Ostfriesland Genealogy
TDS
Also have original "Ostfriesische Nachrichten" Newspapers and will help others locate ancestorss' birth, marriage, and death information, if it was printed. The newspapers date from 1886-1917.
D.J. Murphy [Doug]
parts of my wife's family in the area around Emden and Leer. Neermoore
was the last known place of residence before emigrating. Ostfriesland
names include SPIEKER, SYMENS, JANS, CLAUSSEN, GROOTE, DIEKEN, SEEBA, and
possibly HASSEBROEK or POMMER. Families immigrated approx. 1840-1870,
settling briefly in Illinois, USA, then on to Iowa and South Dakota.
Perhaps I can help you in a few months... In any case, I'd appreciate any
tips you've found uniquely useful in Ostfriesland, especially with the
handling of the non-patronymic naming prior to Napoleon.
Doug Murphy
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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John Hassebroek
in Ost Friesland as well as the U.S. and the latter, Spieker, in
the U.S. Only. Several Spiekers married into the Hassebroek family
since 1846. My ancestors hail from an area just south of Aurich,
DE, altho my immediate ancestors are from the province of Groningen,
The Netherlands. There's at least one other Hassebroek researcher
on line, Dale Edman, who just recently joined the I-net system.
What have you got, what can I do for you?/JAN
* Jan J. Hassebroek INTERNET: jhas...@freenet.npiec.on.ca
* St.Catharines,Ont.Canada FIDONET: 1:247/216.0
Michael Johnston
>
> Looking for other genealogist researching Ostfriesland, Interested in the surnames of Frerichs, Ahrenholz, Krull, Poen, Peters, Brauer, and Roelfs. All were l
My ancestors were from Hage, Norden, Marienhafe, Upgant, including:
Name Birth date Birth location Spouse
Ahrenholz, Jan Aries Thadena, Ahltje Jauen
Ahrenholz, Neelke Janssen Jan 24, 1817 Halbemond, Ksp.Hage Blum, Arien Harms
Ahrenholz, Tatje Janssen Dec 31, 1826 Halbemond, Ksp.Hage Flesner, Arien Gerdes
Frerichs, Gretje Dec 1829 Flesner, Arien Gerdes
Frerichs, Trientje Apr 06, 1718 Harmens, Jann
Ann Salzmann
prompted a barrage of postings concerning Ostfriesland!... which of
course I'm happy to see. And thanks to those people who have responded
to me directly with information about this area, too.
Both of my mother's parents came to Illinois (Danforth and Ashkum, about
an hour south of Chicago) from Ostfriesland as teenagers in the late
1800's, although other members of one family (Wilken) had come as early
as 1854. The names and homes of my mother's four grandparents (that I
know of) were:
her grandfather: Eibe Wilken, born Sept. 23, 1838, in Ostochtersum
families: WILKEN, EIBEN, FRIEDEN (once listed as Friedrichs), and
JACOBS in Westerholt and Ostochtersum.
(Several of her grandfather's cousins (all brothers) also came to
Illinois. Their family name was FOCKEN, but they dropped that name in
the US and went by the part of their name that referred to their
father's first name: CLAASSEN.)
her grandmother: Lena Ihnen, born Sept. 9, 1832, in Nord Uppum
families: IHNEN, SCHWITTERS, PIER in Fulkum (Nord and S"ud Uppum) and
Esens
her grandfather: Gerd Janssen Bokker, born Spril 22, 1840 in Emden
families: BOKKER and HARBERS in Emden (I have found NOTHING about this
family. His parents are supposed to have died when he was young, as
well as an older sister, and he was said to have been raised in an
orphanage and by an aunt. The church records I have found in Emden
don't include his birth, although they do cover 1840. I'm still
looking.)
her grandmother: Gesche Janssen Helmers,born Jan. 3, 1848, in Marienhafe
families: HELMERS, TAMMINGA, EDEN, and COORDES (and possibly KOKS,
JANSSEN, PETERS, and HARTZ ... I get very confused about whether I'm
finding "family" names or father's first names) in Marienhafe (and
Tj"uche)
All of these people seem to have been farmers (Warfsleute, Arbeiters,
and Hausleute (??)) except the families in Marienhafe, who seem to have
been a small dynasty of weavers.
The LDS church books for these parishes only seem to cover 1828 - 1874.
Does anyone know where I could find information that goes back further?
I don't find these places listed in the lists of Ortssippenb"ucher that
I've seen. Do these names or places fit into anyone else's research?
Several postings about Ostfriesland seem to be related to Iowa ... which
is also interesting to me, because after my grandparents were married in
Illinois, they moved to Indiana and then to northwestern Iowa (Everly,
near Spencer)-- in 1919. I know they used to go to some sort of annual
(?) "German picnic" somewhere in Iowa, and may have subscribed to a
newspaper with news from Ostfriesland (possibly the "Ostfriesische
Nachrichten" that was mentioned here.)
I'd love to hear from anyone else who is researching the same locations
or families.
Ann Salzmann
Paul Blobaum
in Iowa which has a membership of over 200 people, and my father is trying
to start one in Champaign County, Illinois. There is LOTS of information
on Ostfriesland on the Web, and available in American libraries through
interlibrary loan.
I don't have the address of the Ostfriesian society on me, but email me and
I will send it to you.
Paul BLobaum
pblo...@interaccess.com
In article <4gig4u$e...@nntpb.cb.att.com> dj...@ohgua.oh.att.com (D.J. Murphy
[Doug]) writes:>From: dj...@ohgua.oh.att.com (D.J. Murphy [Doug])
>Subject: Re: Ostfriesland Genealogy
>Date: 22 Feb 1996 19:28:30 GMT
>I'm going to start researching Ostfriesland in a few months, researching
>parts of my wife's family in the area around Emden and Leer. Neermoore
>was the last known place of residence before emigrating. Ostfriesland
>names include SPIEKER, SYMENS, JANS, CLAUSSEN, GROOTE, DIEKEN, SEEBA, and
>possibly HASSEBROEK or POMMER. Families immigrated approx. 1840-1870,
>settling briefly in Illinois, USA, then on to Iowa and South Dakota.
>Perhaps I can help you in a few months... In any case, I'd appreciate any
>tips you've found uniquely useful in Ostfriesland, especially with the
>handling of the non-patronymic naming prior to Napoleon.
>Doug Murphy
>Omaha, Nebraska, USA
>____________
>In article <4ggu7e$l...@insosf1.netins.net>, TDS <T...@NETINS.NET> wrote:
>>Looking for other genealogist researching Ostfriesland, Interested in the
>>surnames of Frerichs, Ahrenholz, Krull, Poen, Peters, Brauer, and Roelfs.
>>All were located in small villages around Emden.
>>
>>Also have original "Ostfriesische Nachrichten" Newspapers and will help
>>others locate ancestorss' birth, marriage, and death information, if it
Michael Johnston
> ...her grandmother: Gesche Janssen Helmers,born Jan. 3, 1848, in Marienhafe
> families: HELMERS, TAMMINGA, EDEN, and COORDES
>
Helmers (Helmerich), Eden (Edo) and Coordes (Coord) are probably patronymics, so can be
found throughout Friesland. Tamminga is genuinely unusual. My family tree includes:
Cordes, Gretke Sophia m. Iken, Johann Albers on May 13, 1788 in Ksp.Sengwarden, Kr.Friesland
Eden, Gerd m. Christina, Stiencke abt 1740 in Ksp.Jever, Kr.Friesland
Helmers, Helmerich m. Zu Eyhausen, Anne in 1661 in Ksp.Zwischenahn, Kr.Ammerland
Helmers, Hille m. Müller, Johan on Nov 11, 1655 in Ksp.Zwischenahn, Kr.Ammerland
Helmers, Hille m. Garrenholdt, Johan on Jun 18, 1689 in Ksp.Zwischenahn, Kr.Ammerland
Tammenga, Mettje Hinrichs m. Blum, Niklaus Hinrichs of Hage, Kr.Aurich abt 1841
KTrouvat
I have MANY families from aurich area. Karen
Ktro...@aol.com
lin.st...@gmail.com
There is a three volume set of OSB for Marienhafe, and a two volume set of nearby Hage.
There is an online (partial) book for Osteel which is less than 1/4 mile from Marienhafe. But it may not be complete?
Lin Strong