Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Thompson Family
Lyle J Wolfgram
1917 - 1987 (69 years)1. Lyle J Wolfgram was born on 17 Jun 1917 in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin (son of William John Wolfgram and Josephine J Schroth); died on 07 Apr 1987 in Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried on 10 Apr 1987 in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. Notes:
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name Lyle Wolfgram
Gender Male
Birth Date 17 Jun 1917
Death Date 7 Apr 1987
SSN 387120238
Enlistment Branch ARMY
Enlistment Date 15 Oct 1940
Discharge Date 6 Oct 1945
Page number 1
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Lyle Wolfgram
Race: White
Marital Status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1917
Nativity State or Country: Wisconsin
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Outgamie, Wisconsin
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Architects
Enlistment Datev15 Oct 1940
Enlistment Place: Appleton, Wisconsin
Service Number: 20646578
Branch: Infantry
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Height: 68
Weight: 136Lyle married Adeline Rose Marie Niemuth on 29 May 1941 in Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Adeline was born on 06 Nov 1910 in Winnebago County, Wisconsin; died on 25 Apr 1996; was buried in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. William John Wolfgram was born on 09 May 1876 in Wisconsin (son of William Wolfgram and Augusta Cook); died on 19 Jan 1958 in Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. William married Josephine J Schroth on 27 Apr 1901 in Appleton, Wisconsin. Josephine (daughter of Adam Schroth and Fredericka Louise Fiestedt) was born on 15 Oct 1883 in Carrington, North Dakota; died on 19 Dec 1941 in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Josephine J Schroth was born on 15 Oct 1883 in Carrington, North Dakota (daughter of Adam Schroth and Fredericka Louise Fiestedt); died on 19 Dec 1941 in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. Notes:
There is another Josephine Schroth who married John H Komp on 24 May 1905 in Outagamie, Wisconsin. These are not the same Josephine's. Josephine Komp is most likely related somehow, I just havent figured it out yet.
Died:
Outagamie County, Wisconsin, U.S., Appleton Public Library Obituary Index, 1853-2012
Name Josephine Wolfgram
Maiden Name Schroth
Birth Date 15 Oct 1883
Birth Place Carrington, North Dakota
Death Date 19 Dec 1941
Burial Place Appleton, Wisconsin
Cemetery Highland Memorial Park
Obituary Date 19 Dec 1941
Obituary Place Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/33548:9254?tid=190718384&pid=182481984517&hid=1037835358091Children:
- Natalie A Wolfgram was born on 14 Sep 1903 in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; died on 23 Oct 1965 in East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried in Hampton Cemetery, Hampton, Rock Island County, Illinois.
- Verndine C Wolfgram was born on 11 Mar 1905 in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; died on 30 Jul 1982 in Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin; was buried in Nicolet Memorial Gardens, Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin.
- Dallas John Wolfgram was born on 25 Nov 1906 in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; died on 02 Aug 1973 in Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin; was buried in Highland Memorial Cemetery.
- Beacher William Wolfgram was born on 14 Jul 1908 in Wisconsin; died on 28 Feb 2003; was buried in Nicolet Memorial Gardens.
- Edward August Wolfgram was born on 01 Oct 1909 in Appleton, Wisconsin; died on 30 Oct 1991 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; was buried on 05 Nov 1991 in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
- Geneva Eva Wolfgram was born on 31 Aug 1911 in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; died on 02 Mar 1987 in Cambridge, Jefferson County, Wisconsin; was buried in Lake Ripley Cemetery, Cambridge, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
- Stanton A Wolfgram was born on 18 Feb 1913 in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; died on 30 Sep 1940; was buried in Appleton Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- Genevieve W Wolfgram was born on 23 Jun 1915 in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; died on 22 Jan 2005 in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- 1. Lyle J Wolfgram was born on 17 Jun 1917 in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; died on 07 Apr 1987 in Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried on 10 Apr 1987 in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- Jean Mae Wolfgram was born on 22 Aug 1923 in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; died on 10 Aug 1992 in Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
Generation: 3
4. William Wolfgram was born on 15 Feb 1847 in Schönfeld, Arnswalde, Frankfurt, Brandenburg, Preussen; died on 20 May 1939 in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin; was buried in Lake View Memorial Park. Notes:
Came to the United States at the age of 21.
William married Augusta Cook. Augusta was born on 23 Dec 1848 in Germany; died on 30 Dec 1932. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Augusta Cook was born on 23 Dec 1848 in Germany; died on 30 Dec 1932. Children:
- Herman Wolfgram was born in Abt. 1871 in Prussia.
- Amelia Wolfgram was born in Abt. 1873 in Wisconsin.
- Charles Wolfgram was born in Abt. 1874 in Wisconsin.
- 2. William John Wolfgram was born on 09 May 1876 in Wisconsin; died on 19 Jan 1958 in Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- Frederick Wolfgram died in 1912 in Philippine Islands.
- ? Wolfgram
- ? Wolfgram
- ? Wolfgram
- Julius Wolfgram
- John Wolfgram
- August Wolfgram
6. Adam Schroth was born on 02 Jun 1832 in Germany (son of Adam Schroth and ?); died on 05 Apr 1912 in Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried on 09 Apr 1912 in City Cemetery, Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. Notes:
On the 1910 Census it says Adam came to the United States in 1849.
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Newspaper Article, May 23, 1965, Sunday Post-Crescent, Page 8
Historically Speaking
Albert Schroth Is Veteran 'By Proxy'
By Lillian Mackesy, Post-Crescent Staff Writter
When Albert Schroth, 1318 N. Oneida St., Appleton, makes his annual Memorial Day pilgrimage to the trim little cemetery near Seymour, he will be remembering both his Civil War veteran father and some of the most exciting moments of his boyhood.
The retired Appleton postal worker is more than a Civil War buff. In a sense, the 68-year-old is a Civil War veteran by proxy.
As a youngster in Seymour, he rememmbers vividly the stolen hours spent crouched on the family staircase or behind a door while he reveled in the war talk going on in the parlor. There his father, Adam Schroth of Company A, Second Missouri Regiment, held forth with his war cronies as they swapped yarns of camp life freely and recalled military life in bivouac and battle.
It was not talk "for young pitchers," so Albert, his brothers and sisters were shooed away when the"old boys in Blue" got together behind closed doors. The elder Schroth either never knew or pretended he didn't know about Albert's listening.
For Albert these were thrilling hours and he got so he could spin a soldier's yarn as readily and as accurately as the combatants behind the parlor doors.
Fought Throughout War
Adam Schroth was a powerful man, 6 feet 5 1/2 inches tall and rawboned. His military service spanned the entire war from the day after the firing on Ft. Sumter in Charleston Harbor April 12, 1861, to the week after Lee surrendered in April, 1865, at Appomattox Court House. His last official photograph in uniform was taken the day he was honorably discharged in Indianapolis, Ind., from his missouri regiment.
He came to Appleton after the war--relatives already had settled in the area--but his stay was brief. The restless soldier took off for 10 roaming years in the west, presumably buffalo hunting. His next stay in Appleton as a logger and carpenter lasted long enough to meet, woo and wed Fredericka Fiestedt of the Town of Center. Then came years of homesteading in the Red River Valley, the family living in a sod house with ammunition and firearms furnished by the government for protection against marauding Indians. Selling his land at a handsome profit because of the new railroad, Adam brought his family to Seymour, where he settled down to the carpentry trade and lived out his life.
Adam was German-born, coming to this country as a youngster of 14 in 1846. He worked for his passage on a sailing ship and when he arrived he turned to stevedoring. He was a wharfman in New Oreans, eating with a policeman friend in an oyster house when news came that Fort Sumter was under bombardment. Adam's reaction was immediate and loud.
In Trouble
"Why, that's treason." he exclaimed. His friend agreed just as loudly. "Adam, you're right!"
One glance about the room told the pair to leave their coveted oysters in a hurry. The word went out that two yankees were on the docks. They had to sneak out of port on the last packet north to St. Louis to avoid being lynched.
That's how Adam became a Union soldier from Missouri. It also was the start of an enlistment that started out for 90 days and streched on across the country eastward into four full years, a fact none of the boys ever figured on.
Adam was wounded twice, both times severely. He nearly died from the musket ball wound he received in the battle of Chickamauga Creek. He was behind a stump on the skirmish line when he was hit in the stomach. He crawled 300 yards back to the line before being picked up and put on a strecher. He was hospitalized for a long period before returning to his unit, just in time to take part in the famous "Battle above the Clouds" on Lookout Mountain, Tenn.
This time he got a musket ball in his left shin during one of the charges and the soldier carried the bullet in his leg until his death in 1912.
Lookout Mountain
"You could tell there was going to be a battle . . . it was in the air." Adam and his cronies always used to say as a preface to Lookout Mountain. Then would come the story of his bunk mate . . . how he gave Adam all his papers because he knew he was going to be killed. "In that charge up the mountain, he hollered as he went . . . he was shot and he kept right on going until he fell dead," Adam would say of his buddy.
These were the sort of stories young Albert, Adam's middle son, listened to from his hiding place. There were others, too, that had to do with the good times and carefree moments of camp life rather than grim business of soldiering. Like the time Adam "liberated" a big box of crackers from a rebel store across the river. While bullets dropped all around him, the soldier crawled across the bridge, hanging onto the crackers, his buddies cheering him on.
"Weren't you scared?" came the question. "Well, I was going almost as fast as those bullets!" was the reply.
These many-told tales of a war long before his time will live again for Albert Schroth when he visits his father's grave with its simple, official Civil War marker. Lettered within its stone shield are the words "Adam Schroth, Co. A, 2 Mo. Inf."
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On Adam's Naturalization paperwork it stated that he arived in New York in 1849 from Germany.
Died:
Death Certficate on file.Adam married Fredericka Louise Fiestedt on 11 Jan 1883 in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. Fredericka (daughter of Joachim Joseph Fiestedt and Fredericke Herman) was born on 04 Nov 1864 in Tonawanda, Erie County, New York; died on 24 May 1914 in Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried on 26 May 1914 in Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Fredericka Louise Fiestedt was born on 04 Nov 1864 in Tonawanda, Erie County, New York (daughter of Joachim Joseph Fiestedt and Fredericke Herman); died on 24 May 1914 in Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried on 26 May 1914 in Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. Notes:
Land owned at the time of death was Lots 6 and 7 of Block 33 City of Seymour Wisconsin
Birth:
1865 New York State Census and 1910 U.S. Census shows birth place as Niagra New York
Died:
Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907
Name: Fiestedt
Death Date: 30 Jul 1905
Death Place: Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
Volume: 03
Page number: 0325
Reel: 105
Image: 0925
Sequence Number" 1
Buried:
Seymour Cemetery, Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Plot: Sect AA Row 12Children:
- 3. Josephine J Schroth was born on 15 Oct 1883 in Carrington, North Dakota; died on 19 Dec 1941 in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- Theresa Mary Schroth was born on 24 Oct 1885 in Bordulac, Foster, North Dakota; died on 28 Nov 1977 in Black Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried in Saint John Catholic Cemetery Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- Alma Schroth was born in Aug 1887 in North Dakota; died in 1919; was buried in Brazeau Cemetery, Klondike, Oconto County, Wisconsin.
- Caroline Mae Schroth was born on 12 May 1891 in North Dakota; died on 23 Dec 1949; was buried in Derinda Center Lutheran Cemetery, Jo Davies County, Illinois.
- Raymond Adam Schroth was born on 07 Sep 1892 in Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota; died on 18 Oct 1952; was buried in Brazeau Cemetery, Klondike, Oconto County, Wisconsin.
- Lillian M Schroth was born on 26 Sep 1894 in Yorktown, North Dakota; died on 24 Jun 1977 in Wisconsin; was buried in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- Albert Harvey Schroth was born on 15 Mar 1897 in Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; died on 11 Jan 1973 in Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin.
- Roland Harold Schroth was born on 08 Nov 1899 in Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; died on 12 Dec 1951 in Thomson, Carroll County, Illinois; was buried on 15 Dec 1951 in Derinda Center Lutheran Cemetery, Jo Davies County, Illinois.
Generation: 4
12. Adam Schroth was born in Germany. Adam married ?. was born in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. ? was born in Germany. Children:
- 6. Adam Schroth was born on 02 Jun 1832 in Germany; died on 05 Apr 1912 in Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried on 09 Apr 1912 in City Cemetery, Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- John Schroth
14. Joachim Joseph Fiestedt was born on 23 Dec 1835 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg, Germany (son of Edmiet Fiestedt and ?); died on 25 Aug 1912 in Mackville, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried on 27 Aug 1912 in Emmanuel United Methodist Cemetery, Mackville, Outagamie County, Wisconsin . Notes:
FIESTEDT, Joachim was born in Mecklenburg, Germany December 23, 1835 and came to NY in 1862 and to the town of Center in 1872. He was married October 23, 1862 to Friedrike Hermann, who was born July 7, 1838. They have had seven children, two sons and five daughters. Taken from The Outagamie County Pioneer Record. Record of the pioneers of Outagamie County, Wisconsin/also an appendix containing the minutes and records of the Pioneer Association since our annual meeting of 1895, Post Publishing Company of Appleton, Wisconsin, 1898, 112 pages, compiled by Elihu Spencer.
Joachim Fiestedt, a native of Germany who came to the United States as a young man and settled in New York State. He rented a farm there and remained for about five years, but decided that better opportunites for success presented themselves in the west, and accordingly came to Outagamie county, Wisconsin, purchasing a farm in Center township, upon which the only improvement that had been made was a log cabin and sheds. Here he resided until his retirement from active life in 1900, when he removed to Seymour, having become one of the well-known, prosperous agriculturists of his section. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Richie, and also a native of Germany, died in August, 1910, having been the mother of eight children. http://www.foxvalleymemory.org/Ryans/Textfiles/part15r.html
Was not able to read or write.
Died:
Death Certficate on file.Joachim married Fredericke Herman on 23 Oct 1862. Fredericke (daughter of Frederick Herman and Eva Wieman) was born on 07 Jul 1838 in Germany; died on 02 Aug 1910 in Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried on 05 Aug 1910 in Emmanuel United Methodist Cemetery, Mackville, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Fredericke Herman was born on 07 Jul 1838 in Germany (daughter of Frederick Herman and Eva Wieman); died on 02 Aug 1910 in Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried on 05 Aug 1910 in Emmanuel United Methodist Cemetery, Mackville, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. Notes:
Died:
Death Certficate on file.Children:
- Sophia J Fiestedt was born on 16 Jul 1861 in Mecklenburg, Germany; died on 05 Jan 1925 in Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried on 08 Jan 1925 in Seymour Cemetery, Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- 7. Fredericka Louise Fiestedt was born on 04 Nov 1864 in Tonawanda, Erie County, New York; died on 24 May 1914 in Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried on 26 May 1914 in Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- Mary Fiestedt was born on 01 Mar 1868 in New York; died on 22 Feb 1940 in Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried in Seymour Cemetery, Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- Henry John Fiestedt was born on 15 Mar 1872 in Wisconsin; died on 28 May 1931; was buried in Emmanuel Uniterd Methodist Cemetery, Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin.
- Frederick Fiestedt was born on 28 May 1874 in Wisconsin; died on 30 Apr 1940; was buried in Emmanuel United Methodist Cemetery, Black Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- Anna Fiestedt was born on 26 Feb 1876 in Wisconsin; died on 05 Sep 1930; was buried in Emmanuel United Methodist Cemetery, Black Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- Ida C Fiestedt was born on 15 Jun 1882 in Wisconsin; died on 08 Oct 1957; was buried in Emmanuel United Methodist Cemetery, Black Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- ? Fiestedt