Melanie's Genealogy Quest

My genealogy research journal. Current names I'm researching: Liden (Peterson), Bill, Kampfert, Donovan, Scheifelbien, Zoss, Gfeller, DeGrasse/DeGrace, Fagan, Zukausky(varied spelling)

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Location: Illinois, United States

Monday, February 19, 2024

52 Ancestors - week 7 Immigration

 This week, a short post. I've been wanting to create a list of my immigrant ancestors so I took this weeks theme as the chance to do that.

Maternal

Eleanora Radekopf, My 2 times great grandmother born 1870 in Germany. Arrived between 1882-1885. She married in the US in 1900...

Robert Schiefelbein born 1873 in Germany. Arrived between 1887-1888.

Anna Blaesing. My 2 times great grandmother born 1880 in Tommem Germany. She arrived before 1887 as her brother was born in the US that year. She married in 1898...

Paul Kampfert born 1873 in Germany. Arrived between 1888-1893.

Greta Naland. My 2 times great grandmother born 1862 in Germany. While still in Germany she married...

Thomas Poppinga born 1864. They arrived between 1889-1891. Their daughter Carrie was born in the US in 1891.

Anna Zoss. My 2 times great grandmother born 1853 in Switzerland. While still in Switzerland she married...

Godfrey Bill born 1846. They arrived between 1878-1883. Their daughter died in the Switzerland in 1878 and their first child in the US was born in 1883.

Paternal

Catherine Ganey. My 2 times great grandmother born 1841 in Newmarket, Cork, Ireland. While still in Ireland she married....

Charles Curtin born 1840 in County Kerry. They arrived after a daughter was born in Ireland in 1874 and their next daughter born in 1878 in the US.

Thomas Donovan my great grandfather born 1880 in Drimoleague, County Cork, Ireland. His brother was born in Ireland in 1884 and his father died in the US in 1885 so they arrived between 1884-1885.

Wilfred DeGrace. My 2 times great grandfather born 1861 in Canada arrived between 1866-1868. His sister was born in Canada in 1866 and his next sister was born in the US in 1868.

The line of Lena Godfrey, my 2 times great grandmother is not complete to the immigrant ancestors except 1 line. My 6 times great grandfather Bartholomew Brogan was born about 1727 in Ireland. His son was born in the US in 1768. 

Laurence Liden. My great grandfather born 1885 in what is now Castro Total and a Sweden. He traveled with his parents in April 1887 to Hull, England aboard the Romeo and then to the US.

Any tips or further information? Feel free to share!

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