johann frederichs hinrichs ufkes

Reviewing Dates from a Cancelled Homestead

Posted on March 2, 2018, updated on March 2, 2018 by mjnrootdig

Order is good. I took a little time to organize the materials in John Ufkes’ cancelled homestead application file from the National Archives (for his incomplete homestead claim to the northeast quarter of section 4 in township 3 range 15 in Franklin County, Nebraska). These records are not online and had to be obtained directly […]

Ancestral Clues and Lessons: Johann Ufkes

Posted on May 7, 2017, updated on January 24, 2019 by mjnrootdig

Johann Hinrichs Frederichs Ufkes was born in 1838 in Holtrop/Wiesens, Ostfriesland, Germany, and died in Hancock County, Illinois, in 1924. That is where he married Noentje Lena Grass in 1874. From Johann, I learned the following lessons: Not everyone completes their homestead claim. Johann’s incomplete claim was filed in Franklin County, Nebraska, where probably stayed […]

Another New Picture: Johann Frederichs Hinrichs Ufkes

Posted on July 16, 2016 by mjnrootdig

This is the second (and last) of the new pictures a relative has recently shared with me. This is Johann Frederichs Hinrichs Ufkes (1838-1924). The portrait is undated and I really do not have an idea of when it was taken. The image in this post was made from a digital picture I took of […]