor two years; City Treasurer two years;
from 1865 to 1876 he was County Superintendent of the Poor; he was prominently
identified with the institution of the I.O.O.F. Lodge here.
In
August, 1842, he married Helena Reinecke, a native of Hanover; they have had
five children; the living are Fred, Henry, Emily (Amalie) (now Mrs. Henry Daub), Mary (now Mrs. William Brandt) - one
daughter, Sophia, died Dec. 20, 1878, aged 35 years; at the time of her death
she was the wife of W. H. Rohr. “The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”,
Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1879.
1857-59 MAYOR
OF WATERTOWN
1859
02 10 Candidate for office of City Treasurer WD
1861
05
23 Late city treasurer Henry Bertram paid a note
given by the city improvement commissioners.
WD
11 16 NEW STEAM MILL
Col. Henty Bertram is
building a new steam mill near the Northwestern depot, on the west side of the
river. He intends to manufacture pine
lumber on an extensive scale. He can very
easily get his logs from the north by railroads. WD
1871
-- -- SOLD LAND FOR SACRED HEART COLLEGE
It was
in the fall of 1871 that the authorities of the Congregation
of Holy Cross at Notre Dame purchased the 65-acre Sacred Heart College site
from Col. Henry Bertram who had purchased it from Patrick
Rogen. In addition to the land, the
property consisted of a large two-story residence of white brick and other
smaller buildings. That was the original school, and it later became a guest
house.
1880
07 21 ALEXANDER BERTRAM TAKES A TUMBLE
Last Thursday morning at about 1
o’clock, Alexander, son of Henry Bertram, Jr., aged 5 years, fell from a window
in the 3d story of the Commercial Hotel to
the ground. His cries brought the night
porter to his assistance, and strange to say it was found that none of his
bones were broken and he was apparently uninjured, save considerably
frightened, although the distance he fell was nearly thirty feet. From the little fellow’s talk the theory of his fall
is that he imagined himself climbing into a hammock and under this delusion
fell. He is now as well as ever and the
hero of a remarkable escape from death.
c.1885
HELENA
(HELENE) BERTRAM’S BOARDING AND LODGING HOUSE
113 South Second St
Wife
of General Henry Bertram, a former mayor and Civil War veteran
Tombstone
in Watertown’s
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cross-References:
1861, Henry Bertram, 1LT, Watertown
Rifles, Civil War
Bertram & Co, Boots and Shoes,
Civil War token, 1893, [head] [tail]
History of Watertown,
Wisconsin