my Grandfather Max Kirbach, son of Otto Kirbach. Otto came to America from Germany. Otto mentioned a brother who came to America later...I believe his name was Fredrick. Anyone help?
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There is a Friedrich from Wisc. who enlisted in the Union Army on Mar. 4, 1862. Application was made for a pension for that name on Mar. 20, 1864. Some records spell name Kohrbach Friedrick. Hope this helps.
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started working the Kirbach's line in 12/02. Have Max Otto's SS app with parents names of Otto Kirbach and Anna Bigge. His birthdate listed 7/15/1912. I am actually working Fredrick and his brother Ernest Kirbach and couldn't figure out where Max and Otto came in. The branch I am working settled in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. I have a lot on this branch.
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My GGraandmother came to America from Germany, possibly Bavaria about 1840. The family has always given her maiden name as Kerbig but I've also seen it Karbach and many of the obvious variations including those starting with a C. having just run across another example of it written in the 1930s by a family member as Kerbig I looking once more at Kirbig Kirbach etc....
Family legend had it that she married Germany Schmidt - they had one child, Anna, he was a coachman and died of epilepsy. Catharine Kerbig Schmidt and daughter Anna came to America.
They were supposed to have been head for the mid west possibly Chicago to meet relatives perhaps but because of confusion with the language she was put off the train in Schenectady. She lived as a house keeper in Schenectady until she married Alsatian - Martin Knefley ( Knoepfl ) She died in Utica about 1891. She was German Catholic. There must be a way to crack this case. Mark Brown
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