Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Calumet County WI Archives Biographies.....Immigration, Sippel, Baus, Kohlman 1854 - 1865 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Michael Petrie petriemj@charter.net and michael petrie petriemj@charter.net September 26, 2005, 10:11 am Author: Michael J. Petrie The Migration of the Adam and Barbara Drechsler Sippel Family and of Martin Baus and his cousins, Benedict and Pius Kohlman from the farming villages north of Fulda, Hesse-Kassel via the Town Nassau, Rensselaer County New York to Townships Marshfield and Forest, Fond du Lac County Wisconsin Felix Sippel [of Rückers, north of Fulda, Hesse-Kassel, Germany], son of Johann Adam Sippel and Barbara Drechsler, immigrated to the United States in 1854. (1) Family friends lived in the Nassau area, so he moved there upon disembarking. Eventually he moved to Chatham Township, Columbia Co. NY where in 1860 he worked in North Chatham as Dr. Oliver J. Peck’s farmhand. (2) His future wife, Helen Van Alstyne, worked in the same village as Widow Margaret Smith’s domestic servant. (3) Felix and Helen married on 18 September 1864. Felix’s sister, Lucy Sippel, immigrated by herself in 1855. She embarked the Ship Cariolan at Bremen and arrived at the New York port on May 7. (4) Lucy’s first son, John, was born in Nassau, Rensselaer County NY on July 31, 1857 (5). In 1860, Lucy was a domestic for John and Harriet R. Huested Miller of the same locale. (6) Exactly a year later Lucy’s sister,Victoria Sippel, her brother, Ferdinand Sippel, and family friend, Joh. (Benedict) Kohlmann, immigrated. They arrived at the New York port on the Ship Elsie. (7) In 1859, Felix and his friend, (Joh.)Benedict Kohlman, returned to Germany and brought over several people from the Rückers area, embarking at Bremerhaven: Adolph (Adam) Sippel, his wife, Barbara and their children who were still in Germany at the time (Sabina, Vincent, Carl and Hermann). Benedict Kohlmann brought back his brother, Pius, and his cousin, Martin Baus of Oberfeld. Others from the area included Andreas Roebig, Vinzenz Rühl, Wilhelmina Ebert, Zeno Roebig, Petronella Hohmann and Ferdinand’s future wife, Gertrude Hahner. (8) Victoria Sippel and Benedict Kohlmann married on 15 Sept 1859 in St. Mary’s Church, Nassau NY.(8a) Their first three children(Frank, Charles and Martin) were born in Rensselaer Co. NY. Martin was born on 7 Oct. 1864.(8b) In 1860 Victoria and Benedict lived with the William and Elisabeth Deats family where Benedict was a farmhand.(8c) By 1865, they lived in a house in the village of Nassau. At that time Frank was 4; Charles 2 1/2 and Martin 11/12. Benedict was also a citizen by this time. (8d) Ferdinand and Gertrude married on 21 April 1861 in St. Mary’s Church, Nassau NY. The witnesses were Felix Sippel and Petronella Hohmann. (9) Their first three children (Victoria, Lucy and George) were born in Rensselaer Co. NY. Victoria was born on 2 Feb 1862. Lucy was born on the 13 Nov. 1863.(10) In 1860 Ferdinand was a farmhand for James and Mary Welch.(11) By 1865, his family lived in a house in the village of Nassau. At that time Victoria was 3 years, 4 months old; Lucy 1 year 7 months and George four months. Ferdinand’s farm consisted of 100 improved acres, 10 unimproved acres, the cash value of the farm was $11,000, of the stock was $500, of the tools was $194. He grew oats, winter rye, grain and potatoes.(12) Sabina worked as a domestic servant for George and Jane E. Welch (13). She had one daughter, Gertrude Catherine Sippel, born on 20 April 1864 (14). The two were residing on Johann Adam's farm in 1865. The farm was in the village of Nassau. Gertrude Catherine was 1 year and a month old at census time. (15) Additional information about Gertrude Catherine has not been found. Vincent lived with his parents in Nassau, Rensselaer Co. NY.(16a and 16b) He married his wife, Magdalena Weber in 1866 in Albany. (16c) They moved to Michigan the same year. (17) Carl Sippel also lived with his parents. (18) It is possible that he worked as a farmhand for George and Helen Harder in Schodack Township. (19) Hermann, only 6 years old at the time he immigrated, lived with his parents, Johann Adam and Barbara Drechsler Sippel in Nassau, Rensselaer Co., NY. His playmate would have been the three year old John Sippel who also lived with J. Adam and Barbara. (20) John was Hermann’s sister Lucy’s son. (21) Hermann died on 10 August 1864. (22) He would have been 10 years, 11 months and 1 day old. His grave has not been found. (23) Martin Baus came to the United States with 57 Talers (money). He and Lucy Sippel married on 3 November 1863 in St. Mary’s Church, Nassau NY.(24) Their first two children (George and Valentine) were born in Rensselaer Co. NY. George was born on 15 September 1864.(25) Valentine was born on 18 September 1866.(26) In 1865, Lucy, Martin, John and George lived with the Abram and Katherine Sealy family just outside Nassau village. At that time Lucy was the mother of two children. This was the first marriage for both Martin and Lucy. Martin was a laborer and not yet a citizen. John was 7 and George eight months old. (27) Felix must have been the most venturesome family member. He traveled through Iowa and other western states before deciding to settle in Wisconsin. By the end of 1864, he had moved to Kenosha. (28) Ferdinand Sippel, Felix Sippel and Benedict Kohlman bought their first Fond du Lac County land on December 1, 6 and 15, 1865 respectively. Johann Adam Sippel purchased his land on 3 February 1866 and lastly Martin Baus on 9 January 1867. (29) The 1865 New York census was taken in June, so taken together with this information one could surmise that the family migrated as a single unit between June and December 1865. Pius Kohlman remained in Nassau Rensselaer Co. NY until 1876 when he moved to Sand Lake Township Rensselaer Co. NY. He married Caroline Rühl in 1865. They had eight children: Anna Marie, Maria Catherine, Frank, John, Lina Elizabeth, Alida, Caroline and Emma. Caroline was the only child who married. She and Joseph Kehn had two children. Caroline and Joseph are buried in St. Henry’s Cemetery, Averill Park NY. The rest of the family is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Nassau Township, NY. (29) 1. Church Records, Rückers, Hesse Germany. Portrait and Biographical Album of Fond du Lac Co., Chicago: Acme Publ. Co. 1889, pg. 501-502. It is possible that he embarked the Ship Wieland at Bremen and arrived in New York on Sept 16, 1854. The ship’s passenger list includes a Philipp Sippel, 19 years old male shoemaker bound for Ohio. There’s no census indication that a Philipp Sippel lived in OH. Perhaps he stayed in New York or Ohio was one of the western states he checked out. 2. 1860 Census, 26 July, New York, Columbia Co., Chatham Township, Moffits Store, PO, p.47, Dwelling 316, Family 334. 3. 1860 Census, 12 August, New York, Columbia Co., Chatham Township, Moffits Store, PO, Dwelling 798, Family 851. 4. Ship record for the Ship Cariolan. 5. St. Mary’s Church, Nassau, Baptismal Register, father: private; 1860 Census, 18 Aug., New York, Rensselaer Co., Nassau Township, Schodack Center PO. Dwelling number 1078. Family number 1110. page 413/139. A note about this census entry: It’s terribly inaccurate. Adam is called Oliver. John is Lucy’s son. Phillip’s identity is unclear. Carl is listed at Vincent’s age. Vincent is listed as Victora and at Carl’s age. Its errors must have been clear to the original transcribers because one copy of the 1860 census lists this information and another does not.; 1865 Census. 9 June., New York, First Election District of Nassau in Rensselaer Co. NY. 6. 1860 Census, 8 Aug, New York, Rensselaer Co., Nassau Township, Schodack Center PO, p.112, Dwelling 877, Family 891. 7. Ship record for the Ship Elsie. 8. Ship record for the Ship Atlantic. 8a. St. Mary's Church, Nassau, Marriage Register. 8b. St. Mary’s Church, Nassau, Baptismal Register. 8c. 1860 Census. New York, Rensselaer Co., Nassau Township, Shodack Center PO., pg 110, dwelling 862 and family 873. 8d. 1865 Census. 9 June., New York, First Election District of Nassau in Rensselaer Co. NY. 9. St. Mary's Church, Nassau, Marriage Register. 10. St. Mary’s Church, Nassau, Baptismal Register. 11. 1860 Census. New York, Rensselaer Co., Nassau Township, Shodack Center PO., pg 111, dwelling 819 and family 895. 12. 1865 Census. 10 June., New York, First Election District of Nassau in Rensselaer Co. NY. 13. 1860 Census, 7 Aug., New York, Rensselaer Co., Nassau Township, Schodack Center PO. Dwelling number 870. Family number 882. page 385/111. 14. St. Mary's Church, Nassau, Baptismal Register. (Father: private). 15. 1865 Census. 7 June., New York, First Election District of Nassau in Rensselaer Co. NY. 16a. see footnote 5. 16b. 1865 State Census, 7 June., Dwelling 23, Frame Structure worth $400, 30 family visited. Vincent is 20 years old. Also living in the house were Charles who was 17 years old, Sabina who was 22 and her daughter Katherine who was 1 1/12. 16c. Grand Rapids Herald, 30 June 1940. 17. Michigan Grand Rapids Herald, Obituary, Tues 17 May 1927, p.3. 18. see footnote 5 and 1865 Census. 9 June., New York, First Election District of Nassau in Rensselaer Co. NY. 19. 1860 Census, 9 July, New York, Rensselaer Co., Schodack, Township, Schodack Center PO. Dwelling number 22. Family number 15. page 349. 20. see footnote 5. 21 St. Mary's Church, Nassau, Baptismal Register. (Father: private). 22. St. Mary’s Church, Nassau NY, Death Register. 23. St. Mary’s Cemetery, Nassau NY, was not in existence at this time. 24. Emigration record, State archives of Marburg: Dept. of Interior, Rep.II, Kl.14, Nr. 23, 1859; St. Mary's Church, Nassau, Marriage Register. 25. No church record has been found for George’s birth. The year is confirmed by the 1865 census mentioned above. 26. St. Mary’s Church, Nassau, Baptismal Register. 27. 1865 Census. 9 June., New York, First Election District of Nassau in Rensselaer Co. NY. 28. Holy Cross Ahnentafel, Mt. Calvary WI; Portrait and Biographical Album of Fond du Lac Co., p. 501 and 502. 29. Fond du Lac Co. Register of Deeds: vol. 40: 265, 339, 382; vol. 43: 38; vol. 46: 174. Felix and Helen Van Alstyne Sippel first appear in the Mt. Calvary Church Registers on 25 November 1866 for the baptism of their son, Benedict. Benedict and Victoria Sippel Kohlmann also first appear that day as Benedict’s sponsors. Ferdinand and Gertrude Hahner Sippel first appear in the registers on 6 August 1868 for the baptism of Gertrude Kohlmann daughter of Benedict and Victoria Sippel Kohlmann. Martin and Lucy Sippel Baus first appear in the registers for the baptism of their daughter, Victoria, on 5 December 1868. Carl Sippel first appears on 8 August 1869 for the baptism of Joseph Kohlmann, son of Benedict and Victoria Sippel Kohlmann. Sabina Sippel, and her father Adam, first appear on 16 April 1870 as sponsor for Anna Marie Sippel, daughter of Felix and Helen Van Alstyne Sippel. Sabina was the domestic servant for the H.P. and Maria Brown in Fond du Lac WI according to the 1870 Census. Adam Borns, her future husband, worked at Sash Factory in Fond du Lac WI according to the 1870 Census. They married in Mt. Calvary on the 20 April 1871 and lived in Mt. Calvary until April 1878 when they moved to Grand Rapids, Kent Co. MI (cf. 1875 census, Holy Cross Mt. Calvary marriage register and Land Transaction records of Fond du Lac Co.) Finally, the parents of the clan, Adam and Barbara Sippel, first appear in the registers as a couple on 19 May 1870 as sponsors for Adam, the son of Ferdinand and Gertrude Hahner Sippel. 29. Further research is being done on this family. The information about them is found in “Landmarks of Rensselaer County NY” under the Pierce Coleman biography, in St. Mary’s Church Registers, St. Mary’s Cemetery Records and the Troy “Times Record”: 28 and 29 Dec 1943, and 12 May 1951. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/fonddulac/bios/immigrat3gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 12.5 Kb