Re: CHRISTIANA HOHMAN - HANNOVER, GER.
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Re: CHRISTIANA HOHMAN - HANNOVER, GER.
Kathleen Czuba 8/31/06
Kathy,
Thanks for your post.It connected a couple of dots for me.Christopher DERGES and Christina HOMAN of Sanilac County are my great-great-grandparents.These spellings are those that are listed in the vanity book for the county published in 1884.I've seen other spellings on later documents.
The vanity book indicated that they had ten children, At least two of which came to be known as DERGIS. One of the children was listed as "Oduff", and I had suspected that they really meant "Adolph".I found an Adolph DERGES listed in the bay city directory in 1906 along with a Walter DERGES at the same address.I am assuming that Walter is a son in that he is listed as an apprentice and in 1911 he "repaired to Detroit" leaving Adolph in Bay city.In Detroit he shared an address with Albert DERGES whose relationship I do not know.Later in the 1937 Detroit directory, Adolph and his wife Helen share an address with Amelia DERGES, "Wid of Adolph"
If your mother is still working on the church records and is able to forward to me a copy of the marriage record, I would be greatful.If not, thanks for the helpful information.
Bill Dergis
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Re: CHRISTIANA HOHMAN - HANNOVER, GER.
Tad Trombley 9/28/07