This article Provided Courtesy Eppie Litmer of the Arab Emirates ---- 1987

Immigration to Batesville

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 .............. Settlemant of the Batesville Vicinity --- Page I
Early Non-German Settlement ---Page II
South German Settlement --- Page III
South German Settlement(Cont.) --- Page IV
North German Settlement --- Page V
North German Settlement (Cont.)--- Page VI
Chapter 2 .............. Creation of New Communities in America --- Page VII
Civil War Period --- Page VIII
Post civil war settlement --- Page VIII
The Ancestry of Batesville Area Citizens Today --- Page IX The Ancestry of Batesville Area Citizens Today(Cont.) --- Page X
Chapter 3 ............... The Religious And Cultural Legacy of Northern Germany --- Page XI
Pre-Christian Germany --- Page XI

The Sazons in England --- Page XII
Lower Saxony in the Middle Ages --- Page XII

The Reformation --- Page XIII
Religion Among The Immigrants --- Page XIII Religion Among The Immigrants(Cont.) --- Page IV
Chapter 4 ................ The Polical & Economic Legacy of Northern Germany --- Page XV
History of Hannover to 1866 --- Page XV

Immigration to America --- Page XVI
The Rise of Prussia and Unification of Germany --- Page XVII
The Immigrants in America --- Page XVII
Years of Amnesia --- Page XVIII
Chapter 5 ................ Relating to Our Immigrant Past --- Page XIX
Ethnic Past Buried by Dominate Culture --- Page XX
Ethnic Past Buried by Dominate Culture --- Page XXI
Re-Establishing Links with Germany --- Page XXI
Identifying the Immigrant Culture --- Page XXI
Sharing Information About Our Past Both Here and Abroad --- Page XXII