BIOGRAPHIES: Wilhelm WILLE, Stanfold Township, Barron Co., WI *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: Vic Gulickson 24 February 2004 *********************************************************************** Wilhelm Wille, a solid and substantial farmer of Section 3, Stanfold Township, held in the highest esteem by all who know him, is a hard working, industrious citizen, who has built up a good farm by energy and application, and is regarded as one of the active and useful men of the community. He was born in Germany, July 11, 1854, the son of Carl and Johanna Wille. He attended the common schools and as a youth worked in the brick yards. He came to America in 1880, and located at Milwaukee, Wis. Two years later, in 1882, he came to Rice Lake, this county, and bought 160 acres in Section 3, Stanfold Township. This was then covered with hardwood timber. Here he built a log house and log barn, and started to clear up the land. As the years passed, his industry and hard work resulted in prosperity. In 1907, just twenty-five years after he came onto the place, he built a pleasant frame house. In 1916 he put up a barn with a full basement, granary, machine sheds, sheep house, swine house and other buildings. Here he still continued to successfully carry on general farming and dairying on a profitable scale. He has some good cattle, sheep and swine, and the farm is well equipped with tools, implements and machinery. Mr. Wille is a member of the Farmers' Equity Exchange and a stockholder in the Goodhope Cheese Co., owning the cheese factory in Bear Lake Township. Mr. Wille was married at Winneconne, Winnebago County, Minn., October, 1882, to Augusta Weisner, the daughter of Carl and Fredericka Weisner, who brought their family to America in 1881, and settled in Barron County, Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Wille have had fourteen children: Minnie, Albert, Paul, Leo, Lena, Otto, Mary, Frederick, William, Arthur, August, Carl, Ella and Ida. Minnie was born Oct. 9, 1883, is married and lives in Montana. She has two children: Milyers and Orvel. Albert was born Jan. 5, 1885, and now lives on the home place. Paul was born March 19, 1886, and farms in Minnesota. Leo was born July 24, 1887. Lena, born Jan. 7, 1888, married Edgar Demars, of Rice Lake Township, and has one child, Lucille. Otto, who saw action in France during the World War, was born March 1, 1889, married Clara Bjerkin, has one child, Eveline, and lives in Minnesota. Mary was born July 19, 1891. Frederick married Josephine Bearkin, and lives in Minnesota. He is a veteran of the World War, having served with the United States forces in France and Germany. William was born Dec. 11, 1895, married Anna Schaud, lives in Stanfold Township, and has two children, Viola and Lena. Arthur was born Dec. 28, 1896, and lives on the home place. He trained in army camps for a while during the World War. August was born March 18, 1898. Carl was born August 22, 1899. Ella was born March 29, 1902. Ida was born June 23, 1905. The family faith is that of the German Lutheran Church. --Transcribed from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 175-176. © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm