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The beginning persons of the Metzlers Lineage were Louis Metzler and his wife Margaret (Rauch) Metzler of Centreville, now Milstadt, IL. Their daughter Amelia Metzler married a Fredrich Mueller. Fredrich and Amerlia's daughter Aurelia Mueller married Jacob T. Briesacher.
The following is complied by Matilda M. Metzler in February 1948, the youngest daughter of Louis and Margaret Metzler.
Louis Metzler was born in Hesse, Darmstadt, Germany, March 25, A.D. 1821. His parents where Mr. and Mrs. Christian Metzler nee Dorothea Hoereth. To this union four children were born, namely; Louis, Dorothea, Lizzie, and John Metzler. Louis revceived his education in Germany and when he was sixteen years of age he graduated from high school satisfactory to his teacher whose name was Phillip Brenner. He took a great interest in this school boy his pupil because of his scholarly attainments and qualities. He tried to persuade him to become a Minister but young Louis had other ideas in view of distant expectations with regard to the future. read more.
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Johannes Briesacher's tombstone
located at Union Hill Cemetery between Belleville and Millstadt, IL
View the Metzler Genealogy Chart.
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