Anton Wieser and Elizabeth Winter and their descendants

The family of Anton Wieser and Elizabeth Winter Wieser came from Volkertshausen, Baden, German to the US in 1857 and settled in Dubuque County, Iowa.  Their children Andrew, Theodore, Martin and Frances remained in Iowa. Their oldest son Vincent eventually moved to Texas.  The grandchildren and great grandchildren of Anton and Elizabeth are spread across the U.S. from Massachusetts to California and from Washington to Texas.  Richard Wieser is descended from John Andrew Wieser the only surviving son of Andrew Wieser and Mary Graf.  The family is discussed in the Wieser Family Article.


Eugene Leo Wieser, third child of John A. and wife Marie Graf,  as a very young baby.

Eugene and Kenneth Wieser.

Marie Wieser oldest daughter of John and Johanna Wieser on the occasion of her first communion.

Marie Wieser and Elmer Meyer on their wedding day.  Most likely taken outside the house on Lemon Street in Dubuque.

John Wieser's boys Bowling Team as featured in the Dubuque newspaper

Lester Wieser, oldest son of John A. Wieser.  Lester died in France during the Normandy invasion and is buried in a national cemetery there.

Lester and Adele Wieser 's tavern in Dubuque called the King of Clubs.  Lester was the oldest son of John Andrew Wieser.

Eugene Leo "Gene" Wieser in the Marines.  He volunteered for the Marines on December 4th 1941.  And spent the entire war in the Pacific Theater.

Gene Wieser in camp in March 1942.




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