Bio: Woessner, Carl (1881)
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Surnames: Woessner, Seymor

----Source: The History of Northern Wisconsin (Marathon County, Wis.) 1881, page 569

CARL WOESSNER, general merchandise and tailor shop, Wausau, came to Cambria, Wis., in June, 1857. He remained there about three years, then went to Portage, and remained one year; then he went to Grand Rapids for a short time, and from there he came to Wausau. He busied himself at various kinds of labor, tailoring, etc., for two years, then built his store, and followed tailoring and dealing in furnishing goods. In 1881, he added a large stock of general merchandise. He was Alderman two years, and City Treasurer in 1877. He was born in Braunfels, Kris, Wetzlar, Rhine Province, Germany, May 31, 1833. He was married in Wausau, Dec. 26, 1860, to Juliana Seymor, who was born in Villigen, Grossherzogthun, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, April 18, 1841. They have seven children — George, Maggie, Carl, Jr., Louis, Albert, Bertha and Julia.