Mathias Wetzstein was born October 2, 1872, at Spier, a German colony in Russia. He came to the United States in 1893 and settled in the Glen Ullin area. There he met and married Mary Gerving on October 7, 1895. She was born July 1, 1877, in Holland and had come to North Dakota with her parents who homesteaded in Morton County. In 1917 the family came to Carrington and settled in Longview Township until his death.
The couple had eight children: Henry, Math, Mike, Margaret, Rosa, May, Mary and Theresa.
Mr. Wetzstein died January 5, 1957 and Mrs. Wetzstein died in December 1965. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 70B