In 1848, Michael left his homeland for America and six years later, in Stark County, Ohio, he and Magdalena married. They settled in Ripley, Ohio where they raised a family of six children, William F., Louis, Emil, Amelia, Flora, and Walter. Two other children, George and Karolina, died before age two.
Michael was a prominent businessman in Ripley. He owned a dry goods store on Main Street in which Magdalena worked along side him. In 1901, Magdalena died with Michael following in 1910. Both are buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Ripley.
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