Where were your ancestors from?

Got the idea this would be interesting reading. So let's hear from you all!

All my ancestors were German. From Prussia (Preussen). Ratti, Kolmar, Posen, Prussia I think is the breakdown. One came from Pomerania (Pommern) which I believe was also part of Prussia. My grandpa came from Bromberg, Germany. Also part of Prussia I guess.

FWIW, the Langholff side of my family came over in 1848 during the revolution. The husband stayed to finish up business I guess and was killed in a fire. The rest came over on a boat. There was a calm at sea and they ran out of provisions, causing some to die. All they had to live on was small amounts of sugar. Some needed to be detained at Ellis Island because of their weakened condition.

They all settled in the Jefferson, Wisconsin area. The Indians were friendly and showed them how to farm the land. I understand the Indians also liked to look into the windows of their log cabins!

Can you imagine the spirit of these people going through all of that and then traveling to Wisconsin, probably in covered wagons. Can you imagine the road conditions at the time. All of our ancestors should be given a pat on the back for their bravery and determination to have a better life which is what got us all to where we are today. Just amazes me to think about it. No autobahn, just bumpy dirt roads.

Does anybody know any Langholff's (Langholf, Langhoff, Langhof) I understand we're all related.

Reminds me of the story of some of my family traveling out the the "Badlands" in the Dakota's I think and inquired if the local's knew any Langholff's. The answer was yes. There were some horse thieves by that name. hahaha. (This was many,many years folk's. No need to be alarmed!) Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm......anybody here raise any cattle by any chance?? lol

Our feet are sane. (German for I'll be seeing you.)haha


Scott Langholff
http://www.ScottLMusic.com



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You mean Uncle Adam and Aunt Eve..

A really nice posting, Scott! May you find what you're searching for!!!
I could take a look into the yellow pages of Frankfurt but I bet I would find many, many Langho(l)f(f)s...

Most names were built by any special circumstances which were related to their lifes. For example Mr. Smith is a name which were related to his profession. Another example is Mrs. Blackfoot who became her name by the circumstance that she had no money for buying shoes and so she had always dirty feet.
In your case the family name could be resulted by 'Langhelf' (engl.: Longhelp) or by 'Langhof' (engl.: Longcourtyard). In both cases there could be a big mass of people which are wearing this family name. And they must not automatically be related to each other...

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Greetings from Frankfurt (Germany),
Sheriff ;-)

Scott:

Use to raise Langholstiens down in Sarogosa....Pose

"All my ancestors were German. From Prussia (Preussen). Ratti, Kolmar, Posen, Prussia I think is the breakdown. One came from Pomerania (Pommern) which I believe was also part of Prussia. My grandpa came from Bromberg, Germany. Also part of Prussia I guess"
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Scott, My dog Rocky the Pomeranian has family from Pomerania
We used to have a neighbor name of Gary Langhorst.
MY maternal grandfather Will Kelly came from Cork, Ireland. His wife Sadie Jordan came from somewhere in Ireland also but originally was Scotch.
My paternal Grandfather Eugene Foret came from France. His wife Rose Girardeux came from Quebec. They settled first in Moose Jaw, Saskatchwon then to Rice Lake, Wisconsin and finnaly to Washington State.
I was born in the US.
Bebop

Bebop:

My maternal grandfather was Henry Kelly born in Cork, had a brother named Bill???
Pose

Fran

Were those your grandparent's or your great-great-grandparent's??

Sorry, I misread. Your aunt and uncle no less. Wow. How do you keep your youthful appearance Fran?



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Achtung Sheriff!

I understand that at least in the US that anyone with that name is related. There are a slew of them spread out across the country. This started back when each family had ten kids and those ten had ten more etc. We don't know why our name is spelled like that. It could have been that they were rushed through Ellis Island and I understand a lot of American names were changed there because of error or not understanding the immigrants language.

Also, FWIW, some say our ancestors actually came out of Denmark. I have one Langholff's name from there but never got around to contacting them yet.

How about it Sheriff, isn't Langholff an unusual spelling for a German name?

Also, my grandpa'slast name who came from Bromberg was Hernday. That really isn't German either is it? I speculated that perhaps it was originally Herntag. Tag meaning day in German. Kind of like Steinway pianos. The original name I believe was Steinweg.

Which reminds me. Has anyone seen any Henway's in their local music store's??


Scott

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Pose

This reminds me of another true story.haha

Thomas Edison had his laboratory's in Fort Myers, Florida I believe.

He offered to put up street lights throughout the city for free. It turns out the town voted against it! Why? Because they were afraid it would keep the cows awake at night!!!! Simply amazing isn't it?

Scott

Bebop

Seems I used to hear my grandparents talking about great fishing up at Rice Lake. Did you grow up there?

Scott....My parents were from Italy....My Father was from Palermo Sicily and my Mother was from Calabria....my whole family is from Italy...I was the first generation born in the US....My family settled in New York and New Jersey...my father's brother went to Sydney Australia when my father came to the US and I've never met any of my relatives on my uncle's side....
Tony Rome

Hi Tony

Interesting you should mention that. I understand that some of my grandpa Hernday's family moved to Australia. I also understand some of the Langholff's moved over towards Russia.

My mother's ancestors were the friendly Indians that were nice to your ancestors.
My dad's family was originally from Ireland.
My wife traced her family back to 600-something. She found the ships' logs that the Cajuns took to Nova Scotia, then to U.S.
Catholic records go way back.
DonM

My father's ancestors: Mars
My mother's ancestor's: Venus



- Scott

...and at the end we are all brothers and sisters...

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Greetings from Frankfurt (Germany),
Sheriff ;-)

i was born in a small village called WEDLOCK well just outside wedlock,,he he, no only joking,funny cause only just recently i was thinking of delving into my roots,just not sure how far you can go back in time,mike

Hey ScottY

Do they use chopsticks on Mars and Venus?

This really explains why you sometimes appear to be a bit "spacey."

Meet any nice ladies from Venus lately?

I'm afraid the only version of chopsticks 'I know' is the one played on the piano. - Scott

Scott...Scott....
Surely you must know Manfred Mann's rendition.....

....give a close listen to "Blinded by the Light"....
....Geee, sounds like "chopsticks"...don't it??
btw...Glad to hear you're over that flu.



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...shboom

My mother's parents came from Compobasso, Italy, and my father's parent's came from Maddaloni, Italy ... My last name is Madalone ... My wife and I are planning to visit Italy next year and one of the 'must see' places on my list is Maddaloni....
t.

YO Tony....Did the people ever call your grandfather "DON MADDALONI" and didn't he have an olive oil import co.????? and did he have a cousin named "CORLIONI"...hehehe

I know that one of my grand-grand-grand-parents came from spain about 300 years ago. One head of my grand-family must be gone anywhere around Czechoslovakia because there is also a family with our family name. I never met anyone of this branch of our family tree.

Our family lives in Frankfurt since about 300 years, wow, that's a very long time...
We are influenced by Frenchmen and by relatives from Königsberg (East-Prussia).

I personally don't know anybody out of my family who was older than my both grand-grand-mas who died as I was a small child. Today our family is common on the whole continent from Kiel (in the north) until Switzerland/Italy (in the south). An aunt of mine even lives in spain with her husband. I never met her again since she is living there...

BTW: Did you know that sientists found out that the DNA probes of all today's living people are involved by the same grand-mother in earlier history? Even the Aborigines from Australia are related to us...
So it's not wrong to say: "We are all brothers and sisters!"

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Greetings from Frankfurt (Germany),
Sheriff ;-)

Well, Pose, we might be related. You know how those Irish folks are.
You must live somewhere near me. I am in San Jose.
Bebop

Bop:
Used to live in Martinez. Had to get away from the realitives, Retired up by Susanville.......Cheers cousin Pose

ps...Grandpa Kelly and Great uncle bill were circa 1880's to 1950 +or -

Wow, what a coincidence! Mine are too! Does that mean we're related, Scott?

Was just over in Martinez yesterday. My cousin lives there. Did you all know that is where the Martini was invented? http://dowling.vwh.net/community/martini.htm

Scott

Glenn, if you can play chopsticks, we certainly must be. - Scott

If Scott Yee's ancestors are from Mars and Venus, it appears he has become dis-Oriented.

Jerry

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