Re: Derk Martin /Frauka Lena Bauman Osterman
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Derk Martin /Frauka Lena Bauman Osterman
2/18/99
Hello Peggy, I noticed the 3 children's names John, Henry and Minnie, keep repeating also in our family of John Eastman born abt. 1823 in Hanover, Germany.His father John Herben/Herven? Eastman reputedly changed his name from a name similar to Ostman; he was a brewer and his wife was Margaret Unknown.However, John Eastman senior was recorded as a mariner on his son's death Cert. in 1881. (Australia), so he may have moved around.Best wishes, Mary.