August Carl Pfefferkorn

1838 - 1909  (71 years)

• Name	August Carl Pfefferkorn  [1]
  Born	9 Mar 1838	Nowogródek Pomorski, Gmina Nowogródek Pomorski, Myślibórz, West Pomeranian, Poland   [1, 3]
  	Alternate date: 7 March 1838. Lists birthplace as Brandenburg. [2] It's presumed he was born here, as was his father and where his father owned a small brickyard prior to immigration.
  Gender	Male
  Address	Bef 15 May 1857	Nowogródek Pomorski, Gmina Nowogródek Pomorski, Myślibórz, West Pomeranian, Poland   [1]
  	Known as Neuenburg, Prussia at the time.
  Immigrated	15 May 1857	Hamburg, Germany   [1]
  	Above are departure date and place. Arrival place: Quebec; Ship type: Segelschiff (sailing ship); Ship name: Fairy; Captain: Hall.
  Address	17 Jul 1857	Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI   [3]
  	Martin took legal possession of "80 acres of virgin timber land, now known as the Pfefferkorn Homestead" 13 miles north of Manitowoc that "was bargained for in Germany through land agents." Under the name Wilhelm Pfefferkorn in Manitowoc County Court Records.
  Died	27 May 1909	Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI   [2, 4]
  Buried	Melnik Presbyterian Cemetery, Melnik, Manitowoc, WI   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I4948	Allison
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Friedrich Wilhelm Martin Pfefferkorn,   b. Abt 1807, Nowogródek Pomorski, Gmina Nowogródek Pomorski, Myślibórz, West Pomeranian, Poland ,   d. Feb 1865, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	Johanna Louise Strasser,   b. 6 Apr 1810, Przelewice, Gmina Przelewice, Pyrzyce, West Pomeranian, Poland ,   d. 20 Jun 1898, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F1810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Henrietta Worm,   b. 6 Dec 1846, Germany ,   d. 6 Nov 1882, Cooperstown, Manitowoc, WI  (Age 35 years)
  Married	10 Dec 1865	, Manitowoc, WI   [5]
  Children	1. George Johann Pfefferkorn,   b. 22 Oct 1866, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI ,   d. 10 Apr 1941, Chippewa Falls, Chippewa, WI  (Age 74 years)   2. Frederich William Pfefferkorn,   b. 25 Dec 1869, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI ,   d. 10 Aug 1948, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, WI  (Age 78 years)   3. Carl August Pfefferkorn,   b. 11 Dec 1870, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI ,   d. 15 Jul 1892, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI  (Age 21 years)   4. August Herman Pfefferkorn,   b. 26 Feb 1872, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI ,   d. 28 May 1925, , Manitowoc, WI  (Age 53 years)   5. Gustav Edward Pfefferkorn,   b. 29 Apr 1874, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI ,   d. 21 Oct 1879, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI  (Age 5 years)   6. Gustave Adolph Pfefferkorn,   b. 16 May 1876, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI ,   d. Aug 1968, Hartford, Washington, WI  (Age 92 years)   7. Emma H A Pfefferkorn,   b. 7 Jun 1878, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI ,   d. 25 Oct 1879, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI  (Age 1 years)   8. Herman Theodore Pfefferkorn,   b. 2 Sept 1880, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI ,   d. 27 Aug 1933, , Manitowoc, WI  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2022
  Family ID	F1811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Katharina Specht,   b. 31 Jan 1859, Issum, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ,   d. Feb 1893, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI  (Age 34 years)
  Married	12 Apr 1883	, Manitowoc, WI   [3]
  Children	1. Ida Pfefferkorn,   b. 20 Feb 1884, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI ,   d. 12 Oct 1964, Cooperstown, Manitowoc, WI  (Age 80 years)   2. John Frank Pfefferkorn,   b. 14 Jul 1885, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI ,   d. May 1958  (Age 72 years)   3. Anna Emilie Pfefferkorn,   b. 16 Nov 1886, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI ,   d. 10 Oct 1978, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI  (Age 91 years)   4. Helen K Pfefferkorn,   b. 2 Oct 1888, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI ,   d. 12 May 1967, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, WI  (Age 78 years)   5. Richard Rudolph Pfefferkorn,   b. 19 Feb 1890, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI ,   d. 26 Dec 1972  (Age 82 years)   6. Edwin O Pfefferkorn,   b. 11 Jul 1891, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI ,   d. 30 Dec 1981  (Age 90 years)   7. Boy Pfefferkorn,   b. 1 Feb 1893, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI ,   d. 1 Feb 1893, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2022
  Family ID	F1871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Elizabeth Specht,   b. 15 Apr 1861, Issum, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ,   d. 29 Jun 1945, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI  (Age 84 years)
  Married	28 Dec 1893	, Manitowoc, WI
  Children	1. Selma Emma Martha Pfefferkorn,   b. 8 Feb 1896, Gibson Twp, Manitowoc, WI ,   d. 1 Mar 1988, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2022
  Family ID	F1872	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Prillwitz, Pomerania, and Lipehne and Neuenburg, Brandenburg, Prussia These towns became a part of Poland after boundaries changed in 1945 after WWII.
  		Historic map of Pomerania, Brandenburg, Posen, and other Prussian states, circa 1882 Red arrow (center of photo) shows location of Lipehne (Lippehn on map) within Province of Brandenburg, near its border with Pomerania. Prillwitz was NE of Lipehne, just over the border in Pomerania. Neuenburg was roughly south of Lipehne, also in the Province of Brandenburg.
  		Neuenburg, Province of Bradenburg, Prussia postcard, year unknown
  		Neuenburg, Province of Bradenburg, Prussia postcard, year unknown
  		Neuenburg, Province of Bradenburg, Prussia postcard, year unknown

  
  

  Documents

  Hamburg Passenger List Ship name: Fairy Captain: Hall Destination: Quebec May 1857

  
  

  Headstones

  Johanna Louise Strasser Pfefferkorn; August Pfefferkorn; Elizabeth Specht Pfefferkorn; Selma Emma Marth Pfefferkorn Melnik Presbyterian Cemetery Menik, Manitowoc, Wisconsin

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Early Family History Source: The Pfefferkorn Family Centenial [sic] Reunion, July 21, 1957 Pfefferkorn Homestead Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
  		Johanna Louise Strasser Pfefferkorn, obituary Der Nord-Western (German language newspaper) Manitowoc, Wisconsin 30 June 1898
  		August Carl Pfefferkorn, obituary Manitowoc Pilo Manitowoc, Wisconsin Thursday, 10 June 1909
  		Elizabeth Specht Pfefferkorn, obituary Manitowoc Herald Times Friday, 29 June 1945, pg 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S58] Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934, Staatsarchiv Hamburg, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc,). [S5] Find A Grave. [S411] Pfefferkorn Family Centenial Reunion July 1857-July 1957, Erwin Pfefferkorn, reunion committee secretary, (Pfeffercorn Reunion Committee). [S420] Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Genealogy. [S418] Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004, Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Madison, Wisconsin, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc,).