Civil War veteran of Co E, 45th Wisconsin Infantry
Immigration: 1853 Sep 7, Mathias Wirth, Departed Bremen, Germany; Port of Entry, New York; Ship, Bremerhaven
1860 WI, Manitowoc County, Gibson Twp:
Mathias Wirth, 36, Male, Farmer, RE 400, b Prussia
Louise Wirth, 25, Female, b Holstein
Enlisted: February 25, 1865 as a Private from Manito-woc, WI, 40 year-old Gunsmith, 5'6", blue eyes, brown hair
Mustered Out: July 17, 1865 at Nashville, TN
1880 WI, Manitowoc County, Manitowoc Ward 1:
Mathiew Wirth, Male, 57, Married, Lock Smith, b Bavaria
Louise Wirth, Female, 45, Wife, Married, Keeping House, b Oldenburg Chd: Mina-19, August-18, Alma-3, all b Wisconsin
1880 Manitowoc City Directory: Matthias Wirth, locksmith, res 413 Franklin St.
Gravesite: E2-94-5: "Mathias Wirth/Co. E/45 Wis. Inf."
E2-94-5: Mathias/Wirth/Born/May 21, 1823/Died/Jan. 22, 1901
E2-94-5: Louisa/gattin von M. Wirth/gebn. TISCH/Geb. in Eutien/ Schleswig Holstein/25 Aug. 1835/Gest./ 3 Jan. 1897
Der Nord Westen, 24 January 1901: "Death in Chicago on Tues. of Mr. M. Wirth, a former resident of our city who is well known here. He was 77-yrs. 8-mos. old and died of heart illness. His body will be sent here on Thurs. and taken from the Northwestern Depot for burial."
Der Nord Westen, 31 January 1901: "Last week we briefly reported the death of our esteemed fellow citizen Mathias Wirth who had operated a gunsmith shop here for many years. Some years ago he sold his Franklin St. shop and went to be with his children living in Chicago. He died there 22 January. He leaves 2 children — Mr. August Wirth, with whose family he resided, and Miss Alma Wirth. During the Civil War he served the 45th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. He was a member of the Horace M. Walker Post of the G.A.R. This Post took his body, which had arrived Fri. noon at the Northwest-ern Station accompanied by his children and his son's wife, and conducted his funeral at the city cemetery attended by many mourners."
Immigration: 1853 Sep 7, Mathias Wirth, Departed Bremen, Germany; Port of Entry, New York; Ship, Bremerhaven
1860 WI, Manitowoc County, Gibson Twp:
Mathias Wirth, 36, Male, Farmer, RE 400, b Prussia
Louise Wirth, 25, Female, b Holstein
Enlisted: February 25, 1865 as a Private from Manito-woc, WI, 40 year-old Gunsmith, 5'6", blue eyes, brown hair
Mustered Out: July 17, 1865 at Nashville, TN
1880 WI, Manitowoc County, Manitowoc Ward 1:
Mathiew Wirth, Male, 57, Married, Lock Smith, b Bavaria
Louise Wirth, Female, 45, Wife, Married, Keeping House, b Oldenburg Chd: Mina-19, August-18, Alma-3, all b Wisconsin
1880 Manitowoc City Directory: Matthias Wirth, locksmith, res 413 Franklin St.
Gravesite: E2-94-5: "Mathias Wirth/Co. E/45 Wis. Inf."
E2-94-5: Mathias/Wirth/Born/May 21, 1823/Died/Jan. 22, 1901
E2-94-5: Louisa/gattin von M. Wirth/gebn. TISCH/Geb. in Eutien/ Schleswig Holstein/25 Aug. 1835/Gest./ 3 Jan. 1897
Der Nord Westen, 24 January 1901: "Death in Chicago on Tues. of Mr. M. Wirth, a former resident of our city who is well known here. He was 77-yrs. 8-mos. old and died of heart illness. His body will be sent here on Thurs. and taken from the Northwestern Depot for burial."
Der Nord Westen, 31 January 1901: "Last week we briefly reported the death of our esteemed fellow citizen Mathias Wirth who had operated a gunsmith shop here for many years. Some years ago he sold his Franklin St. shop and went to be with his children living in Chicago. He died there 22 January. He leaves 2 children — Mr. August Wirth, with whose family he resided, and Miss Alma Wirth. During the Civil War he served the 45th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. He was a member of the Horace M. Walker Post of the G.A.R. This Post took his body, which had arrived Fri. noon at the Northwest-ern Station accompanied by his children and his son's wife, and conducted his funeral at the city cemetery attended by many mourners."
Civil War veteran of Co E, 45th Wisconsin Infantry
Immigration: 1853 Sep 7, Mathias Wirth, Departed Bremen, Germany; Port of Entry, New York; Ship, Bremerhaven
1860 WI, Manitowoc County, Gibson Twp:
Mathias Wirth, 36, Male, Farmer, RE 400, b Prussia
Louise Wirth, 25, Female, b Holstein
Enlisted: February 25, 1865 as a Private from Manito-woc, WI, 40 year-old Gunsmith, 5'6", blue eyes, brown hair
Mustered Out: July 17, 1865 at Nashville, TN
1880 WI, Manitowoc County, Manitowoc Ward 1:
Mathiew Wirth, Male, 57, Married, Lock Smith, b Bavaria
Louise Wirth, Female, 45, Wife, Married, Keeping House, b Oldenburg Chd: Mina-19, August-18, Alma-3, all b Wisconsin
1880 Manitowoc City Directory: Matthias Wirth, locksmith, res 413 Franklin St.
Gravesite: E2-94-5: "Mathias Wirth/Co. E/45 Wis. Inf."
E2-94-5: Mathias/Wirth/Born/May 21, 1823/Died/Jan. 22, 1901
E2-94-5: Louisa/gattin von M. Wirth/gebn. TISCH/Geb. in Eutien/ Schleswig Holstein/25 Aug. 1835/Gest./ 3 Jan. 1897
Der Nord Westen, 24 January 1901: "Death in Chicago on Tues. of Mr. M. Wirth, a former resident of our city who is well known here. He was 77-yrs. 8-mos. old and died of heart illness. His body will be sent here on Thurs. and taken from the Northwestern Depot for burial."
Der Nord Westen, 31 January 1901: "Last week we briefly reported the death of our esteemed fellow citizen Mathias Wirth who had operated a gunsmith shop here for many years. Some years ago he sold his Franklin St. shop and went to be with his children living in Chicago. He died there 22 January. He leaves 2 children — Mr. August Wirth, with whose family he resided, and Miss Alma Wirth. During the Civil War he served the 45th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. He was a member of the Horace M. Walker Post of the G.A.R. This Post took his body, which had arrived Fri. noon at the Northwest-ern Station accompanied by his children and his son's wife, and conducted his funeral at the city cemetery attended by many mourners."
Immigration: 1853 Sep 7, Mathias Wirth, Departed Bremen, Germany; Port of Entry, New York; Ship, Bremerhaven
1860 WI, Manitowoc County, Gibson Twp:
Mathias Wirth, 36, Male, Farmer, RE 400, b Prussia
Louise Wirth, 25, Female, b Holstein
Enlisted: February 25, 1865 as a Private from Manito-woc, WI, 40 year-old Gunsmith, 5'6", blue eyes, brown hair
Mustered Out: July 17, 1865 at Nashville, TN
1880 WI, Manitowoc County, Manitowoc Ward 1:
Mathiew Wirth, Male, 57, Married, Lock Smith, b Bavaria
Louise Wirth, Female, 45, Wife, Married, Keeping House, b Oldenburg Chd: Mina-19, August-18, Alma-3, all b Wisconsin
1880 Manitowoc City Directory: Matthias Wirth, locksmith, res 413 Franklin St.
Gravesite: E2-94-5: "Mathias Wirth/Co. E/45 Wis. Inf."
E2-94-5: Mathias/Wirth/Born/May 21, 1823/Died/Jan. 22, 1901
E2-94-5: Louisa/gattin von M. Wirth/gebn. TISCH/Geb. in Eutien/ Schleswig Holstein/25 Aug. 1835/Gest./ 3 Jan. 1897
Der Nord Westen, 24 January 1901: "Death in Chicago on Tues. of Mr. M. Wirth, a former resident of our city who is well known here. He was 77-yrs. 8-mos. old and died of heart illness. His body will be sent here on Thurs. and taken from the Northwestern Depot for burial."
Der Nord Westen, 31 January 1901: "Last week we briefly reported the death of our esteemed fellow citizen Mathias Wirth who had operated a gunsmith shop here for many years. Some years ago he sold his Franklin St. shop and went to be with his children living in Chicago. He died there 22 January. He leaves 2 children — Mr. August Wirth, with whose family he resided, and Miss Alma Wirth. During the Civil War he served the 45th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. He was a member of the Horace M. Walker Post of the G.A.R. This Post took his body, which had arrived Fri. noon at the Northwest-ern Station accompanied by his children and his son's wife, and conducted his funeral at the city cemetery attended by many mourners."
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