One name should have been Gutjahr! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine Neuhaus" <elaneu@dnet.net> To: <SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 10:29 AM Subject: NEUHAUS, OHLAND, FICK, TIMMERMAN, GUTJHAR, NORMANN > Since the last post to this list, we are slowly hurdling that brick wall! > > In looking for our Neuhaus, have now also found Ohland. > Marie Neuhaus (nee Ohland) was born 21 July 1835 in Stelle S/H which is just > 15 miles south of Hamburg. She was married to Christ Neuhaus and there is a > small village 30 miles SE of Hamburg. The family always said that Christ was > from the village of Neuhaus but since there is more than one village by that > name, did not know which one to search. So now we are sure that we have > found the birth place for both great grandparents. And living so close to > Hamburg, we will begin to look for them departing from Hamburg. They would > have been married before leaving S/H since some of the children were born > there before emigrating to the US about 1867. They were: > Christian born about 1858 > Johann born about 1859 > William born about 1861 > Hildebart born about 1866 > Anyone else have ancestors born in that area? We might have found some > others and will post them when we have more information. > > Names might be WILHELM FICK born about 1837 and MARIA TIMMERMAN. She was > born Dec. 29, 1848 in Braumstadt/Bramstadt if that is in S/H. > > If Prussia was part of S/H then we also have Gutjhar and Normann. > > Elaine Larson Neuhaus > >