Elizabeth Besozzi <besozem1@gmail.com>
7:47 PM (1 minute ago)
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Dear All - I would greatly appreciate help to learn where my VonderHaar and
Grünkemeier ancestors came from. I believe they came from Hannover near
Osnabrück, possibly Voltlage, or Wittlage or Schwagstorf but have not been
able to find evidence.
Following are the facts:
- The VonderHaar and Grünkemeier families emigrated in 1837 to Mercer
County, Ohio, USA.
- They sailed on the Ship Maria Brandt from Bremen to New York and arrived
in New York 29 June 1837. Please see table below with the information
transcribed from the ship's arrival passenger list.
*Name*
*Birth Year*
*Occupation*
Mr Heinrich von Der Haar
1804
Laborer
Mrs Wilhelmine V D Haar
1812
His wife
nee Grünkemeier
Heinrich V D Haar
1834
His son
Wilhelmine V D Haar
1836
his daughter
Mr Gerhard V D Haar
1769
Tailor
Mrs Marianne V D Haar
1774
his wife
nee Muth
Mr Herman Grünkemeier
1801
Carpenter
Mrs Maria Grünkemeier
1809
his wife
nee VonderHaar
Mr Bernhard Grünkemeier
1833
his son
Joseph Grünkemeier
1834
his son
Mrs Maria Grünkemeier
1780
His mother
nee Forstman ?
Ms Maria Grünkemeier
1809
his sister
I would greatly appreciate assistance, as well as suggestions on how to get
records such as birth and marriage.
Vielen Dank
Elizabeth Besozzi
Hello Elizabeth,
your families Gruenkemeyer and von der Haar seem to have come from
Voltlage. It would make more sense to contact the mailing list of the
Osnabruecker region.
https://list.genealogy.net/mm/listinfo/tefam-l
I have found the following info in the state archives of Osnabrueck
regarding emigrants from Voltlage with the register numbers:
Rep 335 Nr. 786, Rep 350 Fü Nr. 132- Surkamp, Johann Hermann Joseph,
geb. 16.11.1835, Voltlage, Elt.: Sürkamp, *Johann Heinrich, Heuerling
und Anna Maria, geb. **Grünkemeyer, Voltlage, ausgewandert 1854 nach
Cincinnati. Sein Oheim Grünkemeyer ist Bauer in der Nähe von Cincinnati.*
Hi Elizabeth
I had already written directly and gave you links to Voltage near
Osnabrueck to find your ancestors. As they seem to have settled in
Cincinnati I found many members of the family Grunkem eyer and
VonderHaar on the cemetery there:
As I already mentioned my mail was too large for the mailinglist. I hope
this helps you to find your ancestors, who seem to have been catholic.
Greetings - Uschi (Boes)
Dear Uschi - thank you so much for all the information and suggestions you
have provided. This should help me make some good progress.
Kind Regards
Liz Besozzi
Hi Liz,
I am in Cincinnati. If there is anything specific I can help with from
here, please let me know.
Thanks,
Kristin Van Scoy