LUDWIG CARL JOHANN (CHARLES) WIECHMANN  (WICHMANN), born February 27, 1852 in Steinhausen, Mechlenburg, Germany, and died December 16, 1931 in Randolph State Bank, Randolph, Columbia County, Wisconsin. He married MARIA AUGUSTE POBANZ on January 25, 1978 in Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin. She was born August 29, 1860 in Hasenfier, Pommerania, Germany, and died June 2, 1928 in Randolph, Dodge County, Wisconsin. Children of CHARLES WICHMANN and MARIA POBANZ are: WILLIAM CHARLES WICHMANN, born July 25, 1879 in Village of Randolph, Dodge County, Wisconsin; died May 22, 1975 in Beaver Dam Community Hospital, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin. CHARLES WICHMANN, JR., born August 14, 1880 in Township of Westford, Randolph, Dodge County, Wisconsin; died December 26, 1947 in Township of Grove, Juneau, Dodge County, Wisconsin EMMA MARIE WICHMANN, born August 4, 1882 in Westford Township, Randolph, Dodge County, Wisconsin; died December 7, 1977. FREDRICK JULIUS WICHAMNN, born May 2, 1886 in Township of Westford, Randolph, Columbia County, Wisconsin; died October 28, 1956 in Randolph, Dodge County, Wisconsin. MARIA W. WICHMANN, born November 15, 1889 in Township of Westford, Randolph, Dodge County, Wisconsin; died October 6, 1890. ANNA GUSTA WICHMANN, born August 18, 1891 in Township of Westford, Randolph, Dodge County, Wisconsin; died WFT Est 1891-1968. OTTO CARL WICHAMNN, born December 25, 1894 in Township of Westford, Randolph, Dodge County; died June 8, 1961 in Lutheran Hospital, Beaver Dam, Dodge County. He married HILDA I. WISER, on July 27, 1922 in Randolph, Dodge County, Wisconsin. She was born July 1, 1902 in Neosha, Wisconsin; died May 28, 1990 in Lakeview Nursing Home, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin. LAURA M. WICHMANN, born September 18, 1897 in Township of Westford, Randolph, Dodge County, Wisconsin; died July 27, 1981 Lakeview Nursing Home.. RUDOLPH JULIUS WICHMANN, born September 1, 1902 in Township of Westford Township, Randolph, Dodge County, Wisconsin; Died December 1975 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California.

NOTES OF LUDWIG CARL JOHANN (CHARLES) WIECHMANN (WICHAMNN) :

Randolph Advance Newpaper-Dec. 17, 1931: Chas Wichmann, Sr., died very suddenly Wednesday morning, Dec. 16, 1931, at about 10:30 while transacting business in the lobby of the Randolph State Bank. He was standing at the customer's desk endorsing several checks when he fell over backward.Restorative methods were used without effect and he was dead upon arrival of Dr. A.W. Jones who pronounced the death due to heart failure. Mr. Wichmann had not been in the best of health for several months but felt able Wednesday to walk to town. It was with some diffculty that he progressed as far as the Milwaukee Road deport and he stopped there to rest. E.J. Kunz, depot agent, offered to take him by auto either to his home or to the bank whereu on Mr. Wichmann chose to go the bank to attend to his business. Deceased had lived in this community many years. He formely lived on a farm in the Town of Westford, now occupied by his son Fred, since retiring has lived on Center Street in this village. Funeral services will be held at the Lutheran Friedens Church on Friday afternoon at Two o'clock a complete obituary will be published in the next week's issue of the Randolp Advance. Randolph Advance, Dec. 24, 1931; Chas Wichamnn was born in Steinhausen, Mechlenberg, Germany, on Feb 27, 1852 and passed away very suddenly on Dec. 16, 1931, at the age 79 years, 9 months and 19 days. He came to this county at the age of Twenty-Two years settled in the Town of Westford. On Jan. 25, 1878, he was united in marriage to Mary Pobanz and they lived on a farm about two miles southest of Randolph for a many years, moving to Randolph in the spring of 1918. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Wichamnn, all of whom living with the execption of one daughter, Marie, who died in infancy. The surviving children are: Will Wichamnn, Chas Wichamnn, Jr., Mrs. Emil Wichner  and Fred Wichmann of Randolph; Mrs. Anna Wichner of Waupun; Otto Wichamnn of Randolph; Mrs. Elmer Leistekaw of Beaver Dam R.F.D. and Rudolph Wichamnn of Santa Monica, Calif. There are also twenty-two grandchildren. Mr. Wichmann has one brother, John living in Germany.

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Randolph Advance June 7, 1928; Mrs. Chas. Wichamnn, for many years a resident of the vicinity, passed away Saturday, June 2, 1928 at her home on Center Street. She had been ailing for several years, and a few months ago dropsy developed causing her death. Mrs. Wichmann, nee Pobanz was the daughter of Julius and Wilhelmina Pobanz and was born on August 29, 1860 in Hasenfier, Pommerania, Germany. She came to America with her parents when twelve years of ago. On Januray 25, 1878 she was united in marriage to Mr. Chas. Wichamnn and last January they celebrated their goldren wedding anniversary. She has reached the age of 67 years and 9 months. She is survived by her husband and eight children, William , Carl, Fred and Otto Wichamnn and Mrs. Emil Wichner of Randolph, Mrs. William Wichner of Waupun; Mrs. Elmer Leistikaw, Beaver Dam and Rudolph Wichamnn of Santa Monica, Calif; also eighteen grandchildren, three sisters and two brothers also survive, Mrs. Minnie Bork of Waupun, Mrs. John Schmidt of Louisville,Colorado, Mrs. Louis Baumann, Chas and Wm. Pobanz of Randolph, Besides a host of friends. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Geiger Tuesday afternoon at the Frieden's Lutheran Church. Interment was in the Hall Cemetery, a short distance from the farm home on which she resided for many years. Six grandsons acted as ballbearers.

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Obit-Fox Lake-Funeral services for  Charles Wichamnn, who passed away at Juneau Friday morning, were held this afternoon at Two o'clock from the Krazt Funeral Home in this village, with interment being made in Hall Cemetery in the Town of Westford. Rev. Briedling of the Randolph Lutheran Church officated. The deseased was born Aug. 14, 1880, a son of Carl and Marie (Pobanz) Wichamnn. Survivors are three sisters and three brothers; Mrs. Emil Wickner of West Allis; Mrs. Robert Nienow of Waupun, Mrs. Elmer Leistkow, RFD, Beaver Dam, Fred Wichamnn, RFD, Randolph, Otto Wichamnn of Randolph and Rudolph Wichamnn of Santa Monica, Calif.