Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Washington:

Frederic Brandt, wagon-maker and farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Sandusky; son of Charles D. and Elizabeth (Brant) Brandt; was born in Prussia Oct 10, 1833; came to the United States in 1854; spent the first year in Cincinnati; then went to Madison, Wis.; remained there about two years, and in the fall of 1857 came to Sauk Co.; settled on Sec. 26, town of Washington, has 56 acres. He was married in Westfield, Nov. 14th, 1862, to Lorretta Wise, daughter of John and Margaret Wise; Mrs. Brandt was born in Hanover; they have had eight children, of whom five are living, viz, Mary E., Frederic William, Charles T., Albert O. and Kate Elsa; the deceased are Charles Chris, John William and Louisa S. Oct 19, 1864, Mr. Brandt joined the army, as a member of Co. A, 6th W.V.I., and served till the close of the war. The family are members of the Evangelical Church of Washington. Mr. Brandt and his father are among the German pioneers of Washington.

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