Tag: Marie Luecke

Where’s Weigelsdorf?

Finding the Ancestral Home of OUR Weigels Franz and Amalie Weigel with daughter Agnes ca 1880 at their home in Weigelsdorf Weigelsdorf’s location in the “Old Country” is a bit tricky to find. It turns out that there are several villages that were called Weigelsdorf in Western Europe. The names of the villages have also … Continue reading Where’s Weigelsdorf? →

Portraits

August Weigel August Weigel August Weigel was born 20 April 1856 at Weigelsdorf in Schlaeisan, Germany (now Wigancice, Dolnoslaskie, Poland). After his service in the German military, he followed his 3 brothers (Paul, Joseph, Herman) and sister (Marie Weigel Luecke) to the US. August appears to have come directly to Wisconsin after his arrival in … Continue reading Portraits →