WILDE, Augusta Frederika Wilhelmina (Tesch) 1852-1931

TESCH, WILDE

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 8/29/2010 at 17:57:07

Augusta Frederika Wilhelmina Tesch was born December 20, 1852, daughter of Carl and Charlotta (Schmekel) Tesch in Gross Justin, Kreis Cammin, province of Pommern, Germany, where she was made a child of God through Holy Baptism.

At the age of about five she came to America with her parents and settled near Watertown, Wisconsin where she was confirmed on April 14, 1867.

She married Johann Fredrick Ferdinand ("Ferdinand") Wilde on March 1, 1872 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Watertown, Wisconisn. Shortly afterward they came to Mitchell County.

The Wilde's and Tesch's came to America during the time when agriculturally Pommern was finding it increasingly difficult to support its growing population.

When the Wilde's came to Mitchell County they settled in Rock Township and lived most of those years on the SE 1/4 of Sec. 9 near St. John's Church. When they retired to St. Ansgar their son, Henry, took over the farm. A grandson, the Elmer Wilde family, is living on this farm today.

Their children included: Herman, born April 22, 1873 and died May 6, 1942; Mathilda (Mrs. Albert) Diedrich, born October 18, 1875 and died February 10, 1952; Carl, Born March 12, 1877 and Died October 17, 1963; Anna (Mrs. William) Bublitz, born February 14, 1881 and died June 30, 1959; Emma (Mrs. Emil) Bublitz, born June 18, 1883 and died August 11, 1952; Marie (Mrs. Carl) Neuman, born June 12, 1885 and died June 18, 1912; Augusta (Mrs. William) Eske, born August 7, 1887 and died June 9, 1978; August, born August 8, 1889 and died June 9, 1890; Selma (Mrs. Emil) Steinbert, born October 3, 1891 and is still living in St. Ansgar; Edvina (Mrs. Leonard) Walk, born January 11, 1895 and died March 8, 1970 and Eleanora (Mrs. Walter) Hinsman born July 27, 1897 and is living at the Good Samartian Home in St. Ansgar.

All the children lived their entire lives in Mitchell County ecept Anna, Edvina and Mathilda who live in Worth County after marriage.

Augusta Wilde died on February 11, 1931 and Ferdinand died July 8, 1931. They are buried in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in Rock Township, east of Grafton.

By Mildred (Diedrich) Larson

Adapted from MITCHELL COUNTY HISTORY, published 1989

Mitchell Obituaries maintained by Sharyl Ferrall.
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