This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TJB.2ACI/1583.1 Message Board Post: My great grandfather, Paul Hoppe (Hapka) was born 1/1/1867, in Poznan, Poland, I believe. He immigrated by himself at the age of 17. I believe he came over on the ship Sorrento from Hamburg landing in NY on 7/1/1886. His name on the register is Paul Hoppe a farmer from Prussia destination Wisconsin. He married Helen (Heleana) Tomcheski (Tomaszewski) 11/27/1896 in Little Falls, Minnesota. His father's name was John and his mother was Josephine Brezka (Breza). I do not believe his parents came over. Paul and Heleana had 4 children: Gertrude, Frank (my grandfather), Michael, and Marian. I have the Morrison County census for 1900 and 1905 . The spelling of the last name was listed as Hapka. When the spelling changed I do not know. I was told my great grandfather was a brewmaster and had his own saloon in the Little Falls area. Paul's wife is a mystery. I know she is related to Alex and Mary Tomcheski who attended St. Stan's Catholic Church in Little Falls, MN. Mary's maiden name! was Sobkoviak (Sobiescek)). They had at least 2 daughters Rosalia (Rose) and Anna. Alex's father was Cheg or Aug. I can't read the death certificate and his mother was Agnes Sufer (Safarz). If you see anything that looks familiar or can be of help, please let me know. Thank you Diana I have reference to a Steinbach Family with the Tembruells who settled in Little Falls, Pierz, MN area.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fifield Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TJB.2ACI/1663.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Possible siblings according to Index to Gravestones of Stearns County: FIFIELD John W 1890-1926 Calvary Cemetery, St. Cloud, MN FIFIELD Julia A 1890-1964 Calvary Cemetery, St. Cloud, MN FIFIELD Irene J 1926-1927 Calvary Cemetery, St. Cloud, MN FIFIELD Elsie M d. July 30, 1920 Age 30 yr, Prairie Cemetery, Maine Township, Stearns County, MN Also search the obit indices at http://grrl10.grrl.lib.mn.us:8080/index.htm for Fifield. Grab their obits and see if they mention Walter at all.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TJB.2ACI/1663.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you so much for your help. I did find him in the SSDI. Will see if someone could find him in Isanti Co. I'm really having a hard time finding any of his siblings. So had my hopes up. Thanks again

Go to our web site. MNSCAG and find Obits in St. Cloud Daily Times or go to the St. Cloud Regional library Web site for their index. You still will have to request a copy of the obit and they are probably on Microfilm at MN Historical Society. Annette DeCourcy Towler Home page for DeCourcy & Pack http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~decourcy/ Web page for St. Cloud Area Genealogists, Inc. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscag/SCAG/index.htm Family Researching in SE KY PACK, CHANDLER, WHEELER, FAIRCHILD,LeMASTERS, RAMEY,MILLER/MILAM/MILLAM, JAYNE, McSPADDEN Researching in NE KY DeCOURCY, ELLIS, BALL, MAINS, LEWIS, EVANS, SPILMAN, HUTCHINS, HAMILTON Researching in PA, IL WESSLING, SOMERS, SCHULER, PLAGGEE -----Original Message----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of dgwaite@charter.net Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 7:57 PM To: MNSTEARN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MNSTEARN] Obit lookup: Marvin Walter Fifield This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Blaisdell, Fifield Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TJB.2ACI/1663 Message Board Post: Could someone do a lookup for me for Marvin Walter Fifield. According to the Minnesota Death Index, he died in Sterns Co., 17-September-1987 Thank You ==== MNSTEARN Mailing List ==== http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnstearn/ #mnstearn @ irc.rootsweb.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TJB.2ACI/1663.1 Message Board Post: Darlene, I did what you did and found that Marvin was born 1914 Feb 12. Then I went to Rootsweb's SSDI seach and turned him up with a last residence of Braham, Isanti County, MN. http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?lastname=Fifield&firstname=Marvin&nt=exact I also searched the St. Cloud Times Index -- http://grrl10.grrl.lib.mn.us:8080/index.htm -- and couldn't locate him in the appropriate obit index. It's possible he either didn't die in the St. Cloud area, or get into the obits of the St. Cloud Times, but it's possible that he really may have died in Braham area.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Blaisdell, Fifield Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TJB.2ACI/1663 Message Board Post: Could someone do a lookup for me for Marvin Walter Fifield. According to the Minnesota Death Index, he died in Sterns Co., 17-September-1987 Thank You

Hey, Been sometime since I've posted here, but rest assured I've been reading the posts that have been coming through. Anyway I found out that Rootsweb.com has Internet Relay Chat. I'm thinking that it might be a decent idea to designate a day or days out of each month to have Stearns researchers gather online with the idea that some realtime discussion could take place regarding genealogy in the county. If you have an irc client already, here's the url irc://irc.rootsweb.com/#mnstearn I use Colloquy for my Mac -- http://colloquy.info/ Windows users might like mIRC -- http://www.mirc.com/ There are bunches of others, of course. If this is something that you might be interested in, grab a client and get on the #mnstearn channel. Then drop me a line on the irc channel indicating which day or days of each month most interests you. Naturally, if nobody comes online and sends me a message, then this idea won't go very far. If you have any questions about this, email me off list. See ya, Darrell -- Schulte | Braun | Nathe | Schoenberg | Caspers | Gerads | Stroeing | Minnerath

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: KOCH, ENNEKING Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TJB.2ACI/1660.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for responding, Gary. I imagine you have this information from the cemetery listing for Stearns County. But unfortunately this is something I have been able to obtain already (in fact, I have been to the grave sites). My big gap and roadblock are to find Gottlieb's birthplace. No sources I have checked have given me this. I have checked several parish records, the Wuerttemberg Emigration index, Baden Wurttemberg emigration list, ship arrivals (he departed from Havre, France, and I tried to check sources there too), census records, homestead records, obituary (Melrose paper), family contacts. etc. The one big hope in posting in Stearns County is that perhaps some family member I haven't contacted could have some unknown information. Bernard Koch, Gottlieb's son, married Mary ENNEKING and had a large family, but no one I have phoned or written has been able to help as of yet. Thank you if you have any further ideas or leads. Ken Neumann

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TJB.2ACI/1660.1 Message Board Post: Gottlieb Koch, b. 1833 d. May 2, 1898 Regina koch b. 1854 d. November 25, 1884 Both buried in New Munich, Oak Township

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TJB.2ACI/1652.3 Message Board Post: Iowa, Wisconsin & Chicago.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TJB.2ACI/1662 Message Board Post: Gerhard Anton Gruending (father:Grunding mother:Tepe) m Catharina Elisabeth Macke(father:Macke/Macker mother:Orden) 1872 Holdorf, Germany. He dies 1876 leaving her with 2 children and 1 on the way. In 1892 they leave for America. Ellis Island records: March 10, 1892 on ship's manifest for ELBE, sailing from Bremen & Southampton to New York; MACKE, Wilh'e (25), GRUNDING, Cath'a (40), GRUNDING, Josefa (18), GRUNDING, Joh'a (17), GRUNDING, Heinr (15). There are not a lot of descendents of this family, so any that do find each other are definitely related! Heinr (Johann Heinrich) Grunding/Gruending was my grandfather and he married Mary Elisabeth Josephine Peters in 1902 Spring Hill Twp, Stearns County, Minnesota. They eventually homesteaded in Saskatchewan, Canada and are buried here. Anyone else researching this family and their descendents? Diane in Saskatchewan, Canada

The name that you have with a questionable spelling is very likely Biggerstaff. For other Biggerstaffs look in Wright County (Elizabeth in Clearwater Township) and Sherburne County (Ella, John and Samuel in Haven Township). I see a James Biggerstaff in St. Cloud (city). Check out the GenWeb sites for all three counties. Phil Holm ----- Original Message ----- From: <pcaug@gate.net> To: <MNSTEARN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 2:12 PM Subject: [MNSTEARN] Query > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TJB.2ACI/1661 > > Have photo of my grandmother take by E.A. Hill studio in St Cloud MN in > 1890. Info.. > written on back is : “ Ella McComb Augustine on wedding trip. Aunt > Margaret > Biggristaff (sp?) and family Father’s oldest sister St. Cloud.” Father > would be John > Marshal McComb. Both my grand parents were life long residences of > Pittsburgh, PA. > This is first info. I have of any relatives in MN. Any information would > be greatly > appreciated. > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Biggristaff(sp), McComb Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TJB.2ACI/1661 Message Board Post: Have photo of my grandmother take by E.A. Hill studio in St Cloud MN in 1890. Info.. written on back is : “ Ella McComb Augustine on wedding trip. Aunt Margaret Biggristaff (sp?) and family Father’s oldest sister St. Cloud.” Father would be John Marshal McComb. Both my grand parents were life long residences of Pittsburgh, PA. This is first info. I have of any relatives in MN. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TJB.2ACI/1652.2 Message Board Post: Do you know what other locations are on their itinerary? I have quite a bit of information on descendants of Michael Guelff and Anna Grein (Stearns Co from 1880 to 1905) and their descendants in the Dakotas, Eastern Montana and California among other places. I would be interested in attending, but am on other travel on May 28.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: KOCH, BARTHLE, SWEEP, SCHWIEP Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TJB.2ACI/1660 Message Board Post: I will repeat my 5 year old plea for assistance on the KOCH family. Gottlieb Koch was born about 1831-33 somewhere in the Kingdom of Wuerttemberg, Germany. Where is the big question. His parents, according to wedding information, were Michael and Sophia, but that's all I know. He settled in the Melrose area by 1866, but emigrated in 1853 landing in N.Y. Where he was during the period of 1853-1866 is unknown. I suspect it was Ohio (near some of the BARTHLE family who later settled near him in Stearns County). One child of Gottlieb Koch and wife Regina SCHWIEP / SWEEP was named George M. KOCH, and so I suspect Michael's full name was Georg Michael KOCH. Families of Bernard Koch, Gottlieb's son, with a large family should also be interested in this search. Any help would be appreciated. Are there any relatives or friends who might help, especially ones near or in Stearns County?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TJB.2ACI/732.760.2.2.1.2.2 Message Board Post: Hello-Salut, I'm looking for informations.. About Consdorf and differents Families... Could you tell me who was Anna Maria KOHN... Do you know their parents' names..?!? Merci Sincerly

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TJB.2ACI/732.760.2.2.1.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello--Kohn Consdorf or Grevenmacher Kohn, Nicolas, * 01.02.1890, Luxembourg, Grevenmacher?? + 19.06.1959 oo 02.08.1916 Marie Mousel, * Mertert,Luxembourg 09.08.1895 I am looking for any informations on parents of Nicolas Kohn born 1.2.1890 in Consdorf or Grevenmacher, could you eventually help. thanks a lot Nicole

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TJB.2ACI/87.167.172.870.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Karen, I am trying to find out parents of Flora Wines, and if she and Al.Sonnen had any children . Thanks for any help. Sue Wines Minnesota- St. Cloud area.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TJB.2ACI/87.167.172.870.1 Message Board Post: Hi Sue, Elisabeth Westkaemper is my great grandfathers niece. I lake information on her and John after they moved to Canada. I can offer you more information about Elisabeth and would love to hear more about John and Elisabeths family. Karen in Iowa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TJB.2ACI/87.167.172.870 Message Board Post: Hi, Would happen to have a Aloysius Louis Sonnen? His parents are John Sonnen B. Germany and Elizabeth Westkaemper. Aloysius married Flora (Wines.) Looking for information on Flora (Wines). Have relatives in that area. Thanks Sue Wines