Heinrich's oldest son, John, at age 34, married Catharina Forster in 1866. They had 15 children: Elizabeth "Lizzie", Mary Marie, Anna Maria, Henry, Margaret, Amelia, John Frank, Anthony "Anton" "Francis, W. N., Christian "Christ J, Anna, Paul, Aloysius "Alex" "Alois", and Dora. John was born in Prussia, and his wife, Catharina, was born in Austria (in the 1870 census it says that she was born in Bohemia. In the 1900 census, they both are listed as being born in Germany. This is because the borders were constantly changing.) They lived in the Town of Meeme, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He was a farmer. In the 1870 Census, the value of real estate is listed as $2,000 and value of personal estate is $535. The children were born between 1867-1889. Mary Marie and Anna Maria were born eight months apart. In the 1900 census, it states that Catharina had given birth to 15 children and 9 were living. John's death was after 1905 as he is listed in that year's census.
Next time I'll tell a bit about Heinrich's daughter, Elisabeth "Lizzie" who married Franz "Frank" Herr, Sr.
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