THEODORE AMMANN II
He was the son of Marie Agnes Riede and Theodor Ammann the 1st. Theodor was born on December 23, 1832 at or near Bedferdig, Rhin Provence, Germany. He served for three years in the Prussian army as a guard in Berlin and there made good use of his spare time to improve his knowledge especially in music in which he was gifted. At this time the Prussian government gave every soldier an educational opportunity without cost.
In 1857 he married Gertrude Born in Hemmerden, Kreis Reus, in the Government District of Düsseldorf, Germany, Rhine Province. They came to America in 1864 and one of her brothers accompanied them.
They crossed in one of the first steamships. It took twelve days to cross the Atlantic and twelve more days to travel from New York City to Wisconsin. Three children had been born in Germany — Joseph, Katrina, and Anna. They lived for a short time in New Holstein, Calumet County, Wisconsin, where Rosa was born. Agnes was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and Henry in Rhine Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
Theodor Ammann II with his family moved to Kiel about 1871, where he made his living as a cabinet maker. He bought land in Kiel along the Sheboygan River from Hans Greve in 1886. Their first home was at the corner of Broadway and Fifth Street. Later they moved to a home at what is now Sixth Street. He sold one of his lots on the river (406 - 5th Street) to his son Henry in 1902.
He was the son of Marie Agnes Riede and Theodor Ammann the 1st. Theodor was born on December 23, 1832 at or near Bedferdig, Rhin Provence, Germany. He served for three years in the Prussian army as a guard in Berlin and there made good use of his spare time to improve his knowledge especially in music in which he was gifted. At this time the Prussian government gave every soldier an educational opportunity without cost.
In 1857 he married Gertrude Born in Hemmerden, Kreis Reus, in the Government District of Düsseldorf, Germany, Rhine Province. They came to America in 1864 and one of her brothers accompanied them.
They crossed in one of the first steamships. It took twelve days to cross the Atlantic and twelve more days to travel from New York City to Wisconsin. Three children had been born in Germany — Joseph, Katrina, and Anna. They lived for a short time in New Holstein, Calumet County, Wisconsin, where Rosa was born. Agnes was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and Henry in Rhine Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
Theodor Ammann II with his family moved to Kiel about 1871, where he made his living as a cabinet maker. He bought land in Kiel along the Sheboygan River from Hans Greve in 1886. Their first home was at the corner of Broadway and Fifth Street. Later they moved to a home at what is now Sixth Street. He sold one of his lots on the river (406 - 5th Street) to his son Henry in 1902.
THEODORE AMMANN II
He was the son of Marie Agnes Riede and Theodor Ammann the 1st. Theodor was born on December 23, 1832 at or near Bedferdig, Rhin Provence, Germany. He served for three years in the Prussian army as a guard in Berlin and there made good use of his spare time to improve his knowledge especially in music in which he was gifted. At this time the Prussian government gave every soldier an educational opportunity without cost.
In 1857 he married Gertrude Born in Hemmerden, Kreis Reus, in the Government District of Düsseldorf, Germany, Rhine Province. They came to America in 1864 and one of her brothers accompanied them.
They crossed in one of the first steamships. It took twelve days to cross the Atlantic and twelve more days to travel from New York City to Wisconsin. Three children had been born in Germany — Joseph, Katrina, and Anna. They lived for a short time in New Holstein, Calumet County, Wisconsin, where Rosa was born. Agnes was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and Henry in Rhine Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
Theodor Ammann II with his family moved to Kiel about 1871, where he made his living as a cabinet maker. He bought land in Kiel along the Sheboygan River from Hans Greve in 1886. Their first home was at the corner of Broadway and Fifth Street. Later they moved to a home at what is now Sixth Street. He sold one of his lots on the river (406 - 5th Street) to his son Henry in 1902.
He was the son of Marie Agnes Riede and Theodor Ammann the 1st. Theodor was born on December 23, 1832 at or near Bedferdig, Rhin Provence, Germany. He served for three years in the Prussian army as a guard in Berlin and there made good use of his spare time to improve his knowledge especially in music in which he was gifted. At this time the Prussian government gave every soldier an educational opportunity without cost.
In 1857 he married Gertrude Born in Hemmerden, Kreis Reus, in the Government District of Düsseldorf, Germany, Rhine Province. They came to America in 1864 and one of her brothers accompanied them.
They crossed in one of the first steamships. It took twelve days to cross the Atlantic and twelve more days to travel from New York City to Wisconsin. Three children had been born in Germany — Joseph, Katrina, and Anna. They lived for a short time in New Holstein, Calumet County, Wisconsin, where Rosa was born. Agnes was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and Henry in Rhine Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
Theodor Ammann II with his family moved to Kiel about 1871, where he made his living as a cabinet maker. He bought land in Kiel along the Sheboygan River from Hans Greve in 1886. Their first home was at the corner of Broadway and Fifth Street. Later they moved to a home at what is now Sixth Street. He sold one of his lots on the river (406 - 5th Street) to his son Henry in 1902.
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