Foertsch, Henry George ¹

  General Notes:

1918: WWI Draft Henry George Foertsch born September 18, 1918 Kiel, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, single; father George Foertsch.

November 20, 1926-Saturday -The Sheboygan Press Russell: A very pretty wedding was solemnized at St. Ann's Catholic church Monday morning, when Miss Florence Williams became the bride of Henry Foertsch. Rev. J Schmitt performed the ceremony. Promptly at 9 o'clock the bridal party entered the church to the strains of the wedding march played by Miss Eugenia Hochl. The bride wore a dress of white satin with all over lace and rhinestone trimming and tulle veil arranged in cap effect. She carried a shower boquet of white roses orchids and lilies-of-the-valley. Miss Amelia Sell, the maid of honor, and Miss Viola Koehler, the bridesmaid, wore gowns of turquoise blue crepe de chine and carried bouquets of carnations and roses respectively. The groom's attendants were John Williams, the brides brother, and Joseph Sell. Following the ceremony relatives and friends repaired to the brides home, where a reception and dinner was served to about one hundred guests. The home was decorated in blue and white. The bride, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, is well known and the groom, who is the son of Mrs. George Foertsch, has been employed as a mechanic at a garage in Milwaukee. The young couple will make their home in Milwaukee. The out-of-town guests present at the wedding were George Foertsch of Wesley, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Flamme and family and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Moriarity of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Michael of Sheboygan Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Sandel of Kiel, Mr. and Mrs. Sandel, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Harbrecht and Mr. and Mrs. N Harbrecht of Cudahy, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown of Sherwood, Isadore Ellenbecker of Sheboygan, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Sell of Chilton, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Koehler and Mr. and Mrs. Gregor Fersner of Marytown and Miss Mildred Fredrichs of Appleton.

1930 US Census: Cudahy, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 624 Plankinton Ave Henry Foertsch 29, married 26, born Wisconsin, occupation Moulder in Factory, Florence 22 married at 19 born Wisconsin Kenneth, son 2 6/12 born Wisconsin

January 31, 1933 Sheboygan Press: Mrs. Florence Foertsch of Milwaukee, aged 26, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John G Williams of St. Ann, died Monday at her home. Mrs. Foertsch was born at St. Ann and lived there until about six and one-half years ago, when she was married and moved to Milwaukee. Besides her husband and her parents, she is survived by three children: Kenneth, aged 5; Deloris aged 2, and a baby born nine days ago. There are also two brothers, Henry and John Williams, of St. Ann. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic church in Kiel. Burial will be made in the church cemetery.

Henry married Florence Williams, daughter of John Gerhard Williams and Elizabeth Sandel, on Nov 15, 1926 in Kiel, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA. (Florence Williams was born in 1905 in Saint Anna, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA, died on Jan 30, 1933 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA and was buried in 1933 in Kiel, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA.)