This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ressmeyer, Donnenberg, Heiliger, Miller Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1157 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 895. LANCASTER HENRY RESSMEYER, harness-maker, Lancaster; commenced this business in the spring of 1873, commencing in a small way, renting a shop and doing all of his own work; in the fall of 1878, he bought his present shop, and now carries a stock of about $1,000, employing two men; he is a native of Germany, born April 19, 1849, a son of John Henry and Dorotha (Donnenberg) Ressmeyer, who came to the United States in the fall of 1840; his father died in Du Page Co., Ill., Sept. 20, 1862, and his mother died in Grant Co., March 2, 1879. Mr. R. was married in Liberty, Grant Co., Sept. 16, 1877, to Miss Maggie Heiliger, daughter of Joseph and Maggie (Miller) Heiliger. They have two sons - William, born Sept. 28, 1878, and Fred, Oct. 3, 1880. Mr. Ressmeyer is an active member of the I. O. O. F. [I am not related to this family. I'm just posting this as a service and hope it helps!]