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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Neff, Mary S. |
| Title, Analytic | A German-American Family's Experience in Lee and Whiteside Counties, Illinois, from 1870 |
| Journal Title | Germanic Genealogy Journal |
| Date of Publication | Winter 2003 |
| Volume ID | 6 |
| Issue ID | 4 |
| Location in Work | 5-9 |
| Language or Document Type | English |
| ISSN | 1548-3150 |
| Abstract | Christoffer 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 Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Genealogy/ German Americans -- Illinois/ Eggerichs/ Dirks/ Menssen |