Both sides of my family settled around the Lacona, Iowa area at a very early time so my family file is large and intertwined. Family life centered around the two area Catholic churches of St. Marys of Rosemount and St. Joseph Church at Bauer.
BAUER, DITTMER, GIESBAUM, KONRAD, RIPPERGER, SCHAEFER, SEUFERER and WACHTER are a few of the surnames I'm researching.
Any additions or corrections to this information is appreciated. Source info is required. A huge thank you to Ed Dittmer who supplied a lot of the early family research. Family files are more easily viewed by using the Adobe PDF format (view PDF). Thank you and enjoy!
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- Joseph Schaefer family (267 KB)
front row - Steve Schaefer, Elizabeth Fost Schaefer, Anna Schaefer Konrad, Joseph Schaefer, Tony Schaefer,
back row - Mary Schaefer Dittmer, Laura Schaefer Wachter, Seph Schaefer, Barbara Schaefer Wachter, Veronica Schaefer Bauer
- Konrad family home in Lemberg, Germany (56 KB)
This house has since been destroyed.
- Lemberg, Germany (788 KB)
Home town of the Konrad family just prior to emigrating to America. This town is located south of Pirmasens, Germany
- The steamship "Main" (336 KB)
This picture is of the steamship in which the Konrad family traveled across the Atlantic Ocean in December of 1871.
- Schweyen, France (31 KB)
Home town of the earliest known Konrad/Conrad. Located just across the border from Hornbach, Germany
- Fred Konrad Sr. (135 KB)
1811-1891
- Rene and Anna Konrad Wedding (359 KB)
L-R: Esther Ohnemus, Anna (Schaefer) Konrad, Gerald Konrad and Rene Konrad. Flower girl is unknown at this time.
- The Konrad brothers. (403 KB)
Left-Right starting at top: Chris, Nick, Henry, Fred Jr. Original picture was a large tin-type belonging to Irene (Konrad) Endres.
- Fred Konrad Jr. family circa 1894 (292 KB)
Left-Right starting at top: Ed, Callie, Fred III, Jake. Next row: Mary, Fred Jr., Andy, Veronica holding Albert, Millie. Joe is sitting in front of Andy. Picture is from the John Ford collection.
- Fred Konrad Jr. family at the farm. (302 KB)
Left- right: Fred III with horse, Mary, Veronica, Fred holding Albert, Andy or Joe?, Millie, faithful family dog, Ed and Jake. Picture is from Sandra Berry collection.
- Andrew and Isabel Konrad (517 KB)
Wedding picture - 1906
- Barbara (Dittmer) Schaefer (20 KB)
Barbara emigrated to America with her children in 1869. Her husband, Sebastian, died in Germany in 1867.
- Joseph and Anna (Fost) Schaefer (197 KB)
Joseph and Anna were married in Paplin, Sherman County, Nebraska on July 5,1889
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German Catholic families of Rosemount and Bauer, Iowa