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/ZVC.2ACE/4057.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Cynthia, the New York City Marriage Index indicates that Christian married the first time in 1878, the second time in 1884. Do you have copies of both marriage records to see if both indicate his place of birth in the same way? Back at that time, churches tended to keep more detailed, and often more accurate, records than did the city. I would thus suggest that you try to obtain copies of the two church marriage records as well. What was Christian Bennewitz's religious denomination? What names are indicated on the two New York City marriage records as the clergymen who officiated at the ceremonies? I mentioned last time that there is no Ollendorf in Hanover. There is, however, an Ollendorf in Mecklenburg, and there's also an Ollendorf in the former Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in Thuringia. What is the source of your information that the town Christian was born in was in Hanover to begin with? Is it a source that you feel is totally reliable? (That's a vital question you always have to ask yourself whenever you find any piece of information anywhere!) Robert

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/ZVC.2ACE/859.5.1 Message Board Post: I tried to send you a message off board, but it bounced back to me. I will be in Estorf in about 3 weeks and also spending several days in the church archives. Send me an email and I can forward the message that I sent. Robert Albert Robert_Albert_Jr@prodigy.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bennewitz Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/4057.1.1 Message Board Post: The family lived in Manhattan. Also, Palisades, N.J. and perhaps Hoboken, N.J. The town of Ollendorf was given on his marriage certificate. I know that an Ollendorf does not exist in Hannover, but don't know how to research in the other towns. I found Christian Bennewitz in the NYC 1870 census and in Palisades, N.J. in 1900, just a few months before he died in Dec. 1900. Thanks for answering.

I ran across a posting in the archives for someone who was wondering how to research families from Estorf, Germany. I have used the archives in Hannover, and will be spending a week at the Landeskirchliche Archiv Hannover on Hildesheimer Straße where they have microfiche of the churchbooks in this area. If this person or anyone else is researching families from this area of Hannover, please contact me off board. I will be leaving for Germany on the 27th of March, 2006 Good luck to everyone on their family research. Robert Albert Robert_Albert_Jr@prodigy.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.1/277 - Release Date: 3/8/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.1/277 - Release Date: 3/8/2006

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/ZVC.2ACE/4057.1 Message Board Post: Cynthia, there is no Ollendorf in Hanover, but there are eleven different towns in Hanover called Oldendorf, as well as four called Ohlendorf. So you won't be able to proceed until you do additional research and determine which of these 15 towns your great-grandfather was from. What kind of record or document did you get Ollendorf/Oldendorf/Ohlendorf from to begin with? Where exactly did great-grandfather live after coming to America? You say somewhere in the New York City area. Do you know what town specifically? Robert

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bennewitz Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/4057 Message Board Post: My gr. grandfather, Christian Henry Bennewitz was born in Hannover province in 1852/53. His home town was Ollendorf, Oldendorf or Ohlendorf. Parents were Marie Oest and Peter, Hermann or Christian Bennewitz. I would like to find a record of his birth or baptism and any other info. about the family. He came to the USA in 1866 , settled in the NYC area, married twice (Margaret McConnell, Amelia Vogt) and had three children with his second wife. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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/ZVC.2ACE/4054.2 Message Board Post: There is a John Herman Koester, who was born September 18, 1873 in Hanover, Germany and was the son of Gerhard and Helena (Purk) Koester. This information is in the Family of Faith book about St. Clement Parish near Bowling Green, Missouri. As far as I know these people would have come directly from Hanover to the St. Louis, Missouri area before settling in St. Clement.

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/ZVC.2ACE/2651.1 Message Board Post: Hi, I have thousands of Finchers in my Fincher Family Files. I will be more than glad to share what I have found about your Branch of the Fincher Family with you. I am almost totally committed to the Fincher Family in my Files. I have little or no info on anybody else, except the close relatives to the Finchers. Perhaps we can help each other in sharing what info that we do have. Please send me of any of the Fincher information that you can find. If I can be of assistance to you in your Fincher Ancestry search please don't fail to call upon me. I am, Howard Fincher Glencoe, AL

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/ZVC.2ACE/187.1.2 Message Board Post: Jeanne, I was just revisiting some of my surname posts and saw your reply to one of mine. I know it was back in 2002, but I don't recall getting an email from you. No, I've never hired a professional. If you still want to communicate, let me know. You can email me direct at lhugeback@netscape.net . LeAnn Hugeback

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/ZVC.2ACE/1047.1314.2043.1 Message Board Post: my grandfather was born Russell Christian Schickerling. I dont know much about my ancestors or family but he was born in south africa, and was one of (i think) 9 children. He married my grandmother Hester Maria Aletta Raubenheimer. they had 5 children.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Heidel Classification: Immigration Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/1096.1136.1197.1.1.2 Message Board Post: If is believed that Heidels in Breese, IL came West by way of Buffalo, NY. This believed by myself and one (a Heidel) who descended from connected Heidels who settled in the area of Buffalo. An early passenger ship list record can be found from the 1850s for the Heidels in Breese. Maybe a descendent of Heidels once in Breese know more details, but these Heidels' German origins having been Mecklenberg were quite allusive to discovery for as easy as general genealogical information can be found on the Internet for ones once in Clinton 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/an/ZVC.2ACE/1930.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Heather, Please forgive me writing to you like this. This morning I recieved an e-mail notification, saying that a message had been posted to me. On opening the message I realized this was not for me at all, This has been happening quite a bit lately from Ancestry, and i have e-mailed them at least 4 or more times now and to be honest, I am a little pee'd of with it. I thought I should let you know, as whether the person who you addressed it to will recieve it, I don't know. Regards, Fred Hines. England P.S. Can you give me any info on why a woman would came back from Aus in the late 1800s with a tatooed number on her arm. She went on to marry my g grandfather. I believe she was born in Staffordshire, England.

For the person looking for a place of origin.... Suggestions...... http://feefhs.org/frl/de/placeorg.html I've also recently found church records from 1854 with place names listed. Michelle Z.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: KAU Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZVC.2ACE/1930.1 Message Board Post: Hello Maureen I'm in Adelaide and for 10 years I have been doing free research for people all around the world who want information from the records here about their family who came here in the 1800's. I was browsing the Message Boards and saw your request re Peter Wendolin Kau. I was in the library yesterday, and decided to see if I could find anything for you when I got to the library. The following is what I managed to find:- PETER KRAU IN GERMANY Peter Wendolin Kau born 11th January 1830 Buchesheim, Bingen on the Rhine, Germany. Peter Wendolin Kau married Louise Dorothea Bock c1846 at near Woodside, South Australia. CHILDREN BORN TO PETER KAU & LOUISE DOROTHEA BOCK IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1. Anna Maria born 28th February 1870 at Reedy Creek, near Palmer District Talunga. reference book 81 page 43 2. August Reinhold born 17th October 1881 near Palmer District Talunga reference book 271 page 107 3 Carl Hermann born 26th November 1883 at Palmer, District Talunga reference book 317 page 444 4. Caroline Mathilde born 1st March 1878 at Palmer, District Talunga reference book 198 page 318 5. Dora born 11th May 1872 Reedy Creek, near Palmer, District Talunga reference book 109 page 251 6. Emma Justine born 22nd November 1879 Palmer District Talunga refeence book 231 page 74 7. George Paul born 10th January 1868 near Woodside, District Nairne. reference book 60 page 250 (mother's maiden surname spelt BUCK) 8. Hedwig Franciska born 17th August 1885 Palmer, District Talunga refeence book 358 page 88 9. Heinrich Franz born 19th April 1876 Palmer District Talunga refeence book 165 page 430 10. Johan Frederich born 1st June 1874 near Palmer, District Talunga refeence book136 page 337 Our death records only go up to 1915 at the moment, but a team of people are working on updating the death records a bit further. DEATH. Peter Wendolin aged 78years and 5 months of Hundred of Ridley died 24th April 1909 at Caurnamont. Informant H. Kau, District Talunga reference book 341 pge 96 Typing up the above information has been quite an emotional effort for me. My father died 40 years ago. He was born at Caurnamont, and spent a good part of his life around Palmer. His grandfather, who came out here in 1855 from Ireland built a little house in Palmer, and I have been to visit it many times. Sorry I'm getting a bit "sad" as I type. Please excuse me. I loved my Dad to bits. I was only 17 when he died. Feel free to get back to me at any time if there is anything/anyone you would like me to look up for you. I'd be happy to help out. Regards Heather

I went to the cemetery, the church were they were married and the church they attended in New Jersey. There was no information listed anywhere as to where they came from except "Germany." I know they came from the State of Hanover from family tales and notes. Hannover has many towns, so where or where did Gustav Haverbeck come from. Judy Christopher (Haverbeck) ----- Original Message ----- From: <lempeg@sbcglobal.net> To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 3:23 PM Subject: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Re: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Re: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Re: Bro. & Sis. - Hannah and Harmann Köster/Koester: Hannover > AL > In regard to the query of Judy Christopher - My Hoermann Gr is trfather > had the town of Winzlar, where he was from on his tombstone, and knowing > they were Lutheran, I wrote to the Lutheran Church there and got an answer > from the Pastor, this was several years ago though. Winzlar is NW of the > city of Hanover, near the Lunenburg sea(or lake), near Rehburg-Locum. The > other Gr Grfather stated in his appplication for Citizenship that he was > from the village of Eshbruch, which is still there but is in what was W. > Prussia, since l945 is in Russian occupied Poland I am told. See if the > church here has an obit, see his application for citizenship, see if an > obit in newspaper. Good Luck. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judy Christopher" <ajuntasc@suscom.net> > To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 12:33 PM > Subject: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Re: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Re: Bro. & Sis. - Hannah and > Harmann Köster/Koester: Hannover > AL > > >>I have searched high and low in the US to find the town where my >>Haverbecks came from. No one has this information. Not LDS, Not marriage >>cert, Not death cert, not US Fed. Census, Not obits, Not Ship lists.Where >>does one look now? Judy Christopher (researching Haverbeck) >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <rct301@msn.com> >> To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 11:40 AM >> Subject: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Re: Bro. & Sis. - Hannah and Harmann >> Köster/Koester: Hannover > AL >> >> >>> 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/ZVC.2ACE/4054.1 >>> >>> Message Board Post: >>> >>> Evelyn, vital records are not and never have been kept at either the >>> national, state or provincial level in Germany. In Germany, vital >>> records are kept strictly at the local level. So before you can >>> proceed, you are going to have to do additional research in the U.S. and >>> find out exactly which city, town or village in Hanover the Köster >>> family was from. >>> >>> The brother and sister you mention were born in what was until 1866 the >>> Kingdom of Hanover (in German: Hannover), the capital of which was the >>> city of Hanover (Hannover). Like most of the major German states, >>> Hanover sided with Austria against Prussia in the Austro-Prussian War, >>> or Seven Weeks War, of 1866. Austria and her allies were defeated. The >>> Kingdom of Prussia (in German: Preussen; capital: Berlin) thereupon >>> annexed Hanover, which then became what was to then remain until 1945 >>> the Prussian province of Hanover. >>> >>> As I've mentioned before, following World War II and the break-up of the >>> vast state of Prussia by the Allies, the Prussian province of Hanover, >>> the state of Oldenburg, and the two very small states of Brunswick (in >>> German: Braunschweig) and Schaumburg-Lippe combined to form today's >>> German state of Lower Saxony (in German: Niedersachsen), with the city >>> of Hanover (in German: Hannover) as its capital. >>> >>> Here is the link to a map of pre-1945 Hanover (shown in purple) so that >>> you know what it looked like. To give you an idea of size as you look >>> at the map, Hanover covered an area a little larger than that covered by >>> the U.S. states of Maryland and Delaware combined. You will also note >>> the tiny state of Schaumburg-Lippe (capital: Bückeburg), shown in white >>> and where Bergkirchen was located, which, as I've mentioned before, is >>> NOT to be confused with the state of Lippe (capital: Detmold) to its >>> south and shown in yellow and which is one of the components of today's >>> German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (in German: Nordrhein-Westfalen): >>> >>> http://www.gonschior.de/weimar/Preussen/Hannover/uebersichtskarte.html >>> >>> Again, like I said, before you can proceed, you are going to have to do >>> additional research in the U.S. and find out just exactly which city, >>> town or village in Hanover the Köster family was from. >>> >>> Robert >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== >>> NOTICE -- To answer messages from the MESSAGE BOARD you >>> must click on the link in the message. This will take >>> you to the MESSAGE BOARD and you can click POST REPLY >>> to answer. 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In regard to the query of Judy Christopher - My Hoermann Gr is trfather had the town of Winzlar, where he was from on his tombstone, and knowing they were Lutheran, I wrote to the Lutheran Church there and got an answer from the Pastor, this was several years ago though. Winzlar is NW of the city of Hanover, near the Lunenburg sea(or lake), near Rehburg-Locum. The other Gr Grfather stated in his appplication for Citizenship that he was from the village of Eshbruch, which is still there but is in what was W. Prussia, since l945 is in Russian occupied Poland I am told. See if the church here has an obit, see his application for citizenship, see if an obit in newspaper. Good Luck. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Christopher" <ajuntasc@suscom.net> To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 12:33 PM Subject: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Re: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Re: Bro. & Sis. - Hannah and Harmann Köster/Koester: Hannover > AL >I have searched high and low in the US to find the town where my Haverbecks >came from. No one has this information. Not LDS, Not marriage cert, Not >death cert, not US Fed. Census, Not obits, Not Ship lists.Where does one >look now? Judy Christopher (researching Haverbeck) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <rct301@msn.com> > To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 11:40 AM > Subject: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Re: Bro. & Sis. - Hannah and Harmann > Köster/Koester: Hannover > AL > > >> 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/ZVC.2ACE/4054.1 >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Evelyn, vital records are not and never have been kept at either the >> national, state or provincial level in Germany. In Germany, vital >> records are kept strictly at the local level. So before you can proceed, >> you are going to have to do additional research in the U.S. and find out >> exactly which city, town or village in Hanover the Köster family was >> from. >> >> The brother and sister you mention were born in what was until 1866 the >> Kingdom of Hanover (in German: Hannover), the capital of which was the >> city of Hanover (Hannover). Like most of the major German states, >> Hanover sided with Austria against Prussia in the Austro-Prussian War, or >> Seven Weeks War, of 1866. Austria and her allies were defeated. The >> Kingdom of Prussia (in German: Preussen; capital: Berlin) thereupon >> annexed Hanover, which then became what was to then remain until 1945 the >> Prussian province of Hanover. >> >> As I've mentioned before, following World War II and the break-up of the >> vast state of Prussia by the Allies, the Prussian province of Hanover, >> the state of Oldenburg, and the two very small states of Brunswick (in >> German: Braunschweig) and Schaumburg-Lippe combined to form today's >> German state of Lower Saxony (in German: Niedersachsen), with the city of >> Hanover (in German: Hannover) as its capital. >> >> Here is the link to a map of pre-1945 Hanover (shown in purple) so that >> you know what it looked like. To give you an idea of size as you look at >> the map, Hanover covered an area a little larger than that covered by the >> U.S. states of Maryland and Delaware combined. You will also note the >> tiny state of Schaumburg-Lippe (capital: Bückeburg), shown in white and >> where Bergkirchen was located, which, as I've mentioned before, is NOT to >> be confused with the state of Lippe (capital: Detmold) to its south and >> shown in yellow and which is one of the components of today's German >> state of North Rhine-Westphalia (in German: Nordrhein-Westfalen): >> >> http://www.gonschior.de/weimar/Preussen/Hannover/uebersichtskarte.html >> >> Again, like I said, before you can proceed, you are going to have to do >> additional research in the U.S. and find out just exactly which city, >> town or village in Hanover the Köster family was from. >> >> Robert >> >> >> >> >> ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== >> NOTICE -- To answer messages from the MESSAGE BOARD you >> must click on the link in the message. This will take >> you to the MESSAGE BOARD and you can click POST REPLY >> to answer. 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I have searched high and low in the US to find the town where my Haverbecks came from. No one has this information. Not LDS, Not marriage cert, Not death cert, not US Fed. Census, Not obits, Not Ship lists.Where does one look now? Judy Christopher (researching Haverbeck) ----- Original Message ----- From: <rct301@msn.com> To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 11:40 AM Subject: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Re: Bro. & Sis. - Hannah and Harmann Köster/Koester: Hannover > AL > 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/ZVC.2ACE/4054.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Evelyn, vital records are not and never have been kept at either the > national, state or provincial level in Germany. In Germany, vital records > are kept strictly at the local level. So before you can proceed, you are > going to have to do additional research in the U.S. and find out exactly > which city, town or village in Hanover the Köster family was from. > > The brother and sister you mention were born in what was until 1866 the > Kingdom of Hanover (in German: Hannover), the capital of which was the > city of Hanover (Hannover). Like most of the major German states, Hanover > sided with Austria against Prussia in the Austro-Prussian War, or Seven > Weeks War, of 1866. Austria and her allies were defeated. The Kingdom of > Prussia (in German: Preussen; capital: Berlin) thereupon annexed Hanover, > which then became what was to then remain until 1945 the Prussian province > of Hanover. > > As I've mentioned before, following World War II and the break-up of the > vast state of Prussia by the Allies, the Prussian province of Hanover, the > state of Oldenburg, and the two very small states of Brunswick (in German: > Braunschweig) and Schaumburg-Lippe combined to form today's German state > of Lower Saxony (in German: Niedersachsen), with the city of Hanover (in > German: Hannover) as its capital. > > Here is the link to a map of pre-1945 Hanover (shown in purple) so that > you know what it looked like. To give you an idea of size as you look at > the map, Hanover covered an area a little larger than that covered by the > U.S. states of Maryland and Delaware combined. You will also note the > tiny state of Schaumburg-Lippe (capital: Bückeburg), shown in white and > where Bergkirchen was located, which, as I've mentioned before, is NOT to > be confused with the state of Lippe (capital: Detmold) to its south and > shown in yellow and which is one of the components of today's German state > of North Rhine-Westphalia (in German: Nordrhein-Westfalen): > > http://www.gonschior.de/weimar/Preussen/Hannover/uebersichtskarte.html > > Again, like I said, before you can proceed, you are going to have to do > additional research in the U.S. and find out just exactly which city, town > or village in Hanover the Köster family was from. > > Robert > > > > > ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== > NOTICE -- To answer messages from the MESSAGE BOARD you > must click on the link in the message. This will take > you to the MESSAGE BOARD and you can click POST REPLY > to answer. Your reply will be sent back to the list for > all to benefit. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

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/ZVC.2ACE/4054.1 Message Board Post: Evelyn, vital records are not and never have been kept at either the national, state or provincial level in Germany. In Germany, vital records are kept strictly at the local level. So before you can proceed, you are going to have to do additional research in the U.S. and find out exactly which city, town or village in Hanover the Köster family was from. The brother and sister you mention were born in what was until 1866 the Kingdom of Hanover (in German: Hannover), the capital of which was the city of Hanover (Hannover). Like most of the major German states, Hanover sided with Austria against Prussia in the Austro-Prussian War, or Seven Weeks War, of 1866. Austria and her allies were defeated. The Kingdom of Prussia (in German: Preussen; capital: Berlin) thereupon annexed Hanover, which then became what was to then remain until 1945 the Prussian province of Hanover. As I've mentioned before, following World War II and the break-up of the vast state of Prussia by the Allies, the Prussian province of Hanover, the state of Oldenburg, and the two very small states of Brunswick (in German: Braunschweig) and Schaumburg-Lippe combined to form today's German state of Lower Saxony (in German: Niedersachsen), with the city of Hanover (in German: Hannover) as its capital. Here is the link to a map of pre-1945 Hanover (shown in purple) so that you know what it looked like. To give you an idea of size as you look at the map, Hanover covered an area a little larger than that covered by the U.S. states of Maryland and Delaware combined. You will also note the tiny state of Schaumburg-Lippe (capital: Bückeburg), shown in white and where Bergkirchen was located, which, as I've mentioned before, is NOT to be confused with the state of Lippe (capital: Detmold) to its south and shown in yellow and which is one of the components of today's German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (in German: Nordrhein-Westfalen): http://www.gonschior.de/weimar/Preussen/Hannover/uebersichtskarte.html Again, like I said, before you can proceed, you are going to have to do additional research in the U.S. and find out just exactly which city, town or village in Hanover the Köster family was from. Robert

Hi Carol, it's To- as in "to(p)", bi- as in "bee" and as as- as in "us". stress on the second syllable. HTH Renate ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol McArthur" <cslimmiemc@netzero.net> To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 12:33 AM Subject: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Pronunciation > I have a question for anyone who speaks the German language. How is the name "Tobias" pronounced? I have several men in my Kopp family with that name. Thanks ! Carol in St. Louis > > > ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== > NOTICE -- To answer messages from the MESSAGE BOARD you > must click on the link in the message. This will take > you to the MESSAGE BOARD and you can click POST REPLY > to answer. Your reply will be sent back to the list for > all to benefit. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Boehs, Buck, Deitemeier, Eggert, ERk, Gerkensmeier, Koch, Loheide, Lueckemeyer, Niederhaus, Niemann, Prior, Rietmann, Ruesse, Schroeder, Schwake, Stagge, Sundermann, Tuecke, Vordemfelde, Waldkoetter, Wefel, Wiesehahn Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/4056 Message Board Post: I'm looking for information about the following persons who were born in Grambergen, parish of Schledehausen, county of Osnabrück, Kingdom of Hanover and are said to have been emigrated to the USA: Böhs (Boehs) Johann Adam Heinrich, born Jun 29, 1845 in Grambergen Buck, Gerhard Heinrich, born May 2, 1839 in Grambergen Buck, Wilhelm Heinrich, born Jan 26, 1837 in Grambergen Deitemeyer (Deitemeier), Adam Heinrich, born Sep 7, 1852 in Deitinghausen Deitemeyer (Deitemeier), Johann Adam, born Jan 16, 1827 in Deitinghausen Eggert, Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm, born Dec 5, 1815 in Hiddinghausen Erk, Johann Adam, born Dec 29, 1840 in Hiddinghausen Erk, Johann Friedrich, born Dec 19, 1832 in Hiddinghausen Erk, Marie Elisabeth, born Nov 25, 1813 in Hiddinghausen Gerkensmeier, Adam Heinrich, born Feb 3, 1841 in Deitinghausen Koch, Johann Adam, born abt. 1836 in Grambergen Koch, Wilhelm Heinrich, born May 7, 1839 in Grambergen Loheide, Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm, born Mar 9, 1841 in Grambergen Loheide, Johann Adam, born Sep 14, 1846 in Grambergen Loheide, Johann Friedrich, born Mar 20, 1838 in Grambergen Lückemeyer (Lueckemeyer), Adam Heinrich, born May 16, 1841 in Grambergen Niederhus (Niederhaus), Maria Elisabeth, born abt. 1840 in Hiddinghausen Niederhus (Niederhaus), Maria Engel, born abt. 1845 in Hiddinghausen Niemann, Caroline, born Jul 17, 1866 in Grambergen Niemann, Georg Friedrich, born Mar 28, 1864 in Grambergen Niemann, Gerhard August, born Jun 13, 1859 in Grambergen Niemann, Gerhard Wilhelm, born Feb 8, 1852 in Grambergen Niemann, Heinrich Wilhelm, born Nov 28, 1846 in Grambergen Niemann, Johann Friedrich, born Oct 6, 1854 in Grambergen Prior, Anna Maria, born Dec 19, 1826 in Grambergen Prior, Heinrich Wilhelm, born Apr 14, 1834 in Grambergen Prior, Hermann Heinrich, born Sep 24, 1829 in Grambergen Prior, Johann Adam, born Apr 7, 1832 in Grambergen Prior, Johann Heinrich, born Nov 14, 1839 in Grambergen Rietmann, Georg Heinrich Wilhelm, born Jan 17, 1842 in Grambergen Rüsse (Ruesse), Georg Heinrich Wilhelm, born Jan 17, 1842 in Grambergen Rüsse (Ruesse), Hermann Heinrich, born abt. 1837 in Hiddinghausen Rüsse (Ruesse), Johann Friedrich, born Dec 19, 1837 in Hidding Rüsse (Ruesse), Maria Elisabeth, born abt. 1841 in Hiddinghausen Schröder (Schroeder), Hermann Heinrich, born Oct 28, 1844 in Grambergen Schröder (Schroeder), Johann Adam, born Apr 5, 1837 in Grambergen Schröder (Schroeder), Marie Elisabeth, born abt. 1835 in Grambergen Schwake (Schwacke), Hermann Heinrich, born Nov 7, 1842 in Grambergen Stagge, Catharina Maria, born Nov 12, 1829 in Grambergen Sundermann, Claus Heinrich, born Oct 21, 1832 in Hiddinghausen Sundermann, Heinrich Wilhelm, born abt. 1842 in Hiddinghausen Tücke (Tuecke), Christoph Heinrich, born Nov 18, 1831 in Deitinghausen Vordemfelde, Gerhard Heinrich, born Jul 22, 1851 in Deitinghausen Waldkötter (Waldkoetter), Gerhard Heinrich, born Aug 10, 1848 in Grambergen Wefel, Hermann Heinrich, born Dec 1, 1842 in Grambergen Wiesehahn, Gerhard Heinrich, born Jan 1, 1847 in Grambergen For more information have a look at www.grambergen.de