My wife's ggrandfather was William D. Brune. He was born in Dessen, Hanover, Germany June 19th 1836, and died in Greensburg, Indiana, January 1st, 1914. He married Adeline Grawe and they had eight children. William's obituary says he came to the US in 1854, locating in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he learned the cooper's trade. He moved to the Greensburg,IN area. We have a fairly complete family history of some of their children: john (b:1866),Minnie(b: 1870),and Sohpia(b:1878). We more limited information on Mary(b:1872), Anne(b:1875), and Albert(b:1877). We have only the names and birthdates of their other children: William(b:1867), Henry(b:1869), Margaret(b:1873), Sonvis(b:1880), and Edward(b:1882). We also know that William was accompanied by his father, brother Richard, and an Uncle Dick on the trip from Dresden, Germany. We also have references to a sister Lottie who married a ? Huenefelt.

Looking for more information on William's family; especially the links to Germany.