John Weyrauch was born May 16, 1861, in St. Augusta, Stearns County, Minnesota.
The 1880 United States census showed John Weihrauch (age 18, born in Minnesota, farm work) living with his parents H. (age 56, born in Germany, farmer) and Anna M. (age 45, born in Germany) in St. Cloud Township, Stearns County, Minnesota. His other siblings were Wm. (age 24, born in Minnesota), Barbara (age 22, born in Minnesota), Anna (age 20, born in Minnesota), Henry (age 16, born in Minnesota), Mary (age 14, born in Minnesota), Elisabeth (age 12, born in Minnesota), Josephine (age 10, born in Minnesota), Francisca (age 8, born in Minnesota), Magdalena (age 6, born in Minnesota), and Theodore (age 4, born in Minnesota).
The 1900 United States census showed John Weyrauch (age 39, born in May 1861 in Minnesota, farmer) married to Gertie (age 31, born in September 1868 in Minnesota) and living in St. Cloud Township, Stearns County, Minnesota. Children George (age 10, born in November 1889 in Minnesota), William (age 8, born in October 1891 in Minnesota), Alphonse (age 6, born in October 1893 in Minnesota), Ermaline (age 4, born in September 1895 in Minnesota), Bruno (age 2, born in September 1897 in Minnesota), and Letwine (age 6 months, born in Minnesota) also lived with the couple.
The 1905 Minnesota census showed William J. Weyrauch (age 44, born in Minnesota, merchant) married to Gertrude (age 35, born in Minnesota) and living in Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota. George (age 15, born in Minnesota) also lived with the couple.
The 1910 United States census showed William J. Weyrauch (age 49, born in Minnesota, merchant general store) married to Gertrude (age 41, born in Minnesota) and living in Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota. Children William J. (age 18, born in Minnesota), Alphons H. (age 16, born in Minnesota), Ermaline (age 14, born in Minnesota), Bruno N. (age 12, born in Minnesota), Lidwina M. (age 10, born in Minnesota), and Raymond F. (age 8, born in Minnesota) also lived with the couple.
Death Summons Popular Woman. Many relatives Mourn Loss of Loving Woman; Death Occurred Yesterday. Mrs. Anna Maria Weyrauch (John’s mother), for half a century one of Stearns county’s prominent women, died at the home of her daughter, at two o’clock. The deceased was born in Germany on December 24th, 1834, and was 86 years of age. She came to America with her parents at the age of six years. For many years she made her home at Missouri, where she was married to Mr. Weyrauch in 1854. The following year Mr. and Mrs. Weyrauch came to St. Cloud, where they purchased a homestead three miles from this city. After the death of Mr. Weyrauch on December 7, 1880, the widow came to St. Cloud to make her home, where she has since resided. She is survived by 12 children, 62 grand children, and 70 great grand children, as well as one sister, Mrs. Joseph Ortmeyer of Osage, Mo. The children are William, of Clearwater, Mrs. Barney Landwehr, of St. Augusta, John, of Ray, N. Dak., Barney, of Chooks, Minn., Mrs. George Deering, Mrs. H. H. Kiffmeyer, Mrs. William Landwehr, Mrs. Theodore Fisher, Joseph and Henry all of this city. The funeral services will be held on Friday morning at nine o’clock from the St. Augusta Catholic church with Rev. Father Walscher officiating. Interment will be made in the Catholic cemetery. The pall-bearers, six grandsons of the deceased are Frank and Otto Weyrauch, Arthur Deering, William Goerger and August and Edward Landwehr. (St. Cloud Times, Wednesday, June 29, 1921, Page 8)
The 1930 United States census showed John W. Weyrauch (age 68, born in Minnesota) married to Gertrude (age 61, born in Minnesota) and living in Ray, North Dakota.
John Weyrauch Rites Thursday. Former St. Augusta Resident Dies Today at Ray, N. D. - 70 Years of Age. John Weyrauch, 70, retired farmer at Ray, N. D., and former operator of a brickyard at St. Augusta, died this morning at his home. The funeral services will be held Thursday with burial following in the cemetery of the Ray congregation. Mr. Weyrauch was born and reared in St. Augusta, where he married Gertrude Kiffmeyer. Seventeen years ago he went to Padua, where he operated a general store. From Padua he went to Ray, N. D., where he engaged in farming, having retired from that occupation some years before his death. His widow and six children, George, William, Bruno, Raymond, Ludwina and Emily, of Ray, survive. Eight brothers and sisters, all of whom are known in this community, also survive their brother. They are Mrs. W. H. Landwehr, Mrs. George Deering, Mrs. Theodore Fisher and Joseph and Henry Weyrauch, of St. Cloud; Mrs. Joseph Berger, Saum, Minn.; William Weyrauch, of Clearwater; and Barney Weyrauch, of Minneapolis. (St. Cloud Daily Times, Monday, August 10, 1931, Page 5)