Karl Konrad (Charles) Popp was born in 1829 in Langenzenn, west of Furth, Bavaria, Germany. He worked at a lumber mill owned by the Zorn family. It was at the lumber mill that he met the owner's daughter, Margaretha. Since the Popp family was poor, her father would not allow Margaretha to marry him, Karl saved enough money for their passage to New York. Upon their arrival in 1854, they were married and moved to the Saginaw area.
Charles again worked in wood and lumber. He cut wood for 15 cents per cord and saved enough to buy some land and build a log home. In 1857, he bought 25 acres of virgin forest, and a few years later bought 315 acres. In 1888, he built a home on what is now 4784 Studor Rd in Bridgeport Michigan. The land and house is still in the Popp family.
Charles donated the lumber and helped organize the building of the Popp School in Bridgeport (also known as the leidlein School because it was on John Leidlein's property). Charles was the School Board Chairman. The school is now restored and part of the Bridgeport Historical Village.
Charles again worked in wood and lumber. He cut wood for 15 cents per cord and saved enough to buy some land and build a log home. In 1857, he bought 25 acres of virgin forest, and a few years later bought 315 acres. In 1888, he built a home on what is now 4784 Studor Rd in Bridgeport Michigan. The land and house is still in the Popp family.
Charles donated the lumber and helped organize the building of the Popp School in Bridgeport (also known as the leidlein School because it was on John Leidlein's property). Charles was the School Board Chairman. The school is now restored and part of the Bridgeport Historical Village.
Karl Konrad (Charles) Popp was born in 1829 in Langenzenn, west of Furth, Bavaria, Germany. He worked at a lumber mill owned by the Zorn family. It was at the lumber mill that he met the owner's daughter, Margaretha. Since the Popp family was poor, her father would not allow Margaretha to marry him, Karl saved enough money for their passage to New York. Upon their arrival in 1854, they were married and moved to the Saginaw area.
Charles again worked in wood and lumber. He cut wood for 15 cents per cord and saved enough to buy some land and build a log home. In 1857, he bought 25 acres of virgin forest, and a few years later bought 315 acres. In 1888, he built a home on what is now 4784 Studor Rd in Bridgeport Michigan. The land and house is still in the Popp family.
Charles donated the lumber and helped organize the building of the Popp School in Bridgeport (also known as the leidlein School because it was on John Leidlein's property). Charles was the School Board Chairman. The school is now restored and part of the Bridgeport Historical Village.
Charles again worked in wood and lumber. He cut wood for 15 cents per cord and saved enough to buy some land and build a log home. In 1857, he bought 25 acres of virgin forest, and a few years later bought 315 acres. In 1888, he built a home on what is now 4784 Studor Rd in Bridgeport Michigan. The land and house is still in the Popp family.
Charles donated the lumber and helped organize the building of the Popp School in Bridgeport (also known as the leidlein School because it was on John Leidlein's property). Charles was the School Board Chairman. The school is now restored and part of the Bridgeport Historical Village.
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