Hi Genie, Notes from my searching in past 10 years: I think you can help me more than I can help you! I have jottings from a family bible and it states: Eliese Schmidt, nee Beckman had a sister, Emma who married a Claus Hardekopf. There is something wrong with this information I have, and I just can't put my finger on it. I find a Elsie Schmidt who died in Otter Tail in 1922. I find a Kath Eliese Freudenberg, mother's name Beckman, born 1886 out of state and dying in 1976 in Otter Tail Co. MN. I am trying to get a handle on these Beckman girls, Emma, who married a Hardekopf and Eliese. The thing of it is I don't know why the person wrote Eliese Schmidt, nee Beckman & John Hardekopf's mother, Emma Hardekopf nee Beckman were sisters. Supposedly, Emma (11/30/1874-9/13/1950) married a Claus Hardekopf and had the following Children: John, 1898 Alma Betty Herbert. I can't seem to get a handle on this family at all, maybe you can enlighten me? Any help would be appreciated! Kay Marie On 2/24/2012 6:03 AM, genealogy wrote: > Claus BECKMANN (BEKMANN), born 20 September 1790, died 20 August 1865 in Brunsbuettel, married Dorthe STELLING. > Dorthe STELLING, born 10 February 1804, died 16 April 1833 in Brunsbuettel. Among their children were: > > Niclas Diderich BECKMANN born 20 March 1825. > Hermann Christian BECKMANN born 01 July 1829. > Peter Jacob BECKMANN born 24 April 1831. > > Each of these three sons died between the deaths of their parents in 1833 and 1865. Can anyone provide the death dates for them? > > Thanks, > Genie >