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| Format | Manuscript |
|---|---|
| Title, Analytic | Keller Family [Seesbach to Wisconsin] |
| Extent of Work | Five (5) PDFs |
| Language or Document Type | English |
| Contents | Conrad Keller Contains: A 4-page typed manuscript detailing the life of Conrad Keller ( -1909) In 1858, Conrad Keller immigrated from Seesbach (Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate), to America with his parents, Johann and Johanetta (Fuchs) Keller, and his siblings, Sophia, Johanetta, and John. The family purchased 120 acres of land north of Beaver Dam from a Mr. Fringe. Conrad Keller married Katharina; later they moved into Beaver Dam, where they bought an interest in the produce business of Julius Hannemann. "Their friends were the Kirchbergs, Hannemanns, Zanders, Martins, Millers, Klas, Kochs in Beaver Dam, and the Erbachs in Milwaukee." Conrad Keller died in 1909; Katherina died in 1920. Overview of emigration from Seesbach. 1849: Föhlinger, Fuchs, and Keller. 1850: Daum, Philipp et al. 1853: Martin, Friedrich. 1857/58: Keller, Fuchs. 1868: Keller, Rübenich. 1875: Fett, Kaul, Helmes. English translations of two letters, from 1865 and 1882, written by Conrad Keller to his friend Jakob Beck. The letters describe his family and friends and rural life in America. A 9-page document tracing the life of Johann Keller (1806-1891), farmer and blacksmith. Johann married Johanetta Fuchs in 1836. They left for America in 1858, with their four children, Conrad, Sophia, Johanetta, and Johann. Roos-Pferdsfeld Contains: English translation of a letter written by John Roos in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, on March 8, 1871, to his godchild, Maria Elizabeth Kelz in Pferdsfeld, Germany. Notes on the translation of the 1865 letter written by Conrad Keller to his friend Jakob Beck. Elser Contains: Two entries from Dodge County Wisconsin Past and Present, Vol 11, Chicago, 1913. "George Elser was connected with the grocery trade in Beaver Dam. Born 1876 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to Christian and Pauline (Schenner) Elser. The Elsers come of German ancestry, the paternal grandfather of our subject having been George Elser, who was born in Germany and for a time was a resident of Pennsylvania before he removed westward to Wisconsin. His son, Christian Elser, was born in Pennsylvania and in the pioneer period of Wisconsin worked on his father's farm. In 1905 George Elser was married to Miss Ella Fischer, a daughter of J. E. and Minnie (Schultz) Fischer." Samuel C. Elser, born 1865 in Dodge County. Married Miss Amalia Velter. Amalia died in 1908. The Elser Family. 8 pages. "The most authentic information relative to the origin of this family in Germany is the letter which Gottlieb George Elser wrote to his wife in Germany after his arrival in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania [in 1847]. . . . This places the native home in Germany, the kingdom of Württemburg, and the city of Bitzfeld." Provides an English translation of that letter. Seesbach Visit. 5 pages. Typed manuscript. Unidentified author writes of their visit to Seesbach "in late July," presumably in the 20th century. Seesbach 1961 letter. 3 pages. Letter from August Klein, written from Seesbach in 1961 to Miss Elser, concerning her family's ancestry. In English, possibly a translation. |
| Call Number | FH Keller-Seesbach (PDFs) |
| MKI Terms | German Americans -- Wisconsin/ Emigration and Immigration -- (Germany-US)/ Atlantic crossing |