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Post by Gandalf on Sept 20, 2022 16:56:05 GMT -5
They immediately settled in the Bellville, Illinois area when they arrived - or so it seems. I've wondered if they arrived through the gulf of Mexico, and maybe traveled up the Mississippi River. Haven't found their ship yet. It's probably 60/40 that they came through Texas. The town that all the immigrants came to in Texas was wiped out by a couple of hurricanes in the late 1800s. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianola,_Texas# Just for the heck of it, I searched for a copy of that book I mentioned earlier. The one about a group of Germans leaving Viernheim, Germany around 1950, that my great-great grandfather/mother may have been a part of. Found a copy on Ebay in California, for only $25. Bought it. Now all I have to do is learn German so I can read it! |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 20, 2022 17:58:46 GMT -5
If they had wanted to go up into the midwest NO would have been the logical choice. It would have been more complicated to get there from a Texas point-of-entry. Trains from the east coast would have also been simple, and probably cheaper than a river boat. There was an effort going on to keep the German settlers from coming into contact with Americans. |
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Post by toshtego on Sept 20, 2022 18:18:23 GMT -5
Choosing between Hercule Poirot and King Leopold is most stressful. I prefer Rene Magritte, Jan van Eyck, Django Reinhardt, and mad Carlotta, the wife of poor old Maximillian the Hapsburg King of Mexico. |
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Post by Plainsman on Sept 20, 2022 19:38:36 GMT -5
Choosing between Hercule Poirot and King Leopold is most stressful. I prefer Rene Magritte, Jan van Eyck, Django Reinhardt, and mad Carlotta, the wife of poor old Maximillian the Hapsburg King of Mexico. You are a paragon of taste and distinction. Carlotta… well… |
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Post by Gandalf on Sept 26, 2022 19:22:36 GMT -5
It's probably 60/40 that they came through Texas. The town that all the immigrants came to in Texas was wiped out by a couple of hurricanes in the late 1800s. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianola,_Texas# Just for the heck of it, I searched for a copy of that book I mentioned earlier. The one about a group of Germans leaving Viernheim, Germany around 1950, that my great-great grandfather/mother may have been a part of. Found a copy on Ebay in California, for only $25. Bought it. Now all I have to do is learn German so I can read it! Got that book today. "Viernheimer Auswandererbuch: Reisst Euch los vom Tyrannen lande!" (Viernheim emigrant book: break free from tyrant land!) Nice book, full of good information, but it doesn't appear my ancestors were part of that particular emigration group. And I noticed a typo in my earlier post. They left Germany around 1850, not 1950. |
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Post by Plainsman on Sept 26, 2022 19:44:55 GMT -5
Unrelated comment: I have a cut-crystal stein, with silver engraved lid listing the names of the members, dated 1848. Some revolutionary group I believe, of that great year. No doubt stolen and brought home by a great uncle in WW1.
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Post by Silver on Sept 26, 2022 21:20:23 GMT -5
Descended from German (Donauschwaben) farmers and craftspeople.
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Post by CrustyCat on Oct 3, 2022 3:23:20 GMT -5
I've been working on my genealogy on and off for awhile now. I was adopted but have since reconnected with biological family about 25 years ago. Also have 4 more half siblings. It's pretty cool. Anyway, my father's last name is Zweigle. He says not related to the sausage people in NY. They are what you would call "Germans from Russia". Came to Canada in late 1800's I believe, then back and forth between there and the dakotas as they were mostly farmers. Mothers side is Ukrainian and Irish. Irish ancestors here the longest. I think one was in civil war. I think most of my great grandparents were immigrants. I did a DNA test and I'm basically Irish, German, and Eastern European.
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Post by JimK on Oct 3, 2022 11:34:38 GMT -5
I discovered via a genealogy website that my wife & I have a common ancestor named Arend de Wall who lived at the turn of the 17th century in the Vistula River delta region of modern Poland. This also means that I'm related to her cousins on her Dad's side, as well as numerous other people.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 3, 2022 13:42:58 GMT -5
I looked over the old Lapin family tree and notice that I am descended from Jacobus Franciscus Lepeijn, 1777 to 1842. A resident of Ghent.
Another relative was Franciscus Le Pain, 1725. Nice variation of the family name and quite apt, I should think . Let us also not forget good dear Noemi Lepijn, Jaco's grandmother. 1696 to 1742. She was out Oostend way on the coast.
Interesting how the name changed from Lepeijn (Le Pain) with Flemish spelling to "Le Pain", to "Lapin".
You can call me "John L." or not at all!
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 3, 2022 14:53:54 GMT -5
John the Rabbit? From bread to rabbit. The transformation!
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Post by toshtego on Oct 3, 2022 16:26:16 GMT -5
John the Rabbit? From bread to rabbit. The transformation! You see, that was my point. The spelling of the name nowadays is consistent with a French noun. However, back in 1696, the name spelled differently. We did not start out as "Rabbits". |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 3, 2022 16:40:36 GMT -5
I looked over the old Lapin family tree and notice that I am descended from Jacobus Franciscus Lepeijn, 1777 to 1842. A resident of Ghent. Another relative was Franciscus Le Pain, 1725. Nice variation of the family name and quite apt, I should think . Let us also not forget good dear Noemi Lepijn, Jaco's grandmother. 1696 to 1742. She was out Oostend way on the coast. Interesting how the name changed from Lepeijn (Le Pain) with Flemish spelling to "Le Pain", to "Lapin". You can call me "John L." or not at all! Lemoyne has had a lot of spellings over the centuries, but it basically stayed the same pronunciation. Vance on the other hand has gone through major changes. |
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 3, 2022 18:35:02 GMT -5
My next village to the east is Lemoyne.
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 3, 2022 19:25:06 GMT -5
My next village to the east is Lemoyne. 👍 |
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 4, 2022 6:53:26 GMT -5
My next village to the east is Lemoyne. Named for a local family of horse thieves, serial killers, and cannibals. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 4, 2022 10:52:22 GMT -5
My next village to the east is Lemoyne. Named for a local family of horse thieves, serial killers, and cannibals. 👍 😁 |
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