Museumverein Dahlenburg -Geschichte un Geschichten
This seems to be a wonderful book. I am grateful to have it. It is not a book that contains a lot of names or charts. There for one actually has to attempt to read it. Has anyone on the list read the book? I am going to try several ways. I might scan it and then use the translator. I hate to ruin the binding. Perhaps I can type it into a note book and then translate it. Well not the whole book. The one chapter I am looking forward to reading with great excitement is this chapter. Die Jaglager in der Goehrde. page 146. Written by Karlheinz Genzel.
jo meyer
I thought I had seen the name Mahnke in the book listed above. But the name was Menke.
The newest name I have found to research is Ernst Mahnke from Berlin on his way to New York. born 1878. or 1877. His line on a passengers list of the Columbia was just below Luhmann of Bleckede and Heinrich Mosel of Boitzenburg. They were on their way to Iowa. Ernest Mahnke seems to be included in the tail of the bracket grouping. I think I have tracked him to Webster county. Where he married Denckel. I think his background is Fehmarn. I can find lots about this one. It goes back to the Kohler or Kahler tree.
But then one can not be sure with just a name and age on the list. It is merely speculation that that is acurate who he was. What else can I do to figure out if I have the right person?
I shall check AIDA. I have tried checking to see if he would fall into Mosel or Luhmann tree. But my knowlege is limited about each tree.
I suppose I could use process of elimnation. Anyone close on census, who did not emigrate in the year 1889 would be ruled out. And then pursue each who makes the qualifications.??
I have read other accounts about passengers who meet other passengers aboard ship. They decide sometime or other to go where the other passenger is going. Because it seems like a good Idea. Some are more or less playing it by ear.
Any suggestions.
jo Meyer