Hello Dubois County researchers.
After 12 years of research, I may have had a breakthrough in tracing my LANG-SCHEURICH
ancestors to their hometowns in Bavaria. Henry & Catherine [SCHEURICH] LANG settled
on a farm near Sherrill, Dubuque County, Iowa, about 1846. According to census records
they were born in Bavaria, and had come from Illinois (town unknown) with three children
who were born there between about 1837 and 1845. Another census record says their oldest
son, Joseph Henry, was born in "Indiana."
On October 18, 1836, the Bark Potomac landed at Baltimore with many members of the
SCHEURICH (listed as "SCHEURIG") family from Bavaria, including a
"Catherine" (age 24). Also on the ship was a "Henry LANG" (age 27)
from Bavaria. They were married in Baltimore the next day (as were Catherine's
immigrant brother Martin SCHEURICH and Catherine GERLACH). Henry & Catherine
[SCHEURICH] LANG may have gone to Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana, where the rest of
Catherine's immigrant family went. Catherine SCHEURICH was supposedly born 1812 at
Niedernberg (just south of Aschaffenburg), Unterfranken, Bavaria. Some other surnames
associated with this migration to Jasper include HAAS, HARTLAUB, HOCH, HOCHGESANG,
KIMMELSHUH, LECHER, PFEFFER, and SCHMIDT/SCHMITT.
The book "Jasper Area History" (1989) says 2 dozen immigrant families arrived at
Jasper in 1837. It says In 1847 many immigrants from Pfaffenweiler, Baden-Württemberg,
which included a Martin LANG family, arrived in Jasper The book also says some immigrants
came from "Reute, Baden."
I have several reasons to believe that my Dubuque County LANG-SCHEURICH ancestors are
related to the Jasper, Dubois County SCHEURICH immigrants. I would like to exchange info
about these SCHEURICH families.
Does anyone have Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana, connections with Dubuque County, Iowa?
Does anyone have info about LANG immigrants who settled at Jasper? Perhaps my Henry LANG
was part of a chain migration.
For more info about my LANG-SCHEURICH ancestors see the "Lang Family History" at
my website.
Dan
Daniel J. Kortenkamp
Stevens Point, WI 54481
http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/dk/danielpg.htm