Posen Research List
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First Posted: 3 November 1996..................................FEEFHS Web Site Version


Background: Posen became a province of Prussia in the late 1700's when Poland was partitioned by the German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Empires. Both ethnic Germans and Poles lived there during the 18th and 19th centuries during this time when Poland did not exist as a country. Posen again became a part of Poland after World War I in 1919.

Remember that the capital of the province of Posen is also named Posen. So this needs to be repeated (Posen, Posen) if it was a place where a birth, marriage or death occured in that city.

Webmaster's note: The Posen Research List (POSRL) acquired its name and acronym from the first three letters of POSEN and the fact that it is an online Research List -- in FEEFHS's language an "RL". While this is a modest start, it is hoped that every Posen record searcher that sees this page will eventually offer their entry ( = query) to help themselves and others deal with Posen genealogy.

FEEFHS has posted this page on the WWW and is paying the expense of maintaining it on our web site as a service to all Posen genealogy record searchers, and in recognition of the fact that no genealogy society or organization specifically exists for Posen record searchers except for the German genealogy societies and organizations, most of which are FEEFHS members. This Research List is offered as a "netwrking" finding aid and service to them and their members as well as to the genealogy community worldwide.

Bob has volunteered her time to receive, aggregate and assemble entries (submittals) from both eMail and snail mail and then transmit them to the webmaster who codes them into HTML and post them on the web. We hope you will benefit from our labor of love. If you do, please remember that the FEEFHS web site expense is paid for by FEEFHS memberships -- both indidvidual and organizational. Thank you for your interest in FEEFHS and this page.


Please send all new entries, additions and corrections by eMail (preferred) or snail mail to:
SCHEFFLER, Robert (Bob)

P. O. Box 160
Ulster Park, New York 12467-
eMail address: scheff1960@aol.com



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SCHEFFLER, Robert (Bob)
eMail address: scheff1960@aol.com


Seeking locations for ancestors, seeking descendants and anyone researching the following Posen lines of SCHEFFLER, VOGLER and KLUCAS:

Michael and Christine (Caroline) MEIER SCHEFFLER, both born somewhere in Posen circa 1830. All 6 children born in Posen: 1) Auguste Amelia born 18 Aug 1854, married 1879 Albert Edward ORTEL, child Maria Martha Ortel born 8 Dec 1881 Posen; Albert immigrated 27 Nov 1882 from Antwerp, Auguste and Maria 10 Apr 1883 from Bremen; 2) Charlotte H. Scheffler born 3 Mar 1858, immigrated with 3 others 5 Apr 1886 from Bremen: 3) Eduard Johann Scheffler born 30 Oct 1863 Wierzonka, Posen, married 1886 Anna Louise BRESSEL in Posen; 4) Michael Scheffler born 27 Dec 1867, married Martha VOGLER** 28 Jan 1893 Buffalo New York; 5) Emil Scheffler born 27 Feb 1870 Owinsk, Posen; 6) Helene Louise Scheffler born 20 Apr 1873.

Johann KLUCAS born 25 Dec 1836 near Obornik, Posen and Henriette SCHEFFLER KLUCAS born 19 May 1840 Posen (she is the sister of Michael Scheffler above), married circa 1862 Posen, immigrated with three children born somewhere in Posen on 27 Nov 1882 from Bremen. Children: 1) Emil Klucas born 1863, married Emma VOGLER* 1888 Buffalo NY; 2) Julius Klucas born 1878, 3) Wilhelm Klucas born 1882.

Heinrich VOGLER born 1834 Posen and Augusta NEUMANN born 1849 Posen married circa 1866 Posen. First nine children born somewhere in Posen: 1) Emil Vogler born 3 Jun 1867; 2) Emma Vogler* born 18 Sep 1868 Gembitz Hauland; 3) Robert H. Vogler born 19 Jun 1870; 4) Adolph Vogler born Sep 1871; 5) Rudolph Vogler born 1 Apr 1873; 6) Martha Vogler** born 28 Jan 1876; 7) Paul Vogler born 15 Feb 1879; 8) Otto Vogler born 28 May 1880; 9) Bernard A. Vogler b. 8 May 1883; 10) Ida Augusta Vogler born 20 Oct 1886 Fall Creek, Wisconsin; 11) Amanda A. Vogler born 20 May 1889 Fall Creek; 12) Phillip Amandus Vogler born 4 Jan 1897 Fall Creek.



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