Gottlieb Schwartz was the grandfather of Anna (Schmidt) Goettel
Gottlieb Schwartz was the grandfather of Anna (Schmidt) Goettel.The following is typed as it was written, mistakes and all included.
Per Gwen Broznowski, Gottlieb lived to be 89 years old.She descends from Gottlieb's son John Schwartz.Gwen sent me the following in late September, 1999:
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GOTTLIEB SCHWARTZ OF LOMIRA, WISCONSIN
I, GOTTLIEB SCHWARTZ OF THE TOWN OF Lomira, in the County of Dodge and State of Wisconsin, being of sound mind and memory, and mindful of the uncertainties of human life do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner following:
First - After the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses, I give, devise, and bequeath to the Evangelische Orphan Asylum the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, located at Cleveland, Ohio.
Second - I give, devise and bequeath to my son John Schwartz the sum of Five Dollars and no more, as he has already received his share.
Third - I give, devise and bequeath to my sister, Louise Hintze or her heirs the sum of One Hundred Dollars.
Fourth - I give, devise and bequeath to Charles Schmid the sum of One Hundred Dollars and the same being payment in full for all the work and claim he has against me.
Fifth - I give, devise and bequeath to Louise Schwartz the sum of Seventy-eight Dollars.
Sixth - I give, devise and bequeath to Emil Hanwitz the sum of Eighty-seven Dollars and the same being payment in full of all claims and demands he has against me up to date.
Seventh - I give, devise and bequeath to the children of my deceased son, Friedrich Schwartz deceased, One equal undivided one third of all the rest, residue and remains of all my estate both real and personal, to be equally divided between them and their heirs, share and share alike.
Eighth - All the rest, residue and remainder of my estates, both real and personal, I give and bequeath to Wilhelmine Schmidt, wife of Carl Schmidt and Louise Hankwitz, wife of Ferdinand Hankwitz, to be equally divided between them and their heirs share and share alike the child or children of a deceased child taking the share which his, her or their parent would have taken if living.
Nine - I hereby nominate and appoint Peter Langenfelt the executor of this my last will and testament and do hereby authorize and empower him, the said Peter Langenfelt to compound, compromise and settle any claims or demand which may be against or in favor of my said estate.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and real this tenth day of November A.D. One Thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
Gottlieb Schwartz(Gottlieb made his mark with an X)
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State of Wisconsin, Dodge County Court in Probate:
In the matter of the estate of GOTTLIEB SCHWARTZ, deceased.The petition of Peter Langenfeld of the Town of Theresa, respectfully shows:
That GOTTLIEB SCHWARTZ, who was at the time of his death, an inhabitant of Lomira, said County of Dodge died on the fifteenth day of November, A.D. 1882, at the Town of Lomira, having estate to be administered.
That he left surviving WILHELMINA SCHMIDT, LOUISE HANKWITZ, JOHN SCHWARTZ, LOUISE HINTZE, CHARLES SCHMIDT, EMIL HANKWITZ, FRANK SCHWARTZ, LOUIS SCHWARTZ, CHARLOTTE LENLING, ALBERTINE WAEGE, ALVINE YERS, EDWARD SCHWARTZ, OTTO SCHWARTZ, AUGUST SCHWARTZ AND WILLIAM SCHWARTZ.That AUGUST SCHWARTZ and WILLIAM SCHWARTZ above named are the only two minors interested in said Estate and that JOHN SCHWARTZ of the said town of Lomira is their General Guardian, his next of Kin and heirs at law:
That the personal property of said GOTTLIEB SCHWARTZ, deceased, does not exceed the value of Five Thousand Dollars and left no real estate, as petitioner is informed and believes:
That the said deceased left a will, duly executed by him, as petitioner is informed and believes, which is herewith presented and propounded, wherein your petitioner is named as Executor.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that said will may be proved and allowed as the last will and testament of said GOTTLIEB SCHWARTZ, deceased, and letters Testamentary thereupon issued to Peter Langenfeld.
Peter Langenfeld
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Dodge County
Peter Langenfeld being duly sworn; on oath says that he is the petitioner above named; that He has heard, read the above and foregoing petition, and knows the contents thereof, and that the same is true to his own knowledge, excepting as to matters therein stated on information and belief, and as to those matters he believes to be true.
Peter Langenfeld
The balance of $6355.82 is according to the terms of said Will, to be divided as follows, viz:
To the children of FRIEDERICK SCHWARTZ, deceased, one third part thereof which amounts to $2118.60.The said FRIEDRICH SCHWARTZ left nine children, therefore each of said children gets 1/9 part thereof, viz $235.40.Their names are as follows:FRANK SCHWARTZ, LOUIS SCHWARTZ, CHARLOTTE LENLING, ALBERTINE WAEGE, ALVINE YERS, EDWARD SCHWARTZ, EDWARD SCHWARTZ, OTTO SCHWARTZ, AUGUST SCHWARTZ AND WILLIAM SCHWARTZ of whom all of age except the said WILLIAM SCHWARTZ of whom JOHN SCHWARTZ is the General Guardian.
There is also, according to the terms of said will to be paid to WILHELMINE SCHMIDT 1/3 of the above named balance which amounts to $2118.60.And to LUISE HANKWITZ the same sum, also, 1/3 of the said balance which is also $2118.60.The said Luise HANKWITZ is now dead the HERMAN HANKWITZ is the Administrator of her Estate.I have paid to the said LUISE HANKWITZ in her lifetime as per Vouchers No. 6 and No. 2 and for the wearing apparel and bedding and household furniture which I sold to her for $26.15 amounting in all to $850.63.And to HERMAN HANKWITZ as Administrator of said LUISE HANKWITZ as per Vouchers No. 3,4,5,6,7 $1267.97 in all #2118.60 being her part in full.
I have paid also to MRS. WILHELMINE SCHMIDT as per Vouchers 8,9.10.11,12,13,14,15 the sum of $2118.60 being her part in full.
I have paid to FRANK SCHWARTZ as per Voucher No. 16, 17, 18, 19 the sum of $235.40 being his just in full.
I have paid to the said LOUISE HANKWITZ in her lifetime as per Voucher No. 1 and 2 for the wearing apparel and bedding and household furniture which I sold to her for $26.15 amounting in all to $850.63.And to HERMAN HANKWITZ as Administrator of said LUISE HANKWITZ as per Vouchers No. 3,4,5,,,,6,7 $1267.97 in all $2118.60 being her part in full.
I have paid to LOUIS SCHWARTZas per Vouchers No. 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 the sum of $235.40 being his part in full.
I have paid to CHARLOTTE LENLING as per Voucher No. 25, 26, 27 the sum of $235.40 being her part in full.
I have paid to ALBERTINE WAEGE as her Voucher No. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 the sum of $235.40 being her part in full.
I have paid to ALVINE YERS $235.40 as per Voucher No. 34, 25, 36, 37 being her part in full.
I have paid to EDWARD SCHWARTZ $235.40 as per Voucher No. 34 being his part in full.
I have paid to OTTO SCHWARTZ $235.40 as per Voucher No. 42, 43, 44, 45 being his part in full.
I have paid to AUGUST SCHWARTZ $235.40 as per Voucher No. 46, 47 being his part in full.
I have paid to JOHN SCHWARTZ, Guardian for WILLIAM SCHWARTZ $235.40 as per Voucher No. 48, 49, 50 being his part in full.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, Dodge County Court in Probate
In the matter of the Estate of GOTTLIEB SCHWARTZ, deceased, received Berlin, Germany, September 2, 1884, of Peter Langenfeld, Executor of the Estate of GOTTLIEB SCHWARTZ, late of the town of Lomira, in County of Dodge and State of Wisconsin, deceased, the sum of fifty dollars being half of the legacy given and bequeathed in the last Will and Testament of the said GOTTLIEB SCHWARTZ, to my mother LOUISE HINTZE.My mother, LOUISE HINTZE, died the 19th day of July 1882, and of who I am a daughter and heir at law.The other daughter LOUISE HINTZE, wife of CHRISTIAN NITSCHKE, having died in the year 1875, leaving four children surviving.
CAROLYN RA DICKE
GERMAN EMPIRE
Kingdom of Prussia
City of Berlin
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Wednesday, May 23, 1917; THE FIRST SETTLERS PART X, Particulars concerning the Brandenburger Settlement in the Southeastern Town:(This articles was gotten from Librarian Jane Kietzer, Lomira Public Library, Lomira, Wisconsin)
In a previous article I stated that the very first important German settlement in the town was made in the year 1847, or three years after the arrival of Samuel Kinyon.Gottlieb Schwartz, his wife and his three sons, Carl, Fred and John; his son-in-law Carl Schmidt and wife; and his three neighbors Pade, Meckelburg and Tischer with their families, started from their home in Fuerstenfelde, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia, to seek a home in America.
They had heard letters read in the homes of some of their neighbors who had friends already living in America.From these letters they learned that the prospects for the man of limited means were much better in America than in Europe.
A certain Schultz who had several years previously emigrated from Fuerstenfelde and had settled in Milwaukee, had written especially glowing accounts about his new home.He had pictured it as a veritable Paradise.He also stated that he had built a palace in which he and his family were living in a style that compared favorably wit the nobility in Europe.As he had been a man of very limited means and very ordinary ability, they believed they ought to be able to do as well as he.There seemed little prospects indeed to better their circumstances in the Fatherland and so they embarked on a river steamer for Albany.In these years, the country was full of sharks whose sole occupation was to fleece the emigrants.This gang had experts that had mastered many foreign tongues.On the river steamer with the Schwartzes was also a large party of Norwegians.
Some sharks that mingled among the emigrants gave them to understand that religious services were to be held in a large room in the middle of the steamer, and that the laws of the land made it mandatory for every emigrant to be present at these services.As soon as all the emigrants had assembled in this apartment, the doors were closed, but there were no signs of the holding of services.Then when some tried to open the door they found them all barred.When after awhile the doors were again thrown open, they found that their chests had been broken open, and their best wearing apparel, boots and shoes and other articles of value missing.
A number who had concealed their money and other valuables among their clothing found that also gone, to their sorrow.You can imagine how these poor people felt under these circumstances in a strange land and among strange people.All their efforts failed to locate the stolen goods and the robbers.Only Gottlieb Schwartz found one of the shoes belonging to his family near the engineer's station.He picked up and held it under the engineer's nose, vehemently gesticulating and demanding in loud and angry words the return of his stolen goods.The engineer replied "nichts versteh", seized the shoe and stuck it into Mr. Schwarz's coat pocket, intimating by gestures and facial expression to keep mum or else he might lose the other shoe also.
After the boat had made several landings, several well dressed, fine looking men came and conversed with the emigrants in broken German and Norsk.They appeared very sympathetic and friendly,and so the emigrants told them their tale of woe.These men advised the emigrants to keep the matter quiet until they landed at Albany, and that they would give them every assistance possible to find the perpetrators and to bring them to justice.It was their special work to ferret out such matters.But to succeed it was absolutely necessary not to speak of this matter to anyone, and also not to mention a syllable of the offered help.
When they arrived in Albany their sympathetic friends had vanished, but other stately looking men came to greet them in their native tongue.To them they related what had happened on the ship and also the proffered help of the men who could not be found.These men informed them that they should have refused to leave the ship until an official investigation had been made and their goods had been returned or paid for.They promised to take the case in hand, and expressed the hope that it might still be possible to recover the goods.They took leave of them promising to return in a definite time, but it was the last they ever heard or saw of them.
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