| Milo's great-great-grandparents |
| married 11/14/1843 |
| Children: Wilhelmina (1845), Johanna (1846), Johann (1847), Maria (1849), Gottfried (1850), Friedrich (1852), Martin (1854), Juliana (1856), Heinrich (1858), Margaretha (1860), Helena (1862), Augusta (1863), Sara (1865) |
| Martin Friedrich Bruss | Wilhelmina Buth |
|---|---|
| 7/8/1818-7/18/1909 | 4/29/1823-9/16/1914 |
| son of Martin & Dorothea Bruss | daughter of Gottfried & Dorothea Groth |
|
|
Martin Friedrich was born and baptized with the name Michael Friedrich Gottlieb Bruss in Kammin, Pomerania, Germany. He immigrated in 1839 with his parents, two brothers, and sister. Martin Friedrich bought eighty acres of government land on 23 November 1841 along Granville Road near Cedarburg, WI. There he began clearing trees to make some farmland, and built himself a loghouse. Wilhelmina, the daughter of Gottfried Buth and Dorothea Groth was born in Tribsow, Kammin, Pomerania. She immigrated in 1841 with her parents and siblings, coming straight to Milwaukee. According to her obituary in the Cedarburg News, she was survived by 71 grandchildren and 106 great grandchildren. |
Freistadt, WI |
| Freistadt Trinity Lutheran Church where Martin Friedrich & Wilhelmina Bruss attended. Freistadt is the oldest Lutheran congregation in Wisconsin |
|
Johann August & Caroline Bruss (front) In back (left to right) Gottfried Wendt (Caroline's brother) Mrs. Gustas H. (Caroline Vass) Goltzman Bertha Tews (Caroline's sister) Ludwig Gottlieb Bruss (Johann August's brother) Martin Friedrich Bruss (Johann August's brother) Albertina Kressin (Caroline's sister) |
| Go to Main Genealogy Page |
