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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticNeff, Mary S.
Title, AnalyticA German-American Family's Experience in Lee and Whiteside Counties, Illinois, from 1870
Journal TitleGermanic Genealogy Journal
Date of PublicationWinter 2003
Volume ID6
Issue ID4
Location in Work5-9
Language or Document TypeEnglish
ISSN1548-3150
AbstractChristoffer Janssen Eggerichs and his wife Gesche Margarethe Menssen arrived in America from Hohenkirchen, Oldenburg, in 1870. Their daughter, Ulrike, married Gerhard Dirks (born in Cleverns, Oldenburg) in 1872. The article includes information on schools, churches, and German-American organizations that were part of their lives in Lee and Whiteside Counties.
Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsGenealogy/ German Americans -- Illinois/ Eggerichs/ Dirks/ Menssen