I am trying to locate any family records in Germany to help us find parents
&/or siblings of Franz Klostermann and Angela Reckers. Below is what is on
their tombstones. Does anyone have any idea what local Catholic Church I
would contact for the areas they were born???
Francius Antonius Klostermann
Ceb 7 June 1831 in
Neuenkirchen Oldenburg
Cest 10 Feb 1892
Angela Catherine (maiden name was Recker or Reckers) Klostermann
Ceb' ne 10 Feb. 1848
ZuGrefeen Bie Munster
Westphalen, Deutschland
Cest 14 Nov 1900
I know that Angela came to the United States in 1867. We think that Franz
Klostermann came to the United States around 1860. They ended up in the
Covington, KY area. They had 10 children and he was a Manufacturer of and
Dealer in Boots and Shoes; Custom Work a Specialty (story goes that he
specialized in shoes for deformed feet.) There also was a Joseph Klostermann
family living in the area at the same time and we think they may have been
brothers but I don't have a proof of that.
Any help or hints where to look would be appreciated. This is my first time
on this site so I really don't know how to go about this.
Thanks
Debi Snow