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Koeppen, Christian Martin Ludwig (Aug. 24, 1839-June 24, 1905 –husband of Maria Prueter –after Maria’s death on Jan. 17, 1873, Christian re-married to Wilhelmina Wesener [married May 11, 1873 in religious ceremony, Town of Meeme] –son of Joachim F. Christian Koeppen and Friederica Gutschow –born at Neubauhof, Levin, Dargun, Mecklenburg, Germany –both of his parents died in Germany –Christian immigrated to the US with his stepmother Elizabeth nee Schoknecht Koeppen –on Oct. 2, 1866, Christian purchased the 39 acres of the NE1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 6, Town of Meeme and created a farmstead at 10708 Marken Road –Christian owned this farm until his death in 1905 –his wife Wilhelmina then sold this farm on April 7, 1909 to her son Christian Koeppen –on July 5, 1878, Christian purchased the 80 acres of the N1/2 of the SE1/4 of Section 5, Town of Meeme and created a second farmstead at 10615 Spring Lake Road –Christian owned this second farm until selling on March 1,1905 to his son Henry Koeppen –died from “cystitis –cancer of stomach, about one year”) –buried at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Louis Corners, Town of Schleswig [second marriage record Manitowoc 4-71] [death record Manitowoc 7-344]
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Koeppen, Christian Martin Ludwig (Aug. 24, 1839-June 24, 1905 –husband of Maria Prueter –after Maria’s death on Jan. 17, 1873, Christian re-married to Wilhelmina Wesener [married May 11, 1873 in religious ceremony, Town of Meeme] –son of Joachim F. Christian Koeppen and Friederica Gutschow –born at Neubauhof, Levin, Dargun, Mecklenburg, Germany –both of his parents died in Germany –Christian immigrated to the US with his stepmother Elizabeth nee Schoknecht Koeppen –on Oct. 2, 1866, Christian purchased the 39 acres of the NE1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 6, Town of Meeme and created a farmstead at 10708 Marken Road –Christian owned this farm until his death in 1905 –his wife Wilhelmina then sold this farm on April 7, 1909 to her son Christian Koeppen –on July 5, 1878, Christian purchased the 80 acres of the N1/2 of the SE1/4 of Section 5, Town of Meeme and created a second farmstead at 10615 Spring Lake Road –Christian owned this second farm until selling on March 1,1905 to his son Henry Koeppen –died from “cystitis –cancer of stomach, about one year”) –buried at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Louis Corners, Town of Schleswig [second marriage record Manitowoc 4-71] [death record Manitowoc 7-344]
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