Adam Owen Fuchs

Condensed from pg 11, Adam Owen Fuchs and his Descendants by Joyce Wolfgram (1984):

Adam and Elizabeth Thorner married in Bayern / Baiern Germany and resided there during the early years of their marriage. Their first three children were born there. They sailed from the Port of Havre on the northern shore of France and arrived in the United States in March of 1854. They settled in Ash Twp, Monroe Co, MI. Adam received his naturalization papers and became a citizen on October 15, 1860. Elizabeth did not receive citizenship as it was not "necessary" for a woman to be a citizen in those days. Adam and Elizabeth resided in Ash Twp. the rest of their life.

A Little about Bavaria, Germany from Adam Owen Fuchs and his Descendants by Joyce Wolfgram (1984):

Bayern/Baiern, Germany or what we, in America, call Bavaria is the largest of all current German states, roughly the size of South Carolina. It is also amoun the oldest. It is bordered by Austria on the south, Baden Wurttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate on the west, Hesse and Thuringia on the north and Czechoslovakia on the east. The boundaries of Bavaria, however, are not the same today as they were when Adam and Elizabeth Fuchs lived there.

Adam and Elizabeth resided in the small town of Wachenhiem in the destrict of Rhenish Palatinate in the sate of Bavaria in WEst Germany. However, after World War II, Rhenish Palatinate formed part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, which borders Bavaria to the west. If we were to visit Wachenheim today, Adam and Elizabeth's home town, we wold locate it in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, not Bavaria.

The land is hilly averaging about 1600 feet in elevation. It is a cold country. The average temperature of the year is about 47 degrees. Average tempeature for winter is 30 degrees; for spring, 47 degrees; for summer, 63 degreess and for fall, 47 degrees.

As far as religion, Bavaria has been traditionally Roman Catholic. However, as it acquired territory to the north and west, protestantism began to lay a much bigger part in its culture.

Monroe County Michigan

Adam Fox married Date of Death: August 22, 1904 Sex: Male

Place of Death: Raisinville Twp., MI Color: White Age 83 yrs, 4 months

Cause of Death: Uenic Poising Date of Birth: Not given Birth Place: Germany

Occupaion: Farmer

Name of Mother: Savannah Rode Name of Father: Elias Fox

Monroe Democrat Newspaper (Monroe County newspaper)

Friday Aug 26, 1904 Last Page

ADAM FUCHS

The remains of Adam Fuchs, of Raisinville, were brought to this city for burial Wednesday afternoon, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. H Frincke. The deceased died last Monday at the ripe old age of 83 years, he having been born April 23, 1821, in Bavaria, Germany. He leaves his wife, five sons, three daughters, thirty one grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

The Record-Commercial (Monroe County newspaper)

September 1, 1904 page 8, Column 2

Adam Fuchs, a highly respected citizen of the county died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Conrad Seitz, at Raisinville on August 22nd from asthma from which he suffered many years and was afflicted with blindness for several years. He had made his home with his daughter for the past two years previous to this he lived in Ash township for over forty years. He was born in Bavaria, April 23, 1821 and leaves a wife, five sons and three daughters and thirty-one grandchildren to mourn his death. In the absence of Rev. F. Soll, Rev. H. Finchke conducted the funeral services at the home in Raisinville and at the Zion Lutheran church in this city of which the deceased was a member for forty-five years.