Buchhorn from Murrhardt to Brutus, Michigan, USA

A Buchhorn family from Murrhardt in Baden-Württemberg emigrated to Maple River Township, Brutus, Emmet County, Michigan.
But we want to take a look at the family in Germany before we talk about the emigrants.

Georg Michael Buchhorn and his wife Elisabeth, surname unknown.

Both were probably born in the second quarter of the 18. century.
The birth of three children are known. The daughter was Christina Margareta Buchhorn. She was born in Ziegelbronn on 3. February 1801 and died in Fronfalls on 23. March 1841. She was buried in Mainhardt on 26. March 1841 at 1 o'clock at noon. The cause of death was an "unfortune confinement". She became only 40 years old. She was not married and said to Johann Rügert. They probably had 9 common children. Christina had born 11 children. The first two children had the name Buchhorn. All other children the name Rügert. Why Christina and Johann never married is unfortunately unknown.

Murrhardt in Germany

Christina's second son was Johann Georg Buchhorn and he can be found later as day laborer in Gailsbach. He was born in Fronsfall on 25. January 1821 and died in Gailsbach on 16. February 1901. He married in Mainhardt on 12. January 1851 and his wife was catharina Barbara Schnidgall. She was born in Gailsbach on 23. October 1823 and died in the same village on 30. November 1888. Her parents were Christoph Schmidgall, a farmer in Gailsbach, and Barbara Schmidgall, nee Schoch.

Johann Georg Buchhorn was father of 5 children. One of his sons was Friedrich Christian Buchhorn, who was born in Gailsbach on 8. April 1847. His wife was Heinrike Braun. They married in Grab on 30. May 1871. Friedrich Christian was the first emigrant of the family. Probably not very successful during the first two years of his first emigration but the more as he emigrated a second time. They had following children: Maria Katharina was the first born child. She was born on 29. September 1876. She didn't emigrated to the USA. Christian Jakob Andreas saw the light of day on 27. August 1878. The last child was Wilhelmine Katharina. She was born on 20. April 1880.

Wolfgang Buchhorn 12.05.2008