Joseph Peter Heimbach was born in Losheim, Prussia. in 1838, He lived in Prussia during a time of political unrest and 3 rulers, Fredrick William III, Fredrick William IV, and William I. In his youth, the country was embroiled in The First Schleswig War and The Second Schleswig War then the Austro-Prussian War was ended when he left for the United States. Looking at the pictures drawn to depict the wars, one is left wondering, did he fight in any of the wars? Did he take his family and leave in the hopes of peace and prosperity in another land? I may be able to find out about the military, but his motives will remain unanswered.
The land he grew up in is beautiful. Some places that were in his time are still there. We were not blessed with pictures of Joseph from any time period. This website has some great pictures of Germany including some historical pictures. German Picture of the Day Losheim is a picturesque area. We are blessed to have access to old newspapers that describe the time period from men and women who traveled there. I was amazed to find that it was an extremely ordered society. Coaches if early could not enter a city except at a specific time as shown in an article I found on GenealogyBank.com. When I started using this site, it was to find specific information on ancestors and I was not disappointed. Now I am finding a way to make the life experience of an ancestor real.
About 1863 (I am still looking through records to find a marriage record) he married Anna Maria Oswald. This information was derived from the Familienbuch der Pfarrei Kisgeun 1729-1899 and Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s on Ancestry. The story of obtaining the Familienbuch der Pfarrei Kisgen is a story in itself. They had at least one child, Nicholas, in Prussia before leaving for America.
Once again, the imagination kicks in. Did they live in town or in the countryside? What did Joseph do for a living? What type of home did they have? These are all hopefully future finds as I leave the United States to explore more.
The first clue was family stores of the Ellsworth family that Frances Ellsworth shared with the Hero saying that Helena was from Germany (she was not) and that she had been lost on the streets of Chicago during the Chicago Fire (maybe).
The second Clue that Joseph and Anna were immigrants was the 1870 census that gave their place of birth as Prussia.
The third clue was the transcribed records of St. Michael's Catholic Church, Chicago (Cleveland Avenue) German-speaking parish in Chicago, Illinois, USA. This Church survived the Chicago Fire.
I have only found transcribed records so far, but am making my plans for finding the ship records if possible. The hope here is to find if there was a family member already in the United States or if they originally planned on staying in the East.
There you have it. The beginning.
The land he grew up in is beautiful. Some places that were in his time are still there. We were not blessed with pictures of Joseph from any time period. This website has some great pictures of Germany including some historical pictures. German Picture of the Day Losheim is a picturesque area. We are blessed to have access to old newspapers that describe the time period from men and women who traveled there. I was amazed to find that it was an extremely ordered society. Coaches if early could not enter a city except at a specific time as shown in an article I found on GenealogyBank.com. When I started using this site, it was to find specific information on ancestors and I was not disappointed. Now I am finding a way to make the life experience of an ancestor real.
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| Date: Saturday, July 28, 1849 Paper: Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA) Page: 4 This entire product and/or portions thereof are copyrighted by NewsBank and/or the American Antiquarian Society. 2004. |
About 1863 (I am still looking through records to find a marriage record) he married Anna Maria Oswald. This information was derived from the Familienbuch der Pfarrei Kisgeun 1729-1899 and Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s on Ancestry. The story of obtaining the Familienbuch der Pfarrei Kisgen is a story in itself. They had at least one child, Nicholas, in Prussia before leaving for America.
Once again, the imagination kicks in. Did they live in town or in the countryside? What did Joseph do for a living? What type of home did they have? These are all hopefully future finds as I leave the United States to explore more.
The first clue was family stores of the Ellsworth family that Frances Ellsworth shared with the Hero saying that Helena was from Germany (she was not) and that she had been lost on the streets of Chicago during the Chicago Fire (maybe).
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| Helena Heimbach Ellsworth picture owned by Fran Ellworth |
The second Clue that Joseph and Anna were immigrants was the 1870 census that gave their place of birth as Prussia.
The third clue was the transcribed records of St. Michael's Catholic Church, Chicago (Cleveland Avenue) German-speaking parish in Chicago, Illinois, USA. This Church survived the Chicago Fire.
I have only found transcribed records so far, but am making my plans for finding the ship records if possible. The hope here is to find if there was a family member already in the United States or if they originally planned on staying in the East.
There you have it. The beginning.
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