Dear Listers,
We are seeking information regarding a Bernard or Bernhard FLOTTEMERSCH, who was probably born in Oldenburg. His great-grandson uses the surname Flatmus and we were having some difficulty deciding what the original surname was until we posted a query to the Hamilton County, Ohio mailing list at www.rootsweb.com. Several listers were vey helpful to us and one gentleman sent information about a woman with the FLOTTEMERSCH surname from Wehbergen. I checked the German phone directory for that spelling and the variant ones, but I could find nothing. What is the correct spelling of this name?
Thank you for any and all help.
Karla Nurnberg
Hello Karla,
the origin of Flottemesch is Neuenkirchen in Oldenburg province.
Here some emigration records of the former Amt Damme (like a county):
Flottemesch, Bernd zu Neuenkirchen, 1 person, emigrated 1843 from Neuenkirchen
Flottemesch, Johann, Sohn von Josef F., Heuermann bei Kolon Meyer 1 person, emigrated 1844 from Nellinghof(Neuenkirchen)
Flottemesch, Josef, Dienstknecht 1 person, emigrated 1847 from Neuenkirchen
Flottemesch, Josef 1 person, emigrated 1840 from Damme
You should check the church books of Neuenkirchen by the Mrmon's - LDS
Werner
"Karla Nurnberg" <muessidenn@yahoo.com> schrieb:
Dear Listers,
We are seeking information regarding a Bernard or Bernhard FLOTTEMERSCH, who was probably born in Oldenburg. His great-grandson uses the surname Flatmus and we were having some difficulty deciding what the original surname was until we posted a query to the Hamilton County, Ohio mailing list at www.rootsweb.com. Several listers were vey helpful to us and one gentleman sent information about a woman with the FLOTTEMERSCH surname from Wehbergen. I checked the German phone directory for that spelling and the variant ones, but I could find nothing. What is the correct spelling of this name?
Thank you for any and all help.
Karla Nurnberg
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Hello Karla,
hier einige Daten zu Wehbergen und FLOTTEMERSCH
Ausgewandert 1866:
Flottemersch, Hermann Heinrich, geboren am 15.3.1847, Wehbergen.
Eltern: Koetter Heinr. Eberh. Flottemersch u. Anna Maria Grothe. —
Von Josef Hugenberg
Wehbergen gehoert zur Pfarre und heute zur Stadt Bersenbrueck.
Liste von Werner Honkomp im Internet:
"Zur Geschichte der Auswanderung aus dem alten Amt Damme (Oldbg.), insbesondere
nach Nordamerika, in den Jahren 1830 - 1880."
Von Johannes Ostendorf.
Flottemesch, Bernd 1 Person
ausgewandert 1843 aus Neuenkirchen/Oldenburg
Gruesse aus Osnabrück
Bernd Struckmann
Dear Karla,
do you have some more informations? There are several Bernhard in the church
books of Neuenkirchen...
Please let me know and then I will try to help you..
Best Regards
Jan