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 Carl
Friedrich August Pieper was born on 6 April 1846. Neither his birth
nor his baptismal record has been found, but he very likely was born in the
southern area of Kreis Regenwalde in Pommern. His parents, Christian
Friedrich Wilhelm and Wilhelmine Dorothea (Buss) Pieper were
living in the village of Dübzow, Kreis Regenwalde, prior to coming to the
United States in 1857. He had siblings born in Dübzow in 1852 and
1854, but the parents must have lived in another village prior to 1852
since Carl's and his sister, Henrietta's birth or baptismal records were not found
there.
Carl was 11 years old when his parents migrated to the Town of Lebanon,
Dodge County, Wisconsin. The passenger ship listing of
the family follows: "The workman, Wilhelm Pieper, 38 years, his wife,
Dorothea, 34 years, and children: Carl, 11 years, Henriette, 9 years, Johan, 4
years, and Ludwig 2 years, Homeplace, Dübzow, Pommern emigrated on 31 March
1857, from Hamburg with the ship "Eustace" to Quebec, Canada."
The 1860 census indicates the Pieper family was living with
Constantine Kropplin. Mr. Kropplin may have paid the
expenses for the family to come to this country in return for their
services on his farm.
Carl enlisted in the army on 10 March 1865, using the
name of Charles Pieper. His enlistment papers describe him as 19 years
old, 5'11" tall, brown eyes, brown hair and dark
complexioned. He volunteered for service in the village
of Hustisford and was
mustered into Company B of the 52nd Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer
Infantry at Fond du Lac. The enlistment papers indicate he was paid
$33.33, and that $66.67 was still due him. Carl was sent to Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, where he was trained to be a Medic. He was discharged on
28 September 1865 at the end of the war.
Carl married Albertine Friederike Wilhelmine Brehmer
on 16 March 1869 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lebanon, Wisconsin.
The church records indicate that Carl's sister, Henriette Caroline
Wilhelmine Pieper was married on the same day to Desiderious
Schmiedicke. According to legend, Carl said that they were married
at a Lenten Service at the church.
It was only about ten months after Tina's arrival in the
America that she married Carl Pieper. Carl reported that it was love at first
sight and that Tina was a very good dancer. They purchased 40 acres
in the town of Lebanon, Dodge County, near Carl's parents' farm.
According to the 1870 census, Tina's father, Carl Brehmer, lived with them
he died in 1880.
Albertine, usually called Tina, was born 7 December 1843
in Gross Raddow, Kreis Regenwalde, Pommern. She was the youngest of
six daughters born to Carl Heinrich and Hanna Charlotte
Henriette (Schmidt) Brehmer Carl, Albertine and her sister Emilie migrated
to the America They sailed from Bremen aboard the Bark
Geestemuende on 14 April 1868 and arrived in Baltimore, Maryland on 9 June 1868.
Apparently, they went directly to Dodge Count; Three of Albertan's
sisters and her mother had died
prior to their trip to America.
In 1900, Carl learned that there was cheap land
for sale in Clark County. Therefore, Carl and his son, August, plus
August's father-in-law, made the hundred mile trip to appraise the land.
He bought several parcels, one of which he turned over to August, one
parcel to his daughter, Tina, persuaded Frank to take one, and moved onto one parcel himself.
His sons Carl Jr. and Robert did not want to move from the area and the left over parcel was later turned over to his daughter, Lena.
There was no Social Security at this time, but income from the mortgages
given to his children provided him with income for his retirement.
Carl and Tina farmed their new Clark County farm until
Carl was able to obtain a pension for his Civil War service and they then moved
to a small house in the village of Loyal During their
declining year, because of their health problems, they were cared for by
their daughter, Tina, in her home. Tina died on 15 April 1930 and Carl
died on11 July 1930. They were buried in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
located a mile north of Loyal on County Highway K.
The seven children of Carl and Albertine (Brehmer) Pieper:
Carl Friedrich August Pieper, known as August, born on 25 May 1870 in
Lebanon, Dodge, Wisconsin. He married Wilhelmine Nagel on
29 May 1893 and died on 17 May 1959 in Loyal, Clark, Wisconsin.
Carl Friedrich Hermann Pieper, known as
Charles, born 5 March 1872 in Lebanon, Dodge, Wisconsin, married
Emilie Ulrich on 23 Nov 1902, and died 23 January 1952 in Clyman, Dodge,
Wisconsin.
Robert Friedrich Ferdinand Pieper was born 2 November 1973 in
Lebanon,, Dodge, Wisconsin. He married Ida Zimmermann on 2 July
1898. He died on 24 August 1898 and died on24 August 1947 in Clyman,
Dodge, Wisconsin.
Albertine Friederike Pieper, known as Tina, was born23 September
1876 in Lebanon, Dodge, Wisconsin. She married Phillip Rohloff
on 8 November 1900. She died on 27 January 1934 in Unity,
Clark, Wisconsin
Franz Friedrich Hermann Pieper, known as Frank, was born on 4
October 1977 in Lebanon, Dodge Wisconsin. He married Lydia Essmann
on24 May 1900; Lydia died on 6 November 1918. Frank then married
Clara Martha Louise Ehlers on 11 August 1922. Frank died 16 October
1961 in Marshfield, Wood, Wisconsin.
Helena Wilhelmine Friederike Piepers, known as Lena, was born on 28
June 1982 in Lebanon, Dodge, Wisconsin. She married Hermann Sell on 1
November 1906. She died on 7 January 1967 in Athens, Clark,
Wisconsin.
Mathilda Louise Sophie Pieper, known as Tillie, was born on 27 Feb
1889 in Lebanon, Dodge, Wisconsin. She married August Sell on
21 April 1908. They were divorced and she married George Koerner
about 1943. She died 3 July 1975 in Curtis, Clark, Wisconsin.
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