Johannes ACKER & Brigitta BINZ

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Johannes ACKER
Brigitta BINZ

Husband: Johannes / Johann / John ACKER
Birth: 5 Jun 1818
Baptism: Zell, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden
Death: 9 May 1894, Sheboygan, Sheboygan Co., WI
Occupation: janitor
Father appears to be: Johannes ACKER (1784-1844)
Mother appears to be: Maria Genovefa HERR (1787-1846)

What links John to these parents is the birthdate, 5 Jun 1818, and place. There's an outside chance these are a coincidence, but I doubt it. Zell and Ettenheim are both in the Ortenaukreis [Ortenau Dist.], in the Freiburg Administrative Region of Baden-Wuerttemberg (formerly Baden).

Marriage: by 27 Jul 1852
Immigration: arrived Port of New York on 27 Jul 1852, on the ship, American Eagle, out of London

Wife: Brigitta / Bridget BINZ
Birth: 12 Sep 1828, Freiburg, Baden
Baptism: 13 Sep 1828, Catholic Church, Ettenheim, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden
Death: aft. 1880 census
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Medardus BINZ
Mother: Rosa Maria HEDERICH

Stepchild:

1. Clement / Clemens BINZ - ACKER, bap. 25 Nov 1848, Catholic Church, Ettenheim, Freiburg, Baden

Children — born in Sheboygan, Sheboygan Co., WI:

2. Jacob ACKER, b. 1856/7
3. Anna M. ACKER, b. 21 Jun 1859
4. Franziscus / Franciscus "Franz" ACKER, b. 1861/2
5. John ACKER, b. 1863/4
6. Margaretha "Gretha" / Margaret "Maggie" ACKER, b. 1866/7
7. Victoria ACKER, b. Jul 1869

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; FRG, Germany, DEU, Deutschland, Baden-Württemberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Ortenaukreis; USA, US, United States, Wisconsin

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (online at Ancestry.com):

Name: Johann Acker Brigitta Acker Clemens Acker

Age: 34 24 3

Gender: M F M

Line: 223 224 225

Occupation: Wine grower

List Number: 1031

Microfilm Roll: M237_117

Place of Origin: Germany

Port of Departure: London, England

Destination: United States

Ship: American Eagle, R.H. Moore, Master

Port of Arrival: New York

Date of Arrival: 29 July 1852

3. German Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 (online at familysearch.org):

Name Sex Birthdate Baptism Date Baptism Location Father's Name Mother's Name Source Film

Brigitta
Binz F 12 Sep 1828 13 Sep 1828 Katholisch,
Ettenheim,
Freiburg,
Baden Binz Rosa
Haederick 891907

Clemens
Binz M 23 Nov 1848 25 Nov 1848 Katholisch,
Ettenheim,
Freiburg,
Baden Brigitta
Binz 891907

4. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 20): Sheboygan P.O., City of Sheboygan (First Ward), Sheboygan Co., WI, Roll M653_1432, p. 203, PN 16, 131/123, enumerated 5 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

John Ocker 42 M Gardner 100 50 Baden

Bridget " 30 F Do

Climentine " 12 M Do

Jacob " 3 M Wisconsin

Anna M " 1 F Do

5a. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 23 — indexed "Acher"; "id" was mis-indexed as "Idaho"): Sheboygan P.O., City of Sheboygan (Ward 1), Sheboygan Co., WI, Roll M593_1740, p. 250A, PN 1, 7/8, enumerated 3 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1870: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15

7 8 Acker John 51 M W Farm laborer 400 100 Baden

_____ Brigitta 41 F W Kpg house id

_____ Jacob 13 M W goes to School Wisconsin / / /

_____ Anna 11 F W id id / / /

_____ Franz 8 M W id id / / /

_____ John 6 M W id id / / /

_____ Gretha 3 F W id / /

_____ Victoria 10/12 F W id / / July

5b. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Clement ACKER (æ 22, b. Baden) is boarding in Milwaukee (Ward 5), Milwaukee Co., WI (p. 580B).

6. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19-20 of 27): Eighth St., Sheboygan City, Sheboygan Co., WI, Roll 1447, pp. 228C-228D, PN 19-20, SD 1, ED 214, enumerated 8 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 24 25 26

184 192 Acker John W M 62 / Janitor Baden Baden Baden

_____ Bridget W F 51 Wife / Keepr House Baden Baden Baden

_____ John W M 17 Son / Janitor Wis Baden Baden

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_____ Maggie W F 13 Daughter / at Home Wis Baden Baden

_____ Victoria W F 11 Daughter / at School Wis Baden Baden

Shebley Anna W F 20 Daughter / Wis Baden Baden

_______ Anna W F 6/12 Nov GrandDau / Wis Switzerland Wis

_______ Kasper W M 29 Son in Law / Carpenter 1 Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland

7. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

8. 1895 Wisconsin State Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

9. Wisconsin Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968 (online at FamilySearch.org):

Name: John Acker

Death Date: 29 May 1894

Death Place: Sheboygan, Sheboygan

Gender | Race | Age: Male | White | 76

Birth Date: 05 Jun 1818

Birthplace: Germany

Occupation: Laborer

Burial Place: Sheboygan

Source Film: 1311657

10. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

11. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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