The arrival of the Krämer family in Michigan followed a common path of immigration starting in Prussia, crossing the ocean, traversing the Erie Canal, and settling in Buffalo. From there families moved westward in search of land and opportunity. Michael Krämer preceded his father to the United States in 1851 and settled first in Buffalo. He married Angela Schweick in
Matthias Kramer arrived in America on October 26, 1857. The Passenger List denotes him as traveling below deck, along with the bulk of the other passengers aboard the ship “Roger A. Heirn.” The ship was launched April 9, 1857 and was 173 feet 4 inches long, had a 37 foot beam, and 23 foot deep hold. Several years later after arriving
Paul Thomas Kremer was born on October 28, 1897, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, his father, Peter Paul Kremer, was 37 and his mother, Anna, was 27. The 1900 US Census showed the family living in Ward 35 in Pittsburgh. The 1910 US Census showed Kremer living in Ward 19 on Republic Street in Pittsburgh. In the 1910s Kremer moved to
Previously we documented the Peter Paul Kremer House in Pittsburgh. Peter Paul Kremer was born in Buffalo, New York on November 27, 1859. He was the son of Michael Krämer (1830–1917) and Angela Schweick (1833–1915). His parents had emigrated from Waldrach, Germany nearly a decade prior to his birth. Michael was a day laborer. He married Angela in 1855. Peter was the
The incline in Pittsburgh was one of our stops on the way to Muskegon, Michigan. We rode the incline to go to the top of the hill where several generations ago the Kremer family had a house. This is near Republic Street where Peter Paul Kremer lived and that I wrote about previously. As we passed through Toledo, we had
Thomas and Edward Kremer on Rutledge St facing Republic St with Peter Paul Kremer house in the upper left corner of the photo (second in from Rutledge St). Photo taken August 2017. Peter Paul Kremer (1859-1935) was born in Buffalo, New York on November 27, 1859. He was the son of Michael Krämer (1830–1917) and Angela Schweick (1833–1915). His parents