Re: Christina and Lena Sippel, Ger, Ill, MN
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In reply to:
Christina and Lena Sippel, Ger, Ill, MN
7/31/01
I have an Anna Christina Berge Sippel (my great-grandfather's mother) in my family from Oberlengsfeld, Germany.There is also a Lena (my great-grandfather's sister).I don't think they are the same ones, but I'm wondering if your Christina might be a sister or cousin to my great-great-grandfather, Johannes Sippel.Johannes is the son of Valentin Sippel and Elizabeth Langseidel Sippel of Oberlengsfeld.Johannes married Anna Christina Berge of Landefeld in 1859 and they had 9 kids, during the course of which they moved to the US.It is likely a) that those were popular names that year among German families, or b)they might be cousins and have shared the same names, as sometimes happens.