Hi List Members,
I have the death certificates of my great grandfather who died in Cincinnati,
Ohio. It states that his parents were George Brengelman and mother was Anna
Muller, Hanover, Germany. I also have a death certificate of Sophia
Brengelman Geselbracht that states her parents were Gerhard Brengelman and
Anna Muller, Oldenburg, Germany. She and her husband are buried on the same
lot with the Brengelman family. I have wondered if she is a sister to my
great grandfather.
Is the name Gerhard the same as George?
Thanks Kennett
Hi Kennett,
Gerhard and George are different names, but I found at least two
cases in my list that A Georg was sometimes called Gerd or
Gerhard. I don't know why.
Bye
Otto
KennettW@aol.com schrieb:
Dear sir,
Generally George and Gerhard are different first names.
But I have often found that German Gerhards went to the USA and switched to
George.
There are 80 Brengelmann extensions listed in the German telephone directory.
I would reckon they do originate from the northern Osnabrueck area (a guess !).
Sincerely yours
Falk Liebezeit
Diepholz
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