Hello,
I hope someone could please help me. My great great grandfather, Bernard Henry Tekamp, came to America on the ship "Fortuna" with his family on 1 October 1862. He was born in Holland on 19 April 1826 in Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland. He married Anna Marie Gertrude Neuhaus geb. Leissener on 10 July 1855 at Sankt Remigius, Borken, Westfalen. She had a son from her first marriage who died in the United States.
I was told my gg grandfather was also married before. My grandmother, Mary Ann Gertrude Tekamp was born 10 May 1855 in Osting, Westfalen. Where is Osting (Osding)? Is it part of Ramsdorf where Anna Marie Gertrude Leissner Neuhaus Tekamp was born on 20 May 1824?
According to the passenger list on the ship "Fortuna", all of their children were born at Osting (Osding). The children were Hinr. Hein. 9, Mariann 6, Sophie 3 and Hendrich 1. There also was a Christina Neising 21 with them. Did she come to help with the children? I found Sophie and Hendrich were baptized at Sankt Reigimus. Was Hinr. Hein. and Mariann from a former marriage of Bernard Henry Tekamp? I could not find another marriage for Bernard. Both were born before his marriage to the Leissener-Nieuhues. I found her first marriage to Wiennnd Leonard Nienhues . They were married 1 Feb. 1848. Nienhues' father was Johann Heinrick Nienhues.
I have been unable to find the baptismal record of Hinr. Hein. born abt. 1853 and Mary Ann Gertrude Tekamp born 10 May 1855. I also haven't find the marriage of Bernard Henry Tekamp. Could someone please help me? Thank you for any help you can help me. I do not understand German and am doing the best I can with the German records. Thank you, again.
Margeria (Marge) Neu