Anderegg Family Papers, 1852-1971

Biography/History

Joseph R. Anderegg, Sr. (1826-1875), was a Swiss immigrant who settled in Ahnapee, later known as Algoma, Wisconsin, in 1854. He was chosen Town Clerk, 1856, Register of Deeds of Kewaunee County, 1858, and County Sheriff, 1864. Mr. Anderegg died on June 6, 1875, and left four children: Charles, Joseph, Jr., George, and Sarah. Floretta Seibt, daughter of Bohemian immigrant Ferdinand Seibt (1824-1895), was married to Joseph Anderegg, Jr. After the death of Joseph, Jr., she remarried to become Floretta Wodsedlak.