Alten, William C.

1864 - 1928  (64 years)

• Name	Alten, William C.
  Birth	2 Feb 1864	, , , Germany
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Aft 1889	Forest Junction, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Postmaster
  Death	7 Jul 1928	Plymouth, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	9 Jul 1928
  Sheboygan Press
  Plymouth – William C. Alten died Saturday at his home, 221 Stafford Street, after an illness of a year. He was born February 2, 1864, in Klein Muenzel, Hanover, Germany. Mr. Alten operated a general store at Forest Junction and was postmaster there from 1889 to 1911. When the State Bank was organized there he accepted the position of cashier. He held this position until 1919, when he was forced to give it up due to ill health. He was a director of the bank until the present time. For the past eleven years the family has lived in Plymouth. Deceased is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. S. Jansch of Forest Junction, and Mrs. Sophia Klopmen of Milwaukee, one son, Fred of Chilton, one sister, Mrs. William Schultz, and one brother, August Alten, both of Plymouth. Eleven grandchildren also survive. The funeral will be held at St. John's Lutheran church. The Rev. M. Schmidt will preach an English sermon, and the Rev. Rauschel of Woodville, Calumet County, will deliver a German address. Burial will be made in Union Cemetery, Plymouth
  Person ID	I343860	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2018

  
  

  Family	Lueke, Emma,   b. 9 Jun 1865, , , Wisconsin, USA d. 24 Apr 1936 (Age 70 years)
  Children	+ 1. Alten, Alma,   b. Abt 1886   bur. Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Junction, Wisconsin, USA
  Family ID	F215378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S904] Robert Haese, At Seventy A History of Forest Junction, Wisconsin 1873-1943, (Published serially in the Brillion News begining October 15, 1943. Printed by the Brillion Press in 1944.).