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     John Henry Brummer was born circa 1816, in Addrup, Niedersachsen, Germany. He was the son of John Henry Brummer and Maria Meyer. In 1834 John Henry Brummer and Maria Meyer immigrated from Germanyto in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

     B. H. Nienberg was born in 1816. Circa 1840, B. H. Nienberg married Angela Sprehe. B. H. Nienberg and Angela Sprehe had 5 children. B. is the head of a family on the 21 July 1860 Census in Minster, Ohio.¹

     Catherine Rickamp was born in 1816. On Sunday, 31 October 1847 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Catherine Rickamp married George Heinrich Kleier.¹ Catherine Rickamp is listed as George Heinrich Kleier's wife on the 21 August 1850 Census in Cincinnati, Ohio.² Catherine Rickamp is listed as George Heinrich Kleier's wife on the 30 July 1860 Census in Pleasant Township, Ohio.³ Catherine Rickamp is listed as George Heinrich Kleier's wife on the 20 July 1870 Census in Columbus Grove, Ohio.⁴ Catherine Rickamp died on 1 May 1897 in New Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was buried on 3 May 1897 in Holy Family Cemetery in New Cleveland, Ohio, USA.⁵

     Johan George Ricker was born in 1816. He was the son of (?) Ricker. In 1850, Johan George Ricker married Maria Tina Dreher. Johan is the head of a family on the 26 July 1860 Census in Greensburg Township, Ohio. They are living next door to Herman Ricker.¹ He died on 22 December 1860 in Greensburg Township, Putnam, Ohio, USA. He was killed when the mud-sled he was driving crashed into the bridge at the Auglaize River. He was in the process of moving their household goods to a new farm. He was buried on 23 December 1860 in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Glandorf, Ohio, USA.²

     Theodore Ricker was born in 1816. He was the son of (?) Ricker. Theodore Ricker was buried on 4 September 1876 in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Glandorf, Ohio, USA.¹ He died on 4 September 1876 in Glandorf, Ohio, USA.

     Catherine Agnes Lefken was born in 1816. Circa 1835 in Glandorf, Niedersachsen, Germany, Catherine Agnes Lefken married Wilhelm Halker, son of Johan Wilhelm Halker and Catherine Elizabeth Stahl. As of circa 1835, her married name was Catherine Agnes Halker (Lefken). Catherine Agnes Lefken was listed on the passenger list of the Ship Pauline to New York from Bremen on 9 October 1843. Catherine Agnes Lefken died in 1846 in Glandorf, Ohio, USA.¹

     Anna Maria Brandis was born in 1816. Circa 1842, Anna Maria Brandis married John Henry Hoffman. Anna Maria Brandis is listed as John Henry Hoffman's wife on the 11 August 1850 Census in Washington Township, Ohio.¹ Anna Maria Brandis is listed as John Henry Hoffman's wife on the 20 June 1860 Census in Washington Township, Ohio.² Anna Maria Brandis died on 23 February 1891 in Delphos, Ohio, USA.

     Helena Schwander was born on 9 January 1816, in Altdorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She was the daughter of Landolin Schwander and Elizabeth Aechtle.

     Johan Heinrich Riepenhoff was born in Wallenhorst, Niedersachsen, Germany on 5 February 1816. He was the son of Franz Heinrich Riepenhoff and Anna Catharina Maria Osterfeld. Johan died on 25 April 1816 in Wallenhorst, Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Germany.

     Margaretha Elizabeth Rieman was born on 7 March 1816, in Krimpenfort, Niedersachsen, Germany.¹ She was the daughter of John Rieman and Mary Schoene. She was baptized in Sankt Gertrud in Lohne, Niedersachsen, Germany on 9 March 1816. Godparents - Margaretha Schoene and Johan Bernd Meyer.¹

      William Herman Recker was also known as Herman Recker. He was born on 23 June 1816, in Herringhausen, Ostercappeln, Niedersachsen, Germany. He was the son of Johan Heinrich Recker and Anna Maria Linkemeyer. On Wednesday, 19 February 1840 in St. John the Baptist in Glandorf, Ohio, USA, at age 23, William Herman Recker married Maria Catherina Kottenbrock, age 17, daughter of John Kottenbrock and Elizabeth Huntman. Herman Redeker and Maria Kotterbrok.¹ William Herman Recker became Maria Anna Recker's godparent at her baptism in St. John the Baptist in Glandorf, Ohio, USA on 20 October 1840.² William is the head of a family on the 20 August 1850 Census in Ottawa Township, Ohio. They live next door to Andrew Recker and four doors down from Nicholas Recker.³ As of 1860, William Herman Recker was also known as H W Raker. William is the head of a family on the 12 June 1860 Census in Ottawa Township, Ohio.⁴ He died on 16 January 1884 in Ottawa Township, Ohio, USA at age 67. He was buried on 17 January 1884 in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Glandorf, Ohio, USA.⁵

     Maria Catherina Neimann was born on 5 August 1816, in Bakum, Niedersachsen, Germany.¹ She was the daughter of Johan Casper Neimann and Anna Catherina Schoene.

      Anthony Smith was also known as Anton Schmidt. He was born in Herschweiler-Petersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany on 30 October 1816. He was the son of Nicolaus Smith and Mary Eingieser. He was baptized in Brücken (Pfalz), Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany on 1 November 1816.¹ Anthony Smith was listed on the passenger list of the Ship Silvie de Grasse to New York with Nicolaus Smith and Mary Eingieser on 24 August 1835.² On Sunday, 21 November 1841 in St. Alphonsus Liguori in Peru, Ohio, USA, Anthony Smith witnessed the marriage of Andrew Eckert and Wilhelmina Smith. Andrew Ekert to Wilhelmine Schmied.^3,4 Anthony Smith witnessed the baptism of Anthony Eckert on 12 March 1843 in Holy Angels in Sandusky, Ohio, USA.⁵ On Thursday, 30 January 1845 in Perkins Township, Ohio, USA, at age 28, Anthony Smith married Anna Mary Courtad, age 19, daughter of Johann Petrus Courtad and Mary Ann Frey. Antoni Schmith to Mary Curtal.⁶ Anthony is the head of a family on the 18 December 1850 Census in Perkins Township, Ohio. Anthony Smith (Farmer aged 31 born in Germany) and Mary (age 24 born in Germany) with Joseph (age 4 born in Ohio), Mary M. (age 2 born in Ohio). They are living a few houses down from the Herb family and Jacob & Wilhelmina Herb Schmidt. Also living in this household is Riga Balduff, 12. Occupation = farmer, Value of real estate = $800.⁷ He became Ellen Smith's godparent at her baptism in Holy Angels in Sandusky, Ohio, USA on 1 February 1851.⁵ In Mary Eingieser's will in December 1853 in Erie, Ohio, USA, Anthony Smith was named as an heir. Anthony sold property via a quit claim deed from Peter Smith and others to Francis Smith in Erie, Ohio, USA, on 8 March 1855. For the sum of $1200 the Smith brothers and sisters sold 24 acres to their youngest brother, Frank. Anthony is the head of a family on the 10 August 1860 Census in Perkins Township, Ohio. 1860 Census: Anthony, 43, from Bavaria and Mary, 38, from France are living in Perkins Twnsp, Erie County, Ohio with six children: Joseph 14, Lina 12, Peter 10, William 8, Christian 5, Anthony 2. Value of real estate = $1000. Value of personal estate = $350.⁸ On this 1865 map of Perkins Township, the properties of the Smith brothers are marked in red outline. He became Joanna M Mainzer's godparent at her baptism in St. Mary's Church in Sandusky, Ohio, USA on 22 March 1868.⁹ Anthony is the head of a family on the 10 June 1880 Census in Perkins Township, Ohio. In the 1880 census the Herb family is on page 150 of the Perkins Township census. The Kromer families are listed on page 149 of the same census and the Smith families are on pages 149 and 155.¹⁰ Anthony is the head of a family on the 7 June 1900 Census in Perkins Township, Ohio. Anthony 83 and Anna Mary 75 are living with their son Joseph Smith 54 a single man whose occupation is given as farmer. They have been married 55 years, had 12 children of whom 7 are still living. Anthony immigrated in 1835. Anna Maria Courtad immigrated in 1834.¹¹ Anthony died on 25 February 1901 in Perkins Township, Ohio, USA at age 84. He was buried on 27 February 1901 in St. Mary's Cemetery in Sandusky, Ohio, USA.¹²

     Johann Henrich Schmenk was born on 5 November 1816, in Bocholt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.¹ He was the son of Frederick Heinrich Schmenk and Joanna Buening.

     Elizabeth Telake was born on 10 November 1816, in Bocholt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.¹ She was baptized on 11 November 1816 in Sankt Georg Katholisch in Bocholt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.¹ She was the daughter of Adolph Telake and Anna Mathilda Schoppers.

     Theresia Hundepohl was born on 8 December 1816, in Bevergern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. On Tuesday, 10 January 1843 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, at age 26, Theresia Hundepohl married Johan Heinrich Lefken, age 24, son of Johan Henrich Lefken and Anna Catherina Elizabeth Rasche. Theresia Hundepohl is listed as Johan Heinrich Lefken's wife on the 9 August 1870 Census in Ottawa Township, Ohio.¹ Theresia Hundepohl is listed as Johan Heinrich Lefken's wife on the 22 June 1880 Census in Ottawa Township, Ohio.¹ Theresia Hundepohl died on 23 October 1892 in Glandorf, Ohio, USA at age 75.

      Mary Bernadine Wilberding also went by the name of Delia Wilberding. She was born in 1817. She was the daughter of George Wilberding. On Tuesday, 3 November 1835 in St. John the Baptist in Glandorf, Ohio, USA, Mary Bernadine Wilberding married John Kahle, age 33, son of Georg Anton Kahle and Elizabeth Herberman. Mar. Bernadine Wilberding to John Francis Kahle 1835.^1,2 As of 3 November 1835, her married name was Mary Bernadine Kahle (Wilberding). Mary Bernadine Wilberding and John Kahle had 11 children. Mary Bernadine Wilberding became Johan Wilhelm Gödde's godparent at his baptism in St. John the Baptist in Glandorf, Ohio, USA on 3 May 1848.³ Mary Bernadine Wilberding is listed as John Kahle's wife on the 3 September 1850 Census in Greensburg Township, Ohio.⁴ Mary Bernadine Wilberding is listed as John Kahle's wife on the 25 July 1860 Census in Greensburg Township, Ohio.⁵ Mary died in 1890 in Glandorf, Ohio, USA. Listed in the Glandorf St. John the Baptist Church, Register of Deaths for 1890, age 73.⁶

     Theresa Greive was born in 1817. On Sunday, 30 June 1850 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Theresa Greive married Gerhard Heinrich Naber. Theresia Greve to Henr Naber.¹ As of 30 June 1850, her married name was Theresa Naber (Greive). Theresa Greive is listed as Gerhard Heinrich Naber's wife on the 5 July 1860 Census in Newport, Kentucky.² Theresa died on 10 September 1864 in Minster, Ohio, USA.

     John Gerhard Rieman was born in 1817. He was the son of Henry Rieman and Anna (?). On Sunday, 7 November 1847, John Gerhard Rieman married Maria Elizabeth Kleier.¹ John is the head of a family on the 23 June 1870 Census in Teutopolis, Illinois.² John is the head of a family on the 14 June 1880 Census in Teutopolis, Illinois.³

     Anna Rester was born in 1817. Circa 1838, Anna Rester married Anthony Scheid. Anna Rester is listed as Anthony Scheid's wife on the 21 June 1860 Census in Grosse Point, Michigan.¹ Anna is the head of a family on the 17 August 1870 Census in Grosse Point, Michigan.² Anna is the head of a family on the 1 June 1880 Census in Grosse Point, Michigan.³ She died in 1890 in Warren, Michigan, USA.

     Theodor Hinners was born in 1817, in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany. On Tuesday, 11 April 1837 in Minster, Ohio, USA, Theodor Hinners married Elizabeth Rohenkohl, age 16, daughter of Johan Frederick Rohenkohl and Anna Maria Gertrude Rieman. Theodor Hinners died on 22 August 1855 in Minster, Ohio, USA.

     Maria Anna Hueve was born on 1 January 1817, in Borghorst, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.¹ She was the daughter of Bernard Herman Hueve and Anna Maria Elisabeth Loebbers. Maria Anna Hueve died on 7 January 1817 in Borghorst, Steinfurt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.¹

     Maria Agnes Riepenhoff was born in Wallenhorst, Niedersachsen, Germany on 6 March 1817. She was the daughter of Franz Heinrich Riepenhoff and Anna Catharina Maria Osterfeld. Maria died on 12 March 1900 in Wallenhorst, Niedersachsen, Germany at age 83.

      Bernard Siefker was also known as Johann Bernard Siefker. He was born in Pye, Niedersachsen, Germany on 12 May 1817.¹ He was the son of Joseph Rudolf Siefker and Catherine Elizabeth Sanders. Bernard Siefker was baptized on 15 May 1817 in St. Alexander in Wallenhorst, Niedersachsen, Germany. Godparents - Johann Henr. son of Coloni Offer, Bern. Henr. son of Col. Drees, Catharina Maria daughter of Col. Schöler.¹ On 1 September 1836 Bernard Siefker immigrated from Wallenhorst, Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Germany. He was sponsored by his brother, Joseph. "Johan Bernard, age 19, occupation = farmhand. Funds = 50 reichstaler." He was listed as Joseph Rudolph Siefker's brother on the 24 August 1850 Census in Ottawa Township, Ohio.² Bernard Siefker was listed as Joseph Rudolph Siefker's brother on the 16 June 1860 Census in Ottawa Township, Ohio.³ Bernard was listed as a lodger living with Henry Drerup's household on the 8 August 1870 Census in Ottawa Township, Putnam, Ohio, USA. He is living next door to the Henry Siefer family. His occupation is given as blacksmith, his real estate is valued at $12400. Value of personal estate is $1040. His is listed as "insane" possibly Down's Syndrome or Alzheimers.. Bernard was listed as a hired hand in Henry Drerup's household on the 22 June 1880 Census in Ottawa Township, Putnam, Ohio, USA. Bernard Siefker, 60, a laborer is listed as insane..⁴ Bernard died on 26 November 1882 in Ottawa Township, Ohio, USA at age 65. Report of Deaths in Putnam County, Ohio; Age is 65 years. Cause of death is palsy. He was buried on 28 November 1882 in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Glandorf, Ohio, USA. Listed in the Glandorf St. John the Baptist Church, Register of Deaths for 1882, Bernard Siefker, age 65.⁵

     Justus Herb was born in Wyhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 25 May 1817.¹ He was the son of Heribert Herb and Rosa Blum. On Sunday, 26 January 1845 in Wyhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, at age 27, Justus Herb married Katharina Gotz.¹ Justus died on 29 June 1894 in Wyhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany at age 77.¹

     Johann Friedrich Rohenkohl was born on 14 June 1817, in Hausstette, Niedersachsen, Germany. He was the son of Johan Frederick Rohenkohl and Anna Maria Gertrude Rieman. In 1839 in Minster, Ohio, USA, Johann Friedrich Rohenkohl married Maria Catherine Fangmann, daughter of Johann Fangmann. Johann is the head of a family on the 18 November 1850 Census in New Vienna, Iowa.¹ Johann is the head of a family on the 12 June 1860 Census in New Wein, Iowa.

     Maria Angelina Knueven was born on 24 October 1817, in Klosterholte, Haselünne, Niedersachsen, Germany.¹ She was the daughter of Ludwig Hubert Knueven and Elizabeth Webering. Maria Angelina Knueven was named an heir in the will of Casper Anton Knueven dated 19 April 1832 in Klosterholte, Haselünne, Niedersachsen, Germany. She is listed as Ludwig Hubert Knueven's daughter on the 1836 Census in Haverbeck, Meppen, Niedersachsen.² On Saturday, 9 February 1839 in Bokeloh, Meppen, Niedersachsen, Germany, at age 21, Maria Angelina Knueven married Henry Sprenger.¹ As of 9 February 1839, her married name was Maria Angelina Sprenger (Knueven).

     Maria Anna Groesch was born circa 1818. On Monday, 12 May 1834 in die katholische Kirche in Neiderhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Maria Anna Groesch married Josef Lambert Herb, age 31, son of Heribert Herb and Rosa Blum. As of 12 May 1834, her married name was Maria Anna Herb (Groesch).

     Anna Maria Elizabeth Janschulte was born circa 1818. Circa 1838, Anna Maria Elizabeth Janschulte married Gerhardt Altekruse, son of (?) Altekruse. As of circa 1838, her married name was Anna Maria Elizabeth Altekruse (Janschulte).

     Johan Wilhelm Halker was born in 1818, in Glandorf, Niedersachsen, Germany. He was the son of Johan Wilhelm Halker and Catherine Elizabeth Stahl. On Tuesday, 1 June 1847 in St. John the Baptist in Glandorf, Ohio, USA, Johan Wilhelm Halker married Maria Louisa Vogeding, age 18, daughter of Francis A Vogeding and Anna Maria Rutenfranz.¹ Johan Wilhelm Halker became Johan Wilhelm Gödde's godparent at his baptism in St. John the Baptist in Glandorf, Ohio, USA on 3 May 1848.² Johan is the head of a family on the 21 August 1850 Census in Ottawa Township, Ohio.³ He witnessed the baptism of John William Halker on 1 February 1854 in St. John the Baptist in Glandorf, Ohio, USA.² Johan is the head of a family on the 12 June 1860 Census in Ottawa Township, Ohio.⁴ Johan is the head of a family on the 30 June 1880 Census in Ottawa Township, Ohio.⁵