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Friedrich Johann Pleuss

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Friedrich Johann Pleuss

Birth
Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
7 Aug 1877 (aged 60)
Newtonburg, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
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Newtonburg, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Frederick and Mary (Kruer) Pleuss were both born, reared and married in the kingdom of Hanover, Germany, whence they emigrated to the United States in 1851 with their two eldest children, Diedrich and Sophia. They came directly to this state, locating at Cedarburg, near the city of Milwaukee, where they resided for about one year. At the expiration of that time they came to Manitowoc county and purchased eighty acres of land in Newton township. After he erected thereon a log house to shelter his family, the father began clearing his land. He was thrifty and energetic and not only brought his fields under high cultivation, but added to his acreage at various times, and at the time of his death in 1877, at the age of sixty-two, owned one of the valuable properties of the community. When the Civil war broke out the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Pleuss, Diedrich, enlisted in Company F, Twenty-sixth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and went to the front. He participated in some of the notable conflicts of the war and was killed at the battle of Nashville. [Civil war records indicate son Dietrich died in Indiana as a result of disease]. This history is from the History of Manitowoc County by Dr Falge.
Contributor: kpm (48836406)
Frederick and Mary (Kruer) Pleuss were both born, reared and married in the kingdom of Hanover, Germany, whence they emigrated to the United States in 1851 with their two eldest children, Diedrich and Sophia. They came directly to this state, locating at Cedarburg, near the city of Milwaukee, where they resided for about one year. At the expiration of that time they came to Manitowoc county and purchased eighty acres of land in Newton township. After he erected thereon a log house to shelter his family, the father began clearing his land. He was thrifty and energetic and not only brought his fields under high cultivation, but added to his acreage at various times, and at the time of his death in 1877, at the age of sixty-two, owned one of the valuable properties of the community. When the Civil war broke out the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Pleuss, Diedrich, enlisted in Company F, Twenty-sixth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and went to the front. He participated in some of the notable conflicts of the war and was killed at the battle of Nashville. [Civil war records indicate son Dietrich died in Indiana as a result of disease]. This history is from the History of Manitowoc County by Dr Falge.
Contributor: kpm (48836406)

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  • Created by: Ryan
  • Added: Mar 9, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34638259/friedrich_johann-pleuss: accessed ), memorial page for Friedrich Johann Pleuss (21 Apr 1817–7 Aug 1877), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34638259, citing Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Newtonburg, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Ryan (contributor 46790496).