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This web page lists the surnames of the families in my ancestry who emigrated to the U.S. The starting point for all of the families listed below is a former Germanic state or province that became part of the modern country of Germany.
They are:
Holstein - Now Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig - Now Schleswig-Holstein
Hannover - Now Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony)
Rheinprovinz - Now North Rhine-Westphalia
Hohenzollern - Now in Baden-Württemberg
Some descendants of our German ancestors eventually resided in the Schleswig and Charter Oak areas where my family is found in Crawford County, Iowa. Some of the families settled in Johnson County and Carroll County, Iowa.
My ancestral families and their last location in Europe before emigration to the U.S. are listed below.
 The Blue Folders are links to Pedigree Charts for that family.
 The ALDAG family (from 1774) of Schleswig, Iowa, originated in Bliedersdorf, Hannover. They last location was Gödersdorf, Holstein , before they emigrated. |
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The EICH family (from 1756) of Carroll County, Iowa, from Hommerich, Rheinprovinz. Married into SCHMITZ family |
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| The EHLER(S) (from 1724) family from Hohenfelde, Holstein. Connected to LAMP family |
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The FUSSHÖLLER family (from 1729) from Uckerath, Rheinprovinz. Married into OLBERTZ family. |
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The HORST family (from 1736) from Stakendorf, Holstein. Married into the KUEHL family. |
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The KUEHL family (from 1734) of Schleswig, Iowa, from Stakendorf, Holstein. |
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The LAMP family (from 1781) of Schwarzbuch, Holstein. (Limited information) |
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The OLBERTZ family (from 1768) of Carroll County, Iowa, from Söven, Rheinprovinz. |
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The SCHMITZ family (from 1789) of Carroll County, Iowa, from Pleiserhohn, Rheinprovinz. |
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The SCHNOOR family (from 1743) from Wisch, Holstein. Married into the ALDAG family.
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The STALEY (originally STEHLE) family (from 1733) of Charter Oak, Iowa,
from Bittelbronn, Hohenzollern. |
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The STRUCK family of Schleswig, Iowa, from Stoltenberg, Holstein.
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Related families who eventually settled in CRAWFORD County, Iowa, and their known origins in Europe are: |
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The CHRISTIANSEN family (from 1845) of Schleswig, Iowa, from Niebel, Schleswig.
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The JENSEN family (from 1833) of Schleswig, Iowa (Place of origin in Schleswig or Holstein unknown).
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The REIMER family (from 1841) of Schleswig, Iowa, from Kiel, Holstein.
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The LAMP family (from 1673) of Davenport, Iowa, from Stakendorf, Holstein.
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