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Old Enough to Serve, But He Enlisted

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Sometimes looking for one thing leads to realizations that have never been made. Some background: Tonjes Ehmen  and Schwantje Ehmen were the parents of John, Willm, and Jurgen Ehmen and Antje (Ehmen) Sievers. Tonjes’ children were all living in Adams County, Illinois, during the Civil War era. Their exact dates of immigration are not currently […]

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Schwantje Ehmen Sells Some Property

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When Tonjes Jurgens Ehmen wrote his will in 1864, it appeared as if his wife, Schwantje, was living in Germany. There was no clear reference in Tonjes’ probate paper indicating she immigrated to the United States. Apparently by late 1875 Schwantje was in the United States as she appears as the grantee on a deed referenced […]

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