FUOTER, Samuel

History of Northern Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1881, p 163

Samuel FUOTER, saloon, Alma [Buffalo County, Wisconsin], was born 01 November 
1846 in Switzerland. He came to the America in 1868, and located in Alma. 
He married [Miss?] Margaret MING [?], a native of Switzerland. They have 
four children: Anton, Christ, Samuel, and Lillie. [Submitter strongly 
believes "MING" to be a typo in the original text. The surname "WING" would 
be believable, but submitter wonders if Margaret's surname, assuming it was 
Swiss, was an incorrect spelling or corruption of "WENGER" written as "WENG." 
If her surname was Swiss and actually began with an "M," it would be 
believable as "MENGLI" or "MENLI."]

[The family of Samuel FUOTER is enumerated in the 1880 census of Alma, 
Buffalo County, Wisconsin: Samuel, age thirty-four, saloon keeper, born in 
Switzerland, about 1846 by his census age, to parents who were also born in 
Switzerland (all of which agrees with what is given in the biography); his 
wife, Margret or Margaret, age twenty-eight, born in Switzerland, from her 
census age about 1852, her parents also born in Switzerland; and three 
children, all born in Wisconsin: (1) Anton, attending school, age six, thus 
born about 1874; (2) Christian, age five, by his census age born about 1875; 
and (3) Samuel, age three, therefore born about 1877. An unmarried 
eighteen-year-old female servant completes the household. Lillie, who is not 
enumerated in the 1880 census, was likely born between the 1880 census 
enumeration and the publishing of the text in 1881.]

[There are three households in the 1880 census of Buffalo County, Wisconsin, 
which may contain persons related to Samuel FUOTER. The heads of all three 
of families were born in Switzerland to Swiss-born parents, and all three 
families also reside in Alma. The spelling of their surnames in the 
handwriting is open to question. One is the Andrew and Anna FONTER or FUOTER 
family. Andrew is a laborer, twenty-eight years of age, thus born about 
1852, and besides his wife has two children, both born in Wisconsin, Paula 
and Martin. A second possibly related family is that of Christian and 
Albertena FOUTER or FUOTER. Christian, who operates a livery, is 
twenty-three years of age, and resides with his wife and four-year-old son, 
Edward. A third household enumerated in 1880 and possibility related to 
Samuel FUOTER is the family of Martin and Elisabeth FOUTER or FUOTER. Martin 
is a laborer, forty-three years of age, thus born about 1837, and besides his 
wife resides with his two children, who are not old enough yet to attend 
school. Bracketed material added by submitter (who is not researching these 
surnames) to support and clarify information given in the biography and to 
raise questions.]

Submitted by Cathy Kubly