The Rudolph Baumgaertner family came to Hermann, MO in 1854 from the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, the town of Nyderwil. Since then it's name has been changed to Nyderwil. Rudolph (1811-1880, the son of Hans Jscob and Barbara Hofer married Verena Reck from nearby Safenwil in 1831. She was the daughter of Heinrich and Verena Jent. The family came to America in a large group from that area in the in the spring of 1854. They traveled on wagons from Basel where they caught a boat down the Rhine River toward the port of LaHavre. There were only a few people from other places on the ship GLOBE that brought the new immigrants to New Orleans. Their next experience was the riverboats with steam engines that carried them up the Mississippi River to St. Louis. Only the son Samuel, who was 14, did not come with the others, but he did finally immigrate 10 years later. Rudolph and his sons all worked in Hermann as builders. The children in the family were Verena born Feb. 23, 1832, who was married, but that ended in divorce. She did not live in Hermann very long. Other children include Jacob (1833-1913) who married Louisa Zimmerle (1840-1909) on Oct. 21, 1862; Anna (1834). Came to America in 1854 on the ship "Globe" to New Orleans.
The Rudolph Baumgaertner family came to Hermann, MO in 1854 from the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, the town of Nyderwil. Since then it's name has been changed to Nyderwil. Rudolph (1811-1880, the son of Hans Jscob and Barbara Hofer married Verena Reck from nearby Safenwil in 1831. She was the daughter of Heinrich and Verena Jent. The family came to America in a large group from that area in the in the spring of 1854. They traveled on wagons from Basel where they caught a boat down the Rhine River toward the port of LaHavre. There were only a few people from other places on the ship GLOBE that brought the new immigrants to New Orleans. Their next experience was the riverboats with steam engines that carried them up the Mississippi River to St. Louis. Only the son Samuel, who was 14, did not come with the others, but he did finally immigrate 10 years later. Rudolph and his sons all worked in Hermann as builders. The children in the family were Verena born Feb. 23, 1832, who was married, but that ended in divorce. She did not live in Hermann very long. Other children include Jacob (1833-1913) who married Louisa Zimmerle (1840-1909) on Oct. 21, 1862; Anna (1834). Came to America in 1854 on the ship "Globe" to New Orleans.
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