DIRKSMEIER - my MATERNAL LINE - mother's -> father's -> father's -> father

• Carl Heinrich DIRKSMEIER,was born in Brochterbeck, Kreis Steinfurt, Prussia (1828). He immigrated to Boston on his 25th birthday. Carl married 3 times and fathered 6 children. He was an active member of the Holy Trinity Church of Boston. Carl filed a declaration of Intent to be come an American citizen in 1853.
• Collateral surnames in this line are BOOK, LUENNIMEIER,OSTERHAUS, STERNEMANN, WHALEN WIEMAN
• Carl Dirksmeier (1821-1881)
• Mary Ann Hermerler (est. 1821 -1852)
• Mary Louise Dirksmeier (est 1850 - > married John Christian Wieman
• Mary Elisabeth Osterhaus (1832-1855)
• Clemens Dirksmeier
• Mary Theresa Pluemer(1828-1877)
• Henry Charles Plumer (1856 - 1940) married Marie Sophie Muller
• Charles Henry Dirksmeier
• Anna Maria Dirksmeier - died in infancy
• Mary Dirksmeier married John Whalen
• In 2000, the family went back to Brochterbeck to visit the family homestead
•  Brochterbeck family pictures
•  Summary of Family trip back to Brochterbeck - August 2000

MULLER - my MATERNAL LINE - mother's -> father's -> mother's -> father

• Jacques MULLER,was born in Illhausern, France (1830). His wife "Rose" WEBER was born in a neigboring town of Guemar. These towns are located in the Alsace-Lorraine region of France and often exchanged hands between the Germans and French over the years.


Jacques Muller immigrated to America shortly after his youngest daughter was born. His wife and 4 daughters joined him a couple of years later. They settled in Boston where Jacques opened up a Florist shop on Broadway Street. Jacques brought with him a percusion cap rifle and a branding iron. These 2 ancestral heirlooms are still found in the possesion of Jacques' eldest daughter's descendants.

Jacques was said to be a loyal French resistor. He received a certificate of good conduct from the French army in February of 1857. Oral history states the main reason Jacques fled to America was to ensure that his rifle did fall into German hands and be used against his beloved country.

• Collateral surnames in this line are CARL, SPIEGAL, HUBACKERIN, ROHMERIN, MULLERIN,LITTINGER,RINDERLIN, BOHR, ANHEIM,LENGER, GEPFERT, UMDENSTOCK, KRELL, GRUNDRICH,FRIDBLAT, FLICKERIN,GEORGENTHUM, HUNGLERIN
 
• Jacques Muller (1830-1892)
• Marie Ann (Rose) Weber (1829 -1894)
• Mary Emilie Muller(1859 - 1946 ) married Andrew Dorr
• Mary Eugenie Muller (1860-1936) - maiden
• Mary Sophie Muller (1863-1958) - married Henry Charles Dirksmeier (my greatgrandmother)
• Mary Rosalia Muller (1872-1942) - married John Karle - no issue

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PLUMER - my MATERNAL LINE - mother's -> father's -> father's -> mother

• Mary Josephina Theresa PLUMER,was born in Ibbenburen, Kreis Steinfurt, Prussia (1828). Mary immigrated to Boston with her elder brother John Henry Wilhelm Plumer. Henry Plumer joined his future brother-in-law, Carl Dirksmeier, in 1853 and applied for American citizenship. Theresa, as she became known, gave birth to Carl Dirksmeier's son out of wedlock. The following year she became Carl's third wife. The Plumer family were active members of the Holy Trinity Church of Boston.

 
• Collateral surnames in this line are AUBKE, MEIER, MEURER TIEMAN. TWOHIG
 
• Carl Dirksmeier (1821-1881)
• Mary Theresa Pluemer(1828-1877)
• Henry Charles Plumer (1856 - 1940) married Marie Sophie Muller
• Charles Henry Dirksmeier
• Anna Maria Dirksmeier - died in infancy
• Mary Dirksmeier married John Whalen
Ginny Chung --gchung@mindspring.com