Samuel Hoerger came to America under sad circumstances, he had taken active part in the Rebellion of 1848, against the German government, the object of which was the establishment of a Republic. The Revolution being a failure, the patriots fled to escape the State's prisons. Mr. Hoerger first came to Louisville, Kentucky with his brother Christopher; from that place he went overland to California, during the gold fever, hoping to save sufficient means to return to Germany and bring back with him his wife and daughter. Having not written to his wife for several years, he went to Germany in disguise, and met his wife and child whom he found well. His wife, however, had remarried. Asking for the daughter, who was granted him, he returned to America. (1852) Taken from a mother's love and care, and under the guidance of her father, she came to live with her uncle in Louisville, Kentucky. Samuel married again and brought his daughter, Christina to his home in Chicago. The stepmother, who was a Catholic, tried to change Christina's belief, which caused her to leave home. Samuel Hoerger owned a saloon on Cottage Grove, near The University of Chicago in 1880.
Samuel Hoerger came to America under sad circumstances, he had taken active part in the Rebellion of 1848, against the German government, the object of which was the establishment of a Republic. The Revolution being a failure, the patriots fled to escape the State's prisons. Mr. Hoerger first came to Louisville, Kentucky with his brother Christopher; from that place he went overland to California, during the gold fever, hoping to save sufficient means to return to Germany and bring back with him his wife and daughter. Having not written to his wife for several years, he went to Germany in disguise, and met his wife and child whom he found well. His wife, however, had remarried. Asking for the daughter, who was granted him, he returned to America. (1852) Taken from a mother's love and care, and under the guidance of her father, she came to live with her uncle in Louisville, Kentucky. Samuel married again and brought his daughter, Christina to his home in Chicago. The stepmother, who was a Catholic, tried to change Christina's belief, which caused her to leave home. Samuel Hoerger owned a saloon on Cottage Grove, near The University of Chicago in 1880.
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