[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Immigrant from Volhynia to the US (1892)

[Richard A. Stein]

Hi Don,

Rev. Friedrich Mueller brought several groups of Baptist Germans from the
Tutschin area of Volhynia to settle in the Leduc area in Alberta, south of
Edmonton.  According to the Rural Leduc history book, Gottlieb and Julia
(Nachtigal) Benke came to Leduc in the fall of 1892.  Other than the name of
his wife, this information about Gottlieb Benke coming to Leduc fits with
the information about your Gottlieb Benke.

Regarding your Gottlieb Benke, his birth is listed in the SGGEE Pedigree
database.  His parents, siblings, etc. also show up there.  They appear to
have migrated to Volhynia in the mid 1860s.

I hope this helps, but I am sorry I can't help you with the Friedrich
Mueller reference.

Dick Stein

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Larson" <larsonhome at yahoo.com>
To: <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 3:43 PM
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Immigrant from Volhynia to the US (1892)


> List Manager:
>
> I recently discovered a reference that may shed light on the emmigration
of some of my ancestors
> from Volhynia to the Benton Harbor/St. Joseph area of Berrien County,
Michigan.
>
> My family history sources indicate that Gottlieb Benke and his wife and
daughters along with the
> wife's in-laws emigrated in 1892 with a large group of other Germans from
Volhynia.  No one in the
> family has been able to identify embarkation or arrival ports, the
specific dates of travel or the
> ship used.
>
> A few days ago, I found the following reference in the Ancestry.com
Immigration records, but have
> no idea how I should go about locating that reference and getting the
specific page in question
> copied and translated from German to English.
>
> Immigrant Name: Henriette Wilhelmine Karoline Hafer
> Year: 1892
> Place: North America
> Source Publication Code: 5860
> Primary Immigrant: Hafer, Henriette Wilhelmine Karoline
> Source Bibliography: MUELLER, FRIEDRICH. "Westfaelische Auswanderer im 19.
> Jahrhundert-Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk Minden, Part 1:
1816-1900 (Erlaubte
> Auswanderung)." In Beitraege zur westfaelischen Familienforschung, vols.
38/39 (1980-1981), pp.
> 3-711.
> Page: 522
>
> I believe that this person may be my Great-Great Grandmother.
>
> As far as I can tell from the family Bible and other records, the
following people may have
> traveled together on that trip:
>
> Ferdinand Hafer (b. 4/10/1840 in "Germany")
> Henrietta Frederike Wilhelmine (Villwock) Hafer (b. 11/23/1841 in Seehof
Municipality,
> Rummelsburg, Hinter Pommern, Germany) [wife of Ferdinand]
>
> Bertha Hafer (b. 5/28/1864 in "Germany")[adopted daughter of Ferdinand &
Henrietta]
>
> Gottlieb Benke (b. 5/14/1862 in Kalisch, emmigrated from Tutschin,
Volhynia)
> Charlotte Adeline (Hafer) Benke (b. 7/4/1870 in "Scharlottental, Germany")
[wife of Gottlieb and
> daughter of Ferdinand and Henrietta]
>
> Amelia Auguste (Millie) Benke (b. 10/22/1883 in Volhynia) [daughter of
Gottlieb & Charlotte]
> Emma Willhelmina Benke (b. 1/1/1892 in Volhynia) [daughter of Gottlieb &
Charlotte]
>
> Information on these family members may be found at my web site:
> http://www.myfamilyline.net/MyFamilyLine%20Web%20Folder/PS01/PS01_223.HTM
>
> I appreciate any assistance or advise that may be provided to me regarding
the emmigration of my
> family.
>
> Don Larson
>
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