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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Galganski, Paul J. |
| Title, Monographic | The Kilian family ancestry : assorted essays, articles, photographs and records of the history of the Killian family in Germany and Milwaukee and Kaukauna, Wisconsin |
| Place of Publication | [United States] |
| Publisher | [publisher not identified] |
| Date of Publication | 2023 |
| Extent of Work | 5 unnumbered pages, 179 pages : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Contents | Section 1. Early research discoveries -- 2. The family in Nieder-Ramstadt -- 3. The family in Urberach -- 4. The voyage to America -- 5. The family in Wisconsin -- Appendices: A. Ahnentafel report of Peter Kilian -- B. Ahnentafel report of Eva Werz -- C. Descendants report of Johann Adam Kilian -- D. Ahnentafel report of Anna Margaretha Schmitt -- E. Descendants report of Margreth, wife of Peter Kilian |
| Abstract | The Kilian family is traced to Nieder-Ramstadt in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district of Hesse, Germany. Adam Kilian came to America in August 1847 and came to own land in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Peter Kilian and Eva Werz immigrated in January 1854 and settled in Milwaukee; they were married in April 1854. |
| Call Number | Digital file (Box): Kilian Family History |
| MKI Terms | German Americans -- Wisconsin -- Genealogy/ Hesse (Germany)/ Killian/ Külian/ Kilian |