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RAKERS, ROCKERS,
ROECKERS
| RAKERS,
Herman Bernard |
| BORN: |
Feb 19, 1805, Gross Hesepe |
| DIED: |
Jun 25, 1855, Jefferson City, Cole County, MO |
| PARENTS: |
Johan Rudolph RAKERS
Anna Margaretha BOLLMERS |
| EMIGRATION: |
1844 - arrived New Orleans Nov 12, 1844 on the
ship TeIumah:
Herman (as "German") Bernd RAKERS 40, farmer from Geeste, Margaret 40, Ann Mary
16, John Henry 13, Margaret Alice 10, Ann Mary 7, Ann Margaret 1
They settled in Cole County, MO and farmed just west of Jefferson City |
|
Emigration Index, Osnabrueck - Herman Bernhard
RAKERS, age 39, from Geeste, emigrated Sep 1844, with wife and 5 children |
|
They settled and farmed in Cole County a few
miles west of Jefferson City. |
| MARRIED: |
Anna Margaretha MUES her entry
marriage: Jan 7, 1828, Geeste, Meppen |
| CHILDREN: |
Anna Mary RAKERS born 1828, Gross Hesepe, m.
MOELLER
John Henry born 1831, Geeste, m. Von DEEKEN
Margaretha Adelheid/Alice RAKERS born 1834, Geeste, m. TELLMANN
Ann Mary Gesina RAKERS born 1837, Gross Hesepe, m. RODEMANN
Anna Margaret RAKERS born 1843, Germany (only from passenger list)
Caroline RAKERS born 1847, Cole County, MO |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Bob Rakers (mbrent5@embarqmail.com)
Edith S (lykit@idcglobal.net) who has this family in her
online WorldConnect database |
| SOURCES: |
Most information was supplied by family
researcher Bob Rakers or taken from Edith S's WorldConnect database. Herman Bernard's date
and place of birth and marriage information had been verified in church records of Gross
Hesepe. The family was living in Geeste (parish in Meppen) in 1839 when they appeared on a
census for that village. Emigration informtion was from the passenger list of the Telumah
on microfilm. more about
sources used |
| ROCKERS,
Herman Friederich |
| BORN: |
Oct 19, 1792, Hesepertwist (parish in Gross
Hesepe at that time) |
| DIED: |
Jun 1865, Scipio, Anderson County, KS |
| PARENTS: |
Herman Heinrick ROCKERS
Euphemia KAPERIAN |
| EMIGRATION: |
1840 - arrived New Orleans Jan 2, 1841 on the
ship Rebecca
Herman ROHLKERS 48, farmer from Twist going to Jefferson City
Catharine WOLKEN 49 and children, Maria 22, Herman 20, Helen 19, Adelheid 17, Gerhard 14,
Henry 12, John 9, Gesina 5 |
| MARRIED: |
Anna Maria Catherine WOLKEN her entry
marriage: Aug/Sep 22, 1815, Twist |
| CHILDREN: |
Anna Maria ROCKERS born Mar 25, 1818,
Hesepertwist
John Herman Henry ROECKERS born Jan 11, 1820, Hesepertwist
Maria Helen ROCKERS born Nov 18, 1821, Hesepertwist
Maria Adelheid ROCKERS born Nov 10, 1823, Hesepertwist
Gerhard Herman ROCKERS born Mar 31, 1826, Hesepertwist
Joh Hm/Hch ROCKERS born Apr 14, 1828, Hesepertwist
Joh Hch ROCKERS born Jan 16, 1831, Hesepertwist
Ges/Euphemia Margaretha ROCKERS born Apr 27, 1835, Hesepertwist |
| NOTES: |
1850 MO census, Cole County, p 65
Frederick ROCKERS 50, farmer from Germany
Mary C 53, Herman 22, John H 21, John Henry 18, Marg 17, all born Germany
next door is
Henry H ROCKES 28, laborer from Germany listed alone |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Gus Sexton (gussexton@aol.com) who has this
emigrant in his WorldConnect database |
| SOURCES: |
Frederick's approximate year and probable
place of birth were known from the passenger list of the ship Rebecca. With that
information an entry was for found for his family in the book Auswanderungsliste fuer
die fruehere Pfarrgemeinde Twist in den Jahren 1838 - 1910 nach Amerika which gave his
parents' names and exact birthdates for his children. Gross Hesepe parish records were
checked and a corresponding birth/baptismal entry was found there for Herman Friedrich.
His marriage information was taken from Gus Sexton's WorldConnect database. more about sources used |
| RAKERS, Johan Albert |
| BORN: |
Nov 1, 1858, Brockhausen (parish in Lingen) |
| DIED: |
Aug 15, 1937, Aviston, Clinton County, IL |
| PARENTS: |
Heinrich RAKERS
Adelaid HERMES |
| EMIGRATION: |
1884 - probably the Albert RAKERS, age 24, who
arrived Baltimore May 24, 1884 on the ship Strassburg. He was a painter from
Germany. |
| MARRIED: |
Josephine STOFF born 1868 in IL
marriage: Feb 13, 1890, Clinton County |
| CHILDREN: |
Anne RAKERS born 1894, IL
August RAKERS born 1897, IL
George RAKERS born 1898, IL
Frank RAKERS born 1904, IL
Fred RAKERS born 1908, IL |
| NOTES: |
1920 IL census, Clinton County online, Breese,
page 6
RAKERS, Albt 59, born Germ, immgr 1884, natruralized 1889
Josephine 50 born IL, August 23, Anne 26, Geor 22, Frank 16, Fred 12 |
| SOURCES: |
Most of the information came from Bob Rakers
of Cole County, MO (a different Rakers line) who received it from Jerome Rakers. A
corresponding entry was found for Johann Albert in Walter Tenfelde's book Auswanderungen
und Auswanderer aus dem ehemaligen Kreise Lingen nach Nordamerika which gave his date
(same date but a year earlier than family source) and place of birth, parrents' names and
year of emigration. The passenger list information was from the FTM cd index to the Germans
to America series. The date of marriage was from the online marriage index on the
Clinton County GenWeb site. The children's information was from the 1920 census. more about sources used |
| RAKERS,
Johan Bernard |
| BORN: |
Nov 13, 1818, Ruehlertwist (parish in Twist) |
| DIED: |
Oct 31, 1909, buried in Taos, Cole County, MO |
| PARENTS: |
Gerhard Herman RACKERS
Maria Gesina LAMMERS |
| EMIGRATION: |
1838 as a single man (before parents and
siblings emigrated) |
| MARRIED: |
Maria/Anna Catharine THALKEN her entry
marriage: Nov 28, 1846, Taos, Cole County, MO |
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Portrait
photo of John Bernard Rakers and Maria Catharine Thalken. |
| CHILDREN: |
Mary Catherine RACKERS born, 1847, Taos, Cole
County, MO
Euph Marg Frances RACKERS born 1850, TAos, m. SCHRIMPF
Gerhard Herman RACKERS born 1852, Taos
Wilhelm Joseph RACKERS born 1856, Taos
Anna Catharine RACKERSborn 1859, Taos
Maria Adelheid RACKERSbornborn 1861, Taos
John Bernard RACKERSbornbornborn 1863, Taos
probably Anna Helena RACKERS born 1864, Taos (parents Bernard and Maria)
Bernard Heinrich RACKERS born 1866, Taos
Bernard Joseph RAKCERS born 1871, Taos |
| NOTES: |
1850 MO census, Cole County, p. 25:
John Rockers, 32, farmer, Germany
Catharine 22, Mary 2, MO, Margaret 4/12, Mary J? Rockers, 60 |
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1860 MO census, Cole County,
p. 297
John ROCKERS 38, farmer from Germany
Mary 32 from Germany
Mary 13, Margaret 11, Herman 9, Ellen 7, Wm 5, Cath 2 |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Grace Blank (BGrace3@aol.com)
Gus Sexton (Gussexton@aol.com), who has this emigrant in his online WorldConnect database. |
| SOURCES: |
Johan Bernard's date and place of birth, his
parents' names and his wife's name were found on Gus Sexton's WorldConnect database. His
birthdate, which was also on his tombstone, was verified in Twist parish records. Date and
place of marriage was from Edith S's WorldConnect database. Information about all but the
youngest child was from parish records of St Francis Xavier parish. The youngest was from
Margaret Gentges' book Births/Baptisms in Osage County, MO. more about sources used |
| RAKERS,
Johan Heinrich |
| BORN: |
Aug 22, 1812, Ruehlertwist (parish in Twist) |
| DIED: |
Jan 17, 1862, Taos, Cole Co, MO |
| PARENTS: |
Gerhard Herman RAKERS
Maria Gesina LAMMERS |
| EMIGRATION: |
1840 - arrived New Orleans Jun 5, 1840 on the
ship Johann George
J H RACKUS? 28, from Hannover with
Margaretha KOCH 32 |
| MARRIED: |
Gesina Margaretha KOCKS her entry
marriage: Nov 19, 1839, Twist |
| CHILDREN: |
Fridolin Henry RACKERS born 1840, Taos, MO
John Herman RACKERS born 1842, Taos, MO m. ROST
Bernard Francis RACKERS born 1845, Taos, MO
Bernard Henry RACKERS born 1847, Taos, MO |
| NOTES: |
1850 MO census, Cole County
(online census p. 31b)
ROCKERS, Henry 38, Marg 43 both from Germany
Herman 6 born in MO |
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1860 MO census, Cole County,
p. 297
John H ROCKERS, 42, farmer from Germany
Margaret 50, Germany
Herman 18, MO |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Grace Blank (BGrace3@aol.com), a descendant
Gus Sexton (Gussexton@aol.com), who has this emigrant in his online WorldConnect database. |
| SOURCES: |
All information for Johan Heinrich was either
supplied by Grace Blank or taken from Gus Sexton's WorldConnect database. His birthdate
was verified in Twist parish baptismal records. more about sources used |
| ROCKERS, Johan Heinrich |
| BORN: |
Apr 14, 1828, Hesepertwist (parish in Twist) |
| PARENTS: |
Herman Friederick ROCKERS
Anna Marie Gesina/Catharine WOLKEN |
| EMIGRATION: |
1840 - arrived New Orleans Jan 2, 1841 on the
ship Rebecca
Herman ROHLKERS 48, farmer from Twist going to Jefferson City
Catharine WOLKEN 49 and children, Maria 22, Herman 20, Helen 19, Adelheid 17, Gerhard 14,
Henry 12, John 9, Gesina 5 |
| MARRIED: |
unknown |
| NOTES: |
1850 MO census, Cole County, p 65
Frederick ROCKERS 50, farmer from Germany
Mary C 53, Herman 22, John H 21, John Henry 18, Marg 17, all born Germany
next door was
Henry H ROCKES 28, laborer from Germany listed alone |
| SOURCES: |
Heinrich's parents' names, his approximate
year and probable place of birth were all known from the passenger list of the ship Rebecca.
Twist parish records were checked and a corresponding entry found there for Johan
Heinrich. more about sources
used |
| ROCKERS, Johann Heinrich |
| BORN: |
Jan 16, 1831 Hesepertwist (parish in Twist) |
| DIED: |
Feb 6, 1883, Scipio, Anderson County, KS |
| PARENTS: |
Herman Friederick ROCKERS
Anna Marie Catharine WOLKEN |
| EMIGRATION: |
1840 - arrived New Orleans Jan 2, 1841 on the
ship Rebecca
Herman ROHLKERS 48, farmer from Twist going to Jefferson City
Catharine WOLKEN 49 and ROHLKERS children, Maria 22, Herman 20, Helen 19, Adelheid 17,
Gerhard 14, Henry 12, John 9, Gesina 5 |
| MARRIED: |
Maria Elizabeth HOELSCHER
marriage: Sep 8, 1863, Scipio, KS |
| CHILDREN: |
Herman ROCKERS born ca 1864, Anderson County,
KS
Maria Katharina ROCKERS born ca 1866, KS
Henry Jacob ROECKERS born 1867, Scipio, KS
Joseph G ROECKERS born 1868
Elizabeth ROECKERS born 1871
Peter Dominic ROECKERS born 1874
Anna Maria ROECKERS born ca 1877
Maria Rosalia ROECKERS born ca 1879
Margaret Mary ROECKERS born ca 1882 |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Gus Sexton (Gussexton@aol.com) who has this
emigrant in his WorldConnect database. |
| SOURCES: |
All information about this emigrant was taken
from Gus Sexton's WorldConnect database. The birth information was verified in Twist
parish records. more about
sources used |
| RAKERS, Johan Heinrich (" Johan
Bernt") |
| BORN: |
Apr 8, 1831, Geeste (parish in Meppen) |
| DIED: |
Aug 6, 1892, Jefferson City, Cole County, MO,
buried in St. Peter Cemetery |
| PARENTS: |
Herman Bernhard RAKERS
Anna Margaretha MUES |
| EMIGRATION: |
1844, at age 13 - arrived New Orleans Nov 12,
1844 on the ship TeIumah:
Herman (as German) Bernd RAKERS 40, farmer from Geeste, Margaret 40, Ann Mary 16, John
Henry 13, Margaret Alice 10, Ann Mary 7, Ann Margaret 1 |
| MARRIED: |
Gertrude Von DEEKEN born Aug 21, 1837,
Germany
marriage: Nov 6, 1854, Jefferson City, Cole Co, MO |
| CHILDREN: |
Joseph Herman RAKERS born 1860, Jefferson
City, MO; died as infant
Margaret RAKERS born 1861 Jefferson City, MO; died 1952
Mary RAKERS born 1864 Jefferson City, MO, died 1935
John RAKERS born 1866 Jefferson City, MO, died 1947
Henry G RAKERS born 1868 Jefferson City, MO, died 1897
Herman RAKERS born 1870 Jefferson City, MO, died 1954
Anthony RAKERS born 1873 Jefferson City, MO, died 1948
Francis born 1876 Jefferson City, MO, died 1928
William A RAKERS born 1878 Jefferson City, MO, died 1959 |
| NOTES: |
He went to CA during the gold rush and was in
the Cole County Home Guard during the Civil War. He was a naturalized citizen. |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Bob Rakers (mbrent5@embarqmail.com)
Edith (lykit@idcglobal.net) who has this family in her online
WorldConnect database |
| SOURCES: |
Most information was supplied by family
researcher Bob Rakers or taken from Edith S's WorldConnect database. Johan Heinrich's date
and place of birth had been verified in church records of Gross Hesepe. Emigration
informtion was from the passenger list of the Telumah on microfilm. His marriage
was at St. Peter church. more
about sources used |
| ROECKERS, Johan Herman Heinrich |
| BORN: |
Jan 11, 1820, Hesepertwist (parish in Twist) |
| DIED: |
1907, Scipio, Anderson County, KS |
| PARENTS: |
Herman Friederick ROCKERS
Anna Marie Catherine WOLKEN |
| EMIGRATION: |
1840 - arrived New Orleans Jan 2, 1841 on the
ship Rebecca
Herman ROHLKERS 48, farmer from Twist going to Jefferson City
Catharine WOLKEN 49 and ROHLKERS children, Maria 22, Herman 20, Helen 19, Adelheid 17,
Gerhard 14, Henry 12, John 9, Gesina 5 |
| MARRIED: |
(1) Anna Margaret MUELLER
marriage: Jun 11, 1861, Taos, MO
(2) Elizabeth MIEMMERS
marriage: Feb 9, 1869 |
| CHILDREN: |
John Frederick ROCKERS born 1865, Anderson
County, KS
Frank J ROCKERS born 1880, Anderson County, KS
August Gerhardt ROECKERS born 1882, Scipio, KS |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Gus Sexton (Gussexton@aol.com) who has this
emigrant in his WorldConnect database. |
| SOURCES: |
Most information about this emigrant was taken
from Gus Sexton's WorldConnect database. The birth information was verified in Twist
parish records. The first marriage was at St Francis Xavier parish. more about sources used |
| RAKERS, Margaretha Alice/Adelheid |
| BORN: |
Jan 28, 1834, Geeste (parish in Meppen) |
| DIED: |
ca 1860/61, Cole County, MO |
| PARENTS: |
Herman Bernhard RAKERS
Anna Margaretha MUES |
| EMIGRATION: |
1844, at age 10 - arrived New Orleans Nov 12,
1844 on the ship TeIumah:
Herman (as German) Bernd RAKERS 40, farmer from Geeste, Margaret 40, Ann Mary 16, John
Henry 13, Margaret Alice 10, Ann Mary 7, Ann Margaret 1 |
| MARRIED: |
Gaspard TELLMAN (after Marg Alice's
death, he married Marg SCHWALLER) |
| CHILDREN: |
Margaret TELLMAN born 1858, died 1905
Maria THERESIA TELLMAN born 1860, m. G. SCHWALLER |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Bob Rakers (mbrent5@embarqmail.com)
Edith (lykit@idcglobal.net) who has this family in her online
WorldConnect database |
| SOURCES: |
Most information was supplied by family
researcher Bob Rakers or taken from Edith S's WorldConnect database. Margaret Alice's date
and place of birth had been verified in church records of Gross Hesepe. Emigration
informtion was from the passenger list of the Telumah on microfilm. more about sources used |
| RAKERS,
Maria Adelheid |
| BORN: |
Oct 30, 1790
(baptism date), Gross Hesepe |
| DIED: |
Aug 27, 1849,
Osage County, MO, age 59, listed as wife of Gerhard SCHWINDELER
who died 3 days after her |
| PARENTS: |
Johan Bernard
RAAKERS/RACKERS
Maria Adelheid RAAKERS/RACKERS/ROETKERS/POETKERS |
| EMIGRATION: |
1848 |
| |
Emigration index,
Osnabrueck - Herman SCHWINDLER emigrated in 1848 from
Ruehle, Meppen with his wife and children M Adl 34, M
Cath 22, Gerhard Herm 20, Marg 14 |
| MARRIED: |
Gerhard Herm
SCHWINDLER his
entry
marriage: Nov 23, 1824, Meppen |
| CHILDREN: |
Maria Adelheid
SCHWINDLER born 1814
Maria Catharine SCHWINDLER born 1826
Gerhard/Johan Herman SCHWINDLER born 1828, Ruehle, Meppen
Margaretha SCHWINDLER born 1834, Ruehle, Meppen |
| NOTES: |
1839 census,
Ruehle
SCHWINDLER, Herm 52, heuerman
RACKERS, Aleid 50
SCHWINDLER Gd Herm 12, Aleid 24, Maria Ges 21, Euph Marg
4 1/2
Maria Cath 13 was listed nextdoor on the KAURS? Farm
for two children |
| |
1850 MO census,
Osage County, Linn twp
TEMMEN, Gerhard Heinrich 60 HAN
Anna Gesina (KOTTE) 62 HAN
John Bernard 17, HAN
SCHWINDLER, Herman 22 and sister Marg 16 |
| SOURCES: |
Adelheid's approximate year of birth
was known from her age (59) at death. That information
and her husband's name allowed her to be identified
on the 1839 Ruhle (Meppen) census. Her marriage record
in Meppen indicated she was from Gross Hesepe so that
parish's records were checked and a corresponding birth/bapt
entry was found there for Maria Adelheid.
more
about sources used
|
| ROECKERS, Maria/Anna
Helena |
| BORN: |
Nov 18, 1821, Nieuw Schoonebeek, Netherlands
(parish in Twist, Emsland) |
| DIED: |
Jan 3, 1852, Taos, Cole County, MO (listed as
Maria Helena TUBBEN); |
| PARENTS: |
Herman Friederick ROCKERS
Anna Marie Catherine WOLKEN |
| EMIGRATION: |
1840 - arrived New Orleans Jan 2, 1841 on the
ship Rebecca
Herman ROHLKERS 48, farmer from Twist going to Jefferson City
Catharine WOLKEN 49 and ROHLKERS children, Maria 22, Herman 20, Helen 19, Adelheid 17,
Gerhard 14, Henry 12, John 9, Gesina 5 |
| MARRIED: |
Bernard Heinrich
TOEBBEN his entry
marriage: Apr 4, 1847, Taos, Cole County, MO |
| CHILDREN: |
Herman Fredr John Bernard TOEBBEN born 1849,
Taos, MO
John Herman Henry TOEBBEN born 1851, Taos, MO |
| NOTES: |
1850 MO census, Cole County p. 65 (online
version, p. 33a)
Bernard H TABEN (SABEN online) 37, born Germany
Caroline 27 born Germany
Herman 1 born MO
Ann Hack, 7, MO
listed on the same page with SAND and with Frederick and Mary C ROCKERS |
| SOURCES: |
Maria Helena's parents' names were not on her
marriage record at St Francis Xavier paris but her approximate year of birth was known
from her age on the 1850 MO census (which incorrectly gave her name as Caroline.) There
was a Helena ROECKERS, with corresponding age, found on the passenger list of the ship Rebecca.
Her father was Friedrick ROCKERS, the same name as the godfather of Helena's firstborn
child. That child and the one born in 1851 were baptized at St Francis Xavier parish.
Maria Helena's death was listed at the same parish. more about sources used |
| RACKERS, Maria Catharine |
| BORN: |
Mar 14, 1824, Ruehlertwist (parish in Twist) |
| PARENTS: |
Gerhard Herman RAKERS
Maria Gesina LAMMERS |
| EMIGRATION: |
1840 - arrived New Orleans Jan 2, 1841 on the
ship Rebecca:
Herman RAKIS 68, farmer from Meppen, going to Missouri
with Gesina LAMMERS 48, Herman RAKIS 20, Catharine 16, Helen 13, Bernard 11 |
| MARRIED: |
Bernard Joseph Ferdinand ROTHOVE born
Aug 1, 1809, Lehmbrock, Ostbevern, Westfalen
marriage: Jan 28, 1844, St. Louis, MO |
| CHILDREN: |
Herman Bernard ROTHOFF born 1845, St Louis, MO
Herman Joseph ROTHHOVE born 1847, St. Louis, MO
Maria Catharine RHODOVE born 1850, St. Louis, MO; died 1851
Maria Cath ROTHOVE (twin) born 1852, St. Louis, MO; died 1852
Ferdinand ROTHOVE (twin) born 1852, St. Louis, MO; died 1852
Ferdinand Joseph ROTHOVE born 1853, St. Louis, MO
Johan Heinrich ROTHDROFF born 1861, Taos, MO
Marg Josephina ROOTHOFF 1865, Taos, MO
Margaret J ROTHOVE born ca 1868, Cole County, MO |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Grace Blank (BGrace3@aol.com)
Gus Sexton (Gussexton@aol.com), who has this emigrant in his online WorldConnect database. |
| SOURCES: |
Maria Catharine's date of birth and her
parents' names were found in the book Auswanderungsliste fuer die fruehere
Pfarrgemeinde Twist in den Jahren 1838 - 1910 nach Amerika. Her parents' names were
also on her marriage record at St. Joseph parish in St. Louis and the six children born in
St. Louis were baptized at that same parish. The date and place of birth of her husband
Ferd Rothove came from Grace Blank as did the baptismal information for the children born
in Taos in 1861 and 1865. The child born in 1868 was mentioned in Margaret Gentges' book Births/Baptisms
in Osage County, MO. more
about sources used |
| RAKERS, Maria Theresa |
| BORN: |
Oct 25, 1867, Brockhausen (parish in Lingen) |
| DIED: |
Dec 26, 1907, Aviston, Clinton County, IL |
| PARENTS: |
Heinrich RAKERS
Adelheid HERMES |
| EMIGRATION: |
by 1892 |
| MARRIED: |
Johan H WELLEN born 1867, Holland
marriage: Apr 26, 1892, Clinton County, IL |
| SOURCES: |
Most of the information concerning Theresa was
supplied by Cole Co, MO, Rakers researcher Bob Rakers. The date was verified in the Lingen
parish records. The date of the marriage was from the marriage index on the Clinton County
GenWeb page. more about
sources used
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