Margaret Ann Schuette

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
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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
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(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]

Family/Spouse: Eugene Otto Constantin von Alter. Eugene (son of Major Karl August Von Alter and Caroline Von Kutzleben) was born on 9 Apr 1832 in Coblenz, Bautzen, Saxony, Germany; was christened on 29 Apr 1832 in Coblenz, Bautzen, Saxony, Germany; died on 15 Jul 1882 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Otto Wilhelm Alter was born in Jun 1859 in , Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; died on 10 May 1935 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA.
2. Oscar Alexander Alter was born on 30 May 1861 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; died on 4 Mar 1945 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; was buried on 7 Mar 1945 in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA.
3. Gustave Eugene "Gust" Alter was born on 10 Aug 1863 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; died on 27 Jan 1936 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA.
4. Eugenia Van Alter was born about 1867 in , , Wisconsin, USA.

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