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Leifeld/Leyfeld, Leifker, Lembeck, Lemker, Lengers/Lingers/Lingen, Lensing


LEIFELD, LEYFELD

LEIFELD, Thecla
BORN: Nov 24, 1840, Lorup
DIED: Feb 16, 1919, Arnold, PA
PARENTS: Joseph LEIFELD
Anna SCHWARTE
EMIGRATION: by 1858
MARRIED: Remegius BORER
marriage: Feb 11, 1858, St Henry, Mercer County, OH, St Henry's parish
Remigius was the brother of Rosa Borer who married Thecla Leifeld's brother Wilhelm
RESEARCHERS: Suzanne Bohrer Farabaugh (suzif@comcast.net) and Lois Lynch who have this emigrant in their WorldConnect databases
SOURCES:

Thecla's date of birth and parents' names were known from the WCdb of Suzanne Farabaugh. The surname was known to occur in Lorup so that parish's records were checked and a corresponding entry was found there for Thecla with mother's name as Anna Schwarte (Anna Walburga in WCdbs.) Information about marrage and death was from the WCdbs.

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LEIFELD, Walburga
BORN: Feb 1, 1838, Lorup
DIED: Feb 27, 1920
PARENTS: Joseph LEIFELD
Anna SCHWARTE
EMIGRATION: by 1858
MARRIED: Henry ANDRES born in Bavaria
marriage: Feb 11, 1858, St Henry, Mercer County, OH, St Henry's parish (double ceremony with sister)
RESEARCHERS: Suzanne Farabaugh and Lois Lynch who have this emigrant in their WorldConnect databases
SOURCES:

Walburga's date of birth and parents' names were known from the WCdb of Suzanne Farabaugh. The surname was known to occur in Lorup so that parish's records were checked and a corresponding entry was found there for Walburga with mother's name as Anna Schwarte (Anna Walburga in WCdbs.) Information about marrage and death was from the WCdbs.

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LEIFELD, Wilhelm
BORN: Oct 29, 1832, Lorup
DIED: Jul 13, 1901 in Celina, Mercer County, OH
PARENTS: Joseph LEIFELD
Anna SCHWARTE
EMIGRATION: 1853
MARRIED: Rosa BORER born Aug 7, 1836, Germany; died Sep 13, 1876, Celina, Mercher County, OH
marriage: Jan 11, 1857, St Henry, Mercer County, OH
CHILDREN: Henry Anthony LEIFELD born 1858, OH
Rosa LEIFELD born 1860-61, OH
Joseph LEIFELD born 1863, OH
Anna Maria LEIFELD born 1865, OH
Thekla LEIFELD born 1868, OH
NOTES: 1870 OH census, Mercer County, Celina
LIFELT, Wm 37, Hannover
Rosa 33, Switzerland
Henry 11, Rosa 9, Joh 7, Harry 3, Lacklo 2, all born OH
  1900 OH census, Mercer County, Jefferson
GROTHJAN, Anton B 40, OH
Rosa 39, OH and several children born OH
LEIFELD, Wm F-in-law, Nov 1830, Germany, widower, emgr 1853
RESEARCHERS: Suzanne Farabaugh and Louis Lyncy who have this emigrant in their WorldConnect databases
SOURCES:

This ID is not 100% certain because of the discrepancy in birthdates
Wilhelm's date of birth as Apr 1834 was noted in the WCdbs. It was 1830 on his tombstone and Nov 1830 on the 1900 census. The date noted above was the closest match for a son of Joseph Leifeld and Anna Schwarte who were the parents of Wilhelm's siblings noted in the WCdbs. Information about marrage, children and death was from the WCdbs.

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LEIFKER, LIEFKER, LEUFKER, LEÜFKER

LEIFKER, Anna Maria Catharine
BORN: Aug 4, 1845, Salzbergen
DIED: 1924, Galena, IL - buried St. Mary's Cemetery, West Galena Twp, Jo Daviess County, IL
PARENTS: Johann Wenseslaus/Wessel LEÜFKER
Anna Cathrine KLÜNN (KLÜSMAN)
EMIGRATION: by 1863
MARRIED: John Gerhard FUNKE
marriage: Apr 7, 1863, Grant County WI
NOTES: 1880 IL census, Jo Daviess County, Vinegar Hill (LDS online census)
FUNK, George 50, farmer, Hannover
Mary 35, Hannover
(no children listed with them)
RESEARCHERS: Dave Halm (davehalm@netins.net) who has this emigrant in his WorldConnect database
SOURCES: Anna Maria's year of birth and parents' names were found in Dave Halm's database. Siblings' baptismal records had already been found at Salzbergen parish so that parish's records were again checked and a birth/baptism entry was found there also for Anna Maria Catharine. Information about death and marriage was from the database.

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LEIFKER, Herman Gerhard
BORN: Apr 28, 1839, Salzbergen
DIED: Jun 3, 1916, Menominee, Jo Daviess County, IL, buried BVM Cemetery
PARENTS: Johann Wessels LEIFKER
Anna Catharine KLÜNER (KLÜSMAN)
EMIGRATION: 1860 - arrived New Orleans on June 7, 1860. on the Georg
Gerhard LIEFKENS, 21, from Salzbergen to Galena
MARRIED: Euphemia Adelaide KOPEL her entry
marriage: Jul 1, 1865, Jo Daviess County, IL
CHILDREN: Catherine LIEFKER born 1866, died same year
John LIEFKER born 1867, probably died young
Mary LIEFKER born 1868, died 1933, m. KLAAS
Magdalena LIEFKER born 1870, died 1959, m. TRANEL
Anna Catherine LIEFKER born Apr 30, 1872, died 1953, m. TRANEL
Bernard/Benjamin Herman LIEFKER born 1874, died 1952, m. MCKERNAN
Herman John LIEFKER born 1876, died 1911, didn't marry
Christine LIEFKER born 1878, died 1915, m. KUHL
Catherine Anna LIEFKER born 1880, died 1958, m. SCHULTING
Margaret LIEFKER born 1882, died 1919, m. WILKENS
Theresa Anna LIEFKER born 1885, died 1954, m. MANLEY
John Bernard LEIFKER born 1887, died 1980, m. MANLEY
RESEARCHERS: Dave Halm (davehalm@netins.net) who has this emigrant in his WorldConnect database
Linda (LindaMac10@aol.com) a descendant
SOURCES: Most of the information was originally supplied by Linda. Much of the same information can also be found in Dave Halm's WorldConnect database. The birthdate and parents' names were confirmed in Salzbergen parish records.

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LIEFKER, Johan Bernard
BORN: Jun 8, 1848, Salzbergen
DIED: Sep 6, 1899, Menominee, Jo Daviess County, IL, buried BVM cemetery
PARENTS: Johann Wessels LIEFKER
Anna Catharine KLÜNER (KLÜSMAN)
EMIGRATION: by 1870
MARRIED: Mary HEITKAMP born 1851, Menominee, IL
marriage: May 3, 1870, Jo Daviess County, IL
CHILDREN: Henry John LEIFKER born 1873, Jo Daviess County, IL
Herman J LEIFKER born 1875, Jo Daviess County, IL
Catherine LEIFKER born ca 1877, Jo Daviess County, IL
margaret LEIFKER born 1880, Jo Daviess County, IL
William H LEIFKER born 1882, Jo Daviess County, IL
Mary Helene LEIFKER born 1885, Jo Daviess County, IL
George B LEIFKER born 1888, Jo Daviess County, IL
Ida R LEIFKER born 1895, Jo Daviess County, IL
Emma M LEIFKER born 1895, Jo Daviess County, IL
RESEARCHERS: Dave Halm (davehalm@netins.net) who has this emigrant in his WorldConnect database
SOURCES: Johan Bernard's year of birth and parents' names were found in Dave Halm's database. Siblings had already been found in the baptismal records of Salzbergen parish so that parish's records were again checked and a birth/baptism entry was found there also for Johan Bernard. Information about death, marriage and children was from the database.

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LEIFKER, Johann Wenseslaus
BORN: Jul 19, 1808, Salzbergen
DIED: Dec 12, 1881, Menominee, Jo Daviess County, IL, buried in BVM Cemetery
PARENTS: Herman LIEFKER
Anna Catharine GEHRING
EMIGRATION: by 1881
MARRIED: Catharine Anna KLÜSMAN her entry
CHILDREN: Herman Gerhard LIEFKER born Apr 28, 1839, Salzbergen
Anna Maria LIEFKER born 1845
J Bernard LIEFKER born 1848
RESEARCHERS: Linda (LindaMac10@aol.com), a descendant, and
Dave Halm (davehalm@netins.net) who has this emigrant in his online WorldConnect database
SOURCES: Much of the information about Johan Wenseslaus was supplied by Linda. Salzbergen parish records were checked and a corresponding entry was found for him there. The parents' names as given above were taken from that record.

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LEMBECK

LEMBECK, Angela
BORN: Oct 31, 1844, Vinnen (parish in Holte)
PARENTS: Theodore LEMBECK
Maria Catharine FELDHAUS
EMIGRATION: 1864
Holte parish emigration list - Maria Catharine, widow of Theodor Lembeck, emigrated from Vinne, Holte with "remaining" chidlren Joh, Lucas, Regina, Angela in 1864
MARRIED: Bernard BRUMMER
marriage: Jan 8, 1871, St. Louis, MO
SOURCES: Angela's parents' names and her age (26) were on her marriage record at Sts Peter and Paul parish. Baptismal records for some siblings had already been found in Holte parish so that parish's records were checked and a corresponding entry for Angela was found there too.

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LEMBECK, Anna Maria
BORN: Jun 4, 1842, Vinnen (parish in Holte)
PARENTS: Theodore LEMBECK
Maria Catharine FELDHAUS
EMIGRATION: 1863-64
Holte parish emigration list had two entries for Anna Maria LEMBECK of Vinnen, Holte, neither with age, who emigrated in 1863 and 1864
MARRIED: Johan WESTHOF
marriage:Jan 2, 1866, St. Louis, MO
SOURCES: Anna's parents' names and her age (25) were on her marriage record at Sts Peter and Paul parish. Because there were two entries for persons with her name on the Holte parish emigration list and because her brother was thought to have come from Holte, that parish's records were checked and a baptismal entry was found for her there.

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LEMBECK, Anna Thekla
BORN: Dec 30, 1833, Vinnen (parish in Holte)
DIED: Feb 14, 1871, Clinton County, IL
PARENTS: Theodore LEMBECK
Maia Catharine FELDHAUS
EMIGRATION: 1867 - arrived NY Sep 2, 1867 on the ship Hansa
Heinrich SIEMER 38, merchant from Hannover to US
Thiela 34, Bernard 9, George 7, August 5, Catharine infant
emigration index, Osnabrueck - Heinrich SIMER, no age, emigrated from Vinnen, Holte, in 1867 with his family to North America
MARRIED: Johan Heinrich SIEMERS, his entry, wid A M METTMAN
marriage: Jan 11, 1859, Holte
CHILDREN: August SIEMER born Jul 8, 1862, Vinnen, Holte
Cathrine SIEMER born Jun 29, 1866, Hannover
NOTES: 1870 IL census, Clinton County
SIEMERS, Heinrich 40, Hannover
Thekla, 36, Hannover
Bernard 14, George 12, August 8, Catharine 4, all from Hannover
Angela 24, domestic servant
RESEARCHERS: Paul Siemer, a descendant
SOURCES:

Thekla's date and place of birth and parents' names were on her marriage record. Holte parish records were checked and a corresponding birth/baptism record was found there for Anna Thekla. Her death record at St Boniface parish in Germantown noted her date of birth and husband's name.

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LEMBECK, Johan
BORN: Apr 8, 1836, Vinnen (parish in Holte)
PARENTS: Theodore LEMBECK
Maria Catharine FELDHAUS
EMIGRATION: 1864
Holte parish emigration list had two entries for Anna Maria LEMBECK of Vinnen, Holte, neither with age, who emigrated in 1863 and 1864
MARRIED: Maria Gesina BLOMS her entry
marriage: May 28, 1867, St. Louis, MO
CHILDREN: Theodore LEMBECK born 1818, St. Louis, MO
Margaret LEMBECK born 1869, St. Louis, MO
SOURCES: Johan's parents' names and his age (30) were on his marriage record at Sts Peter and Paul parish. Because his brother's name had been found on the Holte parish emigration list, that parish's records were checked and a baptismal entry was found for him there. Baptismal records for the children were found in St Nicolaus parish records.

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LEMBECK, Theodore
BORN: Sep 18, 1829, Vinnen (parish in Holte)
PARENTS: Theodor LEMBECK
Maria Catharine FELDHAUS
EMIGRATION: possibly 1860 - arriving New Orleans Oct 29, 1860, on the ship New Orleans
Theodor LEMBECK 30, farmer from Germany
also: Catharine 26, Herman 33, Johann 37
The Holte parish emigration list had two Theodor LEMBECKS listed, both from Vinnen, Holte, neither with age. One emigrated in 1860 and the other in 1864.
MARRIED: Anna Thecla SCHAAP her entry
marriage: Mar 5, 1867, St. Louis, MO
SOURCES: Theodore's parents' names and his age (37) were on his marriage record at Sts Peter and Paul parish. Two persons with his name were found on the Holte parish emigration list so the records of that parish were checked and a baptismal entry was found for him there.

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LEMBECK, Wilhelm
BORN: Jan 6, 1828, Vinnen (parish in Holte)
PARENTS: Bernard LEMBECK
Margaretha ABELN
EMIGRATION: 1856 - arrived New Orleans Nov 3, 1856, on the ship Mississippi
Wm Lembeck 27 and Elisabeth 27
Holte parish emigration list - Wm LEMBECK (no age) emgrated 1856 with wife
MARRIED: Maria Elisabeth VOGT her entry
marriage: Aug 15, 1856, Holte
CHILDREN: Mary LEMBECK born ca 1858, MO
Tecla LEMBECK born ca 1861, MO
Margaret
LEMBECK born ca 1857, MN
Elisabeth LEMBECK born ca 1865, MN
Bernard born ca 1867, MN
Herman born 1869, MN
Henry born 1871, MN
NOTES: 1860 MO census, St. Louis, ward 1 p. 474
LEMBECK Wm 30, Hannover, milk dealer
Eliz 30, Hannover
Mary 2 MO

1870 MN census, Stearns County, Munson twp (ancestry.com)
LEMBECK, Wm 43, farmer, Hannover
Elisabeth 43, Hannover
Maria 13, Thekla 10, both born MO
Marg 8, Bd 3, Hm 1, all born MN

1880 MN census, Stearns County, ed 100-09 (LDS online census)
LEMBECK Wm, 53, Hannover, farmer
Elisabeth 52, Hannover
Thekle 19, place of birth not noted
Margaret 17, Lizzie 15, Barney 13, Herman 11, Henry 9, all born in MN

1900 MN census, Stearns County, Munson Twp (ancestry.com)
LEMBECK, Barny, 39, MN
Rosa, MN
Herman, brother 31, MN
William, father Jun 1818, Germany, m. 28?, emgr 1850
Elisabeth? Mother, Nov 1828 7/1, emgr 1855

SOURCES: Wilhelm's approximate year of birth was known from his age on the passenger list of the ship Mississippiand on censuses and his probable place of birth was known from an entry for him on the Holte parish emigration list. His parents' names were on his marriage record located in Holte parish records. That parish's birth/baptism records were also checked and a corresponding entry was found there for Wilhelm.

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LEMKER

LEMKER, Anna Margaretha
BORN: Sep 21, 1836, Salzbergen
DIED: 1907, Haverhill, Marshall County, IA
PARENTS: Johan Bernard LEMKER
Maria Catharina VEHREN (FEHREN)
EMIGRATION: by 1855
MARRIED: Johann Freidrich Anton Otto JANSEN born Heiden, Westfalen
CHILDREN: Johan Fredr Anton JANSEN born 1856, Dubuque County, IA
Johan Gerhard JANSEN born 1858, Jo Daviess County, IL
Johan Friedr JANSEN born 1861, Jo Daviess County, IL
Maria Katharina Adl JANSEN born 1864, Grant County, WI
Anna Katharina JANSEN born 1866, Grant County, WI
Martha JANSEN born 1869, Grant County, WI
Johan Bernard Maria JANSEN born 1871, Grant County, WI
Anna Margaretha JANSEN born 1874, Grant County, WI
Rosa Mathilda JANSEN born 1880, Grant County, WI
NOTES: 1880 WI census, Grant County, Jamestown Twp (LDS online census)
JANSEN, Margret 45, Hannover (widow)
Antone 24, IA, carpenter
Garret 21, Fredrick 18, both born in IL, working on farm
Fredrick 18, Mary 16, Catharine 13, Martha 11, Bernard 8, Maggie 5, all born in WI
RESEARCHERS: Dave Halm (davehalm@netins.net) who has this emigrant in his WorldConnect database
SOURCES: Most information, including Anna Margaretha's parents' names, was found in Dave Halm's database. Her birth information (based on a family history) was noted as Sep 15, 1836, Salzbergen, so that parish's records were checked. There was no record for her found on that date but there was one recorded for Anna Margaretha one week later, correct parents, and that date is noted above.

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LEMKER, Anna Maria Gesina
BORN: Jan 24, 1831, Salzbergen
DIED: Apr 25, 1916 Sinsinawa, Grant County, WI
PARENTS: Johan Bernard LEMKER
Maria Katharina VEHREN (FEHREN)
EMIGRATION: 1852 - arrived May 10, 1852 on the ship Ernestine
Anna Maria LEMKERS 21, from Hannover going to IL
MARRIED: Johan Gerhard DALSING his entry
marriage: 1852, Grant County, WI
CHILDREN: Maria Catharine DALSING born 1856, Hazel Green Twp, Grant Co, WI
Maria Theresa DALSING born 1859, Hazel Green Twp, Grant Co, WI
Bernard G DALSING born 1864, Hazel Green Twp, Grant Co, WI
Margaretha DALSING born 1867, Hazel Green Twp, Grant Co, WI
John DALSING born 1872, WI
Maria Anna DALSING born 1873, Hazel Green Twp, Grant Co, WI
Anna Maria born DALSING 1876, Hazel Green Twp, Grant Co, WI
RESEARCHERS: Dave Halm (davehalm@netins.net) who has this emigrant in his WorldConnect database
SOURCES: Most information about this emigrant was taken from Dave Halm's WorldConnect database. Salzbergen parish records were checked because her surname was known to occur there and her husband was thought to have come from there. The date of Jan 28, 1832 from the database was checked but no birth/baptism entry was found on that date. Anna Maria Gesian was baptized one year and 4 days earlier, daughter of the same parents  named in the database entry.

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LEMKER, Bernard Heinrich
BORN: Jul 16, 1840, Salzbergen
DIED: Jan 8, 1929, Haverhill, Marshall County, IA, buried Immaculate Conception Cemetery
PARENTS: Johan Bernard LEMEKER
Maria Catharine VEHREN (FEHREN)
EMIGRATION: 1860
MARRIED: Mary Theresia WELP born 1848, Menominee, IL
marriage: Nov 26, 1867, Menominee, Jo Daviess County, IL
CHILDREN: Katharina LEMKER born 1868, Jo Daviess County, IL
Bernard Joseph LEMKER born 1871
Henry Bernard LEMKER born 1873, Marshall County, IA
Mary T LEMKER born 1876, Marshall County, IA
Theresa Rosa LEMKER born 1880, Marshall County, IA
NOTES: Group photo including Bernard Heinrich LEMKER
brief biographical sketch of Bernard Heinrich LEMKER
1880 IA census, Marshall County, Logan (LDS online census)
LEMKER, Heinrich 39, Wittenburg (!!), farmer
Tresse 32, IL
Katie 11, IL
Henry 6, Mary 3, both born in IL
KOBEE, Joseph 22, born IL, farmer
HAASE, Christine 16, WI, house keeper
LEMKER, John, father 71, Wittenburg, does chores
RESEARCHERS: Dave Halm (davehalm@netins.net) who has this emigrant in his WorldConnect database
SOURCES: Most information, including parents' names, was found in Dave Halm's database. The birth information noted was Jul 15, 1839/40, Hannover. Because other Lemkers were known to have been born in Salzbergen, that parish's records were checked and a corresponding entry was found there on the date noted above for Bernard Heinrich.
LEMKER, Johan Bernard
BORN: Oct 8, 1809, Salzbergen
DIED: Feb 5, 1887, Haverhill, Marshall County, IA
PARENTS: Bernard LEMKERS (LEMKER)
Anna Gesina NIEMEIER
EMIGRATION: before 1887
MARRIED: Maria Catharine FEHREN (VEHREN)
marriage Feb 10, 1830, Rheine, Westfalen
CHILDREN: Anna Maria Gesina LEMKER born 1831, Salzbergen
Maria Katharina LEMKER born 1833, Salzbergen
Anna Margaretha LEMKER born 1836, Salzbergen
Bernard Heinrich LEMKER born 1839, Salzbergen
Johan Bernard LEMKER born 1844, Salzbergen
RESEARCHERS: Dave Halm (davehalm@netins.net) who has this emigrant in his WorldConnect database
SOURCES: All information about Johan Bernard came from Dave Halm's WorldConnect database which included Johan Bernard's date and place of birth. That information was then verified in Salzbergen parish baptismal records.

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LEMKER, Johan Bernard
BORN: Dec 9, 1844, Salzbergen
DIED: Mar 12, 1928, Maple River, Carroll County, IA
PARENTS: Johan Bernard LEMKER
Maria Katharina FEHREN (VEHREN)
EMIGRATION: 1860 - arrived New Orleans Jun 7, 1860 on the ship George
J B LAMBKER, 15, from Salzbergen to Galena
MARRIED: Mary Anna KUHL born 1850, Menominee, IL
marriage Feb 7, 1871, Menominee, Jo Daviess County, IL
CHILDREN: John Herman LEMKER born 1871, Menominee, Jo Daviess County, IL
Anna Theresa Emma LEMKER born 1873, Menominee, Jo Daviess County, IL
Anna Mary Rose LEMKER born 1875, Maple River, IA
Bernard Benedict LEMKER born 1877, Maple River, IA
Christina Katherine LEMKER born 1881, Maple River, IA
Theresa Katherine LEMKER born 1883, Maple River, IA
Frank Joseph LEMKER born 1886, Maple River, IA
Elizabeth Mary LEMKER born 1889, Maple River, IA
Joseph August LEMKER born 1891, Maple River, IA
RESEARCHERS: Dave Halm (davehalm@netins.net) who has this emigrant in his WorldConnect database
SOURCES: Most information came from Dave Halm's WorldConnect database. The birth information and parents' names had been verified in Walter Tenfelde's book Auswanderungen und Auswanderer aus dem ehemaligen Kreise Lingen nach Nordamerika.

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LEMKER, Maria Catharina
BORN: Nov 8, 1833, Salzbergen
DIED: Oct 31, 1921, Bird Island, Renville County, MN
PARENTS: Bernard LEMKER
Maria Catharina FEHREN
EMIGRATION: by 1855
MARRIED: Johan Clemens KOBBE his entry
marriage: 1855, Galena, Jo Daviess County, IL
CHILDREN: Mary Theresa KOBBE, born 1856, IL
Joseph J KOBBE, born 1858, IL
Henry Clemens KOBBE born 1860, IL
Bernard Heinrich KOBBE, born 1862, IL
Herman Henry KOBBE, born 1866 , IL
Mary Ann KOBBE born 1869, IL
Clement August KOBBE born 1871, IL
John Joseph KOBBE born 1874, IL
Mary Catherine KOBBE born 1877, Marshall County, IA
NOTES: 1860 IL census, Jo Daviess County, Menominee Twp
KOBEClements  36, farmer, from Hannover
Catharine 27  from Hannover
Theresa , Joseph 2, both born IL
KOBE Mary 70, mother, born Hannover
1870 IL census, Jo Daviess County, Menominee Twp p. 233
KOPPE, Clement 48, farmer from Prussia
Cath 38 from Prussia
Theresa 14, Joseph 12, Henry 10, Bernard 7, Herman 4, all born in IL
RESEARCHERS: Dave Halm (davehalm@netins.net) who has this emigrant in his WorldConnect database
SOURCES: Most information, including parents' names, was found in Dave Halm's database. The birthdate noted was Oct 19, 1834, Salzburgen. That parish's records were checked but no birth/baptism entry for Maria/Anna Katharina was found on or near that date. An entry was found one year and several weeks earlier for Maria Catharina with the correct parents and that is the date noted above.

LENGERS, LINGER, LINGEN

LENGERS, Anna/Maria Angela
BORN: Dec 16, 1835, Klein Dohren (parish in Herzlake)
DIED: Oct 19, 1913, Conception Abbey, Conception, Nodaway County, MO
PARENTS: Tobias LENGERS
Anna Margaretha HOEMMEKE
EMIGRATION: 1857 - arrived New Orleans, November 25, 1857 on the ship D H Watjen
Engle LENGERS 21 Female Servant Hanovria to St. Louis, with
Clemens HOLTMANN 22 Male Taylor Hanovria St. Louis
Engle HOLTMANN 20 Female Servant Hanovria St. Louis
MARRIED: Franz Joseph HOLTMANN his entry, wid Elisabeth SCHLAUTMANN
marriage: Feb 12, 1861, Germantown Clinton Co., IL
CHILDREN: Benjamin HOLTMAN born abt 1861, Germantown, IL
Mary HOLTMAN born 5 Dec 1864 Germantown, IL
Elizabeth HOLTMAN born 6 Apr 1868, IL
John HOLTMAN born ca 1871
Kate born HOLTMAN ca 1873
Joseph HOLTMAN born 1877
RESEARCHERS: Teresa Tully (teresatully@hotmail.com)
SOURCES: Angela's parents' names were not on her marriage record but her date of birth was known to Teresa Tully, probably from her death record. That allowed her to be identified in the Herzlake parish baptismal listings on Dr. Stefan Remme' website Zur Geschichte von Dohren im Emsland. Angela's parents' names were taken from that record and were the same as for presumed siblings in Clinton County. Angela's marriage was at St. Boniface parish. Her death, emigration and children's information was all supplied by Teresa Tully.

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LENGERS, Maria Anna
BORN: Nov 17, 1848, Klein Dohren (parish in Herzlake)
DIED: Nov 17, 1893, Germantown, Clinton County, IL, age ca 50
PARENTS: Tobias LENGERS
Anna Margaretha HOEMMEKE
EMIGRATION: 1867 - arrived NY Sep 23, 1867 on the ship Bremen
LEUGERS, Taben 60 farmer, Prussia to USA
Margaretha 54, Johann 26, Anna 17, Caroline 9
Herzlake parish emigration list - 1867 - Tobias Lenger from Kl. Dohren with family - wife LENGER Mar HOMMEKE, Joh Heinr LENGER, Mar Anna LENGER, Caral LENGER (no ages mentioned)
MARRIED: Lambert JANSEN his entry
marriage: Jul 9, 1872, Germantown, Clinton Co, IL
CHILDREN: Anna Josephine JANSEN born 1874
Mary Caroline JANSEN born 1878
John JANSEN born 1880
Mary Elizabeth JANSEN born 1882
NOTES: 1880 IL census, Clinton County, Germantown (LDS online census)
JANSSEN, Lamberth 54, Hannover, horse doctor
Mary 32, Hannover
Joseshfina 6, Anna 1, both born IL
Chaterine BERENSEN 16, IL, Servant
RESEARCHERS: Teresa Tully (teresatully@hotmail.com)
SOURCES: All information for this emigrant was supplied by Teresa Tully. Maria Anna's birth information was found in the parish baptismal listings on Dr. Stefan Remme' website Zur Geschichte von Dohren im Emsland.

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LENGERS, Maria Gesina Caroline
BORN: Oct 9, 1855, Klein Dohren (parish in Herzlake)
DIED: Jan 19, 1892, Carlyle, Clinton County, IL
PARENTS: Tobias LENGERS
Anna Margaretha HOEMMEKE
EMIGRATION: 1867 - arrived NY Sep 23, 1867 on the ship Bremen
LEUGERS, Taben 60 farmer, Prussia to USA
Margaretha 54, Johann 26, Anna 17, Caroline 9
Herzlake parish emigration list - 1867 - Tobias Lenger from Kl. Dohren with family - wife LENGER Mar HOMMEKE, Joh Heinr LENGER, Mar Anna LENGER, Caral LENGER (no ages mentioned)
MARRIED: Herman William WIEGMAN his entry
marriage: May 25, 1880, Carlyle, Clinton County, IL
CHILDREN: Anna Marg WIEGMAN born 1881
John H WIEGMAN born ca 1883
Francis ca WIEGMAN born 1885
Maria Josephine WIEGMAN born ca 1888
John William ca WIEGMAN born 1890
NOTES: 1880 IL census, Clinton County, Wade Twp (LDS online census)
WEIGMANN, William 29, Hannover
Caroline 25, Hannover
Mary WEIGMANN, mother 59, Hannover
Henry WEIGMANN, brother, 26, Hannover
RESEARCHERS: Teresa Tully (teresatully@hotmail.com)
SOURCES: All information for this emigrant was supplied by Teresa Tully. Maria Gesina Carolina's birth information was found in the parish baptismal listings on Dr. Stefan Remme' website Zur Geschichte von Dohren im Emsland. Her marriage was at St Mary's parish.

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LINGER, Maria Helen
BORN: Jan 19, 1818 Gross Doehren (parish in Herzlake)
DIED: Oct 10, 1894; buried St Clair County, IL, St. Libory Cemetery
PARENTS: Johan Bernhard LINGEN (Heuerman working on Toebben/Barlage farm)
Margaretha Engel KRONER
On the website of Dr. Stefan Remme http://www.ewetel.net/~stefan.remme, follow choice #2 Bauern, Heuerleute und Siedler in Dohren, then choose Bauer Toebben/Barlag,e, then under Heuerleute #5.1, Linger there are links to a map showing the location of the Linger Heuer house, a partial family tree following descendants of Maria Helena's brother Herman Bernhard and a short history of that Heuer position.
EMIGRATION: 1852 - arrived New Orleans Oct 26, 1852 on the ship Olbers
Hellen LINGER 31 Hannover to St. Louis
She was gouped with the families NIEBUR and LAGER from Lengerich
MARRIED: Johan Heinrich STUEMPELER his entry, wid Maria Anna OPSACHULDEN
marriage: Jan 29, 1856, St Clair County, IL
CHILDREN: Joh Henricus Clem STUEMPELER born 1861, St. Libory, IL; died same year
Joh Bernardus Henricus STUEMPELER born 1862, St. Libory
  1860 IL census, Washington County, T2,R5
STUMIPILIER, John 55, Hannover, farmer
H 40, Hannover
Catharine 9, Hannover
  1870 IL census, Washington County, T2,R5, Lively Grove
STEMPLER, Henry 63, Hannover, retired farmer
Helena 50, Hannover
Catherine 17, Bernhardt 7, both born IL
SOURCES: Maria Helena's date and place of birth and death, her parents' names and information about her husband and her children were all taken from Dr. Heinz Marxkors' book Emigrants from the area of the former County of Meppen. . . Hannover, emigrated to St. Libory, St. Clair County, IL (p. 72.) Her emigration information is from a microfilm copy of the passenger list of the ship Olbers. Marriage information was from the IL statewide marriage index online.

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LENGERS, Tobias
BORN: May 11, 1804, Klein Dohren (parish in Herzlake)
DIED: Mar 3, 1888, age 81 and 9 mo, Germantown, Clinton County, IL
PARENTS: Nicolaus LENGERS
Elisabeth WUBBELS
EMIGRATION: 1867 - arrived NY Sep 23, 1867 on the ship Bremen
LEUGERS, Taben 60 farmer, Prussia to USA
Margaretha 54, Johann 26, Anna 17, Caroline 9
Herzlake parish emigration list - 1867 - Tobias Lenger from Kl. Dohren with wife LENGER Mar HOMMEKE, and children Joh Heinr LENGER, Mar Anna LENGER, Caral LENGER (no ages mentioned)
MARRIED: Anna Margaretha HOEMMEKE her entry
marriage: Feb 24, 1835, Herzlake
CHILDREN: Maria Angela LENGER born 1835, Gross Dohren, m. HOLTMAN
Maria Anna LENGER born 1838, Gross Dohren
Anton Johan Heinrich LENGER born 1840, Gross Dohren
Maria Anna LENGER born 1848, Gross Dohren, m. L JANSEN
Maria Gesina Carolina LENGER born 1855, Gross Dohren, m. WIEGMAN
Leonard LENGER born ca 1858
NOTES: Clinton County Wills (County GenWeb website)
Tobias LANGERS made his will Jan 9, 1883, age 76; beneficieries were Lambert JANSEN (son-in-law), Joseph HOLTMAN, Wilhelm WIEMAN
RESEARCHERS: Teresa Tully (teresatully@hotmail.com), a descendant
SOURCES: Most of the information for this emigrant was supplied by Teresa Tully. Tobias' parents' names were known from family documents and his approximate year of birth (ca 1806) was known from his age at death and from the 1880 census. Children of Tobias and Anna Margaretha were known to have been born in Klein Dohren so the Herzlake parish records were checked and a baptismal entry was found there in 1804 with the correct parents for Joes Eilardus Tobias LENGERS.

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LENSING

LENSING, Anna Margaretha
BORN: Feb 10, 1843, Lohne (parish in Schepsdorf)
DIED: Aug 27, 1914, Remsen, Plymouth County, IA
PARENTS: Johan Herman LENSING
Anna Maria GOSSLING
EMIGRATION: 1874
MARRIED: Johan Albert DEITERING his entry
CHILDREN: Johan Herman JUNGEDEITERING born 1874, Lohne, Schepsdorf
Henry Joseph DEITERING born 1876, IA
John B DEITERING born 1878, IA
Anna DIETERING born ca 1881, IA
Margaret DIETERING born 1884, IA
NOTES: 1880 IA census, Delaware County, Colony
DEALERING, Albert 34, Prussia
Margaret 36, Prussia
Herman 6, Prussia
Henry 4, John 1, both born IA
LENSING, Henry 30, Prussia
LENSING, Adalaid 25, Prussia
  1900 IA census, Plymouth county, Remsen
DEITERING, Albert Feb 1847, Germany, marr 26 yrs, emgr 1875
Margrete May 1844, 5 of 6 ch living, emgr 1875
Anna 18, Maggie 15, both born IA
LENSING, Adelheid SinL, May 1852, Germ, single, emgr 1875
for daughter and brother Herman and sister Adelheid
  1930 IA census, Plymouth county, Remsen
DIETERING, Anna, head, 49, IA, single
LENSING, Adelaide, aunt, 78, Germany
LENSING Herman, uncle, 75, Germany
RESEARCHERS: Christopher Watson who has this emigrant in his WorldConnect database
SOURCES:

Anna Margaretha's date and place of birth, death information, husband's name and information about children was found in Christopher Watson's WCdb. The birth information was verified in Walter Tenfelde's book Auswanderungen und Auswanderer aus dem ehemaligen Kreise Lingen nach Nordamerika which also supplied parents' names and year of emigration.

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