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Wolfgang Nemer

Person Chart

Parents

Father	Date of Birth	Mother	Date of Birth
Unknown Nemer		Anna Kreil	03 Oct 1806

Partners

Partner	Date of Birth	Children
Johanna Fransica Zoglman	17 Feb 1840

Person Events

Event Type	Date	Place
Birth	30 Oct 1843	Germany
Marriage	10 Apr 1866	Fulda, Spencer Co, IN
Death	16 Mar 1915	Spencer Co, In St Boniface Cemetery B-02-22

Notes


Wolfgang immigrated to the U.S. on Ship " Gertrude", Havre to New York arriving on May 20, 1852 with his siblings, mother and possible stepfather Casper Obermeyer and their son, Xavier Obermeyer, age 5. A naturalization record has not been found in Spencer County, Indiana. The 1860 census shows Wolfgang age 16 as a farm laborer living in Harrison Township, Spencer County with his [probable] stepfather and half-brother, Casper Obermeir and Xavier Francis. Wolfgang's service in the Civil War was in Company H, 42nd Indiana Infantry from October 9, 1861 until September, 1864. He served as Post Teamster between November, 1863 and his discharge. He was in the battles of the Cumberland Campaign, including Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Lost Mountain and Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia; and the Siege of Atlanta. He later received a pension of $6.00 a month due to a battle wound which fractured his left leg. [List of Pensioneers: INDIANA p.192 certificate no. 121,703]. Wolfgang and his wife Johanna outlived their children: Katherine Schaefer (stepdaughter) died at age 26 in 1886; Rupert Wolfgang died at age 17 in 1889; Emma, the youngest, was killed at age 6 in a train accident in Troy in 1991 with her 18 year old cousin Carrie (daughter of Wolfgang's brother Joseph Nemer); Joseph Alois died at age 26 in 1892, and Maria Johanna (Kleiser) died at age 24 in 1897 after giving birth to a son, Frank. No record was located for John B. Nemer (seen on census 1870). Wolfgang lived in Fulda and was an early trustee of Harrison Township Schools (1894-1900) as well as Harrison Township Assessor and later Township Trustee. He retired from this position around 1900. He was also a member of the Fulda Star Band and playedthe coronet for over 40 years. In 1905 Wolfgang was one of the organizers and directors of the Troy Bank in Perry County, Indiana. The following is from "The History of Troy, Indiana" by Frank Baertich: "The Troy Bank was organized June 30, 1905 as a private bank with a Capital stock of $20,000. Price per share was $100.00 and to be an officer or director you had to own two or more shares of stock." (p. 69). Wolfgang is listed as owning 12 and 1/2 shares of bank stock. Within 6 months of becoming a director of the Troy Bank, Wolfgang became one of the directors of the Troy Brewery & Ice Plant. The above cited article details how through expanding too rapidly, the brewery came into financial problems and reorganized: "The company could not meet its obligations at the bank. At this point the brewery had to go through a reorganization program and in January 1906 they were incorporated and sold $40,000.00 in stock." (Baertich 118-119). Wolfgang's wife Johanna, called Jane, died at age 69 in 1909. Several months after Jane's death, he wrote his "Last Will" on May 7, 1910, witnessed by nephew Joseph M. Nemer and by John G. Kleiser, the father of Wolfgang's only grandchild. _________ Ferdinand News, 10 July 1914: Mr. Nemer, one of our few veterans is entitled to the honor and credit of being without doubt the oldest coronet player in the county, where not the state, having played his instrument all along since the band was founded in1871 by Father Benno, OSB. Mr. Nemer is 70 years young and is still an expert musician." _________ Ferdinand News, 13 Nov 1914: Wolfgang Nemer, inspector of the Fulda precinct, found after he arrived at Rockport last Wednesday morning that he had forgotten some of the necessary papers for the count of the votes and had to return to get them. He left Rockport at 11:15 a.m. in an auto and was back in Rockport at 3:05 p.m., just 3 hours and 15 minutes in making the round trip. He went through Troy and returned through Lamar, traveling, he says about 60 miles. We are living in a time of fast travel." _________ Ferdinand News, 26 Mar 1915: Wolfgang Nemer was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1844, and died here last Tuesday evening after an illness of several weeks of a complication of diseases. Mr. Nemer served in the Civil War on the 42nd Ind. Vol., under Capt. Allen Gentry of this county. After the war he held several township offices, being assessor and later trustee of Harrison township. His last 14 years were spent in retirement. He was a member of the Fulda Star Band, having played the coronet for over 40 years, a record hard to beat. The funeral was held last Thursday morning at nine o'clock and was one of the largest ever held here, with Rev. Zoglemann in charge. According to Mr. Nemer's wish the Star Band furnished music for his funeral." _________ On March 16, 1915 Wolfgang died of heart failure and complications at age 71. John G. Kleiser filed application to be appointed executor of the estate and filed bond with Joseph M. Nemer and John A. Fischer on March 20th. All property (except $200 to Catherina Schaefer - relationship unknown, daughter of John B. Schaefer, deceased) was left to Wolfgang's grandson, Frank W. Kleiser (son of Wolfgang's deceased daughter Maria Johanna Nemer and John G. Kleiser). *Spencer County Probate, Record of Wills Number 4, p. 78. 20 March 1915.

Wolfgang immigrated to the U.S. on Ship " Gertrude", Havre to New York arriving on May 20, 1852 with his siblings, mother and possible stepfather Casper Obermeyer and their son, Xavier Obermeyer, age 5.
A naturalization record has not been found in Spencer County, Indiana. The 1860 census shows Wolfgang age 16 as a farm laborer living in Harrison Township, Spencer County with his [probable] stepfather and half-brother, Casper Obermeir and Xavier Francis.
Wolfgang's service in the Civil War was in Company H, 42nd Indiana Infantry from October 9, 1861 until September, 1864. He served as Post Teamster between November, 1863 and his discharge. He was in the battles of the Cumberland Campaign, including Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Lost Mountain and Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia; and the Siege of Atlanta. He later received a pension of $6.00 a month due to a battle wound which fractured his left leg. [List of Pensioneers: INDIANA p.192 certificate no. 121,703].
Wolfgang and his wife Johanna outlived their children: Katherine Schaefer (stepdaughter) died at age 26 in 1886; Rupert Wolfgang died at age 17 in 1889; Emma, the youngest, was killed at age 6 in a train accident in Troy in 1991 with her 18 year old cousin Carrie (daughter of Wolfgang's brother Joseph Nemer); Joseph Alois died at age 26 in 1892, and Maria Johanna (Kleiser) died at age 24 in 1897 after giving birth to a son, Frank. No record was located for John B. Nemer (seen on census 1870).
Wolfgang lived in Fulda and was an early trustee of Harrison Township Schools (1894-1900) as well as Harrison Township Assessor and later Township Trustee. He retired from this position around 1900. He was also a member of the Fulda Star Band and playedthe coronet for over 40 years.
In 1905 Wolfgang was one of the organizers and directors of the Troy Bank in Perry County, Indiana. The following is from "The History of Troy, Indiana" by Frank Baertich:
"The Troy Bank was organized June 30, 1905 as a private bank with a Capital stock
of $20,000. Price per share was $100.00 and to be an officer or director you had to
own two or more shares of stock." (p. 69).
Wolfgang is listed as owning 12 and 1/2 shares of bank stock. Within 6 months of becoming a director of the Troy Bank, Wolfgang became one of the directors of the Troy Brewery & Ice Plant. The above cited article details how through expanding too rapidly, the brewery came into financial problems and reorganized:
"The company could not meet its obligations at the bank. At this point the brewery
had to go through a reorganization program and in January 1906 they were
incorporated and sold $40,000.00 in stock." (Baertich 118-119).
Wolfgang's wife Johanna, called Jane, died at age 69 in 1909. Several months after Jane's death, he wrote his "Last Will" on May 7, 1910, witnessed by nephew Joseph M. Nemer and by John G. Kleiser, the father of Wolfgang's only grandchild.
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Ferdinand News, 10 July 1914: Mr. Nemer, one of our few veterans is entitled to the honor and credit of being without doubt the oldest coronet player in the county, where not the state, having played his instrument all along since the band was founded in1871 by Father Benno, OSB. Mr. Nemer is 70 years young and is still an expert musician."
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Ferdinand News, 13 Nov 1914: Wolfgang Nemer, inspector of the Fulda precinct, found after he arrived at Rockport last Wednesday morning that he had forgotten some of the necessary papers for the count of the votes and had to return to get them. He left Rockport at 11:15 a.m. in an auto and was back in Rockport at 3:05 p.m., just 3 hours and 15 minutes in making the round trip. He went through Troy and returned through Lamar, traveling, he says about 60 miles. We are living in a time of fast travel."
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Ferdinand News, 26 Mar 1915: Wolfgang Nemer was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1844, and died here last Tuesday evening after an illness of several weeks of a complication of diseases. Mr. Nemer served in the Civil War on the 42nd Ind. Vol., under Capt. Allen Gentry of this county. After the war he held several township offices, being assessor and later trustee of Harrison township. His last 14 years were spent in retirement. He was a member of the Fulda Star Band, having played the coronet for over 40 years, a record hard to beat.
The funeral was held last Thursday morning at nine o'clock and was one of the largest ever held here, with Rev. Zoglemann in charge. According to Mr. Nemer's wish the Star Band furnished music for his funeral."
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On March 16, 1915 Wolfgang died of heart failure and complications at age 71. John G. Kleiser filed application to be appointed executor of the estate and filed bond with Joseph M. Nemer and John A. Fischer on March 20th. All property (except $200 to Catherina Schaefer - relationship unknown, daughter of John B. Schaefer, deceased) was left to Wolfgang's grandson, Frank W. Kleiser (son of Wolfgang's deceased daughter Maria Johanna Nemer and John G. Kleiser).
*Spencer County Probate, Record of Wills Number 4, p. 78. 20 March 1915.

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