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Joachim "James" (3Joachim, 2Heinrich, 1Heinrich) Wiese of Probstei, Scott Co IA
Joachim "James" Wiese was born 8/26/1806 in Ratjendorf, Probstei, the Duchy of Holstein. And, he grew up on the family farm in Probstei. In about 1835 in Probstei, Duchy of Holstein, James married Katherine "Trine" Ewoldt b. 1807 in the Duchy of Holstein. At this time, the Duchy of Holstein, although a German province, was ruled by the King of Denmark. And, life was difficult for ethnic Germans.
James' youngest brother Claus and family had fled Holstein for America, settling in Clinton Co IA. Next, James' middle son, Claus, followed suit, immigrating in 1856 aboard the Ship Washington to New Orleans. Family history states that son Claus was fleeing to avoid service in the Danish Army.
The greatest threat to a young man of Holstein was whether or not he was going to be conscripted by the whichever army was occupying Holstein at the time. Prior to 1848, young men were conscripted into the Danish Army. And, those same young men wound up fighting with the ill-fated Schleswig-Holstein Army during the Schleswig-Holstein War. Having lost the war, the Danish Army returned to Holstein.
The story goes that in about 1852, Henry, the oldest son, had his turn in the Danish Army. And, there is circumstantial evidence which indicates James, their father, may have served in the Schleswig Wars in the 6th Battalion, 4th Company of the Schleswig-Holstein Army. Needless to say, Henry and James would have related their experiences to young Claus. So by 1856 when the Danish Army came around again, young Claus ran away, immigrating to America right behind his Uncle Claus.
The Wiese family was part of an ethnic German migration stream named for the year of its inception: 1848. And, the Forty-Eighters became the largest ethnic minority in the American Midwest. [The 48ers and Social Revolution]
After son Claus's immigration, James and family followed. They departed 11/1857 for Hamburg and sojourned until the ship's departure. The family departed 4/9/1758 aboard the Sir Isaac Newton, arriving in New Orleans on 6/7/1858. They next traveled up the Mississippi River by steamboat, arriving two weeks later in Davenport IA.
James and Trine settled in Grand Mound, Clinton Co IA. Trine died sometime before the 1870 census. And, James is found in the 1870 and 1880 Clinton Co censuses. Sometime after 1880, James moved to Carroll Co IA where he lived out his life with son James. Joachim "James" died 8/24/1896 in Carroll Co IA and is buried in Manning Cemetery, Carroll Co IA.
Born 8/26/1806 Ratjendorf, Probstei, Duchy of Holstein.
Married c. 1835 in the Duchy of Holstein to Katherine "Trine" Ewoldt b. 1807 in the Duchy of Holstein
1848 - 1850 First Schleswig-Holstein War
| Mitglieder des Davenport Vereigns der Kampfgenossen aus den Schleswig-Holstein'schen Befreiungskriegen in den Jahren 1848, 1849, und 1850. Nachtrag zur Mitglied - Liste des |
| Members of the Davenport Club of the Veterans of the Schleswig-Holstein War of Liberation in the years 1848, 1849, and 1850. Supplement to the Members List of the |
Immigrated 6/7/1858 aboard the SS Sir Isaac Newton to New Orleans
| Sir Isaac Newton, flying the Hamburg flag Master H. H. Paap Departed 4/9/1758 from Hamburg Arrived 6/7/1858 at New Orleans |
Settled in Scott Co IA
1860 Scott Co IA Census
1860 Scott County IA Census: Davenport Twp
DW# FM# Last First Age S R Occup. POB
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2580 2497 Wiese Jachim 55 M W Farmer Holstein
Trena 55 F W "
John 16 M W "
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Trine died before 1870 Grand Mound, Clinton Co IA
Trine is possibly buried in Center Grove Cemetery, Elvira IA
1870 Clinton Co IA Census
1870 Clinton County IA Census: Orange Twp
DW# FM# Last First Age S R Occup. POB
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14 12 Wiese Joachim 26 M W Farmer Holstein
Joachim 63 M W Farmer "
Kahl Adolfus 15 M W Laborer "
Radeleff Julia 20 F W Housekeeper "
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1880 Clinton Co IA Census
| Name | Relation | Marital Status | Gender | Race | Age | Birthplace | Occupation | Father's Birthplace | Mother's Birthplace |
| Joachim WISE | Self | M | Male | W | 36 | HOLSTEIN | Farmer | HOLSTEIN | HOLSTEIN |
| Emma WISE | Wife | M | Female | W | 26 | HOLSTEIN | Keeping House | HOLSTEIN | HOLSTEIN |
| Joachim WISE | Father | W | Male | W | 73 | HOLSTEIN | HOLSTEIN | HOLSTEIN |
1887 Listed as Member of the Davenport Club of the Veterans of the Schleswig-Holstein War of Liberation
Migrated after 1887 to Manning, Carroll Co IA
Died 8/24/1896 Carroll Co IA
Buried Manning Cemetery, Carroll Co IA
1. Heinrich "Henry" Wiese b. 1/25/1837 Bendfeld, Duchy of Holstein
Born 1840 Bendfeld Duchy of Holstein
Immigrated 11/1856 aboard the Ship Washington to New Orleans
| Ship Washington; Ship's
Master: Plaatz Departed 9/1756 from Hamburg Arrived 11/1856 at New Orleans |
Married c. 1860 in Davenport IA to Louisa Wiese b. 1846
1880 Clinton Co IA Census
| Name | Relation | Marital Status | Gender | Race | Age | Birthplace | Occupation | Father's Birthplace | Mother's Birthplace |
| Claus WIESE | Self | M | Male | W | 39 | HOLSTEIN | Farmer | HOLSTEIN | HOLSTEIN |
| Louisa WIESE | Wife | M | Female | W | 33 | HOLSTEIN | Keeping House | HOLSTEIN | HOLSTEIN |
Died 1925 Clinton Co IA
Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Comanche IA
Born 5/30/1843 Bendfeld, Duchy of Holstein
Immigrated with family 11/1857 aboard the Sir Isaac Newton to New Orleans
1870 Clinton Co IA Census: Enumerated w/ family
Married c. 1870 in Clinton Co IA to Emma Wunder b. 5/23/1853 Duchy of Holstein
1880 Clinton Co IA Census: Joachim Wiese
Migrated before 8/1896 to Carroll Co IA
Died 7/26/1911 Carroll Co IA
Buried Manning Cemetery, Carroll Co IA
