Uncle Anton knew only two Grandmothers. On Father’s side was Enlich Schumacher. Her oldest son, Ludwich, was drafted into Napoleon Bonaparte’s army and he never came back. He was last seen eating from the stumps of old cabbage plants in a garden as were some of the other soldiers trying to get a bit of nourishment that way.
There were seven sons in the family. One brother, Gabriel, came to America with my Grandfather Anton Reichart Sr. Gabriel had one son, Frederick, and two daughters. He settled in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He was killed hauling logs with the use of oxen. His wagon upset and fell on him breaking his leg. Though the doctor thought his leg was not broken, it was however, and in time he died from after effects of this accident.
Another brother of Grandpa, Frederick, by name, married a widow with three sons at Neirstein Germany. He came to America with one of his stepsons, possibly after Grandfather came. He left his wife and five daughters in Neirstein. He was too poor to bring them to America with him and the stepson at that time. He with his stepson lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From there he went to Illinois where he died. His stepson stayed in Wisconsin. Jacob Strub, a second stepson, came to America a little later. He sent money to help his mother.
John Tobias, another brother of Grandfather, had a large family and as far as we know, the rest stayed in Germany. Phillip Henry Reichart's father never came to America. Philip Henry came when he was a boy of eighteen to join his Uncle Anton Reichart Sr.
Johan Tobias died in Schornsheim Hessen-Darmstadt. This is the family Philip Shueppert visited on a trip to Germany.
Hannas (John) had two sons and one daughter (one boy Uncle was named after--Anton). There was one other brother. Uncle Anton could not remember about him, only that he did exist.
Then there was Grandfather Anton Sr. Grandfather married Catherine Schumacher There were six children: Lizzie, Philip, Frederick Christina, Anton, and Catherine. The mother died when Catherine was about two years old.