Lauermann Johann (John) B., II [ 3 ] the Immigrant to New Trier, IL b. 30 Jan 1789 Buschfeld, Kr. Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany d. 2 Apr 1847 Grosse Pointe, then New Trier, now Wilmette, Illinois

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Suffix	II [ 3 ] the Immigrant to New Trier, IL
Birth	30 Jan 1789	Buschfeld, Kr. Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany
Gender	Male
Died	2 Apr 1847	Grosse Pointe, then New Trier, now Wilmette, Illinois
Buried	04 Apr 1847	Lot 2, Block 2 St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, New Trier, now Wilmette, IL
Person ID	I60	Fortmann, ......(Vorde1510.......Vortmann).........Fortman
Last Modified	13 Feb 2010

Father	Lauermann Johann, Father of Johann B., the immigrant to New Trier, b. 30 May 1752, Buschfeld-Burg, Kr. Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany , d. 08 Feb 1827, Buschfeld, KM., Saarland, Germany
Relationship	birth
Mother	Wirschem Frau Maria Barbara, b. 25 Nov 1759, Nunkirche, KM, Saarland, Germany , d. 05 Jan 1828, Buschfeld, KM. Merzig-Waden, Saarland, Germany
Relationship	birth
Married	13 Jan 1784	Germany, probably married in birth village: Nunkirchen
Family ID	F145	Group Sheet

Family Kreuz, aka Kreutz aka Kreitz Anna Katherina, b. 17 Aug 1795, Bergweiler, KSW, Saarland, Germany , d. 26 Oct 1854, Grosse Pointe, then New Trier, now Wilmette, Illinois

Married 24 Nov 1817 civil, 25 Nov 1817 Church Wadern, (civil) Nunkirchen (Church), Saarland, Germany

Children

	1. Lauermann Barbara, b. 04 Oct 1818, Bueschfeld, Kr. Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany , d. 02 Aug 1889, Wilmette, Illinois
	2. Lauermann Johann (John) J., III, b. 09 Jun 1820, Buschfeld, Merzig Wadern, Saarland, Germany , d. 10 Jul 1856, Grosse Pointe, then New Trier, now Wilmette, Illinois
>	3. Lauermann Maria (a.k.a. Mary), b. 21 Nov 1822, Bueschfeld,Kr., Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany , d. 02 Nov 1893, Grosse Pointe, then New Trier, now Wilmette, Illinois
	4. Lauermann Katherina, b. 22 Nov 1824, Bueschfeld, Germany , d. 17 Jun 1825, Bueschfeld, Germany
>	5. Lauermann Katherine ( a.k.a. Catharine) (wife of J. Heinrich, a.k.a., Henry (1st), b. 12 Sep 1826, Buschfeld, Kr. Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany , d. 18 Jul 1919, 4143 N Robie St now 6730 Seeley Ave Chicago, IL
	6. Lauermann Susanna, b. 16Jun 1829, Bueschfeld, Germany , d. 28 Jun 1829, Bueschfeld, Germany
>	7. Lauermann Maria Catherina, a.k.a. Mary (wife of Clemens), b. 6 Sep 1830, Bueschfeld, Kr. Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany , d. 21 Jul 1891, 4099 N Robie St, Grosse Pointe, now 6710 Seeley Ave Chicago, IL
	8. Lauermann Nikolaus, b. 24 Aug 1833, Buschfeld, Germany , d. 29 Aug 1834, Buschfeld, Germany
	9. Lauermann Nicolaus, b. 23 Oct 1835, Bueschfeld, Kr. Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany , d. 1916, Chicago, Illinois

Last Modified 13 Feb 2010

Family ID F11 Group Sheet

Photos		Trier Germany Cathederal
		Trier Germany Cathederal
		1845 (Johannn) J.B. Lauermann Dry Goods Store and original Tavern on right, Photo 1880-1890, located on the west side of Ridge Ave at Forest (near todays Mallinckrodt College) New Trier (now Wilmette) IL. Lauermann Daughter's Katherina and Maria Katherine undoubtedly enjoyed many an hour here with their husband's to be, and the brothers, Heinrich and Clemens Fortmann from Lohne, Germany. They well knew the boy's older sister Anna Maria KlieneFortmann and surely attended her funeral on Sept 1, 1846 in the new Catholic Cemetery of St Joseph's just 2 blocks down the road. Their pastor was a GrossFortmann also. The Lauermann's were from Buschfeld, Marzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany. This is in SW Germany near the French border.
		Crest of Buschfeld, Germany …

Notes

John B. Lauermann was the owner and founder of J.B. Lauermann Dry Goods Store which probably opened in the late 1840's in Grosse Pointe, now Wilmette, IL. The store was located north of Lake St. on Ridge Road at the intersection of Forest St next to where the Mallinckrodt College used to stand. This was probably home to the Fortman boys, Heinrich and Clemens as they courted Katherine and Maria Katherine prior to marrying them in 1848 and 1852.

John B. dies in 1847 and so Mother, Katherine's big interest in life is to marry her daughters. Her Son John J., age 27, has inherited the store and at his death title will go to his Son Joseph who is visible as a store-keeper in the 1880 US Census, p. 16.

1839:
Johann, age 51, wife, Anna Catharine, age 44, arrive in America from Germany with sons John, age 19, Nicholas, age 9 and daughters, Barbara, 20, Mary, 15, Katherina, 13, and Maria Katherina, 9.

It is highly probable that from the Saarland they traveled via the small rivers of France to LeHavre, France to board ship for New York.

Probably landing in New York and spending some time in the German community of NY Johann desides to travel via the Erie Canal to Buffalo and board a sail boat for Chicago. Proceeding 14 miles north of Chicago they settle in the small German community of Gross Point, Illinois and open or purchase the small tavern on Ridge Rd.

1850:
Census shows son John, age 30, as a carpenter and a farmer with land valued at $200 in New Trier Township. J. B.'s property lies between that of his son John and that of Conrad Fischer.

1850:
Census also shows son John as a General Merchandiser.

1847:
John B., age 59, has died 3 years earlier on April 2, 1847. In America 8 years.

Mother Anna Catherine has 3 unmarried daughters, 2 of whom will marry the Fortmann brothers Heinrich and Clemens. Their buddy Anton Haskamp will marry daughter Mary.

Anton's older brother Franz has married Anna Maria Gertrude Kleinefortmann, the brother's sister in Germany, on 17 August 1847.

The Fortmann's parents have died in Germany on 7 Jan 1834 (Mutter) and on 11 Jan 1839 (Vatter). Sister, Anna Maria, age 33 has died in New Trier on 30 Aug 1846. (7 or 8 years in America) and she rests in St Joseph's Catholic Cemetery probably near John B. (2009: current Cemetery records do not show her grave site.)

1840
Census: No indication of Fortmann's in New Trier or Chicago. New York, Baltimore, and New Orleans also blank. Fortmann family oral history always said "the Lauermann's arrived in Chicago before the Schmidt's" That would place arrival in 1841 since the Schmidt's buy land in May 1842.

The 3 Fortmann's, Heinrich, 35, Anna Maria, 27, and Clemens, 16, probably departed Lohne, Germany in the spring of 1839 or 1840 via Bremen (records destroyed in 1870). They next appear at the Lauerman's in 1846 in New Trier.
In addition to owning the Dry Goods Store the Lauermann family owned and operated Lauermann's Tavern in the 1840's. This was a family of growing means in the New Trier area, 15 miles north of the Chicago River.