Racine County WI Archives Obituaries.....Wedemeyer, Henry F. June 7, 1898 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Brandy Forsman br2877@gmail.com June 14, 2026, 6:51 am The Journal Times Racine, Wisconsin Wed, Jun 8, 1898 · Page 5 Wedemeyer Henry F. Wedemeyer, an old resident of Racine, died at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at No. 1600 Washington Avenue, of old age. Deceased was born Sept. 13, 1829, at Hanover, Germany. He came to America and landed at New Orleans in 1847 and was a resident of Racine forty-two years and was at one time a prominent and prosperous merchant. He was married June 20, 1852. Four children survive him, John H. Wedemeyer, of Oklahoma City; Mrs. J. H. Hebner, Chicago; Mrs. W. H. Lutz; and Misses Anna, and Mary Wedemeyer, of Racine, to mourn his loss. Mr. Wedemeyer was an honest and upright man and held high by his fellowmen. Besides his children there are eight grand- children. The funeral will take place Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house and 2:30 from the First German Evangelical Lutheran Church on Villa street. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/racine/obits/w/wedemeye883gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb