More on Family history of the [ August] Grote, Naefke, and Ahrens,

My genealogy information to share with you today is taken from the register of Early Members of Christ Lutheran church of Greene county, Iowa. At the time of these early settling ancestors it was called the St Peters church.

I felt I had to share these record because recently I had an inquiry about the Grote family involved with our William Meyer [my first male Meyer born Oldendorf] son of Juergen Hch. Wilhelm Meyer born 1843 at Eichdorf..

I had included the information at Ancestry from the Meyer book information which Verl Matthews sports in his Ancestry work at Ancestry.com. I now have decided it is about time to resubmit the copies of the St. Peters church records that I have had tucked away in a box. I dug them out tonight and so you can see it.



Grote Family church records #13 following the Zeitz family.

#13 Heinrich Wilhelm August Grote born 18.june.1848 of Neindorf, Kries Bleckede Hannover. His wife Sophie Cathatine* Dorothea nee Hagemann born 30.11.1855 from or born there at Goeddingen Hannover.

a. Grote, August Friedrich Wihelm - Goeddingen, Hannover Born 12.Feb.1878.

b. Grote, Carl Heinrich Ernst - Goeddingen, Hannover Born 5.03.1880

c. Grote, Hermann Wilhelm Heinrich - Goeddingen, Hannover 22. Jan. 1885.

d. Grote, Adele Mathilde Dorothea - Goeddingen, Hannover Born 05 .March 1887

e. Grote, Emma Louise Marie - Dawson twp. Greene co. Ia. Born 27.09.1891
Babtismal sponsers were Maragretha Meyer*, Claus Nahnsen, Louise Nahnsen, Godber and Dor. Carstensen. [*I believe Maragretha was married to Philip Meyer]

[This following addition was supplied by Mark Kuhlman - Dec 2009.]

f. Grote, Frank Grote Born Nov 1893 in Farnhamville, Iowa - Died and buried there in 1954.

g.Grote, Paul Grote born Feb 1895 in Randolph, Arkansas. Paul Grote's Canadian Immagrtion Papers dated 24 Feb 1924 went to Red Deer, Canada.

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#20

Wilhelm Johann Heinrich Meyer
28.Sept.1873 - Oldendorf Amt. Bleckede
!st Wife, Dorothea Wilhelmine nee Carstensen
14 april.1878. Dawson township Greene county Iowa. [ Johann Carstensen, Soenka Carstensen]

a. Meyer, Walter Godber Heinrich - Gowrie tsp Webster county, Ia. 20.june.1901.Babtism 14.July. 1901. Sponser was Maria Meyer

b. Meyer, Mabel Dorothea Maria - Webster co. Ia.. 4.april 1903. Babtised 14.June.1903. Sponsers were Dorothea Bush, Herman Meyer, Emma Meyer.

c. Meyer, Eleonora Wilhelmine Gowrie twsp Webster co. Iowa 22.May 1906 Babtized Greene county, Ia.. Sponsers were Peter Hansen and Minnie Meyer [Wlm].

2nd wife was Adel Grote Naefke. The family lived at Watonwan county, Minnesota  for a time. He lived with her for a time in Martin County.
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NAEFKEAhh, I think you all deserve a little bonus here. I am giving two pages of entries of the Name Naefke in the St Peters Luthran church records. So quickly now, on page thirty two of my sheets I find a babtism record of Herman Naefke.


Only two entries with the name NAEFKE. PP. 32, and pp. 33.

Babtismal records #18.
- NAEFKE, Herman Heinrich Adolf 14 aug.1884. and 16.nov.1884.
Parents: Heinrich Naefke - Louise nee Sauke.
Sponsers: Adolf H. Meyer, John H. Sauke, Juergen W Meyer,
Pastor Gossweiler



Babtismal record #21
MEYER, Frida Maria Louise* 3.May.1885 to 7.June.1885
Parents: Wilhelm Meyer - Maria nee Heins
Sponsers: Maria Meyer, Louise Naefke, Pastor Gossweiler
[Frieda Meyer Nahnsen was my namesake. Because of her birth date.]



pp. 33.

Babtismal record #33
KANNING, Johann Heinrich Friedrich 27.Dec.1888 to 3.02.1889.
Parents: Dietrich Kanning - Marie nee Schroeder
Sponsers: Heinrich Naefke, Heinrich Sauke, Friedrich Schroeder
Pastor w. Mallon

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I will take a little peek to see if any burial records for Naefke and then skip to Grote.I saw Williaman Carstensen. But no Naefke or Grote mentioned.


GROTE Death record # 10.
Grote, Wilhelm Hans Nicolaus 4. Sept.1892. age 11 months, 15 days services 5.Sept.1892.



Babtismal Record # 48
MEYER x.. Louise Alwine 4. Aug 1891
Parents: Wilhelm Meyer - Maria nee Heins
Sponsers: Lena Nahnsen, Dietrich Naefke, Dorothea Naefke, Heinrich and Louise Naefke



Babtismal Record # 51
GROTE, Wilhelm Hans Nicolaus 27.Sept.1891.
Parents:  August Grote - Dorothea nee Hagemann
Sponsers:  Margaretha Meyer, Claus Nahnsen, Louise Nahnsen, godber and Dorothea Carstensen.


Babtismal Record # 52
Emma Louise Maria (possibly a twin to the above)?? [and that is all that was written on that entry]



Their are Seil entries with Kanning. More on that at a later time.

*There are a few more entries in the church records of the Naefke name, but were not indexed. As for some to the other names, it more or less said, too numerous to index.





Notice:
It is alittle bit unusual that both children would have same date of birth, but each with a different year of birth. Could it be a mistake?

* Note: Cathatine must be Catharine.

By the way Jurgen Heinrich Friedrich Meyer origination location was said to be Oldendorf Amt. Bleckede Prov. Hannover and wife Maria Dorotheea Margarethe Schenk from Bleckede Prov. I have not found her origination village as of yet.

Source: St Peter and Church of Christ Lutheran church of Calhoun county, Iowa. It was Near Farnhamville, Iowa.

Genealogy Gold - and Family History about Grote, Naefke, Meyer Family Additions

Hello;

I Have more Family History info for you on the Grote family related to me by Mark Kuhlmann.

There are 2 more siblings of Adele Grote Naefke Meyer. Frank Grote - Born Nov 1893 in Farnhamville, Iowa - Died and buried there in 1954. Then the youngest Grote - Paul Grote - born Feb 1895 in Randolph, Arkansas. Paul Grote's Canadian Immagrtion Papers dated 24 Feb 1924 went to Red Deer, Canada. From there he went on to Alaska to find his brother Carl ( went to Canada not long after their moving to Arkansas). After communicating with my brother Marvin Kuhlman, Marvin told me while he was stationed in Alaska with the U.S. Army as a Dentist ( late 1940's ), he tried to find Paul Grote, since they were related,............. Marvin said Paul had a gold claim and ............ the search for Paul Grote has stopped there. If your interested, Emma Grote married Frank Daniel Wenck of Glidden, Iowa. I have a pic of my parents ( Elmer and Amanda Kuhlman ) with the Wenck's on their farm in Glidden, Iowa. I've probably forgotten to add somethig but if and or when I remember, I'll send you something.

That information above is the email letter received this last December from Mark Kuhlmann about Grote, Naefke, and Ahrens. So, I will make some necessary corrections in my previous post. I will add on his information to the little that I have written here. I know, I know, I need to get busy and add more from clippings and notes.

Remember - Adele Grote also married William Meyer.

If you relatives and readers have any questions I should post to him, let me know. I certainly take my time in thinking of question I should be asking. So I can use all the help I can get, as they say.

Psst. psst. - I watch the Gold rush show religiously on the Discovery channel. I have been wondering where abouts the gold claim in Alaska could be for Paul Grote. I'll have to see if anything is shown on the census.
Just me Jo.

Koestorf- Family Names and Places

#1295
Fabel, George Heinrich Ernst August, Dienstknecht who lived 1881 Himbergen. Goeddengen??
Stelter [oo Fabel], Kathrine, Dorothee *21.4.1856. Gr. Thondorf kf.1870.
Lived 1881 Koestorf.[elt. 5824]

#2009-
Harwege, Heinrich, Hauswirt, Lived 1705
oo vor 1705.
Grote, Dorothea Lived 1705 Koestorf.

#2010
Harwege, Nicolaus *1705 [r] - +1759

#2011
Harwege, Juergen Niclaus *1720 [gesch]Koestorf. Lived 1750 Kollendorf. 1756 Stroethe.[elt.2009]
oo vor 1750.
Schenk, Anne Margret *1725 [gesch] Baskamp. Lived 1759 Kollendorf.
Three children.

Source : OFB Himbergen by Heinrich Porth.