Born Maria "Elizabeth" Bauer in Village of Mußbach, Canton of Neustadt, County of Frankenthal, Kingdom of Bavaria. (Germany's state borders since shifted.)
Departed from Le Havre (Normandy, France) on 12 Mar 1847; Arrived U.S. port of New Orleans on 21 May 1847 aboard immigrant passenger ship "Michigan."
Graesser Family Bible: "The family moved in March 1847 to America on Looking Glass Prairie, southerly of New Baden, Illinois."
Elizabeth had 5 siblings:
- Eva Bauer
(b. 20 Feb 1837, d. 14 Dec 1865 in childbirth)
- Peter Bauer
(b. 30 Sep 1838, d. 4 May 1862 from battle wounds)
- Heinrich ("Henry") Bauer
(b. 23 Mar 1841, d. 27 Mar 1918)
- Anna Margaretta ("Maggie") Bauer
(b. 17 May 1847, d. 07 Dec 1920)
- William Jacob Bauer
(b. 30 Jun 1853, d. ?)
Note that Eva, Peter, Henry, and Elizabeth were born in Mußbach. Maggie was born on board ship "Michigan" on the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, 4 days before arrival in U.S. port of New Orleans. William was born in Mascoutah.
Following death of her father, Johann "Jacob" Bauer, "in 1866, [her mother, Anna Maria Bauer, nee Gräßer] moved with her children to Mascoutah."
Elizabeth married Heinrich ("Henry") William Fink on 1 Sep 1867 in Mascoutah.
The couple had 6 children:
- August George Fink
(b. 7 Jun 1868, d. 3 Apr 1925)
- Anna Mary Fink
(b. 17 Sep 1869, d. 18 Jan 1938)
- Julius Alfred Fink
(b. 24 Mar 1871, d. 06 Oct 1928)
- Henry Carl Fink
(b. 15 Jan 1873, d. 30 Dec 1948)
- Herbert Jacob Fink Sr
(b. 01 Jul 1875, d. 21 Feb 1940)
- Emma Clara Fink
(b. 29 Jan 1879, d. 1949)
Departed from Le Havre (Normandy, France) on 12 Mar 1847; Arrived U.S. port of New Orleans on 21 May 1847 aboard immigrant passenger ship "Michigan."
Graesser Family Bible: "The family moved in March 1847 to America on Looking Glass Prairie, southerly of New Baden, Illinois."
Elizabeth had 5 siblings:
- Eva Bauer
(b. 20 Feb 1837, d. 14 Dec 1865 in childbirth)
- Peter Bauer
(b. 30 Sep 1838, d. 4 May 1862 from battle wounds)
- Heinrich ("Henry") Bauer
(b. 23 Mar 1841, d. 27 Mar 1918)
- Anna Margaretta ("Maggie") Bauer
(b. 17 May 1847, d. 07 Dec 1920)
- William Jacob Bauer
(b. 30 Jun 1853, d. ?)
Note that Eva, Peter, Henry, and Elizabeth were born in Mußbach. Maggie was born on board ship "Michigan" on the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, 4 days before arrival in U.S. port of New Orleans. William was born in Mascoutah.
Following death of her father, Johann "Jacob" Bauer, "in 1866, [her mother, Anna Maria Bauer, nee Gräßer] moved with her children to Mascoutah."
Elizabeth married Heinrich ("Henry") William Fink on 1 Sep 1867 in Mascoutah.
The couple had 6 children:
- August George Fink
(b. 7 Jun 1868, d. 3 Apr 1925)
- Anna Mary Fink
(b. 17 Sep 1869, d. 18 Jan 1938)
- Julius Alfred Fink
(b. 24 Mar 1871, d. 06 Oct 1928)
- Henry Carl Fink
(b. 15 Jan 1873, d. 30 Dec 1948)
- Herbert Jacob Fink Sr
(b. 01 Jul 1875, d. 21 Feb 1940)
- Emma Clara Fink
(b. 29 Jan 1879, d. 1949)
Born Maria "Elizabeth" Bauer in Village of Mußbach, Canton of Neustadt, County of Frankenthal, Kingdom of Bavaria. (Germany's state borders since shifted.)
Departed from Le Havre (Normandy, France) on 12 Mar 1847; Arrived U.S. port of New Orleans on 21 May 1847 aboard immigrant passenger ship "Michigan."
Graesser Family Bible: "The family moved in March 1847 to America on Looking Glass Prairie, southerly of New Baden, Illinois."
Elizabeth had 5 siblings:
- Eva Bauer
(b. 20 Feb 1837, d. 14 Dec 1865 in childbirth)
- Peter Bauer
(b. 30 Sep 1838, d. 4 May 1862 from battle wounds)
- Heinrich ("Henry") Bauer
(b. 23 Mar 1841, d. 27 Mar 1918)
- Anna Margaretta ("Maggie") Bauer
(b. 17 May 1847, d. 07 Dec 1920)
- William Jacob Bauer
(b. 30 Jun 1853, d. ?)
Note that Eva, Peter, Henry, and Elizabeth were born in Mußbach. Maggie was born on board ship "Michigan" on the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, 4 days before arrival in U.S. port of New Orleans. William was born in Mascoutah.
Following death of her father, Johann "Jacob" Bauer, "in 1866, [her mother, Anna Maria Bauer, nee Gräßer] moved with her children to Mascoutah."
Elizabeth married Heinrich ("Henry") William Fink on 1 Sep 1867 in Mascoutah.
The couple had 6 children:
- August George Fink
(b. 7 Jun 1868, d. 3 Apr 1925)
- Anna Mary Fink
(b. 17 Sep 1869, d. 18 Jan 1938)
- Julius Alfred Fink
(b. 24 Mar 1871, d. 06 Oct 1928)
- Henry Carl Fink
(b. 15 Jan 1873, d. 30 Dec 1948)
- Herbert Jacob Fink Sr
(b. 01 Jul 1875, d. 21 Feb 1940)
- Emma Clara Fink
(b. 29 Jan 1879, d. 1949)
Departed from Le Havre (Normandy, France) on 12 Mar 1847; Arrived U.S. port of New Orleans on 21 May 1847 aboard immigrant passenger ship "Michigan."
Graesser Family Bible: "The family moved in March 1847 to America on Looking Glass Prairie, southerly of New Baden, Illinois."
Elizabeth had 5 siblings:
- Eva Bauer
(b. 20 Feb 1837, d. 14 Dec 1865 in childbirth)
- Peter Bauer
(b. 30 Sep 1838, d. 4 May 1862 from battle wounds)
- Heinrich ("Henry") Bauer
(b. 23 Mar 1841, d. 27 Mar 1918)
- Anna Margaretta ("Maggie") Bauer
(b. 17 May 1847, d. 07 Dec 1920)
- William Jacob Bauer
(b. 30 Jun 1853, d. ?)
Note that Eva, Peter, Henry, and Elizabeth were born in Mußbach. Maggie was born on board ship "Michigan" on the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, 4 days before arrival in U.S. port of New Orleans. William was born in Mascoutah.
Following death of her father, Johann "Jacob" Bauer, "in 1866, [her mother, Anna Maria Bauer, nee Gräßer] moved with her children to Mascoutah."
Elizabeth married Heinrich ("Henry") William Fink on 1 Sep 1867 in Mascoutah.
The couple had 6 children:
- August George Fink
(b. 7 Jun 1868, d. 3 Apr 1925)
- Anna Mary Fink
(b. 17 Sep 1869, d. 18 Jan 1938)
- Julius Alfred Fink
(b. 24 Mar 1871, d. 06 Oct 1928)
- Henry Carl Fink
(b. 15 Jan 1873, d. 30 Dec 1948)
- Herbert Jacob Fink Sr
(b. 01 Jul 1875, d. 21 Feb 1940)
- Emma Clara Fink
(b. 29 Jan 1879, d. 1949)
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