The Ernst Book: History and stories about John Ernst, born 1699 in Pomerania, and his descendants in America

Alice Frenz is a great-great-great-granddaughter of Johann Ernst, a lineage she traced during her participation in the Freistadt Historical Society of Wisconsin. Her lifetime interest in genealogy started as a young girl when she asked her father about the letters he received from relatives she had not met. Beginning with the stories he knew and compiling many more from relatives, her book traces the Ernst ancestry from 1699 in Pomerania, through their immigration to Wisconsin in 1839, their early pioneering years clearing virgin forests and establishing farmlands, as well as stories and family ties to the present day. Her book includes over a hundred photos and maps, including many well over a century old. Her Ernst ancestral tree includes over 2000 individuals. In addition, she traces the Pomeranian origin of many others that married into the Ernst family and also settled in Freistadt, Wisconsin.