Frederick Aulwas was born in Germany, in 1813, and emigrated to the United States in 1838. He obtained employment at railroading in Louisiana until the following spring when he went to Cincinnati, O., and resided there until March, 1845. He then came to Guttenberg, being one of the earliest settlers of this town. He located in the township of Jefferson, and in January, 1879, removed into the village. His wife, formerly Charlotte Seawing, was born in Germany, To them have been born six children- Charlotte, born in 1840; Louisa, in 1842; Henry, in 1847; John, in 1850; Louis, in 1853, and George in 1855. source: History of Clayton
County, Iowa, 1882, p. 864 |