Fred and Mary Ziegler - Wisconsin Pioneers Saturday, July 11, 2009

Commemorative Biographical Record of the
Fox River Valley

Counties of Brown, Outagamie and Winnebago
Containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens,
and of many of the early settled families

J.H. Beers, Chicago, 1895

From the write-up on Fred and Mary, starting on page 728, we learn incredible facts as stated by Fred Ziegler himself (1st person!!).


We are indebted to the authors and publisher!!!

a. their parents' names (Georg Ziegler & Rosa Stechmeyer Ziegler; Otto & Lena Koehler)
b. facts about their families/lives back in Germany
c. marriage date and location (26 Sep 1856, Wuerttemberg)
d. birth dates (Fred: b. 31 Dec 1832; Mary: b. 14 May 1829)
e. journey from Germany to the U.S. (depart LeHarve, France; arrive 29 Oct 1857 NY, NY)
f. difficult 1 month ship passage
g. stayed in NY only 1 night; lived in Cleveland, Ohio for 1 year, working various jobs
h. they had 7 children; only 2 living
i. Fred C. Ziegler is a Civil War veteran

(Pg. 728 - click to see larger version)

(Pg. 729 - click to see larger version)

Thanks to the Wisconsin Biographical Histories for listing this book.