emigrants


They came from Weiskirchen to New York, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana




Further information on the Immigration to America.

Emigration via Bremerhaven.



Bremerhaven in 1850

"The mass migration was encouraged by improvement of transportation services and opening of government lands lying north of the Ohio Valley pathway. In the 1830's and 1840's the nation's land and water routes were crowded with immigrants heading for the New West. By clipper ship, steamboat, railboard, on horseback, in wagon, they came: via new Orleans and the Mississippi, by the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers; up the Kellogg Trail from southern Illinois or along the Cumberland Road and other overland routes through Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois; across the Chicago Wagon Trail from Detroit to Chicago; up the Hudson River from New York, through the Erie Canal; up the St. Lawrence, through the Welland Canal and on through the Great Lakes to the western ports of Lake Michigan. From landing points on these routes the immigrants dispersed through southern Wisconsin." The routes immigrants used in reaching Wisconsin are well portrayed by maps in Mary Josephine Read, "A Population Study of the Driftless Hill Land During the Pioneer Period. 1832-1860" (doctoral dissertation, Univ. of Wi, 1941)


First minted as the Joachimstaler by the counts Schlick in St. Joachimstal in Bohemia in 1515, the taler, or Reichstaler, a silver coin weighing 25.98 grams, was the official currency of the Empire from 1566 to about 1750. Valued at 72 Kreuzer in 1559, it traded at 90 Kreuzer in the late 17th century, until it was replaced by the Konventionstaler, at 120 kreuzer (or two guldens) after mid-century, when its silver weight was reduced to 23.38 grams. Bismarck's empire minted the taler until 1908, when it was replaced by the three-mark piece of 15 grams silver. And the taler lent its name to the dollar, the official currency of the United States since 1792.


This list was compiled from miscellaneous census, naturalization records, passenger lists and:
Joseph Mergen, Emigration to America from the District of Trier During the 19th Century (America-Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbeszirk Trier im 19ten Jahrhundert). Family History Library Microfilm # 0928106.
"The Wisconsin Magazine of History," "Information on the Emigration from the District of Merzig During the Years 1834 - 74 [To North America]. vol. XX, 1936 -1937.

NAME VILLAGE INFORMATION FUNDS EMIGRATION
APREDERIS, Carolina Weiskirchen *4 Mar 1849   29 Jul 1872
BACKES, Peter Weiskirchen *19 May 1792, wife, Margaretha Hens and 8 children   1843 on S.S. City of Antwerp - Mequon, WI.
BARBIAN, Jacob Weiskirchen 3-4 persons 678 Taler 1843 from France
BARBIAN, Johann Weiskirchen 10 persons   1843
BARBIAN, Anton Weiskirchen 3 persons   1843 from France
BARTH, Matthias Weiskirchen age 27   1843 from France
BEHLES, Peter Weiskirchen Gerber, *25 Apr 1854 wife, Barbara Schommer 450 Mark 28 May 1880 Chicago
BEHLES, Jakob Weiskirchen 5 persons   1843
BEHLES, Johann Weiskirchen *27 Apr 1854 single 1200 Mark 28 Aug 1880 Ohio
BEHLES, Christoph Weiskirchen age 38 laborer 4 persons 800 Taler 1843 from France
BRACHMANN, Anton Weiskirchen widow 3 sons 3 daughters one cousin 500 Taler 1843
FEITH, Peter Weiskirchen shoemaker, age 28, wife, Elisabeth Wirtz and 2 children 500 - 200 - 300 Taler 13 Feb 1864
FETT, Johann Weiskirchen Mauerer - age 30 4 persons 700 Taler 1843 from France
FREY, Anton Weiskirchen single 1843 from France
FREY, Peter Weiskirchen 3-4 persons 900 Taler 1846
HERO, Johann Weiskirchen *2 Sep 1835, wife Katharina Burke *25 Jul 1841, 3 dau   9 Aug 1872
JAKOBS, Peter Weiskirchen *8 Sep 1839 wife Therese Schonrath, *6 Dec 1842 kinder    
KLASEN, Angela Weiskirchen 3-4 persons ww of Michael Simon 800 Taler 1843 from France
KLAESER,Matthias Weiskirchen 3 persons 1842
KLAUCK, Adam Weiskirchen age 36 - 4 persons 800 Taler 1843 from France to Mequon
KOLLING, Peter Weiskirchen age 31, single, laborer 227 Taler 1843 from France
KNORST, Johann Weiskirchen 5 persons   1846
LAUER, Mathias Weiskirchen 7 persons   1838
LEIDGEN, Johann Weiskirchen single, one cousin 80 Taler 1843 from France
LOUIS, Peter Weiskirchen     1841
MISGEN, Peter Weiskirchen/Sitzerath age 54, farmer, 7-8 persons 1500 Taler 1843 from France to Kenosha, WI.
NAFZIGER, Josef Weiskirchen 3 persons   1838
REITER, Jakob Weiskirchen 7 persons   1842
SCHILZ, Matthias Weiskirchen farmer, wife and children 8 persons 1470 Taler 1843 from France
SCHMITT, Peter Weiskirchen wife and son 300 Taler 1843 from France
SCHONRATH, Margaretha Weiskirchen age 25 brother, Peter age 11   11 Mar 1856
SCHONRATH Weiskirchen born 5 Oct 1839   11 Mar 1857
SCHUH, Matthias Weiskirchen age 43, farmer, wife, Barbara Weber, age 42 with 7 children 500 - 100 - 400 Taler 1 April 1864
SCHMIDT, Matthias Weiskirchen 8 persons   1842
SIMON, Nikolaus Weiskirchen     1840
SIMON,Peter Weiskirchen *23 Aug 1814, 4 persons   1842
SIMON, Johann Weiskirchen single   1842
WEBER, Matthias Weiskirchen 4 persons   1843
WILHELM, Johann Weiskirchen *3 Oct 1836 single 500-100-1400 Taler 20 Feb 1864
BARTH, Peter Thailen age 35, 6 persons 1030 Taler  
BARTH, Matthias OberThailen *5 May 1848   23 Mar 1874
BARTH, Peter *17 Sep 1845

 

OberThailen Wife, Maria Meyer *2 Jul 1856, Schwagerine, Barbara Meyer *10 Sep 1864 (WI 7 people) 900 Mark 16 July 1880 Chicago
BARTH, Johann *10 June 1838 Thailen farmer with mother, Angela *17 Oct 1817   23 May 1874
HENZ,(Hens) Nikolaus Thailen age 43, 8-9 persons 1250 Taler 1843 from France
HENZ, Wendel Thailen ohne consens 80 Taler 1843 from France
HUEBSCHEN, Matthias Thailen 7 persons   1843 to Mequon, WI.
KOLLMANN, Philipp Thailen 3 persons   1842
KOSTER, Johann Thailen age 28 8-9 persons 1585 Taler 1843 from France
KOSTER, Peter Thailen age 27 570 Taler 1843 from France
MICHELY, Michael, age 30 Thailen Frau Anna Maria Bernardy, ch: Margaretha, Katharina 300 Taler 6 Aug 1863
MORITZ, Josef Thailen age 43, 7 persons 1150 Taler 1843 from France
SCHAEFER, Matthias Thailen *29 Jan 1855 160-60-100 Taler 12 June 1874
SCHERER, Claudius Thailen age 58 farmer, 5 persons (WI 6 persons) 1220 Taler 1843 from France
SCHOMMER, Jakob Thailen age 602 persons 565 Taler 1843 from France
SCHRAMM, Nikolaus, age 33 Thailen with mother, Katharina ge. Wiesen, age 65, sister, Elisabeth age 29, son, Nikolaus Schramm, age 5    
SCHU, Nikolaus Thailen age 27 linen weaver 4 persons 950 Taler 1843 from France
WIESEN,(Weisen) Michael Thailen age 40 laborer (WI 7 persons)    
HOELLEN, Matthias Osburg *9 My 1856 - marr: Gertrude Weber in Chicago   Chicago
LAUER, Helena Magdalena Osburg *25 Dec 1828 ww Peter Mueller, ch: Maria, Matthias, Michael   aft 1868
LAUER, Michael   *27 Feb 1846   died in Chicago
MUELLER, Matthias Osburg *10 Jul 1859 single   bef 1885
BACKES, Nicolaus Nunkirchen *12 Sep 1813 wife, Barbara Becker - children   1859 Richmond Stearns Co., MN.
BACKES, Jacob Nunkirchen *18 Aug 1850   bef 1877
BACKES, Peter Nunkirchen *29 Sep 1843   bef 1868 Richmond, MN
THEIS,Johann   *21 Jan 1820 wife Margaretha Ott    
THIELEN, Johann Holzerath WW Lucia Bungert   1851 on the "Bessel" to Mequon, WI.
HUPPERT, Fredrick   wife Barbara   1843
         
         

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