Person:Sebastian Braun (1)

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/e/s/Phyllis-L-Wessling/index.html Bird's Eye View of Herbstadt, Germany. Both my husband and I have ties to this small village. Christoff and Elizabeth (Schmitt) Werner emigrated from it in 1845 according to the Werner family bible which contained abt.52 pages of handwritten family information, on page 17 (at the bottom) "nach Amerika.".... I am the descendent of their son Casper Werner born 19 Dec. 1824. George is the descendent of their son Christoff Werner Jr. born 27 July 1822. The Werner family emigrated to St. Mary's, Pa. with two other children, Theresia Werner born 4 Aug. 1819 and Joseph Michael born 12 Nov. 1827. Christoff Jr. married Walburga Schoeberl. Walburga was the daughter of Sebastian Schoeberl and Mary Wein. The Schoeberl family emigrated from Holzheim, Germany in 1848 and lived at St. Mary's, PA. In 1855, Christoff Jr and wife Walburga Schoeberl moved to Festina, Ia. Mid-1860's Casper Werner and his wife Sophie Weber born 1829 in Bavaria,and family also moved to Festina, IA. Sophie died 15 Aug. 1869. Festina, IA. Christoff Werner died 6 May 1866 Festina, IA. Casper married Theresia Steele, they moved to Carroll Co., IA and then Salem, SD. They had three children. Walburga Schoeberl Werner married Sebastian Braun....Phyllis Broich and George Wessling

1. ↑ DeEtta Ida (Huinker) Hemsath. Descendants of Heinrich Huinker and Kathrina (Ellert) Huinker. (1982)
   165.
2. ↑ 1880 U.S. Federal Census.

   and Internet http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/e/s/Phyllis-L-Wessling/index.html

3. ↑ Ann Heffner. Descendants of Joseph Schoeberl.
4. ↑ 1870 U.S. Census.