HARTWIG, Friedrich "Fred" 1819-1905

HARTWIG, KUEHL, MUELLER, NIENOW, ROSEL, TESSMAN, ZERCK

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 4/22/2010 at 00:49:39

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In 1870, five years after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and eighteen years after the first claim was staked in what is now known as St. Ansgar, a small group of European emigrants, seeking religious freedom and prosperity, arrived in Iowa by way of Wisconsin. Their Lutheran heritage continues with many namesakes in today's congregation.

Those in that early group included: Fred Hartwig, Henry Kuehl, Carl Mueller, August Nienow, George Rosel, Leonard Rosel, Carl L. Tessman, and Christian Zerck.

The families were ministered to by Lutheran traveling ministers, the Rev. Theodore Mertens and the Rev. F. Doescher, who preached in private homes and later in the old stone schoolhouse of St. Ansgar. With the help of the Rev. Doescher, a Divine call was sent to and accepted by the Rev. Edward Wiegner, a German emigrant and Concordia Seminary graduate.

The congregation organized in August of 1874. Three years later, twelve more families joined the early congregation: Frank Buty, the Ebbighausen family, Carl Groth, Friedrich Kruger, Herman Hartwig, Henry Hoppe, Christian C. Moeller, John Moeller, August Mueller, Carl Neinow, Edward Ruechel, and Herman Treichel.

SOURCE: http://www.immanuelsta.org/history.shtml
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There is only one Fred Hartwig listed in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.

Hartwig, Friedrich 24 MAY 1819 -- 24 JUL 1905

A photo of his tombstone is posted on the GPP.

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#3:

Below is a photo of Fred.

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