Thunhorst family

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In the Essen, Germany area, it was common to name all of the sons a name
like Johan, the second and third name would come from the godparent and the child
would go by the second and third name. I have a Jobst Friederich Thunhorst
married to Marie Christina Fülling, they had 6 kids, one being Johan Friedrich
Wilhelm Thunhorst born 1819. My Fuellings went to Trintiy Lutheran Church in
Cleveland,Ohio, where many Thunhorst children were confirmed(Rootsweb) My
Great great grandfather Johan Christopher Fülling born 1832 in Harpenfeld, had a
sister, Marie who married Johan Christopher Heinrich Thunhorst. After Johan
Christopher Fülling came to Cleveland, Ohio, his children were baptized at
Trinity Lutheran where a there were a few Thunhorst as godparents for his
childdren, he had 14 children.
Have a Nice Day! Jill
I am currently researching the following names:
Barlag,Bochenski,Bogdanski,Bredehoft,Brinkmann,Cawley,Ciesielski,Cieszkiewiez,
Drehs,Dress,Dufelmeyer,Dufelmeier,Fuelling/Fulling,Frese,Fresen,Hunken,Klindtw
orth,Hirschy,Jalonski,Kaminski,Kozielecki,Kozielewski,Kurgan,Leimkuehler,Leime
nkuhler,Lydon,Mazgaj,Mesch,Obyc,Ostmeier/Ostmeyer,Obrock,Piechalski,Poertner,P
ranten,Quell,Rak,Reker,Redecker,Schwetscher,Speckmann,Springhorn,
Thiessecharpen/Thieschaper,Thunhorst,Viel/Viets,Winteregg,Wistinghausen,Wolers,/Wohlerst,Z
inzack, Zynczak,Zinczak
Jill Leimkuehler

(MagdalenaJLM@aol.com)

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Dear Magdalena,

I notice you have Wolers on your list.

I have a Wohlers in mine which I suspect could be a different spelling
version of the same surname. This is a very long bow I know but just in
case you have done some extensive research on the Wolers, I'd like to
mention my ancestor is a Katharina Susanna Wohlers who married a Heinrich
Christoph Bruns. They lived in Bederkesa and on the 13 July 1795 baptised a
daughter - Sophia Charlotta.

Kind regards

Marlene Brennan

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Dear Marlene,

I am a Wohlers/Wolers cousin of Jill Leimkuehler (aka "Magdalena") on my
mother's side. Our common Wohlers ancestors came from Bredenbeck in the
parish of Bargstedt, located about 25 miles southeast of Bederkesa.

I also have Wohlers relatives on my father's side from the village of H�ring
in the parish of Steinau. H�ring is located about two miles north east of
Bederkesa. My connection to these Wohlers is through an unknown sister of
my great-great-grandmother Catharina Wilkens nee Ahrens (* 1814 in Odisheim,
+ 1903 in Pedingworth amt Otterndorf) who married a Wilhelm Wohlers from
H�ring. I believe that Wilhelm and his wife had at least three children who
emigrated to the U.S., Peter Nicholas, Claus Hinrich and Anna (married name
Wierk), all of whom who eventually settled in Brooklyn. Peter Nicholas
Wohlers (known as Uncle Nick to my father) is buried in Lutheran Cemetery in
Middle Village, Queens in a plot diagonally in back of and to the left of my
great-grandparents, Henry Buck and Rebecca Buck nee Wilkens.

Fred Buck
Cincinnati, Ohio

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Thank you Fred for this information,

I have not sought any information previously on the Wohlers as I have only
recently discovered the connection in my ancestary. I will keep your
information for when I am researching that branch.

Your Wohlers are certainly close to where mine are from. Have you or anyone
in your family explored the Wohlers further?

Kind regards

Marlene Brennan
Brisbane, Australia