04/05/1809 Christian Hinrich Menkens marries Heilke Margarethe Hollmann in Ganderkesee, Oldenburg, Germany
12/14/1812 Chistian & Heilke have a son: Herman Menkens, born in Hensterholz;
01/16/1840 Herman marries Gesche (Gesine) Margarete Kroemer in Doetlinger, Oldenburg. Miss Kroemer was born December 3, 1811, in Stuhe
07/03/1841 Herman & Gesche have a stillborn son in Bergedorf; buried in Ganderkesee
09/19/1842 Herman & Gesche's first surviving child is born: daughter, Margaretha, born in Bergedorf, Oldenburg
10/14/1845 Herman & Gesche have a second stillborn son in Bergedorf; buried in Ganderkesee
01/20/1847 Herman's second surviving child, Heinrich Herman born in Bergedorf, Oldenburg
03/10/1851 Herman's third surviving child, Christian Hinrich born in Bergedorf, Oldenburg
03/04/1857 Herman's fourth surviving child, Gesine Margarethe, born in Bergedorf, Oldenburg
12/03/1870 Herman dies of consumption in Bergedorf; buried in Ganderkesee
About 1873 Daughter Margaretha marries Johann Osterloh in Germany
About 1873 Herman's first grandchild is born in Oldenburg: Margaretha & Johann Osterloh have a daughter,
Anna Menkens (Anna does not use the name Osterloh)
10/20/1876 Herman's son Heinrich Herman marries Gesine Margaretha Eilers in Germany
About 1878 2nd grandchild born in Oldenburg: Marta Louise, daughter of Heinrich Herman & Gesine
Before 1879 Christian Hinrich marries Elisabeth Louise Friedericka Busch at Osternberg, Germany
07/28/1879 3rd grandchild born in Oldenburg: Wilhemine Helene (Minnie), daughter of Christian Hinrich &
Friedericka
01/22/1881 4th grandchild born in Oldenburg: Herman D., son of Heinrich Herman & Gesine
About 1882 Herman's daughter Gesine Margarethe marries her cousin, Johann Dietrich Menkens
04/11/1882 5th grandchild born in Osternburg: Karl Johann Martin (Charles), son of Christian Hinrich &
Friedericka
07/18/1883 Christian Hinrich & his wife, Friedericka, along with children Minnie & Charles, leave Bremen on the
ship Donau arriving in New York August 1, 1883; originally staying in Chicago before
settling in Dodge County
1883 6th grandchild born in Oldenburg: Gesine Mathilda Johanna, daughter of Gesine & Johann Dietrich
03/20/1884 7th grandchild born in Chicago: Sophia Gesine, daughter of Christian Hinrich & Friedericka
1884 Herman's daughter Gesine & her husband Johann Dietrich inmigrate and live in Chicago
1884 8th grandchild born in Chicago: Anna M., daughter of Gesine & Johann Dietrich
06/01/1884 8th grandchild, Anna M., dies in Chicago, buried Waldheim Cemetery
07/19/1884 6th grandchild, Mathilda Johanna, dies in Chicago, buried Waldheim Cemetery
Gesine & Johann Dietrich move to Dodge County, Nebraska shortly after
1884 Herman's daughter Margaretha & her husband Johann Osterloh immigrate with daughter Anna
1884 Herman's son Heinrich Herman Menkens immigrates with wife Gesine & children Marta Louise & Herman
staying briefly in Chicago before setting in Dodge County
06/29/1885 9th grandchild born in Dodge County: Bertha Johanna, daughter of Christian Hinrich & Friedericka
07/07/1885 10th grandchild born in Dodge County: Helene (Lena), daughter of Gesine & Johann Dietrich
By
1885 Herman's widow, Gesine Margaretha Kroemer, has immigrated to America & lives in Dodge County with
Heinrich Herman & Gesine
11/22/1886 11th grandchild born in West Point: John, son of Heinrich Herman & Gesine
12/25/1887 12th grandchild born in Dodge County: George Paul (Paul), son of Christian Hinrich & Friedericka
03/09/1888 Herman's widow (Gesine Margaretha Kroemer) dies; buried St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
at West Point
02/12/1889 Margaretha & Johann Osterloh's daughter Anna Menkens (Herman's first grandchild) marries
Ferdinand Lamm at the Osterloh's home near West Point
05/09/1889 13th grandchild born in Cuming County: Friederecke Christine, daughter of Heinrich Herman & Gesine
10/27/1889 14th grandchild born in Dodge County: Louisa Hermina (Lizzie), daughter of Gesine & Johann Dietrich
About 1890 Christian Hinrich & family move to Knox County
04/26/1890 15th grandchild born in Knox County: Christian Henry (Chris), son of Christian Hinrich & Friedericka
04/14/1891 16th grandchild born in Dodge County: Herman, son of Gesine & Johann Dietrich
06/02/1892 17th grandchild born in Knox County: Martha, daughter of Christian Hinrich & Friedericka
02/25/1893 18rd grandchild born in Dodge County: Martha Johanna, daughter of Gesine & Johann Dietrich
1893 19th grandchild born in Knox County: Henry (Fred?), son of Christian Hinrich & Friedericka
1896 20th grandchild born (Dodge or Knox County): John Henry (Henry), son of Gesine & Johann Dietrich
04/03/1898 21st grandchild born (Dodge or Knox County): Carl, son of Gesine & Johann Dietrich
05/10/1898 22nd grandchild born in Knox County: Katharina, daughter of Christian Hinrich & Friedericka
1900 Heinrich Herman & wife Gesine buy 160 acres in Knox County, Harrison Township, for $1775
1902 Heinrich sells Knox County land to his sister Gesine & her husband Johann Dietrich
08/23/1903 Margaretha's husband Johann Osterloh dies; buried Bloomfield Cemetery
1908 Heinrich & his wife Gesine, along with children Herman, John, & Friedericke Christine, move to
Lebanon in Potter County, South Dakota, and purchase a farm
Before 1910 Marta Louise, daughter of Heinrich & Gesine, marries Herman Schackel in Knox County; they make
their home near Crofton
08/07/1910 Herman's son Heinrich Herman dies; buried Lebanon, South Dakota
08/12/1914 Herman's daughter Margaretha Osterloh dies; buried Bloomfield Cemetery
02/01/1917 Gesine's husband Johann Dietrich Menkens dies; buried Bloomfield Cemetery
About 1917 Christian Hinrich's son George Paul serves in WWI
02/20/1918 Christian Hinrich's wife Friederika dies; buried Bloomfield Cemetery
09/30/1918 Heinrich's son John dies in WWI on the field of battle in France (possibly at Battle of Argonne)
07/19/1929 Herman's son Christian Hinrich dies at daughter's home in Lincoln; buried Bloomfield
05/27/1940 Herman's daughter Gesine dies; buried Bloomfield