General Notes

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*from the booklet "THE ANTHES FAMILY" published in 1981 and compiled by David Anthes

Wilhelmina Anthes was born October 15, 1852 in Geneseo, Illinois and died December 28, 1915 in Garrison, Iowa. She married George Reiss on January 10, 1873 in Amboy, Illinois. George Reiss was born October 8, 1849 in Ashton, Illinois and died July 13, 1934 in Garrison, Iowa. He was the son of Jacob Reiss and Julia Shafer. Seven children were born of the marriage of George and Wilhelmina: Anna Sophia, Emma Louise, John Frederick, Martha Anna, Mary Henrietta, Ezra Charles, Josephine Elizabeth.
Anna and Emma were twins. George and Wilhelmina are both buried in Vinton, Iowa.
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   from the Book 'Harvesting the Rice (Reiss) Crop'  by Pat Wiff  Chapter 7 (pg 306)

6 January 1916
MRS GEO REISS DIED AT GARRISON, IOWA
Former Ashton Lady Passed At Age of 63 Years
Number of Relatives Left Last Week to Be Present At Funeral

   Mrs George Reiss, nee Wilhelmina Anthes, was born at Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois, October 15, 1822 and passed away December 28, 1915.
   On January 10, 1872, she was married to George Reiss at Lee Center. To this union were born seven children, Mrs William F Klein of Ellsworth, Wisconsin; Mrs S.E. Robinson, of Oxford, Montana; J.F., Martha A., May H and Ezra C Reiss of Garrison, Iowa; and Mrs Josephine Marietta Of Vinton, Iowa; all of whom with the husband survive.  Mrs Reiss was the oldest of a family of nine children and is also survived by four brothers and four sisters.
   She was converted at the age of twelve years and remained an active member of the church until illness made it impossible for her to take an active part in the work.
  In 1876, George and Willi purchased her parents farm (The Rev John C Anthes.  Mr and Mrs Reiss spent the first fifteen years of their married life on a farm adjoining Ashton, and it was there that their children were born. In March 1887, they sold their farm and moved to Garrison, Iowa, where they lived until the time of their death.
   She was laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery at Vinton, Iowa.
   Those who attended the funeral from a distance were Miss Lizzie Krug, Mrs Edward Klenke, Mr John Wagner, Mr George Wagner, Mr Charles Heibenthal and Mr Herman Mall of Ashton, Illinois; Mr Jonathan Anthes of Halin, Iowa; Mr John F Anthes, of Sutton, Nebraska; Mr John Just of Mitchell, South Dakota, and Mrs William F Klein and two children of Ellsworth, Wisconsin.