February 2016 - Ruedigers Genealogy Website

Desperate letter to the emigrated siblings

21/02/2016 Rüdiger Kemmler 0

In 1832 Johann Georg Schettler emigrated from Wankheim as the first one of the Schettler family to Amerika and settled in West Unity, Williams Co., OH. In 1846 all his other siblings Johannes, Johann Jakob, […]

Emigration paths into the USA

14/02/2016 Rüdiger Kemmler 4

Typical emigration ports The emigration from Wuerttemberg happened mostly via the following ports: Le Havre (France), Antwerp (Belgium), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Bremen and Hamburg (Germany). The crossing of the Atlantic was already an adventure for itself. […]