This is the first surname posting on my eight great-great-grandmothers' maiden names. "Toemmes" is sometimes anglicized to "Thomas".
1. Kevin Joseph HUIGENS
2. Joseph Anthony HUIGENS
3. Shirley Ann OGDEN
4. Joseph Andrew HUIGENS (b. 9 Mar 1891 near Creighton, Knox Co., NE, m. 18 Feb 1914 at St. Ludgers Catholic Church in Creighton, Knox Co., NE, d. 8 Nov 1957 in Rushville, Sheridan Co., NE)
5. Mary Julia KAIN (b. 19 May 1896 in Knox Co., NE, d. 29 Apr 1979 in Rushville, Sheridan Co., NE)
8. John Edward HUIGENS (b. 15 Jun 1862 near Henry, Marshall Co., m. 28 Jan 1884 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Henry, Marshall Co., IL, d. 12 Apr 1949 in Creighton, Knox Co., NE)
9. Mary FITZLER (b. 22 Feb 1866 in Marshall Co., IL, d. 6 Feb 1949 in Creighton, Knox Co., NE)
16. Evert HUIGEN (b. 6 Dec 1827 in Holland, Netherlands, m. ? in ?, d. 27 Feb 1864 in Marshall Co., IL)
17. Catherine TOEMMES (b. 6 Jan 1827 in Trassem, Kreis Saarburg, Prussia, d. 22 Feb 1899 in Morgan Co., IL)
34. Johann TOEMMES (b. 1790 in Trassem, Kreis Saarburg, Prussia, m. 1815 at St. Hubertus Catholic Church in Trassem, Kreis Saarburg, Prussia, d. ? in ?)
35. Maria SCHMITT (b. 29 Sept 1796 in Trassem, Kreis Saarburg, Prussia, d. 4 Nov 1869 in Marshall Co., IL)
What I know about the genealogy of this line comes from this website, an alphabetical listing of births and marriages extracted from the book Zwischen Saar und Leuk 1675-1900 [Between Saar and Leuk]. This book is a compilation of area church records.
The Toemmes family immigrated from Trier area of the Rheinland in 1853. I posted about their arrival in New York here.
Other members of the TOEMMES family who settled in central Illinois are Matthias, Peter, Anna, Maria and Anna Maria, also known as Emma.
28 March 2010
Fearless Females: Day 28
Yesterday's prompt for the Fearless Female Women's History blog challenge was:
March 27 — Do you know the immigration story of one or more female ancestors? Do you have any passenger lists, passports, or other documentation? Interesting family stories?
I haven't been inspired enough by any of the recent prompts to post, but this one I do like. I posted about one of my great-great-grandmother Anna Helena SCHMITT's 1858 immigration from Prussia here. Another of my great-great-grandmothers also immigrated from Prussia at about the same time. I posted about the arrival of the TOEMMES family in New York here.
Anna Helena came with her future sister-in-law. Were there any men that they knew on the journey with them or did these young women make the journey ot the New World all by themselves? Did someone meet them in New York or were they left to get to Illinois alone?
Johann TOEMMES did not make the journey with his family. Had he died and his widow, my great-great-great-grandmother Maria bring her family to start a new life in America? Were the accompanied by other families on their travels? Why are there always more questions than I have time to research?
March 27 — Do you know the immigration story of one or more female ancestors? Do you have any passenger lists, passports, or other documentation? Interesting family stories?
I haven't been inspired enough by any of the recent prompts to post, but this one I do like. I posted about one of my great-great-grandmother Anna Helena SCHMITT's 1858 immigration from Prussia here. Another of my great-great-grandmothers also immigrated from Prussia at about the same time. I posted about the arrival of the TOEMMES family in New York here.
Anna Helena came with her future sister-in-law. Were there any men that they knew on the journey with them or did these young women make the journey ot the New World all by themselves? Did someone meet them in New York or were they left to get to Illinois alone?
Johann TOEMMES did not make the journey with his family. Had he died and his widow, my great-great-great-grandmother Maria bring her family to start a new life in America? Were the accompanied by other families on their travels? Why are there always more questions than I have time to research?
23 March 2010
Fearless Females: Day 23
Today's prompt for the Fearless Female Women's History blog challenge is:
March 23 — Create a timeline for a female ancestor using your favorite software program or an online timeline generator such as OurTimelines.Post an image of it or link.
Here is a timeline for my great-great-grandmother, Katherine TOEMMES.
1827: Katherine TOEMMES born in Trassem, Kreis Saarburg, Prussia to Johann TOEMMES and Maria SCHMITT
1853: Emigrated to America with her mother, brother and three sisters on the Finland
btwn 1853 and 1856: Married Evert HUIGEN of Holland
1856: Daughter Mary Julia born in IL
1858: Son Bernard "Barney" August born in IL
1860: Daughter Maria born in Hopewell Twp., Marshall Co., IL
1862: Son John Edward born in Hopewell Twp., Marshall Co., IL
1864: Husband Every HUIGEN died
btwn 1864 and 1869: Married Nicolas WEND of Luxembourg and moved to Magnolia Twp., Putnam Co., IL
1869: Daughter Emma born in Magnolia Twp., Putnam Co., IL
1871: Son Joseph born
btwn 1880 and 1895: Moved with husband Nicolas to live with daughter Emma's family in Franklin Twp., Cass Co., IA
1899: Died in the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane in Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL
March 23 — Create a timeline for a female ancestor using your favorite software program or an online timeline generator such as OurTimelines.Post an image of it or link.
Here is a timeline for my great-great-grandmother, Katherine TOEMMES.
1827: Katherine TOEMMES born in Trassem, Kreis Saarburg, Prussia to Johann TOEMMES and Maria SCHMITT
1853: Emigrated to America with her mother, brother and three sisters on the Finland
btwn 1853 and 1856: Married Evert HUIGEN of Holland
1856: Daughter Mary Julia born in IL
1858: Son Bernard "Barney" August born in IL
1860: Daughter Maria born in Hopewell Twp., Marshall Co., IL
1862: Son John Edward born in Hopewell Twp., Marshall Co., IL
1864: Husband Every HUIGEN died
btwn 1864 and 1869: Married Nicolas WEND of Luxembourg and moved to Magnolia Twp., Putnam Co., IL
1869: Daughter Emma born in Magnolia Twp., Putnam Co., IL
1871: Son Joseph born
btwn 1880 and 1895: Moved with husband Nicolas to live with daughter Emma's family in Franklin Twp., Cass Co., IA
1899: Died in the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane in Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL
22 March 2010
Fearless Females: Day 22
Today's prompt for the Fearless Female Women's History blog challenge is:
March 22 — If a famous director wanted to make a movie about one of your female ancestors who would it be? What actress would you cast in the role and why?
I think that my great-great-grandmother, Katherine (TOEMMES) HUIGEN, had a life story that would make for an interesting film. Born in the Rheinland of Prussia in 1827, she came to America in 1853 with her mother, brother and sisters. Maybe with the help of professional researchers, the famous director could figure out how she met my great-great-grandfather, Dutchman Evert HUIGEN, and when and where they married. He died at the young age of 37, leaving her a widow with three children and a farm in Marshall Co., IL. She met and married Nicolas WEND from Luxembourg and moved the family across the county line to a farm in Putnam Co., IL. She had two children with Nicolas. When all her children were grown and they could no longer farm, they moved to Iowa to live with their daughter's family. Katherine died in 1899 at the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane. Not really, a happy, up-beat movie.
I'd cast a young, dramatic actress in the role. One in her mid-twenties who could be made to age with prosthetics and make-up. How about Natalie Portman or Emily Blunt?
March 22 — If a famous director wanted to make a movie about one of your female ancestors who would it be? What actress would you cast in the role and why?
I think that my great-great-grandmother, Katherine (TOEMMES) HUIGEN, had a life story that would make for an interesting film. Born in the Rheinland of Prussia in 1827, she came to America in 1853 with her mother, brother and sisters. Maybe with the help of professional researchers, the famous director could figure out how she met my great-great-grandfather, Dutchman Evert HUIGEN, and when and where they married. He died at the young age of 37, leaving her a widow with three children and a farm in Marshall Co., IL. She met and married Nicolas WEND from Luxembourg and moved the family across the county line to a farm in Putnam Co., IL. She had two children with Nicolas. When all her children were grown and they could no longer farm, they moved to Iowa to live with their daughter's family. Katherine died in 1899 at the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane. Not really, a happy, up-beat movie.
I'd cast a young, dramatic actress in the role. One in her mid-twenties who could be made to age with prosthetics and make-up. How about Natalie Portman or Emily Blunt?
20 March 2010
Fearless Females: Day 20
Today's prompt for the Fearless Female Women's History blog challenge is:
March 20 — Is there a female ancestor who is your brick wall? Why? List possible sources for finding more information.
I'd have to say that the female ancestor about which I'd like to know more has to be Hanora "Nora" (COLLINS) WALLACE KENNEDY. I don't know the first name of her first husband. I don't when when or where in Ireland they married. I have only been able to narrow down the time they came to America to the two years between the births of their two daughters. I don't know where in America her second daughter was born. Was it Iowa, Illinois or Wisconsin? I don't know when or where her first husband died. I don't know where she and my great-great-grandfather met and married. I don't know her parents were. I paid to have the the baptism and marriage records in County Limerick searched; that turned up nothing. More information may come from further investigation in the lives of her two daughters, Hanora "Nora" (WALLACE) COLLINS MCGOVERN and Ellen "Nellie" (WALLACE) RYAN. Their marriage records or death records might give their father's full name. Their obituaries might make it clear where they were born. If I knew where the younger Nora was born, I could focus on that area for her father's death and my great-great-grandparents' marriage. Hopefully the marriage records would name her parents, which would help in locating more records back in Ireland.
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