Vollertsen article
Scope and Contents
This is a printed paper pertaining to an immigrant from Schleswig-Holstein to Scott County, Iowa named Johann Friedrich Christian Schmidt. The article is entirely in German and is titled "Nach Iowa! Auswanderer aus dem Danischen Wohld in den Jahren 1845 und 1847". The article was published in the "Jahrbuch 2022 der Heimatgemeinschaft Eckernforde". Schmidt was a successful farmer in Blue Grass Township, arriving in Davenport in 1847.
The author of the article, Carl-August Vollertsen, did research for the paper in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center at the Davenport Public Library.
Dates
- Creation: 2022
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Biographical / Historical
Johann Frederick Christian Schmidt was born on 25 May 1800 in Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, the son of Jacob Schmidt and Maria Christina Post. He was married to Margaretha Dorathea Kistenmacher on 10 Oct. 1823 in Gettorf, Prussia.
The couple left Hamburg, Germany for New Orleans, Louisiana along with five of their children, arriving in June 1847. They farmed in Scott County, Iowa.
Extent
14 Leaves (in 1 folder.)
Language of Materials
German
Physical Location
Range 33 Section 09 (shares box)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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