William F Sauermann came to America by himself in 1840. He arrived in Baltimore MD aboard the ship Everhard coming from Bremen, Germany. A shoemaker, a trade he learned from his father, William wrote to his family about the opportunities in America and they followed in his footsteps a year later.
In November of 1842 William married Sarah Anne Kirshaw, They had ten children together, five of whom survived infancy; Henry, Charles Frederick, Annie Elizabeth, William Earnest, and Sarah Ellen.
At 60 years of age, William decided he'd had enough of making shoes and decided to become a farmer. He moved his family to Iowa in November of 1854, locating in Blue Grass, Scott County.
In November of 1842 William married Sarah Anne Kirshaw, They had ten children together, five of whom survived infancy; Henry, Charles Frederick, Annie Elizabeth, William Earnest, and Sarah Ellen.
At 60 years of age, William decided he'd had enough of making shoes and decided to become a farmer. He moved his family to Iowa in November of 1854, locating in Blue Grass, Scott County.
William F Sauermann came to America by himself in 1840. He arrived in Baltimore MD aboard the ship Everhard coming from Bremen, Germany. A shoemaker, a trade he learned from his father, William wrote to his family about the opportunities in America and they followed in his footsteps a year later.
In November of 1842 William married Sarah Anne Kirshaw, They had ten children together, five of whom survived infancy; Henry, Charles Frederick, Annie Elizabeth, William Earnest, and Sarah Ellen.
At 60 years of age, William decided he'd had enough of making shoes and decided to become a farmer. He moved his family to Iowa in November of 1854, locating in Blue Grass, Scott County.
In November of 1842 William married Sarah Anne Kirshaw, They had ten children together, five of whom survived infancy; Henry, Charles Frederick, Annie Elizabeth, William Earnest, and Sarah Ellen.
At 60 years of age, William decided he'd had enough of making shoes and decided to become a farmer. He moved his family to Iowa in November of 1854, locating in Blue Grass, Scott County.
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