Wife of John "Johannes" Widmer (1820-1866)
Children: Elizabeth, Albert, Rosana (Rosa), John, Joseph, & Lydia
The ship upon which the family emigrated to the United States was called the George, or Geo, Hurlbut -- arrived in New York 25 June 1855, with E. D. Post as master.
John and Anna Elizabeth (Hafer/Haufer/Hoffer) Widmer came to America from Switzerland about 1855 with their three children, Elizabeth, Albert, and Rosa. They settled on a farm near Sardis, Monroe, Ohio. They attended the Apostolic Church, established in 1848. Three children, Joseph, John, and Lydia were born in Sardis, Monroe County, Ohio.
In Switzerland, there had been a famine due to crop failure, and many had very little to eat. To prevent starvation, the Swiss government offered fifty dollars to each person who would emigrate to America. John and Anna Widmer and their family were among those who made their way to this country, landing in NY and then coming on down the Ohio River to Monroe County. Many of those early settlers came by raft, some settling at Sardis, others near New Martinsville, WV. In 1863 the Widmer family moved to a farm on German Ridge (now American Ridge) in the New Martinsville area.
In August 1866, while he was clearing land on their farm, father John Widmer was struck by a falling tree. He was carried to the house on a stretcher made from a ladder. He died then at the age of 46. Burial was on the home place on the knob above the hill. The grave was marked by a few stones gathered from the field and a clump of lilies.
Story by Elizabeth Widmer
Children: Elizabeth, Albert, Rosana (Rosa), John, Joseph, & Lydia
The ship upon which the family emigrated to the United States was called the George, or Geo, Hurlbut -- arrived in New York 25 June 1855, with E. D. Post as master.
John and Anna Elizabeth (Hafer/Haufer/Hoffer) Widmer came to America from Switzerland about 1855 with their three children, Elizabeth, Albert, and Rosa. They settled on a farm near Sardis, Monroe, Ohio. They attended the Apostolic Church, established in 1848. Three children, Joseph, John, and Lydia were born in Sardis, Monroe County, Ohio.
In Switzerland, there had been a famine due to crop failure, and many had very little to eat. To prevent starvation, the Swiss government offered fifty dollars to each person who would emigrate to America. John and Anna Widmer and their family were among those who made their way to this country, landing in NY and then coming on down the Ohio River to Monroe County. Many of those early settlers came by raft, some settling at Sardis, others near New Martinsville, WV. In 1863 the Widmer family moved to a farm on German Ridge (now American Ridge) in the New Martinsville area.
In August 1866, while he was clearing land on their farm, father John Widmer was struck by a falling tree. He was carried to the house on a stretcher made from a ladder. He died then at the age of 46. Burial was on the home place on the knob above the hill. The grave was marked by a few stones gathered from the field and a clump of lilies.
Story by Elizabeth Widmer
Wife of John "Johannes" Widmer (1820-1866)
Children: Elizabeth, Albert, Rosana (Rosa), John, Joseph, & Lydia
The ship upon which the family emigrated to the United States was called the George, or Geo, Hurlbut -- arrived in New York 25 June 1855, with E. D. Post as master.
John and Anna Elizabeth (Hafer/Haufer/Hoffer) Widmer came to America from Switzerland about 1855 with their three children, Elizabeth, Albert, and Rosa. They settled on a farm near Sardis, Monroe, Ohio. They attended the Apostolic Church, established in 1848. Three children, Joseph, John, and Lydia were born in Sardis, Monroe County, Ohio.
In Switzerland, there had been a famine due to crop failure, and many had very little to eat. To prevent starvation, the Swiss government offered fifty dollars to each person who would emigrate to America. John and Anna Widmer and their family were among those who made their way to this country, landing in NY and then coming on down the Ohio River to Monroe County. Many of those early settlers came by raft, some settling at Sardis, others near New Martinsville, WV. In 1863 the Widmer family moved to a farm on German Ridge (now American Ridge) in the New Martinsville area.
In August 1866, while he was clearing land on their farm, father John Widmer was struck by a falling tree. He was carried to the house on a stretcher made from a ladder. He died then at the age of 46. Burial was on the home place on the knob above the hill. The grave was marked by a few stones gathered from the field and a clump of lilies.
Story by Elizabeth Widmer
Children: Elizabeth, Albert, Rosana (Rosa), John, Joseph, & Lydia
The ship upon which the family emigrated to the United States was called the George, or Geo, Hurlbut -- arrived in New York 25 June 1855, with E. D. Post as master.
John and Anna Elizabeth (Hafer/Haufer/Hoffer) Widmer came to America from Switzerland about 1855 with their three children, Elizabeth, Albert, and Rosa. They settled on a farm near Sardis, Monroe, Ohio. They attended the Apostolic Church, established in 1848. Three children, Joseph, John, and Lydia were born in Sardis, Monroe County, Ohio.
In Switzerland, there had been a famine due to crop failure, and many had very little to eat. To prevent starvation, the Swiss government offered fifty dollars to each person who would emigrate to America. John and Anna Widmer and their family were among those who made their way to this country, landing in NY and then coming on down the Ohio River to Monroe County. Many of those early settlers came by raft, some settling at Sardis, others near New Martinsville, WV. In 1863 the Widmer family moved to a farm on German Ridge (now American Ridge) in the New Martinsville area.
In August 1866, while he was clearing land on their farm, father John Widmer was struck by a falling tree. He was carried to the house on a stretcher made from a ladder. He died then at the age of 46. Burial was on the home place on the knob above the hill. The grave was marked by a few stones gathered from the field and a clump of lilies.
Story by Elizabeth Widmer
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