Anna Marie Sophia TAEPEL came to US in May of 1871. She went directly to Burlington Iowa and a month later married my husbands G Greatfather TIMMERMAN. Since he came from Oberbauerschaft we assume she did also. She came with a three year old daughter named Anna. In the Grandfather obit she is named as his step daughter and in her obit she is named as his daughter. From what I can find the name seems to be rather rare. Is anyone on this site researching the TAEPEL surname? If so I would like to hear from you. At the moment we are trying to find out if her marriage to Fred TIMMERMAN was a second or first and if this child of three was his or from a first marriage.
Thank You,
Dianne