Family History By Alfred H. Ladman
, Callaway County, Missouri
As I (Alfred H. Ladman) have copied it along with what I remember. Also I have before me the original copy of the 1853 European passport of Joseph Polacek (my mohter's father) and the original copy of Anton Ladman Sr. Naturalization papers, that were taken out October 18, 1860 in Callaway County Missouri. This was the year before the Civil War Began. (anton Ladman Sr. was my paternal grandfather.)
The Ladmans and Polaceks migrated to America about the same time on an eighteenth century sailing vessel. The voyage took nine weeks from the west coast of Europe to New Orleans, La. USA. The Polacek family spent most of the 1853-1854 winter months at Gibralter (where they had buried one of their sons). My father, Emanuel William Ladman was 13 years of age and my mother, Laura Eleanora Polacek was nine when they arrived in America in 1851.
My granfather, Anton Ladman, left the ship and came up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, Mo, where he lived for about two years. Here he made contact with a Goverment Land Office and purchased 40 acres of land near the Missouri River in Callaway County for the sum of $5.00. This land was located a short distance north of Portland, Mo. Grandfather Anton with his family, again took a steamboat ride up the Missouri River to Portland, Mo. this was in the year 1855. Grandfather could not speak English and it was hard for him to converse with the natives, he spoke both Bohemian and German (of which there were several located in the Portland area) but none were familiar with maps and could not tell Grandfather were his 40 acres of land was located.
About on fourth mile north of Portland was a settlement or town named Heilburn. Grandfather decided to settle in this town as he could converse with the Bohemians and Germans who were living there. Heilbrun was platted into lots, which are still shown on 1897 and 1919 Callaway County maps.
Several industries sprang up in Heilbrun, namely a Brewery, Distillery, Brick Yard, Clock Maker Shop, and Rope, Surgar and Tannery Factories. In all it was a lively place until it was swallowed up by nearby towns that were located on the Missouri River, where transportation was by boat. At the time there were no railroads and this part of the country was covered with big timber. All homes were built of logs or brick.
Grandfather Anton purchased a lot in Heilbrun, then bought tress nearby to build a log house. Grandfather agreed to cut down the trees and pay $0.20 per log, money was scarce, so he chose the loarger logs and split them making two logs out of one. When the time came to pay for the logs, the owner of the timber came and counted them and charged him as agreed.
Grandfather and his family lived in this home for several years, until on day he was talking to one of his German friends who was a Justice of the Peace in Portland. This man had some knowledge of maps. Grandfather told him "about his deal with the Government Land Office in St. Louis" and said "they had cheated him out of of his $5.00 and the 40 acres of land which no one had been able to locate for him." The J.P. said "Do you still have the papers?" Grandfather said "Yes", the following Sunday the J.P. came up to Heilbrun, and located the land for grandfather. To his surprise the 40 acreas was less than one fourth mile from where he lived.
Grandfather Anton immediately went to work clearing the land and built a house on his 40 acres. In the mean time on December 27, 1865, my father, Emanuel William Ladman and my mother Laura Eleanora Polacek were married. They purchased an 80 acre place 5 miles from Portland, which they traded to grandfather for his 40 acres.
, Callaway County, Missouri
As I (Alfred H. Ladman) have copied it along with what I remember. Also I have before me the original copy of the 1853 European passport of Joseph Polacek (my mohter's father) and the original copy of Anton Ladman Sr. Naturalization papers, that were taken out October 18, 1860 in Callaway County Missouri. This was the year before the Civil War Began. (anton Ladman Sr. was my paternal grandfather.)
The Ladmans and Polaceks migrated to America about the same time on an eighteenth century sailing vessel. The voyage took nine weeks from the west coast of Europe to New Orleans, La. USA. The Polacek family spent most of the 1853-1854 winter months at Gibralter (where they had buried one of their sons). My father, Emanuel William Ladman was 13 years of age and my mother, Laura Eleanora Polacek was nine when they arrived in America in 1851.
My granfather, Anton Ladman, left the ship and came up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, Mo, where he lived for about two years. Here he made contact with a Goverment Land Office and purchased 40 acres of land near the Missouri River in Callaway County for the sum of $5.00. This land was located a short distance north of Portland, Mo. Grandfather Anton with his family, again took a steamboat ride up the Missouri River to Portland, Mo. this was in the year 1855. Grandfather could not speak English and it was hard for him to converse with the natives, he spoke both Bohemian and German (of which there were several located in the Portland area) but none were familiar with maps and could not tell Grandfather were his 40 acres of land was located.
About on fourth mile north of Portland was a settlement or town named Heilburn. Grandfather decided to settle in this town as he could converse with the Bohemians and Germans who were living there. Heilbrun was platted into lots, which are still shown on 1897 and 1919 Callaway County maps.
Several industries sprang up in Heilbrun, namely a Brewery, Distillery, Brick Yard, Clock Maker Shop, and Rope, Surgar and Tannery Factories. In all it was a lively place until it was swallowed up by nearby towns that were located on the Missouri River, where transportation was by boat. At the time there were no railroads and this part of the country was covered with big timber. All homes were built of logs or brick.
Grandfather Anton purchased a lot in Heilbrun, then bought tress nearby to build a log house. Grandfather agreed to cut down the trees and pay $0.20 per log, money was scarce, so he chose the loarger logs and split them making two logs out of one. When the time came to pay for the logs, the owner of the timber came and counted them and charged him as agreed.
Grandfather and his family lived in this home for several years, until on day he was talking to one of his German friends who was a Justice of the Peace in Portland. This man had some knowledge of maps. Grandfather told him "about his deal with the Government Land Office in St. Louis" and said "they had cheated him out of of his $5.00 and the 40 acres of land which no one had been able to locate for him." The J.P. said "Do you still have the papers?" Grandfather said "Yes", the following Sunday the J.P. came up to Heilbrun, and located the land for grandfather. To his surprise the 40 acreas was less than one fourth mile from where he lived.
Grandfather Anton immediately went to work clearing the land and built a house on his 40 acres. In the mean time on December 27, 1865, my father, Emanuel William Ladman and my mother Laura Eleanora Polacek were married. They purchased an 80 acre place 5 miles from Portland, which they traded to grandfather for his 40 acres.
Family History By Alfred H. Ladman
, Callaway County, Missouri
As I (Alfred H. Ladman) have copied it along with what I remember. Also I have before me the original copy of the 1853 European passport of Joseph Polacek (my mohter's father) and the original copy of Anton Ladman Sr. Naturalization papers, that were taken out October 18, 1860 in Callaway County Missouri. This was the year before the Civil War Began. (anton Ladman Sr. was my paternal grandfather.)
The Ladmans and Polaceks migrated to America about the same time on an eighteenth century sailing vessel. The voyage took nine weeks from the west coast of Europe to New Orleans, La. USA. The Polacek family spent most of the 1853-1854 winter months at Gibralter (where they had buried one of their sons). My father, Emanuel William Ladman was 13 years of age and my mother, Laura Eleanora Polacek was nine when they arrived in America in 1851.
My granfather, Anton Ladman, left the ship and came up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, Mo, where he lived for about two years. Here he made contact with a Goverment Land Office and purchased 40 acres of land near the Missouri River in Callaway County for the sum of $5.00. This land was located a short distance north of Portland, Mo. Grandfather Anton with his family, again took a steamboat ride up the Missouri River to Portland, Mo. this was in the year 1855. Grandfather could not speak English and it was hard for him to converse with the natives, he spoke both Bohemian and German (of which there were several located in the Portland area) but none were familiar with maps and could not tell Grandfather were his 40 acres of land was located.
About on fourth mile north of Portland was a settlement or town named Heilburn. Grandfather decided to settle in this town as he could converse with the Bohemians and Germans who were living there. Heilbrun was platted into lots, which are still shown on 1897 and 1919 Callaway County maps.
Several industries sprang up in Heilbrun, namely a Brewery, Distillery, Brick Yard, Clock Maker Shop, and Rope, Surgar and Tannery Factories. In all it was a lively place until it was swallowed up by nearby towns that were located on the Missouri River, where transportation was by boat. At the time there were no railroads and this part of the country was covered with big timber. All homes were built of logs or brick.
Grandfather Anton purchased a lot in Heilbrun, then bought tress nearby to build a log house. Grandfather agreed to cut down the trees and pay $0.20 per log, money was scarce, so he chose the loarger logs and split them making two logs out of one. When the time came to pay for the logs, the owner of the timber came and counted them and charged him as agreed.
Grandfather and his family lived in this home for several years, until on day he was talking to one of his German friends who was a Justice of the Peace in Portland. This man had some knowledge of maps. Grandfather told him "about his deal with the Government Land Office in St. Louis" and said "they had cheated him out of of his $5.00 and the 40 acres of land which no one had been able to locate for him." The J.P. said "Do you still have the papers?" Grandfather said "Yes", the following Sunday the J.P. came up to Heilbrun, and located the land for grandfather. To his surprise the 40 acreas was less than one fourth mile from where he lived.
Grandfather Anton immediately went to work clearing the land and built a house on his 40 acres. In the mean time on December 27, 1865, my father, Emanuel William Ladman and my mother Laura Eleanora Polacek were married. They purchased an 80 acre place 5 miles from Portland, which they traded to grandfather for his 40 acres.
, Callaway County, Missouri
As I (Alfred H. Ladman) have copied it along with what I remember. Also I have before me the original copy of the 1853 European passport of Joseph Polacek (my mohter's father) and the original copy of Anton Ladman Sr. Naturalization papers, that were taken out October 18, 1860 in Callaway County Missouri. This was the year before the Civil War Began. (anton Ladman Sr. was my paternal grandfather.)
The Ladmans and Polaceks migrated to America about the same time on an eighteenth century sailing vessel. The voyage took nine weeks from the west coast of Europe to New Orleans, La. USA. The Polacek family spent most of the 1853-1854 winter months at Gibralter (where they had buried one of their sons). My father, Emanuel William Ladman was 13 years of age and my mother, Laura Eleanora Polacek was nine when they arrived in America in 1851.
My granfather, Anton Ladman, left the ship and came up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, Mo, where he lived for about two years. Here he made contact with a Goverment Land Office and purchased 40 acres of land near the Missouri River in Callaway County for the sum of $5.00. This land was located a short distance north of Portland, Mo. Grandfather Anton with his family, again took a steamboat ride up the Missouri River to Portland, Mo. this was in the year 1855. Grandfather could not speak English and it was hard for him to converse with the natives, he spoke both Bohemian and German (of which there were several located in the Portland area) but none were familiar with maps and could not tell Grandfather were his 40 acres of land was located.
About on fourth mile north of Portland was a settlement or town named Heilburn. Grandfather decided to settle in this town as he could converse with the Bohemians and Germans who were living there. Heilbrun was platted into lots, which are still shown on 1897 and 1919 Callaway County maps.
Several industries sprang up in Heilbrun, namely a Brewery, Distillery, Brick Yard, Clock Maker Shop, and Rope, Surgar and Tannery Factories. In all it was a lively place until it was swallowed up by nearby towns that were located on the Missouri River, where transportation was by boat. At the time there were no railroads and this part of the country was covered with big timber. All homes were built of logs or brick.
Grandfather Anton purchased a lot in Heilbrun, then bought tress nearby to build a log house. Grandfather agreed to cut down the trees and pay $0.20 per log, money was scarce, so he chose the loarger logs and split them making two logs out of one. When the time came to pay for the logs, the owner of the timber came and counted them and charged him as agreed.
Grandfather and his family lived in this home for several years, until on day he was talking to one of his German friends who was a Justice of the Peace in Portland. This man had some knowledge of maps. Grandfather told him "about his deal with the Government Land Office in St. Louis" and said "they had cheated him out of of his $5.00 and the 40 acres of land which no one had been able to locate for him." The J.P. said "Do you still have the papers?" Grandfather said "Yes", the following Sunday the J.P. came up to Heilbrun, and located the land for grandfather. To his surprise the 40 acreas was less than one fourth mile from where he lived.
Grandfather Anton immediately went to work clearing the land and built a house on his 40 acres. In the mean time on December 27, 1865, my father, Emanuel William Ladman and my mother Laura Eleanora Polacek were married. They purchased an 80 acre place 5 miles from Portland, which they traded to grandfather for his 40 acres.
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