When Marie Pfund was born on 8 April 1814, in Leuk, Valais, Switzerland, her father, Johannes Pfund, was 41 and her mother, Anna Maria Rieben, was 35. She married Christian Karlen on 10 March 1837, in Lenk im Simmental, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. She died on 25 September 1898, in Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, United States.
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With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Claus, Erwin, Gerhard.
German: metonymic occupational name for a sealer of weights, or for a wholesale merchant, from Middle High German pfunt ‘pound’ (as a measure of weight and a unit of currency), or a nickname relating to a tax obligation.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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