Anton Klapperich (1809 - 1887)

Born 4 May 1809 in Hausten, Mayen, Rheinland

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Catherina (Tempel) Klapperich — married 14 May 1839 in Kempenich, Rhineland, Prussia

Descendants

Died 11 Aug 1887 at age 78 in Marytown, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

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Anton Klapperich migrated from Hausten to Wisconsin.

Biography

This profile is part of the Klapperich Name Study.

When Anton Klapperich was born on May 4, 1809, in Hausten, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, his father, Jacob, was 33 and his mother, Maria Gertrude Andres, was 23. He married Anna Catherina Tempel on May 14, 1839, in Kempenich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. They had five children. They emigrated to the United States arriving 20 Oct 1847 in New York with his wife Anna, Son Jacob, son John and his son Joseph, who was born on the ship . In 1849, he purchased two tracts of land totalling 114 acres in Fond du Lac. The next year he purchased an additional 40 acre tract in Marshfield, WI. He died on August 11, 1887, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, having lived a long life of 78 years, and was buried there. Find A Grave: Memorial #61538818

Research of Uwe Kruse "In the summer of 1847 Anton and his wife put up their land in Hausten and Weibern for auction to finance their crossing to the USA. The notary public Keiffenheim from Adenau confirmed the auction of the land by a document on August 29th, 1847. The proceeds of the auction was 1075 Thaler and 10 Groschen. Johann Klapperich, the youngest brother of Anton Klapperich, bought the house (of the seller) with outbuilding (stable), farmyard and equipment for 94 Thaler. In September 1847 Anton Klapperich, his wife and the children Jacob and Johann left their home. They reached the harbor of New York by the ship “Wellington” from London on October 20th, 1847. During the crossing the son Joseph was born. The family settled in Marytown, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin."" ^[1]

Buried Marytown, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin USA. ^[2]

Baptism: 4 MAY 1809. Kempenich, Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. ^[3]

Probate: In Oct 1891, son Joseph appealed to the court to remove executor Michael Wirth due to lack of progress in settling the estate. Wirth sold the South Dakota land holdings of Anton to settle claims against the estate of Anton Klapperich. 1887 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA. ^[4]

Residence Post Office: Taycheedah. 1870 Calumet, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA. Calumet Township land map shows Anton Klapperich 80 acre holdings adjoining Joseph Klapperich 110 acres on the east edge. ^[5] Another record of the 40 acre land. In section 3 of Marshfield, separate from the other plot of land. Calumet, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA. ^[6]

1874 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA. Fond du Lac county gazetteer lists widow, Anton and Stephen, all of Marytown. ^[7]

Immigration: Arrived in NY from Germany. with wife Ann, Son Jacob, son John and son Joseph was born on the ship. 20 OCT 1847. ^[8]

Property: Purchased two tracts of land totalling 114 acres. 1 AUG 1849. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA. ^[9]

Research Notes

• In the mid 1800s, there were two villages: Morswiesen and Hausten in the same valley, not far from Kempenich. Over the years, the villages grew together and took the name of Hausten, possibly because the Catholic chapel was in that town.

• Baptismal font in the Kempenich church. 11 Sep 2014. Both Anton and his children were baptized in this church, at this baptismal font, which is dates from the first half of the 13th century. On Wikimedia, there's a photo of the frieze in the interior of the font by Reinhardhauke.

• A photo of the Klapperich house was provided by Uwe Kruse, historian of the town. The house stood till about the 1970s but has now been replaced.

• Several photos were provided by Uwe Kruse, a Geman historian who has contributed a microhistory of this region. The Klapperich house was occupied by Anton Klapperich family in the early 1800s prior to their emigration to the United States. Subsequently it was owned by several other families and finally demolished and the site rebuilt in the 1980s.

Sources

1. ↑ Nr. 15/1840 StA Kempenich
2. ↑ Source: #S1
3. ↑ Source: #S107
4. ↑ Source: #S331 Fond Du Lac County (Wis.) Probate Case Files, 1846-1925; Author: Wisconsin. County Court (Fond Du Lac County); Probate Place: Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin
5. ↑ Source: #S38 Year: 1870; Census Place: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1713; Page: 103A; Image: 314642; Family History Library Film: 553212
6. ↑ Source: #S38 Title: 1860 Census Abbrev: 1860 Census Page: Town of Calumet, Marytown PO, Fond du Lac Co., WI, sheet 1, page 299, family 15-15; Anton Klapperich, 51,M, farmer, $2000-450, Prussia; Anna C., 49. F. Prussia; Jacob, 20, M, Prussia; John, 14, M, Prussia; Joseph, 12, M, Atlantic Ocean.
7. ↑ Source: #S141 Residence date: 1874 Residence place: Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin Link: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=landownershipatlas&h=4100592&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt
8. ↑ Source: #S259 Title: Passenger Lists: New York, 1820-1850 Abbrev: NY Passenger lists, 1820-1850 Publication: National Archives Series No.: M237 Page: Microfilm # 69, Family #, 74898, County of Origin: Deutschland; Ship Arrival Date: Oct 20, 1847; Klapperich, Anna Catharine age 34; Klapperich, Anton, age 37; Klapperich, Jacob, age 7; Klapperich, Johannes, age 2
9. ↑ Source: #S301 Document number 11578 Anton Klapperitch Land Office: GREEN BAY Sequence #: 1 Document Number: 11578 Total Acres: 114.01 Signature: Yes Canceled Document: No Issue Date: 1 Aug 1849 Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566 Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820 Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries Land Description: 1 W½NW 4TH PM - 1831 MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN No 17 N 20 E 31 2 SENW 4TH PM - 1831 MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN No 17 N 20 E 31

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