Am grying to find out where and when my husband's ancestor came from in
Germany. Part of the family says Oldenburg and the other Hannover.
They may have overlapped during his lifetime. They came in about
1836-37 to Mercer County, Ohio. Came with wife Elizabeth, children
Elizabeth, Gertrude and Bernard. Possibly two children from her
previous marriage, surname Korte. Where did they live in Germany,
exactly when did they leave? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Elizabeth was born in Neuenkirchen bei Vorden and it is believed that
her husband Johann Heinrich (Henry) was born in Vorden. His father was
Johann Bernard Joseph Gortemolle nee Becker, born in Vorden in 1768.
Henry was born in 1800. Johann Bernard's first wife Catherine Maria
Hellwig (Hellman) and his second wife was Margaretha Maria Elizabetha
Berlage. Don't know how accurate all this information is. Elizabeth's
first husband, surname Korte, died and she married Henry (don't know
where or when). Thank you for any help you can offer me for where to
look.
Sophie Gottemoller