Looking for information about the ancestors and early life of my gggfather, Henry Miehe, b. 17 Jul 1807 in Hannover. He emigrated to U.S.A. in 1852 on the Hannah Crocker leaving Bremen, arriving in New Orleans, with wife Christine Elizabeth Heumann [Hamman, Heinemen?] and 6 of his 7 children. Christine was born in Hildesheim or Hannover on 17 May 1809.They settled in Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois where Henry died 1 May 1882 and Christine died 16 Jun 1895. They were members of the German Evangelical Church.
Seeking knowledge of ancestors and early life of John Henry Frederick Miehe,
b. 13 Aug 1834, Sohlde, Prussia. Emigrated to USA around 1848 to Macoupin County, Illinois, where he married Rebecca A. Jacobs (b. in Indiana). They settled in Palmyra in Macoupin County and had 8 known children. John died 4 Nov 1906 in Palmyra. I am particularly interested in knowing if there was a connection between John and Henry Miehe (1807-1882) who was born in Hannover and also emigrated to Macoupin County, Illinois.
It is obvious you've done a lot of background investigation already. If both Miehe gents show up in an area like Macoupin County at roughly the same time, it's almost a slam-dunk there is a familial connection of some sort, more so if it was in the town of Carlinville itself or the immediate surrounding area (not a guarantee mind you, just a strong likelihood). I wouldn't be nearly as confident if their names were Schmidt or Schulz or Wagner though.
Looking for information about the ancestors and early life of my gggfather, Henry Miehe, b. 17 Jul 1807 in Hannover. He emigrated to U.S.A. in 1852 on the Hannah Crocker leaving Bremen, arriving in New Orleans, with wife Christine Elizabeth Heumann [Hamman, Heinemen?] and 6 of his 7 children. Christine was
born in Hildesheim or Hannover on 17 May 1809.They settled in Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois where Henry died 1 May 1882 and Christine died 16 Jun 1895. They were members of the German Evangelical Church.
Have you already done a LDS FHLC place search for Hildesheim, to see what records may exist in their film and fiche holdings for that area? Likewise for S�hlde, although it does not seem nearly as well covered (as the chips often fly).
Right off the bat you could check the Kingdom of Hannover 1852 census for any family surnames for Hildesheim, since that census enumerates households by individual names. The city of Hannover would amount to quite a project though (due to its enormity), at least without knowing the section (quarter or district) in which they resided. As for the town of Hildesheim, some of your ancestors may have been included in the 1852 Volksz�hlungen just prior to emigrating to Illinois, or may have left relatives behind there. The censuses of 1833 to 1848 may also be of value, albeit in a more limited way, as there you will be looking for heads of households only. Additional censuses for Hildesheim include ones for 1855, 1858, 1861 and 1864, but this may be too late for you and yours.
Hildesheim is also covered by many other record types at in the FHLC catalog.
Paddy,
I would like to say that your question is solved, but there is a problem
with dates! I found this in the Hannover archives:
1. Miehe, Heinrich, Söhlde
3. Kotsasse und Zimmermann
5. Miehe, Elisabeth, geb. Heumann;
Miehe, Carl Conrad Ferdinand (geb. 25. 05. 1843)
7. Amerika
8. Okt. 1863: vor ca. 10 Jahren
You find this by going to this site:
In the blank space, put Miehe Söhlde and click on Suchen (search). On the
results, it's the last one listed. You can click on that and see the whole
record. Could you be wrong about the date--you said 1852 and this says 1863?
Barbara
Looking for information about the ancestors and early life of my gggfather,
Hello Paddy and Barbara,
it's all right.
"Okt. 1863: vor ca. 10 Jahren" means about, that the
family emigratet to Amerika was wright down in October
1863, but the point of time was circa 10 years before
["vor ca. 10 years" = before circa 10 years]
If you want, you could request a photocopy from this
document from the Hauptstaatsarchiv Hannover.
The signature of the dokument is "Hann. 74 Marienburg
Nr. 695 [ Klassifikationskennzahl: 01.24. ]"
Best greetings from Peine [circa 20 kilometer from
S�hlde]
Alexander (Fricke)
Hello Alexander and Paddy,
I also want to point out that sometimes a family or individuals go
back to Germany (or any birthplace) to visit someone or bring children back
to the U.S. Maybe the Miehe's did indeed immigrate in 1852 and then go to
Germany 10 years later and return in 1863. However I do not find them in the
1870 census--but I'm using the index and the name could be misspelled.
Paddy, could you provide the names of the males in the family who were
born in Hannover? In the 1900 U.S. Census, the date of immigration is
listed. However, the original Miehe couple were no longer living in 1900.
Would the child listed in the Hannover archives be called Carl Conrad
Ferdinand Miehe? Or is there a shortened version of his name? I haven't
found him in the 1900 census.
Barbara
Hello Paddy and Barbara,