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Note: Her parents' family in Germany: Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Arle (1720-1900): Family #213, page53.
Godparents/sponsors: The child's father; Elsche Janssen, wife of Ihne Hinrichs Freese, merchant at Arle
Research done 2009 by Uwe Porten, Bingen, Germany for Larry S. Pierce.
per the 1900 census, she emmigrated to the US in 1857.
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957: Name: Helene Bocker Arrival Date: 26 Oct 1857 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831 Age: 26 Gender: Female Port of Departure: Le Havre, France Destination: United States of America Place of Origin: Baden Ship Name: Mercury Port of Arrival: New York Line: 31 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: M237_180 List Number:1246. [this is probably her - the name, year of arrival and age are correct. It is troubling that her origin is listed as Baden. However, in a ship full of people from various places (e.g., Wurttemburg, Hessia, France, Dusenbery, etc.) and leaving from Le Havre, France, that not one passenger is listed as being from Hanover, the term in use at the time for Ostfriesland. It could be that the person taking the information did not accurately reflect her origin.] Nearest passengers from the same place: Ignace Fein 36; Valentin Grunling 30; Fred' Hoettzel 21; D.M. Welred 40 & family. These don't appear to be Ostfriesland names.] [iin several censes in the US, she is enumerated as Helen, so that is a common anglecization of Hilke.]
According to a query, she and her extended family are buried in Lutheran Cem., Peoria Co. This is where Siebelt Folkers and Gretje (her sister) are also buried.
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