oldenburg-l - Nachricht 2000-11 00088

[Frank Bruns <Bruns(a)...]

Franz-Josef --
  Thank you for your reply. I will certainly keep Lutten in mind as I 
research. I will also watch for a Meyer connection as I look!
                  Frank


Franz-Josef Meyer wrote:

> Hello, Frank
>
> in my ancestry I have a family BRUNS in Lutten which is in the direct
> neighbourhood of Visbek.
> I have a Johann Bruns with 4 sons who - according to the time frame - all
> could have been your GGG Grandfather.
> My ancestor was one of his daughters, therefore I have not researched the
> descendants of her brothers.
> Unfortunately no one with the name "Arnold"!
> I just wanted to say, don't forget of LUTTEN in your research!
>
> Greetings
>
> Franz-Josef Meyer
>
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: oldenburg-l-admin(a)...
> > [mailto:oldenburg-l-admin(a)... Auftrag von Frank Bruns
> > Gesendet: Samstag, 25. November 2000 20:07
> > An: Oldenburg-L(a)...
> > Betreff: [OL]Bruns in Vechta or Visbek
> >
> >
> > To All --
> >
> >    I am new to this, so please forgive me if I ask too much.
> >
> >    I am looking for connections is Germany to my GG Grandfather  -
> > Arnold Bruns. We know that Arnold was born  December 9, 1844 and was the
> > son of Herbert and Bernadine (Steva) sp? Bruns. Herbert died and
> > Bernadine later married a Koch. Arnold listed his town of birth as "A??t
> > Vachta" on at least two documents. We believe that this was his English
> > spelling of Vechta. Could the A??t be "near by" or "close to" or
> > something of that nature? He also listed his last residence in Germany
> > as Vishbech. We assume this is Visbek. Since one of his children said he
> > was from Oldenberg and he sailed for the United States from Bremenhaven,
> > we believe we have the correct locations.
> >
> >    I would like to locate records of his family in Germany. Do
> > birth/death/marriage  records exist in the region? Where would they be
> > located? Arnold was a Catholic. Would churches in the region keep
> > records? I will be traveling to the region next fall, but do not speak
> > the German language. Are there English speaking resources in the region?
> >
> >            Frank Bruns
> >
> >
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