Ten American places and the records connecting them to the family. Pins identify towns or townships, not exact homes.
1. Quincy, Illinois
Roling
Confirmed. Henry Bickel and Anna Budde married in Adams County in 1860; their household is recorded in Quincy in 1870. The Roling family also appears in Quincy records. Read the evidence. Back to maps
Roling
Confirmed. Henry Bickel and Anna Budde married in Adams County in 1860; their household is recorded in Quincy in 1870. The Roling family also appears in Quincy records. Read the evidence. Back to maps
2. Salisbury, Missouri
Roling · Bange · Morrison · Kunkel
Confirmed. Shared Missouri setting: Roling family and business; Bange family households; Michael Morrison burial reported in 1968 death certificate; Ernest Kunkel residence reported in 1950 newspaper. Read the evidence. Back to maps
Roling · Bange · Morrison · Kunkel
Confirmed. Shared Missouri setting: Roling family and business; Bange family households; Michael Morrison burial reported in 1968 death certificate; Ernest Kunkel residence reported in 1950 newspaper. Read the evidence. Back to maps
4. Moberly, Missouri
Roling · Morrison · Kunkel
Confirmed. Bob was born at Woodland Hospital in Moberly on July 21, 1932. The pin marks the town, not the hospital site. Barbara Kunkel Morrison’s obituary also reports her death in Moberly in 1969. Read the evidence. Back to maps
Roling · Morrison · Kunkel
Confirmed. Bob was born at Woodland Hospital in Moberly on July 21, 1932. The pin marks the town, not the hospital site. Barbara Kunkel Morrison’s obituary also reports her death in Moberly in 1969. Read the evidence. Back to maps
6. Highland, Illinois
Bange
Confirmed record location. Wilhelmina Widmer’s 1870 baptism and Jacob Widmer’s 1869 marriage to Elisa Reber are recorded at Highland. The separate 1871 marriage to Rosa Strobel, born Walter, remains an identity-qualified lead. Read the evidence. A 1932 funeral notice also identifies Jacob of Salisbury as a brother of the late Joseph Widmer. Read about the Highland family connection. Back to maps
Bange
Confirmed record location. Wilhelmina Widmer’s 1870 baptism and Jacob Widmer’s 1869 marriage to Elisa Reber are recorded at Highland. The separate 1871 marriage to Rosa Strobel, born Walter, remains an identity-qualified lead. Read the evidence. A 1932 funeral notice also identifies Jacob of Salisbury as a brother of the late Joseph Widmer. Read about the Highland family connection. Back to maps
12. Wien, Missouri
Morrison · Kunkel
Confirmed record location. Michael James Morrison and Barbara Kunkel married here on January 7, 1920. Later Kunkel newspaper accounts also place family events in Wien. Read the evidence. Back to maps
Morrison · Kunkel
Confirmed record location. Michael James Morrison and Barbara Kunkel married here on January 7, 1920. Later Kunkel newspaper accounts also place family events in Wien. Read the evidence. Back to maps
13. New Cambria, Missouri
Morrison · Kunkel
Confirmed record location. The January 1920 county marriage license records Michael Morrison and Barbara Kunkel as residents of New Cambria. Read the evidence. Back to maps
Morrison · Kunkel
Confirmed record location. The January 1920 county marriage license records Michael Morrison and Barbara Kunkel as residents of New Cambria. Read the evidence. Back to maps
14. Jackson Township, Dubois County, Indiana
Kunkel
Confirmed record location. The 1880 census records John and Rosa with John’s parents Michael and Catharine, and uncle Adam. Read the evidence. Township reference point, not a home or town. Back to maps
Kunkel
Confirmed record location. The 1880 census records John and Rosa with John’s parents Michael and Catharine, and uncle Adam. Read the evidence. Township reference point, not a home or town. Back to maps
15. San Francisco, California
Morrison
Newspaper-reported location. The January 9, 1920 wedding notice describes Michael Morrison as a San Francisco resident employed in a steel plant. Read the evidence. Back to maps
Morrison
Newspaper-reported location. The January 9, 1920 wedding notice describes Michael Morrison as a San Francisco resident employed in a steel plant. Read the evidence. Back to maps
16. Edwardsville, Illinois
Bange
Confirmed record location. Joseph Henry Bange’s death certificate reports his birth here in 1864; Henry Bange’s 1919 death record also places him here. Read the evidence. Back to maps
Bange
Confirmed record location. Joseph Henry Bange’s death certificate reports his birth here in 1864; Henry Bange’s 1919 death record also places him here. Read the evidence. Back to maps
17. St. Louis, Missouri
Bange
Confirmed record location. Bernhard Heinrich Bange and Helena Angela Bruggen married at Holy Trinity in St. Louis on March 1, 1859. Read the evidence. Back to maps
Bange
Confirmed record location. Bernhard Heinrich Bange and Helena Angela Bruggen married at Holy Trinity in St. Louis on March 1, 1859. Read the evidence. Back to maps