Hi,
I am wondering if could be Herssum parish in Holte? Have seen similar Arens, Ahrens data with ties to St. Louis, Missouri. Have seen the name Ahrens mentioned Emslanders.com. but Borssum (parish in Aschendorf) Per the webmaster.
I wonder if Hildesheim is nearby?
Silly as I think this reply might sound, (and probobly is), I look at names at this website which many are secondarily from St. Louis, Missouri and Illinois, and click the links of names when there is one..and sometimes notice surnames I recognize as witness' etc... also just by looking at known names..even without being linked sometimes seems coincidental. And I hink..Coincidental..sometimes coincidences do happen.
Barbie
St. Louis