WI BIO - Crawford Co - WIDMANN, John G.

History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin. Springfield IL: Union, 
1884, Part 2, p 760

John G. WIDMANN was born in 1851 in Wurtemburg, Germany. He learned his 
trade, that of tinning, in Lowell, Dodge County [Wisconsin], with Henry 
STOKES, and came here [Crawford County, Wisconsin] in the spring of 1878. He 
is the hardware dealer of Wauzeka [Crawford County], including in his stock 
general hardware, such as stoves, tinware, farming implements and sewing 
machines.

John G. WIDMANN's [second?] wife was Maggie WAGNER, born in Saxony, Germany. 
Mr. WIDMANN was previously married, to [first wife?] Dora SCHMALENBERGER, who 
died in 1879, leaving two children: Louis and Emma. He [John G. WIDMANN] 
also has one son, John G., by his present [third?] wife.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly