Breitung, Albert August Sr.

1835 - 1918  (82 years)    Has 4 ancestors and 16 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Breitung, Albert August
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	11 Nov 1835	, , , Germany
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Abt 1848
  1860 Census	1860	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Albert Brieting 24 Jane Brieting 21 Ralph Brieting 3
  Military Service	Between 27 Oct 1863 and 1 May 1865  [1]
  Civil War, Private, Company G, Wisconsin 1st Cavalry
  U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Albert A Breitung Residence: Appleton, Wisconsin State Served: Wisconsin Rank, Company: Private, Company G Regiment: Wisconsin 1st Cavalry Enlisted: 27 Oct 1863 Musturerd Out: 01 May 1865 Survived the War? - Yes Was POW? - Yes Was Wounded? - Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Wisconsin 1st Cavalry Regiment on 27 Oct 1863. Mustered out on 01 May 1865.
  1870 Census	1870	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Albert Breitung 22 Jani Breitung 32 Edwin Breitung 9 Henry Breitung 4 Harriet Breitung 4 Alestine Breitung 1 Mary Finnegan 14 Louis Finnegan 18
  1880 Census	1880	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Albert A. Breitung 44 listed as Divorced
  Biography	Abt 1895
  Outagamie Pioneer Rec.
  	Breitung, Albert Biography from Outagamie Pioneer Rec.
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 1208
  ALBERT A. BREITUNG, SR., one of the venerable citizens of Appleton, Wisconsin, where he was for a long period engaged in the blacksmith and wagon making business, is a veteran of, the Civil War, and was born in Prussia, November 11, 1835, a son of August and Amelia (Leonhart) Breitung, the former born in the same country in 1804 and for three year a soldier in the Prussian army. Mr. Breitung's grandfather, Frederick Breitung, was a farmer and hotel keeper. In 1829, August Breitung and Amelia Leonhart were married, a union that resulted in the birth of ten children, and in 1848 they came to America, settling in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where August Breitung died in 1850. Two years later his widow married William Breitung, and her death occurred in 1885. Albert A. Breitung secured his education in the common schools of his native country, and worked on the home farm in Milwaukee county until his mother's second marriage, at which time he started out in life for himself, the next few years being spent in learning the business of manufacturing fanning mills. In 1854 he purchased the interest of his brother's partner, Norman Bucks, in the fanning mill business, the firm having been established in 1853, and after following that occupation in the winters and carpentering in the summers for a few years, the brothers moved down the river, and in 1859 rented a shop and continued in business until 1863. In that year Mr. Breitung enlisted in Company G, First Wisconsin Cavalry, under Captain Charles Robinson, attached to the Army of the Cumberland, and on July 28, 1864, he was captured at the battle of Atlanta while his regiment was making a charge. He was sent first to Andersonville, later to Charleston and eventually to Florence, but after imprisonment of seven months and seventeen days, on the near approach of Sherman's army, he was released and sent to Richmond, and thence down the James river to General Butler's camp, from whence he was sent to Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri. From March until May, 1865, he remained at home sick, and then returned to his regiment, and was finally discharged August 2, 1865, after having participated in a number of desperate struggles, in all of which he displayed the greatest bravery and loyalty to his country. On completing his army service, Mr. Breitung resumed his work as a carpenter, and in 1868 formed a partnership with Christ Heinz and engaged in wagon making and blacksmithing, purchasing his partner's interest in 1872 and continuing the business alone on a large scale until his permanent retirement, since which time he has lived a quiet life at Appleton. In April, 1856, Mr. Breitung was married to Miss Jane Ketchum, a native of Onondaga county, New York, and they had eleven children, as follows: Edwin E., Henry A., Hattie E., Albertina, Frank, Ralph, Amelia, William and three who died in infancy. In 1879 Mrs. Breitung died and two years later Mr. Breitung was married to Emilie A. Klene, three children being born to this union: Albert A., Rudolph C. and Emilie A. Mr. Breitung is a Democrat in his political views, and he has served in various township offices. He was for a number of years a prominent Odd Fellow, holding positions of honor in that lodge, and was also connected with the Sons of Hermann in an official capacity. He has spent many years in this part of the country, and has taken an active part in the growth and developments of Appleton and Outagamie county.
  	Breitung, Albert Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Died	26 Mar 1918
  Buried	Aft 26 Mar 1918	Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Plot: Blk: F--Lot 36-Gr:9
  	Breitung, Albert August Outagamie County Veterans' Grave Registration List
  	Breiting, Albert August Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin Military
  Person ID	I144956	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	3 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Breitung, August W.,   b. 7 Sep 1806, , , , Germany ,   d. 13 Sep 1850, Mequon, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Leonhart, Amelia,   b. 14 Jan 1810, , , , Germany ,   d. 5 Jul 1881, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F49250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ketchum, Jane,   b. 2 Jul 1838, , Onondaga County, New York, USA ,   d. Abt 1879  (Age 40 years)
  Married	Abt Apr 1856
  Children	1. Breitung, Albertina,   b. Aft 1856,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Breitung, Amelia,   b. Aft 1856,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Breitung, William,   b. Aft 1856,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Breitung, Ralph,   b. Abt 1857,   d. 9 Apr 1864, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 7 years)   5. Breitung, Edwin E.,   b. Abt 1861,   d. Aft 1940  (Age ~ 80 years) + 6. Breitung, Henry A.,   b. Abt 1866,   d. Aft 1919  (Age ~ 54 years)   7. Breitung, Hattie E.,   b. Abt 1866,   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Breitung, Frank,   b. Abt Mar 1872,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F49248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Klene, Emilie A.,   b. 22 Jan 1865, , , , Germany ,   d. 11 Nov 1964, King, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 99 years)
  Married	Abt 1881
  Children	+ 1. Breitung, Albert A.,   b. 13 Dec 1881, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 May 1948, Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 66 years) + 2. Breitung, Rudolph C.,   b. 15 Feb 1883, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 14 Jul 1969, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 86 years)   3. Breitung, Emilie A.,   b. 4 Apr 1886, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 2 Jul 1921, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 35 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F49249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 11 Nov 1835 - , , , Germany 1860 Census - 1860 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1870 Census - 1870 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1880 Census - 1880 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 26 Mar 1918 - Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S836] U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, Ancestry.com, (U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, online Ancestry.com). Historical Data Systems, comp.. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA