Thanks to the excellent Grauer researcher network we were able to establish the contact to the descendants of the emigrant from Maehringen, Isidor Grauer. Christian Grauer, great-great-grand-son of Isidor Grauer, contacted Dick Kreitner in the […]
On Friday Sep 29, 2017 the grandchildren of the emigrant Johann Georg Riehle from Maehringen, Wesley and Richard Riehle arrived on the Haerten with their spouses Mary and Kay. The visit started in the city […]
For end of September we will get another visitor from the U.S. Wesley Riehle and his brother Richard Riehle, grand-sons of Johann Georg Riehle, born Feb 5, 1879 in Maehringen, who emigrated in 1902 to […]
After a longer break I can continue my postings on the website. Today I will invite you to a little journey through my photo archive showing the barns and houses of emigrants, the first essentials […]
From Renate Riehle After the visit of Steve Thunander in 2004 we three siblings , Christa (with family, Hans-Joerg and I, visited the U.S. in 2006. Our first stop was in Chicago, where we met […]
From Dick Kreitner, CT Background When my grandmother Anna Jeanette Grauer died in 1970, I was fortunate to receive a box of letters and documents from the attic of the old Grauer farm house near […]
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. […]
We need your support! Based on our current knowledge Julius Zeeb joined a group of people from Maehringen, a city close to his hometown in 1924 to travel to Brasil. The group wanted to settle […]
Another successful family reunion between the descendants of emigrants and their hometown area worked out in 2004. Steve contacted me in May 2004 shortly before his trip to Germany. He was searching for his emigrated […]
That was my dream ever since My first contact with Linda was in July 2001 and over the time she has provided me with numerous great information about her Hoss ancestors and other families in […]
Anna Katharina Grauer born on May 31, 1826 in Maehringen, Wurttemberg died end of October 1926 with 101 years in Niagara Falls, NY. Anna Katharina emigrated with her parents Daniel Grauer and Anna Maria Ruckwied […]
Top 10 Distribution according countries This graph shows the extremely high portion (81%) of emigrants who settled in the U.S. Top 10 distribution according countries – for the name Kemmler only For the Kemmler portion […]
My research has started with my hometown Wankheim and the surrounding towns like Maehringen, Jettenburg, Immenhausen, Kusterdingen (the Haerten area), Stockach, Betzingen, Reicheneck, Pfullingen, Ohmenhausen, Bronnweiler, Goenningen, Undingen, Gomaringen, Hinterweiler, Nehren, Moessingen and Dusslingen in […]
This picture shows Jacob Burke and Katharina Hoss, d/o Johann Adam Hoss and Christina (Grauer) Hoss, born Nov 25, 1830 in Maehringen. Katherina married Jacob in the U.S. dates are unknown. She emigrated in 1834 […]
This picture shows Johann Adam Hoss and his wife Emma Catherine Schnarrenberger. Johann Adam is a grandson of the first Hoss emigrant Johann Adam Hoss and his wife Christina Grauer and a half brother of Philipp […]
This is a picture of Philipp Frederik Hoss and his wife Elizabeth Klink. Philipp is a grandson of the first Hoss emigrant Johann Adam Hoss and his wife Christina Grauer. His father, Johann Adam Hoss (*17.8.1823) […]
Johann Adam Hoss, *15.02.1793 +26.8.1853 Johann Adam Hoss emigrated in 1834 from the village of Maehringen in the former Kingdom of Wuerttemberg with his wife Christina Grauer and his kids Johann Adam, Anna Maria, Katherine […]
In August 2001 the first visit of a distant US relative took place. Jackie Dubois and her husband, Daryl Bergstrom, came visiting us for a few days. Jackie’s ancestors were Johannes Keinath from Maehringen and […]
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