In a message dated 3/22/02 11:05:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Did any of he Kieffer Family move to the Iowa County (Mineral Point) area of > Wisconsin. > > > > My grandfather's Sister, Lena Reger, Married a Kieffer in Mineral Point. > Her Father was also born in Luxembourg. > > Jack Freese > Salem, S. C. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 4:18 PM > Subject: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Kieffer > > > > I posted this to MN, IA, and B-W lists, but also applies to the > Rheinland, > > Trier, and Lux list too.. > > > > Peter KIEFFER (b:1826 Luxemburg, Wurtenburg, Germany....immigrated 1852) > and > > Elizabeth KALMAS (b: 1839 Wurtenberg, Germany) married on 15 April 1856 > in > > Iowa (Dubuque area). They had Henry, Elizabeth (b:1858 married Henry > HANSON), > > Mary (b:1861 married Mr. GEDELL), Evaline (b:1863), Carry (b:1863). They > > moved to Lake Crystal, Blue Earth, MN and had Annie (b:1865), Michael > > (b:1867), Minnie (b:1871), and Carrie/Cory (b:1873). > > > > Family notes had Peter and Elizabeth from Holland, 1880 MN Census had > both > > from Wurtenberg, and obits (thanks Barbara) had P from Luxemburg, Germany > (I > > think Lux, Germany is on the Lux/Germ border west of Rheinland) and E > from > > Germany with father Jacob KALMAS. > > > > Does anyone have any more information they can add? > > > > Pete Hanson > As far as I know, they were in Dubuque area and then moved to Lake Crystal, MN. I'm not really familiar with the area, so don't know how close Iowa County in WI is to all these other areas. Pete