COUPLAND — A family from Germany has traced its ancestors to the early history of Coupland and followed up by meeting some local relations.
In researching his relatives, Reiner Nickel of Germany learned his great-great-grandfather, Gottlieb Nickel, had a brother named Christoph. Along with his wife and children, Christoph moved from Dessau, Germany, around 1895 and settled in Coupland. The Nickel family farmed just east of Coupland, and several Nickels are buried in St. Peter’s Cemetery, overseen by St. Peter’s Church of Coupland.
Reiner was able to find his great-greatuncle and family using the website FindAGrave. com, which lists millions of graves including all the graves in St. Peter’s Cemetery.
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