Hi Johnnie: Found no Wikenhausers. There was a H. Wickenhauser in Wood River who ran for a poitical posision 2 Mar 1934 as reported by the Edwardsville Intellingencer. John W. was mentioned in a real estate transaction in 1937. You didn't provide a time period but these are probably too late. Yours from the 1850s? Found a Wakenhauser. Database: Illinois Marriage Records, 1851-1900 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Name Spouse Marriage Date County State WAKENHAUSER, JOSEPH KENNEDY, SARAH ANN 4 Dec 1856 Shelby IL Source Information: Dodd, Jordan R., Liahona Research, comp. Illinois Marriage Records, 1851-1900. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Original data: See extended description for original data sources listed by county. ----------------------------------------------------- There were also Wikenhouser's in the area but not reported until 1930s Good hunting Gary Stoltman Mercerville, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "jjaustin" <jjaustin@comcast.net> To: <GERMANS-STLOUIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 12:18 PM Subject: [Germans-STL] Wikenhauser > Looking for my great great grandfather Laurence Wikenhauser/Wickenhauser/Wakenhauser/Wikenhouser > this is all the different spellings I have ran across. > I'm pretty sure they settled around St.Louis and Highland area from Prussia. Any info would be helpful. Thank you in advance. > Johnnie J. > jjaustin@comcast.net > > > ==== GERMANS-STLOUIS Mailing List ==== > GERMAN-SURNAMES-L is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in German surnames, given names, etc. To subscribe click on mailto:GERMAN-SURNAMES-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe (Mail Mode) or mailto:GERMAN-SURNAMES-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe (Digest Mode) > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Tanks so much for your reply. Yes, The Wakenhauser you found from Shelbyville, Illinois marriage license is my great great grandfather. I'm trying to find his parents, he was born on the ship Hercules in 1836 or 37 and they settled in Highland area, I guess that would be Illinois or Missouri, he lived the first 19 years of his life in the Highland area.He was Joseph Wikenhauser although the name was spelled wrong on the marriage license, I think his father was Laurence Wikenhauser but know nothing on his mother. The Wickenhauser you found are probably my family , will have to dig deeper. I am searching from the 1850's.But Anything is appreciated.on that name or the different spellings. Johnnie J. jjaustin@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Stoltman" <stopan@optonline.net> To: <GERMANS-STLOUIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 11:00 PM Subject: Re: [Germans-STL] Wikenhauser > Hi Johnnie: > > Found no Wikenhausers. There was a H. Wickenhauser in Wood River who ran for > a poitical posision 2 Mar 1934 as reported by the Edwardsville > Intellingencer. John W. was mentioned in a real estate transaction in 1937. > You didn't provide a time period but these are probably too late. Yours from > the 1850s? > > Found a Wakenhauser. > > Database: Illinois Marriage Records, 1851-1900 > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > Name Spouse Marriage Date County State > > WAKENHAUSER, JOSEPH KENNEDY, SARAH ANN 4 Dec 1856 Shelby IL > > > Source Information: > Dodd, Jordan R., Liahona Research, comp. Illinois Marriage > Records, 1851-1900. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. > Original data: See extended description for original data sources listed by > county. > ----------------------------------------------------- > > There were also Wikenhouser's in the area but not reported until 1930s > > Good hunting > > Gary Stoltman > Mercerville, NJ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jjaustin" <jjaustin@comcast.net> > To: <GERMANS-STLOUIS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 12:18 PM > Subject: [Germans-STL] Wikenhauser > > > > Looking for my great great grandfather Laurence > Wikenhauser/Wickenhauser/Wakenhauser/Wikenhouser > > this is all the different spellings I have ran across. > > I'm pretty sure they settled around St.Louis and Highland area from > Prussia. Any info would be helpful. Thank you in advance. > > Johnnie J. > > jjaustin@comcast.net > > > > > > ==== GERMANS-STLOUIS Mailing List ==== > > GERMAN-SURNAMES-L is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, > cultural or historical interest in German surnames, given names, etc. To > subscribe click on > mailto:GERMAN-SURNAMES-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe (Mail Mode) > or mailto:GERMAN-SURNAMES-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe (Digest > Mode) > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== GERMANS-STLOUIS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list click on mailto:GERMANS-STLOUIS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe (list mode) or mailto:GERMANS-STLOUIS-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe (digest mode) - Contact mailto:GERMANS-STLOUIS-admin@rootsweb.com for list related problems. For the GERMANS-STLOUIS-L archives, go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/germans-stlouis. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

I want to thank everyone who has been so kind as to point me some very good directions in my search. You are a very good list to join. Karen Moore Kerr __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools