tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post7792191682900970426..comments2024-03-24T21:46:01.457-05:00Comments on Forgotten Old Photos: Photo Number 1008Far Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-21420462606943953852012-10-03T07:02:53.388-05:002012-10-03T07:02:53.388-05:00Christine is right, I typo'ed my comment thoug...Christine is right, I typo'ed my comment thoughout.<br /><br />https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9S4-J3Y shows the spelling is Freiheit. The little German I know made me mentally think "accent on second vowel when there are two" and I messed up. Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-376229584807672512012-10-02T21:52:26.121-05:002012-10-02T21:52:26.121-05:00I probably would have ended up settling on Fricher...I probably would have ended up settling on Frichert. The spelling is strange, because the German spelling most certainly would have been Freiheit, which means freedom. The name must have been changed once he emigrated to avoid mispronunciation?Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-394661370887479392012-10-01T14:43:23.154-05:002012-10-01T14:43:23.154-05:00That certainly was a hard name to read. It probabl...That certainly was a hard name to read. It probably took me longer to figure out the name than it did Iggy to find all the information!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-18029255545365695252012-10-01T11:05:16.402-05:002012-10-01T11:05:16.402-05:00The 1880 US Census lists John G. Frieheit (b. abt ...The 1880 US Census lists John G. Frieheit (b. abt 1830 in Prussia), living in Fillmore, MN which is 10 miles from Spring Valley, MN.<br /><br />John G. Frieheit had a son named Henry (b. 1874), and he in turn had a son named John Freiheit (b. 1899) that lived in Spring Valley proper (in 1930).Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com