IRMSCHER, Charles

History of Northern Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1881, p 167

Charles IRMSCHER, foreman of Teekenburg's [Techenburg's] saw mill, Fountain 
City [Cross Township (per 1878 Atlas), Buffalo County, Wisconsin], was born 
08 January 1834 in Germany. He came to the United States in 1849, first 
locating in Manitowoc County [Wisconsin], where he lived for two years, then 
went to Sheboygan County [Wisconsin], and in 1854 came to Fountain City, 
where he has made his home ever since. In March 1865 he enlisted in Company 
K, Forty-eighth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of 
the war as sergeant of that company, afterwards returning to Fountain City. 
[The Civil War officially ended in early April 1865.]

In 1857 he [Charles IRMSCHER] married [Miss?] Fredrica [Friedericka?] MEYER, 
who was born in Germany. They have had a family of thirteen children, seven 
of whom are living: (1) Emma, now Mrs. John SMITH, of Dakota; (2) 
Frederick [Friedrich?]; (3) Mary, now Mrs. Jacob ERLER; (4) Charles; (5) 
Bernhart [Bernhard?]; (6) Phillip [Philipp?]; and (7) Albine [Alwina?]. 
Mr. [Charles] IRMSCHER has held the office of Justice of the Peace in 
Fountain City for one year, also Treasurer one year. [Similar spellings of 
ERLER in the records such as census include EHLER and EHELER, and possibly 
ELLER.]

[The Charles IRMSCHER family is enumerated in the 1880 census of Fountain 
City, Buffalo County, Wisconsin: Charles, age forty-six, mechanic in a saw 
mill, born in Saxony to parents also born there; his wife, Friedericka, age 
forty-one, born in Prussia to parents also born there; and the following 
children of Charles IRMSCHER, all born in Wisconsin to a father born in 
Saxony and a mother born in Prussia: (1) Friedrich, age nineteen, by his 
census age born about 1861, single, employed on a steamboat; (2) Mary, age 
seventeen, thus born about 1863, at home; (3) Charles, age fifteen, born 
about 1865, at home; (4) Bernhard, age twelve, born about 1868, at school; 
(5) Philipp, age nine, born about 1871; (6) Alwina, age three, born about 
1877; and (7) Laura, age three months, born in 1880, about three months 
before the 1880 census was enumerated. Since this census includes the 
daughter, Mary, she was likely, if the biography is correct, married to Jacob 
ERLER between the 1880 census enumeration date and the date in 1881 when the 
text was published. 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