My Sonneborn Family

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Here is the information on my Sonneborn family. Again, all of my US
based information says they originated in Hannover. Both of these
families also share some connection with the Runge surname. Because of
the size I will send it separately in German. Thanks, Erin

Freiderich Sonneborn - born 7 March 1817 in Hannover, died 21 June 1886
in Illinois, USA, emigrated sometime before 1860
            Wife: Louise or Luise - born 2 February 1824 in Hannover,
died 14 March 1885 in Illinois, USA, emigrated sometime before 1860,
married in Germany.

            Children: August Sonneborn - born 10 November 1843 in
Hannover died 18 November 1843 (buried at sea)
                          Frederick Sonneborn - born 7 March 1846 in
Hannover, died October 1847 in Germany
                          William Sonneborn - born 2 July 1848 in
Hannover, died 15 December 1868 in Palatine, Illinois, USA
                          Wilhelmina Sonneborn - born 15 December 1851
in Hannover, died 12 June 1912 in Illinois, USA, married Henry F. Runge
on 19 January 1871.
                          Sophia L. Sonneborn - born 2 February 1853 in
Hannover, died 6 July 1938 Elgin, Illinois, USA, married Charles
Marckhoff on 29 March 1870.
                          Louise Sonneborn - born 17 June 1855 Illinois,
USA, died 15 March 1865, Illinois, USA
                          Caroline Sonneborn - born 4 February 1858
Illinois, USA, died 11 March 1865 Illinois, USA
                          Emma Sonneborn - born 2 June 1863, Illinois,
USA, died 15 March 1865, Illinois, USA
                          Emma Sonneborn - born 3 August 1865.

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Hello Erin,

       There is one listing in the emigration archives (Hannover) that lists
a Sophie Sonneborn from Alfeld. That may be no help to you--however, it
could be that she traveled with someone else to join her family in America.
There are no other listings for Sonneborn or Sonnenborn. (Obviously, those
names may be one and the same, so don't limit your search to only one
spelling!)

      In the ISTG (immigrant ship lists), there is a listing for:
Friederike Sonneborn 19 Preussen Bodenburg
      Date is 1865 which is later than your family emigrated, but it would
indicate that there were Sonneborns in Bodenburg at one time. There is a
Bodenburg which is fairly close to Alfeld (north east).

     If you have no more leads, you could check the LDS records for those
places and see if YOUR Sonneborn family was from that area.

Good luck,
Barbara