Tag: Jakob Bohman

Stories from Squaw Creek Homestead

The Voyage Passenger List for the SS Elbe arriving in New York 22 September 1883 On 7 September 1883, the S.S.Elbe left the harbor of Bremen sailing for America.  Anna Ertl Bohman, her brother Joseph, her mother Dorothea Masanetz Ertl, and her four small children (Anna, Margaret, George, and Maria) were aboard the steamship. Anna … Continue reading Stories from Squaw Creek Homestead →

Stories from Squaw Creek Homestead

Hyršov Dorothea Mazonetz Ertl Squaw Creek Homestead is the land first settled by my Bohman family ancestors near Auburndale. The barn and home were still standing a few years ago when I last drove by. Dorothea Masonetz Ertl (my 4th great grandmother) and her husband Johann Ertl were married on 3 November 1847 in Hyršov, … Continue reading Stories from Squaw Creek Homestead →