Franz Langer

2 examples of migration west are Franz Langer & Franz Jansa families. Franz Langer family of Michelsdorf (Ostrov) was amg 1st to leave Landskron area for Watertown area. Family lived in southern WI 1852-1861, when they traveled west to Plainview, MI area. Later they moved to near Fargo, ND. One of this family's famous descendants is late ND Gov & US Sen William "Wild Bill" Langer.

Jun 17 1853 Oldenburg arrived in NY from Bremen, w/103 passengers from Bohemia whose stated destination was WI. Emigrants from district of Landskron were following: Johann Meitner & Johann Schöberle families, Vincenz Klecker & Franz Schöberle of Ober Johnsdorf (Horní Třešňovec), Franz Hampel, Josef Jirschele & Josef Arnold families of Rathsdorf (Skuhrov), Franz Langer, Ignatz Huebl, & Bernhard Leschinger families of Rudelsdorf (Rudoltice), Franz Fischer, Johann Plotz & Engelbert Habermann families of Riebnig (Rybník), Johann Smetana & Johann Kuckera families of Tschernowier (Černovír), Franz Foltin family of Königsberg (Královec), & Anton Kristl family of Michelsdorf (Ostrov). 2 other families were from neighboring districts: Wenzel Scholla family of Přívrat (Pschiwrat) & Joseph Pospischel family of Litomyšl (Leitomischl). Other families from Bohemia were Nicholaus Dank, Johann Czernin, Johann Strilesky, & Arnold Patsch families. Johann Meitner, Johann Schöberle, Franz Hampel & Franz Langer families, along w/Vincenz Klecker & Franz Schöberle, provided nucleus of Landskroner community of Watertown, WI. Number of these other families joined Waterloo community.