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F. H. Uthmeier
F. H. Uthmeier, printer; foreman of the office of the "Washington County Republican," Hartford. Is the son of Herman and Minnie Uthmeier; was born in the town of Barton, Washington Co., May 10,1860. Learned his trade in the office of the "West Bend Republican," under William George. On the removal of the office to Hartford, he came with Mr. George to this place, where the paper was issued under the name of the "Washington County Republican." He was given the foremanship of the office in 1877, and has held that position since. Mr. Uthmeier's father, Herman Uthmeier, was a native of Germany, and came to America in 1854, and settled on a farm in the town of Barton, Washington Co. Having learned the miller's trade in the old country, he engaged in that capacity in the Barton Mills, and, subsequently, in the mills at Young America. He enlisted in 1863, in Co. I, 45th W. V. I.; and lost his life in the service, in the fall of 1864, while on duty. He left a wife and five children-three sons and two daughters. The family are at this writing residents of West Bend.
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"History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin," published in 1881 by Western Historical Company.