Germany and German Ancestry

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Comment by John Colin Boggess on October 25, 2009 at 6:57am

Hello folks. German surnames of interest:
Klamroth (maternal grandfather), Haas (his mother), Lange (his father's mother)

Hoback (paternal grandmother), Fortney (paternal grandfather's mother)

Comment by Dorothy (Henry) Caldwell on October 24, 2009 at 7:48pm

Hi All. I'm new to this wall. Researching my maternal grandfather's family surname Kalb, and maternal grandmother Thoene, Thoeney. Understand both of their families originated from Germany. Thanks! Dot

Comment by Jerry Baker on October 24, 2009 at 10:41am

Steve, This site allows you to see any German phone book, online

http://www.opendi.de/

Comment by Jerry Baker on October 24, 2009 at 10:29am

Hello, Christine!

This site will allow you to find any online telephone book in Germany;

http://www.opendi.de/

I found 42 Kleins in Frankenthal, and in Solingen I found 7 Andreases and 4 Ashauers. I found a "Wintersheim." (with an s). You can try more of them.

Will Baker, one of my cousins, married "Gustie" Stute, and his car was a Studebaker. The name also reminds me of the nickname "Sturtebecher," of a certain famous Friesian pirate. "Sturte" means "turn over" and "becher" means a "drinking-glass," so it refers to "chugging" beer, as was his custom.

Comment by Christine Kay Olsen-Needham on October 23, 2009 at 7:37pm

I think the best way to list all of my German names is by place:

In Klein, Frankenthal, Rheinland-Pfalz I have Mary Salome HALLMAN born 1714 and married to Johann Wilhelm BERKHEIMER born 1710, and they moved to the Philidelphia area.

Close to them, a little southwest of Manheim, in Franconia, Zweibrück is Rhinehart WOLF born 1742 and married to Elizabeth Evah born abt 1746 in Bedford Co., PA. Rhinehart immigrated to Bedford Co, and lived in a place called Wolfsburg.

WSW of Manheim also near Zweibrücken comes Johann Casper WALTERS born 1715 and married to Hannah Barbara BAER born 1714 in Dühren, Ansbach, Bayern, which is south of the Dentlein am Forst and SW of Nürnberg. They immigrated to Lancaster Co., PA.

In Gross Winterheim, Mainz, Hesse comes Andrew WISE / WEISS born 1748 and who married Sarah Hartman of Maryland. Andrew's mother was Maria Elizabeth GRAFF born 1725 in Darmstadt, Hesse. Andrew's dad was Johann Adam Christopher WISE / WEISS born 1724 in Hesse. They immigrated to Washington Co., PA.

From Kaldenkirchen, Viersen, Nordrhein-Westfalen comes Arnoldus KUSTER born 1699 and married Elizabeth Rebecca Sellen born 1671 in Philadelphia, PA where Arnoldus immigrated to.

In Lüttringhausen, Remscheid, Nordrhein-Westfalen comes Casper STUDEBAKER / STUTENBECKER / STUDENBAKER / STAUDTENBECKER born 1646 and married to Gertrude VON STADEN born 1670 in Hagen, Remscheid. Also some family in Solingen and Krefeld.

Another name in Solingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen is Andreas ASCHAUER born 1670 wife unknown but daughter named Anna Margretha born 1702.

Then I have a couple names I'm not sure what part of Germany they are from like RAU (I only have the last name) and Johann ROWLAND born 1694 and immigrated to Lancaster PA and married a gal named Ann Marie.

Comment by Steve Baldock on October 23, 2009 at 5:10pm

Has anyone come across HAGESTADT or know the best way to research ancestors from Oldenburg?
I have traced some of my dad's cousin's ancestry back to John Arendt HAGESTADT and his brother Henry, born in Oldenburg, who came over to England some time between 1807 and 1843.

Comment by Jerry Baker on October 20, 2009 at 1:14pm

Pam,
Here's a page with contacts in Selzen, connected with a page that shows Selzen on a map. There are 2 churches in Selzen, a Catholic and an Evangelical. One of them would probably have your Kissinger records.
I suppose there would also be records in centralized archives, perhaps in Oppenheim, which is a kind of center for your region, as Alzey is for mine.


http://www.selzen.de/gemeinde/default.htm

Comment by Nelda Tinker on October 19, 2009 at 2:33pm

I am researching my great grandparents John H. ESTERLINE/OESTERLINE from Bavaria Germany.

Comment by Carol (caroline) Domshy on October 19, 2009 at 7:19am

My great grandfather , John C (Yohann) Streck came from Germany, possibly the hamburg area, lived in the USA, in ND and possibly MN. He passed away 1908? and i amhaving a reral problem locating his grave, Anyone with any info on this family , pls contact me. Aso his son William Fedrick Streck came to Canada , then ND, I have been able to find him born in Prussia , Germany born 1856 but nothing more, til a census in ND. He amrried Maria Oberlin in Ontario and lived in ND most of their lives, buried in ND.
with these families , it is the family history prior to coming to Canada and USA that I am searching for.

If anyone has any history on Wm, please contact me

Comment by Cathy Nugent on October 14, 2009 at 5:50am

Looking for Alexander H Weston who was born in a small island of Germany called Heligoland in 1867. He may havechanged his name but from what noone seems to know. Family stories state that he was a merchant seaman and jumped ship. He married Ellen Quinn in 1896 in South Australia, Australia. Any ideas of how to trace him would be greatly appreciated.

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