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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticWeidemeyer, Carleton L.
Title, AnalyticUnraveling the Twisted Twigs and Tangled Roots of the Jacob Schlag Tree
Journal TitleGermanic Genealogy Journal
Date of PublicationSpring/Summer 2026
Volume ID29
Issue ID1-2
Location in Work30-34, ill.
ISSN1548-3150
AbstractThe Weidemeyer, Schlag, and Hebebrand families emigrated as a group from the village of Gross Ropperhausen, Kurhessen; they arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, in December of 1834. [Adolph Weidemeyer, having served his military obligation in Europe, immigrated in 1838, and enlisted as a sergeant in the US Army for service in Florida during the Second Seminole War.] The families lived primarily in Baltimore, with one branch of the Weidemeyers migrating to Ohio, Indiana, and eventually Arkansas. "With the demise of Anna Martha Weidemeyer Schlag" [around 1855], Jacob--left with four minor children--married Anna's niece, and "normal consanguineous relationships crumbled with the birth of three more children." This article traces the Schlag family descendants.
NotesIncludes bibliographical notes.
Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsGerman Americans -- Maryland -- Baltimore/ 19th century/ Schlag family