In the of

Wilhelm Jarchow

Footsteps

Our ancestor, Wilhelm Jarchow, emigrated

from Prussia (a region in present day

Germany) to America in 1863.

Wilhelm, his wife, Sophia, and son, Christopher, left Prussia from

Hamburg, Germany on October 24, 1863.

Prussia was a Duchy (territory) headed by

Duke Frederick Franz II

Wilhelm was born in Lutheran (pronounced Loot-er-awn) in 1835.

Lutheran, Germany

Lutheran is located in the

Mecklenburg-Schwerin region in

present day Germany. It is 52

kilometers southwest of the capital

city, Schwerin

(pronounced shvey-reen).

Church in Lutheran (not the one Wilhelm would have known because

most of the town burned in 1926).

Baptismal font

from the original

church

Assuming Wilhelm was baptized in

Lutheran, this font would have been

used.

Sophia was born in Wessentin, a town not far from Lutheran, in 1844.

Note the

cobblestone

streets

The primary industry in the area is agriculture, which of course would have been true in

Wilhelm’s lifetime.

Nearby are the towns of Klein Jarchow and Langen Jarchow. Langen Jarchow is 32

kilometers northeast of Schwerin and 54 kilometers northwest of Lutheran.

Schwerin

Klein Jarchow Langen Jarchow

Lutheran

Langen Jarchow, Germany

Langen, in German, means “long”.

The road in Langen Jarchow leading to Klein

Jarchow is named Klein Jarchower Strasse

(note the German symbol commonly

pronounced “ss” in the street sign).

Klein Jarchow is 2 kilometers west of

Langen Jarchow.

Klein Jarchow, Germany

Klein, in German, means “little”.

Before leaving Prussia and sailing to America, Wilhelm and Sophia spent

some time in Barkow, Germany. Barkow is 60

kilometers southeast of Schwerin, and 12 kilometers east of Lutheran.

Schwerin

Lutheran

Klein Jarchow Langen Jarchow

Barkow

Barkow, Germany

Wilhelm, Sophia, and Christopher arrived in New York on the steamship

Teutonia on November 21, 1863.

They left Hamburg, Germany on October 24, 1863.

We hope you’ve enjoyed following in the footsteps of Wilhelm Jarchow