Harm left Germany for America and arrived in New Orleans on October 28, 1856 He made the trip on a sailing ship called the "Stella." He did so, to find work and send funds back to Germany to enable the rest of his family to join him. They did so at the end of 1857.
On July 28, 1862 he married Lukke Anna Oltmanns Leenderts (Lehners). In Golden, Adams County, Illinois. They became the parents of 5 children. Their marriage was the sixth marriage recorded in the Lutheran church in Golden, Adams County, Illinois.
Lukke Anna Oltmanns Lehners Hofeling died February 18, 1881. She is buried in the Ash Grove Cemetery in Crescent Township, Iroquois County, Illinois.
He subsequently married Maria Adelaite Janssen Frerichs, A widow with young family of her own. Two children were produced by this marriage:
Edward Hillern Hofeling
Gerd Folkert (George) Hofeling
Gerd Hofeling (1885-1959)
He moved his family to the vicinity of Schweer, Iroquois County, Illinois in about 1875. He was one of 13 family heads to settle in that area, which was predominantly swamp land, and carve out prosperous farms. They founded the St. John's Evangelican Lutheran Congregation at Schweer and build the church building and a school building.
He helped build the railroad when it came to Watseka, Illinois and the area of Schweer.
He died in Milford, Iroquois County, Illinois. He is buried in the churchyard of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Woodworth, Iroquois County, Illinois.∼Born; Ockenhaussen, Germany
Father; Onnen Frerichs Hofeling
Mother; Hiemke Harms Saathoff
Married; 27 Jul 1862
1st Spouse; Lukke Anna Leenderts 1844-1881
Married; 21 Nov 1881
2nd Spouse; Maria Adelaite Janssen
Millennium File
Name: Harm Onnen Hofeling
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 13 Jun 1834
Birth Place: Ockenhaussen, Germany
Death Date: 24 Sep 1899
Death Place: Woodsworth, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Marriage Date: 27 Jul 1862
Marriage Place: Golden, Adams, Illinois
Father: Broer Onnen Frerichs Hoveling
Mother: Hiemke Harms Saathoff
Spouse: Lukke Anna Oltsman Leenderts
Children: Herman Tamman Hofeling
Spouse Father: Harm Oltsman Leenderts
Spouse Mother: Wiemke Tamman Janssen
On July 28, 1862 he married Lukke Anna Oltmanns Leenderts (Lehners). In Golden, Adams County, Illinois. They became the parents of 5 children. Their marriage was the sixth marriage recorded in the Lutheran church in Golden, Adams County, Illinois.
Lukke Anna Oltmanns Lehners Hofeling died February 18, 1881. She is buried in the Ash Grove Cemetery in Crescent Township, Iroquois County, Illinois.
He subsequently married Maria Adelaite Janssen Frerichs, A widow with young family of her own. Two children were produced by this marriage:
Edward Hillern Hofeling
Gerd Folkert (George) Hofeling
Gerd Hofeling (1885-1959)
He moved his family to the vicinity of Schweer, Iroquois County, Illinois in about 1875. He was one of 13 family heads to settle in that area, which was predominantly swamp land, and carve out prosperous farms. They founded the St. John's Evangelican Lutheran Congregation at Schweer and build the church building and a school building.
He helped build the railroad when it came to Watseka, Illinois and the area of Schweer.
He died in Milford, Iroquois County, Illinois. He is buried in the churchyard of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Woodworth, Iroquois County, Illinois.∼Born; Ockenhaussen, Germany
Father; Onnen Frerichs Hofeling
Mother; Hiemke Harms Saathoff
Married; 27 Jul 1862
1st Spouse; Lukke Anna Leenderts 1844-1881
Married; 21 Nov 1881
2nd Spouse; Maria Adelaite Janssen
Millennium File
Name: Harm Onnen Hofeling
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 13 Jun 1834
Birth Place: Ockenhaussen, Germany
Death Date: 24 Sep 1899
Death Place: Woodsworth, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Marriage Date: 27 Jul 1862
Marriage Place: Golden, Adams, Illinois
Father: Broer Onnen Frerichs Hoveling
Mother: Hiemke Harms Saathoff
Spouse: Lukke Anna Oltsman Leenderts
Children: Herman Tamman Hofeling
Spouse Father: Harm Oltsman Leenderts
Spouse Mother: Wiemke Tamman Janssen
Harm left Germany for America and arrived in New Orleans on October 28, 1856 He made the trip on a sailing ship called the "Stella." He did so, to find work and send funds back to Germany to enable the rest of his family to join him. They did so at the end of 1857.
On July 28, 1862 he married Lukke Anna Oltmanns Leenderts (Lehners). In Golden, Adams County, Illinois. They became the parents of 5 children. Their marriage was the sixth marriage recorded in the Lutheran church in Golden, Adams County, Illinois.
Lukke Anna Oltmanns Lehners Hofeling died February 18, 1881. She is buried in the Ash Grove Cemetery in Crescent Township, Iroquois County, Illinois.
He subsequently married Maria Adelaite Janssen Frerichs, A widow with young family of her own. Two children were produced by this marriage:
Edward Hillern Hofeling
Gerd Folkert (George) Hofeling
Gerd Hofeling (1885-1959)
He moved his family to the vicinity of Schweer, Iroquois County, Illinois in about 1875. He was one of 13 family heads to settle in that area, which was predominantly swamp land, and carve out prosperous farms. They founded the St. John's Evangelican Lutheran Congregation at Schweer and build the church building and a school building.
He helped build the railroad when it came to Watseka, Illinois and the area of Schweer.
He died in Milford, Iroquois County, Illinois. He is buried in the churchyard of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Woodworth, Iroquois County, Illinois.∼Born; Ockenhaussen, Germany
Father; Onnen Frerichs Hofeling
Mother; Hiemke Harms Saathoff
Married; 27 Jul 1862
1st Spouse; Lukke Anna Leenderts 1844-1881
Married; 21 Nov 1881
2nd Spouse; Maria Adelaite Janssen
Millennium File
Name: Harm Onnen Hofeling
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 13 Jun 1834
Birth Place: Ockenhaussen, Germany
Death Date: 24 Sep 1899
Death Place: Woodsworth, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Marriage Date: 27 Jul 1862
Marriage Place: Golden, Adams, Illinois
Father: Broer Onnen Frerichs Hoveling
Mother: Hiemke Harms Saathoff
Spouse: Lukke Anna Oltsman Leenderts
Children: Herman Tamman Hofeling
Spouse Father: Harm Oltsman Leenderts
Spouse Mother: Wiemke Tamman Janssen
On July 28, 1862 he married Lukke Anna Oltmanns Leenderts (Lehners). In Golden, Adams County, Illinois. They became the parents of 5 children. Their marriage was the sixth marriage recorded in the Lutheran church in Golden, Adams County, Illinois.
Lukke Anna Oltmanns Lehners Hofeling died February 18, 1881. She is buried in the Ash Grove Cemetery in Crescent Township, Iroquois County, Illinois.
He subsequently married Maria Adelaite Janssen Frerichs, A widow with young family of her own. Two children were produced by this marriage:
Edward Hillern Hofeling
Gerd Folkert (George) Hofeling
Gerd Hofeling (1885-1959)
He moved his family to the vicinity of Schweer, Iroquois County, Illinois in about 1875. He was one of 13 family heads to settle in that area, which was predominantly swamp land, and carve out prosperous farms. They founded the St. John's Evangelican Lutheran Congregation at Schweer and build the church building and a school building.
He helped build the railroad when it came to Watseka, Illinois and the area of Schweer.
He died in Milford, Iroquois County, Illinois. He is buried in the churchyard of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Woodworth, Iroquois County, Illinois.∼Born; Ockenhaussen, Germany
Father; Onnen Frerichs Hofeling
Mother; Hiemke Harms Saathoff
Married; 27 Jul 1862
1st Spouse; Lukke Anna Leenderts 1844-1881
Married; 21 Nov 1881
2nd Spouse; Maria Adelaite Janssen
Millennium File
Name: Harm Onnen Hofeling
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 13 Jun 1834
Birth Place: Ockenhaussen, Germany
Death Date: 24 Sep 1899
Death Place: Woodsworth, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Marriage Date: 27 Jul 1862
Marriage Place: Golden, Adams, Illinois
Father: Broer Onnen Frerichs Hoveling
Mother: Hiemke Harms Saathoff
Spouse: Lukke Anna Oltsman Leenderts
Children: Herman Tamman Hofeling
Spouse Father: Harm Oltsman Leenderts
Spouse Mother: Wiemke Tamman Janssen
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