Ehlers, Hans Wilhelm William Christian^[1]

1840 - 1897  (57 years)

• Name	Ehlers, Hans Wilhelm William Christian
  Born	5 Nov 1840	Felde, Schleswig-Holstein, GER.
  Christened	12 Nov 1840	St. Marien Lutheran Church; Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, GER.
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Dec 1897	Leigh, NE.
  Buried	13 Dec 1897	Leigh Cemetery; Leigh, NE.
  Person ID	I2828	Wuerdemann Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Ehlers, Cay Wilhelm,   b. 13 Jun 1811, Flemhude, Schleswig-Holstein, GER. ,   d. 7 Apr 1854, Ostenfeld, Schleswig-Holstein, GER.  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Wittmaak, Anna Dorothea,   b. 15 May 1818, Vollstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, GER. ,   d. 18 May 1879, Schulldorf, Schleswig-Holstein, GER.  (Age 61 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1840	Westensee, Schleswig-Holstein, GER.
  Family ID	F1696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Peters, Magdalena Margareta Christina Lena,   b. 18 Oct 1839, Krummwisch, Schleswig-Holstein, GER. ,   d. 9 Apr 1901, Leigh, NE.  (Age 61 years)
  Married	15 Jan 1865	St Marien Lutheran Church; Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, GER.
  Children	+ 1. Ehlers, Claus Christian,   b. 20 May 1866, Schulldorf, Schleswig-Holstein, GER. ,   d. 1 Dec 1956, Leigh, NE.  (Age 90 years) + 2. Ehlers, Anna Catharina Elise,   b. 1 Jun 1868, Schulldorf, Schleswig-Holstein, GER. ,   d. 13 Nov 1900, Leigh, NE.  (Age 32 years) + 3. Ehlers, Johann Wilhelm,   b. 1 Mar 1876, Schulldorf, Schleswig-Holstein, GER. ,   d. 24 Dec 1948, Schuyler, NE.  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2017
  Family ID	F1713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  _P_CCINFO 2-14330 Hans Wilhelm was a worker in Schulldorf, GER. before he emigrated. He also worked in a factory at Rendsburg, GER. In the winter he would walk across the frozen river to go to work. He emigrated on the Vessel SUEVIA from Hamburg, GER. and arrived in New York, NY. on August 25,1883 with his wife, Lena, and daughter, Anna, and son, Johann. His older son, Claus, had arrived a year earlier. The Ship's Passenger List shows his name as WILHELM. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira Glazier and Robert Philby). In the United States, he was known as WILLIAM CHRISTIAN EHLERS. He worked on the railroad near Omaha, NE. for a couple of years and also worked on farms near Millard, NE. In the fall of 1892, he and his wife purchased two parcels of land in Wilson Precinct, Colfax County, south of Leigh, NE. His grandson, Edward, and his wife Elsa, lived on the farm for many years, at a later time. From THE LEIGH WORLD, Friday December 17,1897- The remains of William Ehlers, who has resided five miles south of town, were buried in the Leigh Cemetery Monday. Death occurred on Saturday. Facts about this person: Burial Leigh Cemetery; Leigh, NE. Emigration August 25, 1883 Castle Garden, NY. Hans Wilhelm was a worker in Schulldorf, Germany before he emigrated. He also worked in a factory at Rendsburg. In the winter he would walk across the frozen river to go to work. He emigrated on the Vessel SUEVIA from Hamburg, Germany and arrived in New York, NY. on August 25,1883 with his wife, Lena, and daughter, Anna, and son, Johann. His older son, Claus, had arrived a year earlier. The Ship's Passenger List shows his name as WILHELM. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby). In the United States, he was known as WILLIAM CHRISTIAN EHLERS. He worked on the railroad near Omaha, NE. for a couple of years and also worked on farms near Millard, NE. In the fall of 1892, he and his wife purchased two parcels of land in Wilson Precinct, Colfax County, south of Leigh, NE. His grandson, Edward, and his wife Elsa, lived on the farm for many years, at a later time. From THE LEIGH WORLD, Friday December 17,1897- The remains of William Ehlers, who has resided five miles south of town, were buried in the Leigh Cemetery Monday. Death occurred on Saturday. Original individual @I1031@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) merged with @I00280@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@)

  
  

• Sources

  ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 Gedcom File C:/Program Files/GenMerge/output/wurdemannGM.ged ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 Gedcom File C:/Program Files/GenMerge/output/wurdemannGM.ged ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 Gedcom File C:/Program Files/GenMerge/output/wurdemannGM.ged LEIGH CEMETERY INDEX; LEIGH,NE. ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 Gedcom File C:/Program Files/GenMerge/output/wurdemannGM.ged LEIGH CEMETERY INDEX; LEIGH,NE.