27. Peter¹ AUGUSTIN (Joseph^A, Johann Georg^B, Michael^C, Martin^D, Georgi^E, Georg^F)⁽⁸⁷⁾ was born in Stachesried, Eschalkam, Bavaria, Germany 29 MAR 1807. Peter died 17 DEC 1899 in Kossuth Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, at 92 years of age. His body was interred 18 DEC 1899 in Francis Creek, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, St Anne Church Cemetery.

He married Barbara PREU Augustin in Eschlkam, Cham, Bavaria, Germany, 31 AUG 1834. Barbara was born 2 MAR 1809 in Stachesried, Eschalkam, Bavaria, Germany. (Additional notes for Barbara PREU Augustin⁽⁸⁸⁾) Barbara died 31 AUG 1890 in Kossuth Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, at 81 years of age. Her body was interred 2 SEP 1890 in Francis Creek, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, St Anne Church Cemetery.

Peter AUGUSTIN and Barbara PREU Augustin had the following family:

+ 28 i. Joseph Anthony² AUGUSTIN was born 29 MAY 1836.

+ 29 ii. Peter AUGUSTIN was born NOV 1838.

30 iii. Anna Marie AUGUSTIN Brunner⁽⁸⁹⁾ was born in Stachesried, Eschalkam, Bavaria, Germany 5 MAR 1842. Mary died 15 FEB 1899 in Cato, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, at 56 years of age. Her body was interred 18 FEB 1899 in Kellnersville, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, St Joseph Church Cemetery. She married Michael BRUNNER in Kossuth Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, 14 NOV 1860. Michael was born 28 JAN 1825 in the village of Maxberg, Bohemia [Maxzov]. (Additional notes for Michael BRUNNER⁽⁹⁰⁾) Michael died 1 MAY 1895 in Cato, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, at 70 years of age. His body was interred 4 MAY 1895 in Kellnersville, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, St Joseph Church Cemetery. (See Michael BRUNNER for the continuation of this line.)

31 iv. Theresa AUGUSTIN Basel⁽⁹¹⁾ was born in Stachesried, Eschalkam, Bavaria, Germany 25 OCT 1844. Theresa died bef 1939 in Francis Creek, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Theresa Augustin married Joseph Basel, 29 Dec 1864 in Kellnersville, Wisconsin

32 v. Anna AUGUSTIN Wellner Koerner⁽⁹²⁾ was born in Stachesried, Eschalkam, Bavaria, Germany 29 JUL 1847. Anna died 17 MAR 1928 in Whitelaw, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, at 80 years of age. Her body was interred 20 MAR 1928 in Whitelaw, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, St Michael Church Cemetery. She married twice. She married Michael WELLNER in Riefs Mills, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, 3 SEP 1867. Michael was born 19 AUG 1845 in Bohemia. Michael⁽⁹³⁾ was the son of Mathias WELLNER and Margaretha HÜBL Wellner. Michael died 21 JUL 1888 in Branch, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, at 42 years of age.

Newspaper Article - Manitowoc Pilot, Thursday, July 26, 1888, p. 3. Copy of article from Yvonne Franz Wellman received by RJ Pritzl - October, 2006

TWO MEN KILLED

A terrible accident occurred at the railroad crossing just east of the Branch village on Saturday night last whereby two men were killed. The evening express which leaves here at 9 P.M. was running at the rate of about 80 miles per hour; when at the crossing mentioned the passengers experienced a slight shock but nothing more than is frequently experienced when the swaying of the cars bring the flange of the wheels violently against the rails. The short "toot" of the whistle was notice that something unusual had happened and the stopping of the train before the depot was reached gave further notice that something was wrong. A number of passengers thought some signal of danger from the bridge caused the train to stop, but soon it was learned that a wagon had been struck at the crossing. About eight rods down the track from where the wagon was struck was found the body of a man with the hind wheels of the wagon across his legs, his scalp and the rear part of his skull torn off and his brains lying on the track. Even in this condition he was still breathing in short gasps. About 20 feet from him was another man, younger, unconscious but not dead. His skull was badly fractured and many of his bones broken. His muscles worked spasmodically, causing the broken bones to stick out through rents in his clothes and presenting a horrible spectacle. One of the horses was found on the side of the track with one of his legs almost completely severed. The track presented a horrible appearance with blood, brains, scalp locks and battered flesh. No one on the train could identify either man, but when the villagers assembled it was learned that the man killed was Michael Wellner and the wounded man Wolfgang Weiss, the former a resident of south Franklin, the other of Pine Grove, Cato. Wellner had come to town with a load of cordwood and Weiss, who was working at the coal dock in this city, was going home with him for a Sunday visit.

The crossing mentioned is a bad one. It is quite hilly in the neighborhood and the track is in a ravine; the wagon track near the railroad is hidden from view of the engineer until he is nigh on to it. The engineer, Thomas Gray, says he did not see the team until he was within fifty feet of the track and then they were on the gallop. When rushing by he saw the team on one side of the track and thought they had got safely by. He felt no shock, but from the position of the horses thought he must have struck the rear end of the wagon and so stopped the train. Three of the bars on the left side of the pilot were broken, evidently where the hind wheels of the wagon had struck.

The body of Wellner was left in charge of the Branch people, while Weiss was taken to the village of Cato where he might receive the care of a physician. John E. Hewitt took charge of the wounded man and made him as comfortable as the nature of his injuries would permit. Dr. O'Connell was summoned but the man died at 4 the next morning.

Wellner was a married man about 45 years of age and had a family of eight children. Weiss was unmarried and about 22 years of age. Various theories are offered to account for the accident. Wellner always had a good team of horses and usually drove quite hard. Farmers are apt to take fearful chances at railroad crossings, whipping their horses into a gallop when a train is approaching and crossing when the locomotive is not 100 feet away. This was probably the case in this instance. Many say the whistle was not sounded. This is mere assumption. There was not a person on board the train who knew whether it was or not, and in any event a person on the road from Manitowoc going in the direction of the crossing could not fail to see the train long before it reached the wagon road, and in the stillness of the night could not fail to hear it. Certain it is the whistle was sounded after the Green Bay road was crossed and this was pretty good notice of the approach of a train. The engineer is one of the most careful on the road and it is pretty safe to say he did not neglect his duty. A person of ordinary prudence living within a few miles of the depot would know a train was due at that time and exercise care. It is unjust to the engineer to say the whistle was not sounded unless on positive knowledge, and there are people who state they heard it. Not one passenger in a hundred can state positively whether a whistle was sounded near a crossing or not. Mr. Gray feels sufficiently bad over the accident as it is, without adding to his responsibility by assuming without any ground that he neglected his duty. Wellner was seen by people living on the road driving furiously when fully a quarter of a mile from the crossing and likely with the intention of getting to the crossing before the train, of whose approach he was cognizant. The accident is a deplorable one but it may prove a warning for reckless driving.

The horse which had its leg broken was shot; the other horse escaped unhurt but was stripped completely of its harness except the collar.

His body was interred 24 JUL 1888 in Reifs Mills, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. (See Michael WELLNER for the continuation of this line.) She married Anton KOERNER in Whitelaw, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, 3 SEP 1900. Anton was born 14 DEC 1853 in Hirschau, Bohemia (Hyrsov). Anton⁽⁹⁴⁾ was the son of Joseph KOERNER and Theresa HASTREITER Koerner. Anton died 29 FEB 1944 in Whitelaw, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, at 90 years of age. His body was interred 3 MAR 1944 in Whitelaw, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, St Michael Church Cemetery. Parents of Anna Augustin: Peter Augustin and Barbara Preu

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