In The US, the family stayed a short time in Pennsylvania, then continued on to establish the family farm in Lyndon Station, Wisconsin that was the ancestorial home for over 100 years. When Catherine passed away, Jean Nicolas (Nick) moved north to Ashland and is the patriarch for the Senzigs in Michigan, California and most of those in Florida. Their other European born children settled in other areas of Wisconsin. The story is then told that Nicolas got word of some prospective German brides arriving. He selected his next wife by the callouses on her hands. The first American generation consisted of 4 children, with 3 surviving into adulthood. These children and their descendents, for the most part stayed closer to the farm. The Senzig families in Illinois and Indiana are mostly descended from Peter Senzig that came over by himself at age 17 about the same time that Nicolas came over. (1870) My grandfather's brother, Peter, was a cook in a logging camp and was away from home for long periods, but my research shows that there really were 2 Peter Senzigs!