William & Magdalena (SELL) WISKOW

Most of the information I have on William & Magdalena are from the book Kindred of James and Joanne Schultz by Herman Karl Shultz and Emillie Wollin Schultz. The book is sadly out of print, but my mom has a copy that I've scanned as a PDF and uploaded to Google Docs here.

William Gustave August WISKOW was born 4 Mar 1875 in Coldeman, Prussia (German Empire) to Carl and Henriette (DORSNFRY) WISKOW. William was the 3rd of 5 children.

Magdalena Minnie E SELL was born 8 Dec 1877 in Elba, Winona county, Minnesota to Johan & Augusta (BREHMER) SELL. Magdalena (Lena) was the 5th of 14 children.

William & Lena were married 3 Oct 1900 in Elba township, Winona county, Minnesota. They had 11 children Viola Maria on 18 Jul 1901, Harvey Albert on 27 Nov 1902, Alma Bertha Augusta on 21 Apr 1904, August Peter on 11 Nov 1905, Everett Milton on 7 Aug 1907, Anna Augusta on 22 Mar 1909, Norman Karl on 19 Jun 1910, Grace Margaret on 21 Dec 1911, Pearl Henrietta on 14 Jul 1913, Emmanuel Johann on 30 Jun 1914, and Ruby Emgard on 27 Jan 1917.

William died 4 Dec 1961 in Winona county, Minnesota. Lena died 10 Mar 1962. They both have memorial on findagrave (William and Lena). I have PDS of their obits also from The Winona Daily News (Winona, Winona county, Minnesota). Williams ran on 5 Dec 1961 while Lena's ran on 11 Mar 1962.

I have found William & Lena on the following census after their marriage:

1910 US Census for Elba township, Winona county, Minnesota.

William & Lena are on lines 7 and 8.

1920 US Census for Elba township, Winona county, Minnesota.

Willam & Lena (as Helen) are on lines 59 and 60.

1930 US Census for Elba township, Winona county, Minnesota.

William and Lena are on lines 16 and 17.

1940 US Census for St. Charles, Winona county, Minnesota.

William and Lena are on lines 46 and 47.

Line of descent

William & Lena WISKOW

--> Alma STEVENS

----> Edward STEVENS

------> Beverly LOVEN

--------> Me