Georg was born in Mommenheim, Kreis Mainz, Hessen Darmstadt the second of four children His parents were Jocob Michael and Maria Katharina (Hedderich) Haertling. Georg married Katharina Elizabetha Engler on April 24, 1831 in Mommenheim. His occupation was listed as a Day Laborer in Mommenheim. They had eleven Children. Four of those children died in Mommenheim.
The eldest daughter, Maria (Mary) Gertrudis Haertling married Jacob Wiffenbach in Mommenheim and came to America in about 1841 settling in Wisconsin. In 1854 Georg and the rest of his family left their homeland from Havre aboard a ship named the "Admiral." Tragedy struck the family on their voyage to America. Katharina and three of their children, Katharina Margaretha (age 20), Elizabetha Magdalina (age 9), and Johan Georg (age 7), died of Cholera. They were buried at sea.
Georg and his three remaining children, Philip Jacob I (age 21), Maria Eva (age 11), and Maria Christina (age3) arrived at the Port of New York on August 15, 1854. They traveled to Wisconsin and settled in the North Lake area. His occupation in America was that of a farmer. He declared his intent to become a citizen on November 4, 1870, but never became a citizen of the United States. George never remarried and lived to the age of 80 years. He died November 17, 1880 and was buried in the St. John's Cemetery in Merton, Wisconsin on November 19, 1880.
The eldest daughter, Maria (Mary) Gertrudis Haertling married Jacob Wiffenbach in Mommenheim and came to America in about 1841 settling in Wisconsin. In 1854 Georg and the rest of his family left their homeland from Havre aboard a ship named the "Admiral." Tragedy struck the family on their voyage to America. Katharina and three of their children, Katharina Margaretha (age 20), Elizabetha Magdalina (age 9), and Johan Georg (age 7), died of Cholera. They were buried at sea.
Georg and his three remaining children, Philip Jacob I (age 21), Maria Eva (age 11), and Maria Christina (age3) arrived at the Port of New York on August 15, 1854. They traveled to Wisconsin and settled in the North Lake area. His occupation in America was that of a farmer. He declared his intent to become a citizen on November 4, 1870, but never became a citizen of the United States. George never remarried and lived to the age of 80 years. He died November 17, 1880 and was buried in the St. John's Cemetery in Merton, Wisconsin on November 19, 1880.
Georg was born in Mommenheim, Kreis Mainz, Hessen Darmstadt the second of four children His parents were Jocob Michael and Maria Katharina (Hedderich) Haertling. Georg married Katharina Elizabetha Engler on April 24, 1831 in Mommenheim. His occupation was listed as a Day Laborer in Mommenheim. They had eleven Children. Four of those children died in Mommenheim.
The eldest daughter, Maria (Mary) Gertrudis Haertling married Jacob Wiffenbach in Mommenheim and came to America in about 1841 settling in Wisconsin. In 1854 Georg and the rest of his family left their homeland from Havre aboard a ship named the "Admiral." Tragedy struck the family on their voyage to America. Katharina and three of their children, Katharina Margaretha (age 20), Elizabetha Magdalina (age 9), and Johan Georg (age 7), died of Cholera. They were buried at sea.
Georg and his three remaining children, Philip Jacob I (age 21), Maria Eva (age 11), and Maria Christina (age3) arrived at the Port of New York on August 15, 1854. They traveled to Wisconsin and settled in the North Lake area. His occupation in America was that of a farmer. He declared his intent to become a citizen on November 4, 1870, but never became a citizen of the United States. George never remarried and lived to the age of 80 years. He died November 17, 1880 and was buried in the St. John's Cemetery in Merton, Wisconsin on November 19, 1880.
The eldest daughter, Maria (Mary) Gertrudis Haertling married Jacob Wiffenbach in Mommenheim and came to America in about 1841 settling in Wisconsin. In 1854 Georg and the rest of his family left their homeland from Havre aboard a ship named the "Admiral." Tragedy struck the family on their voyage to America. Katharina and three of their children, Katharina Margaretha (age 20), Elizabetha Magdalina (age 9), and Johan Georg (age 7), died of Cholera. They were buried at sea.
Georg and his three remaining children, Philip Jacob I (age 21), Maria Eva (age 11), and Maria Christina (age3) arrived at the Port of New York on August 15, 1854. They traveled to Wisconsin and settled in the North Lake area. His occupation in America was that of a farmer. He declared his intent to become a citizen on November 4, 1870, but never became a citizen of the United States. George never remarried and lived to the age of 80 years. He died November 17, 1880 and was buried in the St. John's Cemetery in Merton, Wisconsin on November 19, 1880.
Inscription
The German inscription translates to
"Here Rests in God"
"This heart has wrestled many storms on this earth now that the heart has stopped beating, it will find peace at last."
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