George H Alter

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1900, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1 Jun 1905, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1910, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1917, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1920, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1930, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA

Family/Spouse: Elsie Alter. Elsie was born about 1898; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1860, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1870, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1880, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1900, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1 Jun 1905, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1910, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1920, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1930, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1934, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

OTTO W. ALTER

OTTO W. ALTER DIES; FUNERAL TO BE MONDAY
Lifelong Resident, For Over 40 Years With Schuette Bros., Was 75 Years Old Otto W. Alter, 75, 624? North Tenth street, a lifelong resident of the city, died Friday afternoon. He had been in failing health for several months. Funeral services will be held Monday at 8:30 a.m. from the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home and at 9 a.m. from the
Sacred Heart church. Interment will be at Evergreen cemetery.

The deceased was born in Manitowoc in 1859 and after attending the local schools became identified with the Schuette Bros. Co. store here. For a 40 year span he was affiliated with the clothing department of the store. He retired from active work four years ago.

Mr. Alter was married here in 1895 to Miss Minnie Pruss(sic) of this city. He was a member of the Holy Name society of the Sacred Heart congregation and the Elks lodge. Survivors are his widow; a son George, vice president of the Invincible Metal Furniture company; and two brothers, Oscar and Gust Alter, both of this city. The body may be viewed at the funeral home tonight and also Sunday afternoon and evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, May 11, 1935 p.4

[bur. May 13, 1935/age 75 yrs/cause: renal disease hypostatic pneumonia/ bur. on Herman Preuss lot]

http://www.2manitowoc.com/44Allobit.html#alterotto

Otto married Johanna Maria/Minea "Minnie" Pruss on 4 Dec 1895 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA. Johanna (daughter of Herman Pruss and Maria "Mary" Kurth) was born on 7 Jun 1869 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; died on 4 Aug 1958 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1900, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1 Jun 1905, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1910, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1920, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1930, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1934, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1945, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Eugene Von Alter
• Departure: 1849, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France
• Residence: Nov 1849, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
• Arrival: 6 Dec 1849, New York, Kings, New York, USA
• Residence: 1850, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1855, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1860, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1863, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; Marital Status: Married
• Residence: 1870, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1880, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

EUGENE O.G. ALTER (VON ALTER) cemetery #44
From the Lakeshore Times, July 18, 1882:
At Rest
Died: July 15, 1882, Eugen Alter, aged 50 years, 3 months and six days. Mr. Alter was born in Coblenz, Germany, April 9, 1832. In his veins there flowed the blood of two of Germany's noble families. His father was a scion of the ancient and honorable house of Von Alter, while his mother, nee Von Kutzleben, could trace her lineage back into the misty times of the age of chivalry. Born under such fortuitous circumstances, he enjoyed the best of educational facilities. A few years after the death of his father, which
occurred in 1847, he emigrated, with his mother and sister to America, which to him, was the land where the true form of free government was realized. After a few month's stay in Buffalo, he came, together with the aforementioned, to Manitowoc, in May, 1850. Thus it will be seen that he was one of our oldest settlers. With the exception of a few months, spent as a clerk in Milwaukee, he has lived here ever since. He has been engaged in various enterprises and
business, and during the past seven or eight years has been in charge of the Clothing Department of J. Schuette and Bros. About four months ago, he was seized with an attack of inflammation of the bowels, and ever since his health has failed. He was subject to numerous spells of sickness during that time, yet from each one he rallied. But the last one
was fatal. Exactly four months ago he became seriously sick, and during all those weary weeks, he suffered most excruciating pain. The scientific skill of the physician could give but temporary relief. Gradually the robust form wasted away; the hand of science was not strong enough to keep the dread destroyer distant; the grief of wife and sons was met with no mercy. He died, and perhaps death was merciful in relieving his terrible sufferings, which he bore with manly fortitude, and his unselfish, loving nature was never shown to better advantage than during those dreary days of sickness. No patient ever caused less trouble to those nursing him, than he. It was touching to see how anxious he was that none of his family should suffer inconvenience on account of him. Indeed, it is an inscrutable providence that allows rascality to thrive and
enjoy health, while it dooms such a noble nature to weeks and months of suffering, which only ends in death. A wife and three sons, as well as a large number of relatives, mourn this loss. Upon the sanctity of the grief of the family let no one intrude. No one knows better of the terrible sufferings the deceased underwent, than she, who, day and night, sat at his bedside and ministered to his every want with loving hands, and as there was no other cure than death, her boundless love for the deceased will make her resigned to that fate. Let the sons, who are just on the verge of manhood, ever keep sacred the memory and emulate the virtues of him, who has gone before them "to the land of the hereafter." He reared them with a firm and loving hand,
they were his pride, his comfort, his everything.
**********
The funeral of Mr. Alter occurs this afternoon at three o'clock. He will be buried with Masonic ceremonies, Bro. J.M. Craig delivering the oration. The deceased was an enthusiastic admirer of the craft and his death is a severe
loss to the order in this vicinity.
**********
From the Lakeshore Times, July 25, 1882:
In Memoriam.
At a regular communication of Manitowoc Lodge No. 65 F. & A. M., held Wednesday, July 19, 1882, the following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, It has pleased our all-wise Supreme Master to call from labor unto rest, our worth Brother and fellow craftsman, Eugene Alter, and Whereas, We are thus separated in the body, from one whose departure creates a
sad vacancy in our councils, and in our ranks, therefore be it Resolved, That this lodge in parting with our worthy brother, feels called upon to express its sentiments of respect due him as a man and a mason; that our heartfelt
sympathies go out to his bereaved family, to whom his qualities of heart, and generous affections endcared(sic) him in a love, that is lasting beyond the confines of the grave. Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of the Lodge and published in the papers of the city.
Fred Heineman,
E.G. Nash
Com.
************
Death notice in Der Nord Westen, 20 July 1882
Death of Eugen Alter on 15 July. He arrived from Rheinland in 1850 at age 18 with his mother (now deceased)and his sister who is now the wife of Mr. Wm. Bach. In recent years Mr. Alter worked in the store of the Schuette BROS. as head of the Men's Department. He leaves a wife and three children.

The funeral of Mr. Alter occurs this afternoon at three o'clock. He will be
buried with Masonic ceremonies, Bro. J.M. Craig delivering the oration. The
deceased was an enthusiastic admirer of the craft and his death is a severe
loss to the order in this vicinity.
**********
At a regular communication of Manitowoc Lodge No. 65 F. & A. M., held Wednesday,
July 19, 1882, the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, It has pleased our all-wise Supreme Master to call from labor unto rest,
our worth Brother and fellow craftsman, Eugene Alter, and
Whereas, We are thus separated in the body, from one whose departure creates a
sad vacancy in our councils, and in our ranks, therefore be it
Resolved, That this lodge in parting with our worthy brother, feels called upon
to express its sentiments of respect due him as a man and a mason; that our heartfelt
sympathies go out to his bereaved family, to whom his qualities of heart, and
generous affections endcared(sic) him in a love, that is lasting beyond the confines
of the grave.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of the Lodge and
published in the papers of the city.
Fred Heineman,
E.G. Nash
Com.
Lakeshore Times, July 25, 1882
**********
Death of Eugen Alter on 15 July. He arrived from Rheinland in 1850 at age 18 with
his mother (now deceased)and his sister who is now the wife of Mr. Wm. Bach. In
recent years Mr. Alter worked in the store of the Schuette Bros. as head of the
Men's Department. He leaves a wife and three children.
Der Nord Westen, 20 July 1882
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GUARDIAN'S SALE.
BY virtue of a license of the county court of Manitowoc county, State of
Wisconsin, to me granted in the matter of the estate of Caroline F.O. Richter,
a minor, I shall sell at public vendue to the highest bidder, the folllwing (sic)
described property, to-wit:
Lots No. 7, and 12, in block 229, lot 4, block 240, lot 3 and 4, block 184,
lot 8, B. 111, in Manitowoc village, county aforesaid, subject to encumbrance.
Said sale to be held on the 21st day of March, 1857, at ten o'clock A.M. at the
court-house in said county.
Eugene Alter, Guardian.
February 19, 1857
Manitowoc Tribune, Thursday, March 5, 1857 P. 3
(From the 1860 Manitowoc ward 2 census:
Eugene Von Alter age 28; Margaret Von Alter age 20; Otto Von Alter age 1;
Caroline Von Alter age 65; Caroline Richter age 9.
This is the only place I can find Caroline Richter. On the 1870 Manitowoc
ward 4 census the Von Alter family became Vanalter but Caroline is no
longer listed with them.)

Eugene married Margaret Ann Schuette. Margaret (daughter of John Schuette and Catherina Maria "Catherine" Schade) was born on 3 Feb 1840 in Delmenhorst, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 26 Mar 1920 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Martha Schuette
• Arrival: 1848
• Residence: 1870, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; Residence Post Office: Manitowoc
• Residence: 1880, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1900, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; Marital Status: WidowedRelation to Head: Sister
• Residence: 1 Jun 1905, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1910, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1915, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1920, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

MARGARET ALTER cemetery #44
MRS. ALTER, NEE SCHUETTE, DIES, AT AGE OF 80
Widow of Eugene Alter, Sister of Geo. and Aug. Schuette
Mrs. Martha Alter, widow of Eugene Alter, died at her home at 624 North Tenth street, at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, aged eighty years. The spark of life had flickered low for several days and the announcement of Mrs. Alter's death was not unexpected. The death in recent months of a sister and brother and two other near relatives had weighed upon Mrs.
Alter and undoubtedly affected her condition.With the passing of Mrs. Alter, another of the pioneer residents of the city is called. Born at Delmanhorst, Oldenburg, Germany, February 3, 1840, Mrs. Alter came to Wisconsin with her parents in 1848 and a year later, the family located in this city. Deceased was a sister of the late John
Schuette, whose death occurred in Decmeber, and of Mrs. Bloquelle, who
passed away two years ago.
Married in 1858 to Eugene Alter, who preceded her in death in 1882, Mrs.
Alter was the mother of three sons, Otto, Oscar and Gustav, all of this
city, and surviving her. Two brothers, George and August Schuette also
survive and there are six grancchildren and two great grandchildren.
A woman of retiring disposition, Mrs. Alter devoted her life to her home
and family, happy in her home and children and her death was as calm and
peaceful as had been her long life.
The funeral will be held at the late home on North Tenth street at two
o'clock Monday, the Rev. Keicher officiating.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. March 27, 1920 P. 1
*********
Out of town people here for the funeral of the late Mrs. Alter are Eugene Alter
and wife, Paul Zabel and daughter, Mrs. Henry Banshaff, Mrs. Leonie Reiter, of
Milwaukee; Mrs. Lillian Walker, Menominee; Erwin Alter, L'Anse, Mich.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. March 29, 1920 P. 8
*********
(Margaret SCHUETTE Alter/same date/from record of St. James Epis. ch.,
Manitowoc)
[bur. 03-29-1920/age 80 yrs/cause: arterio sclerosis/
bur. on Franziska Bach lot]

Notes:

Herman Pruss (1842 - 1891) Obit
CAPTAIN HERMAN PRUSS
From Der Nord Westen, 03 Dec. 1891:

After a 3 mo. long severe illness, Hermann Pruss died Mon. night. The deceased, who had been perfectly healthy
heretofore, fell suddenly ill on 26 Aug. with a liver illness. The doctors were unable to stem the course of the disease. His loss was felt throughout the entire city and county. Hermann Pruss was born 27 May 1842 in Neustadt in Schleswig-Holstein. His father was a boatman and so as soon as he finished school he went directly to sea. He rose from ships boy to ordinary seaman to helmsman, traveling to Europe, America, Asia and Africa, finally coming to America in 1854 to New York. Later he settled in New Orleans from where he served on the West Indian route. During the Civil War he was drafted into the Confederate military. After the war he came to Manitowoc on 14 June 1868 and served from here as captain of various sailing ships on the Great Lakes. In later years he gave up the sailor’s life and operated the “ Delmonico” Tavern until his recent hospitalization. Captain Pruss married on 21 June 1868. He is survived by his widow and 3 daughters. His funeral will take place today at 2 p.m. in the city cemetery.

[Herman Preuss/bur. 12-03-1891/age 48 yrs./cause: dropsy]
Der Nord Westen, 03 Dec. 1891: http://www.2manitowoc.com/44Probit.html#prussherman

Herman married Maria "Mary" Kurth on 21 Jun 1868 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA. Maria (daughter of Carl Kurth and Wilhelmina) was born on 7 Mar 1845 in , , , Germany; died on 12 Aug 1923 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Arrival: 1866
• Residence: 1900, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head: Wife
• Residence: 1 Jun 1905, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Wife

Notes:

MARIA GAUGER
DEATH COMES TO MRS. C. GAUGER, HERE SINCE 1866

Death came yesterday morning as a relief to the suffering of Mrs. Maria Gauger, wife of Carl Gauger, who passed away at her home 1017 South Fifteenth street. Mrs. Gauger had been in poor health since January but for the last week her condition had been critical and her death was not unexpected. Born in Multzhan, Germany, March 7, 1845, Mrs. Gauger whose maiden name was Maria Kurth, came to this country locating at Manitowoc, in 1866, and two years later was married to Herman Preuss. There are three daughters, Mrs. Otto Alter, Mrs. W.C. Urbanek and Mrs. Lydia Hrabik. Mr. Preuss passed away in 1891 and in 1894 she was married to Carl Gauger who now survives. In addition to her three daughters and her husband, Mrs. Gauger leaves one brother, William Kurth of this city, three step children, August Gauger of this city, Edward of Milwaukee and John of Porterville, Calif., and seven grandchildren.

Mrs. Gaugeer was a member of St. John's Evangelical church, and a member of the Ladies' Aid society of the church and when her health permitted was active in these organizations. The funeral will be held at the home at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and at the church at 2:30. The Rev. G.A. Winger will offiicate and burial will be at Evergreen.

Manitowoc Herald News, Monday, August 13, 1923 P.12
(belonged to St. John's United Church of Christ)
[bur 08-14-1923/cause: gangrene/bur. on Herman Pruess lot]

Karl married Caroline Von Kutzleben in 1819. Caroline (daughter of Baron Von Kutzleben and Louisa V Kutzleben) was born in 1795 in Coblenz, Bautzen, Saxony, Germany; died on 21 Apr 1870 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; was buried on 24 Apr 1870 in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Caroline Von Kutzleben
• Name: Coribne W F Ronatler
• Married: 5 Nov 1819, Coblenz, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany
• Departure: 1849, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France
• Residence: Nov 1849, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
• Arrival: 6 Dec 1849, New York, Kings, New York, USA
• Residence: 1850, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1860, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

CAROLINE F.W.H. V. ALTER

OBITUARY.
Died, the 21st of this month, Mrs. Caroline Von Alter, at the age of 75 years
and five months. She was born at the ancestral manor of her father Baron Von
Kutzleben near Langensalza in Thuringia, received an excellent education adequate
to her position in life and was early married to Major Charles August Von Alter
in 1819, who was then commanding the 25th Regiment of Prussian Infantry, for whom
she exchanged the idyllic dales of her home with the classic regions of the Rhine;
during her happy married life she became the mother of nine children, of whom only
two are living to mourn her loss, and of whom one son died on the same date of her
own death in 1842, at the age of 20 years. She lost her beloved husband in December
1847, and resolved to leave Germany with her two children for America in 1849,
arriving in Buffalo in November of the same year, where she remained during the
next winter and reached Manitowoc on the 5th of May 1850, where she has resided
ever since with her children and their families.
She was a most exemplary mother, apparently living only for the happiness of her
family and ever trying to be a constant joy and comfort to them and to all who were
near and dear to her, while her daughter and son and their children again, seemed
to vie with each other to make the declining years of their aged parent as void of
cares and troubles as earthly existence ever would permit.
The funeral on last Sunday was very largely attended, her favorite hymns were played
and sung at the grave and a very able and appropriate oration was delivered by one
of her oldest acquaintances and friends, all trying to show the high esteem and
reverence with which the beloved deceased had inspired every one who ever had had
the pleasure and honor of her acquaintance.
We close with the sincere wish that our last moments may be as happy and peaceful
as those of her who has left us to meet again only in eternity.
Manitowoc Tribune Thursday, April 28, 1870 pg. 1
********
[Mrs. Caroline Alter/bur. 04-24-1870]
[Caroline died at age 75, birthplace-Saxony, houskeeper, fam.#17
cause: old age & gen. debility - 1870 census mortality list]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1860, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; Residence Post Office: Manitowoc

Notes:

This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin", by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.492-493.

Louis Schuette, vice president of the Manitowoc Savings Bank and well known in financial circles of Manitowoc county, is a member of one of the old and honored families of this section. His grandparents, John and Katherine
(Schade) Schuette, natives of Oldenburg, Germany, came to the United States in 1848 and settled in Manitowoc, where John Schuette carried on a grocery business until his death. He and his wife had seven children: Gesine, the
widow of Gus Bloquelle, a resident of Manitowoc; Henry, deceased, who was engaged in the grocery business; John, the father of Louis; Martha, the widow of Eugene Alter; and Fred, August and George, merchants of Manitowoc.
John Schuette, father of Louis, was born September 25, 1837, in Oldenburg, Germany, and after the death of his father formed a partnership with his brother, Henry, and engaged in the grocery business. He sold his interests,
however, in 1884, and organized the Manitowoc Savings Bank. The building at the corner of Eighth and Jay streets, which had formerly been used for the
same purpose, was purchased and the bank established under the state laws, the capital being fifty thousand dollars, and the first officers being as follows: John Schuette, president; C. E. Esterbrook, vice president; Joseph
Staehle, cashier. At the present time the officials are: John Schuette, president; Louis Schuette, vice president; Ed Schuette, cashier; Henry Detzen, assistant cashier. John Schuette was also the owner of the second flour mill in Manitowoc, which he still operates; had the government
contract in 1867 and 1868 for the building of the harbor at this point; is a stockholder in the Eastern Wisconsin Trustee Company; and president of the Manitowoc Electric Light Company. He has served as alderman and mayor of Manitowoc, and in 1875 and 1876 was sent by his fellow townsmen to the state senate. He married Rosa Stauss, and they had five children: Louis and Edwin, associated with their father in business; Gesine, residing at home with her parents; Lillie, who married Dr. Walker, of Menominee, Michigan; and Rosa, who married Dr. Babcock, of Milwaukee. The reputation of the Manitowoc Savings Bank is of the best, and all of its officials are men of known integrity.

John married Catherina Maria "Catherine" Schade on 6 Jul 1830 in , , , Germany. Catherina was born on 23 May 1811 in Oldenburg, Stadt Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 5 Jan 1899 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: 1860, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; Residence Post Office: Manitowoc
• Residence: 1870, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; Residence Post Office: Manitowoc
• Residence: 1880, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; Marital Status: WidowedRelation to Head: Self

Carl married Wilhelmina. Wilhelmina was born in 1817 in , Pommerania, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Baron married Louisa V Kutzleben. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]