My 3rd great-grandfather August Henry Arend came to the states with his parents John Arend and Anna Bax and siblings Elizabeth S., Anna Elizabeth, George, Elizabeth Lizzie and Katherine back in 20 Mar 1872 at the age of 21. I believe they came over because August had a uncle who was already in the states. August was my brick wall for maybe a year until I have found his arrival and I have found his family just across the river in Quincy, Illinois from La Grange, Missouri. Then I have found newspaper articles to connect the Arends together. I believe August settled down in La Grange, Mo. because his Bax cousins was living there with their mother at the time of the Arends arrival. Found the Bax family in La Grange a long time ago, but I wasn't for sure they were related until I got DNA connection with that family.
As for Frederica Christine Meyer, She died of puerperal fever aka Postpartum infections. It was a devastating disease. It affected women within the first three days after childbirth and progressed rapidly. So either Frederica had a baby or a miscarriage at the age of 39. Came to think about it I would've had the same fate as Frederica because I could've died at the age of 39 after giving birth but I came out of it. That is wild to think about.
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