Dear Listers, I decided to start this with my grandmother. 1. Dorothea Margaretha Elisabeth HARGENS b/geb. 10 Sep 1871 in Wesselburen d/gest. 27 Dec 1956 in Ashton, Fremont, Idaho 2. August GOEBEL (1st Husband of #1) b/geb. 28 Jan 1872 in West Point, Cuming, Nebraska marr./verh. 19 Feb 1895 (divorced) d/gest. 3 Oct 1946 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska 3. Heinrich Andreas Otto STEGELMEIER (2nd Husband of #1) b/geb. 26 Mar 1869 in Kirchberg bei Seesen, Braunschweig, Germany marr/verh. 30 Sep 1904 d/gest. 26 Nov 1952 in Ashton, Fremont, Idaho 4. Juergen Hinrich HARGENS (Father of # 1) b/geb 13 Jan 1842 in Schlichting marr/verh. 9 Apr 1871 in Heide d/gest. 8 Mar 1892 in Scribner, Dodge, Nebraska 5. Bertha Margaretha Catharina PRIEN (Wife of #4 and Mother of #1) b/geb. 25 Aug 1846 in Heide d/gest. 8 Nov 1906 in Cameron, Murray, Minnesota (Note: I will post her lines later.) 6. Hans Juergen HARGENS (Father of #4) b/geb. 31 Dec 1803 in Schlichting marr/verh. 24 Jun 1832 in Schlichting d/gest. 4 Feb 1880 in Hemmingstedt 7. Margaretha Dorothea SCHULZ/SCHULZE (Wife of #6 and Mother of #4) b/geb. 10 Apr 1814 in Heide d/gest. 9 Jun 1879 in Hemmingstedt (Note: I will post her lines later.) 8. Claus HARGENS (Father of #6) b/geb. 11 Sep 1771 in Schlichting marr/verh. 18 May 1800 in Schlichting d/gest. 8 Oct 1826 in Schlichting 9. Catharina/Triencke BENSEN/BENTZEN/BENZEN (Wife of #8 and Mother of #6) b/geb. 28 Jun 1778 in Neuenfeld/St. Annen d/gest. 29 Nov 1845 in Schlichting 10. Hans HARGENS (Father of #8) b/geb. 25 Feb 1740 in Schlichting marr/verh. 16 Nov 1770 in Schlichting d/gest. 21 Feb 1785 in Schlichting 11. Anna Maria Elisabeth EHLERS (Wife of #10 and Mother of #8) b/geb. 12 Mar 1746 in Schlichting d/gest. 3 Nov 1810 12. Johann SCHRIVER (2nd Husband of #11) marr/verh.29 Nov 1787 in Schlichting d/gest. 13 Feb 1796 13. Claus HARGENS (Father of #10 and the End of the Line) b/geb. abt 1700 in Schlichting before the Church Records began marr/verh. 27 Nov 1722 in Schlichting d/gest. 12 Apr 1755 in Schlichting THE HARGENS FAMILY WAS IN SCHLICHTING FOR AT LEAST TWO CENTURIES BEFORE THE BIRTH OF CLAUS HARGENS. IN FACT, THEY ARE ONE OF FIVE FAMILIES, WHO WERE LIVING IN THAT AREA FROM QUITE AN EARLY DATE.) 14. Antje TIESSEN/THIESSEN (Wife of #13, Mother of #10 and End of her Line) b/geb. about 1697 d/gest. 19 Apr 1774 in Schlichting 15. Hans EHLERS (Father of # 11) c/get. 31 Oct 1717 in Hennstedt marr/verh. 27 Nov 1742 in Schlichting d/gest. 12 Nov 1778 in Eddelak 16. Anna Elisabeth SEMPER ( 1st Wife of # 15 and Mother of #11) b/geb. abt. 1721 in Schlichting 3 Dec 1748 in Schlichting 17. Trincke Maleen PETERS (2nd Wife of #15) b/geb. 11 Jun 1731 in Averlak marr/verh. 24 Oct 1749 in Eddelak d. 3 Feb 1783 in Schlichting (DAUGHTER OF JOHANN PETERS AND MARGARETHA LAU.) 18. Hans EHLERS (Father of #15 and End of Line) b/geb. before 1709 of Haegen/Hennstedt 19. PASTOR Nicolas Ernst SEMPER (Father of #16) c/get. 3 Mar 1681 in Glueckstadt d/gest. 29 Dec 1730 in Schlichting 20. Gesche ........... (Wife of #19 and Mother of #16) b/geb. 1687 ? Where/Wo ? Horst, Glueckstadt or Kiel? 21. PASTOR Balthasar Ernst SEMPER (Father of # 19) b/geb. 1650 near Itzehoe marr/verh. 2 Oct 1679 in Glueckstaedt bur/beerdigt 5 Jun 1705 in Horst 22. Anna VICK (Wife of #21 and Mother of #19) b/geb. before 1679 of Horst 23. Christian SEMPER (Father of #21 and the End of the Line) b/geb. 1606 near Itzehoe d/gest. 1699 in Horst 24. Juergen BENSEN, Junior (Father of #9) c/get. 11 Feb 1753 in St. Annen marr/verh. 16 May 1777 in St. Annen d/gest. 16 Dec 1780 in Neuenfeld 25. Christina Dorothea KOEHLER/KAEHLER (2nd wife of #24 and the Mother of #9) b/geb. 6 May 1755 in Suederstapel 26. Peter NISSEN (2nd Husband of #25) b/geb. about 1747 of Koldenbuettel marr/verh. 8 Feb 1782 in Suederstapel d/gest. 13 Mar 1788 in Neuenfeld 27. Cornils WAHL (3rd Husband of #25) marr/verh. 29 May 1789 in St. Annen 28. Trincke KEHDE/KEDE c/get. 3 Nov 1748 in Suederstapel marr/verh. 17 Nov 1775 in St. Annen d/gest. 20 Sep 1776 in Neuenfeld 29. Juergen BENSEN, Senior (Father of #24) b/geb. 1707 Kreis Schleswig marr/verh. 1750/1751 Where/Wo ? bur/beerdigt 29 Nov 1768 in St. Annen THIS MAN IS ONE OF MY BRICK WALLS! 30. Anna Catharina Elisabeth KOEPKE/KOEPKEN or CHRISTIANSEN (3rd Wife of #29 and Mother of #24) b/geb. about 1725 somewhere near Sankt Annen d/gest. 4 Oct 1775 in Neuenfeld 31. Christian KOEPKE/KOEPKEN (Father of #30 and our brick wall. 32. Mariecke EHLERS (1st wife of #29) b/geb. ? of Nordstapel marr/verh. 12 Ocr 1731 in Nordstapel d/gest. 33. Antje LORENTZEN (2nd Wife of #29) b/geb. Gross Sold marr/verh. 19 Oct 1734 in Sankt Annen 34. Hans Christian KOEHLER/KAEHLER (Father of #25) b/geb. of Heikendorf marr/verh. 4 Nov 1749 in Suederstapel d/gest. 3 Jan 1761 in Suederstapel THE CHURCH RECORDS FOR HIS AREA OF BIRTH HAVE TOO MANY GAPS TO FIND A CHRISTENING FOR HIM, SO HE IS THE END OF LINE FOR THE KAEHLER FAMILY. 35. Christina ROSENCRANZ/ROSENCRANTZ (2nd wife of #34) c/get. 5 Nov 1729 in Suederstapel 36. Maria Elisabeth WULF (1st Wife of #34) c/get. 1 Dec 1691 in Suederstapel marr/verh. 20 May 1719 in Suederstapel d. abt. 1749 in Suederstapel 37. Asser PEDERSSON/HASSELBERG (2nd Husband of #35) b/geb. ? of Schonen, Sweden marr/verh. 29 Nov 1761 in Suederstapel d/gest. about 1773 in Suederstapel 38. Johann Gottfried METTER (3rd Husband of #35) b/geb. ? Where/Wo of Sachsen-Anhalt-Zerbst Germany marr/verh. 29 Dec 1773 in Suederstapel d. 12 Sep 1776 in Suederstapel 39. Johann LORENZ/LORENTZ (4th Husband of #35) marr/verh. 19 Oct 1777 in Suederstapel 40. Hans ROSENCRANZ/ROSENCRANTZ (Father of #35) c/get. 21 Feb 1686 in Suederstapel marr/verh. 14 Nov 1716 in Suederstapel 41. Christina FRAHM (Wife of #40 and Mother of #35) b/geb. about 1696 of Meggerdorf bur/beerdigt 3 May 1758 in Suederstapel 42. Hans ROSENCRANZ/ROSENCRANTZ (Father of #40) b/geb. of Nordstapel marr/verh. 15 Sep 1672 in Suederstapel bur/beerdigt 2 Aug 1716 in Suederstapel 43. Tryncke KINDLER (1st Wife of #42 and Mother of #40) b/geb. about 1652 of Suederstapel bur/beerdigt 23 Dec 1694 in Suederstapel 44. Catharina DAU (2nd Wife of #42) marr/verh. 19 Jul 1696 in Suederstapel bur/beerdigt 8 Jul 1697 in Suederstapel Her Father was Peter DAU 45. Mrs. Margaretha GEHL (3rd Wife of #42) marr/verh. 7 Aug 1698 in Suederstapel bur/beerdigt 3 Mar 1731 in Suederstapel 47. Gerd KINDLER (Father of #43 and END OF THE LINE) b/geb. before 1652 of Suederstapel 48. Hinrich FRAHM (Father of #41 and END OF THE LINE) b/geb. before 1696 of Meggerdorf bu/beerdigt 21 Aug 1733 in Bergenhusen SUBMITTER KARLA NURNBERG --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search