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Leaving Germany. This is the history of the Niemtschk family in the United States. Andrew Niemtschk immigrated to the United States in 1886 with his wife Clara. Andrew was 35 years old at the time. He grew up in Bautzen, Germany a town in eastern Saxony. The town is the cultural center of the Wendish people; however, Andrew was not Wendish. When Andrew was a teen ager the railway line opened connecting the city to Dresden. Dresden was a center of the German Revolutions in 1848 which sparked the unification of Germany. It also sparked a mass emigration to Texas. The Wends were emigrating for religious freedom. It is unknown what sparked Andrew to emigrate as well. In the spring of 1886, Andrew and Clara traveled over 300 miles to Bremen, Germany where they boarded the steamer Elba and then traveled to the United States. They arrived in New York City and then traveled to Galveston arriving there on 25 Apr 1886. It was a three week journey.