Langewiesen, Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen, Thuringen, Germany

The siblings of Henry Emil Fielder were born in Langewiesen, Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen, Thuringen, Germany. The baptism records of all of the children except Henry have been located. Henry, the youngest in the family, changed his name to Fielder in the early 1860s. The family left Germany and arrived in New York on August 23, 1853. They settled in Ohio. All except Henry remained there.

Below is a photo of Langewiesen. It is a cropped version of a file found at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Langewiesen.JPG.

According to Wikipedia, Thüringen is a state located in the central part of Germany. Langewiesen is described as a town in the Ilm-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Ilm, 4 km southeast of Ilmenau.

More information about Langewiesen is found at the following links:

• http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Tour/Langewiesen.htm - includes maps and photos
• http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=152162 - microfilm listing for Parish register transcripts of baptisms, marriages and deaths for Langewiesen, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (Thüringen), Germany.