William Miggael (b. 1828)

MIGGAEL, LANGERMAN

Posted By: Dorothy Gosse (email)
Date: 7/5/2003 at 11:04:45

Miggael, William, farmer, Section 1; PO Oelwein; born in Sachsen, Germany, in 1828; located in New York in 1853, moved to Dubuque Co., Iowa, in 1854; located in this county in 1855, and personally with his family in 1861. He married Miss Mary Langerman in 1862; she was born near Mecklenburg, Germany, in 1836; they have two children --- Emma, born March 5, 1868; A. Lena, born Oct. 15, 1874; he owns 140 acres of land, worth $30 per acre. Mr. M. is a public spirited citizen, equally prominent with his neighbors of American parentage in all local enterprises of merit and public benefit.

Page 668, "1878 History of Fayette County, Iowa"