The History of the Immigrant-family Sonksen of Langenhorn
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importend Note for family-member in USA |
familiy trees
| database of Sönksen/Rohr-family | 26.6.2002 |
| ancestors of Boy Sönksen as PDF | 17.3.2002 |
| ancestors of Anna Christine Hansen as PDF | 17.3.2002 |
| ancestors of Heinrich M. Rohr as PDF |
history
On March, 2.1891 the worker Boy Sönksen, born on January, 29.1838 (birth certificate) (text) in heilige Bauerlag, parish Langenhorn with his wife Anna Christine born Hansen (birth certificate) (text) born on November, 6.1843 in Almdorf, parish Breklum, with his underage children
| Nr. | first name | last name | born on | certificate |
| 1 | Maria | Sönksen | March 30. 1872 | Urkunde |
| 2 | Jens Christian | Sönksen | June 26.1876 | Blatt 1 Blatt2 |
| 3 | Ingeburg Catharina | Sönksen | July 9. 1880 | Blatt1 Blatt2 |
| 4 | Boy Arnold | Sönksen | July 4. 1884 | Blatt1 Blatt2 |
was released of the Prussian state-citizenry on his own wish because of the planned emigration to North-America. (see document), (text of document),
To handle the legal activities in Germany, he gave on February, 14. 1891 the farmer Hans Jacob Jacobsen general-authority. (see document page 1, page 2, page 3)
He sold his house in Langenhorn. Here they lived with her 6 children
With
his four children, he emigrated 1891 or 1892 to America and
settled in Iowa. There, his son Johann Jacob Sönksen (born Feb,
22. 1870 in Langenhorn) , who had emigrated 1887 already lived.
Another son, Ingwer Sönksen, born on May, 15. 1874 in
Langenhorn, had also emigrated to Iowa - presumably 1893. Ingwer
died on Oct, 7. 1898 at a railroad-accident and was buried in
Manning Iowa.
This picture shows the whole family in Iowa. It was taken approximately 1895.
On the picture, a daughter, Anna Catharina Sönksen (born on the
May, 24. 1868 in Langenhorn) , is missing. She had not emigrated
and had married the shoemaker-master Thomas Christiansen in
Bredstedt.
Boy Sönksen, who named himself in the USA Boyd Sonksen, died in the year 1906. Some of the emigrants visiteted their sister 1910 in Bredstedt.
where this photo was taken
If you have any suggestions for this side, please write to Heinrich.Jacobsen@ahnenundfriesen.de
23.12.2002
Heinrich
Jacobsen
