Message: 5
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:22:22 -0800 (PST)
From: L Wessels <lwessels@yahoo.com>
Subject: [OL] Leerhafe Onken/Groot
To: Oldenburg list <oldenburg-l@genealogy.net>
Message-ID: <20060224232222.17691.qmail@web60523.mail.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1Hallo all,
New information found on marriage license.Friedrich ONKEN had a Plants & flowers greenhouse in Leerhafe,
Ostfriesland,Germany. He married Maria Groot
Friedrich had 4 children:
Wilhelm F. ONKEN: born on 23 Jul 1885 in Leerhafe Ostfriesland Germany --
Immigrated to USA arriving March 18, 1902 at Ellis Island. Married & died
in Benson,Illinois USA -- He is my husband's grandfather.
Friedrich ONKEN was born in Germany. He died in Germany? He took over a
Family greenhouse?
Johann C. ONKEN was born about 1880 in Leerhafe, Ostfriesland,
Germany. Heimmigrated on 8 Mar 1895 to Iowa. He married, had no children and he died
inWheaton, DuPage County, Illinois.
Marie ONKEN was born in Germany. She married and they had a casket
business in Germany which they moved to Greece. She died in Athens,
Greece?Thank you for the help!
Laraine Wilson Wessels
Peoria, Illinois
lwessels@yahoo.com