Michael Pfrang (1831 - 1916)

Born 31 May 1831 in Bavaria, Germany

Died 24 Jan 1916 at age 84 in Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Michael was born in 31 May 1831.

Michael Pfrang migrated from Deutschland to Wisconsin, Vereinigte Staaten.

The Pfrang family arrived in New York on the 1st November 1848, aboard the Argo, eventually settling in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Having taken ship at Le Havre, France, their names are rendered in French fashion, thusly Michael was listed as "Michel".^[1]

He married Ottilie Voelker about 1850.

He passed away 24 Jan 1916, and was buried in the Saint John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Plymouth, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Immigration — Registers of Vessels Arriving at the Port of New York from Foreign Ports, 1789-1919. Microfilm Publication M237, rolls 1-95. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
2. ↑ Burial — Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/133285238/michael-pfrang : accessed 04 June 2021), memorial page for Michael Pfrang (31 May 1831–24 Jan 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #133285238, citing Saint John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Plymouth, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Jerry H (contributor 47125398).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9H-K97 : 18 February 2021), Michael Pfrany, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSZ-4M8 : 29 May 2021), Michael Pfsang, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNHV-3MS : 20 February 2021), Michael Phrang, Plymouth, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district ED 208, sheet 142C, NARA microfilm public...
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM2X-WSH : accessed 4 June 2021), Mike Pfrang, Plymouth township (excl. Plymouth city), Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61, sheet 10A, family 183, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,818.
• "Wisconsin State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM7H-56Q : 8 March 2021), Michael Pfrang in household of Philip Pfrang, Plymouth city, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; citing p. 294, line 62, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,020,985.