The Grabenhorst Surname in America
Index
Introduction
The
German Homeland
The primary Grabenhorst immigrations to America were from northwestern
Germany in the mid 1800s.
First
to America: The Brunswick Hessians
The first documented Grabenhorsts to arrive in America were Brunswick
Hessian mercenaries with the British forces during the American Revolution.
The
Descendents of Christian Grabenhorst and Minnie Werner
Christian Grabenhorst and his wife Minnie
Werner and their family immigrated to America from Moellbergen, Minden,
Westfalen, Germany in the 1840's. Their son
Frederick and his descendents settled in Missouri.
The
Descendents of Henry George Grabenhorst and (1) Johanne Rosine Waupke and (2) Anna Dorothea Elizabeth
Brandes
Henry George Grabenhorst and and Dorothea Brandes and their
family immigrated from Watzum, Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel, Germany in 1850. He and his descendents settled
in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Iowa and Oregon.
The
Descendents of Dietrich Grabenhorst and Cathrenia Heimsoat
Dietrich Grabenhorst and Cathrenia
Heimsoat
immigrated with their family to America from Hanover, Germany in the mid 1860s.
He and his descendents settled in Illinois, Nebraska and Oregon.
Other
Grabenhorst Immigrants to America
Although the Grabenhorsts in America seem to have descended primarily from
three family lines there are also other documented Grabenhorst immigrants to
America.
The Gravenhorst Surname
A researcher in Germany, Joachim Gravenhorst, has been researching both
the Grabenhorst and Gravenhorst name in Germany. He believes they are
connected although he has not found the link yet. These are his
Gravenhorst trees.
Index of Names
Grabenhorst surname family trees and a complete index of names can
be viewed at
rootsweb.com
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to all of you who are helping with the Grabenhorst
family history research.
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Surname in America Title Page
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