von Seggern & SchulzFamily History

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The von Seggern family

The von Seggern records bring together families in the Oldenburg region of Germany and later generations in Nebraska. Parish references, compiled genealogy, the 1901 marriage register, family accounts, and Nebraska obituaries contribute different pieces of the story. Follow the individual profiles to see which connections are documented and which still need checking.

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Johann von Seggern

The OGF database identifies Johann von Seggern of Habbrügge and Gebke Margrete Petermann as the parents of Menke von Seggern. It records Johann’s baptism at Ganderkesee on February 7, 1753, and their marriage there on October 3, 1786.

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Christina von Seggern

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Christina von Seggern as born August 23, 1787 in Habbrügge, Ganderkesee, Oldenburg, Germany. It identifies Johann von Seggern and Gebke Margrete Petermann as the parents.

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John Henry von Seggern

The family-maintained tree records John Henry von Seggern as born in Hooper, Nebraska, on April 23, 1875, and as having died in Fremont on December 23, 1932. These life details remain family-tree information while original records are sought.

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Herman Dale von Seggern

Dale grew up on a farm north of Fremont and graduated from Fremont High School in 1955. His working life combined farming with long-distance trucking, including work for Hunt Transportation and FCC. His obituary remembers his enjoyment of stock-car racing, woodworking, and trains.

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People and their family connections

Recorded names can include a birth surname, a married surname, or another spelling. Inclusion on this page does not by itself establish that every person belongs to the same ancestral line.

Connected family histories

These families are connected by the relationships currently recorded in the archive. Each profile provides its supporting evidence.

BaltzBrockshusCanalesCarstensHestermannJindraMeadMeyerPetermannSanderSchmidtSchulzSparksStalling

What the sources can tell us

Original records, family accounts, and compiled genealogy have different evidential value. Unverified connections remain marked in the person profiles. A missing marriage, sibling, child, or date means it is not yet established here.

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  1. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Johann von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy Baptism: Gks. KB06, T.1753/011, p.163, position11; burial: Gks. KB07, B.1804/008, p.722, position008; marriage: Gks. KB07, H.1786/21, p.035, position021. Compiled database entry; the original register image has not been inspected.
  2. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Christina von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I11999. Personal reference Gks.1787/073; S13163: (Gks. KB 07, T.1787/073, pp.396, pos73).; S19771: (Gks. KB 07, H.1786/21., pp.035, pos021).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  3. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Metje Margrete von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I12000. Personal reference Gks.1789/094; S13164: (Gks. KB 07, T.1789/094, pp.411, pos94).; S19771: (Gks. KB 07, H.1786/21., pp.035, pos021).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  4. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Hinrich von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I12001. Personal reference Gks.1791/086; S13165: (Gks. KB 07, T.1791/086, pp.425, pos86).; S13166: (Gks. KB 20, B.1869/116, pp.025, pos116).; S19771: (Gks. KB 07, H.1786/21., pp.035, pos021).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  5. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Anna Sophia Elisabeth von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I12002. Personal reference Gks.1793/141; S13167: (Gks. KB 07, T.1793/141, pp.444, pos141).; S13168: (Gks. KB 19, B.1850/115, pp.337, pos115).; S19771: (Gks. KB 07, H.1786/21., pp.035, pos021).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  6. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Johann von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I12003. Personal reference Gks.1796/081; S13169: (Gks. KB 07, T.1796/081, pp.464, pos81).; S19771: (Gks. KB 07, H.1786/21., pp.035, pos021).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  7. Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Menke von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry Observed in the authenticated family tree. Tree information is distinguished from independently checked original records.
  8. Oldenburg emigrant database · Heinrich Bernhard von Seggern · I5398 Open external record Compiled genealogy Specialist compilation citing church and migration records. The underlying German registers have not yet been inspected.
  9. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Menke von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy The person entry and cited parish references were checked; the original register images remain to be inspected.
  10. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Beke von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I12004. Personal reference Gks.1801/079; S13170: (Gks. KB 07, T.1801/079, pp.507, pos79).; S13171: (Gks. KB 19, B.1867/079, pp.691, pos79).; S19771: (Gks. KB 07, H.1786/21., pp.035, pos021).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  11. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Anna Gesine von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy Baptism: Gks. KB08, T.1826/100, p.182, position100; burial: Kirchenbuch Dötlingen – Beerdigte, S13812. Marriage source S19822 has no citation text on the person page. Compiled database entry; the original register image has not been inspected.
  12. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Catharina Margareta von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I11982. Personal reference Kht.1833/062; S5507: Kirchenbuch Kirchhatten,. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  13. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Unnamed von Seggern daughter (1835) Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I11983. Personal reference Kht.1835/016; S5507: Kirchenbuch Kirchhatten,. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  14. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Johann Hermann von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I11984. Personal reference Kht.1836/019; S5507: Kirchenbuch Kirchhatten,. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  15. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Margarete Elisabeth von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I5370. Personal reference Kht.1838/048; S5507: Kirchenbuch Kirchhatten.; S21136: Bremer Passagierlisten, (www.passagierlisten.de).; S21266: New York Passenger Arrivals, NARA.. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  16. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Menke von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I5384. Personal reference Kht.1840/067; S21292: Passport Applications, United States, 22 Jun 1906 Wayne, Nebraska (Verlässlichkeit: 3).; S5520: (Passagierliste 1868-04-27 Hermann, pp.2, pos379).; S6148: www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 69912309 (Verlässlichkeit: 3).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  17. Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Heinrich Bernhard von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry Observed in the authenticated family tree. Tree information is distinguished from independently checked original records.
  18. Nebraska, Compiled Marriage Index, 1856–1898 · Henry Vonseggern and Sophia Brochshus Record index Index inspected: May 16, 1873, Dodge County. It points to Family History Library microfiche 6110914–6110917; the original marriage record has not been checked.
  19. Deutschland passenger list · New York arrival, March 29, 1869 · indexed as Hemhich Seggers Record index Page image and index inspected. The indexed entry is line 19, age 25, from Oldenburg, departing Bremen. The owner tree associates it with Heinrich; exact handwriting and identity still need a closer comparison. No passenger image is reproduced here.
  20. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Unnamed von Seggern son (1848) Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I11985. Personal reference Kht.1848/025; S5507: Kirchenbuch Kirchhatten,. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  21. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Johann Bernhard von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I11986. Personal reference Kht.1851/026; S5507: Kirchenbuch Kirchhatten,. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  22. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Anna Mathilde von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I134058. S21669: GEDBAS, https://gedbas.genealogy.net/person/show/1224068132.; S6148: www.findagrave.com, https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/15397328/matilda-uehling.; S6148: www.findagrave.com, https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/15397287/ludwig-uehling.. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  23. Family-maintained Ancestry tree · John Henry von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry Life details and family connections observed in the authenticated family-maintained tree. These are family-tree claims, not independently verified vital-record facts.
  24. Find a Grave · John Henry von Seggern · external memorial and photo source Community memorial Community-maintained memorial linked as a parent from Harvey Egbert von Seggern’s memorial (42946605). An external research and photo source, not independent proof of these dates or relationships. No memorial photograph is reproduced here.
  25. Dodge County marriage register · John von Seggern and Meta Stalling, 1901 Open external record Original record · PDF page 538 Original register image visually inspected, printed page 538, image 527 of 849. The license says Minta; the ceremony certificate says Meta. The ceremony place reads Hooper, not the index’s Hooker. Parent-name spellings vary in the index.
  26. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Anna Marie von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I134059. S21669: GEDBAS, https://gedbas.genealogy.net/person/show/1224068129.. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  27. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Henry Bernard von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I134057. S21669: GEDBAS, https://gedbas.genealogy.net/person/show/1224068819.; S6148: www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89029886/henry-bernard-von_seggern.. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  28. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Maria Johanna von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I12285. S13423: (Hoo.KB 1, T.1880/024, pp.122, pos128).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  29. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Emil von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I12286. S13424: (Hoo.KB 1, T.1882/012, pp.132, pos175).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  30. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Meta Elise von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I12287. S13425: (Hoo.KB 1, T.1884/022, pp.149, pos256).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  31. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Bertha Paulina Hermina von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I12288. S13426: (Hoo.KB 1, T.1886/007, pp.160, pos342).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  32. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Martha Johanna von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I12289. S13427: no source title displayed. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  33. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Helena Gesina von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I12290. S13428: no source title displayed. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  34. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Hertha Alvina von Seggern Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I134055. S6148: www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138247454/hertha-alvina-anderson.; S13493: Kirchenbuch Hooper, Dodge, NE, USA.. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  35. Fremont Tribune · John von Seggern, Sr. obituary · August 2, 2008 · page 2 Newspaper obituary Original clipping visually reviewed. It names Harvey and Erna (Schmidt) as John’s parents, Billie Jean Schulz as his wife, and Stewart among his sons.
  36. Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Harvey Egbert von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry Family-tree information, distinguished from an independently reviewed vital record.
  37. 1920 census · Erna Ruth Schmidt · ED 99, sheet 4B Original record Original image checked for age 9, daughter, and household parents. The index’s approximate birth year is age-derived; it does not contradict a March 1910 birth.
  38. Family tree entry · Erna Ruth Schmidt (1910–1999) Family-tree entry Dates, Fremont/Lincoln places and married surname were observed in the family’s Ancestry tree. They remain family-tree claims pending independent vital-record verification. The tree may require authorized access.
  39. History of Dodge and Washington Counties · 1921 · printed pages 703–704 Read cited record · Open external record Historical biography Original published pages visually checked. Names the younger Ernest’s wife Anna Baltz and their children Erna, Ernest R. and Alberta May; the older generation uses Augusta Miller. A historical biography is not a civil vital certificate.
  40. Who’s Who in Nebraska · 1940 · printed pages 291–292 Read cited record · Open external record Historical transcription NEGenWeb transcription checked; original print not yet inspected. Ernest’s daughter Erna Ruth is explicitly identified as Mrs. Harvey von Seggern. The transcription spells the older parents Ernest Schmidt and August Miller.
  41. Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Adelaide Katherine von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry This profile and its displayed family connections were read individually. A family-maintained tree is a research source, not independent proof of each vital event.
  42. Family-maintained Ancestry tree · John von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry Family-tree information, distinguished from an independently reviewed vital record.
  43. The Clarks · PDF page 28 · printed page 49 · entry 84212 Read cited record Family account Harry and Erma’s child is spelled Billy Jean in the book; the birth date matches Billie Jean in the family tree.
  44. Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Billie Jean Schulz · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry Family-tree information, distinguished from an independently reviewed vital record.
  45. Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Egbert Ernest von Seggern Sr. · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry This profile and its displayed family connections were read individually. A family-maintained tree is a research source, not independent proof of each vital event.
  46. Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Annette Ruth von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry This profile and its displayed family connections were read individually. A family-maintained tree is a research source, not independent proof of each vital event.
  47. Herman “Dale” vonSeggern obituary · Ludvigsen Mortuary Publisher obituary Funeral-home obituary directly names his parents and reports birth and death dates. Information is family-reported; a civil death certificate was not inspected.
  48. Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Herman Dale von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry This profile and its displayed family connections were read individually. A family-maintained tree is a research source, not independent proof of each vital event.
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