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Name : John Bernard Engelken
geboren in: Melstrup am : 5 Juli 1813
getauft in : Lathen am : 6 Juli 1813
Eltern (Parents): John Theodor Engelken
Anna Wubke Grote
Tauf-paten (Sponsors): Ahlert Shulmann
Elizabeth Engelken
Katholische Kirshengemeinde St. Vitus Lathen
gez. Heinz Pinkernell (Archivbetreuer) Sept 9, 1996
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This is to verify that BERNARD ENGELKEN
Born on June 5th, 1813
Died on September 28th, 1897
was buried September 30th, 1897, in St. Mary's Cemetery,
St. Benedict, KS
Section: II
Block: 4
Lot: 6
Father HERMANN MENGWASSER, OSB was the priest who led the
Prayers for Christian Burial.
Note: Died Suddenly
==========================
This information is taken from the Death/Burial Register, book A, page #225.04, for St. Mary's Parish, St. Benedict, KS. The mailing address for the parish is : Rural Route #1, Seneca, KS 66538. phone: 913/336-3174
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Bernhard Engelken and his wife, Rosina Mary, were the first of the family to immigrate to the United States. In 1848, Bernhard and Rosina and their children, 2 sons and 2 daughters, left Germany, and settled in St. Louis, Missouri, one of the three principal immigration points at the time. One of their sons, Bernhard died during the Atlantic crossing and was presumably buried at sea.
Although many attempts have been made, it is only a guess as to why Bernhard and Rosina decided to leave their native land. It is possible that economics and or oppression were the main reasons. We do not know what his trade was, nor do we know who his ancestors were.
The family lived in St. Louis for about a year, then they moved to Galena, Illinois, which is in the very far Northwest corner of the state. There Bernhard worked in the lead mines for $1.00 per day, for 8 years. Three children, 2 daughters and one son were born there. This brought the size of the family to six children.
Bernhard worked hard and by 1857 had saved enough money to buy some land, so in the fall of that year, they started towards the Red River Valley in Minnesota, planning to settle there. Due to an early winter snowstorm they became stranded in Dorchester, Iowa, and because the winter set in early, plans for further travel were cancelled. The spring of 1858, brought an opportunity to purchase 160 acres of land for $1.25 an acre, 2 miles southwest of Dorchester. This farm became their home, where all six of the children grew to adulthood and married. Three of them married into the Schulte family, which lived next door.
In 1882, Bernhard and Mary (Rosina Maria had been Americanized to Mary), moved again for the 4th time, to Nemaha County, Kansas, where their eldest son, John, was living. They spent their remaining years living with him.
Bernhard was born July 5, 1813 in Melstrup,Gross Stavern, Hannover, Germany,(area now known as Lower Saxony), the son of John Theodor and Anna Grote Engelken, and died September 28, 1897, at the age of 84; his wife, Mary (Rosina Mary) was born September 20, 1820, in Lathen, Gross Stavern, Hannover, Germany,(area now known as Lower Saxony), the daughter of Conrad and Helena Jansen Kuper, and died April 4, 1900, at the age of 79. They are buried in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery at St. Benedict's, Kansas.
Along with many other pioneers who settled in America, Bernhard and Mary displayed much courage as they ventured into what was essentially the unknown. To relocate on three different occasions to new territory where they knew no one, with young children, to create a new and hopefully better future for themselves was indeed a courageous undertaking. Before their deaths, three of their children, John, Anna, and Herman, had settled in Kansas.
Name : John Bernard Engelken
geboren in: Melstrup am : 5 Juli 1813
getauft in : Lathen am : 6 Juli 1813
Eltern (Parents): John Theodor Engelken
Anna Wubke Grote
Tauf-paten (Sponsors): Ahlert Shulmann
Elizabeth Engelken
Katholische Kirshengemeinde St. Vitus Lathen
gez. Heinz Pinkernell (Archivbetreuer) Sept 9, 1996
=============================
This is to verify that BERNARD ENGELKEN
Born on June 5th, 1813
Died on September 28th, 1897
was buried September 30th, 1897, in St. Mary's Cemetery,
St. Benedict, KS
Section: II
Block: 4
Lot: 6
Father HERMANN MENGWASSER, OSB was the priest who led the
Prayers for Christian Burial.
Note: Died Suddenly
==========================
This information is taken from the Death/Burial Register, book A, page #225.04, for St. Mary's Parish, St. Benedict, KS. The mailing address for the parish is : Rural Route #1, Seneca, KS 66538. phone: 913/336-3174
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Bernhard Engelken and his wife, Rosina Mary, were the first of the family to immigrate to the United States. In 1848, Bernhard and Rosina and their children, 2 sons and 2 daughters, left Germany, and settled in St. Louis, Missouri, one of the three principal immigration points at the time. One of their sons, Bernhard died during the Atlantic crossing and was presumably buried at sea.
Although many attempts have been made, it is only a guess as to why Bernhard and Rosina decided to leave their native land. It is possible that economics and or oppression were the main reasons. We do not know what his trade was, nor do we know who his ancestors were.
The family lived in St. Louis for about a year, then they moved to Galena, Illinois, which is in the very far Northwest corner of the state. There Bernhard worked in the lead mines for $1.00 per day, for 8 years. Three children, 2 daughters and one son were born there. This brought the size of the family to six children.
Bernhard worked hard and by 1857 had saved enough money to buy some land, so in the fall of that year, they started towards the Red River Valley in Minnesota, planning to settle there. Due to an early winter snowstorm they became stranded in Dorchester, Iowa, and because the winter set in early, plans for further travel were cancelled. The spring of 1858, brought an opportunity to purchase 160 acres of land for $1.25 an acre, 2 miles southwest of Dorchester. This farm became their home, where all six of the children grew to adulthood and married. Three of them married into the Schulte family, which lived next door.
In 1882, Bernhard and Mary (Rosina Maria had been Americanized to Mary), moved again for the 4th time, to Nemaha County, Kansas, where their eldest son, John, was living. They spent their remaining years living with him.
Bernhard was born July 5, 1813 in Melstrup,Gross Stavern, Hannover, Germany,(area now known as Lower Saxony), the son of John Theodor and Anna Grote Engelken, and died September 28, 1897, at the age of 84; his wife, Mary (Rosina Mary) was born September 20, 1820, in Lathen, Gross Stavern, Hannover, Germany,(area now known as Lower Saxony), the daughter of Conrad and Helena Jansen Kuper, and died April 4, 1900, at the age of 79. They are buried in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery at St. Benedict's, Kansas.
Along with many other pioneers who settled in America, Bernhard and Mary displayed much courage as they ventured into what was essentially the unknown. To relocate on three different occasions to new territory where they knew no one, with young children, to create a new and hopefully better future for themselves was indeed a courageous undertaking. Before their deaths, three of their children, John, Anna, and Herman, had settled in Kansas.
Auszug aus dem Pfarrarchiv St. Vitus Lathen Tauf-Register
Name : John Bernard Engelken
geboren in: Melstrup am : 5 Juli 1813
getauft in : Lathen am : 6 Juli 1813
Eltern (Parents): John Theodor Engelken
Anna Wubke Grote
Tauf-paten (Sponsors): Ahlert Shulmann
Elizabeth Engelken
Katholische Kirshengemeinde St. Vitus Lathen
gez. Heinz Pinkernell (Archivbetreuer) Sept 9, 1996
=============================
This is to verify that BERNARD ENGELKEN
Born on June 5th, 1813
Died on September 28th, 1897
was buried September 30th, 1897, in St. Mary's Cemetery,
St. Benedict, KS
Section: II
Block: 4
Lot: 6
Father HERMANN MENGWASSER, OSB was the priest who led the
Prayers for Christian Burial.
Note: Died Suddenly
==========================
This information is taken from the Death/Burial Register, book A, page #225.04, for St. Mary's Parish, St. Benedict, KS. The mailing address for the parish is : Rural Route #1, Seneca, KS 66538. phone: 913/336-3174
**************************
Bernhard Engelken and his wife, Rosina Mary, were the first of the family to immigrate to the United States. In 1848, Bernhard and Rosina and their children, 2 sons and 2 daughters, left Germany, and settled in St. Louis, Missouri, one of the three principal immigration points at the time. One of their sons, Bernhard died during the Atlantic crossing and was presumably buried at sea.
Although many attempts have been made, it is only a guess as to why Bernhard and Rosina decided to leave their native land. It is possible that economics and or oppression were the main reasons. We do not know what his trade was, nor do we know who his ancestors were.
The family lived in St. Louis for about a year, then they moved to Galena, Illinois, which is in the very far Northwest corner of the state. There Bernhard worked in the lead mines for $1.00 per day, for 8 years. Three children, 2 daughters and one son were born there. This brought the size of the family to six children.
Bernhard worked hard and by 1857 had saved enough money to buy some land, so in the fall of that year, they started towards the Red River Valley in Minnesota, planning to settle there. Due to an early winter snowstorm they became stranded in Dorchester, Iowa, and because the winter set in early, plans for further travel were cancelled. The spring of 1858, brought an opportunity to purchase 160 acres of land for $1.25 an acre, 2 miles southwest of Dorchester. This farm became their home, where all six of the children grew to adulthood and married. Three of them married into the Schulte family, which lived next door.
In 1882, Bernhard and Mary (Rosina Maria had been Americanized to Mary), moved again for the 4th time, to Nemaha County, Kansas, where their eldest son, John, was living. They spent their remaining years living with him.
Bernhard was born July 5, 1813 in Melstrup,Gross Stavern, Hannover, Germany,(area now known as Lower Saxony), the son of John Theodor and Anna Grote Engelken, and died September 28, 1897, at the age of 84; his wife, Mary (Rosina Mary) was born September 20, 1820, in Lathen, Gross Stavern, Hannover, Germany,(area now known as Lower Saxony), the daughter of Conrad and Helena Jansen Kuper, and died April 4, 1900, at the age of 79. They are buried in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery at St. Benedict's, Kansas.
Along with many other pioneers who settled in America, Bernhard and Mary displayed much courage as they ventured into what was essentially the unknown. To relocate on three different occasions to new territory where they knew no one, with young children, to create a new and hopefully better future for themselves was indeed a courageous undertaking. Before their deaths, three of their children, John, Anna, and Herman, had settled in Kansas.
Name : John Bernard Engelken
geboren in: Melstrup am : 5 Juli 1813
getauft in : Lathen am : 6 Juli 1813
Eltern (Parents): John Theodor Engelken
Anna Wubke Grote
Tauf-paten (Sponsors): Ahlert Shulmann
Elizabeth Engelken
Katholische Kirshengemeinde St. Vitus Lathen
gez. Heinz Pinkernell (Archivbetreuer) Sept 9, 1996
=============================
This is to verify that BERNARD ENGELKEN
Born on June 5th, 1813
Died on September 28th, 1897
was buried September 30th, 1897, in St. Mary's Cemetery,
St. Benedict, KS
Section: II
Block: 4
Lot: 6
Father HERMANN MENGWASSER, OSB was the priest who led the
Prayers for Christian Burial.
Note: Died Suddenly
==========================
This information is taken from the Death/Burial Register, book A, page #225.04, for St. Mary's Parish, St. Benedict, KS. The mailing address for the parish is : Rural Route #1, Seneca, KS 66538. phone: 913/336-3174
**************************
Bernhard Engelken and his wife, Rosina Mary, were the first of the family to immigrate to the United States. In 1848, Bernhard and Rosina and their children, 2 sons and 2 daughters, left Germany, and settled in St. Louis, Missouri, one of the three principal immigration points at the time. One of their sons, Bernhard died during the Atlantic crossing and was presumably buried at sea.
Although many attempts have been made, it is only a guess as to why Bernhard and Rosina decided to leave their native land. It is possible that economics and or oppression were the main reasons. We do not know what his trade was, nor do we know who his ancestors were.
The family lived in St. Louis for about a year, then they moved to Galena, Illinois, which is in the very far Northwest corner of the state. There Bernhard worked in the lead mines for $1.00 per day, for 8 years. Three children, 2 daughters and one son were born there. This brought the size of the family to six children.
Bernhard worked hard and by 1857 had saved enough money to buy some land, so in the fall of that year, they started towards the Red River Valley in Minnesota, planning to settle there. Due to an early winter snowstorm they became stranded in Dorchester, Iowa, and because the winter set in early, plans for further travel were cancelled. The spring of 1858, brought an opportunity to purchase 160 acres of land for $1.25 an acre, 2 miles southwest of Dorchester. This farm became their home, where all six of the children grew to adulthood and married. Three of them married into the Schulte family, which lived next door.
In 1882, Bernhard and Mary (Rosina Maria had been Americanized to Mary), moved again for the 4th time, to Nemaha County, Kansas, where their eldest son, John, was living. They spent their remaining years living with him.
Bernhard was born July 5, 1813 in Melstrup,Gross Stavern, Hannover, Germany,(area now known as Lower Saxony), the son of John Theodor and Anna Grote Engelken, and died September 28, 1897, at the age of 84; his wife, Mary (Rosina Mary) was born September 20, 1820, in Lathen, Gross Stavern, Hannover, Germany,(area now known as Lower Saxony), the daughter of Conrad and Helena Jansen Kuper, and died April 4, 1900, at the age of 79. They are buried in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery at St. Benedict's, Kansas.
Along with many other pioneers who settled in America, Bernhard and Mary displayed much courage as they ventured into what was essentially the unknown. To relocate on three different occasions to new territory where they knew no one, with young children, to create a new and hopefully better future for themselves was indeed a courageous undertaking. Before their deaths, three of their children, John, Anna, and Herman, had settled in Kansas.
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