EUGENE O.G. ALTER (VON ALTER)
Died: July 15, 1882, Eugen Alter, aged 50 years, 3 months and six days.
Mr. Alter was born in Coblenz, Germany, April 9, 1832. In his veins there
flowed the blood of two of Germany's noble families. His father was a scion
of the ancient and honorable house of Von Alter, while his mother, nee
Von Kutzleben, could trace her lineage back into the misty times of the age
of chivalry. Born under such fortuitous circumstances, he enjoyed the best
of educational facilities. A few years after the death of his father, which
occurred in 1847, he emigrated, with his mother and sister to America, which
to him, was the land where the true form of free government was realized.
After a few month's stay in Buffalo, he came, together with the aforementioned,
to Manitowoc, in May, 1850. Thus it will be seen that he was one of our oldest
settlers. With the exception of a few months, spent as a clerk in Milwaukee,
he has lived here ever since. He has been engaged in various enterprises and
business, and during the past seven or eight years has been in charge of the
Clothing Department of J. Schuette and Bros.
About four months ago, he was seized with an attack of inflammation of the
bowels, and ever since his health has failed. He was subject to numerous spells
of sickness during that time, yet from each one he rallied. But the last one
was fatal. Exactly four months ago he became seriously sick, and during all
those weary weeks, he suffered most excruciating pain. The scientific skill of
the physician could give but temporary relief. Gradually the robust form wasted
away; the hand of science was not strong enough to keep the dread destroyer
distant; the grief of wife and sons was met with no mercy. He died, and perhaps
death was merciful in relieving his terrible sufferings, which he bore with
manly fortitude, and his unselfish, loving nature was never shown to better
advantage than during those dreary days of sickness. No patient ever caused
less trouble to those nursing him, than he. It was touching to see how anxious
he was that none of his family should suffer inconvenience on account of him.
Indeed, it is an inscrutable providence that allows rascality to thrive and
enjoy health, while it dooms such a noble nature to weeks and months of suffering,
which only ends in death.
A wife and three sons, as well as a large number of relatives, mourn this loss.
Upon the sanctity of the grief of the family let no one intrude. No one knows
better of the terrible sufferings the deceased underwent, than she, who, day and
night, sat at his bedside and ministered to his every want with loving hands, and
as there was no other cure than death, her boundless love for the deceased will
make her resigned to that fate. Let the sons, who are just on the verge of manhood,
ever keep sacred the memory and emulate the virtues of him, who has gone before
them "to the land of the hereafter." He reared them with a firm and loving hand,
they were his pride, his comfort, his everything.
Lakeshore Times, July 18, 1882
**********
The funeral of Mr. Alter occurs this afternoon at three o'clock. He will be
buried with Masonic ceremonies, Bro. J.M. Craig delivering the oration. The
deceased was an enthusiastic admirer of the craft and his death is a severe
loss to the order in this vicinity.
**********
At a regular communication of Manitowoc Lodge No. 65 F. & A. M., held Wednesday,
July 19, 1882, the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, It has pleased our all-wise Supreme Master to call from labor unto rest,
our worth Brother and fellow craftsman, Eugene Alter, and
Whereas, We are thus separated in the body, from one whose departure creates a
sad vacancy in our councils, and in our ranks, therefore be it
Resolved, That this lodge in parting with our worthy brother, feels called upon
to express its sentiments of respect due him as a man and a mason; that our heartfelt
sympathies go out to his bereaved family, to whom his qualities of heart, and
generous affections endcared(sic) him in a love, that is lasting beyond the confines
of the grave.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of the Lodge and
published in the papers of the city.
Fred Heineman,
E.G. Nash
Com.
Lakeshore Times, July 25, 1882
**********
Death of Eugen Alter on 15 July. He arrived from Rheinland in 1850 at age 18 with
his mother (now deceased)and his sister who is now the wife of Mr. Wm. Bach. In
recent years Mr. Alter worked in the store of the Schuette Bros. as head of the
Men's Department. He leaves a wife and three children.
Der Nord Westen, 20 July 1882
**********
GUARDIAN'S SALE.
BY virtue of a license of the county court of Manitowoc county, State of
Wisconsin, to me granted in the matter of the estate of Caroline F.O. Richter,
a minor, I shall sell at public vendue to the highest bidder, the folllwing (sic)
described property, to-wit:
Lots No. 7, and 12, in block 229, lot 4, block 240, lot 3 and 4, block 184,
lot 8, B. 111, in Manitowoc village, county aforesaid, subject to encumbrance.
Said sale to be held on the 21st day of March, 1857, at ten o'clock A.M. at the
court-house in said county.
Eugene Alter, Guardian.
February 19, 1857
Manitowoc Tribune, Thursday, March 5, 1857 P. 3
(From the 1860 Manitowoc ward 2 census:
Eugene Von Alter age 28; Margaret Von Alter age 20; Otto Von Alter age 1;
Caroline Von Alter age 65; Caroline Richter age 9.
This is the only place I can find Caroline Richter. On the 1870 Manitowoc
ward 4 census the Von Alter family became Vanalter but Caroline is no
longer listed with them.)
Died: July 15, 1882, Eugen Alter, aged 50 years, 3 months and six days.
Mr. Alter was born in Coblenz, Germany, April 9, 1832. In his veins there
flowed the blood of two of Germany's noble families. His father was a scion
of the ancient and honorable house of Von Alter, while his mother, nee
Von Kutzleben, could trace her lineage back into the misty times of the age
of chivalry. Born under such fortuitous circumstances, he enjoyed the best
of educational facilities. A few years after the death of his father, which
occurred in 1847, he emigrated, with his mother and sister to America, which
to him, was the land where the true form of free government was realized.
After a few month's stay in Buffalo, he came, together with the aforementioned,
to Manitowoc, in May, 1850. Thus it will be seen that he was one of our oldest
settlers. With the exception of a few months, spent as a clerk in Milwaukee,
he has lived here ever since. He has been engaged in various enterprises and
business, and during the past seven or eight years has been in charge of the
Clothing Department of J. Schuette and Bros.
About four months ago, he was seized with an attack of inflammation of the
bowels, and ever since his health has failed. He was subject to numerous spells
of sickness during that time, yet from each one he rallied. But the last one
was fatal. Exactly four months ago he became seriously sick, and during all
those weary weeks, he suffered most excruciating pain. The scientific skill of
the physician could give but temporary relief. Gradually the robust form wasted
away; the hand of science was not strong enough to keep the dread destroyer
distant; the grief of wife and sons was met with no mercy. He died, and perhaps
death was merciful in relieving his terrible sufferings, which he bore with
manly fortitude, and his unselfish, loving nature was never shown to better
advantage than during those dreary days of sickness. No patient ever caused
less trouble to those nursing him, than he. It was touching to see how anxious
he was that none of his family should suffer inconvenience on account of him.
Indeed, it is an inscrutable providence that allows rascality to thrive and
enjoy health, while it dooms such a noble nature to weeks and months of suffering,
which only ends in death.
A wife and three sons, as well as a large number of relatives, mourn this loss.
Upon the sanctity of the grief of the family let no one intrude. No one knows
better of the terrible sufferings the deceased underwent, than she, who, day and
night, sat at his bedside and ministered to his every want with loving hands, and
as there was no other cure than death, her boundless love for the deceased will
make her resigned to that fate. Let the sons, who are just on the verge of manhood,
ever keep sacred the memory and emulate the virtues of him, who has gone before
them "to the land of the hereafter." He reared them with a firm and loving hand,
they were his pride, his comfort, his everything.
Lakeshore Times, July 18, 1882
**********
The funeral of Mr. Alter occurs this afternoon at three o'clock. He will be
buried with Masonic ceremonies, Bro. J.M. Craig delivering the oration. The
deceased was an enthusiastic admirer of the craft and his death is a severe
loss to the order in this vicinity.
**********
At a regular communication of Manitowoc Lodge No. 65 F. & A. M., held Wednesday,
July 19, 1882, the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, It has pleased our all-wise Supreme Master to call from labor unto rest,
our worth Brother and fellow craftsman, Eugene Alter, and
Whereas, We are thus separated in the body, from one whose departure creates a
sad vacancy in our councils, and in our ranks, therefore be it
Resolved, That this lodge in parting with our worthy brother, feels called upon
to express its sentiments of respect due him as a man and a mason; that our heartfelt
sympathies go out to his bereaved family, to whom his qualities of heart, and
generous affections endcared(sic) him in a love, that is lasting beyond the confines
of the grave.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of the Lodge and
published in the papers of the city.
Fred Heineman,
E.G. Nash
Com.
Lakeshore Times, July 25, 1882
**********
Death of Eugen Alter on 15 July. He arrived from Rheinland in 1850 at age 18 with
his mother (now deceased)and his sister who is now the wife of Mr. Wm. Bach. In
recent years Mr. Alter worked in the store of the Schuette Bros. as head of the
Men's Department. He leaves a wife and three children.
Der Nord Westen, 20 July 1882
**********
GUARDIAN'S SALE.
BY virtue of a license of the county court of Manitowoc county, State of
Wisconsin, to me granted in the matter of the estate of Caroline F.O. Richter,
a minor, I shall sell at public vendue to the highest bidder, the folllwing (sic)
described property, to-wit:
Lots No. 7, and 12, in block 229, lot 4, block 240, lot 3 and 4, block 184,
lot 8, B. 111, in Manitowoc village, county aforesaid, subject to encumbrance.
Said sale to be held on the 21st day of March, 1857, at ten o'clock A.M. at the
court-house in said county.
Eugene Alter, Guardian.
February 19, 1857
Manitowoc Tribune, Thursday, March 5, 1857 P. 3
(From the 1860 Manitowoc ward 2 census:
Eugene Von Alter age 28; Margaret Von Alter age 20; Otto Von Alter age 1;
Caroline Von Alter age 65; Caroline Richter age 9.
This is the only place I can find Caroline Richter. On the 1870 Manitowoc
ward 4 census the Von Alter family became Vanalter but Caroline is no
longer listed with them.)
EUGENE O.G. ALTER (VON ALTER)
Died: July 15, 1882, Eugen Alter, aged 50 years, 3 months and six days.
Mr. Alter was born in Coblenz, Germany, April 9, 1832. In his veins there
flowed the blood of two of Germany's noble families. His father was a scion
of the ancient and honorable house of Von Alter, while his mother, nee
Von Kutzleben, could trace her lineage back into the misty times of the age
of chivalry. Born under such fortuitous circumstances, he enjoyed the best
of educational facilities. A few years after the death of his father, which
occurred in 1847, he emigrated, with his mother and sister to America, which
to him, was the land where the true form of free government was realized.
After a few month's stay in Buffalo, he came, together with the aforementioned,
to Manitowoc, in May, 1850. Thus it will be seen that he was one of our oldest
settlers. With the exception of a few months, spent as a clerk in Milwaukee,
he has lived here ever since. He has been engaged in various enterprises and
business, and during the past seven or eight years has been in charge of the
Clothing Department of J. Schuette and Bros.
About four months ago, he was seized with an attack of inflammation of the
bowels, and ever since his health has failed. He was subject to numerous spells
of sickness during that time, yet from each one he rallied. But the last one
was fatal. Exactly four months ago he became seriously sick, and during all
those weary weeks, he suffered most excruciating pain. The scientific skill of
the physician could give but temporary relief. Gradually the robust form wasted
away; the hand of science was not strong enough to keep the dread destroyer
distant; the grief of wife and sons was met with no mercy. He died, and perhaps
death was merciful in relieving his terrible sufferings, which he bore with
manly fortitude, and his unselfish, loving nature was never shown to better
advantage than during those dreary days of sickness. No patient ever caused
less trouble to those nursing him, than he. It was touching to see how anxious
he was that none of his family should suffer inconvenience on account of him.
Indeed, it is an inscrutable providence that allows rascality to thrive and
enjoy health, while it dooms such a noble nature to weeks and months of suffering,
which only ends in death.
A wife and three sons, as well as a large number of relatives, mourn this loss.
Upon the sanctity of the grief of the family let no one intrude. No one knows
better of the terrible sufferings the deceased underwent, than she, who, day and
night, sat at his bedside and ministered to his every want with loving hands, and
as there was no other cure than death, her boundless love for the deceased will
make her resigned to that fate. Let the sons, who are just on the verge of manhood,
ever keep sacred the memory and emulate the virtues of him, who has gone before
them "to the land of the hereafter." He reared them with a firm and loving hand,
they were his pride, his comfort, his everything.
Lakeshore Times, July 18, 1882
**********
The funeral of Mr. Alter occurs this afternoon at three o'clock. He will be
buried with Masonic ceremonies, Bro. J.M. Craig delivering the oration. The
deceased was an enthusiastic admirer of the craft and his death is a severe
loss to the order in this vicinity.
**********
At a regular communication of Manitowoc Lodge No. 65 F. & A. M., held Wednesday,
July 19, 1882, the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, It has pleased our all-wise Supreme Master to call from labor unto rest,
our worth Brother and fellow craftsman, Eugene Alter, and
Whereas, We are thus separated in the body, from one whose departure creates a
sad vacancy in our councils, and in our ranks, therefore be it
Resolved, That this lodge in parting with our worthy brother, feels called upon
to express its sentiments of respect due him as a man and a mason; that our heartfelt
sympathies go out to his bereaved family, to whom his qualities of heart, and
generous affections endcared(sic) him in a love, that is lasting beyond the confines
of the grave.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of the Lodge and
published in the papers of the city.
Fred Heineman,
E.G. Nash
Com.
Lakeshore Times, July 25, 1882
**********
Death of Eugen Alter on 15 July. He arrived from Rheinland in 1850 at age 18 with
his mother (now deceased)and his sister who is now the wife of Mr. Wm. Bach. In
recent years Mr. Alter worked in the store of the Schuette Bros. as head of the
Men's Department. He leaves a wife and three children.
Der Nord Westen, 20 July 1882
**********
GUARDIAN'S SALE.
BY virtue of a license of the county court of Manitowoc county, State of
Wisconsin, to me granted in the matter of the estate of Caroline F.O. Richter,
a minor, I shall sell at public vendue to the highest bidder, the folllwing (sic)
described property, to-wit:
Lots No. 7, and 12, in block 229, lot 4, block 240, lot 3 and 4, block 184,
lot 8, B. 111, in Manitowoc village, county aforesaid, subject to encumbrance.
Said sale to be held on the 21st day of March, 1857, at ten o'clock A.M. at the
court-house in said county.
Eugene Alter, Guardian.
February 19, 1857
Manitowoc Tribune, Thursday, March 5, 1857 P. 3
(From the 1860 Manitowoc ward 2 census:
Eugene Von Alter age 28; Margaret Von Alter age 20; Otto Von Alter age 1;
Caroline Von Alter age 65; Caroline Richter age 9.
This is the only place I can find Caroline Richter. On the 1870 Manitowoc
ward 4 census the Von Alter family became Vanalter but Caroline is no
longer listed with them.)
Died: July 15, 1882, Eugen Alter, aged 50 years, 3 months and six days.
Mr. Alter was born in Coblenz, Germany, April 9, 1832. In his veins there
flowed the blood of two of Germany's noble families. His father was a scion
of the ancient and honorable house of Von Alter, while his mother, nee
Von Kutzleben, could trace her lineage back into the misty times of the age
of chivalry. Born under such fortuitous circumstances, he enjoyed the best
of educational facilities. A few years after the death of his father, which
occurred in 1847, he emigrated, with his mother and sister to America, which
to him, was the land where the true form of free government was realized.
After a few month's stay in Buffalo, he came, together with the aforementioned,
to Manitowoc, in May, 1850. Thus it will be seen that he was one of our oldest
settlers. With the exception of a few months, spent as a clerk in Milwaukee,
he has lived here ever since. He has been engaged in various enterprises and
business, and during the past seven or eight years has been in charge of the
Clothing Department of J. Schuette and Bros.
About four months ago, he was seized with an attack of inflammation of the
bowels, and ever since his health has failed. He was subject to numerous spells
of sickness during that time, yet from each one he rallied. But the last one
was fatal. Exactly four months ago he became seriously sick, and during all
those weary weeks, he suffered most excruciating pain. The scientific skill of
the physician could give but temporary relief. Gradually the robust form wasted
away; the hand of science was not strong enough to keep the dread destroyer
distant; the grief of wife and sons was met with no mercy. He died, and perhaps
death was merciful in relieving his terrible sufferings, which he bore with
manly fortitude, and his unselfish, loving nature was never shown to better
advantage than during those dreary days of sickness. No patient ever caused
less trouble to those nursing him, than he. It was touching to see how anxious
he was that none of his family should suffer inconvenience on account of him.
Indeed, it is an inscrutable providence that allows rascality to thrive and
enjoy health, while it dooms such a noble nature to weeks and months of suffering,
which only ends in death.
A wife and three sons, as well as a large number of relatives, mourn this loss.
Upon the sanctity of the grief of the family let no one intrude. No one knows
better of the terrible sufferings the deceased underwent, than she, who, day and
night, sat at his bedside and ministered to his every want with loving hands, and
as there was no other cure than death, her boundless love for the deceased will
make her resigned to that fate. Let the sons, who are just on the verge of manhood,
ever keep sacred the memory and emulate the virtues of him, who has gone before
them "to the land of the hereafter." He reared them with a firm and loving hand,
they were his pride, his comfort, his everything.
Lakeshore Times, July 18, 1882
**********
The funeral of Mr. Alter occurs this afternoon at three o'clock. He will be
buried with Masonic ceremonies, Bro. J.M. Craig delivering the oration. The
deceased was an enthusiastic admirer of the craft and his death is a severe
loss to the order in this vicinity.
**********
At a regular communication of Manitowoc Lodge No. 65 F. & A. M., held Wednesday,
July 19, 1882, the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, It has pleased our all-wise Supreme Master to call from labor unto rest,
our worth Brother and fellow craftsman, Eugene Alter, and
Whereas, We are thus separated in the body, from one whose departure creates a
sad vacancy in our councils, and in our ranks, therefore be it
Resolved, That this lodge in parting with our worthy brother, feels called upon
to express its sentiments of respect due him as a man and a mason; that our heartfelt
sympathies go out to his bereaved family, to whom his qualities of heart, and
generous affections endcared(sic) him in a love, that is lasting beyond the confines
of the grave.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of the Lodge and
published in the papers of the city.
Fred Heineman,
E.G. Nash
Com.
Lakeshore Times, July 25, 1882
**********
Death of Eugen Alter on 15 July. He arrived from Rheinland in 1850 at age 18 with
his mother (now deceased)and his sister who is now the wife of Mr. Wm. Bach. In
recent years Mr. Alter worked in the store of the Schuette Bros. as head of the
Men's Department. He leaves a wife and three children.
Der Nord Westen, 20 July 1882
**********
GUARDIAN'S SALE.
BY virtue of a license of the county court of Manitowoc county, State of
Wisconsin, to me granted in the matter of the estate of Caroline F.O. Richter,
a minor, I shall sell at public vendue to the highest bidder, the folllwing (sic)
described property, to-wit:
Lots No. 7, and 12, in block 229, lot 4, block 240, lot 3 and 4, block 184,
lot 8, B. 111, in Manitowoc village, county aforesaid, subject to encumbrance.
Said sale to be held on the 21st day of March, 1857, at ten o'clock A.M. at the
court-house in said county.
Eugene Alter, Guardian.
February 19, 1857
Manitowoc Tribune, Thursday, March 5, 1857 P. 3
(From the 1860 Manitowoc ward 2 census:
Eugene Von Alter age 28; Margaret Von Alter age 20; Otto Von Alter age 1;
Caroline Von Alter age 65; Caroline Richter age 9.
This is the only place I can find Caroline Richter. On the 1870 Manitowoc
ward 4 census the Von Alter family became Vanalter but Caroline is no
longer listed with them.)
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