Looking for German family connections to this Janssen family. Also I would like to know where St. Joost or St. Josef, Oldenburg, Germany is located and who I might contact there for Lutheran Church records.
Anyone recognize this family?
Thank you,
Mary Beth Janssen
Emporia, Kansas, USA
Dear Mary Beth,
The village of St. Joost is today a part of the political municipality of
WANGERLAND, County of FRIESLAND, north of Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The
undersigned was a governmental officer in this area before immigrating in
1993 to the U.S..
About people of the parish of St. Joost you should write to
Kirchengemeinde Pakens-Hooksiel und St. Joost-Wueppels
c/o Herrn Stefan Welz
Goedeke-Michel-Strasse 25
26434 Wangerland
Germany
The phone number of this office is 01149-4425-81117.
If you don't get any results, please feel free to contact me again. I will
then send a letter to Pastor Welz in German.
Sincerely,
Hans-Georg Boyken
P. O. Box 269
Titonka, IA 50480-0269, USA
phone: +1-515-928-2985