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William (Wilhelm) Wiggenhorn
1797 - 1876
Eugene Wiggenhorn
Death of an Aged Citizen
1851 Ball
Alley
Ball Alley
at the Buena Vista House, William Wiggenhorn
1876
Watertown Republican, 12 13 1876
Mr. William Wiggenhorn died at his residence
in the 1st ward, Tuesday morning, December 12, 1876, at the age of
nearly 80 years, having been born in Westphalia, Prussia, April 23d, 1797. Thus another aged citizen has gone from among
us to meet his reward in another world.
Mr. Wiggenhorn came to Watertown direct from
Germany in the year 1848, and for some years was landlord of the Buena Vista House. Mr. Wiggenhorn was
married in 1821 and his wife, Josephine, who has been his partner in life for
over 55 years, survives him.
Five years ago Mr. and Mrs. Wiggenhorn
celebrated their golden wedding in the midst of their children and friends, who
united in the observance of an event so seldom witnessed.
Their living issue in Constance
and Eugene, of the firm of Wiggenhorn
Brothers, the well-known tobacco dealers and cigar manufacturers, August, Jeweler,
Alexander, of Ashland, Nebraska, Mrs. R. Diesel, of Woodstock, Ill., Mrs. A. Frohne, of Berlin, Wis., and Mrs. W. Meyer, of Ripon,
Wis.
Mr. Wiggenhorn’s last sickness was congestion
of the lungs, and continued two weeks, during which time the aged parent
received unremitting care from his wife and children, as well as the best
medical attention. But the extreme age
of the sufferer precluded the possibility of his recovery, and he finally
passed away peacefully and calmly. The
funeral of the deceased will take
Buried in St. Henry’s
Cemetery
1890
03
14 JOSEPHINE WIGGENHORN
Last Monday Mrs. Josephine Wiggenhorn
celebrated her 93d birthday. So far as
known, she is the oldest person in Watertown, and is enjoying the very best of
health. Her three sons, Constance,
August, and Eugene Wiggenhorn and a
number of relatives and friends assembled at her home in the 2d ward to
enjoy with her the celebration of her natal day. Looking back 93 years, our readers can call
to mind the many great changes that have taken place in the history of the world,
politically, socially and scientifically, during the lifetime of this aged
lady. WG
It is rather bewildering to look back over the period Mrs. Wiggenhorn has lived.
John Adams had just entered the second year of his administration, when
she saw the light and Washington was yet living. It was only two years before her birth that
the great Napoleon Bonaparte first came to notice by his conquest in Italy and
at the time of his disastrous retreat from Moscow she
was a Miss of 14. years; while three years later, when he was vanquished at
Waterloo, Mrs. Wiggenhorn was on the verge of young
womanhood. She has been contemporary
with Goethe, Schiller and the two Humboldts, Karl
Wilhelm and the great Alexander, and Bismark was not
born for fifteen years after Mrs. Wiggenhorn's
birth. We shall not attempt to enumerate
the changes she has witnessed both in her native land and in her adopted
country during her time. This would be
far too reaching and a subject too exhaustive. WR,
03 12 1890
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Wiggenhorn, August, Jeweler, fine jewelry,
solid silver & plated ware, clocks
Cross
References:
Constance Wiggenhorn, son of William
Eugene Wiggenhorn
Watertown Democrat, 03 09 1865
New Tobacco Store
Mr. E. [Eugene] Wiggenhorn has just opened a new and extensive tobacco and cigar store in the post office block, on Second Street. This is the largest establishment of the kind in the city. Every variety of cigars and quality tobacco, with every style of pipes, may be found there, both at wholesale and retail.
Mr. Wiggenhorn is largely engaged in the manufacture of cigars and the articles he furnishes are as good as can be found in any market. They have a reputation equal to any now sold. He uses the best material, employs the most skillful workmen, and everything is done well and promptly.
1866-67
Watertown City Directory
Watertown Leader, 02 18 1886
Eugene Wiggenhorn
returned Sunday morning from a trip to Minnesota and northwestern
Wisconsin. He has decided to locate at
La Crosse and has become a member, with John Pamperin,
formerly of this city, of a joint stock company to engage in the manufacture of
cigars and do a general tobacco business with a capital of $50,000. Mr. Wiggenhorn
expects to be at his new post of duty the middle of next month. While regretting to lose him as a
fellow-citizen, we are glad to know that he will still continue as a resident
of the state.
