Lineage: Germany

LK, the link that Walter supplied is brilliant. I remember him telling me how he used it once, and found out that his surname was really "Closet".

The Wichmann Brothers are natives of Appleton, and sons of Frederick and Mariah (Seelow) Wichmann, natives of Trebses, Germany, who came to Appleton in 1870. Later Mr. Wichmann purchased a farm in Grand Chute township, on which he carried on operations until his retirement. His wife died July 15, 1908, having been the mother of nine children, as follows: Mrs. J. Rohloff, of Appleton; Mrs. G. C. Neuman, of Appleton; Mrs. H. Filz, of this city; Lena, residing at home; William, a mechanic of Appleton, who married Emma Mueller and has three children; Louis J., a furniture dealer and undertaker of Appleton, who has served as supervisor of the Fifth Ward for two terms, married Augusta Holmston and has a family of two children; George E., who married Emma Armge and has one child; Henry N., who married Elma Christof and has two children; and Frederick J., Jr., a resident of Appleton, who married Amelia Retzloff. All of the members of the family are connected with St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Appleton.

On a hunch I tried a varient: ARMGE

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Well, that sounds and writes quite differently to Emge.

(There are about two hundred Emges mentioned in the phone directories. I would stuck to that name at first.)

One famous Emge - Prof. Dr. Martinus Emge - was at first a diplomat and became later a prof for sozology .... where he wrote a couple of essays like "Wellfare for emigrants" and some other emigrant/immigrant related stuff.

The even more famous Prof. Dr. Carl August Emge was a wellknown (justice, law) philosopher.

I have the exact date, but not the birth place. I should go check that website fishin listed last night and see if I've had any responses.

Prof. Dr. Martinus Emge - was at first a diplomat and became later a prof for sozology ....