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Here are my ROLFS family direct ancestors:

 

1 Johann Rolfs b. 1724 Welmbüttel, Germany d. 1780 Welmbüttel, Germany

m. Engelke Eckmann m. ABT 1745 b. 1724 d. 18 MAY 1801 Friedrichsholm, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

 

2 [Johann ?] Timm Rolfs b. 1744 Hütten, Germany d. 8 MAR 1820 Friedrichsholm, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

m. 1) Trinke Seehusen m. 25 APR 1783 Höhn, Germany  b. 31 AUG 1755 Hohner Moor, Germany d. 11 MAY 1796 Friedrichsholm, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

m. 2) Margaretha Dorothea Lafferenz m. 29 NOV 1796 Höhn, Germany  b. 19 NOV 1771 Friedrichsgraben, Germany d. 20 MAR 1845 Höhn, Germany

 

3 Claus Rolfs b. 02 DEC 1797 Friedrichsholm, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

m. Christina Thomsen m. 04 NOV 1827 b. MAR 1804 d. 21 NOV 1887 Schwabstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

 

4 Claus Hartwig Rolfs b. 2 NOV 1840 Schwabstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Denmark d. 23 FEB 1929 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

m. Christina Wolf m. 11 OCT 1873 Scott County, Iowa  b. 24 NOV 1846 Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, Denmark d. 11 AUG 1944 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa

 

5 Thomas George Rolfs b. 18 APR 1876 Watkins, Benton County, Iowa d. 2 JUL 1943 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa

m. Edith Beard m. 11 JAN 1905 Moville, Woodbury County, Iowa  b. 15 SEP 1882 Mechanicsville, Cedar County, Iowa d. 26 FEB 1985 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa

 

6 Esther Christine Rolfs b. 15 AUG 1905 Lawton, Woodbury County, Iowa d. 22 APR 2003 Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut

m. Wesley Kenneth Nelson m. 16 AUG 1930 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa  b. 19 NOV 1903 Alta, Buena Vista County, Iowa d. 1 SEP 1970 Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa

 

For a more detailed family tree, with additional information, visit my Rootsweb web site.

 

This information is part of my personal family history research.  I’m posting it here with hopes of connecting with others from the same family.

Everything posted here is a work in progress.  Please write with comments & corrections.

 

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Revised January 2, 2006