The Schauer branch of my maternal grandmother’s family immigrated from Germany to the USA in 1848. Their hometown was Nürtingen, in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, located on the river Neckar. Thanks to Ancestry, I’m finding many German records not available online previously. I would love to follow in my ancestor’s... Continue Reading →
Nürtingen: Schauer Family Hometown
Schauer Family hometown: Nürtingen in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, located on the river Neckar. My 3x great-grandparents, Gottlieb and Philippina Schauer, migrated from here to Pennsylvania and then Freeport, Illinois, USA in the 19th Century. #falknerjarrell #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #illinoishistory #schauer #schauergenealogy #greatgreatgrandmother #19thcentury #antiquephoto #freeportil... Continue Reading →
Gottlieb and Philippine Schauer
Gottlieb and Philippine Schauer (my 3x great-grandparents), late 19th Century. The family immigrated from Nürtingen, Baden-Württemberg (present day Germany) to the USA in 1848. They settled in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA, where several children were born, including Amelia Schauer Schermack (b. 1853), my great-great grandmother. The family joined the German migration to the Midwest and settled... Continue Reading →
Phillipine Stroehacker Schauer Memorial Card (1821-1895)
Phillipine Stroehacker Schauer was the wife of Gottlieb Schauer of Freeport, Illinois, USA. She migrated from Nürtingen, Baden-Württemberg (present day Germany) to the USA in 1848 and ended up in Freeport, Illinois, USA. Phillipine was the mother of Amelia Schauer Schermack and great-grandmother of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #familyhistory #genealogy #illinois #illinoishistory #falknerjarrell #schauergenealogy #schermackgenealogy #blumenstielgenealogy... Continue Reading →