Joseph Paul Wielandy

1864 - 1953  (88 years)

• Name	Joseph Paul Wielandy
  Born	5 Jun 1864	Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States   [1, 2]
  Christened	22 Jul 1865	Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Mar 1953	Bellevive Acres, St Louis, Missouri, USA   [4, 5]
  Buried	7 Mar 1953	St Peters Cemetery, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I175	Wagner-Thomas
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Johan Francis Wielandy,   b. 4 Apr 1830, Geneva, Genève, Switzerland ,   d. 9 Dec 1906, Saint James, Phelps, Missouri, United States  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Cunigunda Wagner,   b. 6 Feb 1833, Schwarzach, Bavaria, Germany ,   d. Bef 1900, Missouri, United States  (Age < 66 years)
  Married	13 Aug 1863	Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States   [7]
  Family ID	F77	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louisa Angermueller,   b. 15 May 1871, Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States ,   d. 17 May 1950, Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States  (Age 79 years)
  Married	29 Jun 1904  [8]
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Jun 1864 - Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States Christened - 22 Jul 1865 - Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Paul Wielandy, brother of Ella & child of John F & Kunnigunda Wagner Wielandy
  		Joeseph Paul Wielandy, 1889 St. Louis, Missouri

  
  

• Notes

  1890 CITY DIRECTORY: MO,St Louis City: Paul J Wielandy resident: 923 Salisbury, business: John L Boland B & S Co, occupation: travel; Year: 1890; City: St Louis MO. 1864 BIRTH: MO,Cole Co-Jefferson City: Paul Joseph Wielandy was born 5 June 1864, son of John F Wielandy and Kunegunde Wagner Missouri & Missourians, Vol V, The Lewis Publishing Co 1943, pg 90 [hereafter shown as M&M: "Mr Wielandy is a native son of Missouri, born on a farm near Jefferson City..." c1876-1883 HISTORY: MO,St Louis Co-St Louis: M&M: "Paul J Wielandy was 12 years old when his father moved to St Louis. There he finished the fifth grade of the public schools, and at the age of 14 became an employee of the St Louis Book & News Co. Mr Wielandy... had the distinction of being appointed in 1878 by Gov. B Gratz Brown, a member of the Board of Curators of the University of Missouri. Three years later he joined the house of Shorb and Boland, then the largest book and stationery jobbers west of the Mississippi River and the oldest house of its kind in St Louis. In 1883 when he was 19, he became a traveling saleman for that house. The territory assigned him comprised Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and Indian Territory. He had the task of selling goods for this house throughout the great Southwest, almost up to the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in a region in which Colorado alone had been admitted to the Union of the States, all the other sections still occupying the grade or status of territories. He had been on the road 2 years before the great chief of the Apache Indians in Arizona, Geronimo, was finally brought to bay. The most important towns he visited were cattle markets or mining centers. The phrase "Wild and Wooly West" was literally applicable to the social and econimic character of this region. He carried his samples by railroad train on the longer jumps, but probably most of his traveling time was spent in stage coaches. Paul J Wielandy is one of the few residents of St Louis who knows by actual experience the actual living conditions in the far West of 50 and 60 years ago. From the point of view of a stationery salesman, Mr Wielandy is author of one of the most important source books of western history, "The Romance of an Industry" in which he illustrates by his personal experiences and observations the history of the stationery industry through half a century. The 19 years of his work on the road as a traveling salesman gave him a remarkable insight into the life and character of the developing West and prove invaluable to the growing fortunes of the house he represented, since many of the contacts he made are important assets today of the Blackwell- Wielandy Co..." 1880 CENSUS:MO,St Louis Co-St Louis: Film #287763,Anc.com Img 24,pg 24,11 Jun [3 Jun-2 1880 censuses], Dw 184/225, 923 Salisbury St: P J Wielandy age 16 [15] born Missouri, clerk in store [laborer], son of J F [John] and Kunigunde [Katy] Wielandy 1900 CENSUS: MO,St Louis Co,St Louis: Anc.com 5,pg 65A,4 June,Dwelling 38/49, 2218 University St: WIELANDY, Paul J-head 35/MO bn June 1864 (Switz/Gy) S shoe mfrr; Frank H-bro 32/MO bn Apr 1868 Single stationary salesman; Nel-sis in law 26/MO bn Nov 1873(MO,IRE) md 0/0 children; Ella-sis 30/MO (Sw/Gy) Single merchant-dry goods; Clara WUGER-sis 40/MO bn Aug 1859 (Sw,Gy) Single- no occupation; Sophia WUGER 41/MO bn Nov 1858 (Sw,Gy) single no occ. 1901-1943 HISTORY: MO,St Louis Co-St Louis: M&M: "He gave up his work on the road in 1901. In the meanwhile, the old firm of Shorb and Boland had become the John L Boland Book & Stationery Co. Mr Wielandy at that time became associated with A M Blackwell, of Las Vegas, New Mexico, and his brother, F H Wielandy of St Louis in forming the Blackwell-Welandy Book and Stationery Co and took the post of vice-president in the new corporation. Mr Blackwell was president until his death February 4, 1912, and Mr Wielandy was elected his successor, to the office he has now filled for nearly 30 years. For a number of years the company also did an extensive business in the importation of fancy goods and novelties from Europe and the Orient. Mr Wielandy has contributed numerous articles describing his early experiences and also representing the up-to-date wisdom of a veteran in the stationery business. A recent book by him is entitled "Selling Slants by an Old Drummer" a practical work on salesmanship, valuable in other lines than his own. He belonged to the Masons, has been an enthusiastic lover of the outdoor life, enjoys hunting and fishing and has helped develop the playground of the Missouri Ozarks. He and his brother, Frank, developed a large tract of land near Dixon in Pulaski County as a camping and fishing resort. Mr Wielandy married June 29, 1904, Miss Louise Angermueller, of St Louis. They have one daughter, Louisa, a graduate of the University of Missouri and wife of Campbell Alexander of St Louis..." 1904 MARRIAGE: Paul J Wielandy md Louisa Angermueller of St Louis on 29 June 1904. 1910 CENSUS: MO,St Louis Co-St Louis: Anc.com Img 20, pg 10B, 21 April, Dw 172/252, 35115-Didier Street: WIELANDY, Paul J-head 45/MO (Gy,Gy) md 1x-6yrs, Merchant-bks & stationary; Louise A-wife 38/MO (Gy,Gy) md 1x-6yrs, ? children [can't read]; Louise D-dau 2/MO (MO,MO); Ida WITTIER-svt 15/MO-svt private fam 1920 CENSUS: MO,St Louis Co-St Louis: Anc.com Img 5, pg 77, 3 June, Dw 41,56-4570 Holly Street: WIELANDY, Paul J-head 54/MO (Switz,Switz) md-President stationery firm, renting; Louise-wife 46/MO (Coburg,Coburg)md, no occ; Louise-dau 11/MO (MO,MO) no occupation. 1927 PASSENGER LIST 1820-1957: NY 22 Aug 1927, ship Deutchland, 12 Aug 1927 from Hamburg to NY Port: Wielandy, Paul Joseph age 63 born Jefferson City MO 5 JUne1864, USP 380750 Wash. 9 May 1927, address: 1605 Locust Street; Louise age 56 born St Louis MO 15 May 1871 USP 380749; Louise Dorothy age 19 born St Louis 15 April 1908. 1930 CENSUS: to get 1933 PASSENGER LIST: Anc.com Img 19, pg 120, 10 February 1933: NY Port on Monarch of Bermuda, NY to Hamilton Bermuda: Wielandy, Paul J age 68 born Jefferson City MO 5 June 1864, residence: 3206 Greer Ave, St. Louis MO. 1943 HISTORY: MO,St Louis Co: M&M pg 907: "Paul J Wielandy is President of the Blackwell-Wielandy Co. of St Louis. This is one of the foremost wholesale and manufacturing stationery and office supply houses in America. Its goods and services are distributed throughout the nation, and in the Mississippi Valley and in the states out to the Pacific Coast. The company name and its trademark products enjoy a reputation excelled by none other. In pointing to the bigness of the business the significant fact is the contributions made by Mr Wielandy himself through personal expertice and hard work covering a period of more than six decades. He was a pioneer salesman of stationery over the far West at the time when stationery and office supplies had a limited application to the pattern of life in a region where law and order had not yet been firmly seated. It is literally true that the foundation and much of the subsequent growth of the great house at St Louis were directly contributed by the veteran businessman, who for many years past has been president of the Blackwell-Wielandy Co..." 1953 DEATH: MO,St Louis Co-Bellevive Acres: Joseph Paul Wielandy died 4 March 1953; buried St Peters Cemetery on 7 March 1953. 1974 HISTORY: "Missouri and Missourians," Vol V, Lew Publishing Company, 1974, pg 921: Paul J Wielandy: "he was 12 years old when his family moved to St. Louis and that at 14 he began a career in book and stationery salesmanship. Paul married Louisa Angermueller of St. Louis on 29 June 1904, and had one daughter, Louisa, a graduate of the U of Missouri and wife of Campball Alexander of St. Louis. Paul J. Wielandy of St Louis, son of Kunigunda Wagner. Grandfather from Switzerland. Changed name from Wieland to Wielandy. Highland Illinois lawyer examined by Lincoln. ------ A picture of Paul J Wielandy and his biography is on pg 203 of Missouri, Mother of the West, Vol III, 1930 -- American Historical Society, Inc. Our public library of the Cole Co Historical Society probably have this book.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Missouri,Cole Co-Jefferson City: German Evangelical Church records. Paul Joseph Wielandy was born 5 June 1864, son of John F Wieland and Kunegunde Wagner [S65] Missouri: Certificate of Death, Cert # 12889, Reg #737. Paul J. Wielandy... was born 5 June 1864 in Missouri to John F Wielandy and Kunegunde Wagner.. Date: 5 March 1953 [S3] Missouri,Cole Co-Jefferson City: German Evangelical Church records. Paul Joseph Wielandy was born 5 June 1864, son of John F Wieland and Kunegunde Wagner, baptized 22 July 1865 [S13] Obituary: Missouri,Cole Co-Jefferson City. Joseph Paul Wielandy died 4 May 1953 in Missouri No name of newspaper - ck out [S65] Missouri: Certificate of Death, Cert #12889, Reg #737. Paul J. Wielandy of Bellevive Acres, St Louis Co,Missouri, died at home, 59 Bellevive Acres on 4 March 1953, at the age of 88, of a Coronary thrombosis due to Arteriocsclerosis [11 years], attended to by Arthur Guslow [couldn't read handwriting], MD of 2202 University St. Paul was born 5 June 1864 in Missouri to John F Wielandy and Kunegunde Wagner. He was the Chairman of the Board for Blackwell-Wielandy Co, a citizen of the USA, widowed by wife Louise, and had lived in Bellevive Acres 3 years. He was buried at St Peters Cemetery, St. Louis County, Missouri on 7 March 1953 by A Krou L & U Co, 2707 W Grand. Informant, daughter: Louise W Alexander 59 Bellevive Acres. Date: 5 March 1953 [S65] Missouri: Certificate of Death, Cert #12889, Reg #737. Paul J. Wielandy... was buried at St Peters Cemetery, St. Louis County, Missouri on 7 March 1953 by A Krou L & U Co, 2707 W Grand... Date: 5 March 1953 [S80] Internet: Ancestry.com, Anc.com Img 15, pg 208. Wielandy - St Louis, Missouri, County of St Louis: I certify that I have this 13th day of August 1863 joined in the Holy bonds of matrimony Mr John F Wielandy of St Louis and Mrs Kunigunda Wuger of the same place. Signed, Julius F Schnester, Justice of the Peace. Filed Nov 10, 1863 by P C Kennedy, Recorder Missouri Marriage Records 1805-2002 [S75] Missouri and Missourians, Vol 5, pg 921. Paul J Wielandy md Louisa Angermueller of St Louis on 29 June 1904, one daughter, Louisa [no places shown]