Birth 23 October 1823 -- Scharmbeck, Hanover, Germany
Death 4 March 1899 (Age 75) -- Claybanks Township, Oceana, Michigan

Birth 23 October 1823 Scharmbeck, Hanover, Germany
Immigration about 1843 (Age 20)
Marriage 15 September 1850 (Age 26) Luise Marie Wilhelmine Fridarike Hemschemeyer Beuckhofen, Hannover, Germany
Occupation Farmer 1880 (Age 57)
Death 4 March 1899 (Age 75) Claybanks Township, Oceana, Michigan
Burial Oak Grove Cemetery, Montague, Michigan

Birth 10 September 1859 -- Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Death 1 May 1947 (Age 87) -- Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan

Birth 10 September 1859 Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Marriage about 1905 (Age 46) Margaret Ethel Purdie
Occupation Fruit Farmer 1910 (Age 51)
Occupation Methodist Church Minister 1920 (Age 61)
Death 1 May 1947 (Age 87) Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan
Burial Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan, USA