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

Sumter:

George Weirich, farmer, Sec. 12; P.O. Sauk City; son of Peter and Anna Treiber Weirich; came to Wisconsin in August, 1849, and located at Kenosha; came to Sauk Co., in 1851, and located where he now resides in Sumter; owns 140 acres of land, resides on a beautiful farm, six miles from the village of Prairie du Sac; farm well improved. Born in Baden, Germany, Oct. 1, 1833; came to America in 1848. Married Nina Kuehm, daughter of Edward and Austina Erber Kuehm, Oct. 24, 1859, at Sauk City; they have had five children - Anna M., Edward, Louis, Emil, Charlotte. Mr. Weirich is a member of the Farmer's Fire Insurance Co. of Merrimack; has held the office of School Director a number of years.

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