The Family of Arend and Regina Oberhellman

Information

  • Married (Verheiratet):  29 Nov 1816

Arend Heinrich Oberhelman,  [1788 - 1834]
Regina Margaretha Elizabeth (Dannebrock) Oberhelman,  [21 Apr 1786 -23 Jul 1869]
  • Parents (Eltern):  not known

Children (Kinder)
 

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Notes (Anmerkungen)
  • Arend and Regina born and married Hohnen, Lengerich, Westphalia, Germany; died in Warren County, MO
  • Westphalia in the 1820's was undergoing a stressful time. Much of the land had been subdivided to the point that it was impossible to support a family on such small plots. Meat was scarce; usually one hog would supply meat for a whole family for an entire year. Many supplemented their earnings by doing seasonal farm labor in the neighboring Netherlands, or by weaving linen in the home. The growing undustrial revolution was now making the home linen industry unprofitable. In addition, the threat of compulsory military service was always hung over the heads of every German male. Arend was a millwright in Westphalia, but he wished to farm in America. He applied for permission for his family to emigrate in early 1833. They departed April 1933 from Bremen and arrived in Baltimore after a six week ordeal on a sailing ship and traveled overland to the Warren County, Missouri area, near Marthasville. Shortly after reaching Missouri and building a house, Arend Heinrich died, leaving his wife and four children.   source: Robin Taylor Mar 2005

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