I'm trying to obtain more information on my Great-grandparents &
Grandparents who lived most, if no all, of their lives in Florence, IN.
My maternal Great grandparents immigrated to Indiana from Germany. Their
names were Christopher & Alfreda Wiechert. Christopher was born 1833 in
Germany and died 1915 in Florence and Alfreda sometime in the 1920's. They
had six children, several also lived in Florence . Their names were Willie,
Minnie, Emma, Ella, C. Thomas & Leana. I welcome information on any of
them but I'm particularly interested in Willie and/or Emma, Willie being my
grandfather. Willie was born Dec. 22, 1892. He worked on the towboats and
at one time would row across the river to Warsaw to fetch the mail. Are
there any records that were kept on men who work on the tows? He met and
married Lilly Irons and they had three children, Nina Marie, Morgan Carlyle,
and Norma Jean (mother). Nina Marie died at birth. Thank you in advance
for your help.