Yesterday’s post took us to the state of Wisconsin. Today’s will do the same thing. However, you will discover that the situations that contributed to the two different migrations to that state are dramatically different. We begin with a special birthday. Arthur Heinrich Markwort was born on March 4, 1875, thus making today his 150th … More Arthur and Ida – Bethesda Lutheran Home Residents
Today’s featured character was born in Altenburg 150 years ago. But, why was he born in Altenburg? I do not know for sure. What I do know is that someone in this family thought it was important enough that he was born in Altenburg that it was inscribed on his gravestone. Ernst Carl Michael Christian … More Born in Altenburg
The lonely baptism record for David Markworth found in our German Family Tree is the starting point for today’s post. Christian David Markworth was born on February 2, 1854, making today his 170th birthday. David was the son of Heinrich and Fredericke (Mueller) Markworth. Below is a photo of David’s parents. Both of David’s parents were part … More Sheboygan’s Teacher Markworth
I have written a book titled Mama Buenger: Mother of a Synod, which tells the story of Christiane Buenger, a widow who brought eight of her children to America in the 1839 immigration. [Note: Buenger is pronouced Binger] Christiane also happens to be the first owner of the property that I now own here in … More Another Christiane Buenger
In our museum, we have this wonderful account of the family history of John Christian Mueller, a tiler who brought his family to America as part of the Gesellschaft in 1838-1839. Much of the information in today’s post comes from this binder. On Saturday, September 7, 1839, during the first year that the German Lutheran … More Tailor, Tiler, Teacher, Preachers
