of Scott County, Iowa · documented from the public record
The family in the record
Frank Wachter d. 1856
Frank Wachter⚭ Barbara Wachter
childrenAntone Wachter · Frank Wachter · Anna Wachter · Kasper Wachter · Joseph Wachter · Barbara Wachter (Huskey) · Amanda Wachter
Source: History of Davenport and Scott County, Iowa (1910)
Their story
What the record says
History of Davenport and Scott County, Iowa (1910).
Farmer.
Brought family from Switzerland to the United States in 1845, settling near Davenport, Scott County, Iowa on 80 acres near the poorhouse site.
Died 1856 aged 54 (born ~1801-1802).
Seven children: Antone (died in California), Frank (of Wisconsin), Anna (d.
1849), Kasper, Joseph (of Kentucky), Barbara (wife of Bernhard Huskey), Amanda (d.
1868).
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