Johann Georg Beisser was born on March 10, 1804, in the town of Nabern, near Kirchheim in the Kingdom of Wurtemgerg. His father, Michael, had been a shepherd, but Georg, as he was called, was a weaver. On May 9, 1833, he married Elisabetha Dorothea Dur (born on June 9 1808), the daughter of Josef Durr, a farmer. Georg and Elisabetha had eight sons (six born in Wurtemberg and two in America), but two were born prematurely and died within a day or two of birth. The four survivors were Josef (born on March 6, 1835), Michael (born on January 2 1839), Johann Jakob (born on Feb 20, 1842), and Johann (born on February 15, 1848 in Morgan County, Ohio).
In 1846, the Beisser family decided to emigrate to America, where they hoped to find a better life. Georg was especially concerned that his sons grow up without having to fear being drafted into the army; this was a period of unrest in central Europe, and each German State felt it imperative to have a strong army of it own. Their original plan was to depart in March, but this was delayed by the premature birth -- and subsequent death -- of a child on March 16. It was therefore April before they were able to leave, traveling by boat from Heilbron, presumably via the Rhine River to one of the Dutch ports.
Upon arriving in the US, the family settled on a farm in Morgan County, Ohio, in 1851. Georg Beisser was officially granted US citizenship at the county courthouse in McConnelsville.
From "A Family History" compiled by Anne Beiser Allen 1997
Update from Anne: Immigration records from New Orleans show that JOHN GEORGE BEISSER (42), A WEAVER AND EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN FROM NABERN, DEPARTED FROM BREMEN ON THE SHIP MISSIPPI, ARRIVING IN NEW ORLEANS ON 16 JULY 1846.He was accompanied by his wife, Elise, born Durr, age 38, and sons Joseph (11), Michael (7) and John Jacob (3). Their baggage consisted of 2 trunks, 1 wooden box and 1 basket.
It is presumed that they then traveled up the Mississippi to the Ohio and thence to Morgan County, Ohio, where there were other immigrants from Wurtemburg (and Bavaria) living.
Update from Fred Beisser (see message in his flower tribute):
John G. (the "C" on the old tombstone may be a result of weathering) Beisser was born about 1804 in Wuerttemberg, Germany, according to the Federal Census of 1870 for Eagleport, Morgan County, Ohio. He was married to Elisabeth who was born about 1810 also in Wuerttemberg. At the time they had a 22 year old son, John (or Johann) living with them who was born in Ohio.
- Fred Beisser
Added: Feb. 16, 2004
In 1846, the Beisser family decided to emigrate to America, where they hoped to find a better life. Georg was especially concerned that his sons grow up without having to fear being drafted into the army; this was a period of unrest in central Europe, and each German State felt it imperative to have a strong army of it own. Their original plan was to depart in March, but this was delayed by the premature birth -- and subsequent death -- of a child on March 16. It was therefore April before they were able to leave, traveling by boat from Heilbron, presumably via the Rhine River to one of the Dutch ports.
Upon arriving in the US, the family settled on a farm in Morgan County, Ohio, in 1851. Georg Beisser was officially granted US citizenship at the county courthouse in McConnelsville.
From "A Family History" compiled by Anne Beiser Allen 1997
Update from Anne: Immigration records from New Orleans show that JOHN GEORGE BEISSER (42), A WEAVER AND EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN FROM NABERN, DEPARTED FROM BREMEN ON THE SHIP MISSIPPI, ARRIVING IN NEW ORLEANS ON 16 JULY 1846.He was accompanied by his wife, Elise, born Durr, age 38, and sons Joseph (11), Michael (7) and John Jacob (3). Their baggage consisted of 2 trunks, 1 wooden box and 1 basket.
It is presumed that they then traveled up the Mississippi to the Ohio and thence to Morgan County, Ohio, where there were other immigrants from Wurtemburg (and Bavaria) living.
Update from Fred Beisser (see message in his flower tribute):
John G. (the "C" on the old tombstone may be a result of weathering) Beisser was born about 1804 in Wuerttemberg, Germany, according to the Federal Census of 1870 for Eagleport, Morgan County, Ohio. He was married to Elisabeth who was born about 1810 also in Wuerttemberg. At the time they had a 22 year old son, John (or Johann) living with them who was born in Ohio.
- Fred Beisser
Added: Feb. 16, 2004
Johann Georg Beisser was born on March 10, 1804, in the town of Nabern, near Kirchheim in the Kingdom of Wurtemgerg. His father, Michael, had been a shepherd, but Georg, as he was called, was a weaver. On May 9, 1833, he married Elisabetha Dorothea Dur (born on June 9 1808), the daughter of Josef Durr, a farmer. Georg and Elisabetha had eight sons (six born in Wurtemberg and two in America), but two were born prematurely and died within a day or two of birth. The four survivors were Josef (born on March 6, 1835), Michael (born on January 2 1839), Johann Jakob (born on Feb 20, 1842), and Johann (born on February 15, 1848 in Morgan County, Ohio).
In 1846, the Beisser family decided to emigrate to America, where they hoped to find a better life. Georg was especially concerned that his sons grow up without having to fear being drafted into the army; this was a period of unrest in central Europe, and each German State felt it imperative to have a strong army of it own. Their original plan was to depart in March, but this was delayed by the premature birth -- and subsequent death -- of a child on March 16. It was therefore April before they were able to leave, traveling by boat from Heilbron, presumably via the Rhine River to one of the Dutch ports.
Upon arriving in the US, the family settled on a farm in Morgan County, Ohio, in 1851. Georg Beisser was officially granted US citizenship at the county courthouse in McConnelsville.
From "A Family History" compiled by Anne Beiser Allen 1997
Update from Anne: Immigration records from New Orleans show that JOHN GEORGE BEISSER (42), A WEAVER AND EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN FROM NABERN, DEPARTED FROM BREMEN ON THE SHIP MISSIPPI, ARRIVING IN NEW ORLEANS ON 16 JULY 1846.He was accompanied by his wife, Elise, born Durr, age 38, and sons Joseph (11), Michael (7) and John Jacob (3). Their baggage consisted of 2 trunks, 1 wooden box and 1 basket.
It is presumed that they then traveled up the Mississippi to the Ohio and thence to Morgan County, Ohio, where there were other immigrants from Wurtemburg (and Bavaria) living.
Update from Fred Beisser (see message in his flower tribute):
John G. (the "C" on the old tombstone may be a result of weathering) Beisser was born about 1804 in Wuerttemberg, Germany, according to the Federal Census of 1870 for Eagleport, Morgan County, Ohio. He was married to Elisabeth who was born about 1810 also in Wuerttemberg. At the time they had a 22 year old son, John (or Johann) living with them who was born in Ohio.
- Fred Beisser
Added: Feb. 16, 2004
In 1846, the Beisser family decided to emigrate to America, where they hoped to find a better life. Georg was especially concerned that his sons grow up without having to fear being drafted into the army; this was a period of unrest in central Europe, and each German State felt it imperative to have a strong army of it own. Their original plan was to depart in March, but this was delayed by the premature birth -- and subsequent death -- of a child on March 16. It was therefore April before they were able to leave, traveling by boat from Heilbron, presumably via the Rhine River to one of the Dutch ports.
Upon arriving in the US, the family settled on a farm in Morgan County, Ohio, in 1851. Georg Beisser was officially granted US citizenship at the county courthouse in McConnelsville.
From "A Family History" compiled by Anne Beiser Allen 1997
Update from Anne: Immigration records from New Orleans show that JOHN GEORGE BEISSER (42), A WEAVER AND EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN FROM NABERN, DEPARTED FROM BREMEN ON THE SHIP MISSIPPI, ARRIVING IN NEW ORLEANS ON 16 JULY 1846.He was accompanied by his wife, Elise, born Durr, age 38, and sons Joseph (11), Michael (7) and John Jacob (3). Their baggage consisted of 2 trunks, 1 wooden box and 1 basket.
It is presumed that they then traveled up the Mississippi to the Ohio and thence to Morgan County, Ohio, where there were other immigrants from Wurtemburg (and Bavaria) living.
Update from Fred Beisser (see message in his flower tribute):
John G. (the "C" on the old tombstone may be a result of weathering) Beisser was born about 1804 in Wuerttemberg, Germany, according to the Federal Census of 1870 for Eagleport, Morgan County, Ohio. He was married to Elisabeth who was born about 1810 also in Wuerttemberg. At the time they had a 22 year old son, John (or Johann) living with them who was born in Ohio.
- Fred Beisser
Added: Feb. 16, 2004
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