Here are the Stroot folks from Walter Tenfelde's book on the pages as requested: Page 106 - DIEKMANN, Gerhard Heinrich born 9 Dec 1816 Messingen, led. Dienstknecht. Immigrated - 1847 Parents: Heuermann (someone who gets a small house & a piece of land for which he pays a yearly fee but he also had to work for the owner farmer; a meager way to exist) Gerhard Hermann Diekman & Aleid [born] STROOT Source: State Archives Osnabrueck Rep. 335 Nr. 4250 Vol. I/ Church Book (Catholic) of Messingen. Page 235: MENGER, Johann Gerhard born 22 May 1816 Laxten, Colon Died 18 Dec 1861 - 12th Missouri Reg K; Benton [Barracks] St. Louis Married: 1 Oct 1848 A. M. Theresia BROCKHAUS Immigrated to St. Louis no year listed. Parents: Colon Johann Bernard Menger & Catharina Alied [born] STROOT Source: Church book (Catholic) Lingen/Church documents Page 254: PASSE, Johann Bernard born 12 Jun 1848 Wettrup Married Maria Franz [born] STROOT Immigrated 1874 - Wabash Mines Parents: Colon Johann Gerhard Passe & Helena Maria Engel [born] KOSSEN Source: Liste Passe/ Church Book (Catholic) Lengerich Page 311: STROOT, August born 29 Jun 1850 Hestrup/Lengerich - Ackerknecht. Immigrated - 1879 Parents: Heuermann (see above) Philipp Bernard Stroot & Maria Anna [born] LÖPKER (Loepker) Source: State Archives Osnabrueck Rep. 350 Freren Nr. 62 / Church book (Catholic) Lengerich / State Archives Osnabrueck Rep. 335 Nr. Landdrostei [Province] Nr. 6070. STROOT, Bene born approximately 1811 Wettrup, led. Schneider. Immigrated - 1843 Source: State Archives Osnabrueck Rep. 335 Nr. 4248 Vol. III STROOT, Bernard Albert born approximately 1800 Gersten, Halberbe Immigrated - 1842 Source: State Archives Osnabrueck Rep. 335 Nr. 4248 Vol. III STROOT, Bernard Heinrich born 19 August 1831 Langen Immigrated - St. Louis - 1851; Waterloo - 1854 Parents: Heuermann (see above) Hermann Bernard Stroot & M. Catharina [born] WIENHOFF Source: Church document Lengerich/Church Book (Catholic) Lengerich/ Sasse, Botendienst 1851-1854 Page 312: Contact me privately & I will send the whole page as an attachment. Page 331: VOGES born STROOT, Helena Carolina born 1 July 1844 Gersten Married in Lengerich to Heinrich Clemens Voges Immigrated - 1865 Parents: Heuermann (see above) Clemens Stroot & Anna Maria Theresia [born] DREES Source: Church documents Lengerich / Church Book (Catholic) Lengerich Page 349: WOBBE, Bernhard Wilhelm born 29 Apr 1835 Thuine, Heuermann Married in Thuine to Maria Anna [born] LAU - 27 Jan 1863 Immigrated - 1881 Parents: Heuermann (see above) Bernhard Theodor Wobben & Anna Maria [born] STROOT Source: State Archives Osnabrueck Rep. 350 Freren Nr. 62 / Church book (Catholic) Thuine Page 350: WOBBE, Johann Clemens born 29 Sep 1843 Thuine, Dienstknecht Immigrated - 1868 - Cincinnati Parents: Heuermann (see above) Bernhard Theodor Wobben & Anna Maria [born] STROOT Source: State Archives Osnabrueck Rep. 335 Landdrostei Osnabrueck Nr. 804 / Church book (Catholic) Thuine / State Archives Osnabrueck Rep. 350 Lingen Nr. 562 / State Archives Osnabrueck Rep. / State Archives Osnabrueck Rep. 350 Freren Nr 62. Gloria _gdettleff@aol.com_ (mailto:gdettleff@aol.com) ================================ In a message dated 5/25/2008 12:58:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, gc-gateway@rootsweb.com writes: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dliz908 Surnames: Stroot, Jennings Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.cli nton/440/mb.ashx Message Board Post: >From the Clinton County USGenweb website, I am requesting a look up from Walter Tenfelde's book regarding emigration from Lingen to North America. STROOT 106, 235, 254, 311, 312, 331, 349, 350 - this is from the index provided on the Clinton County Website. I am searching for August Stroot, born 1850 and traveled 1879 to America. Would be very interested in parents, siblings, birth date etc. I am not sure what is in this book and have have been unable to track a copy down to look myself. Thanks in advance to anyone able to look this up! Liz Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILCLINTO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)