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Jacques, August, Carl, Phillip, & John
August Gegenheimer and his FOUR brothers, not three as previously
thought, who came to America in 1859 with their mother, and an
unusual picture of the four brothers, as well as the exact same
picture with an older man INSERTED in the rear center between
two brothers. It is thought the older man is their father, who
is known to have come over before the family. Looking at the list
of Gegenheimers who came to America, it appears that the father
was Jacques Gegenheimer, a farmer from Baden, who came to America
in the Oct 1853 - May 1855 period alone, at the age of 59.
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Also a picture of August and his wife.
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Brothers August, 16; Carl, 18, Phil. (probably Philip), 21,
and their mother, Mere., 58.
According to Joann, the mother was named Margaret.
That leaves the last brother. Listed immediately after the
mother and three sons in the Gegenheimers to America lists are
a Jo.(John), 23; and Phillip, 22; both from Baden. I suspect John
is the fourth brother, and that Philipp is a cousin. The two came
over in the same time frame, Nov 1857 - Jul 1859, as the mother
and three brothers. Also, a sister stayed in Germany and was never
seen in person again. I think I may clear this up as soon as I
can get to the library to check the census in Darke County, OH
for 1860/70.
Last Update: 07/20/97
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by TL Consulting Group -
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Copyright; 1998 by TL Consulting Group - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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