Christian TESSMER
Jankowitz is located in the ajoining parish of Nider Zehren. This information was obtained from the LDS Micro-film records of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Garnsee Parish of West Prussia. The film numbers are 208,106 thru 208,110 + 208,112 + 208,113+ 208,049. Christian attended the Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was also a Musketeer with the 3rd Prussian Army.
August was a farmer and attended the lutheran Church. He lived in Prussia, Canada, and Minnesota. Garnsee Parish, Prussia is now Gardeja, Gdansk, Poland. Burried: Union Cemetery Caledonia Houston Minnesota
He married Eleanore Grueneberg 16 Nov 1820 at Ziegahnen, Garnsee, Westpreussen, Prussia . Eleanore Grueneberg was born at Ziegahen, Garnsee, Westpreussen, Prussia 7 Sep 1797 daughter of Jacob Grueneberg and Louisa Michael .
They were the parents of 9
children:
Caroline Tessmer
born 31 Aug 1821.
Justine Tessmer
born 25 Oct 1823.
Gottfried Tessmer
born 20 Nov 1825.
Louise Tessmer
born 23 Dec 1827.
August Tessmer
born 15 Sep 1829.
Eleonore Tessmer
born 15 Sep 1832.
Carl Tessmer
born 26 Aug 1835.
Christian Tessmer
born 11 Apr 1837.
Christine Tessmer
born 24 Apr 1841.
Christian Tessmer died 10 Jan 1847 at Ziegahnen, Garnsee, West Prussia .
Eleanore Grueneberg died 19 Feb 1858 at Ziegahen, Garnsee, Westpreussen, Prussia .