There are three Hermeling immigrants listed in the book _Vivat Amerika: Auswanderung aus dem Kreis Minden (1816-1933)_ by Gottlieb Riechmann. These would be strictly immigrants from the district of Minden in northern Germany, and then only ones for whom some form of documentation has survived. The three listed are: Hermeling, Christian Hermann Ferdinand (of) Hahlen; (immigrated) before 1858; (presumably to) America. Hermeling, Diedrich Wilhelm (of) Hahlen; (born) 20.12.1827; (immigrated) 1846; America. Hermeling, Johann Heinrich Christian (of) Hahlen; (born) 28.2.1846; (immigrated) 1854. (no destination indicated). Hahlen was a small village just west of Minden (now part of Minden)--my Steffen ancestors came from there. I also have some books compiled from the churchbooks of the village listing families through about 1875. If any of the above sound promising, please contact me and I'll see what additional information I can find. (There are two pages of Hermelings listed in these books.) The surviving immigration records are rather spotty--often only males of military age are listed, females often didn't apply for permission to immigrate, sometimes one family member is listed when, in fact, the entire family immigrated. When looking for immigrants from this area, full names, birthdates, etc. become very important, as names were very similar--for instance, I checked the family of the last immigrant listed above since he likely immigrated with his family due to his age. I found at least three other Johann Heinrich Christian Hermelings before finding the right one (he was, as it turned out, the only surviving son in his family, along with five sisters). Again, contact me if I can be of help. Dan Steffen [email protected]

Sorry, this was sent to the wrong address. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Steffen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 7:31 PM Subject: [ILCLINTON] Hermeling immigrants from Minden > There are three Hermeling immigrants listed in the book _Vivat Amerika: > Auswanderung aus dem Kreis Minden (1816-1933)_ by Gottlieb > Riechmann. These would be strictly immigrants from the district of Minden > in northern Germany, and then only ones for whom some form of documentation > has survived. The three listed are: > > Hermeling, Christian Hermann Ferdinand (of) Hahlen; (immigrated) before > 1858; (presumably to) America. > > Hermeling, Diedrich Wilhelm (of) Hahlen; (born) 20.12.1827; (immigrated) > 1846; America. > > Hermeling, Johann Heinrich Christian (of) Hahlen; (born) 28.2.1846; > (immigrated) 1854. (no destination indicated). > > Hahlen was a small village just west of Minden (now part of Minden)--my > Steffen ancestors came from there. I also have some books compiled from > the churchbooks of the village listing families through about 1875. If any > of the above sound promising, please contact me and I'll see what > additional information I can find. (There are two pages of Hermelings > listed in these books.) > > The surviving immigration records are rather spotty--often only males of > military age are listed, females often didn't apply for permission to > immigrate, sometimes one family member is listed when, in fact, the entire > family immigrated. When looking for immigrants from this area, full names, > birthdates, etc. become very important, as names were very similar--for > instance, I checked the family of the last immigrant listed above since he > likely immigrated with his family due to his age. I found at least three > other Johann Heinrich Christian Hermelings before finding the right one (he > was, as it turned out, the only surviving son in his family, along with > five sisters). > > Again, contact me if I can be of help. > > Dan Steffen > [email protected] > > > ============================== > 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 > > >