7. Lutheran, Germany
Lutheran is located in the
Mecklenburg-Schwerin region in
present day Germany. It is 52
kilometers southwest of the capital
city, Schwerin
(pronounced shvey-reen).
8. Church in Lutheran (not the one Wilhelm would have known because
most of the town burned in 1926).
9. Baptismal font
from the original
church
Assuming Wilhelm was baptized in
Lutheran, this font would have been
used.
10. Sophia was born in Wessentin, a town not far from Lutheran, in 1844.
Note the
cobblestone
streets
11. The primary industry in the area is agriculture, which of course would have been true in
Wilhelm’s lifetime.
12. Nearby are the towns of Klein Jarchow and Langen Jarchow. Langen Jarchow is 32
kilometers northeast of Schwerin and 54 kilometers northwest of Lutheran.
Klein Jarchow Langen Jarchow
Schwerin
Lutheran
14. The road in Langen Jarchow leading to Klein
Jarchow is named Klein Jarchower Strasse
(note the German symbol commonly
pronounced “ss” in the street sign).
Klein Jarchow is 2 kilometers west of
Langen Jarchow.
16. Before leaving Prussia and sailing to America, Wilhelm and Sophia spent
some time in Barkow, Germany. Barkow is 60
kilometers southeast of Schwerin, and 12 kilometers east of Lutheran.
Klein Jarchow Langen Jarchow
Barkow
Schwerin
Lutheran
18. Wilhelm, Sophia, and Christopher arrived in New York on the steamship
Teutonia on November 21, 1863.
They left Hamburg, Germany on October 24, 1863.
