Sedgwick County KS Archives Biographies.....Bissantz, Jacob 1846 - 
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Author: O. H. Bentley (1910)

   Jacob Bissantz is known as one of the public-spirited, citizens of Wichita,
Kan., and one who has taken an active interest in all that pertains to the
upbuilding of the city. He was born March 19, 1846, in Germany, his father being
Adolph Bissantz. It was not until 1868 that Mr. Bissantz came to the United
States. While in Germany he had learned the trade of a tinsmith, and this he
followed for a time after arriving here. His first location in America was at
Long Island, but he only remained there a short time when he concluded that the
West was the field for his energies and he migrated to St. Louis, Mo. After a
short stay in the Missouri metropolis Mr. Bissantz moved to Sedgwick county,
Kansas, where he homesteaded 160 acres of land and proved the same up to the
completion of his title. In the meantime he became interested in various
business enterprises in Wichita. He conducted for himself a restaurant for two
years and afterwards formed a partnership in the tire and hardware business with
J. R. Butler under the firm name of Bissantz & Butler. The partnership was
dissolved and Mr. Bissantz continued the business for himself until he again
formed a partnership with George Mathias under the name of Bissantz & Mathias.
This firm continued in business for seven years, when its dissolution took
place, Mr. Bissantz continuing the business alone for four years and then
retiring. Mr. Bissantz has always been much interested in the growth of Wichita
and has taken a keen pride in the same. In all matters pertaining to the
government of the city he has also taken a great interest, and has been a member
of the school board for four years. Politically he is a Republican and has been
active in the affairs of his party. He belongs to a number of fraternal orders,
among which may be mentioned the Knights of Pythias, the Knights and Ladies of
Security, Knights of Honor, Sons of Herrmann, and Woodmen of the World. Mr.
Bissantz was married August 1, 1869, to Albertina Kammerer, who died February
11, 1905. Of this union four children were born, of whom two are living: Lena
Albertina and Oscar Rudolph.



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History of Wichita and Sedgwick County: past and present, including an account
of the cities, towns and villages of the county

Editor in chief: O. H. Bentley
Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co. (1910)


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