I was looking for something in an old email account and I ran accross this picture of the sister of Catharina Margarethea Luhmann. This sister, Dorothea did go to America after she married into the wine maker family Schlaphoff. The little history of dates was written on the photo by the father in this Mertens family.
Descendants of Johann Heinrich Christoph Schlaphoff
Generation No. 1
1. JOHANN HEINRICH CHRISTOPH4 SCHLAPHOFF (JOHANN HEINRICH CHRISTOPH3 SCHLAPHOF, JOHANN2 SCHLAAPHOFF, JOHANN HEINRICH1 SCHLAPHOF) was born January 26, 1821 in Rehlingen, Germany, and died February 13, 1903 in Murdock, Nebraska. He married CATHERINE DOROTHEA ELISABETH LUMANN November 29, 1843 in Raven, Germany, daughter of JOHANN LUHMANN and ANNA REINECKE. She was born September 15, 1823 in Eichdorf, Germany, and died September 08, 1896 in Murdock, Nebraska.
More About JOHANN HEINRICH CHRISTOPH SCHLAPHOFF:
Burial: Emmanuel Evangelical Church, Louisville NE
Immigration: Abt. 1875
Occupation: Winemaker (Germany)
More About CATHERINE DOROTHEA ELISABETH LUMANN:
Burial: Emmanuel Evangelical Church, Louisville NE
Children of JOHANN SCHLAPHOFF and CATHERINE LUMANN are:
i. MARGARET5 SCHLAPHOFF, b. 1846, Telmar, Germany; d. 1920, Murdock, Nebraska; m. FRED LUETCHENS; b. 1834, Germany; d. 1886, Murdock, Nebraska.
More About MARGARET SCHLAPHOFF:
Burial: Emanuel Cemetery, Louisville, NE
More About FRED LUETCHENS:
Burial: Emanuel Cemetery, Louisville NE
Occupation: Farmer
ii. DOROTHEA SCHLAPHOFF, b. April 24, 1847, Germany; d. June 07, 1939, Murdock, Nebraska; m. FRED RUGE; b. February 05, 1847; d. August 08, 1919.
Notes for DOROTHEA SCHLAPHOFF:
Notes by John William Schlaphoff:
"The heroine of the family was Dorothea Schlaphoff who came to America in 1870 with her friend Magdalena Rueter. A pioneer by the name of Henry Oehlerking sent money for Dorothea to come and marry him. After she arrived she refused to marry him, saying that he was too old (by 20 years). She then married Fred Ruge and Magdalena married Henry. History does not record if Henry ever received a rebate."
iii. HEINRICH WILHELM SCHLAPHOFF, b. May 01, 1850, Telmar, Germany; d. May 17, 1933, Westergellersen, Germany; m. KATHARINA DOROTHEE WILHELMINA VOGT, May 03, 1878, Rolfsen, Germany; b. August 13, 1853, Rolfsen, Germany; d. March 01, 1916, Westergellersen, Germany.
Notes for HEINRICH WILHELM SCHLAPHOFF:
Var. place of birth Rehlingen (Magrid Olschewski)
Visited Murdock, NE in 1912 for one year while house in Murdock was being built. Went through Ellis Island on 30 May 1912; arrived on the ship President Lincoln from Hamburg. Name listed in Ellis Island records as "Henry Schlaphoff."
From Memoir of Emma Luetchens Schlaphoff: "[Carl's] grandparents came to America when they were in their fifties or sixties. His father did a peculiar thing which almost broke his parents' heart. Grandma Ruge made arrangements for them when they should arrive here in America---the grandparents and Aunt Maggie and her husband and a little daughter Mary . . . This must have been about 1872. . . . When they had disposed of all their goods or their belongings, as I doubt whether they had any property, anyway, the evening before they were sailing, he decided he wouldn't go along with them to America. He was in love with the girl he later married, Wilhelmina Vogt, and her folks were opposed to her coming to this country."
More About HEINRICH WILHELM SCHLAPHOFF:
Fact 1: Confirmed Lutheran at Kirchgellersen
Fact 2: Buried Kirchgellersen
Notes for KATHARINA DOROTHEE WILHELMINA VOGT:
Var. date of birth: 1853 (Magrid Olschewski)
More About KATHARINA DOROTHEE WILHELMINA VOGT:
Fact 1: Buried Kirchgellersen
Nickname: Wilhelmina
Source: From Ms. Marten file that she gave me.
Here s a link to Ms. Marten's tree at Ancestry.com. She has pictures and much more.
I am not sure if it works if your not a subscriber. but I think you can do basic looking and then write a letter. Which I can do for you anyway, if necessary. Just email or comment.
http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000002590922X
