Grossaspach · Baden-Württemberg · Germany
Grossaspach
The Württemberg village Johann Michael Wildermuth left in 1847 for America, settling eventually in Marietta, Ohio as a shoemaker.
Why this place matters
The point of departure. Every Wildermuth descended from Johann Michael — including Chuck — passes through this village in the family tree.
Across generations
1993 · photographs by Robert Earl Wildermuth
photographs pending
First family return since 1847.
(transcription pending — see 'Return to Germany,' 1993)
2018 · photographs by Charles Eric 'Chuck' Eesley
photographs pending
Photographs pending — drop into /src/assets/family/places/grossaspach/2018/.
Alignment: Match grandpa's framing where possible; the village itself is the subject.
In 1847 Johann Michael Wildermuth, age 17, left Grossaspach for America. He became a shoemaker in Marietta, Ohio, married Catherina Boeshar, and started the line that runs to Chuck. The village is the maternal origin point.
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