His cousin Jim Griffin gave him the Wander-Buch of their great great grandfather Wilibald Koch. From 1845 to 1853, when he was age 18 to 26, Wilibald worked as a journeyman ropemaker in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. He was issued a Wander-Buch by the Kingdom of Württemberg, a ...
I then returned to the home and walked down the flight of stairs leading to the basement. It was semi-finished with a washer and dryer in one corner. The main space was fairly large and empty. I walked to the other end of the room and found an open doorway. I walked into the room...