Our German Ancestors: Family Briefs
Below you will find brief notes on a few of the families that intermarried with the Hoffmans, Biesemeiers, Gassmans and Rosenstiels. These are not defined genealogies. They are primarily census records and a few tidbits found on the internet. Hopefully they may provide some assistance to researchers on these families.
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Staderman
Prasse
Hanke/Henke
Leweke
Altenbernd
Staderman
The Emmert Gassman Photo Album includes pictures of Louise Staderman who was born about 1877, her sister Matilda Staderman who married Conrad Prasse and their mother Henrietta Hainke Staderman. The 1880 census record below probably represents this Staderman family. It is likely that the Eliza Staderman, age 5, is actually Louise Staderman.
1880 Census of Stephenson county Illinois- Erin township page 30
| Rudolph Staderman | 33 - Leppe De Mold farmer | |
| Henrietta | 26 - Ill - parents born Leppe De Mold | |
| Matilda | 6 | |
| Eliza | 5 | |
| William | 2 |
Prasse
1870 Census of Stephenson county Illinois - Erin township
| Conrad Presse | 42 - Leppe Detmold | |
| Sophia | 28 | |
| Frederic | 9 | |
| Matilda | 7 | |
| August | 3 | |
| Henrietta Cloeping | 66 - retired life |
1870 Stephenson county Illinois - Kent township pg 195
| Frederick Presse | 38 - Lippe Detmold | |
| Dorthea | 32 | |
| Jennie | 11 | |
| Sophia | 8 | |
| Dora | 4 | |
| Henry | 2 | |
| Baby | 7/12 |
1880 Census of Stephenson county Illinois – Erin township page 30
| Conrad Prosse | 52 - Wurtenburg - Farmer - parents born Wurtenburg | |
| Sophia | 38 - Holland - parents born Wurtenburg | |
| Frederick | 19 - IL | |
| Matilda | 17 - IL | |
| Gustus | 13 - IL | |
| Anna | 9 - IL | |
| Henrietta Clipping | 73 - Wertenburg - (mother) - Boarding - parents born Baden |
1880 Census of Stephenson county Illinois - Harlem township pg 140
| August Prasse | 36 - Prussia - Farmer - parents born Prussia | |
| Caroline | 29 - Prussia | |
| Henry | 10 - IL | |
| Paulina | 8 | |
| Justave | 4 | |
| Mina | 9M | |
| William Hill | 20 - Mecklenburgh - Laborer |
1880 Census of Stephenson county Illinois - Kent township page 164
| Fred PROUSE | 49 - Prussia - Farmer - parents born Prussia | |
| Dortha PROUSE | 44 - Prussia - parents born Prussia | |
| Jane PROUSE | 19 - Wi | |
| Sophia PROUSE | 16 - Wi | |
| Dora PROUSE | 15 - Wi | |
| Henry PROUSE | 11 - Wi | |
| Lydia PROUSE | 8 - Il | |
| Conrad PROUSE | 6 - Il | |
| Lizzie PROUSE | 1 - Il | |
| August WEAVER | 23 - Wi - Servant |
1900 Census of McHenry county Illinois - Coral township pg 110
| Conrad Prasse | 27 - Sep 1872 - married 3 years - buttermaker | |
| Matilda | 26 - Feb 1874 - 0 of 0 children |
Hanke/Henke
It is not certain that the Hanke and Henke families are the same. A number of spellings, including Hanke, Henke, Hainke, Heinke all appear in Stephenson county Illinois.
Family connections:
Frederick Gassman married, as his second wife, Wilhelmina Henke (b.1814) in 1842.
Henrietta Hainke (b.1854) married Rudolph Staderman about 1874.
Albert Frederick Hanke (b.1880) married Daisy Mae Gassman.
1870 Census of Stephenson county Illinois - Erin Township
| William Hanke | 43 - Prussia | |
| Anna C | 38 | |
| Henrietta | 16 | |
| Hammond | 18 | |
| William | 17 | |
| Anna | 6 | |
| Rosina | 2 | |
| Louisa | 7/12 |
1880 Census of Stephenson county Illinois – Erin township pg 32
| Wm. Haukee | 58 - Prussia - Farmer - parents born Prussia | |
| Erstine | 48 - Prussia - parents born Prussia | |
| William | 21 - IL | |
| Anna | 16 | |
| Rosy | 12 | |
| Lizzie | 10 |
1880 Census of Stephenson county Illinois – Erin township page 29
| Frederick Henke | 50 - Leppe De Mold - Farmer - parents born Leppe | |
| Emily | 38 - Wurtenburg | |
| Charles | 21 - IL | |
| Wilmena | 17 | |
| Sopha | 14 | |
| Anna | 12 | |
| Frederick | 9 | |
| Henry | 7 | |
| Christana | 5 | |
| Lewis | 3 | |
| Lydia | 11M |
Leweke
Photos of Cord Leweke and his brother William Leweke appear in the Emmert Gassman Photo Album. Census records suggest that Cord and William Leweke were the sons of Cord Leweke Sr who was born about 1830 in Lippe Detmold Germany. Cord Leweke Sr may have been the son of Henry Leweke who appears in the 1870 Census of Erin township Stephenson county Illinois, living with his son Frederick Leweke. This is not certain.
Cord Leweke married Flora Gassman on the 28th of March 1895 in Stephenson county Illinois. His brother, William Leweke, married Sophia Bier.
1870 Census of Stephenson co, Illinois - Erin ts pg 39
| Cord Lewika | 40 - Lippe Detmold - farmer | |
| Frederika | 37 | |
| Nina | 10 | |
| Louisa | 8 | |
| Cord H | 5 | |
| Wm F | 2 | |
| Wm Ramfendal | 19 - laborer | |
| Christopher Hrellavrey | 43 - laborer |
1870 Stephenson co, Illinois - Erin ts pg 37
| Frederick Louke | 42 - Prussia - farmer | |
| Amelia | 28 | |
| Charles | 12 | |
| Louisa | 10 | |
| Wilimena | 8 | |
| Sophia | 4 | |
| Anne | 1 | |
| Henry | 74 - Prussia - retired life | |
| William Dorme | 16 - laborer |
1880 Census of Stephenson county Illinois – Erin township page 32
| Cord Leocke | 50 - Lepi De Mold - Farmer - parents born Lepi | |
| Fredricca | 48 - Lepi De Mold | |
| Minnie | 20 - IL | |
| Louisa | 17 | |
| Cord | 15 | |
| William | 12 | |
| Henry | 9 |
1910 Census of Stephenson co, Illinois - West Point township pg 23
| Cord H Leweke | 45 - married 15 years - Ill - teamster/iron | |
| Flora W | 35 - 1 of 1 child | |
| Vernon | 14(?) |
1910 Census of Stephenson county Illinois - West Point township pg 261
| William F Leweke | 42 - married 18 years | |
| Sophia | 40 - 3 of 3 children | |
| Alma | 16 | |
| Lualla | 15 | |
| Leona | 13 | |
| Sophia Beir | 73 - mother in law |
Altenbernd
The Hermine Gassman Photo Album includes pictures of the William Altenbernd family of Eudora Douglas county Kansas. Exactly what their relationship is to the Gassman family in Stephenson county Illinois is unknown. But, there were Altenbern(d) families in Stephenson county Illinois and it seems likely that they are related to the Altenbernd families in Douglas county Kansas.
Below are a few census records from the Altenbern(d) families in Stephenson county Illinois. This is not a complete collection of census records..
1870 Census of Stephenson county Illinois - West Point township
| Conrad Atenbrand | 48 - Lippe DeMold | |
| Elizabeth | 46 | |
| Frederic | 17 | |
| Henry | 15 | |
| Amelia | 13 | |
| Lizzie | 11 | |
| Mary | 9 | |
| Edward | 6 | |
| Charles | 2 |
1880 Census of Stephenson county Illinois – Erin township page 31
| Wm. Alterburn | 48 - Darmstadt - Farmer - parents born Darmstadt | |
| Louisa | 48 - Darmstadt | |
| William | 20 - Darmstadt | |
| Louisa A. | 13 - Darmstadt | |
| Augusta | 8 - Ill | |
| Hermerd | 6 - Ill |
1880 Census of Stephenson county Illinois - Kent township pg 165
| Chas. ALTENBUN | 66 - Prussia - Farmer - parents born Prussia | |
| Carolin ALTENBUN | 51 - Prussia - parents born Prussia | |
| David ALTENBUN | 21 - il | |
| Mary ALTENBUN | 18 | |
| Martha ALTENBUN | 15 |
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