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FRANIKENMUTH TOWNSHIP.I

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with 12 other families, and, soon after arrival, settled on his
present farm, where he has since resided. He married Kate Laesel,
whose father was an early pioneer of Frankenmuth tp. They have
6 children. Mr. Rodammer is a member of the Lutheran Church.
George Z. Roedel, farmer, was born in Bavaria, Germany, and
in 1852 accompanied his father to this State, locating in Frankenmuth tp., where he remained until 1861. HIe then enlisted in Co.
B, 16th Reg. Mich. Vol. Inf., and in the latter part of the war they
were assigned to the 2d Brig., 3d Div., 14th Army Corps, participating in "Sherman's March to the Sea," and the final grand
review at Washington, D. C. Mr. Roedel returned to Frankenmuth, where he has since been engaged in farming. In 1873 he
n married Barbara Woeltzlein, whose parents were among the earlier
settlers of this county. They have 3 children-Mary E., John
H. and George Willie.
John Rupprecht, a native of Bavaria, Germany, was born in
1841. When 10 years old, he accompanied his parents to this
country, where his father died shortly after arrival. Mr. R. was
engaged in the brewing business for five years, but in 1876 bought
five and half acres on N. E. qr., sec. 27, which he laid out in village
lots. Quite a number are sold, and substantial buildings erected
thereon. This summer (1881) Mr. R. proposes to erect a neat twostory brick hotel, over which he will preside as '" mine host."'
Herman Goetzinger, one of the live young men of the village of
Frankenmuth, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1855. In
1861, with his parents, he emigrated to this country, coming direct
to Frankenmuth tp., where his mother still resides, his father having died in 1871. In 1875 Herman was married to Miss Caroline
Kurtz, who was born at Detroit, in 1857. His family consists of
2 children-Louis and Charlotte. Mr. G's home and shop are
pleasantly located in the thriving little village of Frankenmuth,
where he carries on a wholesale and retail butcher business.

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