Hi everyone, I'm new to this group though definitely not new to genealogy. I began researching my families in 1974 and things sure have changed. We really had to do it the old fashioned way of writing letters and physically making visits to cemeteries, libraries, etc. I was grateful that I could look at census reports at my local library back then on the microfilm reader but doubly grateful that I can go right to ancestry and see any image I want to (with index except for this newest census). My Prussian/German lines are: Hille, Horman, Huhnerkoch, Brune, Dreier, Scheidemann, Fledderman/Nedderman, and Schmidt. I have finally found the passenger records for each of my immigrant ancestors but other than that, I have only had limited success in finding them in Germany. Here are my immigrant ancestors (Many from Prussia but maybe not all): Johannes Hille, born October 20, 1831 in Hannover. That's all I know about his place of origin and that's only because he stated this fact in censuses. I have no idea who his parents were or if anyone but him came to the US. He first lived in Cincinnati, then settled in Massac Co., IL where he died in 1899. He married: Maria Dorothee Sophie Brune, born September 17, 1840 in Hannover. I did find her baptism record which was in Evangelische, Rhaden, Westfalen, Prussia so I assume she was born fairly close by. She was the daughter of Christian Ludwig Brune and Wilhelmine Elisabeth Marie Dreier. She immigrated with her parents on October 29, 1856 (Baltimore) and they settled briefly in Cincinnati where she married her husband, Johannes Hille (above). She, her parents, her husband, and their children then settled in Massac Co., IL. Christian Ludwig Brune: His parents were Carl Ludwig Brune and Fledderman or Nedderman. Christian Horman, born July 6, 1834 in Prussia (as stated in various records). He arrived in New York September 1857 and moved to Cincinnati, then Dearborn Co., Indiana and finally Massac Co., IL. He married: Sophia Meyer Huhnerkoch, born June 20, 1847 in Indiana. She was the daughter of: Charles Diedrich "Carl" Huhnerkoch, born August 8, 1807 in Lohe, Uchte, Hannover (Saxony?). He was married to Maria Charlotte Scheidemann. She was born July 23, 1820 in Uchte, Hannover (I think). I believe her parents were William Scheidemann and Elenore Schmidt. All these families were Lutheran. My brick walls are in finding the parents of Johannes Hille, Christian Horman, and Charles Huhnerkoch and what areas they were from (especially the Hille family). I know there is a Hille, Germany but I haven't found any indication that my Hille family came from Hille, Germany. I am at the point where I am thinking of hiring a German researcher. Can anyone give me advice how to find a reliable and honest researcher who might be able to help me? Thanks in advance, Linda Rogers Grinnell

Hi Linda, Here is a source for the emigration of Cark Lohe from Lohe (today part of Stöckse) in the Uchte area, left in 1835 The isgnature is: Hauptstattsarchiv Hannover Sonderfindbücher Auswanderer Nr. 63 Hann 74 Uchte This is  from a website where you could get a copy of the record from the Niedersächsiches Landesarchiv, unfortunately it's almost impossible to use that website. It's rather uncofortable. You can may make a try: http://aidaonline.niedersachsen.de/ Unfortunately there are ab. 4.800 hits for Hille and a detailed search for a person is not possible Brune has got the same number of hits, Scheidemann seems to be a name from the Uchte area too. Good luck again! Brigitte ________________________________ From: Linda Grinnell <fultimers@yahoo.com> To: "PRUSSIA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com" <PRUSSIA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 5:47 AM Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] HILLE, BRUNE, DREIER, HORMAN, HUHNERKOCH, SCHMIDT, NEDDERMAN/FLEDDERMAN Hi everyone, I'm new to this group though definitely not new to genealogy. I began researching my families in 1974 and things sure have changed. We really had to do it the old fashioned way of writing letters and physically making visits to cemeteries, libraries, etc. I was grateful that I could look at census reports at my local library back then on the microfilm reader but doubly grateful that I can go right to ancestry and see any image I want to (with index except for this newest census). My Prussian/German lines are: Hille, Horman, Huhnerkoch, Brune, Dreier, Scheidemann, Fledderman/Nedderman, and Schmidt. I have finally found the passenger records for each of my immigrant ancestors but other than that, I have only had limited success in finding them in Germany. Here are my immigrant ancestors (Many from Prussia but maybe not all): Johannes Hille, born October 20, 1831 in Hannover. That's all I know about his place of origin and that's only because he stated this fact in censuses. I have no idea who his parents were or if anyone but him came to the US. He first lived in Cincinnati, then settled in Massac Co., IL where he died in 1899. He married: Maria Dorothee Sophie Brune, born September 17, 1840 in Hannover. I did find her baptism record which was in Evangelische, Rhaden, Westfalen, Prussia so I assume she was born fairly close by. She was the daughter of Christian Ludwig Brune and Wilhelmine Elisabeth Marie Dreier. She immigrated with her parents on October 29, 1856 (Baltimore) and they settled briefly in Cincinnati where she married her husband, Johannes Hille (above). She, her parents, her husband, and their children then settled in Massac Co., IL. Christian Ludwig Brune: His parents were Carl Ludwig Brune and Fledderman or Nedderman. Christian Horman, born July 6, 1834 in Prussia (as stated in various records). He arrived in New York September 1857 and moved to Cincinnati, then Dearborn Co., Indiana and finally Massac Co., IL. He married: Sophia Meyer Huhnerkoch, born June 20, 1847 in Indiana. She was the daughter of: Charles Diedrich "Carl" Huhnerkoch, born August 8, 1807 in Lohe, Uchte, Hannover (Saxony?). He was married to Maria Charlotte Scheidemann. She was born July 23, 1820 in Uchte, Hannover (I think). I believe her parents were William Scheidemann and Elenore Schmidt. All these families were Lutheran. My brick walls are in finding the parents of Johannes Hille, Christian Horman, and Charles Huhnerkoch and what areas they were from (especially the Hille family). I know there is a Hille, Germany but I haven't found any indication that my Hille family came from Hille, Germany. I am at the point where I am thinking of hiring a German researcher. Can anyone give me advice how to find a reliable and honest researcher who might be able to help me? Thanks in advance, Linda Rogers Grinnell ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Linda, your ancestors seem to be come from the kingdom of Hannover which was occupated by Prussia in 1866. The church records of Hannover are in the Curch Archives of Hannover, they are not filmed by the LDS church. You should contact the Association of German Speaking Genealogists - the president of this Association (Mr. Kaufmann) is specialized on the Hannover area. Click nn this map http://www.berufsgenealogie.net/english/karten.html on Hannover, then you will find 2 researches. Sincerely, Stefan Rückling Berlin, Germany ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Grinnell" <fultimers@yahoo.com> To: <PRUSSIA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 5:47 AM Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] HILLE, BRUNE, DREIER, HORMAN, HUHNERKOCH, SCHMIDT,NEDDERMAN/FLEDDERMAN > Hi everyone, > > I'm new to this group though definitely not new to genealogy. I began > researching my families in 1974 and things sure have > changed. We really had to do it the old fashioned way of writing letters > and physically making visits to cemeteries, libraries, etc. > I was grateful that I could look at census reports at my local library > back then on the microfilm reader but doubly grateful that I can go > right to ancestry and see any image I want to (with index except for this > newest census). > > My Prussian/German lines are: > > Hille, Horman, Huhnerkoch, Brune, Dreier, Scheidemann, > Fledderman/Nedderman, and Schmidt. > > I have finally found the passenger records for each of my immigrant > ancestors but other than that, I have only had limited success in finding > them in Germany. > > Here are my immigrant ancestors (Many from Prussia but maybe not all): > > Johannes Hille, born October 20, 1831 in Hannover. That's all I know about > his place of origin and that's only because he stated > this fact in censuses. I have no idea who his parents were or if anyone > but him came to the US. He first lived in Cincinnati, then settled > in Massac Co., IL where he died in 1899. He married: > > > Maria Dorothee Sophie Brune, born September 17, 1840 in Hannover. I did > find her baptism record which was in Evangelische, Rhaden, > Westfalen, Prussia so I assume she was born fairly close by. She was the > daughter of Christian Ludwig Brune and Wilhelmine Elisabeth > Marie Dreier. She immigrated with her parents on October 29, 1856 > (Baltimore) and they settled briefly in Cincinnati where she married > her husband, Johannes Hille (above). She, her parents, her husband, and > their children then settled in Massac Co., IL. > > Christian Ludwig Brune: His parents were Carl Ludwig Brune and Fledderman > or Nedderman. > > Christian Horman, born July 6, 1834 in Prussia (as stated in various > records). He arrived in New York September 1857 and moved > to Cincinnati, then Dearborn Co., Indiana and finally Massac Co., IL. He > married: > > Sophia Meyer Huhnerkoch, born June 20, 1847 in Indiana. She was the > daughter of: > > Charles Diedrich "Carl" Huhnerkoch, born August 8, 1807 in Lohe, Uchte, > Hannover (Saxony?). He was married to Maria Charlotte > Scheidemann. She was born July 23, 1820 in Uchte, Hannover (I think). I > believe her parents were William Scheidemann and Elenore > Schmidt. > > All these families were Lutheran. > > My brick walls are in finding the parents of Johannes Hille, Christian > Horman, and Charles Huhnerkoch and what areas they were from > (especially the Hille family). I know there is a Hille, Germany but I > haven't found any indication that my Hille family came from Hille, > Germany. > > > I am at the point where I am thinking of hiring a German researcher. Can > anyone give me advice how to find a reliable and honest researcher > who might be able to help me? > > Thanks in advance, > > Linda Rogers Grinnell > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >