This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.trimble/371.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Don, my Detmer family married into a Kleine/Dyckhus family, some of which were located in Damme, just north of Onasbruke (baptisms/marriages). However, having difficulty locating Mr. Joseph Kleine born about 1813 and immigrated to US about early 1830s (maybe from Damme Area). Merchant Tailor and land developer in Cinci (East Walnut Hills (St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church parish). During the early 1830's there were a number Detmers departing from Damme. He married a Breckinan or Breckman. So far your Detmers that went to the US don't seem to link to ours that settled in Cleveland, then Cincy (1850's), then Chicago. Our G.H. (Gerhard Henrich or Henry) Detmer lived his entire life in Cleveland after immigrating in 1834 (probably through New Orleans). He was a merchant tailor. He died in 1883.