| BORN: | in 1700s, probably before 1797, in the area near Volkesfeld, Koblinz, Germany. 04 |
| DIED: | 1880, probably in Charlesburg, Wisconsin 36 04 |
| BURIED: | Charlesburg, Wisconsin 36 04 |
| PARENTS: | unknown |
| MARRIAGE: | Anna Maria Hensler (May 1, 1797 Prussia-July 17, 1879 or 1882) 1870 02 36 04 |
| ID | NAME | BORN | DIED | SPOUSE | NUMBER OF CHILDREN | NOTES |
| 1 | John ACHTER | July 29 or 31, 1832 | Oct. 12, 1908 | 1) Catherine Nett
2) Anna Cath Gross 3) Mary Elizabeth Franzen | 1 6 2 | Lived in Brothertown, Calumet County, WI |
| 2 | George ACHTER | 1835 | ? | Anna M. Langer | 12 | Lived in Marshfield, WI then Oberlin, Kansas then Wahpeton, ND |
| 3 | Henry ACHTER | Feb. 24, 1838 | Dec. 9, 1915 | 1) Anna Marie Gross
2) Elizabeth Rollmann | 1 13 | Lived in Brothertown, Calumet County, WI |
| 4 | Margaretha ACHTER | Jan. 25, 1841 | Apr. 17, 1927 | Carl Seurer | 8 | Lived in Chilton, Calumet County, WI |
| 5 | son ACHTER 04 | The obituary of Henry (younger) states that he came to America with 3 brothers and 1 sister. This could be an error, or they could have meant 3 brothers total, or there could be a brother whose name is unknown at this time. 04 |
| RESIDENCES: |
Volkesfeld, Koblinz, Germany until 1847
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Charlesburg, Wisconsin after 1847
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| New Holstein, Calumet County, Wisconsin in 1870 Anna is living with her daughter, Margaretha and Carl Seurer. Henry does not appear in the census. 1870 | |
| NOTES: | Anne, Johann, Heinrich, Margaretha, and Johann (or George?) Achter appear on July 5, 1857 on the Charlotte A. Stamler traveling from Antwerp to New York. (Heinrich was not on the same ship. Maybe he came earlier?) Catherine Acther also travelled with them. Could she have been Johann's first wife? 22 |