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Alvin Otto Metzner and Emily Henrietta Witthuhn

Alvin Otto Metzner Born: July 3, 1899 in Plymouth, Wisconsin Died: October 1970 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin Father: Ferdinand O. Metzner Mother: Maria(Mary) Auguste Sasse	Alvin and Emily-June 25, 1921
Emily Henrietta Witthuhn Born: April 9, 1903 in Mosel, Wisconsin Died: December 1975 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin Father: Wilhelm Charles(Carl) Witthuhn Mother: Maria(Mary) Koeser Marriage: June 25, 1921 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Children: 2 Children
Family Stories: Alvin was born and raised in the Plymouth area of Wisconsin. We know when he was young he worked for a Cheese Factory as noted in a newspaper article where he crushed the tip of his finger. In his early years, as family story has it, he owned a tavern in Waldo, Wisconsin which burned down. After that Alvin worked for Kohler Company the rest of his life. He was a chauffer to the Kohler sisters and also worked on the train line. Emily was born in Haven, Wisconsin, a township just north of Sheboygan, on a farm right on the shore of Lake Michigan. She was a housewife much of her life, but also later worked as a nurses aide at Memorial Hospital in Sheboygan Wis. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed playing cards. They had 2 children and 8 grandchildren. Sheboygan Press May 20, 1916-Alvin, crushed finger on the job July 7, 1919-Emily, visits family December 13, 1929-Testified in case of women running a "House of Ill-Repute" February 9, 1939-Winner of Free Tickets to "Wings of the Navy" June 1941-20th Anniversary Dance Invitation October 9, 1947-Part of Kohler Community Fund Campaign September 20,1952-Building Permit for Garage July 12, 1971-50th Anniversary Celebration October 11, 1971-Alvin Obituary December 29, 1975-Emily Obituary Some of Emily's Recipes Cranberry Relish Heavenly Salad Cranberry Jello Jello with Strawberries and Sour Cream Cranberry Bread Sand Cookies Apfel Kuchen
Documentations: 1905 United States Census-Alvin Metzner-age 6 1910 United States Census-Alvin Metzner-age 11 1920 United States Census-Alvin Metzner-age 20 WWI Draft Registration-September 10, 1918 1910 United States Census-Emily- age7 1920 United States Census-Emily-age 17 Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Cemetary Sheboygan, Wisconsin