William Henry Fredrick Zeisler (1885 - 1951)

Born 28 Feb 1885 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

Biography

Birth

William Henry Fredrick Zeisler was born on 28 February 1885 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA to William Robert Zeisler (1854-1929) and Dorothea Lorenson (1862-1926).

Siblings

1. Anna Henrietta Zeisler born on 18 May 1882 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA. She died on 30 May 1968 at Peabody, Marion, Kansas, USA.
2. Edith Zeisler born on 26 March 1887 in Nebraska, USA. She died on 19 January 1907 at Leigh, Colfax, Nebraska, USA.
3. Otto Ernest Zeisler born 24 October 1889 at Fort Crook, Sarpy, Nebraska, USA. He died on 5 March 1972 in Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, USA.
4. John Zeisler born 23 May 1892 at Sarpy County, Nebraska, USA. He died on 5 February 1913 in Emerson, Dixon, Nebraska, USA.
5. August Raymond Zeisler born on 7 October 1894 in Papillion, Sarpy, Nebraska, USA. He died on 23 July 1975 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.
6. Dorothea Fern Zeisler, known as Dora, 1899-1977
7. Ella May Zeisler born on 22 May 1902 at Leigh, Colfax, Nebraska, USA. She died on 2 June 1961 in Papillion, Sarpy, Nebraska, USA.

Marriage

He married Catrina Pahl, called Tina, (1887-1949) on 11 August 1905.

Children of the Zeisler-Pahl Marriage

1. Alice R. Zeisler born c. 1908 in Nebraska, USA.
2. Nancy F. Zeisler born c. 1911 in Nebraska, USA.
3. Fern D. Zeisler born c. 1913 in Nebraska, USA.
4. Lulu Alina Zeisler born on 30 May 1915 at Honey Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.
5. William Pahl Zeisler born on 7 September 1918 in Missouri, USA. He married Eleanor Lillian Heise (1927-2011). She was the daughter of William Fredrick Heise (1904-1973) and Pearl Jencene Bruseth (1903-1972). Billy died on 5 March 1984. (Billy had been a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps in World War II. Joined 27 Aug 1941-24 Sep 1945.)
6. Effie Susan Zeisler, known as Susan, born on 26 December 1920 at Avalon, Livingston, Missouri, USA. She married Alvis Leonard Applebury (1920-2001) on 27 March 1945 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Susan died on 22 July 2015 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA.
7. Katherine Zeisler born c. 1934 in Missouri, USA.

Death and Burial

William died on 5 May 1951 in Livingston County, Missouri, USA . He was buried in Wheeling Cemetery, Wheeling, Livingston, Missouri. A headstone with dates is available. Find A Grave: Memorial #58199491

Sources

• 1910 US Federal Census on 29 April in Summit, Dakota, Nebraska. Page 1A, lines 20-23. ^[1]

• 1915 Iowa State Census in Rockford, Pottawattamie, Iowa. They're all individual record cards for the family. Cards for W.H., Tina, Alice, Nancy, and Fern.

• 1920 US Federal Census on 5 January in Grand River, Livingston, Missouri. Page 1B, lines 33-39. ^[2]

• 1930 US Federal Census on 21 April in Grand River, Livingston, Missouri. Page 6B, lines 86-92. ^[3]

• 1940 US Federal Census on 15 April in Fairview, Livingston, Missouri. Page 5B, lines 67-71. ^[4]

• 1918 World War I Draft Registration Card for William Henry Zeisler, farmer, born 28 Feb 1885. On 12 September living in Bedford, Livingston, Missouri.

• 1942 US World War II Draft Registration. He was farming and living in Fairview, Missouri.

• Missouri Death Certificate accessed 24 August 2014.

• Livingston County, Missouri, Cemetery Index, 1823-1962.

• Find A Grave Index.

Footnotes

1. ↑ 1910: Zeisler, Will H. 26, married 4 years, farmer, b. NE, head; Tina V 23, 2 children born and 1 living, wife; Alice R. 2, daughter; John, 17, hired man, brother.
2. ↑ 1920: Zeisler, Wm 34, farmer, head; Tina 32, wife; Alice 12 daughter; Nancy 9, daughter; Fern 7, daughter; Lulu 4 & 7months, daughter; William 1 and 4 months, son.
3. ↑ 1930: Zeisler, William H. 45, married at 21, farmer, head; Tina K. 43, married at 19, wife; Nancy F. 19, daughter; Fern D. 17, daughter; Lulu A. 14, daughter; Billie P. 11, son; Effie S. 9, daughter.
4. ↑ 1940: Zeisler, William H. 55, 3rd grade, farmer, head; Tina 52, 8th grade, wife; Billy P. 21, 4 years high school, soil erosion tractor driver, son; E. Susan 19, 4 years high school, daughter; Katherine 6, daughter.