 1883 - 1947 (64 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Otto Wiser was born on 08 Nov 1883 in Sydney, Australia (son of Bruno Albert Wiser and Elisa Schoenhals); died on 01 Dec 1947 in Fairmont Hospital, San Leandro, California. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: 1947; Occupation on death certificate shown as Machinist, United Engineering Company
- Social Security Number: 1947; 546-20-0706
- Physical Description: 02 Dec 1947; Death certificate indicates cause of death as pulmonary tuberculosis, far advanced (duration 2 years), with an old myocardial infarction and peptic ulcer.; : 64
- Cremated: 03 Dec 1947, California Crematory
Notes:
Name:
Certificate of Death shows names as William W. Wilson
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Bruno Albert Wiser was born on 6 Nov 1841 in Solothurn, Switzerland (son of Alois Wiser and Katharina Herzog); died on 7 Dec 1895 in San Francisco, California; was cremated in Oahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii. Other Events and Attributes:
- Imigration: 1877, Adelaide, South Australia; Official assisted passage passenger lists show arrival in South Australia on 23 Jan 1877 on the Herschel:
Adolf (presumably Alfred) Wyser
Emilie (presumably Emilia) Wyser
Ida Wyser
Marie Wyser
Otto Wyser
Bruno Wyser
Elise (presumably Elisa) Wyser
The voyage (sequence 77/6) apparently began in Hamburg.
- Residence: 1881, Adeliade, South Australia; From the Sands Directory; Address:
Regent Street
Adelaide, South Australia
- Residence: 1882, Adeliade, South Australia; Occupation in the South Australia Directory shown as tanner (page 32).; Address:
Ifould Street
Adelaide, South Australia
- Residence: 11 Apr 1882, Adeliade, South Australia; Residence as shown on son Bruno's birth record.; Address:
Grenfell Street
Hindmarsh Ward
Adelaide, South Australia
- Occupation: 29 Sep 1884, Glebe, N.S.W., Australia; Fanny Weyser's birth certificate shows Bruno Wyser is a Tanner.
- Residence: 29 Sep 1884, Glebe, N.S.W., Australia; Occupation (in Sands Directory): Tanner; Address:
14 Mitchell Street
Glebe, NSW
Australia
- Residence: 1886, Sydney, Australia; Occupation in 1886 Sands Directory: Tanner. Surname shown as Weiser; Address:
Mayes Street
Leichhardt
Sydney, NSW
Australia
- Occupation: 20 May 1887, Glebe, N.S.W., Australia; On Ida Wiser's marriage certificate, Bruno is shown as a Carpenter.; Address:
Franklyn Place
Glebe, N.S.W.
Australia
- Residence: 1888, Sydney, Australia; Occupation in 1888 Sands Directory: Tanner; Address:
21 Bunn Street
Sydney, NSW
Australia
- Residence: 1889, Sydney, Australia; Occupation in 1889 Sands Directory: Tanner. Surname spelled Wycer.; Address:
183 Elizabeth Street
Sydney, NSW
Australia
- Residence: 1890, Sydney, Australia; Occupation in 1890 Sands Directory: Tanner; Address:
193 Elizabeth Street
Sydney, NSW
Australia
- Cremated: 9 Dec 1895, Crematory at Odd Fellows' Cemetery; Cremated (or "incinerated") at 3:00 PM on December 9, 1895. No autopsy performed. The ashes were received by Mrs E. Wyser on 29 Apr 1896.; : 54 y 9 mos; : Cancer
Notes:
According to Beat Hodler:
A Cousin of Bruno Wyser: Catharina Wyser (1826-1901): During many years, she ran the post-office in Niedergösgen. She wasn’t married. She wrote a very varied diary which is today an excellent historical source. In this diary, you find a lot of information about weather, politics, religion, prices, popular medicine and so on. There is also a poem which she dedicated to her cousin Bruno, when he left Switzerland in 1860. In this poem she remembers the good times they had spent together and she expresses also a blessing:
Dem Bruno Wyser ins Stammbuch bei seiner Abreise nach Amerika 1860:
Wenn auf dem Blatt nach langer Zeit
dein Aug einst sinnend ruhen bleibt
dann mög vor deinem Blick erscheinen
das Haus, umgeben von den Bäumen;
In dessen Schatten du einst spieltest
Nach der Scheibe mit der Armbrust zieltest,
Und manche liebe Ferienzeit
So sorglos dich mit uns erfreut
Du willst nun in die Fremde gehen
Wir werden lange dich nicht mehr sehn.
Möge nun in deinem Leben,
Gott viel Glück und Heil dir geben
Und dein guter Engel mit dir gehn
Translated (by Ingeborg Gowans) into English:
For Bruno Wyser : at his departure to America in 1860:
When, after many years, you will return to this page
and recall old times
may you remember the house nestled among the shadegiving trees,
where you used to play, trying bow and arrow,
where you spent many a day, enjoying carefree hours with us..
Now you are off to foreign lands
And we shall not see you anymore
May God grant you good health and wellbeing in your life
May your Guardian Angel walk before you.
According to Beat Hodler:
"I still don't know why Bruno actually travelled to Montevideo, but I guess that his emigration had something to do with the Bally enterprise. His family was related to the Bally family. Bally was at that time one of the very big European shoe producers. Around 1870, Bally tended to expand to South America, whith some difficulties at the beginning and quite a good success in the long run. In the 1870's Bruno Wyser returned to Niedergösgen, where he spent some years before emigrating again (as you know already). In 1873, Elisa Schönhals and Bruno Wyser had a child in Niedergösgen, whose godmother was Emilia Balli. (source: Kirchenbuch Niedergösgen).
Name:
Also known as Bruno Weyser and Bruno Wyser
Buried:
According to the Crematory records from the Odd Fellows' Cemetery (sheet 62), Bruno Wyser died from cancer on 7 Dec 1895 at Lane Hospital, San Francisco. His attending physician was L. C. Lane, and there was no autopsy. Bruno Wyser was 54 years 9 months old. His remains were received by the crematory on 9 Dec 1895 and were "incinerated" at 3:00 PM. The witness to the incineration was James W. Mallady. The arrangements were handled by Union Undertaking Company, and the ashes were "delivered to Mrs. Wyser 29 April 1896." She signed a receipt as "Mrs. E. Wyser, 31 Minna Street."
We have received the cremation record from the California Genealogical Society, with special thanks to Nancy Peterson.
Died:
Cause of death: Cancer. Died at the Lane Hospital in San Francisco, California, attended by Dr L C Lane (Levi C Lane).
Bruno married Elisa Schoenhals on 3 Feb 1869 (German-Evangelistic Church) in Montevideo, Uruguay. Elisa (daughter of Johannes Schoenhals and Elisabeth Christina Ringel) was born on 20 Mar 1841 in Simmersbach, Germany; died on 19 Jul 1910 in 573 Jones Street, Oakland, California; was buried on 20 Jul 1910 in Oakland Crematory. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Elisa Schoenhals was born on 20 Mar 1841 in Simmersbach, Germany (daughter of Johannes Schoenhals and Elisabeth Christina Ringel); died on 19 Jul 1910 in 573 Jones Street, Oakland, California; was buried on 20 Jul 1910 in Oakland Crematory. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1896; Address:
56 South Park Street
San Francisco, California 94107
United States
- Residence: 29 Apr 1896, San Francisco, California; Address shown on crematory receipt for Bruno Wiser's ashes.; Address:
31 Minna Street
San Francisco, California 94105
United States
- Residence: 19 Jul 1910, Oakland, California; Here for 1 year and 1 week according to Certificate of Death.; Address:
573 Jones Street
Oakland, California
United States
Children:
- Ida Alice Wyser was born on 30 Oct 1867 in Montevideo, Uruguay; was christened on 03 Feb 1868 in Montevideo, Uruguay; died on 16 Feb 1941 in On Board S.S. Mariposa at Sea, Between Samoa and Suva, Fiji.
- Maria Constantina Wiser was born on 31 Dec 1871 in Aarau/AG, Switzerland; died on 22 Mar 1961 in Merritt Hospital, Oakland, California; was buried on 25 Mar 1961 in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California.
- Emilia Katharina Wyser was born on 5 Apr 1873 in Niedergosgen, Switzerland; died on 21 Nov 1959 in Eugene, Oregon; was buried in Oahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Alfred Alois Wiser was born on 24 May 1874 in Niedergosgen, Switzerland; died on 21 Mar 1881 in Conningham Street, Young Ward, South Australia.
- Otto Edwin Wiser was born on 6 Oct 1875 in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Fanny Wiser was born in 1878; died on 29 Mar 1879 in South Australia.
- Bertha Fanny Wiser was born on 15 Mar 1880 in Bailey's Garden, Adelaide, South Australia; died on 09 Jan 1881 in Regent Street, Young Ward, Adeliade, South Australia.
- Bruno Wiser was born on 11 Apr 1882 in Grenfell Street, Hindmarsh Ward, Adeliade, South Australia.
- 1. Otto Wiser was born on 08 Nov 1883 in Sydney, Australia; died on 01 Dec 1947 in Fairmont Hospital, San Leandro, California.
- Fannie Wyser was born on 29 Sep 1884 in Glebe, N.S.W., Australia; died on 28 Mar 1971 in Oakland, California.
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Generation: 3
| 4. | Alois Wiser was born on 18 Jul 1797 in Niedergosgen, Switzerland; was christened on 18 Jul 1797 in Catholic Church of Stuesslingen, Switzerland (son of Josephus Conradus Georgius Wiser and Katharina Schennker); died on 28 Oct 1870 in Solothurn, Switzerland. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes:
According to Beat Hodler, "Alois Wyser spent several years abroad as a mercenary. This is not so extraordinary: many young Swiss chose that activity at that time. Later he reached a high position in the Solothurn government. He must have been an interesting personality. He wrote a humorous sketch ('Three Days'), describing his short, but shattering experience as a young school teacher in the village of Niedergösgen in the 1820's."
As a farmer's son, Alois decided upon a career in the army. As a professional soldier, he rose to the rank of colonel. He first lived in the town of Solothurn with his family, where he was elected administrator of the Quartermaster Store in 1839. He held this position until his death. He also was Quartermaster General. He died of stomach cancer on 28 Oct 1870. His estate was settled on 24 Apr 1871 (list of beneficiaries and heirs of canon Solothurn, 1870-71, Volume 82, No. 37).
Alois married Katharina Herzog on 14 May 1832 in Catholic Church of Solothurn, Switzerland. Katharina (daughter of Urs Petrus Herzog and Maria Anna Balli) was born in Solothurn, Switzerland; was christened on 17 May 1801; died on 16 Nov 1886 in Solothurn, Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Katharina Herzog was born in Solothurn, Switzerland; was christened on 17 May 1801 (daughter of Urs Petrus Herzog and Maria Anna Balli); died on 16 Nov 1886 in Solothurn, Switzerland. Children:
- 2. Bruno Albert Wiser was born on 6 Nov 1841 in Solothurn, Switzerland; died on 7 Dec 1895 in San Francisco, California; was cremated in Oahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Alfred Wiser was born on 15 Mar 1833 in Solothurn, Switzerland.
- Otto Josephus Wiser was born on 20 May 1835 in Solothurn, Switzerland; died on 2 Aug 1914.
- Ida Rosalia Wiser was born on 20 Nov 1837 in Solothurn, Switzerland; died on 23 Sep 1855 in Solothurn, Switzerland.
- Mathilde Elisabeth Wiser was born on 26 Oct 1840 in Solothurn, Switzerland; died about 1840.
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| 6. | Johannes Schoenhals was born on 17 Feb 1806 in Koddingen, Germany (son of Georg Heinrich Schoenhals and Anna Maria Fink); died on 1 Nov 1885 in Simmersbach, Germany. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: 1829-1832 - Deputy Rector
1832-1834 - Rector in Grebenau
1834 - Pastor in Simmersbach
(HS I pg 249)
- Record ID Number: MH:I128
Notes:
Johannes' Godfather was Johannes the son of the customs collector Johann Henrich Spielman from Hassia Sacra I pg 405 (Grebenau).
Johannes married Elisabeth Christina Ringel on 11 Nov 1832 in Grunberg, Germany. Elisabeth (daughter of Johannes Ringel and Elisabeth Viehl) was born on 21 Aug 1810 in Grunberg, Germany; died on 7 Dec 1876 in Simmersbach, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
| 9. | Katharina Schennker died on 23 Aug 1826 in Niedergosgen, Switzerland. Other Events and Attributes:
Children:
- Theodor Schoenhals was born in 1851; died in 1886.
- 4. Alois Wiser was born on 18 Jul 1797 in Niedergosgen, Switzerland; was christened on 18 Jul 1797 in Catholic Church of Stuesslingen, Switzerland; died on 28 Oct 1870 in Solothurn, Switzerland.
- Konrad Wiser was born in Niedergosgen, Switzerland; was christened on 16 Dec 1779 in Stüsslingen, Switzerland.
- Johannes Petrus Wiser was born in Niedergosgen, Switzerland; was christened on 15 Aug 1800 in Stüsslingen, Switzerland.
- Elisabeth Wiser
- Franciscus Salesius Wiser was born in Niedergosgen, Switzerland; was christened on 29 Jan 1783 in Stüsslingen, Switzerland.
- Anna Maria Wiser was born in Niedergosgen, Switzerland; was christened on 18 Dec 1784 in Stüsslingen, Switzerland.
- Maria Franzisca Wiser was born in Niedergosgen, Switzerland; was christened on 11 Mar 1786 in Stüsslingen, Switzerland.
- Victor Antonius Wiser was born in Niedergosgen, Switzerland; was christened on 18 Jan 1787 in Stüsslingen, Switzerland.
- Franciscus Silvester Wiser was born in Niedergosgen, Switzerland; was christened on 31 Dec 1789 in Stüsslingen, Switzerland.
- Maria Katharina Wiser was born in Niedergosgen, Switzerland; was christened on 6 Jan 1792 in Stüsslingen, Switzerland.
- Ursus Josephus Wiser was born in Niedergosgen, Switzerland; was christened on 24 Mar 1794 in Stüsslingen, Switzerland.
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| 10. | Urs Petrus Herzog was christened on 29 Sep 1761 in Gretzenbach, Switzerland; died on 11 Aug 1834 in Schönenwerd, Switzerland; was buried in Gretzenbach, Switzerland. Other Events and Attributes:
Urs married Maria Anna Balli on 17 May 1784 in Gretzenbach, Switzerland. Maria (daughter of Franz Balli and Elisabeth Schenker) was born in Woschnau/SO, Switzerland; was christened on 2 Mar 1764 in Gretzenbach, Switzerland; died on 14 Nov 1806 in Schonenwerd, Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 13. | Anna Maria Fink was born on 10 Apr 1785 in Koddingen, Germany (daughter of Johann Caspar Fink); died on 17 Jul 1842 in Koddingen, Germany. Children:
- 6. Johannes Schoenhals was born on 17 Feb 1806 in Koddingen, Germany; died on 1 Nov 1885 in Simmersbach, Germany.
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