New Light on Freistatt, Missouri: The Fritz, Groh, Waiss and Wiedman Family Legacies Meet
| AUTHOR | Groh, John E. |
| PUBLISHER | Authorhouse (10/12/2006) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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The village of Freistatt, Missouri was founded in 1874, and nearly fifty years later Irwin and Margaret Groh represented four families when they married there. This book traces the back story and legacies of the Wiedman, Waiss, Groh and Fritz families, and the roles they played in founding and developing Freistatt and its Lutheran church. This slice of Americana covers the ancestors and descendants of these families. New light shines on all of Freistatt's founders, and the book measures the initiative of spirit and openness to the future that pulled German immigrants to new lives in the United States.
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ISBN-13:
9781425927462
ISBN-10:
1425927467
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
444
Carton Quantity:
16
Product Dimensions:
6.00 x 0.99 x 9.00 inches
Weight:
1.43 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Reference | Genealogy & Heraldry
Dewey Decimal:
929.209
Library of Congress Control Number:
2007273609
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The village of Freistatt, Missouri was founded in 1874, and nearly fifty years later Irwin and Margaret Groh represented four families when they married there. This book traces the back story and legacies of the Wiedman, Waiss, Groh and Fritz families, and the roles they played in founding and developing Freistatt and its Lutheran church. This slice of Americana covers the ancestors and descendants of these families. New light shines on all of Freistatt's founders, and the book measures the initiative of spirit and openness to the future that pulled German immigrants to new lives in the United States.
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Author:
Groh, John E.
Groh sells real estate in Scottsdale, Arizona and uses leisure time for writing, world travel and weekends at a log cabin in the mountains. He earned a doctorate from the University of Chicago, and retired from the USAF Reserve as a colonel.
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