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• Census: 1900, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1910, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1920, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1930, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1940, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska

Marie married George Lewis ROWE on 19 Jun 1912 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. George (son of Rev. Charles Benton ROWE and Ida Chalcedona ROBERTSON) was born on 18 Jan 1889 in Miner, South Dakota; died on 2 Nov 1975 in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, Orange, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Virginia Robertson ROWE was born on 15 Aug 1913 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; died on 26 Dec 2009 in San Francisco, California.
2. Jeanne Dorothy ROWE was born on 1 Apr 1917 in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa; died on 19 Apr 1988 in Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California; was buried in Golden Gate Natl. Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo, California.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Davenport, Scott, Iowa
• Census: 1920, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

Notes:

Ludwig Emil Franz reached New York aboard the Rhaetia out of Hamburg, Germany on August 5th, 1885. His name is listed in the ship manifest (#142 | age: 22 | country: Germany | province: Prussia | city: Tilsit | occupation: Farmer). See also: GermanImmigrants1880s.com.

The SS Rhaetia was a transatlantic passenger ship on the Hamburg-American line. She was built in 1882 by Reiherstiegwerft, Hamburg, Germany and was 350.1 feet long and 42.6 feet wide and weighed 3,467 tons. The steamship had a speed of 12 knots and was powered by compound engines that delivered 2000 I.H.P. to a single screw. The steel-hulled ship had three masts (the foremast rigged for sail), and one funnel. She had accommodations for 96 first class and 1100 third class passengers and a crew of 90. She was launched on November 23, 1882 and sailed from Hamburg on her maiden voyage to Havre and New York on April 4, 1883. The SS Rhaetia commenced her last voyage on this service on November 4, 1894 and in 1895 was taken by Harland & Wolff (shipbuilders) in part payment for the new ship Pennsylvania. She was then bought by J. H. Bögel of Hamburg and in 1898 was sold to the US Navy and renamed Cassius. In 1900, she became a US army transport and was renamed Sumner. On December 11, 1916 she was wrecked on Barnegat Shoals, NJ. (source)

Tilsit is the old name of Sovetsk. Before its annexion by the URSS in 1946, it was in Oriental Prussia. (see www.tilsit.com)

Ludwig Franz and his wife Margaret are mentioned in successive editions (1892 to 1922) of the Des Moines City Directory.

L. E. Franz was the first typesetter of the Iowa Volksblatt (source). He was a member of the Des Moines typographical Union No. 118 (source). In 1895 he bought a grocery store in Des Moines (source).

The Iowa Volksblatt served the community of Postville, Iowa, for many years. There was a large influx of German people in this area who could not read or write the English language but most of them could read or write German. They discussed the subject of a German newspaper with their pastor, Rev. J. Gass. In 1891 Rev. Gass began the publication of the Iowa Volksblatt. In 1895 he transferred the management of the paper to his printers, Henry Brechler and Guxtav Dietsch of Milwaukee, Wis. By this time the paper was well established. Mr. Dietsch bought his partners share in 1897 and conducted the paper alone until 1908 when he sold his plant and office building to Paul Ronneburger and Sam Hoesly of Monroe, Wis. (source).

Ludwig married Margaret JANN on 3 May 1891 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. Margaret (daughter of Andreas JANN and Eva Margarethe HORN) was born on 29 Mar 1858 in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa; died on 10 Dec 1946 in Newton, Jasper, Iowa; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1880, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1900, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1910, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1920, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1930, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

Ludwig married Maria KRIEGER. Maria was born in Tilsit area, East Prussia (Germany), Russia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As: Andrew
• Naturalization: 1853
• Census: 1870, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1880, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1885, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1900, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

Notes:

Andreas Jann reached New York aboard the Statesman out of Le Havre, France on July 12th, 1850. His name is listed in the ship manifest (#228 | age: 27 | country: Hesse | occupation: Farmer). As it was the usage at that time, his firstname has been translated into the americanized form, Andrew. He stayed in New York three years where he married Eva Horn, then moved in 1856 to Iowa City, Iowa. Andrew Jann was one of the founders of the Germain Aid society of this city. In 1860, the company he worked for moved to Des Moines, so he was transferred to this city where he lived until his death. Andrew Jann (and his sons) are mentioned in successive editions (1866 to 1900) of the Des Moines City Directory. Andrew’s daughter, Henrietta, wrote a very colourful description of the family adventures from New York to Iowa City and Des Moines (follow link below).

Andreas married Eva Margarethe HORN on 1 Apr 1853 in New York, New York. Eva was born on 25 Apr 1830 in Ummenstadt, Saxony, Germany; died on 20 Dec 1892; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1880, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1885, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

Notes:

Eva Horn reached New York aboard the Hercules out of Belfast, Ireland on April 23th, 1852. Her name is listed in the ship manifest (#87 | age: 21 | country: Saxony | occupation: Dressmaker). See CastleGarden.org, and also here.

first name : Eva | last name : Horn | occupation : Dressmaker | age 21 | sex : Female | literacy : Unknown | ship : Hercules | arrived : 23 Apr 1852 | country : Germany | port of departure : Belfast | place of last residence : U | province of last residence : | city of destination : United States | paid by : Self | country of birth : Germany.

Mr. married Mrs. Jann - Gill. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]