Michelstetter, William

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• Reference Number: 2462
• 1880 Census: 1880, Seymour, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1900 Census: 1900, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1905 State Census: 1905, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1910 Census: 1910, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Biography: 1911; History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 1061
• Obituary: 27 Feb 1914; shiocton News

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1880 Census:
William Michelstetter29
Martha E. Michelstetter22
Adelbert R. Michelstetter2
Mirviyn E. Michelstetter5m
Gustuf R. S. Fenrig68
Charles Frinkler37
Ernistina Frinkler35
Walter Frinkler8
Sara Frinkler2

1900 Census:
William Michelsteiter49
Martha E Michelsteiter42
Adelbert R Michelsteiter22
Stella A Michelsteiter18
Nita R Michelsteiter14

1905 State Census:
William Michelstetter54
Emma M Michelstetter47
Stella A Michelstetter23
Nita L Michelstetter19

1910 Census:
William Michelstetter58
M Emmy Michelstetter52
Nick Bowers22

Biography:
WILLIAM MICHELSTETTER, who is well known in financial circles of Outagamie county as president of the Seymour State Bank, of Seymour, Wisconsin, was born May 12, 1851, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a son of M. and Cecelia Michelstetter, the latter of whom died when William was but eleven years of age. William Michelstetter was an undergraduate of Ingleman's Academy, on Broadway, Milwaukee, after leaving which he worked on a farm for three years and went to school winters near Oconomowoc, from whence he went to Baraboo and became an apprentice to the jewelry trade. After three years spent as a clerk in a dry goods store at Appleton, and being still but sixteen years of age, Mr. Michelstetter entered the law and abstract office in the office of Ballard & Schmitz, where he remained five and one-quarter years. He then went to Manitowoc, started books for an abstract office in the office of Nash & Treat, but after one winter there moved to Green Bay and spent the winter following in the abstract office of James Baker. He then spent one and a half year in the office of the registrar of deeds, and at the end of that time came to Seymour, where with his father he embarked in the hardware business under the firm name of Michelstetter & Son, a connection which continued about two and one-half years, when his father sold his interest in the business to G. H. Feurig. In the meantime he had given a great deal of attention to the real estate business and loans, and after selling his hardware business he decided to enter the financial field, the business being organized as a private institution in 1887, with Mr. Michelstetter as proprietor and S. H. Rondeau as cashier, and at this time the business was valued at $8,000, which included the building. This continued for fifteen years, and in 1902 the Seymour State Bank was incorporated, business beginning January 1, 1903, with a capital stock of $30,000, with Mr. Michelstetter president, Frank Falck vice-president and Charles R. Prosser cashier, the board of directors including the above-named gentlemen and Dr. James Hittner and Charles Ploeger. No change has been made in the officers of the company, but the capital stock has been increased to $60,000, with $7,000 surplus, and the stockholders have received nearly 100 per cent, dividends in the meantime. In real estate and farm loans there is about $1,500,000 among customers, and the whole business is valued at present at $2,000,000. Mr. Michelstetter is also extensively interested in farming lands. William Michelstetter was united in marriage with Emma Emelia Feurig, daughter of the Rev. Gustavus Rudolph Seigmund Feurig, a Moravian missionary, and Agnes Justina (Gruhl) Feurig, the formuer a native of Bethelsdorf, Saxony, Germany. Mrs. Michelstetter was born in Central America and has been the mother of four children: Adelbert Rudolph, assistant cashier of the Seymour State Bank, who married Jesse Benedict, a native of Kansas, and has one child, Seward Arthur; Mervyn, who died at the age of two years, seven months; Stella Alida, who died when twenty-seven years old; and Nita Leona, who married Charles R. Binckley. Mr. Michelstetter is a member of the Congregational Church and the Christian Endeavor Society connected therewith, in addition to taking care of the duties of a Sunday School teacher. He has been president of the Seymour city council for several years, and has filled the mayoralty chair efficiently and faithfully. He is interested in the upbuilding and development of Outagamie county, and holds membership in the Pioneer Association, being also treasurer of the Seymour Driving Park and Fair Association.

Obituary:
Seymour Banker Dead William Michelstetter, president of the State bank of Seymour died at his home in Appleton Thursday Feb. 10th from cancer. He had been ill for many months, and been in a critical condition for some time.
He was a resident of Seymour for many years but for the past few years had made his home in Appleton.
The Shiocton News, Shiocton, Wi., Friday, Feb 27, 1914 P. 1

William — Feurig, Emma Emelia. Emma was born Abt 1858; died 7 Feb 1942. [Group Sheet]

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Adelbert — Benedict, Jesse. Jesse was born Abt 1886, , , New Mexico, USA; died Abt 1926, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• 1905 State Census: 1905, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Obituary: 4 Jun 1909; Appleton Post Crescent

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1905 State Census:
William Michelstetter54
Emma M Michelstetter47
Stella A Michelstetter23
Nita L Michelstetter19

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• 1920 Census: 1920, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA

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1920 Census:
M Emmy Michelstetter62
Nita Brinckley34
Charles W Brinckley34
Charles Owen Brinckley8
Doris A Brinckley4
William E Brinckley2
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Ellen Brinckley54

Nita married Binckley, Charles Bef 1911. Charles was born 5 Mar 1885, Salina, Saline, Kansas, USA; died 26 Jan 1968, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. [Group Sheet]

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