Anna Maria Juliane Vier was born on January 22, 1863 to Friedrich Ludwig Vier & Christine Heinriette Meyer in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Anna was baptized Lutheran on February 1, 1863. Then, in June of 1864, missionaries visited the Vier family in Karlsruhe, and after hearing the gospel of the Latter-day Saints the Vier's decided to join the church.
On April 29, 1865, Christine Vier and her three youngest children, Christina, Wilhelm, and Anna traveled to Liverpool and boarded the Belle Wood ship to New York, arriving on May 31. For unknown reasons, Anna's father Friedrich Vier, along with her two oldest sisters, Emma and Caroline stayed behind in Mannheim, Germany.
Once in New York, Anna, her mother, and siblings went through Castle Garden on June 1, 1865, and arrived at the village of Wyoming, Nebraska Territory two weeks later, on June 15. The village of Wyoming was situated about seven miles north of Nebraska City, or old Fort Kearney, on the west bank of the Missouri River. Here they camped for almost seven weeks, waiting for oxen and provisions. They walked across the plains with the Miner G. Atwood company, which left Wyoming, Nebraska, on July 31, and arrived in Salt Lake City three months later on Nov 8, 1865. Her father Friedrich reunited with the family during the summer of 1876.
In the fall of 1881, Anna's brother Wilhelm entered into a Meat Market (butchering) business with a young man named Charles Caldwell Jr. The following year, Anna and Charles Caldwell were united in marriage on December 7, 1882, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Annie & Charles had three children together:
- James Frederick Caldwell (b. 1883-1944)
- Charles Caldwell III (b. 1885-1957)
- Annie Caldwell (b. 1887-1970)
At 26 years old, Anna died of "pleurisy", a respiratory illness on July 16, 1889. She was laid to rest at Salt Lake City Cemetery.
Anna Maria Juliane Vier was born on January 22, 1863 to Friedrich Ludwig Vier & Christine Heinriette Meyer in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Anna was baptized Lutheran on February 1, 1863. Then, in June of 1864, missionaries visited the Vier family in Karlsruhe, and after hearing the gospel of the Latter-day Saints the Vier's decided to join the church.
On April 29, 1865, Christine Vier and her three youngest children, Christina, Wilhelm, and Anna traveled to Liverpool and boarded the Belle Wood ship to New York, arriving on May 31. For unknown reasons, Anna's father Friedrich Vier, along with her two oldest sisters, Emma and Caroline stayed behind in Mannheim, Germany.
Once in New York, Anna, her mother, and siblings went through Castle Garden on June 1, 1865, and arrived at the village of Wyoming, Nebraska Territory two weeks later, on June 15. The village of Wyoming was situated about seven miles north of Nebraska City, or old Fort Kearney, on the west bank of the Missouri River. Here they camped for almost seven weeks, waiting for oxen and provisions. They walked across the plains with the Miner G. Atwood company, which left Wyoming, Nebraska, on July 31, and arrived in Salt Lake City three months later on Nov 8, 1865. Her father Friedrich reunited with the family during the summer of 1876.
In the fall of 1881, Anna's brother Wilhelm entered into a Meat Market (butchering) business with a young man named Charles Caldwell Jr. The following year, Anna and Charles Caldwell were united in marriage on December 7, 1882, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Annie & Charles had three children together:
- James Frederick Caldwell (b. 1883-1944)
- Charles Caldwell III (b. 1885-1957)
- Annie Caldwell (b. 1887-1970)
At 26 years old, Anna died of "pleurisy", a respiratory illness on July 16, 1889. She was laid to rest at Salt Lake City Cemetery.
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