| BORN: | April 1835 in Volkesfeld, Coblenz, Germany 1860 1870 1880 1900 04 |
| DIED: | 1905? |
| PARENTS: | Anna Maria Hensler and Heinrich Achter 04 |
| OCCUPATION: | Day Laborer for John Langer (farmer) in 1860 1860 Farmer in Wisconsin in 1870 1870 Farmer in Kansas in 1880 1880 Farmer in North Dakota in 1900 1900 |
| MARRIAGE: | Anna Maria Langer (Dec. 1840 Germany-Mar. 3, 1928) in 1858 in Wisconsin. She came to US in 1852. 1860 1870 1880 1900 04 77 |
| ID | NAME | BORN | DIED | SPOUSE | NUMBER OF CHILDREN | NOTES |
| 2-1 | John ACHTER | Jan. 27, 1860 Marshfield, WI | April 29, 1950 Browerville, MN | Mary Friederichs | 6 | Lived in Marshfield, WI then Oberlin, Kansas then Wahpeton, ND then Browerville, MN |
| 2-2 | Catherina ACHTER "Katie" 1870 1880 | 1863 in WI 1870 1880 | ||||
| 2-3 | Mary ACHTER | Jan. 1865 in WI | Aug. 7, 1945 in ND | Leandre Vachon | 7+ | Lived in Marshfield, WI then Oberlin, KS then Wahpeton, ND then Summit, ND |
| 2-4 | Johanna ACHTER "Hanna" 1870 1880 04 | 1867 in WI 1870 1880 | Mr. Sander 04 | |||
| 2-5 | Magdalena ACHTER "Lena" 1870 1880 04 | 1869 in WI 1870 1880 | Feb. 1951 Breckenridge, MN 77 | Mr. Braun 04 | Lived in Breckenridge, MN in 1945. O26 | |
| 2-6 | Henry ACHTER 1880 | 1871 in WI 1880 | Before 1945 O26 | |||
| 2-7 | Julia ACHTER | 1873 in WI | Mr. Brinkman | 2+ | ||
| 2-8 | Frances ACHTER (female) 1880 04 | 1875 in WI 1880 | Oct. 1952 in Breckenridge, MN O26 77 | 1) Alvis Meyer
04
2) John Leinen 1930 77 | 9? 0 | |
| 2-9 | Joseph ACHTER 1880 1900 04 | July 9, 1877 in WI 1880 1900 | Jan. 18, 1963 MN | Michelena | 4+ | Teamster in 1900 1900 Living in Glennwood, MN in 1945. O26 |
| 2-10 | Rosa ACHTER 1880 1900 04 | April 1878 in WI 1880 1900 | Mr. Fleming O26 | Dressmaker in 1900 1900 Lived in Kirkland, WA in 1945 O26 | ||
| 2-11 | Paulina ACHTER 1900 04 | Mar. 1882 in North Dakota 1900 | ||||
| 2-12 | Elizabeth ACHTER 1900 04 | Nov. 1884 in North Dakota 1900 |
| RESIDENCES: | Volkesfeld, Koblenz, Germany until 1857 1870 1900 |
| Charlesburg, Calumet County, Wisconsin. | |
| Marshfield, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin in 1860, 1870. 1860 1870 | |
| Oberlin, Kansas 1880-. 1880 | |
|
Wahpeton, North Dakota 188?.
"The trip was made in a covered wagon, two other families comprising the party, Carl Hermes and Peter Bernard. A number of Indians were encountered en route." | |
| 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?) (Was the second Johann George? If not, did George come with his father earlier?) Catherine Acther also travelled with them. Could she have been Johann's first wife? 22 |
| SOURCES: | 1860 1860 Census Marshfield, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin |
| 1870 1870 Census Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin | |
| 1880 1880 Census Bassettville, Decatur County, Kansas | |
| 04 Foertsch-Achter-Seurer Family Chronicles by Dorothy Kaler, 1993 | |
| 22 Passenger List of the Charlotte A. Stamler | |
| 06 Linda Coe, 2001 | |
| O26 1945 Obituary of Mary Achter Vachon | |
| 77 Journal of Selina (Vachon) Eckes | |
| 39 Cemetery Info from Michael Achter 2010 |