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Comment by Sherril Edward Bilky Jr on March 10, 2010 at 9:20pm: Thank you for the information but I do have the 1900 census. The bohlke that is living in lenawee is my August and Bertha. My problem is I can't find anything before 1885 when they imigrated to the US. I was able to get death certificates through the Seeking Michigan web site. August came to this country with his mother and brothers but I have not been able to find out where they came from or if they traveled with their father. There are still Bohlke living in the Detroit or southern Michigan area I'm just not sure where exactly they are.

Comment by Catherine Davis on March 9, 2010 at 8:35pm: Sherril,
Using ancestry.com, I found the family in censuses: 1900 --Bohlke in Deerfield, Lenawee Co, MI (her mother was with them); 1910--Bilky in Raisin Twp, Lenawee Co; and 1930 --Bilky in Hazel Park, Royal Oak Twp, Oakland, Co. Do you already have this information or would you like me to try and send it to you?

Also, using http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start , I found records--census, birth, marriage for several Bohlke and Boehlke people in Lenawee Co. Michigan deaths from 1876-1897 are recorded on that site but I didn't find any deaths for these folks there. Nor did I find any 1897-1920 deaths at seekingmichigan.com, but this site has kind of a goofy search routine, so, if you haven't already been to this site, you might want to try putting in a variety of search characteristics and see what you get.

Comment by Sherril Edward Bilky Jr on March 9, 2010 at 4:45pm: I am looking for any information on August Bilky and Bertha (Maas). The information that I have is they immigrated to the US around 1885. They lived in the area around Detroit and southern Michigan. The last name could be Bohlke, Boehlke or Boehlka

Comment by Paul Roesch on February 14, 2010 at 10:17am: I am looking for Adolph Rösch who married Albertine Martin in the Rastatt area and had 4 children named Sophie Elizabeth, Maria Albertina, Ludwig Alfred and August Alfred. Adolph was a hairdresser and wig maker and August followed in his footsteps imegrating to the USA in 1922

Comment by Barbara M Leydecker on February 13, 2010 at 9:41pm: Thanks Catherine. Unfortunately, I have all that. I keep meaning to get to the LDS, but I haven't yet. I have a copy off Ancestry, though. I'm hoping that ship's record for Emily is right, though the family record we have says she only had one brother and a sister. The census is her, and one of her borders, George Rusban, I believe was actually George Russwurm, a man she later married.
I really wish I could find the cemetery in Long Island where she is buried. I feel Caspar must be buried there too.

Thanks for your help!

Comment by Catherine Davis on February 9, 2010 at 9:59am: For Barbara Leydecker:
Found the following on ancestry.com:
New York County Letters of Administration Index 1743-1875,
Caspar Steininger
Name of Administrator--Stein. Emilia (the period was written there, it's not a typo here)
When Letters of Admin Granted and Recorded--Feb 3, 1874
Liber Page Bond Book--105-252-153
The original records were kept at the NY County Surrogate's Court and are available on microfilm at the Family History Library (so, if you don't have them already, you should be able to get them through your local LDS Family History Center. They may contain info about family.)

Could not find a ship's record for Caspar. The closest I came--and ages don't match--is for the Louis Phillipe, dep. LeHavre, arr. NY 10 Dec 1846
Stein, Bernard 48, farmer
Catherine 46
Charles 18
Frederick 10
Caspar 4
Johann 3
all born Germany all bound for Buff (Buffalo?)

I found Emilie on the ship Teutonia, dep. Hamburg, arr. NYC 14 June 1869
Emilie Zengel 23, female, unmarried
M. Zengel, 11, child
W. Zengel 26, tailor (or sailor)

She, first name as Amelia, and three children were in the 1880 census for NYC. Brother Michael Zengel was also in the household.

Comment by Barbara M Leydecker on February 8, 2010 at 7:29pm: Still looking for information on Caspar Steininger who married Emily Zengel sometime before 1870. They are on the 1870 census and had three children after that. Caspar was born in Bayern and died in NYC around 1874.

Comment by Randall Stackhouse on February 7, 2010 at 1:37am: I am workng on Christina Friederike Ziperle who married Jacob Christoff Birkicht b. 1801 Germany. they had adaughter Rosina Christina Birkicht b. 04 Nov 1848, Germany. d. 18 Jan 1928, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

I am workng on Jacob Christoff Birkicht b. 1801 Germany, his parents were Christoff Gottlob Birkicht b. 24 Mar 1764, Weinsberg, Germany, d. 15 Sep 1828, Weinsberg, Germany. & Jostina Lokietia Link, 03 Jun 1777-13 Feb 1835, Weinsberg, Germany.

Christoff Gottlob Birkichtwas the son of Christian Gottlob Birkicht 1713-1742

Jostina Lokietia Link was the daughter of Johann Peter Link 07 Feb 1744, - 04 Jun 1818 Weinsberg, Germany. Would love to find out more on these names!

Comment by Sherri S on February 2, 2010 at 9:01pm: Thank you Michael B. for the tips on my German relations! I appreciate your time and effort. We just lost a member of our tree; my father-in-law (another WWII vet passed on last week), so I have not had the opportunity to act on any of the information.I will let you know how I make out.