In my searches I had the town in Farnhamville [has a German
colony]and Churdan[ Mainly Irish] Iowa and the church ,because some
one else was getting records from a church I saw in a centennial
book laying around in my parents boxes. I nealy threw this church
centennial book away. I hope i did not others not knowing the
importance. There in the centennial pages was the founding fathers.
[My ancestors. the church had the 'colony' founders from Oldendorf
and the church Nahrendorf. ] and many other members from the area of
oldendorf or who had married to some there.
One family Jurgen H. Frederick Meyer said Bleckede as origination
which had the church of Nahrendorf. His wife Schenk was also from
there. His brother Jurgen H. William Meyer was a christian scientist
and his name was not in the book. His wife was and she was from
Kreutzen bei Luneburg it said. [ Bergen church district, kries
celle]. but the children are all listed and sponsers are found by
indivual search of babtisms. they are listed as being from Oldendorf.
church Nahrendorf. so I am able to send for records and search back.
Often the maps look like these other villages are so far, but
sometimes they really are only a few miles apart. Then I reach a
road block mentioned from another area of Radenbeck germny.
I am happy to be led to the father and mothers family of my Juergen's
the juregen Johann Heinrich Luhman family near this area. few miles
away. sometimes Nahrendorf church sometimes Dahlenburg church. I did
not get all the church records of the luhman family in depth from the
church[ but i will eventually]. A kind resident of Oldendorf man by
name Kregel/ Meyer gave me some lookups as a basis of my serching
there. And the famous Albers of this list helped me alot.
Often church records give the fathers name when the children marry
and it is up to you to write and ask for more information., which i
have not done. My Luhmann church records go all the way to
Bostelwiebaeck and Lehstahl over to area by Elbe and down by Gohrde.
etc..Marriage to Schlaphof at Tellmer from Raven.
GEHRKE
I have the name Gehrke in the tree. Andre Heinrich Gehrke of
Dubbekold had a child Cathrina Elisabeth Gehrke who married Jurgen
Heinrich Luhmann [ b. 1753]of Eichdorf. We have had a few Sophia[
Mueller family] Helene's, in the family, but none have named the
children of this direct linage Sophia. Going back to 1600's their has
been connections with Nahrendorf church. the family branch that went
up to Northern Bleckede to areas like Altgarge and even to more north
[ can't think of name] These went to Iowa with the Meyer family.
Later moved to Ottertail and Goodhue, Mn where others from this
Dahlenburg area of germany went.
The children of Gehrke/ Luhmann bring in Reinecke, Ries, Reiss,
Meyer, Schlaphof[f], Bartels, Barthel,Timm,Schulz, Schulze,Seil,
Meier, Pagel, Konke,Steinbach,Jacobs, Blank,Grothe,Tripp - . plus
church records with unidentifiable names.
The trees of those mentioned at jonas on line.de of dahlenburg have
possibilites.Maleyka. Nothing proven yet. My Luhman said that they
would be related to all in that area.?
In the family we have names albert and august and otto. Wheredid they
come from. The godfthers have one name mentoned. Is it considered
part of the name unmentioned? Some times I think the first born has
the father and grandfthers name plus the mothers father in the three
names. My family had nothing mroe to do with people in Radenbeck., so
it seems so the naming pattern skips them alot.
Sauck co., wi is the tree of george meyer one finds a marraige at
Nahrendorf. One finds the name Behn. References to mn. and ks and
nebraska. [ it's been awhile since i checked this] names like herman,
thersa, edward,marie, etc names coming to family Riley , Streeter.
but all loose ends. i believe some of mine may have went to Wi., but
time will tell.
For a long time I took what I read to heart 'that the people stayed
in their villages and would not be marrying someone from a long ways
away'. NONSENSE. Mine found Celle people to marry over by Oldendorf.
Dahlenburg imported people from west of Hanover to bring in new
occupations and goods. trade routes because of salt and other things
brought in people. If they hadn't mixed with others elsewhere it
would be easier. ONE HAS TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND. also, When i get a
ship list I check the whole thing. Woe is me.
About below. it gets so confusing you see in records hanover and it
is not the city after all but the kingdom. and then you see it
Hannover Kingdom and even in germany the alternate spelling. so I try
to check everything. not even sure my concept is right.
well, I guess I gave my New Years wine.
Happy new years
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