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Latest Update: 25 January 2001 ...................................................... FEEFHS WebSite Version

Please send all new entries, additions, corrections, etc. to:
Vincent P. Kunk
73070 San Nicholas Avenue
Palm Desert, California 92260-2857
eMail address: spurnel@worldnet.att.net


Suggestions for effective Emsland Research List Messages:

EMSRL Posting status:
- entry for KUNK, Vincent P., 12 and 20 July 1997
entry for WIESLER, Rita, 20 February 1998
- entry for BRUMBAUGH, Kay, 16 April 1998
- entry for McENERY, Jeanne, 30 April 1998
- no postings for this period
- entry for EDGELL, Susan WALSH, 16 August 1999
- entry for SCHAEFER, Richard, 16 August 1999
-no posted for this period
- entry for IVERSON, Patricia, 25 January 2001


BRUMBAUGH, Kay
eMail address: katie@cjnetworks.com
(Roman Catholic)

I am looking for information on John Bernard ENGELKEN. He was born 5 July 1813, in Melstrup, Lower Saxony, to John Theodor ENGELKEN and Anna WUBLE GROTE ENGELKEN. They belonged to the Catholic Church. I want to know about any siblings. I would like to know why he decided to leave his homeland. Were there political, religious, economical events which effected him? He emigrated to America in 1848, with his wife, Mary Rosina KUPPER, and 4 children. They settled at St. Louis, Missouri for a year before moving to Jo Davis county Illinois. He worked for 8 yrs in the lead mines to save enough to buy a farm. In 1857, he moved his family to Allamakee county Iowa, where they raised 5 children. In 1881, the children gone from home, they moved to Nemaha county Kansas, where they lived out their days with their eldest son.


EDGELL, Susan WALSH
eMail address: susanedgell@home.com
Catholic)

Henry MAIMAN was born at Freren, Provence of Hannover 25 October 1840. Henry emigrated to Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1865. Henry moved to Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois in 1867. His parents were Gerhardt and Catherine MAIMAN. He had a sister: Caroline, and a brother: Herman, born about 1853 in Germany. Herman was found at Wauconda Illinois during the 1880 census. I am looking for any information or tips on finding information regarding this family in Germany. Thank you for any help.


IVERSON, Patricia
Owatonna, Minnesota 55060-, USA
eMail address: iverson@ic.owatonna.mn.us

I am looking for information on Christine THEISMAN from the Lingen area (possibly Gersten) about 1880 to 1900. She married Bernard DREES of Gersten and they had 5 children. Any information on her parents, siblings would help.


KUNK, Vincent P.
73070 San Nicholas Avenue, Palm Desert, California 92260-2857
eMail address: spurnel@worldnet.att.net

KUNKE/KUNCK/KUNK
Cornerstone of St. Vitus Church, (Catholic) dated 1420 in Altenlunne Parish, Plantlunne District, Kreis Lingen, Emsland. (Present day area Parish & District known as Lunne.

The book Urkunden und Sonstige Schriftliche Quellen zur Geschichte des Kirchspiels Emsburen by Walter Tenfelde, Lingen (Ems) 1990, ISBN 3-927099-13-9, lists Johan and Trinen KUNKE, administrators / operators of KUNKEMUHLE, (KUNKEMILL) by dates of 26 April, 1625 and 16 July, 1626. The mill was located on Grosse Aa, Moorlage, Plantlunne District. (Grosse Aa is a water feed canal take-off at junction of Ems River & Dortmund-Ems Canal on the east side.) KUNKEMUHLE is still in existence, owned by SCHROEDER family since 1902, no longer powered by water, partially operated as mill. An electrified saw mill was added in the 1900's. The surrounding area on the Dortmund-Ems Canal is operated as an R&R area, with cabins, swimming and boating on the Ems Canal.

My great-grandfather Herman Bernard "Franz" KUNK, born 29 January 1822 was the 5th of 8 children born to Johann Bernhard KUNK and Anna Adelheid HUNK nee HENSEN of Bramsel. They were married on 4 February 1812 at St. Vitus Church, Altenlunne. I need documentation of birth and death dates of Johann Bernhard and Anna Adelheid KUNK. I also need date of death of first born son, Johann Gerhard KUNK, 2nd child born on 16 December 1814, and through primogeniture stayed in Germany. I believe the oldest daughter and 3 sons emigrated to Cincinnati in 1845/46 and married there. I am searching for immigration details, - ships, dates, etc. I have documentation of Johann Gerhard Herman KUNK, 4th born child, married to Gesine MEINDERS 18 January 1848, St. John the Baptist Church, Cincinnati, and Herman Bernard "Franz" KUNK, 5th born child, married to Mary HOFFMAN. 15 July, 1849, St. Philomena Church, Cincinnati. The marriages of M. Theresa KUNK to John William GUNTMAN, 27 January 1848, Old St. Mary's Church, Cincinnati, and H.H. KUNK to Mary SELS, circa 1850 may prove to be two other siblings of Gerhard H. and Franz KUNK.

I need documentation of births, marriages and deaths of Johan KUNK and Gesine HILVERS, married 21 April, 1711; Johan Bernhard KUNK and Anna Maria WENNEKER, married 25 January 1756; Johann Gerhard KUNK & Gesine Elisabeth SCHMEES, married 12 August 1788, probably in Altenlunne, and earlier siblings back to Johan and Trinen KUNKE in 1625. Hopefully, records still exist at Bistumarchiv, Osnabruck, or St. Vitus Church, Altenlunne, Kreis Lingen, Neidersachsen, Germany. Anyone? Thank you for your assistance and Happy Hunting!


McENERY, Jeanne
5929 Shortleaf Court, St. Louis, Missouri, 63128-, USA
eMail address: JMcenery@aol.com

I am searching for the town or village of origin of my family. Gerhardt A. WESTER, born 1799, and his wife Magaretha WESSELS, born 1805, left Bremen and arrived at New Orleans 1 December 1853 and then went to St. Louis, Missouri. They had children: Mary, Margaret, Elizabeth, Adelhaid, Helena, born 13 September 1842, and Tekla, and possibly a son Heinrich, all born in Germany. Helena married in St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in St. Louis to Bernard WOLKEN born 4 December 1838 in Germany. He had brothers Henry Herman and Gerhardt Herman, a sister Mary. All of them give their place of origin as the Kingdom of Hanover. I believe that they were farmers and in St. Louis were in they dairy business. If you have any information I will be glad to share with you. Thank you


SCHAEFER, Richard
eMail address: rcsthor@aol.com

I am searching for information on the following families, all of whom left Emsland, worked in Slagharen in the Netherland for several years, then emigrated to the Damiansville/Germantown area of Clinton County Illinois, mostly in the period 1837-1845. John Bernard KALMER was born in 1793 at Backum; his wife Anna Maria KRIEGER was born in 1811. John Herman SANTEN / SANTEL was born 1795 at Fullen. On 12 February 1814 he married Anna Maria BOVEN at Meppen. John Gerhard WESTER was born about 1774 at Kleine Besch (I have been unable to find this locality). His wife Maria Helene WILKE / WILKENS was born in 1792 at Ulsen.

Herman Heinrich HEIMANN was born in 1786 at Gross Fullen. He married in 1809 at Meppen and died in 1811 at Gross Fullen. His wife was Anna Maria BOVEN. Thier son married Anna Maria Catherine MENKE, who was born in 1814 at Haren. Associated names include WUEBBLES, ALTGILBERS / OLDEGILBERS, RENSING, WESTER, TOENNIES, WELLEN and KORTE. All of these families, or their children, immigrated to the US in about 1838. I would like to exchange information with anyone working on these.


WIESLER, Rita
eMail address: wieseler@cts.com
(Roman Catholic)

I am guessing that the book: Urkunden und Sonstige Schriftliche Quellen zur Geschichte des Kirchspiels Emsburen by Walter Tenfelde, Lingen (Ems) 1990, ISBN 3-927099-13-9, mentioned in the EMSRL is only printed in German. Perhaps someone could do a look-up for me and check my surnames? STEVENS, ABELN, LUCKEN, HECKMANN from the villages of Lathen, Meppen and Melstrup. My immigrant ancestor from the Emsland was Stephan Herman STEVENS and his wife Maria Tecla ABELN. They emigrated 1867 and homesteaded in northeastern Nebraska.

My Stevens line: Stephan H. STEVENS was born 1832 at Melstrup, married (date unknown) to Maria Tecla Abeln, born 1825 Melstrup. Stephanas STEVENS was born 1786 at Melstrup married (date unknown) to Helena Maria Abeln born 1792 at Melstrup. Stephanus STEVENS born 1743 at Meppen or Lathen, married (date unknown) to Maria Elizabeth HECKMANN born 1754 at Melstrup. Stephen STEVENS, born about 1693 (place unknown), married Tecla (unknown surname). This couple was listed in a St. Vitus Catholic Church census. This census listed ten children by name and a woman named Angela born 1669. I assume her surname was Stevens or surely they would have written it in.

My Abeln line: Johannes Bernard ABELN, father of Maria Tecla, born 1769, married 5 June 1810 at St. Vitus Catholic Church, Lathen, to Helena LUCKEN / LUECKEN. I have christening records from St. Vitus Catholic Church at Lathen. I am looking for someone researching these surnames to help fill in the blanks. I will share all my records.


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