| His parents | Married 10/15/1856 | Her parents |
3GGF Johann Peter Korb |  WI | 3GGM Elizabeth Miesen-Korb |
| Ancestor 56 (111000) 5/04/1822 - 9/04/1905 | Ancestor 57 (111001) 12/10/1834 - 4/27/1888 |
3GGF Korb was born as Peter Korb and baptized as Johann Peter Korb. Some documents, including his death certificate, list his birthdate as May 10, 1826. Maybe he liked to pass himself off as younger, because this is the date that his own children believed. However, Miller & Ditter, authors of the “Korb Klan” genealogy, saw the birth certificate itself, which was dated 5/4/1822. He was a farmer and wheelwright.
Peter and Elizabeth’s places of birth were Kettig and Bassenheim, Germany. These are nearby villages between Bonn and Frankfurt. I don’t know if they knew each other in Germany.
Elizabeth’s last name is sometimes seen as “Meisen.”
Peter and Elizabeth both migrated as young adults. By 1856, they were married in Wisconsin. I have records of 11 children, all born in Marytown, WI: Egidius (b. 1858), Anna, Mary, Katherine, Gertrude, Margaretha (infant death), Christine, Lisetta, August*, Gottfried, and Anthony “Anton” (b. 1876).
They are buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Marytown, WI. This parish, which goes by the full name “Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary”, dates to 1849. I have not yet found out when the current building was constructed. The church is on a hilltop and is illuminated at night, so it will be good for photographing.
Elizabeth’s FindAGrave profile