Tuscola County MI Archives Biographies.....Weiler, Conrad C. 1826 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

CONRAD C. WEILER, of Fremont Township, Tuscola County, was born across the sea,
his native land being the German Empire, and the date of his birth February 22,
1826. His early years were spent in his native land where he had the advantages
of the thorough public schools of Germany, and he is the youngest in the family
of four sons of Conrad C., Sr. and Anna Mary Weiler.

  The military service of Germany is very stringent in its requirements upon the
young men of that nation and each one of them is liable to be called into the
army, a requisition which has had its effect in a noteworthy increase of
emigration from that country to this, as many of the brightest of the young men
of that country feel that they cannot sacrifice several years out of the best
part of their life to help to maintain a standing army. Our subject, however,
was one of those who served his time of six years in the army, which he entered
in 1848.

  After coming out of the army Mr. Weiler migrated to the United States, making
his first home in the new world near Buffalo, N. Y., where he spent six years
and made his first start in life. In 1867 he came to Michigan where he made his
home upon the farm where he now resides, purchasing at that time only eighty
acres, all of it timber land. Four years later he had a large portion of this
cleared and cultivated and bought an additional eighty, also timber land and a
few years later added another eighty of similar property, so at present our
subject is the owner of two hundred and forty acres of land, but it would not be
recognizable by one who had not seen it since the day when he first stepped into
that then unbroken wilderness, for it is now a beautiful and highly cultivated
estate.

  He of whom we write chose his life companion in Germany, marrying Elizabeth
Shaffer in 1850, and to them were born nine children, namely: Conrad, George,
Leonard and Philip, (twins), Adam, Henry, Anna (wife of Robert Blackmore), Mary
and William. The mother of this family was called from earth in September 1888.
She was an earnest and devoted Christian and a member of the Lutheran Church,
with which Mr. Weiler and his family are all connected. This gentleman has held
many of the local offices of his township and in the discharge of their duties
he has done credit to his constituents and been of value to the community.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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