Frank Witzig From History of Grant County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 1032.

TOWN OF LIBERTY

FRANK WITZIG, farmer; P. O. Annaton; was born in 1840, in Germany; was a son of Martin Witzig, who came to America in 1854; located in Liberty, Grant Co., Wis.; entred 100-days' troops; served four months. He was married, in 1866, to Catharine Bunson, daughter of Andres Bunson. He has seven children; has one boy crippled for life. In politics, Democrat. He lives with his mother, Annie Witzig, and was born in 1811, in Germany. She came to America in 1854, stopping at Watertown, Wis., for one month; then to Clifton for one year; then to Liberty, where she has since lived. She was married to Martin Witzig. They had eleven children, one deceased in Germany and three in the United States; seven living - Adam, Joseph P., Mary A., Frank, Joseph, Joan and Catharine. The deceased are Peter, John, Joseph and Rosey. Her husband died in 1862. She then married John Wealing, in 1866, who died the same year, eight weeks after marriage. He has 160 acres of land, and is a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

 


This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.