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Jacob Philip Wingerter (Bayern, Germany, 1833 – Cabo Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil, March 11, 1916) was a Christian evangelist and German presbyter living in Brazil. ==Immigration to the U.S.== Born on the banks of the River Rhine, in Bayern, at a time when Germany was going through severe economic crisis. It is known that between the years 1820 to 1890 the Germans totaled 30% of immigrants in the United States of America (U.S.). Around 1854, at age 21, Wingerter has also migrated to the U.S.〔Jochem, Toni. Imigração Alemã: estatísticas do movimento imigratório. http://www.tonijochem.com.br/movimento_imigratorio.htm (March 10, 2013.〕 Initially he settled in Illinois, where he joined the Methodist Church. A few years later, he went to New Orleans (Louisiana) in search of work, already acting as an evangelist for distributing leaflets on Sundays and during the week when possible. After getting married and with two children, moved to Texas, but his family has died by accidental poisoning.〔di Santis, Neusa Maria Wingeter. Biografia: Cap. Carlos Wingeter. Bauru: edição da autora. 2013. 48 p.〕 The serious political, social and economic conflict that led to the U.S. Civil War (1861–1865), only seven years after his arrival in the country, has hit everyone. Wingerter went to work as a telegrapher, enlisting in the 28th. Texas Cavalry of the Confederate Army. After the war, living in a fallen state on the battlefield, had no right, no job.〔di Santis, Neusa Maria Wingeter. Biografia: Cap. Carlos Wingeter. Bauru: edição da autora. 2013. 48 p.〕 The situation in the south was terrible because the victorious Army after defeating the southern rebels went to destroy and plunder their cities, homes and families.〔Harter, Eugene C. The Lost Colony of the Confederacy. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, 3rd. printing, 2006〕 Wingerter decided to migrate to Brazil in 1867 with a group of settlers led by former officers Frank McMullen and William Bowen. Of the approximately 130 people who made up this group,〔Griggs, William Clark. The Elusive Eden: Frank McMullan's Confederate Colony in Brazil. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1987.〕 many were Confederate veterans and many traveled with their families. Wingerter brought his second wife, Susan, whom he married in Grimes County, Texas on July 4, 1865, and her daughter Amy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jacob Philip Wingerter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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