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Wilhelm Zimpel served in he first Batallion, 14th Infrantrie as a foot soldier from the 16 July through the 6 September 1856 in Prussia. This was the equivalent if our National Guard. He served this mission with good behavior. Source Birth is a record of his enlistment which states his date and place of
birth.
I have a translated copy of Wilhelm Zimpel's release from the Koenigliche
Preussiche Government dated 14 May 1869 in the Town of Bomberg allowing him to
leave the country. It states that he is from Gross Drenhen, Kreis or County
Czarnikau. It also gives his wife's name and the name of their children.I also have a translated copy of his Tailor Diploma from the city of Felehne on
the Netze und Ostbahn.(The Netze River and East Railroad.)"This states that
Wilhelm Zimpel from Nienwerder became his Master Degree in Tailoring, on the 12
day of January 1857.""S.S. Donau
Type: steamship
Built: 1868, by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland
Port of Registry: Bremen
Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
Specs: 2,896 tons, length 332 ft. x beam 40 ft., clipper stem, 1 funnel, 2 masts, single screw propulsion
Service Speed: 13 knots
Accommodations: 60 passengers in 1st class, 700 in 3rd class (steerage)
Crew: 90-105
Launched: October 17, 1868
Maiden Voyage: January 16, 1869: sailed from Bremen - Southampton - New York
Last Voyage: January 16, 1887: last voyage between Bremen and New York
September 25, 1889: last voyage between Bremen and Baltimore
Notes: 1877: engines compounded. October 21, 1889: sold to H. Bischoff of Bremen and was rebuilt as a freighter
Demise: March 16, 1895: traveling from Hamburg to Philadelphia, she was destroyed by fire in the North Atlantic and was abandoned. All passengers and crew were saved by the British steamship Delaware." http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ariepe/SHIPS/D-F.htm
Ernestine Wilhelmina Amelia Dresher
Ernestine may have been born 23 December 1823 in Schveningsbruch, Germany according to some family members.