Husband of Elizabeth
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Joseph Schmelzpfennig the son, arrived in America on the Steamship New York, which came from Bremen, Germany to New York on 22 September, 1859, attested to by H. I. von Santen. "So help me God" in his sworn testimony. He was in a II. cabin (second class), and is is described as a "21 [year old] male farmer [from] Freden [Germany.]". He was the son of Joseph Sr. and his first wife, who died in Germany before his father married Elizabeth Brinker. He had one full sister, Antoinette, who remained in Cincinnati where the family originally immigrated.
Alan Demos, Find a Grave Contributor 49483268
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Husband of Elizabeth
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Joseph Schmelzpfennig the son, arrived in America on the Steamship New York, which came from Bremen, Germany to New York on 22 September, 1859, attested to by H. I. von Santen. "So help me God" in his sworn testimony. He was in a II. cabin (second class), and is is described as a "21 [year old] male farmer [from] Freden [Germany.]". He was the son of Joseph Sr. and his first wife, who died in Germany before his father married Elizabeth Brinker. He had one full sister, Antoinette, who remained in Cincinnati where the family originally immigrated.
Alan Demos, Find a Grave Contributor 49483268
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Joseph S. Schmelzpfenning.
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