Peter Wiednekeller, date and place unknown.

Notes:

• I could not find a listing for the marriage of Mary Land to Peter Wiedenkeller in the New York State indexes.
• I did not find a listing in NYC

Peter Wiedenkeller coming from the Panama Canal Zone in 1916 and 1918

1. Peter Otto Wiedenkeller, on the Advance from Christobal, Canal Zone, Panama, arriving September 27, 1916, age 22, born Vienna Austria June 15, 1894, naturalized Circuit Court Riverhead Long Island Mar 4, 1913 address in US, Fort Jay New York

2. Peter Otto Wiedenkeller, on the Advance from Christobal, Canal Zone, Panama, arriving August 26, 1918, age 25, US Army under orders, 1913, naturalized Sulfolk Co. Court, Riverhead, L.I., June 5, 1913, address in US, Fort Jay New York

Children

1. David born Dec 3, 1920

   Name Change: To Land date unknown

   Military Service: David W Land, Birth Year: 1920, Race: White, citizen, Nativity State or Country: New York, State: California, County or City: Alameda, Enlistment Date: 5 Oct 1942, Enlistment State: California, Enlistment City: San Francisco, Branch: Air Corps, Branch Code: Air Corps, Grade: Private, Grade Code: Private, Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of Source: Civil Life, Education: 4 years of high school, Civil Occupation: Gunsmith* (Armorer), Diesel Mechanic (Automobile mechanic, Diesel engine), Camera Repairman (still camera), Instrument Repairman, Nonelectrical (Instrument maker), Utility Repairman (Mechanic, general), Equipment Maintenance Man, Motion Picture equipment Marital Status: Single, without dependents, Height: 71, Weight: 137

2. Doris born February 12 1923

   Marriage: Ted Wiedenkeller

• Edna married Peter Weidenkeller who she later divorced.
• Mary Edna died in California (no date).

• Peter was a bandmaster in the US Army.
• Edna and Peter had two children, Doris and David.
• Peter came down with a tropical fever while on duty in the Pacific and spend years in Walter Reed Hospital, in Washington, D.C.
• At some point Peter Weidenkeller and family changed their last name to Land and moved to San Diego, California.

Information from Julia Land

• Mary:
  • Taught piano
  • Wrote poetry
  • Served in the WACS in WWII
  • Mary Edna died in 1964. She was sitting in a chair and was suddenly gone.

• Peter:
  • Immigrated to New York City when he was four years old
  • Served in the US army in WWI and was granted citizenship for his service. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Supreme Court Justice, signed his citizenship papers.
  • He was educated by the US army for the rank of bandmaster at the New York School of Music. While at the New York School of Music he studied with George Barrere a famous flautist (This information from David W.).

• Children of Mary Land and Peter Wiedenkeller:
  1. David born December 3, 1920 in New York City. He married Marjory Mary McCleary on September 03, 1944 in the 1st Presbyterian Church, Sacramento, Ca. Marjory was the daughter of Albert McCleary and Marion Scott. David and Marjory had four children:
     1. Julia Carol Land born 1951, Valejo, Ca. married John R. Jackson, 1991, Travis County, Texas
     2. Richard Colin Land b. 1948
     3. Margaret Allyn Land, born 1956, Chicago, Ill.
     4. Christine Land, born 1952; d. 1956, Illinois.

  2. Doris Elizabeth Illinois. February 12, 1923 in New York City.

     She married her cousin, Ted Wiedenkeller (the son of Ruth Land and Paul Wiedenkeller), on July 18, 1942.

• According to Ted Weidenkeller:
  • Peter was educated at the Damrosch School of Music (later Juilliard).
  • Peter and Mary Edna changed their names from Weidenkeller to Land after Ted and Doris were married.
  • David Wiedenkeller also changed his name in Alameda Count Court.

    David Wiedenkeller says his parents were divorced several times and that influenced his name change for David Stacom Wiedenkeller to David Wiedenkeller Land.

Censuses: I did not find them in any censuses on Ancestry, November, 2005.

US Censuses

No listings under either Land or Weidenkeller.

Arrival San Francisco from Honolulu 1928

On the USAT SOMME from Honolulu March 8, 1928, Mrs. P. A. Wiedenkeller, age 36, born Detroit Michigan, 3/24/1892, David Wiedenkeller, age 7, born New York City, NY, 12/31/1920, Doris Wiedenkeller, age 5 born New York City NY, born 2/12/1923. going to Smithtown Long Island

Arrival San Francisco from Honolulu 1930

On the CAMBRAI from Honolulu April 1 1930 Mary E Wiedenkeller, age 36, born Detroit Michigan, 3/24/1892, David S Wiedenkeller, age 9, born New York, NY, 12/3/1920, Doris E Wiedenkeller, age 7 born New York NY, born 2/12/1923. Going to Fort Totten, NJ.

Naturalization of Peter Wiedenkeller

New York County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index

Peter Otto Wiedenkeller, Central Islip, LI 18 April 1919 #127

Mary Edna Land Wiednekeller Land in the WACS

Mary E Land, Birth Year: 1894, Race: White, citize,n Nativity State or Country: Michigan, State: California, County or City: Los Angeles, Enlistment Date: 17 Mar 1944, Enlistment State: Utah, Enlistment City: Salt Lake City, Branch: Womens Army Corps, Branch Code: Womens Army Corps, Grade Code: Private, Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Womens Army Corps Source: Civil Life, Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Blacksmith or Band Or Orchestra Leader (Band leader. ) or Musician, Instrumental (Bandsman.) or Bandsman, Clarinet or Bandsman, Cornet Or Trumpet or Bandsman, Drum, Bass or Bandsman, Drum, Snare or Bandsman, Euphonium Or Baritone or Bandsman, Flute Or Pic Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents, Height: 46, Weight: 004

Peter Wiedenkeller in The Fresno Symphony

In 1940 Peter Wiedenkeller joined the Fresno California Symphony.

"Peter O Wiedenkeller who plays flute and piccolo served for fifteen years as an army bandmaster. In addition he has played in the Capital Theater and the Frank Damrosch orchestra in New York."

Fresno Bee Republican Sunday October 27, 1940

Mary Land, SSN: 553-12-6836, Last Residence:, (No listing), Born: 24 Mar 1892, Died: Nov 1964, State (Year) SSN issued: California (1952)

Burial: Mary Edna Land Veteran's Rank: WO2 Branch: US Army Relation Name: Peter Otto Wiedenkeller Relationship: Wife Last known address: P.O. Box 6237 San Diego , CA 92166 Birth Date: 24 Mar 1893 Death Date: 11 Nov 1964 Interment Date: 18 Nov 1964 Cemetery: Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Buried At: Section A-F Site 392 Relationship Notes: Wife of Wiedenkeller, Peter Otto

Death of Peter Wiednekeller Land

PETER LAND, 15 Jun 1893, Dec 1985, 92680 (California), 559-14-2180, California

LAND, PETER Social Security #: 559142180 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 15 Jun 1893 Birthplace: OTHER COUNTRY Death Date: 27 Dec 1985 Death Place: LOS ANGELES Mother's Maiden Name: GRIMLI

Burial: Peter William Land, Veteran's Rank: CWO2, Branch: US Army, Last known address: P.O. Box 6237 San Diego , CA 92166, Birth Date: 15 Jun 1893, Death Date: 27 Dec 1985, Veteran Service Start Date: 8 Mar 1921, Veteran Service End Date: 30 Apr 1934, Interment Date: 31 Dec 1985, Cemetery: Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Buried At: Section A-F Site 392

Mary's sister, Ruth Land, married Peter's brother, Paul, for more information on Ruth Land and Paul Wiedenkeller and the Wiedenkellers in general go to Ruth Land