Re: Lindemann in Holstein
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Lindemann in Holstein
Sean Curry 4/25/04
Sean, My Great-great-grandfather, Nicholas (Claus) Lindemann came to Liberty, Manitowoc, Wisconsin around 1852.When he is married in 1854, his birthplace is given as Ruserm, Holland.However, on his naturalization papers, he says he was born in Holstien (sp) in Europe in 1817 and renounces all allegiance and fidelity to the King of Denmark.I'm not really familiar with the history of Holstein and Denmark, but someone told me that Denmark did rule Holstein at times.I also have a ship manifest copy, which I believe records his passage, and lists his origin as Hannover.
When his 2 daughters marry, they say their father was a native of Holland, but on the 1880 census, these daughters say their father was from Prussia.However, his son, Carl Lindemann (Lindaman, on the census) says his father's birthplace was Holstein.
My best guess is Russee, Kiel, Holstein, but I'm going on "sounds like" Russerm, Hol.I can't confirm that with any hard evidence. Also, two towns near Liberty are New Holstein and Kiel, so maybe he followed neighbors.His birthdate is 21 April 1817.There is a professional researcher in Schleswig-Holstein, but I haven't followed up on that yet. I did order the Kiel 1845 census from LDS, but it was hard to read and didn't get me anywhere.The German Genealogical Society here in St Paul also has a contact for Schleswig-Holstein genealogy, so I'll contact him. too.I don't know many people researching that area.
Claus died in 1867, and didn't leave many written documents.He was one of the church founders of Trinity Lutheran, in Liberty, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and is buried in the cemetery there.The church books have not been transcribed, as far as I know, but a couple of years ago, I was allowed to copy my family information.Unfortunately, the records did not go back to Claus Lindemann's death, where his birth place might have been recorded.
Thanks for giving me motivation to followup on this dead end.