Re: Lorenzens Schleswig-Holstein to Iowa
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Lorenzens Schleswig-Holstein to Iowa
Sharon Clark 11/19/99
My Grandfather Johannes Lorenzen immigrated in 1906 from
Witzwort, Schleswig/Hosltein at the age of 17 and died in
1920. His parents Johannes Alberts Lorenzen & Anna Maria Wallichs were also from Witzwort, a small town S/W of Husum.
I obtained a pasenger list of the Hamburg/Amerika Line Ship
"Amerika" on which he sailed. His destination in the US it
shows as Rock Rapids, Iowa. The person he was coming to was an Uncle Heinrich ? (the last name is not legible on the
passenger list copy.
This is the same family that A.J. Lorenzen posted on this site on 3/16/02.
I once had a book that showed the location of members of the Lorenzen familys in Germany & it appeared that at least 2/3 of people with this name still live in Schleswig/Holstein. In fact if we all could go back far enough it is highly likely that we are all related!
It was very common for immigrants to seek out an area where
friends/relatives had gone before them. In this they would
feel more secure and more able to relate. So it is not uncommon at all that most lived in the same general area
in the Old Country & most came to the same area when immigrating (Iowa). Anyway we all should be related as we
all share a common interest.
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Re: Lorenzens Schleswig-Holstein to Iowa
Sharon Clark 3/20/02
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john albert lorenzen 3/20/02
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Sharon Clark 3/20/02
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john albert lorenzen 3/20/02
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john albert lorenzen 3/20/02
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Sharon Clark 3/21/02
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john albert lorenzen 3/21/02
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Sharon Clark 3/22/02
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john albert lorenzen 3/22/02
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Sharon Clark 9/04/04
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Sharon Clark 5/19/05
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john albert lorenzen 7/06/02
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