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William emigrated aboard the Vessel BERLIN, which left Bremen, Germany and arrived in the United States at Baltimore, MD. on October 20,1868. The ship's passenger list indicates that he, age 6, was accompanied by his father Henry, age 34; mother Anna, age 31; and sister, Elise, age 9. His name was shown as WILHELM. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira Glazier and Robert Philby).
William lived in the Creston community before the town was started. He helped to survey the town site, saw each house built, each church built, and each business instituted. As a pioneer he experienced good and bad times. He saw the transformation of the prairie and the growth of the town. He recalled the blizzard of 1888 when the school children, unable to reach their homes, stopped at the Engelbart home until the storm abated.
Facts about this person:
Emigration October 20, 1868
Baltimore, MD.
William emigrated aboard the Vessel BERLIN, which left Bremen, Germany and arrived in the United States at Baltimore, MD. on October 20,1868. The ship's passenger list indicates that he, age 6, was accompanied by his father Henry, age 34; mother Anna, age 31; and sister, Elise, age 9. His name was shown as WILHELM. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).
William lived in the Creston community before the town was started. He helped to survey the town site, saw each house built, each church built, and each business instituted. As a pioneer he experienced good and bad times. He saw the transformation of the prairie and the growth of the town. He recalled the blizzard of 1888 when the school children, unable to reach their homes, stopped at the Engelbart home until the storm abated.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]
William emigrated aboard the Vessel BERLIN, which left Bremen, Germany and arrived in the United States at Baltimore, MD. on October 20,1868. The ship's passenger list indicates that he, age 6, was accompanied by his father Henry, age 34; mother Anna, age 31; and sister, Elise, age 9. His name was shown as WILHELM. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).
William lived in the Creston community before the town was started. He helped to survey the town site, saw each house built, each church built, and each business instituted. As a pioneer he experienced good and bad times. He saw the transformation of the prairie and the growth of the town. He recalled the blizzard of 1888 when the school children, unable to reach their homes, stopped at the Engelbart home until the storm abated.
Original individual @I02079@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I1099@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)
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