Hi Linda. Paul Meyer married Anna Scheffler. They had eight children. One died as a child. Charles was born Nov. 24, 1890. Married someone named Dorothy Paul Albert died as a young child. He was born Nov. 27, 1892. Herman, Feb. 9, 1895 married someone known as "Bertha" to the family. Ella Feb. 24, 1897 married Al Glynn Edna born July 26, 1899 married Robert Guittar Lydia July 5, 1901 married William Schif Erven June 10, 1903 married Adele Balke Bessie May 18 1907 never married From Anna's death certificate, I have a possible relative of John Meyer. I would guess he's a brother, but I don't know this as fact. No one is aware of any children of John Meyer. He may also have a brother Charles who died shortly after coming to this country, but don't know this as fact, either. Any of this connect with you? Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: <TheLinda1@cs.com> To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 7:27 PM Subject: [NIEDERSACHSEN] MEYER, PIEPENSCHNEIDER > Carol, > > What are other surnames (wife's, spouses of his children) associated with > Paul Meyer in the St. Louis area? My Meyer ancestors are from the Hannover area > (specifically Wenden), which is a bit northwest of Seesen. I also had > ancestors in the St. Louis area. Linda > > > ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== > To contact the List Admin: mailto:NIEDERSACHSEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > To unsubscribe send an email to: NIEDERSACHSEN-L-request@rootsweb.com > (In Digest Mode change the "L" to a "D") with the word unsubscribe > in the body of the message. > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >

Hi, Joyce. I don't have anything specific for you, but our families are from the same area. My 5G grandmother, Anna Catherine SCHUETTE (u-umlaut) was born at Sage, and my 4G grandparents, Anna Sophie VON WADEN and Johann STULKEN, were married in 1761 at Wiefelstede. And I have oodles of people from Grabstede and Gristede. Marilyn Joyceeileenkeil@aol.com wrote: > I hope that I am doing this right. > > My Menke family came from the northern part of Oldenburg. I believe there > are connections to Mansholt, Rastede and other locations in that area. > Great-grandfather, Johann Menke, was married in Wiefelstede to Marie Ahlers. The > Ahlers family had some connections to the area near Sage--am not sure of the time > frame for that. She had two siblings, Heinrich Ahlers, and a half-sister, > Anna. Anna was born in/near Sage according to her death certificate. > > Thank you. --Joyce Keil > > ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== > Is there a website with all the answers? > http://go.to/hessen > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Carol, What are other surnames (wife's, spouses of his children) associated with Paul Meyer in the St. Louis area? My Meyer ancestors are from the Hannover area (specifically Wenden), which is a bit northwest of Seesen. I also had ancestors in the St. Louis area. Linda

I hope that I am doing this right. My Menke family came from the northern part of Oldenburg. I believe there are connections to Mansholt, Rastede and other locations in that area. Great-grandfather, Johann Menke, was married in Wiefelstede to Marie Ahlers. The Ahlers family had some connections to the area near Sage--am not sure of the time frame for that. She had two siblings, Heinrich Ahlers, and a half-sister, Anna. Anna was born in/near Sage according to her death certificate. Thank you. --Joyce Keil

Hello to all and welcome to the new list administrator. I'm new to the list, too. My biggest brick wall is Paul MEYER. I haven't had any luck finding anything other than "Germany" for him. When I looked for and found the baptism records for 7 of the 8 children, I noticed that an Ernst Piepenschneider or someone in his family, was not only present for the baptism, but that baby got a middle name of that person. Checking the city directory, I noticed that Paul MEYER moved in with Ernst PIEPENSCHNEIDER when he came to this country. Ernst came to St. Louis, MO in Sept. of 1882. Paul MEYER the following spring. I was able to trace Ernst to Muenchehof, Brunswick, Germany. Unfortunately, the LDS have no useable to me, microfilm of the Duchy of Brunswick. I haven't the money right now to pursue hiring someone 'across the pond'. If anyone else has researched this town, near Seesen, and knows anything about the two listed above, I'd love to hear from you. ! Carol in St. Louis

You see, that's my problem, I don't know. Only know of Louise who wound up in CT after traveling to Iowa for a brief time. Niemeyer seems to be a fairly common German name.

Any information on my Grandfathers line. Heinrich Fredrich Castens b. 1 May 1858 at Frielingen, Hanover. His parents were, Jurgen Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig Castens b. 5 Mar 1811/12 Stelliehte, Kettenburg, Rodenburg, Riepe Germany and m. Jun 1845 Catharina Maria Averbeck b. 3 Nov 1823 at Woltem hof, Kreis Soltau-Fallingbostel. Paternal Grandparents were Johann Heinrich Castens m. Katharine Margarethe Köhler (lived at Stelliehte, Kettenburgin 1811. Maternal grandparents were Hans Jürgen Averbeckb. 4 Apr 1789 and Anna Christina Röhrs b. 26 Jan 1799. Maternal Great Grandparents Hans Jacob Averbeck b. Riepe, Kreis Soltau Fallingbostel d. Woltem, Kreis Soltau Fallingbostel and Anna Catharina Zum Beck or Von Beck d. at Woltem. Would love to correspond with others researching these lines. Yvonne Castens Prough

Forwarding to the list on behalf of the poster. ____________________________________ From: Judy Christopher <ajuntasc@suscom.net> To: NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com Welcome Joan Asche. My interest concerns the Family of Gustav Haverbeck. Fathers name is Albert. I am really stuck because I can't find the town in Hanover from whence they immigrated. Gustav Haverbeck sailed on the Mosel from Bremen and Le Harve arriving in New York on Nov. 9 1878. This is my stonewall. Judy Christopher (Haverbeck/Mueller)

Greetings everyone, I have recently joined the list and am enjoying and learning from your postings. I am hoping to research the German part of our family history... ancester: Gerhardt Heinrich NIETER, b. 1797, Hannover area, d. 1842 in New Bremen, Ohio (USA) married: Katharine Marie (Monie) GUSKY, b. 1804, Hannover area, d. 1852 in New Bremen, Ohio (the settlement was initially called Bremen, then changed to Ober Bremen and later became New Bremen) Ferdinand Heinrich Ludwig NIETER (first child?) was born in 1832, in Hannover and a later child - Johann Henrich Wilhelm NIETER was born in 1838 in Ohio. (these birth dates are not certain as far as I can tell) Many Germans from the Hannover area came to settle in Ohio and had made their way initially to Cincinnati. Some waited there for a period of time until most of the Native American inhabitants had moved further west (around 1832) before travelling north to settle the new communities that were being built in north west Ohio. Shortly after they settled and built homes, many of the young men went to work digging and building the canal which connected Lake Erie to the Ohio River (Toledo to Cincinnati) and some also stayed and settled in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area. Looking forward to hearing from someone with NIETER ancestry, Judith Nieter

You might want to try and have the following organization research your Neimeyer ancestors. I had great success in using them in locating my great grandparents and their ancestors back to the mid 1600s. Arbeitkreise Familienforschung Osnabrück e.V. Attn: Mrs. Rita Kroeger An der Egge 16 49191 Belm Germany. E-mail: kroeger.rita@t-online.de Use of English is OK. Jerry Dittman Boonsboro, MD Researching Dütmann/Düitmann born Buller in 1650; Hengelsberg; Grothaus, and Bitter all in the Osnabrück area. ----- Original Message ----- From: <BTFRATT@aol.com> To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Trebbe/Niemeyer > Thanks for Carol St. Clair I have managed to trace the Trebbe line but > could > still use some help with Niemeyer. Louise Niemeyer was my great > grandmother. She and Frederick Trebbe married and came to the US from > Osnabruck in > about 1853. I really have no more information about her family. > > > ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== > Is it possible to contact living relatives in Germany? > http://members.cox.net/hessen/telephones.htm > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

Grüße Listmembers: I'd like to introduce myself...I'm a displaced Chicagoan, 37 years in Oregon, USA ,and searching for my families history. I have some fairly substantial evidence that the family of my great grandfather Johann Haase and great grandmother Juliania Ann Behnke came from (or at least resided in the area of) Thorn (now Torun) to Bromberg ( now Bydgoszcz) in West Prussia (now Poland). At least I'm fairly sure they lived there between 1860 and 1888, the range of birth years for my grandfather's youngest and oldest siblings. The known brothers and sisters in my grandfathers family are 1) Ida nee Haase , Born 1860, married Karl (Charlie) Retzke in the USA. 14 children. Died in Benton Harbor, Michigan. 2) Ann Martha nee Haase (known as "Martha") birthdate unknown, Husbands name unknown. Married and had 5 children. Entire family believed to have remained in Germany. 3) Maximillian Haase, Birthdate Unknown. We have a photo of Max at about 17-18 years of age with a Holtzminden/Bad Driberg photographers address. There is some speculation the family may have come from this area and moved ot Thorn/Bromberg. Max is believed to have remained in Germany 4) John (Johann?) Julius Haase, my grandfather. Born in May 1880, Emigrated to the USA in 1903. Married in Chicago IL in 1906. Died in 1963. Evangelical & Reformed-Lutheran. A member of the Masonic Knights Templar. Worked his entire life as a Taylor, Garment Cutter and Master Taylor. 5) Anna nee Haase. Born about 1885/1886. Married "Hintz." (no known first name) One known child Luzi (Lucy?) who was born about 1910/1911 and was confirmed in Spandau Germany in April 1925. KNOWN DATA: Have a copy of the passenger list showing Grandfather John Haase arriving in 1903 on the "Deutschland." Also have his marriage license to Clara Grochowske. Possess copies of the 1910, 1920 and 1930 Chicago census in which he and his family appear. Have checked LDS-FHC records for Thorn, Bromberg, Schulitz, Graudenz, and Gross-NeuDorf without turning up a clue. Have also checked the IGI for those towns plus Danzig and Elbing...no luck. Currently, some relatives are supposedly checking the Cook County records for Intent and Naturalization papers. Have been stuck at the above level of information for the last two years. Thank you all for your time and consideration Warren Haase janwgh@localnet.com

Your Niemeyer ancestors......did any of them migrate to central Illinois? I'm not researching that surname, but if they did, I may know of someone else doing genealogy research on Niemeyer. Linda -----Original Message----- From: Jerome Dittman [mailto:dittdad@md.net] Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 3:39 PM To: NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Trebbe/Niemeyer You might want to try and have the following organization research your Neimeyer ancestors. I had great success in using them in locating my great grandparents and their ancestors back to the mid 1600s. Arbeitkreise Familienforschung Osnabrück e.V. Attn: Mrs. Rita Kroeger An der Egge 16 49191 Belm Germany. E-mail: kroeger.rita@t-online.de Use of English is OK. Jerry Dittman Boonsboro, MD Researching Dütmann/Düitmann born Buller in 1650; Hengelsberg; Grothaus, and Bitter all in the Osnabrück area. ----- Original Message ----- From: <BTFRATT@aol.com> To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Trebbe/Niemeyer > Thanks for Carol St. Clair I have managed to trace the Trebbe line but > could > still use some help with Niemeyer. Louise Niemeyer was my great > grandmother. She and Frederick Trebbe married and came to the US from > Osnabruck in > about 1853. I really have no more information about her family. > > > ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== > Is it possible to contact living relatives in Germany? > http://members.cox.net/hessen/telephones.htm > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== Have you checked the archives for this list? Is your info already there? http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/NIEDERSACHSEN.html ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429

Forwarding the the list on behalf of the poster. _________________ From: colin <vocolin@bluyonder.co.uk> To: NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com Hi Joan, hope the new position works out well for you. My family name comes from Weende, athough I live in the North West U.K. Kind regards Colin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Asche" <jasche45133@aol.com> To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 6:13 PM Subject: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Please Read: New Admin > Hello All, > > Just a quick note to let everyone know that I am the new administrator > of this mailing list. > > Taking over a mailing list is a lot like walking into a theater during > the middle of a movie and not having any idea of the plot. So I would > like to kick things off by asking you to post something about your > interests, genealogy, and brickwalls concerning Niedersachen. > > Helpful Hint: Remember to change the Subject Line when you reply to > this message with your own surnames. :-) > > The Rules Short List: > > #1. BE NICE. No flaming of others or nasty criticisms of posts. > #2. KEEP ON TOPIC. By that I mean genealogy. No virus reports, or > commercial advertising, etc. Rootsweb has lists for many topics to > serve all needs. > #3. HAVE FUN! > > If you have any questions or comments that do not belong on-list please > contact me at: jasche45133@aol.com. > > Sincerely, > > Joan Asche > Mailing List Guidelines > http://www.jasche.com/lists.html > > > > > ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== > Is there a website with all the answers? > http://go.to/hessen > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.15 - Release Date: 16/04/2005 > >

Thanks for Carol St. Clair I have managed to trace the Trebbe line but could still use some help with Niemeyer. Louise Niemeyer was my great grandmother. She and Frederick Trebbe married and came to the US from Osnabruck in about 1853. I really have no more information about her family.

Hello All, Just a quick note to let everyone know that I am the new administrator of this mailing list. Taking over a mailing list is a lot like walking into a theater during the middle of a movie and not having any idea of the plot. So I would like to kick things off by asking you to post something about your interests, genealogy, and brickwalls concerning Niedersachen. Helpful Hint: Remember to change the Subject Line when you reply to this message with your own surnames. :-) The Rules Short List: #1. BE NICE. No flaming of others or nasty criticisms of posts. #2. KEEP ON TOPIC. By that I mean genealogy. No virus reports, or commercial advertising, etc. Rootsweb has lists for many topics to serve all needs. #3. HAVE FUN! If you have any questions or comments that do not belong on-list please contact me at: jasche45133@aol.com. Sincerely, Joan Asche Mailing List Guidelines http://www.jasche.com/lists.html

I am looking for relatives related to Johann Heinrich SCHUZE, born 23 March 1809 in Lutter, near Mandelsloh, Germany. His last name on his birth certificate was supposedly spelled wrong. His family last name is SCHULTE. He is the son of Cord Heinrich Schulte (born 18 Sept 1771) and Anne Catherine Dorothee Mahler (born 25 Jun 1786) One of his brothers, Heinrich Dietrich Wilhelm Schulte, and his 2 sisters (both with Dorothee in their names came to the USA starting around 1848. Another brother named Jurgen and a sister named Catherine Marie Dorothee Schulte may have remained in Germany. Anybody know how to get to the church records (St. Osdag Kirche in Mandelsloh? I have written them, but they only sent an email, not church records copied from their books. Vielen Danke, Joy in Sunny California, USA

Dear Joan: Thank you very much for accepting this task. My father's name was CHRISTIAN JOSEPH FIRMENICH, dob: July 1881; place of b: Niederzier, Rhine Province, Prussia. I realize that geographically, Niedersachsen is some distance SW of the Rhineland area, but I have learned some from postings to this list, and hope to continue to do so. Thank you, Joseph D Formick (Firmenich)

I've decided to do translations full time. If you'd like to administer this list just let me know, dwats@cox.net .. Helpful links .. http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/GERMAN-GENEALOGY.html http://lists5.rootsweb.com/tools/GERMAN-GENEALOGY http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/listadmins/ You'll receive acknowledgement and a full set of instructions once you become the List Admin. :-) Don

Hello Marge K. Could you please look in your books for a Johann Heinrich Decker who was first found in the USA in 1847 (Ohio and Indiana). He was born around 1811 somewhere in Koenigreich Hannover. Mfg Jim Decker in sunny California ----- Original Message ----- From: "ralphkroehler" <ralphkroehler@prodigy.net> To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 6:55 AM Subject: Re: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Surnames > Have you researched in the volumes "German Immigrants" by Zimmerman and > Wolfert? There are four volumes and done by years covering passengers bound > from Bremen to NY. I have checked my copies and many of your surnames are > indicated but I can't go further without the first names. If you do not > have access to these books - please send surnames and I will continue.the > search. Good Luck > > Marge K. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M and J Carey" <careymj@charter.net> > To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 6:47 PM > Subject: Re: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Surnames > > > >I am researching the following surnames in the area east of Osnabrueck. > >Villages include Astrup, Schledehausen, Jeggen, Archelreide, and Belm. > >Several members of these families immigrated to Richmond, Wayne Co., IN in > >the 1840's and 1850's. > > > > DECKER > > DRIFMEIER > > ERK > > KEHLENBRINK > > LAHRMANN > > MEINERT > > SCHNELLE > > VEREGGE > > > > Joan Wilcox Carey > > > > > > ==== 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. > > > > ============================== > > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== > To contact the List Admin: mailto:NIEDERSACHSEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > To unsubscribe send an email to: NIEDERSACHSEN-L-request@rootsweb.com > (In Digest Mode change the "L" to a "D") with the word unsubscribe > in the body of the message. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >

In a message dated 4/8/2005 4:00:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time, NIEDERSACHSEN-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: Content-Type: text/plain NIEDERSACHSEN-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 32 Today's Topics: #1 I need some breathing room!! -- E- ["Don Watson" <dwats@cox.net>] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from NIEDERSACHSEN-D, send a message to NIEDERSACHSEN-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ X-Message: #1 Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 14:49:08 -0500 From: "Don Watson" <dwats@cox.net> To: NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <00f801c53baa$dd6351c0$6ca1e444@mycomputer> Subject: I need some breathing room!! -- E-Mail from Don-- Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Folks, if I am EVER going to catch up on my language translations, I've got to stop worrying about my mailing lists and tightcircle! I love being helpful, but there are persons out there who would like to know what their German ancestors old letter or birth, baptism, marriage certificate says, in English. I've even been translating pamphlets, Bible entries, post cards, songs, poetry - and unless I move all this to the front of the pack, I'll never catch up. We've got some really helpful folks now; that really will go a long way in helping me establish some priorities. If you REALLY need MY personal assistance, please contact me at dwats@cox.net rather than via the mailing list. NOW .. it's back to translations :-) Don _http://members.cox.net/hessen/donstrans.htm_ (http://members.cox.net/hessen/donstrans.htm) Don: I would be glad to help with the translations, was born and raised in the old country and have been doing this for some time already, too. Ingrid Fetkoeter Kingston, NY