Name: uthed -- UTHE, OELKE, HOCK, and GEHRKE around Illinois, mostly

Updated: 08-06-2020 00:08:02. Owner: David Uthe


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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Infant Uthe: Birth: ABT 1853 in Kirchhosbach, Hessen, Prussia, Germany. Death: BEF 1855

  2. Conrad L. Uthe: Birth: 22 SEP 1855 in Kirchhosbach, Prussia, Germany. Death: 1907 in Cook Co., IL

  3. Anna Martha Uthe: Birth: 11 FEB 1857 in Bremen Twp., Cook Co., IL.

  4. Elizabeth Uthe: Birth: 31 JAN 1860 in Orland Twp., Cook Co., IL. Death: 27 JUN 1930 in Blue Island, Cook Co., IL

  5. Sophia Uthe: Birth: 28 NOV 1861 in Orland Twp., Cook Co., IL. Death: 13 OCT 1863 in Cook Co., IL

  6. Henry C. Uthe: Birth: 16 JUN 1864 in Orland Twp., Cook Co., IL. Death: 09 APR 1939 in Orland Park, Cook Co., IL

  7. Katherine Uthe: Birth: 12 OCT 1865 in Orland Twp., Cook Co., IL. Death: 08 OCT 1943 in Orland Park, Cook Co., IL

  8. Anna Uthe: Birth: 20 JAN 1867 in Orland Twp., Cook Co., IL.

  9. Wilhelm Uthe: Birth: 07 FEB 1869 in Cook Co., IL. Death: 12 FEB 1939 in Cook Co., IL

  10. Phillip Uthe: Birth: JUL 1870 in Orland Twp., Cook Co., IL. Death: 31 MAR 1949 in Cook Co., IL


Sources
1. Title:   Book - (Bremen) South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society Cemetery Census Series - Bremen Twp., Cook Co., IL, Url:
 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ssghs/, Series: Bremen Township
Page:   Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, page 5
Publication:   South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society, P.O. Box 96, South Holland, IL 60473, �A Copyright December 2000
2. Title:   Correspondence - Marion (nee Martin) Foskett <Tootsfosk@aol.com>
Page:   E-mail dated 22 May 1999, 5:11PM
3. Title:   Electronic - Ancestral File (R) - <http://www.familysearch.org>, Url: http://www.familysearch.org
Page:   L4JF-VS
Publication:   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah
Link:   http://www.familysearch.org
4. Title:   Electronic - (IGI) International Genealogical Index Records <www.familysearch.org>
Page:   Germany, Film # 2034866
Publication:   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah
5. Title:   Cemetery - Visit to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, 6850 159th Street, Tinley Park, Cook Co., IL (at Oak Park Avenue)
Page:   On Johann's tombstone, the spelling of the last name is "UTHE".; Tombstone
Author:   Transcribed by this author, David H. Uthe
6. Title:   1870 US Census
Page:   1870 IL, Cook Co., Orland Twp., Orland Post Office, page 25, (page 484), 183/187, lines 11-20 [Roll M593_213 Image # 293]
  Note: In the enumeration, the last name seems to be spelled Uode or
 perhaps Hode. The first letter(s) are hard to interpret. Ancestry.com
 interpreted the spelling as Hode.
Publication:   US Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce
7. Title:   Book - (Bremen) South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society Cemetery Census Series - Bremen Twp., Cook Co., IL, Url:
 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ssghs/, Series: Bremen Township
Page:   Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, page 5
Publication:   South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society, P.O. Box 96, South Holland, IL 60473, �A Copyright December 2000
8. Title:   Cemetery - Visit to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, 6850 159th Street, Tinley Park, Cook Co., IL (at Oak Park Avenue)
Page:   Tombstone
Author:   Transcribed by this author, David H. Uthe
9. Title:   1870 US Census
Page:   1870 IL, Cook Co., Orland Twp., Orland Post Office, page 25, (page 484), 183/187, lines 11-20 [Roll M593_213 Image # 293]
  Note: The US 1870 census shows his age as 45, which would put his birth
 year about 1825. Prussia was listed as the birth place.
Publication:   US Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce
10. Title:   Book - (Bremen) South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society Cemetery Census Series - Bremen Twp., Cook Co., IL, Url:
 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ssghs/, Series: Bremen Township
Page:   Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, page 5
Publication:   South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society, P.O. Box 96, South Holland, IL 60473, �A Copyright December 2000
11. Title:   Electronic - Ancestral File (R) - <http://www.familysearch.org>, Url: http://www.familysearch.org
Page:   L4JF-VS
Publication:   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah
Link:   http://www.familysearch.org
12. Title:   Book - (Bremen) South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society Cemetery Census Series - Bremen Twp., Cook Co., IL, Url:
 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ssghs/, Series: Bremen Township
Page:   Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, page 5
Publication:   South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society, P.O. Box 96, South Holland, IL 60473, �A Copyright December 2000
13. Title:   Electronic - Ancestral File (R) - <http://www.familysearch.org>, Url: http://www.familysearch.org
Page:   L4JF-VS
Publication:   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah
Link:   http://www.familysearch.org
14. Title:   Cemetery - Visit to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, 6850 159th Street, Tinley Park, Cook Co., IL (at Oak Park Avenue)
Author:   Transcribed by this author, David H. Uthe
15. Title:   Book - (Bremen) South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society Cemetery Census Series - Bremen Twp., Cook Co., IL, Url:
 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ssghs/, Series: Bremen Township
Page:   Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, page 5
Publication:   South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society, P.O. Box 96, South Holland, IL 60473, �A Copyright December 2000
16. Title:   Electronic - (IGI) International Genealogical Index Records <www.familysearch.org>
Page:   Johann UTHE Sex: M
 Marriage(s):
 Spouse: Anna Martha ROEMER
 Marriage: Abt. 1850
 , Germany
  Source Information:
 Film Number: 1985344
 ; Film #1985344
Publication:   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah
17. Title:   Electronic - Ancestral File (R) - <http://www.familysearch.org>, Url: http://www.familysearch.org
Page:   L4JF-W0
Publication:   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah
Link:   http://www.familysearch.org
18. Title:   1870 US Census
Page:   1870 IL, Cook Co., Orland Twp., Orland Post Office, page 25, (page 484), 183/187, lines 11-20 [Roll M593_213 Image # 293]
Publication:   US Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce

Notes
a. Note:   ************************** Delivered-To: uthed@ais.net
 From: Tootsfosk@aol.com
 Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 17:11:37 EDT
 Subject: (no subject)
 To: uthed@ais.net
 X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13
  I just quickly checked my UTHE file on Johannes and found the following:
 he was born 12 Feb 1827 in Germany and died 24 May 1877 Cook County IL
 and was a farmer.
  His wife was Anna Martha ROEMER born March 1836. They had Conrad L. b.
 Sep l855 who married Johanna Caroline- and Louise Kruspe also had Anna
 Martha born 1857;Elizabeth born 1860; Henry C. born June 1864 in Orland
 IL married Mary/Marie BURKHARDT he died in Orland in 1939; William born
 1870 married Mary--; Philli-p born 20 July 1870 in Orland IL married
 Rose/Rosalie HORN and he died 1949 Orland IL buried Christ Lutheran
 Church Cem. Catherine I have no info on her and there were two more who
 died in infancy. This information was obtained from the Morman Church
 International Genealogical Index. Ancestry File; Johannes Will and
 Probate Records of Cook County IL and U.S. Census 1900 and 1910. I have
 copies of the will and land records Will do each one in each generation
 and e-mail the information in several e-mail records. Will do what I
 have in Generation 2 next. If Johannes and Christopher Frederick UTHE
 were brothers I don't know that for a fact but since Johannes come over
 after Christopher who was here in the 1840's it is a possibility that
 they are related. If we can find out the town in the kingdom of Hanover
 we ill have it made. Marion
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  [A possible reason for the migration of the Uthe\Uhte family may have a
 connection to the successive crop failures in Germany about that time.
 The are described at:
 <www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/3974/nixon.html> ]
  The B�uhlertal Migration of 1855
  By: Janet Wind Nixon
  In March and April of 1855, more than 300 immigrants from the
 Grand Duchy of Baden arrived at the port of New Orleans. Unlike many who
 came to our shores with eagerness and excitement, many of these German
 immigrants harbored feelings of bitterness, hatred and resentment toward
 the circumstances and the people responsible for their situation. Among
 these travelers were my great-great-grandparents: Adam Reinschmidt, his
 wife, Theresa Schmidt Reinschmidt, and their seven children, and Xaver
 Schmieder, his wife Maximilliane Streule Schmieder, and their six
 children.
  About eight years before their departure, the town of
 B�uhlertal, like many in the Black Forest area near Baden-Baden, was
 experiencing economic hardship due to crop failures caused by unfavorable
 weather. Many farmers lost their farms and possessions and it fell upon
 the church and the government to help provide for those in need. Soup
 kitchens were opened and the bare necessities were provided.
  By 1851 the situation had not improved, and in fact had
 worsened. From town to town, families were begging for food and work.
 Those caught begging were punished by imprisonment and deportation to
 their home valleys.
  Between 1852 and 1854 excessive amounts of rainfall further
 compounded the situation. The meager crops rotted in the fields and even
 those, who had thus far, not been as severely affected, started to feel
 the economic strain. The B�uhlertal community was supporting the poor, by
 taking care of the sick, giving weekly or monthly cash support, supplying
 the needy with clothing, and supporting 30 illegitimate children.
 "Marriage in that time was difficult, then each applicant had to produce
 150 Gulden. Reason: whoever could not support a family, should not create
 or establish one. The results were so many illegitimate children."
  By 1854, many Baden communities began preparation for a
 powerful cure, forced emigration of the parish poor to the United States.
 By decree of the grand duchy government, permission was given and some
 moneys provided to communities who chose this option. To this initial
 government allocation, were added loans from still well-to-do B�uhlertal
 citizens.
  Fifty-seven families were chosen and in January of 1855 they
 were given new clothing and provided with old coffee sacks for their
 suitcases. The night before their departure, they were given a final
 meal, hosted by the citizens of the lower valley of B�uhlertal.
  The pain felt and tears shed on the morning of January 11, 1855
 must have been overwhelming. Families were assembled in front of the
 parish hall saying their last farewell to relatives and friends, knowing
 they would never see their beloved valley again. The group of more than
 300 souls were escorted on foot by five gendarmes to the town of B�uhl.
 From there they traveled to Strasbourg accompanied by some town council
 members, and directed by a traveling agency hired for the purpose, on to
 Le Havre.
  In Le Havre, my ancestors boarded the "Desdemona" along with
 more than ninety other emigrants. The "Desdemona" set sail on January 15,
 1855 and arrived at the port of New Orleans in April, after 76 days at
 sea. The remaining B�uhlertal emigrants boarded the "Cotton Planter" which
 left the port of Le Havre on January 18, and despite departing later than
 her sister ship, arrived more than ten days earlier at their destination,
 in March 1855.
  Once the immigrants reached New Orleans they were met by a
 representative of the Baden government. There, each family member
 received a designated amount of money and they were left to find their
 own way. Many immigrants, like my ancestors, took a steam boat up the
 Mississippi River and settled in the St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO area.
  A few of the chosen who had resisted the initial forced
 emigration were sent on January 27, 1855. Those left in the B�uhlertal
 Valley did not find that the misery and hunger had ended. It was not
 until 1858 when crops where finally bountiful and the community budget
 again balanced that the "Hunger Years" came to a close.
  Sources: Duffner, Alfons and Gritz, Gerhard, Heimatbuch der Gemeinde
 B�uhlertal, Konkordia Druck GmbH, 7580 B�uhl, 1991
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