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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Kohnhorst, Ellen Trankle |
| Title, Monographic | Vollmer Family |
| Abstract | Theodore Vollmer, 1878-1953, was the oldest son of 8 children of Friedrich and Amalie Rahn Vollmer. Friedrich, 1850-1939 emigrated from Brandenburg in 1866 to escape the draft. Amalie, 1858-1930 was born in Milwaukee of parents who had emigrated from Pomerania for religious reasons. Theodore was a farmer most of his life and at one time farmed the Trimborn Farm, now a Milwaukee County Park in Hales Corners. He last farmed in Racine County where he died.Florence Vollmer Kohnhorst, 1899-1986, was the youngest child of Friedrich and Amalie Vollmer. She was born and grew up in the old Town of Lake, now part of Milwaukee. She attended a Lutheran parochial school at the old Jehovah Lutheran Church. [Florence signed her name in a copy of Kurze Auslegung des Kleinen katechismus Dr. Martin Luthers. St. Louis: Concordia, 1905.]Donated by Ellen Trankle Kohnhorst, 2008:Die Bibel, oder, die ganze Heilige Schrift des Alten und Neuen Testaments, nach der Deutschen Uebersetzung D. Martin Luthers. Milwaukee, Wis.: Brumder, 1890.Inscribed Theo. Vollmer.Hofacker, Ludwig. Predigten fuer alle Sonn-, Fest- und Feiertage nebst einigen Busstags-Predigten und Grabreden. Philadelphia, Pa.: Kohler, 1872.Kurze Auslegung des Kleinen Katechismus Dr. Martin Luthers. St. Louis, Mo: Concordia, 1905.Inscribed Florence Vollmer.McCabe, James D. Illustrirte Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten von der Entdeckung des Amerikanischen Kontinents bis zur Gegenwart. Philadelphia, Pa.: National Publishing Company, 18??Vollmar, A. [Agnes]. Reich moecht' ich sein! Eine Christblume fuer alt und jung. Reading, Pa.: Pilger, n.d.Wilhelmy, A. Auf einsamer Insel / Goldene Berge. Eine Erzaehlung aus dem Seemannsleben. St. Louis, Mo.: Eden, 1902. Inscribed "From Charles to William, Feb. 19, 1905."[This publication] was presented to William John DeFreis on his 12th birthday by his cousin Charles Westra in Buffalo, N.Y. William was born in Buffalo on February 19, 1893. His father, Henry DeFreis, emigrated from the province of Friesland in the Netherlands and soon changed his name from 'Fokkema.' William's mother, Margaret Kropf DeFreis, emigrated from Kirchenlamitz in Oberfranken, Bavaria, and ended up in Buffalo which had a steady stream of immigration from Kirchenlamitz. Henry DeFreis, 1866-1900. Margaret De Freis, 1869-1957. |
| Call Number | FH Vollmer |
| MKI Terms | German Americans -- Wisconsin/ Family history/ Vollmer |