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Christian Friedrich
Wilhelm Pieper was born on 31 March 1819. The record of his birth
or baptism was not found as many of these church records were destroyed during World War II, or in the expulsion of
the German people following that war. His parents were identified by the
baptismal records of his siblings; they were Johann Gottlieb Pieper and Christine
Louise Hannemann. C.
F. Wilhelm Pieper and Wilhelmine Dorothea nee Buss are pictured at the left.
Wilhelm was married on 6 June 1845 in the
Evangelical Church at Roggow, Kreis Regenwalde, Pommern to Wilhelmine
Dorothea Buss. She was born on10 March 1823 in Meesow, Kreis Regenwalde,
Pommern and was the daughter of Johann Friedrich and Regina (Kressin)
Buss.
The passenger ship listing of
the family follows: "The workman, Wilhelm Pieper, 38 years, his wife,
Dorothea, 34 years, and children: Carl, 11 years, Henriette, 9 years, Johan, 4
years, and Ludwig 2 years, Homeplace, Dubzow, Pommern emigrated on 31 March
1857, from Hamburg with the ship "Eustace" to Quebec, Canada."
The baptismal of Ludwig Friedrich Ferdinand Pieper,
born 18 November 1854 in Dübzow, their 3rd son, was found. However,
no record of birth or baptism was found for the three previously born children:
Carl Friedrich August born 6 April 1846, Henriette Caroline Wilhelmine born 8
December 1847, and Friedrich Johann born 29 January 1852. Therefore, it is
unknown where the family lived prior to 1854.
Three more children were born after
they arrived in the USA: Wilhelm Gottlieb Friedrich born 14
March 1858, Hermann Friedrich Franz born 4 January 1860, Ernstine
Wilhelmine Friederike born 2 August 1862, and Wilhelmine Friederike Caroline
born 27 December 1864.
According to
the 1860 census, the family was living in the home of Constantine Kropplin in Lebanon Township, Dodge County, Wisconsin. Most
likely they were indentured to Mr. Kropplin who may have financed their trip to
America. In the 1870 census the family is also found living in Lebanon
Township. It is probable that they
purchased the Kropplin farm, since Constantine Kropplin was not found in the 1870
census. Land records reveal that they owned a 68 acre farm on the northern
edge of the town of Lebanon, which borders the town of Clyman.
They purchased a larger
farm about 1875 in the town of Clyman , according to the land records: "South of the southeast quarter,
and the south half of that part of the north half of the northeast quarter,
lying west of the road leading from Juneau to Watertown, all in section 4, also
northeast quarter of section 8: all in town 10 east; and containing 160
acres."
On 6 February 1884, Wilhelm
made out the following will: "I, Wilhelm
Pieper, living in the town of Clyman, County of Dodge, State of Wisconsin, being
of sound disposing mind. do hereby make and publish this my last will and
testimonial manner following to wit: First I give and bequeath to my son,
Wilhelm Pieper, the farm that I have now in the Town of Clyman, consisting of
160 acres of land. He the said, Wilhelm , take care of and support his
mother, Wilhelmine Pieper, as long as she may live in a proper and suitable
manner and furnish her with one room in the dwelling house on said farm, if she
shall so desire, together with the necessary furniture for such room and in case
of sickness give her attendance of a physician and medicine free of charge, but
in case she should prefer not to live on the farm, or at anytime may wish to
remove there from, the son Wilhelm pay her the sum of five hundred dollars in
lieu of such support and deliver to her two feather beds and furniture for one
room.
Second,
I give and bequeath to my son, Herman Pieper, the sum of thirteen hundred
dollars and one pair of good work horses, the same to be paid to him by my son
Wilhelm as soon as the said son, Herman, shall attain the age of twenty five
years or anytime thereafter when the said Herman shall desire it.
Third, I give
and bequeath to each of my daughters, Ernstine and Wilhelmine Pieper, the sum of
six hundred dollars with one bed and one good milk cow to each of them, the same
to be paid to each of them as she shall attain the age of twenty five years, by
the said son, Wilhelm, whom I hereby appoint as executor of this my will.
The witness thereof I have hereto set my hand and seal on this 5 day of February
A.D. 1984.
The foregoing
instrument consisting of one sheet was in our presence and in the presence of
each other signed by the above named Wilhelm Pieper, who declared the same
to be his last will and testament and requested us to attest the same
subscribing."
It is assumed that the four first born children of the family had already received
their inheritance, possibly they were assisted in
acquiring farms of their own when they got married. Wilhelm died
two months and one day after making out this will on 6 April 1884, at the age of 65
years. The record of his burial was found in the Lutheran Church in
Juneau, Wisconsin. No death record or obituary was found. Wilhelmine died on 16 June
1896; she was 73 years of age. The record of
her burial was also found at the Lutheran Church in Juneau, Wisconsin. Her
death record revealed that she died of ovarian cancer.
According to the obituary in
the newspaper, "Juneau Telephone," she died in the home of her son,
Charles (Carl) Pieper in the town of Oak Grove in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
The following eight children were born to Wilhelm and Dorothea (Buss) Pieper, four in Pommern and
four in the United States. The photos appear to have been taken in
the mid' 1880s.
 1. Carl (Charles) Friedrich August Pieper
was born on 6 April 1846 in Pommern. According to the baptismal record
of his son, he was born in Pansin, which was located in Kreis Saatzig, Pommern. Carl married Albertine Friederike Wilhelmine Brehmer
on 16 April 1869 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lebanon, Dodge County,
Wisconsin. Albertine was the daughter of Carl Heinrich and Hannah Henriette
Charlotte (Schmidt) Brehmer. (Carl Pieper and
Albertine Brehmer are shown at the left.)
 2.
Henriette Caroline Wilhelmine Pieper was born on 7 December 1847
in Pommern. She married Desiderious Schmiedicke on 16 April 1869 at
Immanuel Lutheran Church at Lebanon, Dodge County, Wisconsin. She died on
1 February 1900 at the age of 52.in the town of Clyman, Dodge County, Wisconsin.
The obituary in the newspaper, the Juneau Telephone, indicated that she had been
sick about 28 years, but the nature of her illness was not revealed. (Henriette Pieper is shown at the right.)
3. Friedrich Johann Pieper
was born 29 January 1852 in Pommern. He married Robertha Zietlow
on 1
February 1877. He died at the age of 75 years, on 22 March 1927 in Juneau, Dodge
County, Wisconsin,
 4. Ferdinand Ludwig Friedrich Pieper
was born on 18 November 1854 in Pommern. He married Wilhelmine Caroline Rohrschnieder
on 13 September 1883. Ferdinand died on 20 October 1837 at the age of 83.
(The five Pieper brothers: Carl,
Friedrich, Ferdinand, Wilhelm Jr. and Herman are shown at the left.)
5. Wilhelm Gottlieb Friedrich Pieper
was born on 14 March 1858 in the town of Lebanon, Dodge County, Wisconsin.
His first marriage was to Auguste Habell on 16 December 1886. She
died about 1892 and he then married Marie Luck in about 1894. Wilhelm
died on 7 December 1937 in Dodge County, Wisconsin, at the age of 79.
6. Herman Friedrich Franz Pieper
was born on 4 June 1860 in the town of Lebanon, Dodge County, Wisconsin.
He married Auguste Koehler on 9 February 1892. He died at the age
of 63 on 25 July 1833 in the town of Hubbard, Dodge County, Wisconsin.
 7.
Ernstine Wilhelmine Friederike Pieper was born on 2 August 1862 in
the town of Lebanon, Dodge County, Wisconsin. She married August Albert
Karl Reinke on 11 November 1884. She died on 3 January 1901 in
Dodge County, Wisconsin at the age of 39 years. The Juneau Telephone
Newspaper reported that she had a gall stone attack, from which she fell to the
floor in convulsions and died The report also indicated that she had
several attacks for many years. Her husband died the following year
leaving their surviving four children orphans.
8.
Wilhelmine Friederike Caroline Pieper
was born on 27 December 1864. She married August Ferdinand Firari
on 22 August 1889. Nine children were born to their marriage, which
included two sets of twins. She died on 10 January 1933, at the age of 69,
in the town of Lowell,
Dodge County, Wisconsin. (Wilhelmine
Pieper and August Firari wedding picture is shown at the left.)
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