“Bearded Brothers” 52 Ancestors: Bearded

“A man's face is not a rich person's lawn … Nor is a man's face the woods.”Ellie Kemper The Zander brothers, August and Gustave, came to America as young children with their parents, David & Elizabeth Zander. They arrived June 24, 1868 on the Ship Bavaria. The family made their home in East Bloomfield, WI …

“How the “Same Name” may Crumble a Brick Wall”- 52 Ancestors

In the East Bloomfield Cemetery, a stone sits with the name of my 3rd great-grandmother. Elisabeth A. (wife of David Zander). They had two sons, August and Gustave. I descend from August's line. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37762153/elizabeth-a_-zander August married Henrietta Flatau nee Bethke. From her brother's, Ludwig Bethke, marriage record we know that Ludwig's (and likely Henrietta's) mother …