August Wiltschko, born October 16, 1880 at Green Bay, Wisconsin, came to the United States with his parents, Mathias and Margaret Wiltschko in 1883. The family homesteaded on Section 24 in Birtsell Township. The sod house built by Mathias Wiltschko is still in use being a part of the home on the Roy Holth farm. August Wilschko also filed a homestead on Section 26.
On March 16, 1915 he married Luella Smith, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith. She was born in Ontario on December 19, 1893 and had come to Foster County with her parents in 1897.
The Wiltschkos had two daughters: Margaret and Carol.
The Wiltschkos lived on their farm all their married life. August spent some years in Carrington after his wife's death in July 1940. Mr. Wiltschko died in January 1945. Both are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 5B