Re: GEN-DE RE Meindert Ubbenga

[Richard F. Strait]

Hi, from the surnames of your ancestors, I ascertained that they would be
from the Ostriesland area of northwest Germany, which is where Emden is.
Emden, IL was named for Emden Germany. I also googled "Ubbenga" and
found the following on the Ostfriesland Genealogy website:

Wednesday, August 06, 2008 — Michael msc...@aol.com

Meindert Ubbenga Emden 1843 US circa 1874

It appears that someone else is climbing your tree!

rfs in omaha, ne

On Sun, 4 Jan 2009 18:39:33 -0800 (PST) billd...@gmail.com writes:
> This is my great-great-great-grandpa. He was born on or about
> October
> 13, 1843. He married Lena Behrends who was born on December 23,
> 1853.
> When they move to the US they settled in Hartsburg, IL which is in
> Logan County. The town nearest to Hartsburg is Emden, IL. I find it
> ironic that there is an Emden, Germany and that they lived by
> Emden,
> IL. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> My email address is: bilde...@hotmail.com
>
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