Highlights
Historical Background
Oppenwehe: Priesmeyer Home Town
Life in a North German Village
The Dawn of the Modern Age
The Great 19th Century Emigration
Priesmeyer Immigrants to America
Oppenwehe 47: The Midwest,
and Garwood, Texas
Oppenwehe 47: El Campo
and Moulton, Texas
Oppenwehe 3: Brenham, Texas
Oppenwehe 50: Cincinnati
and New York
Oppenwehe 53: Taylor, Texas
Bonneberg: Louisville, Kentucky
Heddinghausen: Bond County, Illinois
Fischbeck: Morgan County, Missouri
Hannover: Chicago and St. Louis
Notable Priesmeyers
August Priesmeyer, shoe magnate
William H. Priesmeyer, merchant
Henry F. Priesmeyer, store founder
The Priesmeyer Family Tree
Family Photos
Further Reading
Contact the author
Historical Background
Oppenwehe: Priesmeyer Home Town
Life in a North German Village
The Dawn of the Modern Age
The Great 19th Century Emigration
Priesmeyer Immigrants to America
Oppenwehe 47: The Midwest,
and Garwood, Texas
Oppenwehe 47: El Campo
and Moulton, Texas
Oppenwehe 3: Brenham, Texas
Oppenwehe 50: Cincinnati
and New York
Oppenwehe 53: Taylor, Texas
Bonneberg: Louisville, Kentucky
Heddinghausen: Bond County, Illinois
Fischbeck: Morgan County, Missouri
Hannover: Chicago and St. Louis
Notable Priesmeyers
August Priesmeyer, shoe magnate
William H. Priesmeyer, merchant
Henry F. Priesmeyer, store founder
The Priesmeyer Family Tree
Family Photos
Further Reading
Contact the author