I've been following the thread about the name Rohwedder in Schleswig-Holstein. My Joachim Rohwedder was born May 13, 1849 at Oesterwahld, Suderdithmarshen . He immigrated to the US on the Silesia on April 6, 1870. He married Auguste Marx in Blue Island, IL and lived there until 1880 when he moved to Joliet, IL. In the mid 1800's, there was a Claus Rohwedder living in Blue Island who later moved to Iowa. I have not been able to find any relationship between Claus and my Joachim, but what is the liklihood of two unrelated people named Rohwedder ending up in a small town in Illinois. I know Joachim had a sister Maria born 1863 who immigrated in 1882. I've been told that his parents names were Joachim Rohwedder and Maria Magthalene Ihffe/Ehfe but I have not been able to find any information on them. Does any of this information sound familiar to anyone else researching the Rohwedder name?

Dear Kathy Groll, you asked for your ancestor Joachim Rohwedder, born May 13, 1849 in Oesterwohld. Many Rohwedder families emigrated, see my list http://genealogy-sh.com/timm/index.htm Your ancestor is named in the census list of 1860. There are 2 families Rohwedder in the church parish town of Nordhastedt and 1 family in the village of Oesterwohld near Nordhastedt, Dithmarschen County, Schleswig-Holstein. The last family is yours. Here is a copy: Volkszahlregister (Census) 1860. Oesterwohld: 20. Hufengebaude: Jochim Rohweder, 44 (years), verheiratet, geboren (born) im Kirchspiel (parish) Schenefeld, (occupation) Gastwirth, Maler, Lutheran (all). Magdalena Rohweder geborene Ihde, 25 (a wrong age, she must be 35 years old!), verheiratet, geboren im Kirchspiel Meldorf, seine Ehefrau. Ihre Kinder, alle geboren in Oesterwohld, alle unverheiratet: Sophia Rohweder, 14, Hans Joch. Rohweder, 12, Jochim Rohweder, 10, Johanna Rohweder, 8, Heinrich Rohweder, 6, Wilhelm Rohweder, 4. Regards Klaus Timm