Congratulations,
it seems to fit as far as I can see
Falk Liebezeit
<hannover-l@genealogy.net> 23.08.2001 08.43 Uhr >>>
Greetings;
While checking the LDS microfilm today for the village Barkhausen, Kr.
Wittlage I found my great grandfather and great grandmother's marriage
document.... I think. I have been searching for this info for about 2 years
and now think I have found their hometowns in Germany.
I am asking for some advice from the list here. In America my ggf went by
the name Ernst Heinrich Büscher and reported his birth as 11 July 1838 in
the Hanover region. My ggm went by Marie Luoise Eleonore Büscher nee Huge
and listed her birthdate as 26 Dec 1840. The were married in Germany before
leaving for Cleveland in Sept 1864.
The marriage document from the Lutheran Church in Barkhausen lists the
following; groom Ernst Heinrich Büscher from the village Hüstatte born 5
July 1839, Hüstatte married Marie Elisabeth Huge born in Brackhausen6 Dec
1841. The marriage took place on 13 May 1862 in Barkhausen. Aufgebots
(banns?) also recorded in Buer 2 May 1862.
This looks like my great grandparents to me. The names except for the
Elisabeth match. The birthdates are off by one year on both. Since they
departed Bremen Sept 1864 the 1862 wedding date "works". Many Buescher's
and Huge's in Cleveland came from the area of Rabber, Barkhausen, Hüstatte
all in Kr Wittlage.
No American record exists that I have found with any village name in Germany
except the region of Hanover. The Bremen ship records don't exist... only
on the USA side.
The question is??? is this about as positive as it gets? What else would
verify that this Ernst and Marie Büscher are "mine"?
I also want to thank the folks this list who helped me in the past year
for suggestions on locating my ancestors.
Regards,
Lee