Claus ALBERS

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Autobiography written by Claus Albers in 1889. The Albers family lived in north Benton County from 1839 to 1847. Claus Albers and my ancestor Peter Ficken married sisters Rebecca andGesche Knoop. "I Claus Albers was born Nov. 25th 1817 Amt Zeven Königreich HannoverGermany. I was the eldest son of John Dietrich and Sophia Albers neeLange, who were the possessors and owners of the old family homestead- the 'Hollenhof' a farm containing about 600 acres. My father movedto this country about 1853, came to Warsaw, Ills. and bought andresided on the farm now owned by Claus Henry Albers of St Louis. Mymother died of consumption in Germany in 1834. My father died ofdropsy in 1863 and his remains lie buried in the farm near WarsawIlls. where my stepmother still resides with the Jagels family. Icame to America in 1836. Rebecca Knoop my wife was born Dec 26th 1818at Oldendorf - Königreich Hannover Germany. She was the second childof John and Anna Knoop who were half owners of the Bruemmerhof nearHollenhof. Rebecca Knoop came to America with her parents, brothers,and sisters in 1838. My wife's father died of bilious fever in BentonCounty, Mo in 1843. Her mother died near Versailles, Mo of dropsy ofthe heart in 1869. We Claus Albers and Rebecca Knoop were united in marriage 1839 inCincinnati, and moved to St Louis Mo where I engaged in the grocerybusiness for a half year and then removed to a farm in Benton CountyMo near my wife's parents and brothers, where we resided about 8 yearsin the primitive fashion of the pioneers, in a log house firstconsisting of one room but soon enlarged to two. Here I shot turkeysfrom the door and deer from the farm yard. At this place in 1844 we united with the German M. E. Church, havingpreviously been members of the Lutheran Church, and our house became apreaching station for the Methodists, until the little societyconsisting of about eight families built a log church on our farm. In 1847 we moved to Milwaukee Wisconsin & from there to Racineresiding in each place only a few weeks. In racine our eldest childJohn Dietrich died of measles. We then moved to Nauvoo Ill - also in1847 - travelling in a covered wagon drawn by an ox team. In Nauvoo Idealt in general merchandise and traded with the surviving Mormons -all of whom had not been driven from the state and whose magnificenttemple was burned during our residence there. At this place our childRebecca died - aged 9 months. In 1851 we moved to Warsaw Ill residing & doing a general merchandisebusiness in the brick store on Main Street near the corner of Third Stand there resided until the spring of 1863 when we moved to ourpresent home on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi. About 1854 Ibuilt a flouring mill on the site of the present Grace Mills havingfour runs of burrs and about 200 barrels daily capacity. In Nov. 1855this mill was destroyed by fire. I at once began preparations forrebuilding, and having at this time practically no capital I named themill "Grace Mills" because by the Grace of God alone could I hope tosuceed. This mill was established in 1856 and had a capacity of 250 to300 barrels per day. It was managed by me with the assistance of mysons, and at times with different partners with varying success. Atone time I was worth probably $50,000, but upon the introduction ofthe roller system of milling about 1880 - not having capital to makethe change my business steadily became more improfitable, and finallyin 1883 I made an assignment for the benefit of all my creditors. The farm on Main Street about one mile from our residence, long ownedby me and a preserver of my health was sold to Claus Henry Albers ofSt Louis, and my principal occupation since has been to care for &manage this farm. The mill being sold was purchased & managed by mysons Chas. & Wm. Edwd. who remodeled the mill to the roller system.The entire mill was destroyed by fire Jan. 1887 but was rebuilt thesame year by the "Warsaw Milling Co." a corporation which now underthe management of Chas. & Wm. Edwd. who own and control it." Written a day after our Golden wedding, when all our children exceptSophia were present. Warsaw Ills. March 6th 1889 C. Albers Claus Albers, born Nov 25th 1817 at Hollenhof Amt Zeven Hannover, wasthe som of John Dietrich & Sophia Albers nee Lange & who were married1810. John Dietrich was born at same place, was the son of JohnDietrich Sen. and Margaretha his wife. Rebecca Knoop was born Dec 26th 1818 at Oldendorf Hannover - daughterof John Knoop and Anna Knoop his wife. In 1839, John Knoop bought land east of Cole Camp, but in 1840 anothersite about 2-1/2 mi SE of Cole Camp, and it is believed this was theirresidence in 1840. Peter Ficken bought land in 1839, Claus Albers in1840, and the three homesteads were about a mile apart. The 1843 deathdate for John Knoop is wrong, as his will was filed October 1842. Hiswidow and sons joined the Albers family in Illinois, but laterreturned to Benton and Morgan Counties. The Knoop's also joined theGerman M. E. Church, but the other six families mentioned are unknown.The Ficken's became members of Monsees Lutheran Church.

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