I don't know for sure that we're related, but might well be...you can find with a simple Google search a lot of information on the Hellbusch family in and around Grossenkneten, and even a small village named Hellbusch. Often with a minor spelling difference like that you'll find the family started in the same place.
I just noticed that some of the Honkomp family went to New Vienna, Iowa.
Have you ever been to New Vienna? It's little tiny town with a big,
magnificent Catholic church.
Werner:
The family that came to America was Franz (Escherhus) Hellebusch. He was the second husband of Catharine Maria Jost-Enneking. She also died and was buried in Germany
I am looking for information on Bernd her first husband & his family.
Thanks
Dennis Hellebusch