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Landskroners in Waterloo, Watertown & Pierce Cos, WI

Included in list are their known places of origin.

Watertown Community:

Largest grp of Landskroner emigrants in Watertown were from villages of Ober & Nieder Johnsdorf (Horn & Dolni Tresnovec). Other villages represented in Watertown were Cermna (Bšhmisch Rothwasser), Dittersbach (Horni Dobrouc ), Lukau (Lukova), Olbersdorf (Albrechtice), Rathsdorf (Skuhrov), Rudelsdorf (Rudoltice), Sichelsdorf ( Zichlinek), Thomigsdorf (Damnikov) & town of Landskron. List of Landskroner families settling in Watertown include: Barrent, Bopp, Brusenbach, Clement, Dobischek, Frodel, Groh (Gro), Hampel, Heger, Huebl, Huss, Jahna (Yahna), Hecker, Hausler, Hübler, Janisch, Kalupka, Klecker, K”hler, Kohler, Kreuziger, Kunert, Kunz, Langer, Melcher, Meitner, Miller, MŸller, Motl, Pfeifer, Pitterle, Richter, Roffeis, Roller, Schless, Schlinger, Schmeiser, Sch”berle, Schmid, Schramm, Stadler, Stangler, Steiner, Uherr, Unzeitig, Warner, Wohlitz, Wollitz & Zeiner.

Other Landskroners who lived in Watertown area for period of time or who married in Watertown: Benesch, Betlach, Gritzbauch, Jansa, Kratschmer, Marek Maresh, Markl, Nagel, Wavra, Willertin & Wurst.

Waterloo Community:

Villages represented in Waterloo include Cermna (Böhmisch Rothwasser), Dreihüf (Oldricœhovice) Hertersdorf (Horni Houzovec), Jokelsdorf (Jakubovice), Knappendorf (Knapovec), Michelsdorf (Ostrov), Rathsdorf (Skuhrov), Riebnig (Rybnik), Rudelsdorf (Rudoltice), Tschernowier (Cernovir) & Zohsee (Sazava). List of Landskroner families settling in Waterloo include: Barta, Bartosch, Benisch, Betlach, Binstock (Binenstock), Blaschka, Fiebiger, Filg, Haberman, Huebel, Jahna, Janisch, Klecker, Koblitz, Langer, Leschinger, Maresch (Mare ), Mautz, Melchior, Miller, Motl, Neugebau, Peschel, Pitterle (Peterle), Rotter, Tilg (Yelg), Tomscha, Schieck, Schiller,Skalitzky (Skalitzka), Springer, Stangler, Veith, Wovra, Wurst, Zalmanova & Zimhbrich (Zimprick).

Pierce Co Landskroners:

Altho Franz Pirkl settled in Pierce Co in 1855, most Landskroner emigrants to Pierce Co arrived aft Austro-Prussian War of 1866. Many of these emigrants, both German & Czech, passed thru Waterloo or Watertown on their way to Pierce Co. Many Czech emigrants from Cermna (Bšhmisch Rothwasser) settled here. Some Czechs traveled thru Texas & not Waterloo & Watertown areas. Other emigrants came from villages of Hermanice (Hermanitz), Jokelsdorf (Jakubovice), Michelsdorf (Ostrov), Ober & Nieder Johnsdorf (Horni & Dolni Treznovec) & Sichelsdorf ( Zichlinek). Amg Landskroner families eventually settling in Pierce Co were following: Appel, Bene, Brickner, Falteisek,Fischer, Gregor, Heinz, Huebl, Jahna (Yahna), Jana (Yana) Janisch (Yanisch), Janovec, Jansa, Kabarle, Katzer, Kitna, Klecker, Kreuziger, Kusilek, Langer, Marek, Maresch, Maresh, Meixner, Merta, Motl, Nagle, Neugebauer, Nickel (Nicol), Novak, Pechavek, Pelzel, Prokscher, Raeschler, Richter, Roller, Schmeiser, Schmied, Sch”berle, Seifert, Steiner, Strofus, Svec, Tajerle, Tayerle & Yanovec.

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