Fleischmann Family (Five Generations

Bio: Fleischmann Family (Five Generations - 2014)

Transcriber: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Surnames: Fleischmann, Visnovec, Hoeft

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 11/26/2014

Fleischmann Family (Five Generations - 2014)

The Fleischmann family gathered together for this five-generation photo. Pictured (clockwise from bottom left are mother Anna Fleischmann, with daughter Aubrie LeAnn Visnovec; grandfather, Wayne Fleischmann; great-grandfather Dennis Fleischmann; and great-great-grandmother Delores Hoeft.

Wenzel Fleischmann, the new baker, arrived Monday, and took possession of the Becherer Bakery. He comes recommended as a first-class baker from the quality of bread, rolls, etc., turned out at the first baking, we thinks the recommend speaks right. Colby Phonograph, 1 Jul 1897

Wenzel Fleishman Was born in Germany, March of 1866. He and his wife, Anna Grosskopf, were both born and reared in Germany. She was eight years younger than Wenzel having been born in May of 1876. He immigrated to the United States in September, 1891 and was naturalized and she arrived in 1894, but never renounced her native citizenship. The year after her arrival, they were married (20 Aug 1895). They became the parents of Lucy in December, 1897 and Felix Wenzel who arrived in the August heat of 1899. When the 1900 Census was taken in Colby, Wisconsin, 20 yr. old Minnie Feind (b. Feb 1880) a single woman who had also immigrated from Germany, was employed by the Fleischman's as a servant. She was listed as a house servant, but Wenzel had just opened a grocery store with a bakery in 1897 and it seems likely she may have worked there as well as caring for the two children since Lucy was just 2 yrs. old and Felix had not yet had his first birthday . Besides being a busy mom, Anna who was 24 yrs. old in 1900 was listed as a saleswoman and she likely promoted the family business. They apparently had a fairly large home because when the 1905 Wisconsin State Census was recorded, Alfred Burns and 17 yr. old Bertha La Budd were boarding there as well a new servant, 23 yr. old Grayce Fleischmann who may have been a niece of Wenzel.

Wenzel Mathias Fleischmann died 14 Mar 1947 at the age of eighty-three and was buried in the Pinelawn Memorial Park
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Just 3 mos. later, his second wife, Bertha (Fleischauer Fleischmann) was buried in the same cemetery (Jun 1947). She was born 4 Jan 1876 and was seventy-one at the time of her death.

Groom: Wenzel Mathias Flischmann
Father's Name Mathias Flischmann
Mother's Catharine Tonschock
Bride: Anna Grosskopf
Spouse's Father's Jacob Grosskopf
Spouse's Mother's Anna Brandl
Event Date 20 Aug 1895
Location: Wood, Wisconsin, United States

In 1930, Anna Fleischman was fifty-one years old working at the St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, Wis. as a maid. In 1950, she was seventy-one years old and an inmate at the Anna Reiss Home for the aged in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. She died at that same home 14 May 1961 at the age of eighty-two.

Anna Grosskopf was born 27 Nov 1878 and died 14 May 1961 (aged 82) in Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA. She was married to Wenzel Fleischman 20 Aug 1895. Their marriage did not last and she made her home as a single woman in Sheboygan, WI. After taking he last breath, she was laid to rest in the Calvary Cemetery, Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA in plot Sec 1, Lot 99.

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