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Adelheit Lange

1802–1853

The OGF compiled entry records Adelheit Lange’s birth in Habbrügge on September 24, 1802 and baptism at Ganderkesee on September 26. It records her marriage…

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Alice Pepper Clark

Deceased · died 1710; birth year not recorded

Alice Pepper is named with Joseph Clark in the opening generation of the Clark family history. The account says the couple came from England and lists their…

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Alke Margrete Fortmann

Deceased · born 1832; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Alke Margrete Fortmann as born October 12, 1832 in Grüppenbühren, Ganderkesee, Oldenburg,…

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Ann Guild

Deceased · years not recorded

The Clarks names Ann Guild and her husband James Allen as the parents of Mary Allen, born in 1641. Her own vital dates are not supplied in this entry.

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Ann Napier Thomas

Deceased · died 1886; birth year not recorded

The Clarks identifies Ann Napier as the wife of Frederick J. Thomas and mother of Mary A. Thomas. It reports her death on April 22, 1886.

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Anna Adelheid Sander

Deceased · born 1809; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Anna Adelheid Sander as born November 18, 1809 in Dötlingen, Oldenburg, Germany. It identifies…

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Anna Baltz Schmidt

Deceased · born About 1884–1885; death year not recorded

Anna appears as the wife of Earnest Schmidt in the reviewed 1920 Elkhorn household, with daughter Erna Ruth. Her age is recorded as 35 in that census; it is…

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Anna Margaretha Brockshus

Deceased · born 1818; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Anna Margaretha Brockshus as born December 31, 1818 in Rhade, Dötlingen, Oldenburg, Germany. It…

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Anna Margrete Fortmann

Deceased · born 1849; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Anna Margrete Fortmann as born March 28, 1849 in Grüppenbühren, Ganderkesee, Oldenburg, Germany.…

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Anna Stalling

1846–1847

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Anna Stalling as born October 7, 1846 in Bergedorf, Ganderkesee, Oldenburg, Germany. It…

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Augusta Schmidt

Deceased · born c.1888; death year not recorded

The 1900 household lists Augusta Schmidt as a daughter of the household head Ernest Schmidt, living in Elkhorn, Dodge County, Nebraska. This entry has not…

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Barnum Clark

Deceased · born 1774; death year not recorded

Barnum Clark is the generation between John Clark and Aaron Barnum Clark. The family compilation gives his birth as June 23, 1774, in Franklin,…

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Christian Berend Fortmann

Deceased · born 1837; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Christian Berend Fortmann as born October 26, 1837 in Grüppenbühren, Ganderkesee, Oldenburg,…

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Christina von Seggern

Deceased · born 1787; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Christina von Seggern as born August 23, 1787 in Habbrügge, Ganderkesee, Oldenburg, Germany. It…

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David Rockefeller Smith

Deceased · died 1911; birth year not recorded

The Clarks records David’s marriage to Lucinda Jane Clark on May 15, 1855, at Cassopolis, Michigan. It describes him as a cabinetmaker and stair builder and…

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Deliverance Marshall

Deceased · years not recorded

The Clarks names Deliverance Marshall and her husband Thomas Baxter as the parents of Ruth Baxter, born in 1733. Her own vital dates are not supplied in…

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Diedrich Ernst Brockshus

Deceased · born 1850; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Diedrich Ernst Brockshus as born October 29, 1850 in Brockshus, Dötlingen, Oldenburg, Germany.…

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Dierk Stalling

1833–1852

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Dierk Stalling as born April 19, 1833 in Bergedorf, Ganderkesee, Oldenburg, Germany. It…

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Egbert Stalling

1836–1899

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s database records Egbert Stalling as born in Bergedorf on April 20, 1836 and baptized in Ganderkesee on May 8. Its…

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Eliza Rockefeller

Deceased · years not recorded

The Clarks names Eliza Rockefeller and husband John Smith as the parents of David Rockefeller Smith. A claimed connection to the prominent Rockefeller…

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Elizabeth Adams Clark

Deceased · years not recorded

Elizabeth Adams is named as Solomon Clark’s second wife after Mary White’s death in 1740. No children are assigned to this second marriage in this archive.

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Ella Henrietta Molle Mead

Deceased · born 1876; death year not recorded

The Clark genealogy gives Ella Henrietta Molle’s birth as September 18, 1876, in Snyder, Nebraska, and identifies her parents as Fred John Molle and Matilda…

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Elmira Clark

Deceased · born 1807; death year not recorded

The Clarks names Elmira among Barnum and Lucy Clark’s children and says she became a doctor after the age of forty. That occupational story remains…

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Emil von Seggern

Deceased · born 1882; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Emil von Seggern as born February 28, 1882 in Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska, USA. It identifies…

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Ernest Schmidt

Deceased · born 1880; death year not recorded

A 1942 draft registration gives Ernest Schmidt’s birth as June 24, 1880, in Dodge County, Nebraska, and describes him as a self-employed farmer. This…

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Gerhard Brockshus

Deceased · born 1820; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Gerhard Brockshus as born December 9, 1820 in Rhade, Dötlingen, Oldenburg, Germany. It…

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Gesche Margarete Stalling

Deceased · born 1840; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Gesche Margarete Stalling as born May 17, 1840 in Bergedorf, Ganderkesee, Oldenburg, Germany. It…

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Gesine Stalling

1888–1913

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Gesine Stalling as born February 3, 1888 in Bergedorf, Ganderkesee, Oldenburg, Germany. It…

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Harry Schulz

1899–1951

The family genealogy identifies Harry Schulz as Erma Leona Mead’s husband and Anton’s son. It gives his birth as April 4, 1899, in Scribner, Nebraska, and…

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Hattie Schmidt

Deceased · born c.1882; death year not recorded

The 1900 household lists Hattie Schmidt as a daughter of the household head Ernest Schmidt, living in Elkhorn, Dodge County, Nebraska. This entry has not…

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Heinke Fortmann

1841–1911

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Heinke Fortmann as born January 25, 1841 in Grüppenbühren, Ganderkesee, Oldenburg, Germany. It…

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Helena Gesina von Seggern

Deceased · born 1890; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Helena Gesina von Seggern as born May 11, 1890 in Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska, USA. It identifies…

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Hermann Hinrich Fortmann

Deceased · born 1852; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Hermann Hinrich Fortmann as born March 5, 1852 in Grüppenbühren, Ganderkesee, Oldenburg,…

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Hermann Sander

Deceased · born 1803; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Hermann Sander as born November 22, 1803 in Dötlingen, Oldenburg, Germany. It identifies Hermann…

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Hermann Stalling

Deceased · born 1883; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Hermann Stalling as born April 4, 1883 in Bergedorf, Ganderkesee, Oldenburg, Germany. It…

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Hinrich Stalling

1873–1957

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Hinrich Stalling as born February 18, 1873 in Bergedorf, Ganderkesee, Oldenburg, Germany. It…

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Ira Elsworth Mead

Deceased · born 1871; death year not recorded

Ira Elsworth Mead is listed as a son of Miner Clark Mead and Rose Ann Ginther. His entry gives June 19, 1871, in Oto, Iowa, as his birth and names Ella…

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Ira Starr

Deceased · died 1885; birth year not recorded

Ira Starr is identified as Eliza Mead’s husband. The account remembers him as a tailor, storekeeper and former horseback mail carrier, and says he died at a…

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James Allen

Deceased · years not recorded

The Clarks names James Allen and his wife Ann Guild as the parents of Mary Allen, born in 1641. The reviewed entry does not give James Allen’s birth or…

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Jane Owens

Deceased · years not recorded

The Clarks names Jane Owens and her husband John Randolph as the parents of Mary Ann Randolph, born in 1802. Her own vital dates are not supplied in this entry.

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Johann Berend Sander

Deceased · born 1798; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Johann Berend Sander as born December 3, 1798 in Dötlingen, Oldenburg, Germany. It identifies…

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Johann Brockshus

Deceased · born 1823; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Johann Brockshus as born January 31, 1823 in Rhade, Dötlingen, Oldenburg, Germany. It identifies…

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Johann Diedrich Brockshus

Deceased · born 1794; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s database records Johann Diedrich Brockshus’s birth in Rhade and baptism at Dötlingen on November 14, 1794. It records…

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Johann Diedrich Brockshus

Deceased · born 1833; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Johann Diedrich Brockshus as born March 17, 1833 in Rhade, Dötlingen, Oldenburg, Germany. It…

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Johann von Seggern

Deceased · born 1796; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Johann von Seggern as born July 7, 1796 in Habbrügge, Ganderkesee, Oldenburg, Germany. It…

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John Clark

1753–1837

The Clark genealogy places John’s birth in Wrentham, Massachusetts, on March 27, 1753. It names his wife as Relief Barnum and says the couple lived in…

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John Clark

Deceased · born 1725; death year not recorded

The Clark family history lists John, born October 22, 1725, as a child of Jonathan Clark and Experience Cook. His own entry places his birth in Wrentham,…

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John Randolph

Deceased · years not recorded

The Clarks names John Randolph and his wife Jane Owens as the parents of Mary Ann Randolph, born in 1802. The reviewed entry does not give John Randolph’s…

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John Smith

Deceased · years not recorded

The Clarks identifies John Smith of Pennsylvania and Eliza Rockefeller as the parents of David Rockefeller Smith. No further identity or vital dates have…

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John von Seggern

1932–2008

John is the point where the von Seggern–Schmidt and Schulz–Mead branches meet. His newspaper obituary names his parents as Harvey and Erna (Schmidt) von…

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Jonathan Clark

Deceased · born 1700; death year not recorded

The Clark family history names Jonathan as a son of Solomon Clark and Mary White and records his birth on June 14, 1700. A published Medfield vital-record…

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Joseph Clark

Deceased · died 1684; birth year not recorded

The Clark family history names Joseph Clark and Alice Pepper as a couple who came from England and settled in Massachusetts. It places Joseph in Dedham and…

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Joseph Clark

1642–1702

The Clark family history identifies this Joseph as a son of Joseph Clark and Alice Pepper. It gives his birth year as 1642 and says he married Mary Allen in…

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Lucy Brown

Deceased · years not recorded

The Clarks names Lucy Brown and her husband Samuel Whipple as the parents of Lucy Whipple, born in 1777. Her own vital dates are not supplied in this entry.

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Lucy Whipple Clark

Deceased · born 1777; death year not recorded

Lucy Whipple is named as Barnum Clark’s wife in the family genealogy. The entry gives her birth date as January 30, 1777, and identifies her parents as…

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Maria Johanna von Seggern

Deceased · born 1880; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Maria Johanna von Seggern as born July 31, 1880 in Dodge County, Nebraska, USA (specific place…

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Mary Wheeler

Deceased · years not recorded

The Clarks names Mary Wheeler and her husband Nathan Barnum as the parents of Relief Barnum, wife of John Clark born in 1753. Her own vital dates are not…

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Meta Elise von Seggern

Deceased · born 1884; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Meta Elise von Seggern as born April 14, 1884 in Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska, USA. It identifies…

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Mette Cathrine Fortmann

Deceased · born 1835; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Mette Cathrine Fortmann as born March 8, 1835 in Grüppenbühren, Ganderkesee, Oldenburg, Germany.…

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Michael Mead

Deceased · years not recorded

The Mead family history names Michael Mead and his wife Patty as the parents of Israel Thompson Mead. It places the couple in Clarksfield, Huron County,…

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Minnie Schmidt

Deceased · born c.1878; death year not recorded

The 1900 household lists Minnie Schmidt as a daughter of the household head Ernest Schmidt, living in Elkhorn, Dodge County, Nebraska. This entry has not…

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Nathan Barnum

Deceased · years not recorded

The Clarks names Nathan Barnum and his wife Mary Wheeler as the parents of Relief Barnum, wife of John Clark born in 1753. The reviewed entry does not give…

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Patty Mead

Deceased · years not recorded

Patty is named as Michael Mead’s wife in the Mead family history. Their listed children include Israel Thompson Mead, whose birth is given as October 29, 1784.

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Pearl Inez Mead

Deceased · born 1899; death year not recorded

Pearl Inez is listed as the eldest child of Ira and Ella Mead. A later family entry describes her piano playing, alto singing and work as a beauty operator.

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Platt C. Mead

1812–1832

The Meads identifies Platt as Israel Thompson Mead’s son by an unnamed first wife. Its transcription of the family Bible records Platt’s birth and death.

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Relief Barnum Clark

Deceased · died 1830; birth year not recorded

Relief Barnum is named in the Clark genealogy as the wife of John Clark and the daughter of Nathan Barnum and Mary Wheeler. The account associates their…

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Ruth Baxter Clark

Deceased · born 1733; death year not recorded

Ruth Baxter is named as the wife of John Clark, married January 16, 1752. The family account gives Braintree, Massachusetts, as her birthplace and names…

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Samuel Whipple

Deceased · years not recorded

The Clarks names Samuel Whipple and his wife Lucy Brown as the parents of Lucy Whipple, born in 1777. The reviewed entry does not give Samuel Whipple’s…

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Solomon Clark

1678–1748

Solomon appears in the Clark family history as a son of Joseph Clark and Mary Allen. The account says he married Mary White of Medfield around 1698 and…

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Sophia Elisabeth Brockshus

Deceased · born 1828; death year not recorded

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Sophia Elisabeth Brockshus as born February 24, 1828 in Rhade, Dötlingen, Oldenburg, Germany. It…

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Thomas Baxter

Deceased · years not recorded

The Clarks names Thomas Baxter and his wife Deliverance Marshall as the parents of Ruth Baxter, born in 1733. The reviewed entry does not give Thomas…

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Thompson Mead

1820–c.1880

Thompson Mead is identified as the son of Israel Thompson Mead and Elizabeth Newman. The family accounts give his birth as October 30, 1820, in Ulysses…

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