If you are interested in only one or two branches of this family tree, see Branches of the Family Tree in the sidebar on the right. Click on Thaden if you descend from Herman and Angelina Thaden. Click on Hahn if you descend from Sam and Hazel Hahn. Click on Romeo if you descend from Joe and Carmelina Romeo. Click on Bright if you descend from Fred and Nan Bright.
My children descend from a variety of cultures.
The BRIGHT family relocated from Pennsylvania to the booming riverfront town of Wyandotte, Kansas, shortly after the Civil War.
The MOORE family, of Scots-Irish descent, lived in the upcountry of South Carolina for a hundred years or more.
The THADEN family came from German immigrants and Tennessee Scots-Irish clans.
The NICHOLAS family originated in Tripoli and Beirut, Syria, and lived among a Syrian colony in Jacksonville, Florida.
The HAHN and LUTES families raced for land in the Oklahoma Land Run of 1893 and had been ever on the frontier prior to that time.
The ROMEO and MOTTA families immigrated to this country at the turn of the century from Sicily.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Learning More from the OSBs
The OSB took me only so far back in time, to the 1600s. I suppose this must be about the time when the Lutheran church there in Dornum was organized. So I suspect that Thade was the name of an ancestral father of Jacob Ulfers. Perhaps Ulfer's name was Ulfer Thaden. Then his father's first name would be Thade. But at this point, we are getting back to people who probably didn't even keep records.
All of this sparks my curiosity in the history and culture of Ostriesland. Where did these people come from, and how did they live? What kinds of things did they eat and how was it prepared? What natural resources did they use for their survival? How did the ocean influence their lives?
Time to study now.
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