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John Herman August ROHLOFF

John Herman August ROHLOFF

Male 1897 - 1960  (62 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Herman August ROHLOFF was born on 6 Oct 1897 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas (son of William Frederick Carl ROHLOFF and Anna Sophia LAWRENZ); died on 3 Feb 1960 in Fremont, Nebraska.

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    • FamilySearch ID: KHXZ-3FC
    • _UID: D717E040E1CF4BE6808111108E72712CAE97

    John married Ella Sophia Johanna HEYBROOK on 8 Sep 1926. Ella was born on 3 Feb 1909; died on 20 Dec 1992. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Betty Jean ROHLOFF was born on 28 Jun 1927; died in 2002.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Frederick Carl ROHLOFF was born on 2 Sep 1873 in Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin (son of Johann Christian Friedrich ROHLOFF and Sophia EHRICKSON); died on 14 May 1937 in Woodbine, Dickinson Co., Kansas; was buried in May 1937 in Shady Brook, Dickinson, Kansas.

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    • FamilySearch ID: 27JP-28H
    • _UID: 6D9C5ACE959E4B409BEFB78F8576468B8B4D
    • Residence: 1880, Union Township, Dickinson, Kansas
    • Residence: 1930, Woodbine, Dickinson, Kansas

    Notes:

    Cause of death Blocked Blood Vessel.

    Have Marriage License. Have wedding photo.

    William married Anna Sophia LAWRENZ on 17 Jun 1896 in St John's Lutheran Church, Lyons Creek Twp., Dickinson Co., KS.. Anna (daughter of Ludwig Samuel LAWRENZ and Dorothea Marianne GUSTKE) was born on 25 Apr 1879 in Hope, Dickinson County, Kansas; died on 6 Oct 1926 in Woodbine, Dickinson Co., Kansas; was buried in Shady Brook, Dickinson, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Anna Sophia LAWRENZ was born on 25 Apr 1879 in Hope, Dickinson County, Kansas (daughter of Ludwig Samuel LAWRENZ and Dorothea Marianne GUSTKE); died on 6 Oct 1926 in Woodbine, Dickinson Co., Kansas; was buried in Shady Brook, Dickinson, Kansas.

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    • FamilySearch ID: K6WS-V25
    • _UID: 666E887DEBA04FD9B8889038C1D38F621923
    • Residence: 1900, Ridge & Union Townships, Dickinson, Kansas
    • Residence: 1910, Union, Dickinson, Kansas
    • Residence: 1920, Union, Dickinson, Kansas

    Notes:

    Pict of headstone at Shady Brook Kansas. Baptism April 25, 1879., St John's Lutheran Church, Lyons Creek.

    Children:
    1. 1. John Herman August ROHLOFF was born on 6 Oct 1897 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas; died on 3 Feb 1960 in Fremont, Nebraska.
    2. Louis August ROHLOFF was born on 27 Aug 1899 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas; died on 3 Jul 1959 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas.
    3. Dora ROHLOFF was born on 19 Jan 1901 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas; died on 19 Jan 1901 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas.
    4. Walter Herman Gustav ROHLOFF was born on 16 Jan 1903 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas; died on 24 Jan 1903 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas.
    5. Otto Karl ROHLOFF was born on 7 Mar 1904 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas; and died.
    6. Orval Albert ROHLOFF was born on 12 Apr 1907 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas; and died.
    7. Erwin Friebert Karl ROHLOFF was born on 23 May 1910 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas; died on 12 Jun 1981 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas; was buried in 1981 in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Herington, Dickinson, Kansas.
    8. Willliam Henry ROHLOFF was born on 13 Jan 1913 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas; and died.
    9. Elda Julia Sophia ROHLOFF was born on 23 Mar 1915 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas; died on 11 Feb 2007 in Chapman, Dickinson, Kansas; was buried in Chapman, Kansas.
    10. Lora Bertha Clara ROHLOFF was born on 19 Jan 1920 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Johann Christian Friedrich ROHLOFF was born on 29 Aug 1841 in Pripsleben, Prussia (son of Christian Friederich ROHLOFF and Johanna Maria KRUGER); died on 6 Jan 1927 in Dickinson County, Kansas; was buried in Immanuel Lutheran Church, Shady Brook, Kansas.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LC7C-T9K
    • _UID: AD72DFD1045643F1B775A9EAF60302435AE1

    Notes:

    Arrival in U.S. at age 27, in 1868.

    Johann married Sophia EHRICKSON on 12 Oct 1872 in Whitewater, Walworth, Wisconsin. Sophia (daughter of Johann EHRICKSON and Frederike) was born on 4 Apr 1853 in Lebbin, Prussia; died on 3 Aug 1882 in Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sophia EHRICKSON was born on 4 Apr 1853 in Lebbin, Prussia (daughter of Johann EHRICKSON and Frederike); died on 3 Aug 1882 in Kansas.

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    • FamilySearch ID: 9ZWP-HYB
    • _UID: 4088CA5507B04E71A5E33C1D1FDB1EB70D94

    Children:
    1. 2. William Frederick Carl ROHLOFF was born on 2 Sep 1873 in Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin; died on 14 May 1937 in Woodbine, Dickinson Co., Kansas; was buried in May 1937 in Shady Brook, Dickinson, Kansas.
    2. Heinrich Johann Wilhelm ROHLOFF was born on 14 Jan 1875; died in 1937.
    3. Heinrich August ROHLOFF was born on 1 May 1877; died in 1961.
    4. Herman August ROHLOFF was born on 12 Dec 1878; died in 1933.
    5. Louis Frederick ROHLOFF was born on 27 Jun 1881; died in 1882.

  3. 6.  Ludwig Samuel LAWRENZLudwig Samuel LAWRENZ was born on 15 Jan 1832 in Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (son of LAWRENZ); died on 9 Jul 1890 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas; was buried in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Lyons Creek, Kansas.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LZ1T-PZ8
    • LifeSketch: ; Schweslin, Lauenburg, Pommern is no Swietlino, Poland. About 40 miles east of Stolp.
    • _UID: 65065C80C81F4A37852A44230B9B315CF80A
    • Immigration: 8 May 1876, New York City, New York; Immigrated on the vessel Donau that departed Bremen. Travelled with his wife and several children. Destination Kansas.

    Notes:

    Have photo of Ludwig Lawrenz

    Old letter states that their trip was sponsered by family and friends and that the family were tillers of the soil. Lived in Luggeweise, Karolinenthal, and Schwetzlin, all in the Lauenburg area.

    Have Passenger list from 8 May 1876 immigration with family:

    Name: Ludwig Lawrenz
    Arrival Date: 8 May 1876
    Age: 44
    Gender: Male
    Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
    Destination: United States of America
    Place of Origin: Germany
    Ship Name: Donau
    Port of Arrival: New York
    Line: 31 Microfilm Roll: 403 List Number: 374
    ALSO ON BOARD:
    Ludwig Lawrenz, age 44, male, farmer, origin Germany, destination Kansas
    Dorothy Lawrenz, age 42??, female, origin Germany, destination Kansas
    Julius Lawrenz, age 12??, male
    Ferdinand Lawrenz, age 9, male
    Pauline Lawrenz, age 7, female
    Ludwig Lawrenz, age 5, male
    Auguste Lawrenz, age 3, female
    Herman Lawrenz, age 6 months, male

    Cause of death - Wassersucht/dropsy - Obit says heart disease. Source: St Johns Lutheran Church, Lyons Creek.

    Have copy of Naturalization Record from ceremony 13 May 1886, at age 53.

    Ludwig married Dorothea Marianne GUSTKE in 1860 in Schweslin, Lauenburg, Pommern, Germany. Dorothea (daughter of George GUSTKE and Dorothea Maria) was born on 29 Nov 1832 in Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; died on 8 Dec 1917 in Union Township, Kansas; was buried in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Lyons Creek, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Dorothea Marianne GUSTKEDorothea Marianne GUSTKE was born on 29 Nov 1832 in Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (daughter of George GUSTKE and Dorothea Maria); died on 8 Dec 1917 in Union Township, Kansas; was buried in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Lyons Creek, Kansas.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LZ1W-Q1X
    • Name: Dorathea M. GUSTKE
    • Name: Dorothy
    • _UID: 02B1A72DED7147CE9C80D7D070D2CD1EEA4D
    • Immigration: 1876, New York County, New York
    • Immigration: 1889
    • Residence: 1900, Ridge Township, Dickinson, Kansas
    • Residence: 1910, Union, Dickinson, Kansas
    • Residence: 1915, Union Township, Dickinson, Kansas

    Notes:

    Found in 1900 Census, in Union, Dickinson, Kansas aged 66, widowed; living with son Ferdinand and daughter-in-law Emma.

    Arrival US 8 May 1876, NY.

    Living with Ludwig and Julia Lawrenz in March 1905 Kansas State Census, aged 72.

    Found in 1915 Census at aged 81.

    Living with Ferdinand (Son) and Emma with children.

    Have copy of Death Certificate with info on Parents as reported.

    Find A Grave:
    NameDorothea Marianne Lawrenz
    GenderFemale
    Birth Date29 Nov 1832
    Birth PlaceGermany
    Death Date8 Dec 1917
    Death PlaceDickinson County, Kansas, United States of America
    CemeterySaint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    Burial or Cremation PlaceHerington, Dickinson County, Kansas, United States of America
    Has Bio?N
    SpouseLudwig Samuel Lawrenz
    ChildrenFerdinand Henry Lawrenz; Anna Sophie Rohloff; Ludwig A Lawrenz

    Children:
    1. Julius James (Lawrence) LAWRENZ was born on 16 Apr 1860 in Luggeweise, Lauenburg, Pommern, Saxony, Germany; died on 4 Jun 1939 in Nashville, Kingman County, Kansas.
    2. Ferdinand Henry LAWRENZ was born on 17 May 1862 in Schweslin, Lauenburg, Pommern, Germany; was christened on 9 Jun 1862 in Bresin, Lauenburg, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany; died on 3 Jul 1957 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas.
    3. Pauline Emmalie Caroline LAWRENZ was born on 13 Jan 1865 in Pommern (Pomerania), West Prussia, Germany; died on 14 Nov 1940 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas.
    4. Ludwig August Ernest LAWRENZ was born on 14 Sep 1867 in Pommern (Pomerania), West Prussia, Germany; died on 28 Dec 1938 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas.
    5. Auguste Wilhelmine LAWRENZ was born on 21 Mar 1871 in Maheschitz, Lauenburg, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; died on 17 Oct 1963 in Junction City, Geary, Kansas; was buried in Junction City, Geary, Kansas, United States.
    6. Herman August Friedrich LAWRENZ was born on 17 Nov 1873 in Karolinenthal, Lauenburg, Pommern, Germany; died on 3 May 1943 in Elmdale, Chase Co., Kansas.
    7. 3. Anna Sophia LAWRENZ was born on 25 Apr 1879 in Hope, Dickinson County, Kansas; died on 6 Oct 1926 in Woodbine, Dickinson Co., Kansas; was buried in Shady Brook, Dickinson, Kansas.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Christian Friederich ROHLOFF was born about 1810 in Pripsleben, Prussia; and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 9F0B7F9AA8424BFFAC83751A34F0BA7E11BB

    Christian married Johanna Maria KRUGER about 1833 in Germany. Johanna was born about 1820 in Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Johanna Maria KRUGER was born about 1820 in Germany; and died.

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    • _UID: 1707A58CAF054B2D94882F41A70B2A967947

    Children:
    1. Sophia Marie ROHLOFF was born on 29 Aug 1834 in Prussia; and died.
    2. Wilhelm Friederich ROHLOFF was born on 19 Apr 1838 in Prussia; and died.
    3. Wilemina Caroline ROHLOFF was born on 19 Apr 1838 in Prussia; and died.
    4. Wilhemina Johanna ROHLOFF was born on 27 Mar 1840 in Germany Or Prussia; and died.
    5. 4. Johann Christian Friedrich ROHLOFF was born on 29 Aug 1841 in Pripsleben, Prussia; died on 6 Jan 1927 in Dickinson County, Kansas; was buried in Immanuel Lutheran Church, Shady Brook, Kansas.
    6. August Carl ROHLOFF was born on 23 Jun 1843 in Prussia; and died.
    7. Wilhelm Heinrich ROHLOFF was born on 7 Mar 1845 in Prussia; and died.
    8. Louisa Maria ROHLOFF was born on 31 May 1847 in Prussia; and died.

  3. 10.  Johann EHRICKSON and died.

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    • _UID: 83A977BF13524553869E9C9382BC207A8A52

    Johann married Frederike. Frederike and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Frederike and died.

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    • _UID: 6128E7DC00E54402B17DCE88B6BD7AE1C91A

    Children:
    1. 5. Sophia EHRICKSON was born on 4 Apr 1853 in Lebbin, Prussia; died on 3 Aug 1882 in Kansas.

  5. 12.  LAWRENZ was born about 1805 in Prussia, German Empire; died about 1870 in Germany.

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    • _UID: 2DE06BD0F6E04EC3B22CB8D9D424BFC51AB9

    Children:
    1. 6. Ludwig Samuel LAWRENZ was born on 15 Jan 1832 in Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died on 9 Jul 1890 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas; was buried in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Lyons Creek, Kansas.
    2. Wilhelmine LAWRENZ was born on 4 Aug 1836 in Germany; died on 7 Oct 1909 in Kansas; was buried in Mt Hope Cemetary, Kansas City, Kansas.

  6. 14.  George GUSTKE was born in 1800 in Pommern (Pomerania), West Prussia, Germany; died in in Germany.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: LZ1Y-SZ1
    • _UID: E9A83F0B829241DDA9F302979DB820DE95BC

    Notes:

    Have copy of Death Certificate from Dorethea (daughter) with info on Parents as reported.

    George married Dorothea Maria. Dorothea was born in 1805 in Prussia; died in in Prussia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 15.  Dorothea Maria was born in 1805 in Prussia; died in in Prussia.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: LZ1Y-SDF
    • _UID: A156A80B8387457D8060A09445650578B1EA

    Notes:

    Have copy of Death Certificate from Dorethea (daughter) with info on Parents as reported.
    Immig: 1889

    Children:
    1. Johann Gottlieb GUSTKE was born on 5 Dec 1822 in Pommern (Pomerania), West Prussia, Germany; died on 3 Jan 1891 in Hope, Dickinson County, Kansas; was buried in St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
    2. Charlotte Louise GUSTKE was born in 1826 in Sewitz, Lauemburg, Germany; and died.
    3. 7. Dorothea Marianne GUSTKE was born on 29 Nov 1832 in Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; died on 8 Dec 1917 in Union Township, Kansas; was buried in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Lyons Creek, Kansas.