Further Johann auf der Heide Research

by Darcy Kleeman Boock

Note: See Johann Heinrich Johann auf der Heide Descendency Chart on right side bar; from Jim Aufderheide.

The photo copy of the Lienen church record from 1800, below, is from Darcy Kleeman Boock, whose translation of the document is found at the end of this posting.

Hello All You Fellow Family History Researchers,

I have been doing more research on the Aufderheide line in the Lienen church records. As I stated in my last post I was researching for another brother of Eberhard Jacob Johann auf der Heide, who was the father of Fred William Aufderheide. I found the older brother and additonal children born to this family, but still have not been able to locate the marriage of his parents. A brother Conrad Rudolph Johann auf der Heede was born 7 Mar 1802 and was baptized 19 Mar 1802 (documentation FHL microfilm #526268, entry 33 under baptisms for the year 1802). I looked further and found twins born 21 Feb 1800! The little boy was stillborn, but the girl survived and was named Anna Catharina Elsabein Johann auf der Heide. She was baptized 28 Feb 1800 (documentation FHL microfilm #526268, entries 16 and 17 respectively under baptisms for the year 1800). Since none of these children were listed as illegitimate, the marriage of their parents Johann Heinrich/Hindrich Johann auf der Heide and Anne Marie Elisabeth Oberdahlhoffs had to have taken place before 1800. I searched marriage records from 1784-1798 and did not locate the marriage record, so will go back and search the marriages again for 1799-1805 and look more closely at the records. It is very possible that if Johann Heinrich's wife was not from Lienen, that the marriage took place elsewhere. I found very few Oberdahlhoffs listed in these church records and the earlier ones were spelled Averdahlhoffs (Anyway, I think this is probably the same family). I attached a copy of the birth record for the twins with a translation, so you can see what kind of records I am looking at. Philip, am I close on the transcription of the schrift?

I am now finding the surname Johann auf der Heide as Johann auf der Heiden, auf der Heyde, auf der Heede, and Johan aufrheede, and auf der spelled aufr and Apr, so spellings are getting a little tricky and I have to search the names carefully.

By using the Formula of 8870 to calculate the birthdate from the age at death, I calculated Johann Heinrich auf der Heide'e birth to be 18 Jan 1748. I did not locate this birth, but found one for 4 Jan 1749, but no parents are listed! I will search these early records again.

It is amazing the number of twins I have found in the Lienen church records. I have never seen so many twins before. I also noticed that a village south of Lienen is Twillingen, which means twins. Interesting!More research this week...........Darcy

Birth/Baptismal Record, Transcription and Translation
of Twins Born to
Johann Heinrich/Hindrich Johann auf der Heide and His Wife Anne Marie Elisabeth Oberdahlhoffs of Kattenvenne.

21 February 1800
Lienen Church Records
Lienen, Kreis Tecklenburg, Westphalia, Germany

Transcription

No. 16: Der Col: Johan Hind: Johan auf der Heide ist von seiner Frau A: Marie Elisab: Oberdalhofs d. 21ten Feb ein Todtes Sohnlein geboren welches d. 22ten begrabt.

No. 17: Der Colon: Johan Hind: Johan auf der Heide _____ von seiner Frau 2 Zwillinge geboren 1 Sohn und 1 Tochter, von der Sohnlein todtger Welt gebornenne beide sind geboren d. 21ten Feb: und des Tochterlein getauftt 28ten, und genannt Anna Catharina Elsabein. Gev. [abbreviation for Gevatter] Anna Cathar: Heidgress, Marie Elsab: Evers üm Wittenbroks, John: Ernst Dregger.


Translation

Entry number 16 under births/baptisms for the year 1800: The farmer on a full-size farm (Colon) Johann Hindrich Johann auf der Heide’s wife Anne Marie Elisabeth Oberdalhofs gave birth to a stillborn little son on the 21st of February [1800], who was buried on the 22nd.

Entry number 17 under births/baptisms for the year 1800: The farmer on a full-size farm (Colon) Johann Hindrich Johann auf der Heide’s wife gave birth to (2) twins, one son and one daughter, but the little son was born dead into the world; both were born on the 21st February [1800] and the little daughter was baptized the 28th [of Feb] and named Anna Catharina Elsabein [Johann auf der Heide]. The baptismal sponsors were Anna Catharina Heidgress, Marie Elsabein Evers from near Wittenbroks [probably Westerbeck just to the west of Lienen], Johann Ernst Dregger.