Thursday, March 18, 2010

Confirmation Class

Today is going to be slightly different. I am going to share a picture but not in the usual way. I was doing some research and found the website of a lady by the name of Jane Irish Nelson. She was very nice and helpful when I asked for information and she shared plenty. If you want to stop by her page now and look at the picture I will explain who is who, just click here.

As you can see she identifies the people in the image as Christine Dammros, Auguste Spiess, Auguste Kleindienst, Elisabetha Kuhnle, Ida Starckloff, Josephine Warnke, Anton Bahnsen, Franz Nissen, Redlef Christiansen, Johann Ed. Fritsche and Edward Huber.

Timeframe: March 25, 1888, Palm Sunday.

Where It Fits: Are ya'll ready for this?

Auguste Kleindienst was born March 14, 1875 in Port Clinton, Ohio to Franklin Vinzen Kleindienst & Mary Johannsen. She was the wife of Charles Rudolph and the granddaughter of Volkert Johannsen & Anna Danklefsen. Who is Volkert Johannsen? Oh, sorry. Volkert Johannsen is the brother of Wilhelm Johannsen. Volkert died in Germany but Anna and the children came to the United States, Port Clinton specifically. That would make Volkert the uncle of Julius & August Johannsen.

Jane explains where Anton Bahnsen fits. Anton is the son of Martin August Bahnsen and grandson of Andres Marcus Bahnsen. Andres married Maria Catharina Christiansen. Marie Catharine Christiansen is the daughter of Matz Christiansen. Matz also had a son, Redlef Christiansen. Redlef married Gude Boyson. Their daughter was Marie Christiansen, the mother of Julius & August Johannsen and grandmother of Lorenz Redlef Johannsen. Lorenz is the father of James & Joyce.

Franz Nissen is the son of Nicolai Nissen & Theresa Eybsen.

Redleff Christiansen is the son of Rickleff Christiansen & Caroline Japsen. He was born in Port Clinton on October 9, 1874. His father, Rickleff, is the son of Redlef Christiansen & Gude Boysen. That makes him the nephew of Marie Christiansen-Johannsen and a cousin of Julius & August Johannsen. He is the father of Clara Christiansen-Robel & Laurabel Christiansen-Velliquette. Also, Caroline Japsen, the wife of Rickleff Christiansen is the aunt of Caroline Japsen . . . the one that married Julius Johannsen. :-) Did I lose you with that one?

Johann Edward Fritsche, born in Oak Harbor on January 19, 1872. In my family tree I have an Edward Johann Fritsche that was born in Oak Harbor on January 19, 1872. I do believe these two boys are in fact one and the same. Edward Johann is the son of Christian Fritsche & Dorothea Langschwanger. His brother, Robert, married Caroline Hopfinger. That makes Johann/Edward the cousin of Merle Fritsche-Leutz.

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