Hi Linda Sorry to be so late in forwarding this to you, had to relocate your address. At the bottom of this post is information related to a query you helped with earlier. Thought you might want to see how it all turned out. Thanks for your help. Diana Church Diana Church <[email protected]> wrote: Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:52:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Diana Church <[email protected]> Subject: Gerd Focken Mueller / Gesche Dirks Meints To: [email protected] Hello Everyone I am seeking the death date and place for Gesche Dirks Meints (aka Gesche Dircks and Gesche Rolfs). She was married to Gerd Focken Mueller. The LDS microfilm at Popens and the Wiesens OSB have already been checked, no luck. Source: Wiesens OSB # 992: Gesche Dirks Meints #861 *17.2.1814 Wiesens (TFZ Rolf Jacobs, Sara Rolfs) Her parents were Dirck Rolfs and Veeke Meints, both born in Wiesens. Source: Wiesens OSB # 861: Muller (umlat over the u), Gerd Focken #858 *um 1816 Popens married 11.11.1840 Wiesens, 24J Meints, Gesche Dirks #992 *17.2.1814 Wiesens Although both of the above sources list Gesche's maiden name as Meints, in the birth records of her children, the maiden name is identified as either Gesche Rolfs or Gesche Dircks. I'm not sure why the maiden name of Meints was not used, maybe someone can explain this situation. Source: LDS microfilm #1187654. Evangelische Kirche Aurich 1840-1852: Year 1841, entry # 25: Fooke Gerdes Mueller, b. 13 Feb 1841 at Popens Father: Gerd Focken Mueller Mother: Gesche Rolfs Witness: Focke Gerdes Mueller of Popens (paternal grandfather) and Veickes Meints of Wiesens (maternal grandmother) Year 1842, entry #162: Dirck Gerdes Mueller, b. (date illegible) August 1842 at Popens Father: Gerd Focken Mueller Mother: Gesche Dircks Witness: Dirk Rohlfs of Wiesens (maternal grandfather) and Rinne (Hammen) Mueller of Popens (paternal grandmother) Year 1845, entry # 212: Herman Gerdes Mueller, b. 19 (?) October 1845 at Popens Father: Gerd Focken Mueller Mother: Gesche Dircks Witness: Jann Dircks of Wiesens Year 1847, entry #179: Sophia Gerdes Mueller, b. (date illegible) Sept 1847, baptized 03 Oct 1847 at Popens Father: Gerd Focken Mueller Mother: Gesche Dirks Witness: Frerick Alberts Lieneman of Schirum and Geesche Fooken Mueller Year 1849, entry #79: Rinne Gerdes Mueller, b. 04 April 1849 at Popens Father: Gerd Focken Mueller Mother: Geesche Dircks Witness: Rolf Dircks and Anna Janssen of Wiesens Year 1851, entry #159: Johann Gerdes Mueller, b. 31 July 1851, baptized 04 August 1851 at Popens Father: Gerd Focken Mueller Mother: Geesche Dircks Witness: Harm Esken, G. Fooken Mueller from Schirum MIGRATION --- The following migration records indicate an "unknown female" named Hesschen, age 35 (born 1817) was travelling with Gerd/Gerhard Muller and his children. All of the children and ages are a close match to the birth records. Source: castlegarden.org Diake Muller Child, Youngster 9 F 16 Sep 1852 Germany Zaretan Fooke Muller Unknown 11 F 16 Sep 1852 Germany Zaretan Gerhard Muller Farmer 32 M 16 Sep 1852 Germany Zaretan Herman Muller Child, Youngster 7 M 16 Sep 1852 Germany Zaretan Hesschen Muller Unknown 35 F 16 Sep 1852 Germany Zaretan John Muller Infant U M 16 Sep 1852 Germany Zaretan Rinne Muller Child, Youngster 3 F 16 Sep 1852 Germany Zaretan Sophia Muller Child, Youngster 5 F 16 Sep 1852 Germany Zaretan According to the probate records, Gerd Focken Mueller, aka Gerd F. Miller, died on 10 May 1881 in Adams Co. IL. He is buried at the Meints Cemetery, Adams County, Illinois. The Meints Cemetery records indicate he was born 14 Feb 1814. His wife, Gesche (Flessner) Miller, b. 10 Nov 1817, d. 23 July 1879, is buried in the same plot according to Meints Cemetery records. Due to the differences in his wives' age, 1814 vs 1817, and the fact that there is not any mention of "Flessner" in the birth/baptism records, I believe Gesche Flessner Miller is his second wife and they were married sometime after the July 31, 1851 birth of his last child, whose mother was Geesche Dircks, b. 1814. I am still looking for confirmation of this theory via a marriage license or obituary giving more information about Gesche Flessner and Gerd Focken Miller. Thanks to everyone who provided clues about this family prior to locating the LDS microfilm records. Any information about Gesche Dircks Meints Mueller would be greatly appreciated. Diana Church --------------------------------- Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail.