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Herman Weissleder
Herman Weissleder, coppersmith and proprietor of the Hartford Soda Water Factory, Hartford; business established in March, 1876; manufactures all varieties of soda water; turns out 950 boxes per month. He does all sorts of copper and zinc work; fitting and repairing of breweries and cheese-factories a specialty. He is a native of Saxony, Germany; he is the son of Henry and Dorothea Weisleder, and was born Nov. 8, 1841; he learned the coppersmith trade in his native country, then came to America in 1868; spent one year in Chicago, then went to Milwaukee, where he worked at his trade about eight years. He was married, in Milwaukee, Jan. 26, 1872, to Miss Elizabeth Schmidt, daughter of George Schmidt; they have three children-Mary, Louisa and George. He came to Hartford in the spring of 1876, and engaged in his present business.
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"History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin," published in 1881 by Western Historical Company.