1. | Aleen Kreen Schlotfeldt was born in 1903 (daughter of Edward George Schlotfeldt and Johanna Scherff); died WFT est 1919-1996 in Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA. Aleen married Glenn Marivale Jacobs WFT est 1919-1949. Glenn (son of Anthony Jacobs and Elizabeth Meyers) was born in 1903; died in 1970 in Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Edward George Schlotfeldt was born on 3 Jul 1866 in Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA (son of Henry F. Schlotfeldt and Margaretha Catharina Christiana Kroeger); died on 11 Aug 1911 in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA. Edward married Johanna Scherff on 17 Sep 1892. Johanna (child of John Jacob Scherff and Maria Steinke) was born in Aug 1876; died on 7 Mar 1929 in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Johanna Scherff was born in Aug 1876 (child of John Jacob Scherff and Maria Steinke); died on 7 Mar 1929 in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA. Other Events:
Notes: Travelled to Southampton, England first.
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4. | Henry F. Schlotfeldt was born on 11 Apr 1835 in Schleswig Holstein, Germany (son of Hans Henry Schlotfeldt and Catherine Marguerite Stoltenberg); died on 6 Oct 1907 in McCausland, Scott County, Iowa. Henry married Margaretha Catharina Christiana Kroeger on 16 Nov 1859. Margaretha (daughter of Hans Kroeger and Margaretha Dorothea Christiana Kluever) was born on 18 Mar 1843 in Schleswig Holstein, Germany; died on 29 May 1905 in Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Margaretha Catharina Christiana Kroeger was born on 18 Mar 1843 in Schleswig Holstein, Germany (daughter of Hans Kroeger and Margaretha Dorothea Christiana Kluever); died on 29 May 1905 in Iowa, USA. Notes: [schlotfeldt.FTW]
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6. | John Jacob Scherff was born on 3 Feb 1842 in Germany; died on 23 Jan 1919. Other Events:
Notes: CastleGarden.org shows a Scharff family arriving on 9 Oct 1881 with ultimate destination of Iowa. Members of the family are Gesine, Jacob, Johann (father), Johann, Johanne, Maig, Maria. Many of the birth dates match. The ship's name was the Strassburg (Bremen). John married Maria Steinke about 1869. Maria was born on 5 Apr 1848 in Hannover, Germany; died on 27 Jun 1935 in Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Maria Steinke was born on 5 Apr 1848 in Hannover, Germany; died on 27 Jun 1935 in Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota, USA. Other Events:
Notes: Some of the Steinke family changed their name to "Miller" because the English pronounciation sounded like "Stink Cat" or "Stinky". - email on 24, April 2002 from Fay Schlotfeldt based on information from Leona Andresen.
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8. | Hans Henry Schlotfeldt was born on 17 Jan 1808 in Schleswig Holstein, Germany (son of Jochim Schlotfeldt and Catherina Dorothea Dibbern); died on 31 Aug 1890 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa; was buried on 2 Sep 1890 in Fairview Cemetary, Butler Township, Scott County, IA. Notes: [schlotfeldt.FTW] Hans married Catherine Marguerite Stoltenberg about 1823 in Schleswig Holstein, Germany. Catherine (daughter of Detlev Stoltenberg and Margaretha Magdalena Kahler) was born on 16 Feb 1803 in Schoenhorst, Schleswig Holstein, Germany; died on 9 Mar 1884 in McCausland, Scott County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Catherine Marguerite Stoltenberg was born on 16 Feb 1803 in Schoenhorst, Schleswig Holstein, Germany (daughter of Detlev Stoltenberg and Margaretha Magdalena Kahler); died on 9 Mar 1884 in McCausland, Scott County, Iowa.
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10. | Hans Kroeger was born on 23 Aug 1801 in Satrup, Preetz, Germany (son of Thomas Kroeger and Maria Christiana Behrensen); died on 7 Sep 1847 in Alvord, Lyon County, Iowa, USA. Other Events:
Notes: Note: BIOGRAPHY: Hans was a schoolteacher in Preetz Germany. When his first wife died in 1843, he started drinking heavily, lost his teaching job, and did odd jobs and farm work. His brother, Cay Asmus Franz "CAF Kroegersberg", was active in recruiting settlement to Davenport, Iowa. The town took up a collection to send the family to America and Hans remarried and went to Iowa. Hans seems to have died very soon after reaching America. Hans married Margaretha Dorothea Christiana Kluever on 20 Jan 1830 in Preetz, Schleswig Holstein, Germany. Margaretha (daughter of Johann Christian Kluever and Anna Christina Koch) was born on 18 Jun 1810 in Preetz, Schleswig Holstein, Germany; died on 29 Mar 1843 in Postfeld, Preetz, Germany; was buried on 1 Apr 1843. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Margaretha Dorothea Christiana Kluever was born on 18 Jun 1810 in Preetz, Schleswig Holstein, Germany (daughter of Johann Christian Kluever and Anna Christina Koch); died on 29 Mar 1843 in Postfeld, Preetz, Germany; was buried on 1 Apr 1843.
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