----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Woddow" <p.woddow@t-online.de> To: <AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, 28 February 2002 5:10 Thank you Peter for your help. Much appreciated. Talk again soon I'm sure. > Hello Margaret, > > Will be Prenzlau Prinzlow. > Will be Hohenwalde of the ring Angermünde Heffenwalde. > There is also a place Hohenwalde in the ring Prenzlau. He is at Ringenwalde. > All places appertained to the government district Frankfurt/Oder and not Potsdam. The emigration permission came certainly from there. > Potsdam was the Capital of the country Brandenburg. > > In the citizen book of Prenzlau are mentioned the following Gierke that new citizens became: > > 14.03.1804 Johann Giercke Fisherman age 34 years Place of birth Sternhagen near Prenzlau > 15.06.1812 Wilhelm Giercke Field man (farmer) age 28 years Place of Birth Prenzlau > 11.08.1837 Christian Friedrich Gierke work man age 34 years Place of Birth Kuhz > 07.06.1858 Christian Friedrich Erdmann Gierke Estates age 40 years Place of Birth Strehlow ring Templin > > With the family Minns no doubt, will act initially it itself around the family Muenn. To this have I still however, I must search for information, these first. > > With best greetings from Germany > > Peter Woddow > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >