1820 Sankt Krzyz Catholic Church in Opole baptismal record #168 for "Anton" (twin of Adam) - born in Dziekanstwo to Urban Wieszalla and Halska Soloncnik and baptized May 18. LDS film #0948828. Opole was part of Prussia (German Poland) back then and was called Oppeln.

1870 census for Hartford Township, Todd County, Minnesota, Aug 17, household #52: Antoin Wiessala, 50, farmer; Rozialee, 43, keeping house; Clara, 19; Susan, 17; Elizabeth, 9; Mary, 7; Margaret, 5; Agata, 1. All born in Germany.

Todd County death record for "Anton Wisalla":
Date of death: August 17, 1890, age 70-2-15
Father: Urban
Mother: Lizzie

[begin quote Todd County Argus, Thursday August 21, 1890 P. 3 Col 2]

Anton Weischalla died at his home in this village Saturday night last of cholera morbus. His case was not neccessarily fatal, but the doctor's instructions were disregarded. The old man was 67 years of age.

[end quote]

How about THAT for editorializing!!

Emigrated from Dziekanstwo, near Opole, Silesia, Poland (Prussia) in 1869 (daughter Mary's obit said she was born in Opole, and wife Rosalie and son Joseph in 1900 census had year of arrivial in U.S. as 1869).

Buried in Long Prairie Catholic cemetery. Grave marker has 1815 - 1888, but church burial records have death date of 17 Aug 1890 at age 70 years, 2 months (i.e. born Jun 1820), and Todd county records had age as 70-2-15, so specific birth date would be 02 Jun 1820. But this conflicts with the Polish baptismal record, which I will use as the primary source.

"Todd County Histories", p. 297, says that he was one of the first Polish settlers in Todd County.

"Todd County Histories", p. 90, suggests original surname spelling was Weszala.

A Polish acquaintance of mine (Magdalena Wojtczek) says it was probably Wieszala and that the lower case "L" was proabably the Polish lower case "L" with a slash through it (pronounced as a "w"). Also, the Polish "w" is pronounced with a "v" sound, and "sz" is prounounced with a "sh" sound, so the Wieszal/a name would have been pronounced "veh SHAH wah". Catholic church records from Proszkow include people with the surname Wieszala with the slash through the "L", exactly as predicted, so this is probably correct.

• Married: 22 Apr 1845 in Dziekanstwo, Poland
• Note: 1845 Sankt Krzyz Catholic Church in Opole marriage record #25 for Anton Wiessalla, age 25, of Dziekanstwo, and Rosalia, age 18, daughter of Thadeus Lyssy of Krzowitz, married Apr 22 in Dziekanstwo. LDS film #0948834. Opole was part of Prussia (German Poland) back then and was called Oppeln.

1. Thomas Wieshalla b: 19 Dec 1847 in Dziekanstwo, Poland c: 19 Dec 1847 in Dziekanstwo, Poland
2. Joseph Wieshalla | Weishalla b: 10 Mar 1850 in Dziekanstwo, Poland
3. Clara Wieshalla b: 23 Sep 1852 in Dziekanstwo, Poland
4. Susanna Mary Wieshalla b: 12 Aug 1854 in Dziekanstwo, Poland
5. Jacob Wieshalla b: 25 Jul 1857 in Chmielowitz, Poland
6. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wieshalla b: 05 Nov 1860 in Dziekanstwo, Poland
7. Maria "Mary" Wieshalla b: 13 Nov 1862 in Dziekanstwo, Poland
8. Margaret Anna "Maggie" Wieshalla b: 27 Jun 1865 in Dziekanstwo, Poland
9. Agatha Wieshalla b: 31 Jan 1869 in Dziekanstwo, Poland