o:id 19281 o:resource_template Correspondence Circle o:resource_class dcterms:AgentClass o:owner pertilla@ghi-dc.org o:is_public true dcterms:title Ziegenhagen Family Circle Familienkreis Ziegenhagen dcterms:description Individuals mentioned in the Ziegenhagen Family Letters. Franz (or Frank) Ziegenhagen, born in 1825, married Regina Riemer in 1848 in Damnitz, Kreis Schlochau, West Prussia. They had five children who lived to adulthood: Franziska, Emma, Franz (Junior), Maria (or Mary), and Antonia. Franz's first wife died in 1869 and in 1871 he married Dorothea (Dora) Schmidt. Franz and Dora Ziegenhagen had seven children between 1871 and 1880, of whom four survived childhood. Franz (Senior) and his adult son, Franz (also known as Frank), immigrated to New York in July of 1880, via Hamburg. Later in the summer, Dora Ziegenhagen also immigrated with her four young children, her two adult stepdaughters, Antonia and Maria Ziegenhagen, and Maria’s young daughter Ida Ziegenhagen. Franz and Dora Ziegenhagen had another five children in the United States, of whom three survived to adulthood. Correspondents include Franz's daughter Franziska Ziegenhagen Mansolf, who remained in West Prussia, and Franziska's son, Franz (or Frank) Mansolf, who immigrated to the United States, briefly returned to West Prussia, and then immigrated to the United States again for good. Later correspondents include the daughters of Emma Ziegenhagen Wadzinski, Angelika Wadzinski Hoffman and Martha Wadzinski Heldt. Also part of the Ziegenhagen Family Circle are members of the Otto and Czekalla families, who were related to Dorothea Schmidt Ziegenhagen. Dora Ziegenhagen was the eldest of the three children of Eva Kilian and Joseph Schmidt; after Joseph Schmidt's death, Eva Kilian remarried to Lorenz Otto and had four more children with him. The Czekalla family are related to Dora Ziegenhagen through her sister Maria Schmidt, who married Lorenz Czekalla. dcterms:isReferencedBy 13609 dcterms:mediator Mindy Andreasen -- o:id 13596 o:resource_template Correspondence Collection o:resource_class dctype:Collection o:owner noreply@libnamic.com o:is_public true dcterms:title Frank & Anna Schaefer Family Letters - DO NOT USE Briefe der Familie Frank & Anna Schaefer - DO NOT USE dcterms:description Collection of letters sent to Frank Schaefer and his wife Anna Brehm Schaefer. Sammlung von Briefen an Frank Schaefer und seine Frau Anna Brehm Schaefer. dcterms:valid 1948/1953 -- o:id 13609 o:resource_template Correspondence Collection o:resource_class dctype:Collection o:owner noreply@libnamic.com o:is_public true dcterms:title Ziegenhagen Family Letters Briefe der Familie Ziegenhagen dcterms:description Franz (Frank) Ziegenhagen and Dorothea (Dora) Schmidt, his second wife, emigrated from Steinborn, Kreis Schlochau, West Prussia (now Słupia, Gmina Debrzno, Poland), a small farming community. Franz and his adult son, Franz (also known as Frank), immigrated to New York in July of 1880, via Hamburg. They settled in Millerville Township, Douglas County, Minnesota. Other emigrants from their area were already living in this farming area. Two months later, Dora, her four young boys, aged 1 to 7 years old (Oscar, Albert, Arnold and Theodore), her two adult stepdaughters, Antonia and Maria Ziegenhagen, and Maria’s young daughter Ida Ziegenhagen immigrated together. The family traveled from Stettin to Hull, England, then to New York via Liverpool. Franz and Dora lived in Minnesota for a short time before settling in rural Kidder Township, Day County, South Dakota, where they became homesteaders. A few years after Franz’s death, in 1901, Dora moved to the nearby town of Bristol, Day County, South Dakota. Dora and Franz had five more children born in the US, three surviving past childhood; John, Ernest and Nellie. The family were Catholics in Prussia and also in the United States. Franz (Frank) Ziegenhagen und Dorothea (Dora) Schmidt, seine zweite Frau, stammten aus Steinborn, einer kleinen Bauerngemeinde im Kreis Schlochau in Westpreußen (heute Słupia, Gmina Debrzno, Polen). Franz und sein erwachsener Sohn Franz (auch bekannt als Frank) wanderten im Juli 1880 über Hamburg nach New York ein. Sie ließen sich in Millerville Township, Douglas County, Minnesota, nieder. Andere Auswanderer aus ihrer Gegend lebten bereits in diesem Farmgebiet. Zwei Monate später wanderten Dora, ihre vier Jungen im Alter von 1 bis 7 Jahren (Oscar, Albert, Arnold und Theodore), ihre beiden erwachsenen Stieftöchter Antonia und Maria Ziegenhagen sowie Marias kleine Tochter Ida Ziegenhagen gemeinsam aus. Die Familie reiste von Stettin nach Hull, England, und dann über Liverpool nach New York. Franz und Dora lebten für kurze Zeit in Minnesota, bevor sie sich im ländlichen Kidder Township, Day County, South Dakota, niederließen, wo sie zu Siedlern wurden. Einige Jahre nach dem Tod von Franz im Jahr 1901, zog Dora in die nahe gelegene Stadt Bristol, Day County, South Dakota. Dora und Franz hatten fünf weitere Kinder, die in den USA geboren wurden. Nur drei der Kinder erreichten das Erwachsenenalter : John, Ernest und Nellie. Die Familie war bereits in Preußen und später auch in den Vereinigten Staaten katholisch. dcterms:valid 1889/1919 --