The Nehrenz Network Newsletter The Nehrenz Network Webpage - http://drnehrenz.com/nehrenznet/ The Nehrenz Network Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/336234003512443/ The Nehrenz Family Tree - https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/114565749/family Vol. 22 - No. 1 January 2020 “The 200th Birthday Year of Our Patriarch Johann Christian Theodore (Christian) Nehrenz” Hello again to the Nehrenz family members and friends! The last issue of this newsletter was in January 2019 and the topic was “Nehrenz Houses and Homes.” The pictures and text illustrated our ancestors’ places of residence. I invite you to look at and download all the previous 24 newsletters since 1995. These explain our Nehrenz history. Go to this link: http://drnehrenz.com/nehrenznet/newsletters.html Volumes 1, 2 and 7 each had two issues (no. 1 and no. 2). So this newsletter is the 25th issue to be made available to everyone. It is fitting then to focus our attention on our patriarch Johann Christian Theodore Nehrenz. Every Nehrenz relative in the U.S.A. descends from him. We ought to honor him this year. He was born on March 3, 1820 in Trollenhagen, Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Pomerania) Germany. Now 200 years later, there are 8 generations with over 765 people who are his direct descendants. Since his birth, exponential growth has created a large and expansive family tree. There are now over 100 different surnames attached to him. The effort to erect a gravestone, to mark the place of his burial, was successful and was completed in 2017. Since 1888 that plot in Cleveland, Ohio had remained unmarked. Many of you donated to that effort and we again thank you! There are no known photos of him and his wife Johanna Maria Elizabeth (Lempke) Nehrenz. That is why we have asked all of you to keep your eyes open for any old Nehrenz photos that you may have in a box somewhere. You might just have a photograph of them and not realize it. It would be a fitting tribute to him and an important discovery, if as a result of this newsletter issue, one of us would find such a picture. It could be scanned and made available to everyone. He lived to the age of 68. His wife lived to the age of 71. Since they immigrated to America from Germany in 1869, he lived here for only 19 years, and she lived here for only 20 years. One can only imagine how thick their German accent would have been when they spoke broken English. The neighborhoods where they lived were almost completely populated by fellow Germans. The churches they attended had only German language services. Cleveland, Ohio was the home of thousands of German immigrants who worked in the iron mills, called “the flats,” down by the Cuyahoga River. So let’s all search to find a photo of them. Look through those boxes. Enjoy reading about our patriarch! The Editor - Dave Nehrenz - [email protected] In 1869, t hey first lived across the street from 902 Carey Dr. Norman, OK. 73069 this house. The address was 134 The 1869 ship roster listing of the family on the ship “Borussia.” (2804) Wade Ave. in Left Hamburg - Oct. 30, 1869. Arrived New York - Nov. 19, 1869 Cleveland. They were living as guests of John and Fredka Masa. Their house was removed for the exit ramp 170A off of I-90. But this is the house they saw out their window 150 years ago. 1 A BIOGRAPHY OF OUR PATRIARCH - JOHANN CHRISTIAN THEODOR NEHRENZ –“CHRISTIAN” In order to paint an accurate picture of “Christian” Nehrenz (the name by which he was called) we take a look at his own ancestry. His father was Carl Christian Matthias Nierentz who was born in 1787 in Trollenhagen, Germany. We do not know the date of his death. His mother was M. Maria Dorothea Scharff who was born August 12, 1789 in Trollenhagen and died there on April 21, 1862. His parents were married on October 19, 1810. Christian’s grandfather was Daniel Friedrich Nierentz who was born in 1749 and died on April 12, 1796 in Grischow, another village north of Trollenhagen. We do not yet know the name of his grandmother. Daniel had five children. Four of the children were Christian’s uncles and aunts: Catharina Sophia Nierentz born 1778, Johann Christian Nierentz born 1782, Christian Martin Nierentz born 1783, Maria Eleonora Nierentz born 1789. The fifth was Christian’s father Carl Christian Matthias Nierentz born 1787. We also know the names of his siblings. Christian was one of five children. His parents had two sets of twins. Johann Nehrenz and his twin brother Christian Friedrich Nehrenz were born on August 4, 1811. We do not know the dates of their deaths. Hanna Maria Sophia Nehrenz was born on November 7, 1812 and died on December 19, 1859. She was married to Johann Christoph Martin Frank on November 13, 1831. She and her husband had 9 children. Johann Christian Theodor Nehrenz and his twin sister Maria Bernhardine Friederika Nehrenz were born on March 3, 1820. She died on May 5, 1899. He died on June 23, 1888. Christian was married to Johanna Maria Elizabeth Lempke on October 17, 1843. They had seven children. Maria his twin sister married Joachim Jacob Lankow on October 16, 1840. They had at least three children. They remained in Trollenhagen. Then Christian’s seven children included: "Friedrick" -Christian Martin Nehrenz born on May 5, 1844. "Christian" - Johann Christian Friedrick Nehrenz born on April 7, 1846. "Carl" - Johann Carl Friedrick Theodor Nehrenz born on September 27, 1848. "Minnie"- Caroline Wilhelmine Friedrike Nehrenz born on November 25, 1850. "William" - Carl Ludwig Wilhelm Nehrenz born on December 27, 1853. "Jane" - Johanne Friedrike Caroline Nehrenz born on June 26, 1855. "Henry" - Heinrich Christian Theodor Nehrenz born on August 12, 1861. I am sure your head is spinning reading through that, so here is an ancestry tree that is in a table form: THE ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF “CHRISTIAN” NEHRENZ 1 Daniel Friedrich Nierentz 1749 – 1796 (his grandfather) +____________________ (his grandmother) ..... 2 Catharina Sophia Nierentz 1778 – 1794 (his aunt) .... 2 Johann Christian Nierentz 1782 – 1858 (his uncle) ......... +Louise Georgina Friederica Bors(ten) 1783 - 1848 ............ 3 Carl Heinrich Gustav Nierentz 1807 - (his cousin) ............ 3 Daniel Adolf Christoph Theodor Nierentz 1808 – 1827 (his cousin) ............ 3 Regina "Maria" Christiana Nierentz 1812 – 1859 (his cousin) ................ +Carl Friedrich Georg Wilk ................... 4 Johann Carl Andreas Wilk 1836 - ................... 4 Johanne Caroline Christiane Wilk 1839 - ................... 4 Caroline Sophie Wilhelmine Wilk 1843 - ................... 4 Friedrike Johanne Dorothea Wilk 1846 - ....................... +Heinrich Johann Theodor Arndt ................... 4 Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wilk 1848 - ................... 4 Henriette Wilhelmine Marie Wilk 1851 - ................... 4 August Carl Friedrich Wilk 1854 - 1863 ............ 3 Caroline Friedrike Luise Nierentz 1820 – 1884 (his cousin) ................ +Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Bartel 1816 - 1890 ................... 4 Johanne Maria Caroline Bartel 1840 – ................... 4 Johanne Caroline Dorothea Bartel 1842 - 1871 ....................... +Johann Friedr Ludw Bandlow 2 ................... 4 Georg Christian Friedrich Bartel 1844 - ................... 4 Johanne Wilhelmine Christiane Bartel 1848 - ................... 4 Johanne Friedrike Sophie Bartel 1851 - 1942 ................... 4 Carl Friedrich Theodor Bartel 1853 - 1854 ................... 4 Johanne Caroline Bartel 1855 - ................... 4 Johann Karl Friedrich Bartel 1859 - 1863 ................... 4 Friedrich Johann Carl Bartel 1863 - 1922 ....................... +Elizabeth Geideman 1863 - 1936 ................... 4 Carl Friedrich Heinrich Bartel 1867 - 1912 ....................... +Julia Giedemann 1866 - 1950 ............ 3 Child Nierentz - 1827 (his cousin) .... 2 Christian Martin Nierentz 1783 – 1860 (his uncle) ..... 2 Carl Christian Matthias Nierentz 1787 - (his father) ......... +M. Maria Dorothea Scharff 1789 – 1862 (his mother) ............ 3 Johann Nehrenz 1811 - (his brother) ............ 3 Christian Friedrich Nehrenz 1811 - (his brother) ............ 3 Hanna Maria Sophia Nehrenz 1812 – 1859 (his sister) ................ +Johann Christoph Martin Frank ................... 4 Marie Dorothea Friedrike Frank 1832 - (his niece) ................... 4 Carl Friedrich Christian Frank 1834 – 1835 (his nephew) ................... 4 Carl Adolph Friedrich Frank 1836 - (his nephew) ....................... +Friedrike Christine Maria Mahnke 1832 - ................... 4 Johanne Marie Dorothea Frank 1839 - (his niece) ................... 4 Wilhelm Ludwig Frank 1841 - (his nephew) ................... 4 Marie Dorothea Christiane Frank 1843 - (his niece) ................... 4 Carl Wilhelm Julius Frank 1846 - (his nephew) ................... 4 Caroline Friedrike Marie Frank 1848 - (his niece) ................... 4 Johann Christian Theodor Frank 1851 – 1853 (his nephew) ............ 3 Johann Christian Theodor Nehrenz 1820 – 1888 “CHRISTIAN” ................ +Johanna Maria Elizabeth Lempke 1818 – 1889 (his wife) ................... 4 "Friedrick" -Christian Martin Nehrenz 1844 – 1906 (his son) ....................... +Henriette Johanne Friedricka Lohrenz 1844 - 1906 ................... 4 "Christian" -Johann Christian Friedrick Nehrenz 1846 – 1916 (his son) ....................... +Freiderika "Rike" Bahlke 1850 - 1893 ................... 4 "Carl" Johann Carl Friedrick Theodor Nehrenz 1848 – 1913 (his son) ....................... +Minnie Wilhelmina Schultz 1856 - 1936 ................... 4 "Minnie" Caroline