[OL]Taphorn genealogy

Hello Velma,
I visited two times the archive in Vechta.

For your Henry Taphorn I checked all the church books of Oldenburger-Münsterland between 1840 and 1842. I found only this Taphorn records:

*18.Apr.1840 Lohne, Franz Gerd Henrich, parents: Gerd Henrich Tappehorn - Margaretha Schwegmann
*30.Apr.1841 Lohne, Henrich, parents: Johan Herm Tappehorn - Maria Elisabeth Grabber
*30.Jul.1841 Dinklage, Johann Henrich, 1.child, parents: Gerhard Henrich Taphorn - Anna Elis. Högemann
no records in Damme or Amt Damme, e.g. Neuenkirchen, Holdorf

Then I checked the passenger lists at our University.
Ship SCHILLER, arrival Baltimore 26.Oct.1860
it listed Heinrich Taphorn, age 19 years and 3 month, farmer, from Oldenburg to Cincinnati

Referring to this information I assume it could be Johann Henrich Taphorn, born 30.July 1841 in Dinklage

In additional of this I checked also the years 1869 - 1875 Damme and Neuenkirchen for Maria Taphorn, born 1.Apr.1872, but I could not find a record.
I can't believe, that the first two childs of Henrich Taphorn and Maria Feldhaus was born in Ohio and the third child Maria in Neuenkirchen/Oldenburg. Could it be, that Ohio have also a place Neuenkirchen !?

What I could find is record of birth for the husband of Maria Taphorn:

*07.Juni 1870 Damme, Johann Georg Taube, parents: Friedrich Taube - Bernardine Winner by Pienings in Rottinghaus
(an additional notice I can't understand says: from Neuenkirchen, my be they moved from Neuenkirchen to Damme-Rottinghaus)

Between 1869 - 1875 I found in Damme and Neuenkirchen only one Taphorn record:

*12.Oct.1873 Neuenkirchen, Friedrich Theodor Gustav Tapphorn,
             parents: Gustav Tapphorn - Maria Josephina Bergmann (name from Damme) by Piening or Liening?
             witnesses:Friedrich Taube, Naberhaus, Bernd Greving, Maria Gr. Bergmann

That's all. I hope it help at your puzzle.

Werner

Werner Honkomp writes:

Hello Velma,
I visited two times the archive in Vechta.
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I'm constantly amazed to see how far members of this list go to help
others with their research. Just because they want to.

Velma is not connected with the particular Taphorn but is helping
others. She has already spend considerable money on this effort and
'only' happens to be 82 years young.

I wish, I wish we could all get together sometime so that I could hug
all of you for the help you give each other. It's so wonderful.

Thank you

Fred

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