Kuchenbecker-Ahnen

Migration Albert Friedrich Kuchenbecker und Margarethe (Margarita Martha) geb. Abraham emigrierten nach den USA in Begleitung seiner Eltern, Carl und Charlotte, wie auch seiner Geschwister Hermann, Anna und Tillie. Sie landeten in New York und fuhren von dort mit dem Zug nach Appleton, Wisconsin, wo sie etwa am 26.12.1889 (sic!) ankamen. Sie lebten eine Zeitlang bei den Verwandten von Alberts Mutter, Charlotte, der Reinke-Familie.

Volkszählung 1900 Haushaltmitglieder: Name Alter Albert Kuchenbecher 36 Margerett Kuchenbecher 29 Carl H Kuchenbecher 8 Elsie E Kuchenbecher 7 Anna B Kuchenbecher 5 Max H Kuchenbecher 4 Bertha M Kuchenbecher 3 Alma E Kuchenbecher 2 Martha M Kuchenbecher 4/12

Albert Kuchenbecker and Margarethe Abraham married 12/5/1889 in Germany. Albert did farm labor work for a large landowner in far N.E. Germany in the state of Pomerania near the city of Neustettin near the Baltic Sea. ... However, Germany lost this territory to Poland after WWII. Neustettin is now called Szczecinek. The land was very sandy and not good for farm crops, except for potatoes which were grown in abundance and was the main food staple. There was no opportunity to own or buy land. It was all controlled by wealthy families who leased it to the peasants as tenant farmers. Since living conditions were so poor and opportunities to make much of a living negligible, Albert and Margarethe immigrated to the US on their honeymoon in 1889. They sailed from either Hamburg or Bremen and were accompanied in the voyage by Alberts parents, Carl and Charlotte. Also with them were Alberts siblings, Herman, Anna and Tillie. They landed in New York, and then took a train to Appleton, WI, arriving about 12/26/1889. They lived with relatives of Alberts mother, Charlotte (the Reinke family) in Appleton for awhile. Albert then saved and borrowed enough money to buy the family farm of 30 acres just west of Neenah for $300 on Jan 7, 1891. Ten more acres were added to the farm from an adjoining plot in 1931. On the farm, Albert and Margarethe raised a family of 13 children, born over a period of 15 years, plus 2 nieces, Hildegarde and Margaret who arrived from Germany in 1923. The 2 nieces were daughters of Margarethes other sister, Bertha, who eventually immigrated to Neenah. Alberts youngest son, Alfred, and his wife Gertrude bought the farm in 1946. Although Alfred died in 1985, Gertrude and her son Douglas continued to live on the land. (freigegeben von Susan Ginnow)

Albert F Kuchenbecker 41 Margaret Kuchenbecker 36 Chas Kuchenbecker 13 Elsie Kuchenbecker 12 Anna Kuchenbecker 10 Mary Kuchenbecker 9 Bertha Kuchenbecker 8

Achtung, unsichere Daten: einige Kinder, die bei der Volkszählung 1905 bereits gelebt haben, sind nicht aufgeführt

Sohn: http://trees.ancestry.de/tree/4046730/person/-1346500240 Tochter: http://trees.ancestry.de/tree/4046730/person/-1346503081 Tochter: http://trees.ancestry.de/tree/4046730/person/-1346503894 Sohn: http://trees.ancestry.de/tree/4046730/person/-1346525228