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For more than 300 years, the Fechsers lived in Weikersheim, a medieval town in the Tauber River Valley. While many of our Fechser ancestors for generations were craftsmen, including tailors and shoemakers, the name Fechser has its roots in the grapevines that have been cultivated for centuries in this wine-growing region. A Fechser (or Fexer)Continue reading “Fechser Surname”

Johann Friedrich Fechser came to the city of Hamburg in 1850 at the age of twenty-five, reuniting with his parents whom he had not seen in more than seventeen years. They had moved there in about 1832 to find a better living conditions, having been very poor as a tailor in Nassau, Württemberg. Since theContinue reading “Johann Friedrich Fechser’s Journey of Faith”

Johann Friedrich Fechser, who went by John Frederick in America, told his story during his lifetime. These are his own words. The provenance of this history is not precisely known. It is evident from the descriptive details and the voice of this narrative that is was told by Johann Friedrich himself. The facts, though containingContinue reading “Johann Friedrich Fechser Autobiography”