Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mn/Stearns/11418 Surname: WEIDERT, WEIGAND, FAGGIOVITCH, ORY, STROHN ------------------------- I do not know where Stearns co. is. I am looking for Weiderts of Eufala, Alabama, and New York.

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Stearns/11417 Surname: Ken Schwinghammer, Alfred Schwinghammer ------------------------- Stearns or Benton county Minnesota , just interested in knowing , our Pa/ . history

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Stearns/11416 Surname: Bieniek, Wallack, Lewandowski ------------------------- I have a new e-mail address.

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Stearns/11415 Surname: Horsch, Zirbes ------------------------- I am looking for information on Johann Horsch and Elizabeth Zirbes. I believe Johann was a brother of my gg-grandfather, Michael Horsch. From what I can piece together, Johann was born in Wiesbaum, Germany in 1821. He immigrated to America in the 1840s, and settled in Wisconsin. He file for naturalization in Racine County, Wisconsin. He married Elizabeth Zirbes in Wisconsin around 1849. Michael and Elizabeth had two children in Wisconsin -- Joanem and Elizabeth. Their child Elizabeth was baptized at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Marytown, Fond du Lac County. Michael and Elizabeth moved to Stearns County, Minnesota between 1854 and 1858. According to the 1880 census, they had four more children in Minnesota -- Mathaias, John Adam, Agnes and Marie Eva. I would appreciate any information on Michael Horsch, Elizabeth Zirbes, or their descendants. My email address is [email protected] Link: Horsch Genealogy Site URL: <http://home.swbell.net/davehein/horsch.htm>

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mn/Stearns/11414 Surname: Paasovaara ------------------------- Also check out New York Mills, MN. It's almost enitrely a Finnish community.

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Stearns/11413 Surname: Paasovaara, Mursu ------------------------- Mike -- Are you absolutely sure your the Paasovaara's went to Wakefield Township in Stearns County, Minnesota? Stearns County was a very uncommon destination for Finnish emmigrants... St. Louis County was very common, but not Stearns. I looked up the names you mentioned on the Finnish Institute of Migration website (see link below) and found the passport information for Aaro and the ship passenger information for both of them (see listings below). On the passenger lists, both indicate a destination of Wakefield, Michigan (which is a town in the UP --Upper Penninsula-- of Michigan, a common Finnish destination), not Wakefield, Minnesota (a township in Stearns County). I can search the 1910 and 1920 Census records of Wakefield Township in Stearns County for you if you are sure that the passenger records are incorrect. Let me know. -- Tom Oh dear, I did mix those abbreviations MN and MI, I never checked them from anywhere. Thank you, Tom! mika perala :)

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Stearns/11412 Surname: Paasovaara ------------------------- Mike -- Are you absolutely sure your the Paasovaara's went to Wakefield Township in Stearns County, Minnesota? Stearns County was a very uncommon destination for Finnish emmigrants... St. Louis County was very common, but not Stearns. I looked up the names you mentioned on the Finnish Institute of Migration website (see link below) and found the passport information for Aaro and the ship passenger information for both of them (see listings below). On the passenger lists, both indicate a destination of Wakefield, Michigan (which is a town in the UP --Upper Penninsula-- of Michigan, a common Finnish destination), not Wakefield, Minnesota (a township in Stearns County). I can search the 1910 and 1920 Census records of Wakefield Township in Stearns County for you if you are sure that the passenger records are incorrect. Let me know. -- Tom --------- Passport search results Last name First names Passport Date Born Home parish Destination Paasovaara Aaro 09.05.1914 . .1895 Kuusamo Amerikka Paasovaara Johanna Karoliina 04.04.1911 01.06.1888 Kuusamo Amerikka Paasovaara Kalle Ollinp. 27.02.1900 . .1882 Kuusamo Amerikka Paasovaara Kustaa Ollinp. . .1901 . .1870 Kuusamo Amerikka Detailed passport information Last name Paasovaara First names Aaro Other names * Birth date . .1895 Marital status 1 Religion Lut. Occupation Mökkil. pka Home parish Kuusamo Province OU Passport date 09.05.1914 Passport number 401 Passport valid (year:month) 5:0 Destination Amerikka Passport issued by OU Remarks * Passenger records Last name First names Place of destination State Country Date Paasovaara Aaro Wakefield MI USA 16.05.1914 Paasovaara Anna Biwabik MN USA 13.07.1907 Paasovaara Eino Biwabik MN USA 13.07.1907 Paasovaara Erkki Biwabik MN USA 13.07.1907 Paasovaara Kustaa Frederick SD USA 20.07.1901 Paasovaara Vihtori Wakefield MI USA 07.04.1909 Paasovaara Yrjö Biwabik MN USA 13.07.1907 Detailed passenger information Last name Paasovaara First names Aaro Age or age class 20 Port of departure Hanko Place of destination Wakefield State of destination MI Country of destination USA Price of ticket FIM 366 Ship from Finland Urania Date of departure from Finland 16.05.1914 Ship from England Alsatian Date of departure from England 22.05.1914 Ocean Line Allan Line Port of departure in England * List and page 100/74 Remarks Oulu! Detailed passenger information Last name Paasovaara First names Vihtori Age or age class 18 Port of departure Hanko Place of destination Wakefield State of destination MI Country of destination USA Price of ticket FIM 355 Ship from Finland Polaris Date of departure from Finland 07.04.1909 Ship from England Carmania Date of departure from England 13.04.1909 Ocean Line Cunard Line Port of departure in England * List and page 71/10 Remarks * Link: Finnish Institute of Migration URL: <http://www.migrationinstitute.fi/migration/pl/index_e.html>

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Stearns/11410 Surname: ------------------------- Ueberecken, Mathias b. 6 Jan. 1884 in Mertert, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg; m. ____; d. 10 Oct. 1971 at St. Cloud, MN Source: Obituary: St. Cloud Daily Times, 9 Oct. 1971, p. 5 Unfortunately I do not know very much about Math Ueberecken. I do know he owned a bar/saloon in St. Cloud in the first half of the 20th century. HIs partner in the business was ___ Brauch (from the Brauch family of Mamer, Luxembourg).

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Stearns/11409 Surname: Paasovaara ------------------------- Anyone have any knowledge of Vihtori or Aaro Paasovaara moved from Kuusamo, Finland in 1909 and 1914, to Wakefield, Stearns County? Vihtori was born 1895 and Aaro 1899. mika perala Finland

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Stearns/11407 Surname: ueberecken ------------------------- I was very suprised to find this site. I had no idea that there are/were people of the name Ueberecken in Stearns Co. or even in the US. In Luxembourg, there are still two families with that name. They live in Luxembourg-city, Wasserbillig and Mertert. What information do you have on Ueberecken in Stearns or the US? Thanks, Raoul

Diane - The Stearns Co Gravestone CD lists a number of Vornbrocks... I suspect your Catherina is the Katherina born 1850 and died 1893 (I assume your estimated date was a typo). Ferdinand is also listed. Their son John is most likely the one listed as Johnny Vornbroke. In the list below, 65 is the cemetery # for the Meire Grove, St. John's cemetery. (27 is in New Munich; 8 in Sauk Centre). VORNBROCK Anna 17 Apr 1863 September 11, 1948 65 VORNBROCK Anna Maria 15 Dec 1891 May 12, 1902 65 VORNBROCK Aria Angelina 8 Feb 1836 8 Nov 1890 65 VORNBROCK Diedridi Johann 4 Jul 1848 13 Aug 1895 27 b Alfhausen VORNBROCK Emily 1901 1941 65 Mo VORNBROCK Ervin Edward September 11, 1930 September 16, 1930 65 VORNBROCK Ferdinand 13 Sep 1842 April 15, 1918 65 VORNBROCK Heinrich 2 May 1883 26 May 1883 65 VORNBROCK Joan & Theresa --- 1945 65 VORNBROCK John 1895 --- 8 VORNBROCK Joseph 9 Oct 1853 July 17, 1928 65 VORNBROCK Kathrina 18 May 1850 13 Mar 1893 65 VORNBROCK Mary 1896 --- 8 VORNBROCK Priscilla 1926 1944 65 Dau VORNBROKE Johnny 26 Dec 1892 24 Aug 1893 65 Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "diane rivet" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 6:20 PM Subject: [MNSTEARN] Macke/Grunding/Vornbrock/Meirose/Werre/Dueker > I have Catharina Macke Grunding (widow) who married Ferdinad Vornbrock in > New York before they moved to Meire Grove in 1872. They had one son, John, > who died and then Catharina died also - abt 1842. Buried in St. John's > Cemetery, Meire Grove. Ferdinad remarried a Mrs. Kemp (?) and started his > 3rd family. > > Catharina Macke Grunding (from Germany) was the wife of Anton Grunding and > mother to Johann Heinrich Grunding (Henry, Hy)(all born Germany), who was my > grandfather. I have been trying to get information about Catharina and her > daughters - Johanna Grunding and Josepha Grunding - Johanna married George > Mairose (they had no children and I have no information on their family) and > Josepha Grunding who married Henry Dueker (I have their family history). > Some of the children of Johann Heinrich Grunding/Gruending and Catharina > Macke Grunding/Gruending made their way to Saskatchewan, Canada to homestead > in the early 1900's mostly around St. Benedict and Cudworth areas. > > I am also trying to get information on Catharina's burial in Meire Grove and > any other information that I can get my hands on about her and her > siblings - Bernard Macke and Wilhemenia Macke who married Theodore Werre. > > Anybody have any information on these families? > > Diane in Saskatchewan, Canada >

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mn/Stearns/11406 Surname: Verkennes, Verkennis, Immel ------------------------- Re: Verkennes family in Stearns Co. Hi Wayne. I don't have a Katherine Verkennes in my records but Pieter V. and wife may have had more children than the four I mentioned. They married in 1846 so having a daughter of marrying age in 1869 is certainly possible. Do you know the names of Katherine's parents? My Pieter V. came from "Limburg, Melik" in the Netherlands

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mn/Stearns/11405 Surname: Verkennes, Verkennis, Immel ------------------------- Hi Wayne. I don't have a Katherine Verkennes in my records but Pieter V. and wife may have had more children than the four I mentioned. They married in 1846 so having a daughter of marrying age in 1869 is certainly possible. Do you know the names of Katherine's parents? My Pieter V. came from "Limburg, Melik" in the Netherlands

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Stearns/11404 Surname: Jungels ------------------------- My great grand uncle Peter Jungels emigrated from Luxembourg to USA in approx 1882. He was born on 21.6. 1857, in Heffingen, Luxembourg, son of Greta and John Jungels. He purchased a block of Land in Stearns County Minnesota on 16.11. 1895, probably Maine prairie township. I am looking for any info about him or his descendants. Thanks for any hints.

I have Catharina Macke Grunding (widow) who married Ferdinad Vornbrock in New York before they moved to Meire Grove in 1872. They had one son, John, who died and then Catharina died also - abt 1842. Buried in St. John's Cemetery, Meire Grove. Ferdinad remarried a Mrs. Kemp (?) and started his 3rd family. Catharina Macke Grunding (from Germany) was the wife of Anton Grunding and mother to Johann Heinrich Grunding (Henry, Hy)(all born Germany), who was my grandfather. I have been trying to get information about Catharina and her daughters - Johanna Grunding and Josepha Grunding - Johanna married George Mairose (they had no children and I have no information on their family) and Josepha Grunding who married Henry Dueker (I have their family history). Some of the children of Johann Heinrich Grunding/Gruending and Catharina Macke Grunding/Gruending made their way to Saskatchewan, Canada to homestead in the early 1900's mostly around St. Benedict and Cudworth areas. I am also trying to get information on Catharina's burial in Meire Grove and any other information that I can get my hands on about her and her siblings - Bernard Macke and Wilhemenia Macke who married Theodore Werre. Anybody have any information on these families? Diane in Saskatchewan, Canada

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mn/Stearns/11403 Surname: Loch, Burggraff, Sieg, Jungels ------------------------- I believe the Mary Loch that you are talking about is the daughter of John Loch (feb 20, 1826 - July 29, 1897) and Rose Sieg (Nov 18, 1845 - Nov 19, 1915). Mary Loch (Aug 14, 1876 - Jun 23, 1934) married Cornelius Jungles (Arp 4, 1866 - Mar 9 1952). Both Mary and Cornelius are buried in St. Nicholas Cemetery, St. Nicholas, Stearns Co. Mary Loch's family is from Watkins, Meeker Co., MN. Let me know if there is more you would like to know about the Loch family. Could you tell me about the baby Mary and Cornelius had baptised at St. Nicholas? Thanks.

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mn/Stearns/11402 Surname: ------------------------- Hi, I have more info about the VERKENNIS family from the netherlands. I have been researching my family tree, And my Great grandmother on my dads side was Katherine Verkennis. She married Leonard Rosen back in 1869 down in Victoria, Minnesota. I went down to Carver County toget info from the historical society, And the person there hooked me up with a lady from the Netherlands. This woman was very helpful, She sent me alot of info & I think you are talking about the same family!!!

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mn/Stearns/11400 Surname: courte, Kurt, Kneip ------------------------- Thank you for the correction of Margaretha. But I cannot find the marriage. Do you have Children of them? Prosper

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Stearns/11399 Surname: BENJAMIN, TAYLOR ------------------------- Seeking descendants of Stephen P. Benjamin and his wife, Mary A.Taylor who came to Melrose, Stearns Co., MN in about 1866. Stephen died in Melrose in 1894. Mary died in 1904 in ND. They were parents of Emma m. Saunders, Ida May m. Brown, Minnie m. Lane, and sons Albert, Charles, Stillman, Robert Francis aka Frank, and Stephen. Frank and Stephen resided in Grey Eagle, MN.

Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Stearns/11398 Surname: verkennis ------------------------- Thank you, this gives me a bit more to search with in the different sites.