Gustav Ziegler

The house at center, is said to be (by family memory) the birthplace of Christian Gottlieb aka "Gustav" according to the inscription on the back. (see photo under <MEDIA> for more discussion). This is in Wernigerode on the northern side of the Harz Mountains in Germany.

He was known by two names: Christian Gottlieb Ziegler (in Germany) & Gustav Gottlieb (in Philadelphia) (one wonders about the possible use of an alias in situations such as this)

• Church confirmation 4/10/1836, Wernigerode, Germany.
• 1870 Census lists Gustav as a Confectioner in Philadelphia (see <discussion> tab)
• 1880 Census: He and his 2nd wife Emma are living on Fairmount Ave. in Philadelphia (see Timeline)
• possible Immigration info:
  • Gustavus Ziegler left Wernigerode, Saxony/Anhalt and emigrated to Philadelphia
• His son arrived in the US at age 18
  • " Ziegler , Carl Age 18 of Wernigerode arrived 1871 from Bremen (list # 0479)
  • 1871 minus 18 = birth year ( 1852-1853 )
  • source = page 196, German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Bound from Bremen to New York, 1868-1871, with Places of Origin (Google eBook) Gary J. Zimmerman Genealogical Publishing Com, Jun 1, 2009 - Reference - 220 pages

Background

In 1847 Wernigerode had had its: "letzter großer Stadtbrand mit anschließender Hungerrevolte". translation:

< last great city fire followed by food riots > This may have been another impetus that convinced Gustav decide to leave on his own.

===King Frederick William IV===

• The first half of the 19th century saw a prolonged struggle in Germany between liberals, who wanted a united, federal Germany under a democratic constitution, and conservatives, who wanted to maintain Germany as a patchwork of independent, monarchical states, with Prussia and Austria competing for influence. One small movement that signaled a desire for German unification in this period was the Burschenschaft student movement, by students who encouraged the use of the black-red-gold flag, discussions of a unified German nation, and a progressive, liberal political system. Because of Prussia's size and economic importance, smaller states began to join its free trade area in the 1820s. Prussia benefited greatly from the creation in 1834 of the German Customs Union (Zollverein), which included most German states but excluded Austria.[27]

In 1848 the liberals saw an opportunity when revolutions broke out across Europe. Alarmed, King Frederick William IV agreed to convene a National Assembly and grant a constitution. When the Frankfurt Parliament offered Frederick William the crown of a united Germany, he refused on the grounds that he would not accept a crown from a revolutionary assembly without the sanction of Germany's other monarchs.[30] The Frankfurt Parliament was forced to dissolve in 1849, and Frederick William issued Prussia's first constitution by his own authority in 1850. This conservative document provided for a two-house parliament. The lower house, or Landtag was elected by all taxpayers, who were divided into three classes whose votes were weighted according to the amount of taxes paid. Women and those who paid no taxes had no vote. This allowed just over one-third of the voters to choose 85% of the legislature, all but assuring dominance by the more well-to-do men of the population. The upper house, which was later renamed the Herrenhaus ("House of Lords"), was appointed by the king. He retained full executive authority and ministers were responsible only to him. As a result, the grip of the landowning classes, the Junkers, remained unbroken, especially in the eastern provinces.[31]"

~• note of Mike van Beuren: Perhaps, to escape the Junkers and the declining local economy, the Zieglers left Wernigerode. Theoretically, Gustav later left his first wife and went to America, while Julianne returned to Wernigerode with their one son Carl Heinrich (Charles). It is not known when she died.

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fun fact

See profile of Albert Heinrich Von Lÿncker : Albert died where Gutav was born. Albert's near relative by marriage Baron Lothar Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich August Von Lÿncker went to America as Gustav Ziegler did... (vast disparity in resources!) The Baron Lothar Friedrich, known as Fred in the US, had a son-in-law named John W. Newbery who was a mover and sker in the Walnut Grove Water Storage Co. denbacle... see: https://www.geni.com/projects/Walnut-Grove-Dam-Failure/57045