This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Gk.2ADI/3.352.354.2.1 Message Board Post: Dear Jackie, Jacob Ohde Sr. (Jacob Heinrich Ohde from your information), was my gr gr grandfather, born in 1817 and died in 1896, place? I know that my Ohde ancestors came from Erfde in Schleswig-Holstein in the 1860, with some of them settling in Clinton, Iowa, and some in Manning, Carroll County, Iowa. Jacob Ohde married Dorothea Bauernsen (Bournsen) ?, (Bohrensen from your info), and Dorothea was born in 1819 and died in 1888. I believe the whole family came over from Erfde, but I do not know where Jacob and Dorothea are buried. Jacob and Dorothea had six children: (1) Jurgen (George) 1846-1919, married Ana Everhardt, (2) John, born, died?, marriedMargaret Peterson, (3) Jacob Jr. born 1864, married Bertha Hagen, (4) Henry (Heinrich, Henning) - my gr grandfather, born 1848, died 1892 in Aspinwall, Crawford County, Iowa, married Margaretha Heesch, (5) Vietgen Ohde-Jensen, born, died?, married Mr. Jensen - first name?, (6) Maggie Ohde-Luth, born, died?, married Mr. Luth, first name? Please let me know if you need more information. You mentioned in your first email that Jacob Ohde had a sister, Wiebke Ohde, born 6/2/1815. Do you have any more information on Jacob's and Wiebke's parents? This information I do not have, and it would be very helpful. Thanks for your help Lynne :)