The Burrichter name is not in my own family history, but I know of Burrichters who settled in Wabasha (Wabasha County), Minnesota. My paternal grandmother (Anna Lager) was born in Aviston, and her parents moved to Wabasha, Minnesota, when she was a young girl. I met some Burrichter people in Wabasha in the 1960s and 1970s; they farmed in the area where my grandfather and grandmother lived and were also members of the same parish, St. Felix Catholic Church in Wabasha. Several of the Lager family members emigrated from Lengerich, Hannover, Germany, and entered the USA at New Orleans, arriving by ship from Bremen. They moved up river to St. Louis and settled in Clinton County. Some of the Lager family stayed in Illinois and Missouri, while others moved north. Perhaps the Burrichters also came from the Lengerich area. Paul Grass -----Original Message----- From: Alexandra [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 8:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILCLINTON] Emslander immigrants Hi, regarding the above mentioned website, I am researching the names Burrichter and Grothues from the Emslander area, mentioned as immigrants on this web site, who settled first in Aviston, ILL. Any one else researching these families? Thanks Alex in Mo. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

And your name of Lager rang a bell with me. My mother has often told me of taking her mother, in the 1930's, for the dedication of the Lager Bridge near Posey. It was on land that had been owned by John Martin Yunker, my maternal great-grandfather. I've seen several newspaper clippings in my Grandmother's files concerning the dedication. It must have been a big deal back then. Mom only remembers that it was extremely muddy that day! Are you familiar with the bridge? John Martin Yunker's wife, Caroline Schoppe, was from Kemnade Germany and came that same route via New Orleans in 1857. Someday I may figure out how she met John Martin since he lived in Clinton Co., but they married in St. Louis in 1861. He was from Hilburghausen, Thuringia, Germany, so I doubt that they knew each other before migrating, He immigrated in 1851 and owned a lumber yard in Carlyle. Apparently he did well in the US of A because he has a very impressive tomb stone in the Carlyle cemetery, across the road from Sidney Breese's big monolith stone. Thanks for making me think about some of these "details" again. Carolyn Wilburn Medlin Spring, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Grass" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 8:47 AM Subject: RE: [ILCLINTON] Emslander immigrants > The Burrichter name is not in my own family history, but I know of Burrichters who settled in Wabasha (Wabasha County), Minnesota. My paternal grandmother (Anna Lager) was born in Aviston, and her parents moved to Wabasha, Minnesota, when she was a young girl. I met some Burrichter people in Wabasha in the 1960s and 1970s; they farmed in the area where my grandfather and grandmother lived and were also members of the same parish, St. Felix Catholic Church in Wabasha. Several of the Lager family members emigrated from Lengerich, Hannover, Germany, and entered the USA at New Orleans, arriving by ship from Bremen. They moved up river to St. Louis and settled in Clinton County. Some of the Lager family stayed in Illinois and Missouri, while others moved north. Perhaps the Burrichters also came from the Lengerich area. > Paul Grass > -----Original Message----- > From: Alexandra [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 8:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ILCLINTON] Emslander immigrants > > Hi, regarding the above mentioned website, I am researching the names Burrichter and Grothues from the Emslander area, mentioned as immigrants on this web site, who settled first in Aviston, ILL. > > Any one else researching these families? > > Thanks > > Alex in Mo. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >