Ostfriesen Genealogical Society of America 670 South Robert Street, #333 West St Paul, Minnesota 55118 651-269-3580 www.ogsa.us OGSA Queries Archive 2011 - 2016 The OGSA operated a Query Board to help researchers find and share information about ancestors and related families. Due to the number of spam messages being posted to the site, we elected to close this message board, delete the spam, do some slight editing, and provide this archive of the queries. Please consider posting new queries on the Rootsweb Ostfriesen mailing list. Entries in this archive are sorted from newest to oldest. You may want to use the Find feature in your browser or in Adobe Acrobat to search for family names or locations in this document. For example, pressing “Ctrl F” on PCs should provide a search option to help find information. E-mail addresses change frequently and we can update your address or queries if you send the information to [email protected]. Please include enough information from your prior query to allow us to identify the entry to be changed. Good luck with your research. Date Name Email Comment/Question Entered 2/22/2016 Edo [email protected] I am searching for Ostfriesen Ancestors Wessels 2/17/2016 sheila [email protected] hello I am looking for infornation in Everd E bleeker and Am the grossen callan Hiekiens married in Campen. Ostfriesland Germany in 1864 September or (bleeker) Nov 19 I am trying to trace back to when they left Germany and came to the United States. 8/30/2015 Onno Sjuts [email protected] Looking for any info on Dirk Dirks, born 1876 in Ostochtersum/ Ostfriesland, married 12th of Dec. 1901 to Mary. He died 1918 by accident on his farm 8/21/2015 Jeannine [email protected] I am looking for information on my grandmother, Wietze Luken and her Davison family. She was born February 1900 and resided near Wiesens. She attended the Lutheran church in Wiesens. Immigrated to the United States around 1922. 8/9/2015 Hinrich [email protected] I am looking vor Wessel Jakobs (KAPUT) and his wife Friederike Kesch, Baumann their daughters Anna and Erna. He is born 1875 in Rheiderland. 8/3/2015 Jakob [email protected] searching for Franke Franken,may be he lived in Ditzumerverlaat Franken Ostfriesland. Like to know more of him and his relatives. 7/25/2015 Linda [email protected] Enno KRUSE b Ostfriesland, a Banker in Leipzig 1022/23, married to Else Olesky Sophie Margareta Rossteuscher, with 3 children, Aiko Achim Hinrich Kruse1919-1944), Maria Kruse (1922-?) Elsa Anna Theda (1923-) 7/14/2015 Branyon [email protected] looking for info on DOTHERENA (tutterina) Schoon Dirks or Johann Dircks Heinrich Dirks. 1860 © 2016: Ostfriesland Genealogical Society of America 1 OGSA Query Archive, 2011 - 2016 Date Name Email Comment/Question Entered 7/11/2015 JBD [email protected] Seeking information on a ship lost on the North sea in 1863. EILERT GERDES VOSS (1822-1863) was the owner and captain of this sailing vessel. Both he and his 14 year old son, GERD, died. His wife was MARGARETHA SCHOON. They lived in Warsingsfehn and are buried in the historical cemetery there. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SHIP AND HOW MAY I FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SINKING? Thank you so very much! 6/23/2015 Jeff [email protected] Looking for any relatives of heinrich landherr born 1841 in oldenburg. landherr married helene Catherine Jurgens b 1848 6/10/2015 David Allen [email protected] Wish to purchase new/used OFB/OSB & other record books in any Navorska readable condition for a number of parishes/villages in Ostfriesland and northeastern [email protected] 5/2/2015 Linley [email protected] Looking for Boyung Seeba and wife Janna (Hanni) Harms, lived in Marienhafe, Ostfriesland, Germany. 5/2/2015 Linley [email protected] Looking for Jan Alberts Harms born about 1865 Bunde, Ostfriesland, Germany. Arrived New Zealand about 1883, died 1938 New Zealand. Parents possibly Jan Harms and Agnes Dykmann. 3/26/2015 Sabine [email protected] I'm looking for my great-great grandparents: Hype Thomssen Pinkera and Jacob Elisabeth Adams Knopp of Oldendorp. I have no dates for birth or death. Their son was Adam Hyben Pinkera (b.1820) daughter (my great-great grandmother) was Jantje Hyben Pinkera (1834-68) she married Rentje A. Schoorman.Thanks for any leads! 3/23/2015 Carol [email protected] I am looking for my great-grandmother, Charlotte VanNorden/VanAuden Brisson who was born in Vierden/Verden Germany in 1868. She came to NY in 1883-85 and settled in the Bronx. She married a Scot by the name of Charles Pithie/Pitchie in 1888 and later had 3 children. 3/20/2015 to Ben ben.kruse http://www.auswanderer- Kruse oldenburg.de/familygroup.php?familyID=F9263&tree=Auswanderer 3/17/2015 kruse ben.kruse My family KRUSE came from Neuscharrel to the USA between 1893 and 1910. Two brothers: Eilard and Gerhard (they were farmers) en their sisters: Anna and Nona. Who can help me ???? 3/3/2015 teresa huskeylawrence2012@gm I looking for some information Johanna Gersdorff She is from Germany ail.com lived and died there. She was born in West Prussia GERMANY I WAS TOLD THREW THE FAMILY THAT SHE WAS THE NIECE OF KAYSER WILHELM THE FIRST OR SECOND. But I can't find anything out on her. I only know that she married John Tottleben also of the same place, and had 1 child Emanuel which was the first one to come to the U.S.A. he was born in 1845 in Germany. This is very important to me. I do know the Gersdorff are listed on the Dutch Royal Family list but are they related? Can anyone please help? 2/15/2015 Donald L. [email protected] I am interested in any information on John (Johann) Michael Quell,living Gilmore in Kurh-hessen previous to 1830 and his son Josef (Joseph)Quell, who migrated to United States, in Pennsylvania 2/14/2015 Deb mousetoes3000@hotmail. I am searching for genealogy of Henry Adolph Bienhoff, born 10 Oct 1838, Paulson com in Norden, Ostfriesland, Prussia. He came to the USA sometime before 1865. © 2016: Ostfriesland Genealogical Society of America 2 OGSA Query Archive, 2011 - 2016 Date Name Email Comment/Question Entered 2/14/2015 Kyle [email protected] I have traced the Alberts to Meyer to Meyers family name back to 1764 Meyers m to Upleward, Emden, Germany (Siebe Alberts). 2/8/2015 Kyle [email protected] I have traced the Meyers family name back to 1764 to Upleward, Emden, Meyers m Germany. Siebe Alberts was born around 1764 and died 9-4-1814. Alberts eventually became Meyer then Meyers. My brother had his DNA tested and it was 1/3 Wales (not German). I'm guessing the Alberts family migrated from England at some point. I'm trying to trace roots to England. 2/8/2015 Robert [email protected] Looking for F. Bruns and/or M. R. Demale Bruns t 2/6/2015 ennen [email protected] looking for any information on Ennen family immigration to the United states. Thank you. 2/6/2015 Nancy [email protected] Looking for information on my Great Grandfather who was from m Ostfriesland. Peter Detmers. He was born in 1861 or 1862. Arrived in the US around 1887. Settled in Iowa and later moved South Dakota. Married to Sophia Tiedaman. Heading to Germany later this year and would love to find where he was born. 1/17/2015 Darlene [email protected] Looking for Sweer Jurgens, dob 1870, immigrated to US 1889(age 19) to Blom Ackley/Parkersburg, Iowa. Need his parents names, from Holthusen, Kreis Baltus of Weener, Osfriesen. 1/12/2015 Rick [email protected] I am looking for information on my great grand father, Adolph Meinders. Meinders Born 13 Jan 1863 in Ditzzumer Verlat Ostfriesland. I am needing name , birthdates , Marriage and death dates of his family. 1/9/2015 Ruth Kahl [email protected] Meint Janssen, Westerende. My Great-Great-Grandfather's entry (1495)in the new Kirchengemeinde Westerende OSB reads: Janssen, Meint 1478/=OSB Ochtelbur 763, Bangstede 1259 . *(14.4.1811), +22.6.1873 Fahne. I have no idea why he would be listed in these OSBs. His parents were from Wiesens. Does anyone have access to them and can do a look up. Thank you! 1/7/2015 Don Ubben Draufganger328@earthlin If you are descended from Hiram R. Dunbar & Jemima Wolf; Thomas k.net Kingsbury Robinson & Laura Luella Brown; James Madison Hinton & Susie Primm; and/or Benjamin 'Pappy' Dolan & Nancy Frances Chesney I would like to communicate with you. If so, please contact me. Don Ubben 1/7/2015 Debbie [email protected] I'm looking for information on Zygmond Lojewski born in Poland. I'm his Markowski granddaughter, and looking for family information there in Poland. Thank you. 1/6/2015 Donald L. [email protected] I would like to know my ancestors preceding my great grandfather, Gilmore Joseph Quell, from Kurhof, Germany, Hessen, who migrated to Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in 1830 and was Married to Aquila Schmidt, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Both were Germans. 1/2/2015 R. Peters [email protected] Looking for information on Johannes Peters from Rohrigmoor in et Ostfriestland. Johan was a sailor in a ship that sunk in the coast of Nicaragua in 1970. He was the only survivor 1/2/2015 Andrew [email protected] I am looking for information on my Great Grandfather, Harm W Harms.