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Finding Ancestors in German Records

Recently I had success finding my Clayton County, Iowa, Lucas, Hildebrand, and Stendel ancestors in German church records.  Christoph Lucas and his wife Dorothea, nee Hildebrand, arrived in America in 1874, travelling with Dorothea’s brother Fritz Hildebrand, their son Frederick “Fritz” Lucas, their daughter Dorothea Lucas, and her future husband August Rieckhoff.  Their daughter Maria…

Immigrant Ancestors:  Robertson / Thompson Families

One goal in American genealogy is to trace each family line back to each immigrant.  That goal can be difficult when the family arrived in colonial America.  Such is the case with the Robertson / Thompson families.  Based on evidence collected so far, almost all of the immigrants arrived either in the 1700s or the…

German Ancestors: Gronlund / Dahlstrom Families

Below are listed my known [as of August 13, 2022] German ancestors, first listed in order indicating their relationship to me and then listed in order of their arrival in America. Also noted is to which of my grandparents they are related: Hervey Dahlstrom, Mahelia Mahnke Dahlstrom, or Lena Manske Gronlund. [Note: The ancestors of…

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