Surname Saturday: Klefing

Today's Surname: Klefing

My 6th great grand aunt- Euphemia Jeckering (1711-1764) married Johann Klefing (1706-1750). They both were born, rasied and died in Germany. 

While researching this name, I'm interested to find if this name made it to the United States!!

Ancestry.com:

New York Passenger Lists: There were 3 names on this list- the name spelling varied: 

Name              Arrival Date        Birth Year      Departure        Ethnicity

Johanna Klefing  14 Oct 1935      1908           Bremen, Ger.      German

Julio Klefeng      03 Jan 1884      1863           Hamburg, Ger.    German

Heini Kelfeng     25 Jul 1891       1868           Hamburg, Ger.     German

Find a Grave:

I researched both the spellings that were on Ancestry.com:

Klefing: No Results

Klefeng: No Results

I thought there would at least be a couple!!!

I wasn't able to find much with this surname, unfortunately...

Friday Funny

Happy Friday!!!

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 31: President Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)

Harry S. Truman- my 6th Cousin, 4x Removed

B. 08 May 1884 in Lamar, Barton, Missouri

Parents: John Anderson Truman (1851-1914) &
             Martha Ellen "Mattie" Young (1853-1949)

Siblings: 
1. Infant (Daughter) (1882-1882)
2. John Vivian (1886-1965)
3. Mary Jane (1889-1978)

Residences and Occupations:

1900 (age 16): Independence, Jackson, Missouri- at school
1910 (age 25): Independence, Jackson, Missouri- Farm Hand
1920 (age 35): 219 N. Delaware St., Independence, Missouri
                         Farmer, Married
1930 (age 45): 219 N. Delaware St., Independence, Missouri
                         County Judge- County Court; Married
1940 (age 55): 219 N. Delaware St., Independence, Missouri
                         Senator? (census was hard to read)- Married


Family: 

 Harry married Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace on 28 Jun 1919.

 Elizabeth: b. 13 Feb 1885 in Independence, Missouri

                 d. 18 Oct 1982 in Independence, Missouri

 Parents: David Willock Wallace (1860-1903) & 

              Madge Gates (b. 1862)

 Children:

 1. Mary Margaret Truman (1924-2008)

Military: 

Harry was listed in a military record- 1919-1920: 

 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

 1st Lieutenant, Second Field Artillery, Battery F

Presidency:

Harry became President of the United States on 12 Apr 1945 at the age of 60. He was the 33rd President of the United States. In his first months of presidency, he dropped the atomic bomb on Japan, ending World War II. His presidency ended on 28 Apr 1953 at the age of 68. 

Travel:

Harry was listed on two passenger lists: 

1. 28 Apr 1953- traveling from Hong Kong to Honolulu, Hawaii

2. 03 May 1953- traveling from Honolulu, Hawaii to San Francisco, California. 

Death: 

Harry died on 26 Dec 1972 at the age of 88 years old. He is buried at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Jackson, Missouri. 

How I'm related to Harry S. Truman:

Carrie Jeckering Smith (Me)
My parents
Harold Earl Mendenhall 1916-1989
Earl Dwight Mendenhall 1894-1972
Marion Richard Mendenhall 1873-1948
Richard Mendenhall 1852-1924
Aaron Mendenhall 1828-1894
Richard Mendenhall 1794-1871
Joseph Mendenhall 1770-1833
Richard Mendenhall 1737-1773
Mordecai Mendenhall 1713-1803
John Mendenhall Jr 1688-1765
Sarah Mendenhall 1723-1815 - sister of my 8th great grandfather- Mordecai

Sarah had a daughter-
Nancy Ann Langley ?-1820
Robert Duvall Tyler 1751-1815
Ann Drusilla Tyler 1780-1875
Mary Jane Holmes 1821-1879
John Anderson Truman 1851-1914
Harry Truman

Wednesday's Portrait: Lawrence Jacob Jackering (1920-1941)

Today's Portrait: Lawrence Jacob "Tom" Jackering (1920-1941)- my 5th Cousin, 3x Removed.

This is such an interesting photo- bad quality with the lighting, but it couldn't have been taken too long before his death, since he died at the age of 21.

How I'm related to Lawrence: 

Carrie Jeckering Smith (Me)

My Parents

Paul George Jeckering (1925-1954) & Dorothy Hendricks (1926-2010)

Gerhard Cletus Jeckering (1900-1967) & Josephine Dabuliewicz (1906-1965)

Joseph Herman Jeckering (1870-1931) & Rose Horn (1872-1933)

Gerhard J Jeckering (1829-1898) & Maria Elisabeth Kluneman (1830-1912)

Johannes Jeckering (1799-1860) & Euphemia Margaretha Ketteler (1798-1860)

Johann Otto Jeckering (1767-1822) & Anna Catherina Lobker (1779-1829)

Gerhard Jeckering (1730-1788) & Martha Roling (1740-1783)

Gerhard Jeckering (1673-1735) & Susanna Hemelt (1691-1765)

Gerhard and Martha were my 7th great grandparents

They had another son:

Bernhard Jeckering (1719-?) & Anna Mollering (1725-1809)

Gerhard Jeckering (1755-1831) & Maria Adelheid Welling (1768-1818)

Johann Gerhard Jeckering (1808-1856) & Eleonora Wessels (1815-?)

George Bernhard Jeckering/Jackering (1845-1922) & Mary Ann Bucher (1850-1886)

George John Jackering (1882-1943) & Lena Schauff (1888-1938)
Lawrence Jackering

Tuesday's Census: Jeckering, 1930

Jeckering Family, 1930 U.S. Census



April 07, 1930

My 2nd great-grandparents: 

Address: 3226 Riverside Drive, Dayton, Ohio
            Home is owned- valued at 12,000.

Members in household: 

Jeckering, Joseph H.---Head-----60---Toys Clerk

"          ", Rose A.-----Wife-----55----None

"          ", Martha M.--Daughter-23----Telephone Clerk

"          ", Norbert J.--Son-----21-----Tool Maker- Paper



April 12, 1930

My great-grand uncle:

Address: 409 Monteray Ave, Van Buren, Ohio
            Home is owned- valued at 7,000.

Members in household:

Jeckering, Cletus J.---Head---27---Cash Clerk- Grocery Co.

"         ", Ethel B.----Wife---20---None





April 09, 1930

My great-grandparents and grandfather (Paul): 

Address: 3306 Riverside Drive, Dayton, Ohio
            Home is owned- valued at 7,000.

Members in household:


Jackering, Gerhard C---head---29---Tool Maker

"          ", Josephine M.-Wife---25---None

"          ", Paul G.-----Son----4 10/12--None

"          ", Richard C---Son----3 6/12---None

"          ", Rita I.------Daughter- 2------None

Mappy Monday- Allen Township, Darke, Ohio

My 3rd Great-Greatfather was Richard Mendenhall (1852-1924). He lived in Allen, Darke, Ohio starting in the 1900 U.S. Census record. 

Allen Township

Photo Courtesy of Google Images- Allen Township is located at the top below New Weston 

On Wikipedia, Allen Township is described as vastly wide, flat farmland- which makes sense because a lot of my ancestors were farmers. In 2000, the population was 1,158 people. The town was first organized in March 1839. Doing some research online, there isn't much to see in this town. 

Surname Saturday: Martin

My 10th great grand-aunt was Margery Mildenhall (1655-1742). She married Thomas Martin (1650-1714) in England and they moved to America with their 4 daughters along with some of Margery's siblings.

Thomas was born in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England, so obviously his name originates in England (as far as I can trace back). 

Martin

The surname Martin is VERY popular in the United States. 

Wikipedia: (what this site states about the Martin surname in England):

"Before the Normans arrived in England in the 11th century, Martin was almost nonexistent in England, except for in Cornwall where the Celtic derived Martyn was common. When the Normans arrived, the noblemen, knights and traders from the continent, that settled there brought the first name "Martin" with them, which was however a rare given name in France at the time. When the Normans married into Anglo-Saxon families, usually they would adopt the nickname or the village name, because most nobility were men. Also, French names would be Anglicized and Anglo-Saxon names would be made more French-like, but only in spelling. The surname "Martin" became common in Kent and Sussex, and also in Ireland and Scotland due to the Norman invasion of Ireland. "

House of Names.com:

Derived from the Latin Name: Martinus, which is a derivative of Mars, who was the Roman god of fertility and war.

Spelling Variations:

Matin, Mattin, Martyn

www.fhsofmartin.org.uk (Martin Family History):

French: Martineau

Italian: Martinelli, Martinetti

English: Martin

Ancestry.com: 

English, Scottish, Irish, French, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Italian 

Findagrave.com:

When you type in Martin as a surname into the search engine, it comes up with: Too Many Results- 82,422-- obviously A LOT of Martins!