Neumann, Wilhelm Gottlieb

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1857, Henry County, Illinois, USA

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Immigration:
Wilhelm and his family settled on a farm near Cambridge, Henry County, Illinois.

Wilhelm married Kehl, Catherine 15 Feb 1832, Meisenheim, Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg. Catherine was born 18 Mar 1805, Meisenheim, Département de la Sarre, First French Empire; died 4 Aug 1880, Henry County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
According to biographical sketches of Julius Neumann published in 1888 and 1917, Wilhelm and Catherine married in Catherine's hometown of Meisenheim and settled shortly thereafter not far away in Langenlonsheim. They were the parents of twelve children (nine sons and three daughters); Julius was the eleventh child. Four of the sons (Frederick, Valentine, Charles and Jacob) served in Illinois military units during the U.S. Civil War.

1. Neumann, Julius was born 7 Jul 1848, Langenlonsheim, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia; died 21 Mar 1927, Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, USA; was buried , Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, USA.