Walburga Nemer ¹³

  General Notes:

Wallburga's maiden name on the passenger boat listing was Nehmer. Maiden name on marriage license was Namer, on marriage certificate was Nemer. Her brother, Wolfgang's name on military records is Neimer, with a note saying "also found as Nemer". Wolfgang's tombstone also lists his name as Nemer.
Wallburga lists her birthplace and both parents' birthplace, as Bavaria in the census.
Wallburga arrived in New York on 20 May 1852, when she was 11 years old, on the ship "Gertrude" from Harve. She arrived with her brothers and sisters; Anna 25, Francisca 20, Joseph 18, Georg 14, Wolfgang 8 years old.
The Nehmer children are listed between Casper and Anna Obermeyer and their son Xavier, 5 years old. It is speculated that the children's father died, and Anna re-married to Casper Obermeyer. Anna's maiden name was Kreil according to death certificate dated 3 Oct 1853.
Walburga Nemer proceeded to Cincinnati to join a brother who had settled there, where she met Adam Fischer.
She listed her occupation as housekeeper in the 1860 and 1870 census, and was that in Albert Fischer's memoirs.
In 1890 census, she was widowed and living with her son Joseph, and both listed occupation as farmers. Joseph had lost his leg in a sawmill accident. Walburga was listed as head of household and owner of the farmhouse. Also in the household was Joseph Duering, servant and farmer, 24 years old.
Wallburga died near Fulda, Indiana, four days after catching pneumonia.

Walburga married Adam Fischer on 16 May 1858 in St. Paul Evangelical Church, Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY. (Adam Fischer was born on 5 Jun 1821 in Hesse-Darmstadt and died on 10 Jan 1892 in Fulda, Spencer Co, In St. Boniface Cemetery A-03-02.)