Südoldenburger Auswanderer ab 1845 in Iowa

Stephan Honkomp (stmuck@aol.com) of Steinfeld have published in "JAHRBUCH für das Oldenburger Münsterland 1999" about immigrants in Dyersville and New Vienna from "Oldenburger Münsterland" particularly of Steinfeld.
He listed following names:

Dyersville

- Becker, Christoph and Wife nee Macke emigrated 1843 from Steinfeld, son Henry Becker (*23.Aug.1840 Steinfeld, +30.April 1914 Dyersville) married 2.Jun.1868 Wilhelmina Koopmann (*21.Aug.1848 Holdorf, +1.Jan.1913 Dyersville), emigrated 1866 from Holdorf

- Diekmann, Bernard (*18.Dec.1828 Steinfeld) and wife Josefine nee Schröder(*29.Jan.1837)  and three children Franz(*17.May 1862), Josefine(1.Apr.1864), Maria(4.May 1866), emigrated 1867 from Steinfeld, later moved to Remsen/Iowa

- Kramer, Hermann-Heinrich (*17.Febr.1810 Steinfeld, +1889 Dyersville) and wife Maria Catharina Krogmann(*1810), married 1833, with eigth children(following), emigrated 1857

- Kramer, Anton (*18.Sep.1826 Steinfeld, +1886) , a brother of Hermann-Heinrich, married 1857 in Dyersville Anna Koelker(*1837, +1920)  from Hannover

- Kramer, Carl (*19.Sep.1847, +1936) , a son of Hermann-Heinrich, emigrated 1857, married 1873 Catherine Drexler

- Kramer, Clemens (*1842 Steinfeld, +4.Nov.1906), brother of Carl, married 1870 Maria Brüggemann

- Kramer, Franz (*16.Nov.1840 Steinfeld),  married 1866 Mary Ellen Hendricks(*1841 Albany)

- Kramer, Johann Heinrich(*12.Aug.1838 Steinfeld), emigrated 1856 with oncle Anton, married 1860 Caroline Klostermann(*4.Oct.1833 Steinfeld)  in Dyersville, moved later to New Vienna

- Kramer, Joseph (*1850, +1883), a son of Hermann-Heinrich, emigrated 1857 and married 14.Oct.1874 Elisabeth Böckenstedt, she married later Bernard Engelken(*1860)  from Aschendorf

- Macke, Heinrich (*1817 Steinfeld) with wife Maria Anna nee Macke and two sons, emigrated 1869

- Osterhues, Franz (or Osterhaus, Frank)(*01.Dec.1847 Steinfeld, +13.Aug.1924), married 1873 Elisabeth Klaus,
emigrated together with Heinrich Scherbring 1866

- Schockemöhle, Anton (or Schockemoehl) (*12.Sept.1834 Lehmden/Steinfeld, +1906) with wife Caroline Krogmann(*04.Jan.1840, +1899) and two children Josefine and Wilhelmina emigrated 1866

- Wilmhoff, Hermann (*14.Oct.1833 Steinfeld, +1904) with wife Caroline Haskamp (*1830, +1900) and a daugther Maria-Anna , emigrated 1866
 

New Vienna

- Abeln, Hermann from Werlte and Katharina Rolfes(*27.Oct.1844 Steinfeld) with three children, emigrated 1869 to New Vienna

- Beckmann, Gerhard (*16.Oct.1828 Steinfeld-Holthausen) and wife Agnes Kramer(*28.Dec.1835, +27.May 1874), a sister of Carl Kramer, emifrated 1856 to New Vienna, moved 1861 to Dyersville, married 1876 Maria Anna Klostermann

- Bagge, Josef(*19.March 1851), emigrated 1870

- Blöcker, Josef (*18.Dec.1833 Steinfeld) with wife Cathrina Olberding and three children Josef, Franz, Heinrich, emigrated about 1870

- Blöcker, Clemens (14.Jan.1856 Steinfeld), emigrated 1870 to New Vienna, moved later to Kansas

- Böckenstedt, Franz Heinrich(*25.Jul.1800 Steinfeld, +1886 New Vienna) with wife Maria Elisabeth Meyer(*1795) and seven children, Heinrich(*30.Jan.1830), Franz(*8.Aug.1831), Clemens(*6.Oct.1834), Arnold(*1837), Anton(*12.Dec.1838), Maria Anna(*30.Mar.1841) and Maria Elisabeth(*24.Mar.1843), emigrated 1846 via New Orleans

- Bünker, Franz(*05.April 1836 Steinfeld) and wife Anna Rolfes(*28.Febr.1847) , emigrated 1866 via New York

- Diers, Gerhard (*28.Febr.1831 Hogenbögen, +1916 New Vienna), emigrated 1858 together with Herbert Willenborg from Lohne

- Fangmann, Johann-Heinrich (*25.Jun.1826 Steinfeld) and wife Dorothee nee Meyer(*22.Nov.1815), emigrated 1843 together with sister Maria Meyer and Anton Kirchhoff, moved 1874 to Dyersville

- Fangmann, Franz (*26.Dec.1822 Steinfeld), emigrated 1846 via New Orleans and Dubuque, married 1852 in New Vienna Bernadine Honkomp, daugther of  Heinrich(Henry) Honkomp and Anna van Handrup

- Fangmann, Hermann Heinrich(+1903) emigrated approximate 1848 to New Vienna and married Elisabeth Mescher(* Dinklage), moved 1897 to Bancroft/Iowa

- Fröhle, Johann Clemens (*27.Febr1827 Steinfeld) emigrated 1854 to Cincinnati, married there Maria Anna Büscherhoff(*17.Sept.1832 Steinfeld), moved 1857 to New Vienna

- Hellmann, Gerhard Heinrich (*1790 Sevelten), emigrated 1834 with family to Minster/Ohio, moved 1843 to New Vienna

- Heying, Josef (*1814 Vechta) and wife Agnes Meyer (*1815 Steinfeld), emigrated 1847 with his mother to New Vienna

- Honkomp, Heinrich (or Henry) (*11.Jun.1801 Handorf/Holdorf), wife Anna von Handorf (vulgo Arens) (*5.Jan.1805 Handorf) and five children Caroline, Bernadine, Elisabeth, Anton and Henry, emigrated 1844 to New Vienna

- Johanning, Werner (Henry) (*6.Dec.1821 Holdorf, +22.Sept.1880 Holdorf) with wife Katharina Koopmann(*8.Dec.1835) and 9 children, emigrated 1874 to New Vienna

- Kirchhoff, Anton(+1868) and  Maria Agnes Meyer(*20.Apr.1814 Steinfeld, +1883), emigrated 1847 together with Fangmann, married 1847 in New Vienna

- Klostermann, Johann (*18.March 1818 Steinfeld) and wife Maria Anna Krümpelbeck(*25.May 1825 Holdorf), emigrated 1846 to New Vienna, he was the first Teacher there

- Klostermann, Heinrich Ferdinand (*7.Dec.1814 Steinfeld), emigrated 1840 to Ohio, moved 1844 to New Vienna, moved 1848 to Minnesota

- Kostermann, Josef (*19.Apr.1812 Steinfeld), seaman, and wife Agnes Meyer(*20.Apr.1814 Steinfeld, +1844 New Vienna) and two children, emigrated about 1840 to New Vienna

- Koopmann, Christoph (*29.Jun.1800 Holdorf) and Cathrina Wessling and son Martin(*25.Febr.1857), emigrated 1871 via Baltimore to New Vienna

- Krogmann, Josefine (*23.Sept.1822 Steinfeld) married 1850 in St.Louis Heinrich Schillmöller and moved to New Vienna

- Meyer, Johann Heinrich from Holdorf emigrated alone to St.Louis, later his family. Son Johann Henry(*1825) Meyer moved to New Vienna and married 1863 Elisabeth Schulte from Dinklage

- Puthoff, Franz (*15.Nov.1828 Damme) and 2. wife Maria Catharina Gramann and three children emigrated 1870 to New Vienna

- Rohenkohl, Johann-Friedrich emigrated 1830 with parents to Stallotown(Minster)/Ohio, moved 1843 with wife to New Vienna, moved 1870 to Kansas

- Schröder, Johann (*20.Mar.1803 Steinfeld) with wife Maria Elisabeth Grabber(20.Mar.1803) and the children Johann, Elisabeth, Johann Heinrich, Bernadina and Maria Agnes, all born in Steinfeld, emigrated about 1846 to New Vienna

- Schwers, Hermann Heinrich (*1816 Steinfeld) with Elisabeth Kramer(*1819) and the children Heinrich, Josef, Clemens Josefine, emigrated about 1865 to New Vienna

- Schwers, Gerhard Heinrich (*14.Nov.1819 Steinfeld), brother of Hermann Heinrich, with wife Josefine Böckmann(*28.Aug.1838) and the children Anton, Heinrich, Franz, emigrated 1866 to New Vienna

- Tauke, Heinrich (*21.May 1807 Twistringen) and wife Rebecca(*20.Nov.1811) and the children Adelheid, Magdalena, Catharina, Elisabeth, Angela and Anna, emigrated about 1840

- Vaske, Bernard (27.Mar.1830 Calveslage/Dinklage) married 1858 in New Vienna Elisabeth Böckenstedt(24.Mar.1843) from Steinfeld

- Vaske, Johann Bernard (*22.May 1797 Langförden), emigrated about 1834 to Minster/Ohio, married 1838 in Minster Josefine Stuckenborg, moved 1855 to New Vienna

- Vaske, Johann Heinrich (*30.Aug.1823 Holzhausen/Steinfeld), married in New Vienna 1855 Bernadine Wente(21.Nov.1835) from Bakum

- von der Heide, Heinrich (*1.Nov.1834 Oyten/Vechta) with wife Margaretha Meyer and the children Maria, Franziska, August, Ludwig, Gertrud and Bernard, emigrated 1866 to New Vienna

- Wente, Wilhem (*23.Aug.1805 Lohne) with wife Elisabeth Siemer(*12.Jan.1804 Bakum) and the children Clemens, Elisabeth, Bernardine, Josefine and Bernard, emigrated about 1855

- Wichmann, Hermann Heinrich (*15.Jan.1815, +1848 New Vienna) and wife Katharina Hellmann(*14.Apr.1820), emigrated to Minster/Ohio, moved later to New Vienna

- Willenborg, Herbert (5.Mar.1807 Lohne) with wife Katharina Meyer (*28.Jul.1810) and seven children Katharina, Stephan, Frank, Wilhemina, Bernard, Heinrich and Clemens, emigrated 1858 via New Orleans and Dubuque to New Vienna

- Willenbrink, Franz-Josef (*1830 Steinfeld), seaman, emigrated 1844 to New Vienna , later his wife Catharina nee Macke and five children, he died before the family arrived New Vienna

Other names without dates:
Freking, Funke, Kokenge, Wernke all from the province Oldenburg. 1845-1860 emigrated from Steinfeld aproximate 150 people, most to Dyersville and New Vienna, the "New Wine County".

Sources:
- Reverend Arthur A. Halbach, Dyersville -its history and its people-,1939
- Bob Mescher & Toby Bockenstedt, New Vienna - Unity in Community, 1995
- 800 Jahre Steinfeld - Chronik, 1987
- "Community Quick Reverence" from Iowa Departement
- Letter from John Leon Scoblic, Ketchikan/Alaska, and Daniel Kortenkamp, University of Wisconsin 


Additions from Father David Hoying, Minster

I am able to give a little more information concerning those who settled at New Vienna and Dyersville after they had first been in Minster, Ohio:

ROHENKOHL Johann Friedrich   * 17.8.1790 Bakum   imm-1832
"  Maria Gertrud RIEMANN   * 5.9.1786 Vestrup
"  Johann Friedrich   * 14.6.1817 Vestrup
"  Anna Maria Elisabetha  * 10.8.1820 Vestrup

HELLMANN Johann Gerhard   * 30.7.1781 Cappeln   imm-1834
"  Maria Elisabetha NEGGERMANN * 9.11.1784 Cappeln
"  Anna Maria Elisabetha  * 26.1.1816 Cappeln
"  Gerhard Heinrich  * 24.9.1817 Cappeln
"  Anna Maria Catharina  * 14.4.1820 Cappeln
"  Maria Angela   * 16.2.1825 Cappeln

Blöcker gnt. FANGMANN   Johann  * 2.7.1790 Steinfeld   imm-1833
"  Anna Maria Fransisca VON SCHEMDE  *2.9.1783 Steinfeld
"  Franz Arnold   * 16.9.1813 Steinfeld
"  Johann Heinrich   * 25.5.1817 Steinfeld
"  Franz Joseph   * 19.5.1820 Stenfeld
"  Maria Catharina   * 24.9.1823 Steinfeld
"  Maria Agnes   * 25.12.1826 Steinfeld
"  Johann Heinrich   * 13.1.1833 Steinfeld

STUKENBORG Josephina   * 24.2.1818 Steinfeld imm-1834

VASKE  Johann Bernard   * 22.5.1797 Langförden imm-1834

MESCHER Johann Herman Heinrich Tobias * 8.6.1785 Dinklage
"  Anna Catharina Margaretha MIDDENDORF *1.9.1824 Dinklage

WICHMANN Herman Heinrich  * 15.1.1815 Twistringen

TAUKE  Johann Heinrich   * 21.5.1807 Twistringen  imm-1832
"  Rebecca Maria   * 20.11.1811 Twistringen

DREES  Johann Rickward (Richard) * 13.10.1818 Garrel   imm-1846
"  Johann Heinrich   * 13.10.1866 Garrel

Several of these did die in Minster.

Father David Hoying