Today in My Family History- Week 20 & 21

Week 20:

Monday, May 11, 2015- Wednesday, May 13, 2015

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Mary Elizabeth Catharine Zacharias (1839-1911)

My 3rd Great Grandmother

She DIED on May 14, 1911.

She would have been 176!

Friday, May 15, 2015- Saturday, May 16, 2015

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Sunday, May 17, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Elizabeth Sarles (1818-1889)
My 3rd Great Grandmother
She DIED on May 17, 1889.
She would have been 197!!


Week 21:

Monday, May 18, 2015

Happy Anniversary to:

~Johannes Jeckering & Euphemia Margaretha Ketteler

My 4th Great Grandparents:

They were married on May 18, 1824 in Germany.

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Paul George Jeckering (1925-1954)
My Grandfather
He was BORN on May 19, 1925
He would have been 90!

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

NONE

Thursday, May 21, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Johann Theodor Jeckering (1825-1893)
My 3rd Great Grand Uncle
He DIED on May 21, 1893.
He would have been 190!

Friday, May 22, 2015

Happy Anniversary to:

~John Shomber and Mary Elizabeth Catharine Zacharias

My 3rd Great Grandparents

They were married on May 22, 1859 in Darke County, Ohio.

Saturday, May 23, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Martha E. Jeckering (1906-1997)
My Great Grand Aunt
She was BORN on May 23, 1906.
She would have been 109!

Sunday, May 24, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Edna Grace Niles (1894-1934)
My Great Grandmother
She was BORN on May 24, 1894.
She would have been 121!

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks- Week 15- Euphemia Jeckering

Euphemia Jeckering - my 8th great grandmother & possibly my 7th great grand aunt (wrap that around your brain! LOL)

b. 1660 in Drievorden, Germany

d. unknown

Parents: unknown

Siblings: unknown- (However, my 7th great grandfather- Gerhard Jeckering (1673-1735) lived in the same town and is around the same age to be Euphemia's younger sibling- which explains the "could possibly be my 7th great grand aunt)

Family:

Euphemia married Johann K. Kottmann (1659- ?) in 1679 in Drievorden, Germany. They had 7 children:

1. Rudolf               b. 05 Jul 1680

2. Gerhard           b. 1688

3. Adelheid          b. 11 Nov 1691

4. Euphemia       b. 08 Apr 1692

5. Gesina             b. 24 Apr 1695

6. Hermann       b. 10 Apr 1697

7. Anna               b. 1704

Not much else is known about the family- not even Euphemia's husband's occupation- just that they lived in Drievorden, Germany, which is unfortunate.

How I am related to Euphemia Jeckering:

Carrie Jeckering Smith (Me)

My parents

Paul G Jeckering (1925-1954) & Dorothy Hendricks

Gerhard C Jeckering (1900-1967) & Josephine M. Dabuliwicz 

Joseph H Jeckering (1870-1931) & Rose A. Horn

Gerhard J. Jeckering (1829-1898) & Maria A. Kluneman 

Johannes Jeckering (1799-1860) & Euphemia Margaretha Ketteler

Euphemia Ketteler is my 4th great grandmother. Her parents were

Johann Theodor Ketteler (1769-1848) & Anna Maria Wolbers (1767-1851)- they had a son:

Heinrich Wolbers (1729-1802) & Euphemia Seggering (1739-1773)

Anna Kottmann (1704- ?) & Bernhard Wolbers (1700- ?)

Euphemia Jeckering-- my 8th great grandmother

Surname Saturday- Ketteler

Today's Surname: Ketteler

My 4th great grandmother was:

Euphemia Margaretha Ketteler

b. 20 Dec 1798 in Drievorden, Germany

d. 1860 in Hesepe, Germany

She married Johannes Jeckering (1799-1860) and they had 5 children- including my 3rd great grandfather, who immigrated to America. 

Euphemia's parents were:

Johann Theodor Ketteler (1769-1848) & Anna Maria Wolbers (1767-1851)

I'm not sure where the name Ketteler comes into her family-- her grandfather- Theodor Ketteler's (1719-1787) parents were Heinrich Hermeling (1678-1726) and Susanna Flodder (1690-1760).

According to Wikipedia- Ketteler (or Kettler) is the name of a German noble family of Westphalia. 

Ketteler on the Web: 

~Useful tool: 

A great database that I've found for researching families in Emsburen, Germany is Local Heritage Book Emsburen. The site for the Ketteler family is: Ketteler Family. In this database, the birth dates range from 1525-1870.

~Find a Grave

There are 48 names in the Findagrave website--mostly in Ohio, Nebraska, Kentucky and Wisconsin, but one in England. 

~Ancestry.com Immigration Records

There are 12 Ketteler's on the U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s:

Name:                         Arrival Year:     Place:

Engelb Ketteler           1857                New York

Cath Schmiemann   

         Ketteler             1837                America

Joh Heinr Kettler       1837                America

Joh Theodor Ketteler 1837                America

Philipp Ketteler           1865                New York

A. Gert Lansing

          Ketteler             1847               Cincinnati, Ohio

Bern Ketteler               1847               Cincinnati, Ohio

Carl Hubertus Ketteler 1847               Cincinnati, Ohio

M. Christ Ketteler        1847                Cincinnati, Ohio

Mathias Hubertus 

              Ketteler          1847                Cincinnati, Ohio

Bernard Ketteler          1848                Illinois

Wm. Ketteler                1864                New York

There was one name on the U.S. Naturalization Record Index, 1791-1992:

Herman Ketteler - B. in Germany, Date of action: 07 Apr 1893 in New York.