August J. "Gus" Feuerbacher was born in Koengen, Germany in 1825 to Michael Feuerbacher and Friederika Dorothea Spohn. His birth was a product of a one night stand between the two, and soon after he was coneceived Michael married Anna Trautwein and fathered another son Christoph Feuerbacher.
It is very possbible that August never knew his father. When Gus was 3 years old his mother married Matthaus Braendle who became his adoptive father. The couple had three children, Heinrich, Johann Gottfried (died in infancy) and Anna Maria.
But when Gus was 11 his step-father died and his mother was again alone, now with three children. So after a few years on their own Dorothea married Gottfried Heinrich Gaenzle, and they had one child, Friederika Dorothea Gaenzle.
Gus eventually met Katharina Deuschle, an girl 7 years his junior living in the same town as him. The couple wed on October 18, 1849 in their hometown of Koengen. They had their first child Wilhelm Friedrich Feuerbacher in 1851, but he died in infancy.
After the birth of their second child, August Joseph Feuerbacher in January of 1852, Gus and Katharina decided that they wanted to move to America. In Germany the King had taken away all of the rights of the people a few years before, and the couple wanted nothing to do with it anymore.
The couple left Germany, and accompanying them was Katharina's brother Joseph Deuschle (who went on to Ohio). The trip was not without hardship. The couple's son August died on the trip and had to be buried at sea.
August and Katharina arrived in New York Harbor on June 22, 1852. They settled down in the Williamsburgh Section of Brooklyn. Gus became a cutler, a person who produces, repairs and sells scissors, knives, and other things of that nature.
The couple was blessed with the birth of two more children, Charles in 1857, and Phillipina in 1861. Unlike their first two children, Charles and Bena, as she was called, survived infancy.
But it wasn't long after Bena's birth that the Civil War broke out and Gus felt called to serve his new country, to keep it from destruction. So he enlisted in Company C of the 45th NY Infantry Regiment, the "5th German Rifles." During his tour of duty he fought at the Battles of 2nd Bull Run, Channcellorsville, Nashville, and he was injured at the Battle of Gettysburg.
He was honorably discharged in 1865 and returned home. The family welcomed two more children, Frederick in 1866, and August Joseph, Jr. in 1870. The family continued on in their quiet lifestyle until Gus died in 1877, leaving a still young family behind.
Today Gus is remembered by his descendants as being a strong individual who endured a rough childhood, had the hardship of losing his son on the trip to America, and who fought and nearly died for his adoptive country. He will be remembered.
It is very possbible that August never knew his father. When Gus was 3 years old his mother married Matthaus Braendle who became his adoptive father. The couple had three children, Heinrich, Johann Gottfried (died in infancy) and Anna Maria.
But when Gus was 11 his step-father died and his mother was again alone, now with three children. So after a few years on their own Dorothea married Gottfried Heinrich Gaenzle, and they had one child, Friederika Dorothea Gaenzle.
Gus eventually met Katharina Deuschle, an girl 7 years his junior living in the same town as him. The couple wed on October 18, 1849 in their hometown of Koengen. They had their first child Wilhelm Friedrich Feuerbacher in 1851, but he died in infancy.
After the birth of their second child, August Joseph Feuerbacher in January of 1852, Gus and Katharina decided that they wanted to move to America. In Germany the King had taken away all of the rights of the people a few years before, and the couple wanted nothing to do with it anymore.
The couple left Germany, and accompanying them was Katharina's brother Joseph Deuschle (who went on to Ohio). The trip was not without hardship. The couple's son August died on the trip and had to be buried at sea.
August and Katharina arrived in New York Harbor on June 22, 1852. They settled down in the Williamsburgh Section of Brooklyn. Gus became a cutler, a person who produces, repairs and sells scissors, knives, and other things of that nature.
The couple was blessed with the birth of two more children, Charles in 1857, and Phillipina in 1861. Unlike their first two children, Charles and Bena, as she was called, survived infancy.
But it wasn't long after Bena's birth that the Civil War broke out and Gus felt called to serve his new country, to keep it from destruction. So he enlisted in Company C of the 45th NY Infantry Regiment, the "5th German Rifles." During his tour of duty he fought at the Battles of 2nd Bull Run, Channcellorsville, Nashville, and he was injured at the Battle of Gettysburg.
He was honorably discharged in 1865 and returned home. The family welcomed two more children, Frederick in 1866, and August Joseph, Jr. in 1870. The family continued on in their quiet lifestyle until Gus died in 1877, leaving a still young family behind.
Today Gus is remembered by his descendants as being a strong individual who endured a rough childhood, had the hardship of losing his son on the trip to America, and who fought and nearly died for his adoptive country. He will be remembered.
August J. "Gus" Feuerbacher was born in Koengen, Germany in 1825 to Michael Feuerbacher and Friederika Dorothea Spohn. His birth was a product of a one night stand between the two, and soon after he was coneceived Michael married Anna Trautwein and fathered another son Christoph Feuerbacher.
It is very possbible that August never knew his father. When Gus was 3 years old his mother married Matthaus Braendle who became his adoptive father. The couple had three children, Heinrich, Johann Gottfried (died in infancy) and Anna Maria.
But when Gus was 11 his step-father died and his mother was again alone, now with three children. So after a few years on their own Dorothea married Gottfried Heinrich Gaenzle, and they had one child, Friederika Dorothea Gaenzle.
Gus eventually met Katharina Deuschle, an girl 7 years his junior living in the same town as him. The couple wed on October 18, 1849 in their hometown of Koengen. They had their first child Wilhelm Friedrich Feuerbacher in 1851, but he died in infancy.
After the birth of their second child, August Joseph Feuerbacher in January of 1852, Gus and Katharina decided that they wanted to move to America. In Germany the King had taken away all of the rights of the people a few years before, and the couple wanted nothing to do with it anymore.
The couple left Germany, and accompanying them was Katharina's brother Joseph Deuschle (who went on to Ohio). The trip was not without hardship. The couple's son August died on the trip and had to be buried at sea.
August and Katharina arrived in New York Harbor on June 22, 1852. They settled down in the Williamsburgh Section of Brooklyn. Gus became a cutler, a person who produces, repairs and sells scissors, knives, and other things of that nature.
The couple was blessed with the birth of two more children, Charles in 1857, and Phillipina in 1861. Unlike their first two children, Charles and Bena, as she was called, survived infancy.
But it wasn't long after Bena's birth that the Civil War broke out and Gus felt called to serve his new country, to keep it from destruction. So he enlisted in Company C of the 45th NY Infantry Regiment, the "5th German Rifles." During his tour of duty he fought at the Battles of 2nd Bull Run, Channcellorsville, Nashville, and he was injured at the Battle of Gettysburg.
He was honorably discharged in 1865 and returned home. The family welcomed two more children, Frederick in 1866, and August Joseph, Jr. in 1870. The family continued on in their quiet lifestyle until Gus died in 1877, leaving a still young family behind.
Today Gus is remembered by his descendants as being a strong individual who endured a rough childhood, had the hardship of losing his son on the trip to America, and who fought and nearly died for his adoptive country. He will be remembered.
It is very possbible that August never knew his father. When Gus was 3 years old his mother married Matthaus Braendle who became his adoptive father. The couple had three children, Heinrich, Johann Gottfried (died in infancy) and Anna Maria.
But when Gus was 11 his step-father died and his mother was again alone, now with three children. So after a few years on their own Dorothea married Gottfried Heinrich Gaenzle, and they had one child, Friederika Dorothea Gaenzle.
Gus eventually met Katharina Deuschle, an girl 7 years his junior living in the same town as him. The couple wed on October 18, 1849 in their hometown of Koengen. They had their first child Wilhelm Friedrich Feuerbacher in 1851, but he died in infancy.
After the birth of their second child, August Joseph Feuerbacher in January of 1852, Gus and Katharina decided that they wanted to move to America. In Germany the King had taken away all of the rights of the people a few years before, and the couple wanted nothing to do with it anymore.
The couple left Germany, and accompanying them was Katharina's brother Joseph Deuschle (who went on to Ohio). The trip was not without hardship. The couple's son August died on the trip and had to be buried at sea.
August and Katharina arrived in New York Harbor on June 22, 1852. They settled down in the Williamsburgh Section of Brooklyn. Gus became a cutler, a person who produces, repairs and sells scissors, knives, and other things of that nature.
The couple was blessed with the birth of two more children, Charles in 1857, and Phillipina in 1861. Unlike their first two children, Charles and Bena, as she was called, survived infancy.
But it wasn't long after Bena's birth that the Civil War broke out and Gus felt called to serve his new country, to keep it from destruction. So he enlisted in Company C of the 45th NY Infantry Regiment, the "5th German Rifles." During his tour of duty he fought at the Battles of 2nd Bull Run, Channcellorsville, Nashville, and he was injured at the Battle of Gettysburg.
He was honorably discharged in 1865 and returned home. The family welcomed two more children, Frederick in 1866, and August Joseph, Jr. in 1870. The family continued on in their quiet lifestyle until Gus died in 1877, leaving a still young family behind.
Today Gus is remembered by his descendants as being a strong individual who endured a rough childhood, had the hardship of losing his son on the trip to America, and who fought and nearly died for his adoptive country. He will be remembered.
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