The second wave of Stamm immigrants occurred in the early 1800’s, with the families settling in Ohio and Kentucky. These families seem to have been attracted by the prospect of economic enhancement. The families farmed the lush lands along the Ohio River.
A John Stamm was one of the first members of this migration. In the 1820 census of Kentucky, seven Stamms are listed in Rockcastle County. One of the large Kentucky/Ohio Stamm families traces back to Philip Peter Stamm (b. Niedermor 1793). This family lived first in Brown County, Ohio and then later in Lewis County, Kentucky. This family along with all of its descendants is well chronicled in Edward J. Ronsheim, Sr’s 1954 genealogy The Stamm Family of Ohio and Kentucky.
Starting in 1830 with the July Revolution in Paris, central Europe was awash with discontent. There were a number of liberal uprisings all through the German states. Many Germans wanted to form a new, more liberal, government similar to the British model. Throughout the 1830’s and 40’s the educated middle class rallied for freedom of speech, trial by jury and elected representation. These causes were touted primarily by university students and professors with the support of lawyers and journalists. With each wave of protest came more harsh governmental crackdowns. The revolutionary atmosphere peaked in 1848 when the Austrian Emperor was driven from the throne. The new emperor, Franz Joseph I harshly crushed the rebellion and many of the educated liberals were driven from German. The “48ers,” as these German refugees were called, marked a new period of German immigration. Starting about 1850 the Stamms coming to America seemed to be politically driven and many of them settled in the upper Midwest.
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