Hello to the list with surname of Behnke.
I am searching for family of Gottlieb Behnke and Wilamine Sommerveld Behnke from Niekosken, Prussia.
They left from Hamburg in 1858 with five children. Settled in Dubuque, Iowa area. I believe the area of Prussia of their homeland is now in Poland. I would guess that the name "Behnke" is not uncommon. Thanks. M. Lyle
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Hallo Marilyn Lyle,
this is my grandfather:
Friedrich Gottlieb Behnke, * 6.2.1869 Schurow, Kreis Stolp, + 18.7.1930
Berlin-Tiergarten, oo 19.10.1895
And that is his wife:
Marie Luise Caroline Schwiening, * 13.9.1873 Ronnenberg, Kreis Linden, +
15.3.1946 Berlin-Köpenick
His father Carl Friedrich Behnke, * 1843 and his father Gottlieb Behnke, *
1817, all in Schurow, did not leave Germany.
The distance between Niekosken and Schurow is about 175 km! Is it possible
that there is a connection?
Do you have an information about older Behnke´s in your area?
Best greetings
Hansdieter Behnke
Von: hannover-l-bounces@genealogy.net
[mailto:hannover-l->bounces@genealogy.net] Im Auftrag von Marilyn LYLE