Amos Henry Bergert was born in 1843 in the village of Ketelsberg, near Boksee, in the Duchy of Holstein (now part of Germany). His parents, Hans Bergert and Christina Kiel, were first cousins.
The first Bergerts arrived in Scott County, Iowa, in 1852. Amos's oldest brother Christian was among that traveling party, along with a cousin named Fritz Bergert. Fritz returned to Holstein in 1866 to shepherd the third and last group, which included Amos and his younger brother Claus Bergert. They departed from Hamburg on February 17 aboard the Borussia, and arrived in New York on March 8. Amos probably came to Iowa first, but soon found work across the river in Moline, Illinois.
There Amos married Elsa Mordhorst, who was from a neighboring village in Holstein. It is likely that Elsa knew Amos as they grew up, and that Amos sent for her once he had earned enough to pay for her passage. They married in August 1870, just five months after her arrival in the United States.
Amos was employed as a blacksmith for 42 years by Deere & Co., walking to work from his house on Eleventh Street, just a couple of blocks away from the sprawling factory. Family lore has it that he applied for a position there and was hired on the spot by John Deere himself. Amos was also a charter member of the Moline Turner society, a gymnastics club.
The first Bergerts arrived in Scott County, Iowa, in 1852. Amos's oldest brother Christian was among that traveling party, along with a cousin named Fritz Bergert. Fritz returned to Holstein in 1866 to shepherd the third and last group, which included Amos and his younger brother Claus Bergert. They departed from Hamburg on February 17 aboard the Borussia, and arrived in New York on March 8. Amos probably came to Iowa first, but soon found work across the river in Moline, Illinois.
There Amos married Elsa Mordhorst, who was from a neighboring village in Holstein. It is likely that Elsa knew Amos as they grew up, and that Amos sent for her once he had earned enough to pay for her passage. They married in August 1870, just five months after her arrival in the United States.
Amos was employed as a blacksmith for 42 years by Deere & Co., walking to work from his house on Eleventh Street, just a couple of blocks away from the sprawling factory. Family lore has it that he applied for a position there and was hired on the spot by John Deere himself. Amos was also a charter member of the Moline Turner society, a gymnastics club.
Amos Henry Bergert was born in 1843 in the village of Ketelsberg, near Boksee, in the Duchy of Holstein (now part of Germany). His parents, Hans Bergert and Christina Kiel, were first cousins.
The first Bergerts arrived in Scott County, Iowa, in 1852. Amos's oldest brother Christian was among that traveling party, along with a cousin named Fritz Bergert. Fritz returned to Holstein in 1866 to shepherd the third and last group, which included Amos and his younger brother Claus Bergert. They departed from Hamburg on February 17 aboard the Borussia, and arrived in New York on March 8. Amos probably came to Iowa first, but soon found work across the river in Moline, Illinois.
There Amos married Elsa Mordhorst, who was from a neighboring village in Holstein. It is likely that Elsa knew Amos as they grew up, and that Amos sent for her once he had earned enough to pay for her passage. They married in August 1870, just five months after her arrival in the United States.
Amos was employed as a blacksmith for 42 years by Deere & Co., walking to work from his house on Eleventh Street, just a couple of blocks away from the sprawling factory. Family lore has it that he applied for a position there and was hired on the spot by John Deere himself. Amos was also a charter member of the Moline Turner society, a gymnastics club.
The first Bergerts arrived in Scott County, Iowa, in 1852. Amos's oldest brother Christian was among that traveling party, along with a cousin named Fritz Bergert. Fritz returned to Holstein in 1866 to shepherd the third and last group, which included Amos and his younger brother Claus Bergert. They departed from Hamburg on February 17 aboard the Borussia, and arrived in New York on March 8. Amos probably came to Iowa first, but soon found work across the river in Moline, Illinois.
There Amos married Elsa Mordhorst, who was from a neighboring village in Holstein. It is likely that Elsa knew Amos as they grew up, and that Amos sent for her once he had earned enough to pay for her passage. They married in August 1870, just five months after her arrival in the United States.
Amos was employed as a blacksmith for 42 years by Deere & Co., walking to work from his house on Eleventh Street, just a couple of blocks away from the sprawling factory. Family lore has it that he applied for a position there and was hired on the spot by John Deere himself. Amos was also a charter member of the Moline Turner society, a gymnastics club.
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