I am having a terrible time finding my father-in-law's ancestors supposedly from Schleswig-Holstein. My father-in-law was Franz Brauns, born in Schonberg-on-Strand in January of 1898. His father was Peter August Andreas Brauns, born July 27, 1875, supposedly Schleswig-Holstein. Peter's father was Julius Ernst Andreas Brauns, unknown birthdate, but he married a Louise Schneekloth on November 7, 1874 in Schleswig Holstein. Louise Schneekloth was from Schleswig-Holstein also. How do I go about finding where Peter and Julius were from and who Julius's parents were? Thanks for any help. Judy in North Carolina ----- Original Message ----- From: Klaus Struve <struvekla@compuserve.de> To: <SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: June 13, 2004 8:02 AM Subject: [S-H-RTS] Part 2 - Early Immigration from the Probstei > Dear members of this list, > here comes the second half of my posting. > > I transcribed and summarized an article from a newspaper of the year 1846. It is not an exact > translation, but it will give you at least 90 % of all information that it holds. > I pasted the complete article into my website > www.rootdigger.de , > you will find it when you click the button "People" and then scroll down a bit. > Most of the persons mentioned below are featured in more detail in my database "Emigrants", > also accessible at : > www.rootdigger.de > > I wish everyone a restful Sunday, with greetings from the "Old Country", > > Klaus Struve, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein > (genealogical researcher) > > > > Preetzer Wochenblatt Nr. 24, Sonnabend, den 13. Juni 1846 > (Preetzer Weekly Magazine, number 24, of Saturday, 13th June, 1846) > > [summarized by Klaus Struve, www.rootdigger.de] > > page 281 : Of the Probstei, belonging to the monastery in Preetz : > > The Emigration to America > > Apart from these 15 of the parish Schoenberg, there were 7 more from the parish Probsteierhagen : > 16-18) Hinrich Wiese, tailor from Lutterbek, with his wife and a child > 19-21) Asmus Viet, shoemaker from Prasdorf, a brother of the above-mentioned, with his wife and a daughter, 10 years old > 22) his (Asmus') brother-in-law Claus Arp from Laboe. > All of these are heading for Iowa, where they hope to buy land, or, the craftsmen amongst them, expect to find a good income, without buying land. They left the 16th May from Hamburg, arrived safely in Hull, and on the 23rd, set off for Quebec. From there, they will travel on the St. Lorenz River, the Great Lakes, and finally the Mississippi River, that will lead them to their countrymen in Iowa. > > Our best wishes are sent to accompany those who are leaving, and we extend them to those who have already arrived in America. May none of them nourish sanguine hopes, and may none of them build castles in the air ! May they take along with them into the New World the diligence they know, and the good habits and moral values of their native land. May they not forget the saying that is valid in Holstein as well as in America : > "In the sweat of your brow, you shall eat your bread." > And may forthcoming generations give testimony of this. > > Postscript : > > With the last group of Probsteiers traveled, from outside the Probstei : > 1-6) the farm-tenant Schroeder from Matzwitz, with his wife and four children > 7-10) his brother-in-law, Scheel, fisherman from Todendorf, with his wife and two children > 11, 12) his [whose ? Schroeder ? Scheel ?] aged parents-in-law. > These people took along with them a considerable sum of money that will enable them to purchase a good deal of land. > > So it is a total of 49 persons so far who have left the north-east of Schleswig-Holstein for the transatlantic mainland - a remarkable process in the life of our people, whose hearts and minds are touched and excited, and, should the news from abroad continue to be favorable, will entail a much bigger one of its' kind. > > > > > > ==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Technical Terms and Rules of the S-H-ROOTS: > http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/index.htm >