RAHENKAMP family

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Hello,

I would like to find more information on my great, great grandparents.

Adam Heinrich RAHENKAMP

Born: about 1820 in Kingdom of Hannover (probably in Schledenhausen,
Osnabruck district)

Parents: listed on Death Certificate as "Frederik and Maria Rahnkamp" - both
born in "Germany"

Immigrated to USA from Bremen via the ship George F. Patten, arriving in New
York on 3 October 1851.

He applied for U.S Citizenship on 18 November 1859 and was Naturalized on 14
April 1862.

Died: 18 September 1886 in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Buried in Woodland Cemetery, Newark, NJ, where he purchased a family lot on
19 October 1867.

His wife was Maria Elizabeth EBERHARDT, born about 1820 in Hannover,
Germany. (Her parents were "Henry and Mary EBERHARDT", both born in
Germany.) Maria died in Newark, New Jersey, USA, on 28 November 1887 and is
buried with her husband in Woodland Cemetery in Newark.

Their daughter, Anna Catherine Gertrud (RAHENKAMP) Wegener, was born 15
August 1849 in Hannover, Germany. Anna immigrated with her parents in 1851
when she was 2 years old. A record found in the Schledehausen (Lutheran)
Church states Catharine Gertrud RAHENKAMP was Christened on 26 August 1849.

I believe Adam Heinrich RAHENKAMP must have had siblings, and I also
believe Adam and his wife, Maria, had other children before Anna Catharine
Gertrud. However, I have been unable to confirm any siblings or other
children.

I apologize for such a long posting, but I wanted to be sure to include all
the information currently known to me.

Any help in finding additional information on this family would be greatly
appreciated.

Regards,
Carol Payne in Oklahoma, USA
SnowWhite@Lakewebs.net

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Hi Carol:

First, you are right to post all the information you have.

You would be supprised how many queries there are which simply state such as: "Does anyone have any information of Heinrich Schmidt born in Germany?"

Did you get your information about Catherine Gertrud from the LDS? I note that they have the following:

Kirchenbuchduplikat, 1822-1863 Evangelische Kirche Schledehausen (Kr. Osnabr�ck) You would think that there would be more information than for Catherine.

Staatsarchiv Osnabr�ck has the following listed:

PERS Rahenkamp, Christoph Heinrich 26089
PERS Rahenkamp, Clare Marie 26089
PERS Rahenkamp, Johann Friedrich 26089
PERS Rahenkamp, Marie Eleonore 26089
PERS Rahenkamp, Marie Gertrud 26089

Its there, you just have to find it (;.)

Gale

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Hello Carol,
      Gale pointed out that these people emigrated and are listed in the
Osnabrück archives:

    Rahenkamp, Christoph Heinrich 26089
    Rahenkamp, Clare Marie 26089
    Rahenkamp, Johann Friedrich 26089
    Rahenkamp, Marie Eleonore 26089
    Rahenkamp, Marie Gertrud 26089

       These people are from Essen (Bad Essen) which is in the same general
region as you ancestors. They may be a part of that same family.

      Also, do a search on this page and you will see more Rahenkamps:

     http://meta.genealogy.net/metasuche/index.jsp

      You might also check the German phonebook for the Rahenkamp names.
Most also come from that general Osnabrück area:

     http://www.telefonbuch.de/

      Maybe you are familiar with this website. There are 133 Rahenkamps
listed there from the U.S. as well as Germany, some in the Osnabrück area:
     Gratis Stammbaum, Genealogie, Familiengeschichte und DNA-Test

I hope some of this will be helpful to you.

Barbara

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Thank you Gale and Barbara!

What do the numbers mean after the names of the people found in the
Osnabr�ck archives?

Barbara - you said I would see more Rahenkamps at
http://meta.genealogy.net/metasuche/index.jsp - my searches turned up
nothing - what am I doing wrong?

I have the names from the phonebook and am in the process of writing letters
to them - even have a friend who will translate for me. Of course, who
knows how long it will be before they write back, IF they do.

Guess there was one other thing I should have mentioned - there are at least
3 separate branches of Rahenkamps in the US. We're all having the same
problem - we can't get enough information from "across the pond" to connect
our families. I found Debra's files on Rootsweb, and she put me in touch
with Robert Rahenkamp. Robert was the one who found Catharine Gertrud's
christening info when he was looking through church records during his 1976
visit. I figure there has to be more in the church records, but I don't
know how to go about it.

Regards,
Carol Payne in Oklahoma, USA
SnowWhite@Lakewebs.net

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Hi Carol,

      Those letters after the Rahenkamp names in the emigration archives
points to the place of origin in code. I looked it up and it is Essen (or
Bad Essen) in the greater Osnabrück area. If you want to order those
records, I can send the information to that website. I thought it may be to
your interest, if you recognize the names. You wouldn't want to order the
records if they are not in your family.

On the genealogy.net metasuche by searching for Rahenkamp, I get this:

Rahenkamp Adam * 1872 + 1967 GedBas
Rahenkamp Living * 1900 + 1985 GedBas
Rahenkamp Anna Elsabein * + GedBas
Rahenkamp Living * 1900 + GedBas
Rahenkamp Arthur Paul * 1900 USA, Pennsylvania, Allegheny county,
Pittsburgh + 1936 USA, Pennsylvania, Allegheny county, Pittsburgh GedBas

Then, you click on each one for more information. I don't know why it
wouldn't work for you. Just put the name Rahenkamp and leave the "place"
blank. By clicking on the GedBas, you get data that is known for each
person. There is usually an email address of the person who placed the
information there. I thought that Adam may be your ancestor, but maybe not.

   Also, the LDS have various church records for Essen. Be sure you get the
right Essen. They are incomplete, but you never know what you may find.
Essen is where the people listed in the emigration archives are from.

   Also, the town you mentioned is spelled wrong in one place, I believe.
Later you have it right. It should be Schledehausen (no "n"). I have a very
detailed road atlas to Germany. There are two towns with the name of
Schledehausen. One is near Bakum (which happens to be in Oldenburg and not
Hannover) and the church records are at Bakum. The LDS has Catholic records
from there. The other is east of Osnabrück and probably the one your people
came from? The LDS also has some church records, but they are also
incomplete.

   About Eberhardt-- did Adam and Marie Elisabeth Eberhardt marry in
Germany? If not, there is a Maria Elisabeth in the Hannover archives listed
from Gieboldehausen which is not near Osnabrück. The LDS have Catholic
church records for that town. It is northeast of Göttingen and northwest of
Duderstadt.
  
   Amen.
Barbara

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Barbara wrote>>

Those letters after the Rahenkamp names in the >emigration archives points

to the place of origin in >code. I looked it up and it is Essen (or Bad
Essen) in >the greater Osnabr�ck area. If you want to order those

records, I can send the information to that website. I >thought it may be

to your interest, if you recognize the >names. You wouldn't want to order
the records if they >are not in your family.

To the best of my current knowlege, these people are not in my branch of the
Rahenkamp family. However I will check with the other Rahenkamp researchers
to see if they would want any of these records.

On the genealogy.net metasuche by searching for >Rahenkamp, I get this:

Rahenkamp Adam * 1872 + 1967 GedBas
Rahenkamp Living * 1900 + 1985 GedBas
Rahenkamp Anna Elsabein * + GedBas
Rahenkamp Living * 1900 + GedBas
Rahenkamp Arthur Paul * 1900 USA, Pennsylvania, > Allegheny county,

Pittsburgh + 1936 USA, >Pennsylvania, Allegheny county, Pittsburgh
GedBas

Then, you click on each one for more information. I >don't know why it

wouldn't work for you. Just put the >name Rahenkamp and leave the "place"
blank.

I don't know why it didn't work for me last night, but I tried again today,
and it worked just fine. Unfortunately, they do not appear to be part of my
branch either. (While I was there, I checked on my WEGENERs - the results
about blew my mind! - but I'll have to get back to them another day...)

  Also, the town you mentioned is spelled wrong in one >place, I believe.

Later you have it right. It should be >Schledehausen (no "n"). I have a
very detailed road >atlas to Germany. There are two towns with the name >of
Schledehausen. One is near Bakum (which happens >to be in Oldenburg and not
Hannover) and the church >records are at Bakum. The LDS has Catholic records

from there. The other is east of Osnabr�ck and >probably the one your

people came from?

Yes, I believe so. According to earlier researchers, and Robert Rahenkamp,
the original RAHENKAMP farm was/is in the community of Grambergen. In 1939
it belonged to the Wolfman family, and in 1976 it was occupied by the
Hoffman family. Robert Rahenkamp says the Schledehausen (Lutheran) parish
records give reference to Jeggen, Schenburg, Linne and Grambergen where the
Rahenkamp families lived.

The LDS also has some church records, but they are >also incomplete.

So I discovered! I was thinking that if Robert Rahenkamp happened to find
the christening record for my Anna Catharine Gertrud Rahenkamp among the
Schledehausen parish records, there should be more! I just can't believe
Adam & Marie Rahenkamp didn't have any children before Anna in 1849.

  About Eberhardt-- did Adam and Marie Elisabeth >Eberhardt marry in

Germany?

Yes, and that's another parish record I was hoping to find. Assuming they
married around the age of 20, they would have been married about 1840. Do
you have any idea where the Schledehausen parish records might be kept
today? Maybe there's a local researcher I could hire?

I really, really appreciate all the help and ideas you and Gale have
provided - Thank You!

Regards,
Carol Payne SnowWhite@Lakewebs.net

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Hi Carol,

      This page refers to Schledehausen and the records for the church
there:

http://www.hist.de/ygeorgsmarienhuette.htm

There are people at that address who do research. Look here:

http://www.hist.de/

   I've tried unsuccessfully to find the address of the St. Laurentius
Church in Scheldehausen. You could contact the church directly and maybe
they would look up something for you.

   I find it interesting that earlier records (than 1803) were in the
Catholic church. I wonder if that is still the case.

    The four towns you mention are all around Schleldehausen - my map shows
two churches in Schledehausen, but none in those other towns. One could
presume that they went to church in Schledehausen and the records would
include them as well.

    You might take a look at the LDS film for Schledehausen. There are two
films actually with a lot of different records. I have found a film like
that to be helpful. On the other hand, it may be useless. It only covers
1822-1863. It has church and civil records.

Well, I wish you clear sailing!
Barbara