The Census records, collected every 10 years, provide a wonderful window into the lives of our ancestors. My last post took a peek at the Rademacher family in 1880, shortly after they arrived in America. Unfortunately for all of us, the 1890 Census was destroyed by a fire in a Commerce Building in Washington, DC […]
Joseph Rademacher family – 1880’s
The Joseph Rademacher family arrived in New York on February 4, 1878 and likely traveled by train to Nebraska, where Joseph’s younger brother Frank had settled ten years prior. A little more than two years later, the 1880 Census shows the family living in the Pleasant Hill precinct. Pleasant Hill was a mostly rural area […]
Salathiel Timmons’ Civil War service
And now for something completely different. My great-great-great-grandfather Salathiel Timmons (1835-1909) was a solider in the Union Army during the Civil War. During his service, he contracted a rheumatic disease which ultimately led to heart disease and partial paralysis. Later in life, he applied for and received a military pension. For the benefit of the […]
Rademacher Family: Coming to America, 1878
Some ten years after Frank Rademacher settled in Crete, Nebraska and was evidently doing quite well, his older brother Joseph Rademacher left Germany with his wife, mother-in-law, and three children. I haven’t been able to nail down exactly why this family left Germany. It could have been simple economic opportunity and the news of Frank’s […]
Brodd Family: Coming to America, 1875
Unless a family line includes a Native American ancestor, it will always include that pivotal ancestor who made the decision to come to America. That story is always compelling – it’s so intriguing to figure out why they decided to leave their home country. Finding evidence of their emigration journey is always exciting. We have […]
