Immigrants from Posen in Ripon, WI
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Immigrants from Posen in Ripon, WI
| Judy Wright (View posts) | Posted: 7 Feb 2005 1:17AM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Kresal (Krüsal), Weishaar, Imm, Kelm, Lueck (Lück)
My mother-in-law's family came to Ripon in the 1860s from Posen, Germany. Posen is now the Polish province of Poznan. The 1920 Ripon census shows many immigrants from Posen, some giving German as their native language and some giving Polish. Can anyone help with the following questions?
What is the history of Posen/Poznan going between Germany and Poland? Dates? Reasons?
Why did so many leave Posen and how did they come to be in Ripon? Some obviously came to join family members already there, but what was the initial attraction?
What was their most likely port of departure from Europe and port of entry in the US?
The surnames involved are: Kresal (Krüsal), Weishaar, Imm, Kelm, Lueck (Lück). Affiliated lines are: Wittwer, Rhode, Meilahn, Miller, Klemp, Raakow, Stahl, Schultz, Eichstaedt, Reich, Barton
Judy in Ocala
What is the history of Posen/Poznan going between Germany and Poland? Dates? Reasons?
Why did so many leave Posen and how did they come to be in Ripon? Some obviously came to join family members already there, but what was the initial attraction?
What was their most likely port of departure from Europe and port of entry in the US?
The surnames involved are: Kresal (Krüsal), Weishaar, Imm, Kelm, Lueck (Lück). Affiliated lines are: Wittwer, Rhode, Meilahn, Miller, Klemp, Raakow, Stahl, Schultz, Eichstaedt, Reich, Barton
Judy in Ocala