"Philip and Barbara and their 3 children immigrated from Germany, town of Weissenhassel, Hessen Cassel in 1854. They sailed from Bremer Haven, Germany in a sail ship - "The George" and were on the ocean voyage 11 weeks, and landed at Baltimore, Maryland sometime in August 1854. They had a very dangerous and stormy voyage. Grandmother often told me of the terrible times they experienced. Adam Linhoss (our father) (das gliner adam) became so seasick they thought him dead and had already prepared to throw him overboard when they saw signs of life in the nick of time to save him from a water grave. In those days when a death occurred on board ship they were compelled to throw the body overboard immediately, on account of sharks attacking this ship. There were 127 on board, 17 died on this voyage. The food supply became almost exhausted and grandmother had a box of something similar to dried noodles with her and she soaked them in water, and they are that they had to eat on the last part of their journey. They came to America for the sake of their boys, in order to escape compulsory military training which all German young men were compelled to take." by Minnie L. Nichols 1938 (A similar story about the sick child was told of Philip's niece Anna Baugh too who was a baby during the crossing.)
He served 3 years in military in Germany.
He served 3 years in military in Germany.
"Philip and Barbara and their 3 children immigrated from Germany, town of Weissenhassel, Hessen Cassel in 1854. They sailed from Bremer Haven, Germany in a sail ship - "The George" and were on the ocean voyage 11 weeks, and landed at Baltimore, Maryland sometime in August 1854. They had a very dangerous and stormy voyage. Grandmother often told me of the terrible times they experienced. Adam Linhoss (our father) (das gliner adam) became so seasick they thought him dead and had already prepared to throw him overboard when they saw signs of life in the nick of time to save him from a water grave. In those days when a death occurred on board ship they were compelled to throw the body overboard immediately, on account of sharks attacking this ship. There were 127 on board, 17 died on this voyage. The food supply became almost exhausted and grandmother had a box of something similar to dried noodles with her and she soaked them in water, and they are that they had to eat on the last part of their journey. They came to America for the sake of their boys, in order to escape compulsory military training which all German young men were compelled to take." by Minnie L. Nichols 1938 (A similar story about the sick child was told of Philip's niece Anna Baugh too who was a baby during the crossing.)
He served 3 years in military in Germany.
He served 3 years in military in Germany.
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Shares same monument with wife Barbara
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