Ignatz (Ignatus) Henry Platteter was born in 1839 near Markt Eisenstein, Germany. Today, Markt Eisenstein is called Zelezna Ruda, Czech Republic. It is about a mile from the German-Czech border.
The ledger from the Catholiic church in Zelezna Ruda shows his parents were Leopold Platteter and Theresia Krippl. It also shows Josef Platteter and Magdalena Dorner as Ignatz's paternal grandparents. The record also shows Ignatz's grandparents on his mother's side, but I can't read the old German (Kurrent) script. The record shows Ignatz's birthplace as Deffernick, Germany (now called Debrnik, Czech Republic).
From family records, we know that Ignatz's father, Leopold Platteter, lived in Deffernick. Today, Deffernick/Debrnik is about 1/2 mile southwest of Markt Eisenstein/Zelezna Ruda. This village is about 3/4 mile from the German-Czech border.
Ignatz married Frances Schneck in 1877 and their two oldest sons (Joseph and Edward) were born in Germany. They came to the United States in 1881 and first lived in Chelsea, Wisconsin, then moved to Stetsonville, Wisconsin in 1915 and lived on a farm 1.5 miles east of town.
They had 5 more children, George, John, Anne, Mary, and Albert. They also had one son (baby) buried in Germany and one son (baby) named Frank, buried in Chelsea, Wisconsin.
Ignatz was a farmer.
Ignatz had a brother, Joseph (born 1848), who lived in Stratford, Wisconsin.
The ledger from the Catholiic church in Zelezna Ruda shows his parents were Leopold Platteter and Theresia Krippl. It also shows Josef Platteter and Magdalena Dorner as Ignatz's paternal grandparents. The record also shows Ignatz's grandparents on his mother's side, but I can't read the old German (Kurrent) script. The record shows Ignatz's birthplace as Deffernick, Germany (now called Debrnik, Czech Republic).
From family records, we know that Ignatz's father, Leopold Platteter, lived in Deffernick. Today, Deffernick/Debrnik is about 1/2 mile southwest of Markt Eisenstein/Zelezna Ruda. This village is about 3/4 mile from the German-Czech border.
Ignatz married Frances Schneck in 1877 and their two oldest sons (Joseph and Edward) were born in Germany. They came to the United States in 1881 and first lived in Chelsea, Wisconsin, then moved to Stetsonville, Wisconsin in 1915 and lived on a farm 1.5 miles east of town.
They had 5 more children, George, John, Anne, Mary, and Albert. They also had one son (baby) buried in Germany and one son (baby) named Frank, buried in Chelsea, Wisconsin.
Ignatz was a farmer.
Ignatz had a brother, Joseph (born 1848), who lived in Stratford, Wisconsin.
Ignatz (Ignatus) Henry Platteter was born in 1839 near Markt Eisenstein, Germany. Today, Markt Eisenstein is called Zelezna Ruda, Czech Republic. It is about a mile from the German-Czech border.
The ledger from the Catholiic church in Zelezna Ruda shows his parents were Leopold Platteter and Theresia Krippl. It also shows Josef Platteter and Magdalena Dorner as Ignatz's paternal grandparents. The record also shows Ignatz's grandparents on his mother's side, but I can't read the old German (Kurrent) script. The record shows Ignatz's birthplace as Deffernick, Germany (now called Debrnik, Czech Republic).
From family records, we know that Ignatz's father, Leopold Platteter, lived in Deffernick. Today, Deffernick/Debrnik is about 1/2 mile southwest of Markt Eisenstein/Zelezna Ruda. This village is about 3/4 mile from the German-Czech border.
Ignatz married Frances Schneck in 1877 and their two oldest sons (Joseph and Edward) were born in Germany. They came to the United States in 1881 and first lived in Chelsea, Wisconsin, then moved to Stetsonville, Wisconsin in 1915 and lived on a farm 1.5 miles east of town.
They had 5 more children, George, John, Anne, Mary, and Albert. They also had one son (baby) buried in Germany and one son (baby) named Frank, buried in Chelsea, Wisconsin.
Ignatz was a farmer.
Ignatz had a brother, Joseph (born 1848), who lived in Stratford, Wisconsin.
The ledger from the Catholiic church in Zelezna Ruda shows his parents were Leopold Platteter and Theresia Krippl. It also shows Josef Platteter and Magdalena Dorner as Ignatz's paternal grandparents. The record also shows Ignatz's grandparents on his mother's side, but I can't read the old German (Kurrent) script. The record shows Ignatz's birthplace as Deffernick, Germany (now called Debrnik, Czech Republic).
From family records, we know that Ignatz's father, Leopold Platteter, lived in Deffernick. Today, Deffernick/Debrnik is about 1/2 mile southwest of Markt Eisenstein/Zelezna Ruda. This village is about 3/4 mile from the German-Czech border.
Ignatz married Frances Schneck in 1877 and their two oldest sons (Joseph and Edward) were born in Germany. They came to the United States in 1881 and first lived in Chelsea, Wisconsin, then moved to Stetsonville, Wisconsin in 1915 and lived on a farm 1.5 miles east of town.
They had 5 more children, George, John, Anne, Mary, and Albert. They also had one son (baby) buried in Germany and one son (baby) named Frank, buried in Chelsea, Wisconsin.
Ignatz was a farmer.
Ignatz had a brother, Joseph (born 1848), who lived in Stratford, Wisconsin.
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