This was the pattern by which the Big Woods area was acquired by Luxemburg emigrants. Many more came in 1852, and in subsequent years, to settle in this wooded tract. Mathias, John and Nicholas Molitor came from Heffingen. Mathias, and Nicholas Reckinger came from Haller in 1853, Peter and Susan Reckinger in 1867. and brother Francois Reckinger settled in Dearborn, Michigan in 1853. Lorenz and Nicholas Kranz came from Heffingen. Nicholas, John, Mathias and Stephen Fidler came from Olinger. The names of Luxemburg emigrants who settled in Big Woods included Koehl, Karp, Brucher, Frantzen, Wolsfelt, Millen, Berger, Clesen, Reuland, Wermes, Clemens, Daleiden, Draut, Loser, Hartz, Wittry, Kartheiser, Raush, Faber, Schmit, Linden, Miller, Weiland, Komes, May, Lenert, Schuler, Felton, Hettinger, Wolf, Marx and others. By 1870 Big Woods was almost totally occupied by people from Luxemburg.
This was the pattern by which the Big Woods area was acquired by Luxemburg emigrants. Many more came in 1852, and in subsequent years, to settle in this wooded tract. Mathias, John and Nicholas Molitor came from Heffingen. Mathias, and Nicholas Reckinger came from Haller in 1853, Peter and Susan Reckinger in 1867. and brother Francois Reckinger settled in Dearborn, Michigan in 1853. Lorenz and Nicholas Kranz came from Heffingen. Nicholas, John, Mathias and Stephen Fidler came from Olinger. The names of Luxemburg emigrants who settled in Big Woods included Koehl, Karp, Brucher, Frantzen, Wolsfelt, Millen, Berger, Clesen, Reuland, Wermes, Clemens, Daleiden, Draut, Loser, Hartz, Wittry, Kartheiser, Raush, Faber, Schmit, Linden, Miller, Weiland, Komes, May, Lenert, Schuler, Felton, Hettinger, Wolf, Marx and others. By 1870 Big Woods was almost totally occupied by people from Luxemburg.
Gravesite Details
Peter's wife Susanne should be buried close to Peter.
Family Members
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