oldenburg-l - Nachricht 2007-09 00084

[Lisa Niemeyer <lniemeyer(a)frontiernet.net>]

That would be AWESOME!   I am very interested to find out more on the
Niemeyer Family.   Please reply or email directly to
lniemeyer(a)frontiernet.net


Lisa Niemeyer


-----Original Message-----
From: oldenburg-l-bounces+lniemeyer=frontiernet.net(a)genealogy.net
[mailto:oldenburg-l-bounces+lniemeyer=frontiernet.net(a)genealogy.net] On
Behalf Of Dennis Hellebusch
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 4:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [OL] Joseph Cohorst or Johann Niemeyer

I have a lot of Niemeyer family information that I would like to share with
you.
Thanks

 Dennis Hellebusch

Denh(a)YHTI.Net


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa Niemeyer" <lniemeyer(a)frontiernet.net>
To: <oldenburg-l(a)genealogy.net>
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 10:45 AM
Subject: [OL] Joseph Cohorst or Johann Niemeyer


> Hello to all,
>
> I am new list subscriber, and I am very impressed with the information 
> that
> can be found here!  I just hope this will help solve a few mystery's in my
> family.  A search of the list's archives turned up a message dated 
> 1997/11/1
> from Fred Rump, talking about the Tegenkamp family and Cohorst Family
> traveling together to Teutopolis, Illinois.  My question is if anyone has
> any additional information on the Cohorst Family mentioned in that 
> message?
>
> I am descendant of  Joseph Cohorst Sr. born in Germany.  I believe his
> parents were John and Catherine (Kenter) Cohorst (Kohrst), who remained in
> Germany.  Our family story is that Joseph Cohorst came to America when he
> was 7 years old in 1845 with an older brother. They settled in Teutopolis
> and lived with the Kenter Family, and then later the older brother left to
> go further west and was never heard from again.  I would like to find out 
> a
> village or town my Cohorst ancestors came from in Germany.  Or if there is

> a
> link to the family mentioned in the 1997/11/1 message, which mentions
> Schwege near Dinklage. As far as we know there were only the 2 brothers 
> that
> came over.
>
> I am also looking for Johann Henrich Niemeyer born Feb. 24, 1820.  First
> record  found is of him in Cincinnati, Ohio where he applied for US
> citizenship.  He married Catherina Maria Kerch Sept. 22, 1846 and in 1847
> they moved to Teutopolis, Illinois.  We cannot find any mention of a town 
> or
> Kreis he came from.  Our suspicion is that since he knew about and moved 
> to
> T-Town he may have been from the same area as the other T-Town settlers.
>
> I have a lot of history and family information for people in the 
> Teutopolis,
> Effingham, Green Creek, Island Grove and Dieterich areas in Illinois, that

> I
> may be able to help someone else with.
>
> Other names I'm searching for are:  Roepke, Dust, Wolfert, Tastowe,
> Stadhofer, Feldhake, Steinke, Wegman besides, the Cohorst, Kenter, 
> Niemeyer,
> and Kerch Names.
>
> With Sincerest Thanks,
>
> Lisa (Roepke) Niemeyer
> Effingham County, Illinois
>
>
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