NOTE: Sending to TRIER list and to PFALZ list. Seeking information re: --Matthew HENKES and CHRISTOPHER HENKES from Trier (1800s). --Evee HENKES, probably from Mettendorf (Bitburg area) (1700s-1800s). --ENGMANN, EVEN, RIES, KOCH, HESER/HAIZER, MOEHN, SCHOMER, WIRTZ (1800s-1700s). --Question: Is the name HENKES a spelling variation of HENCKES—or are they completely different family names? I have HENKES relatives from two separate family branches--from Trier--and from Mettendorf (Bitburg area), not far apart. They intermarried in the 1900s in the U.S., including with other family branch (RIES and EVEN) from Beaufort, Luxembourg, also not far from Trier. I have little information about them. Overview details are below. Thank you, Laura ________ OVERVIEW DETAILS: 1) TRIER, GERMANY (not far from Mettendorf, Germany and Beaufort, Luxembourg): Matthew HENKES Born: November 7, 1856 - Trier, Germany. Died: January 11, 1926 - Mt. Angel, OR or Woodburn, OR married (in U.S. – probably in Wisconsin) Mary Josephine ENGMANN Born: October 10, 1863 - ___________, Missouri Died: January 26, 1947 – Gladstone, OR BACKGROUND: --Matthew HENKES immigrated to U.S. (and lived in Wisconsin) before settling in Mt. Angel, Oregon (arrived by rail) ~1883. --He probably met and married Mary Josephine ENGMANN in Wisconsin. Mary’s family may have moved to Wisconsin from Missouri. --Matthew HENKES had a brother in Wisconsin who probably immigrated separately. His brother’s first name is unknown—but might have been Christopher HENKES; he did not move to Oregon from Wisconsin. 2) METTENDORF, GERMANY (Bitburg area--not far from Trier, Germany and Beaufort, Luxembourg): Jacob KOCH (born Nov. 24, 1858) married Margaret RIES (marriage in U.S. on Jan. 12 1893). Nicolauni KOCH married Anna Mary HESER* (Feb. 1, 1858). (Immigrated to U.S.) Henrici KOCH married Catherinae MOEHN (Feb. 5, 1845). Jacobi HESER* married Angelae WIRTZ (Jan. 1, 1827). Joanis HESER* married Annee Catherine SCHOMER (1700s-1800s). Petri WIRTZ married Evee HENKES (1700s-1800s). [Note: *HESER may have also been spelled HAIZER.] 3) BEAUFORT, LUXEMBOURG (also spelled as Beofort or Befort), not far from Mettendorf and Trier): Margaret RIES (born in U.S. Nov. 27, 1870). Conrad RIES married Katherine EVEN (Feb. 3, 1870 – marriage location unknown). Michal EVEN married Margaret _________ (marriage date unknown – 1800s). ******************************************** -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/383 - Release Date: 7/7/2006

Laura Henkes wrote: > --Question: Is the name HENKES a spelling variation of HENCKES—or > are they completely different family names? Laura- Today we are very exacting about the way we spell names, but that wasn't always so. Prior to the last 100-150 years or so, names were spelled however the person creating the record chose to spell it. When folks were illiterate, they were at the mercy of the clergyman or bureaucrat who created the record. I've found my surame spelled over 60 different ways. Don't ever ignore a name because it may be spelled slightly differently than how it's spelled now. Focus on the pronunciation-- is it pronounced about the same? > OVERVIEW DETAILS: > Matthew HENKES > Born: November 7, 1856 - Trier, Germany. > Died: January 11, 1926 - Mt. Angel, OR or Woodburn, OR > married (in U.S. – probably in Wisconsin) > Mary Josephine ENGMANN > Born: October 10, 1863 - ___________, Missouri > Died: January 26, 1947 – Gladstone, OR > > BACKGROUND: > --Matthew HENKES immigrated to U.S. (and lived in Wisconsin) > before settling in Mt. Angel, Oregon (arrived by rail) ~1883. Hmm, I have a family, and know of another one, who moved from Dane County, Wisconsin to Mt. Angel, Oregon c. 1886-1888. As I understand it, Mt. Angel was settled largely by Germans. It's a very small place. . . The Oregon Death Index is online here: http://www.oregonhistory.com/Death_Index/Search_Results.cfm Matthew's death cert is listed there, but exact location of death can only be determined by obtaining the death certificate itself. If you want Matthew's obit, the newspapers for the area have been microfilmed and are available through interlibrary loan from the University of Oregon: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/govdocs/micro/titles.html#Marion You can ask your local library to get the film for you. I had great luck in the information I found from the obit I located there. Good luck! Kathy