Obit for WANDERSEE, Fred W. (b.1836), Wright Co., MN
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410           HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY 

Fred W. Wandersee, an industrious and influential citizen of Franklin 
township, proprietor of the West Franklin Farm and general agriculturist,
was born in Germany, August 22, 1836, son of Michael and Catherine 
Wandersee. In the family there were five children: Ferdinand, Fred W., 
Anna, Charles and Caroline. Fred W. was the first of this family to come 
to America. He was reared on the home farm in Germany, and in the spring 
of 1866 married Wilhelmina Jacob. Shortly afterward they set out for America, 
and after a long voyage of nine weeks landed in New York. From there they 
went to Watertown, Jefferson county, Wisconsin, where they remained three 
years. In 1869 they came to Delano, in Wright county, and bought eighty 
acres of wild land in section 32, Franklin township, covered with woods and 
considerably remote from any settlement of importance. Here he built a log 
cabin, and with an ox team cleared about twenty acres of land. Then he sold 
out and secured his present place of 160 acres. A log cabin had been erected 
and about twelve acres had been cleared. Mr. Wandersee cleared up the rest 
of the farm, constructed good fences and as time passed erected commodious 
barns and sheds. In 1896 he erected a brick veneer house. He has given his 
place the name of the West Franklin Farm. His success has been caused by 
ability and hard work. He had to borrow money to come from Germany to 
America, but he soon earned enough to pay it back. When he reached Wright 
county he had $900, which he had made chopping wood, working on the railroad, 
clearing land, selling fuel and the like. He has ever been a good citizen 
and fully deserves the success with which he has met. Wilhelmina Jacob, wife 
of Fred W. Wanderree, was born in Germany, November 11, 1839, youngest 
daughter of Charles and Sophia (Radkee) Wandersee, also natives of that 
country.  Mr. and Mrs. Wandersee have had eight children: Charles, who died 
as an infant in Germany; Gusta; Emil; Otto, who died in Wisconsin; Martha, 
Rudolph, Margaret, and Henry, who died at the age of twelve.