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From: "Archives Guy" <>
Subject: [GENSMER-L] Unplaced Gensmers
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 09:00:44 -0500


After copying down some tombstone inscriptions at the Norton Trinity
Lutheran Cemetery in Winona Co., Minnesota, I have come up with some
unplaced Gensmer relatives. Can anyone place these Gensmers or give any
further information on these individuals. If you know the parents' name of
any of these, that would be helpful.

Also, I've included some names of Gensmers in Wisconsin and Prussia, who are
certainly related in some way, but as yet they are not tied in to the Martin
Gensmer, Sr. family who immigrated from Alt Ruednitz, Brandenburg Province,
Prussia. I've also listed Martin Gensmer, Sr., as he is the first know
progenitor of our line.

Glenn Gohr
(New Address)



Albert J. L. Gensmer (1892-1892). He is buried in the Norton Trinity
Lutheran Cemetery, Winona Co., Minnesota.

Bertha Gensmer (1881-1937) of Winona Co., MN; md. August Hilke, III
(1882-1965)

Emma A. M. Gensmer (1887-1887). She is buried in the old part of the Norton
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Winona Co., Minnesota.

Fred Gensmer (b. abt 1840, d. aft. 1880) of Dodge Co., WI; md. Maria _____
(b. abt. 1841). They were parents of Bertha, Carl, August & Louisa Gensmer.
They are presumably from Alt Ruednit, Brandenburg Province, Prussia. This
family is listed in the 1880 Census of Dodge Co., Wisconsin.

Harold Gensmer (1916-1989) who lived in Oregon. He married Clanette ______
(1920- ). Harold is buried in the Norton Trinity Lutheran Cemetery,
Winona Co., Minnesota.

Johann Gentzmer (b. abt. 1734) of Alt Ruednitz, Brandenburg Province,
Prussia. Father of Dorothea Gentzmer (b. 1760) who married Michael Dornfeld
in 1788 at Alt Ruednitz, Brandenburg Province, Prussia. Also father of
Regina Genzmer (b. abt 1762) who married a Hilke in Alt Ruednitz,
Brandenburg Provice, Prussia. This family had descendants in Dodge Co.,
Wisconsin.

Martin Gensmer (b. abt. 1811) of Hubbard, Dodge Co., Wisconsin; md.
Elizabeth _____ (b. abt 1813). They had at least 2 children: Augustus
"August" Gensmer (b. abt. 1836) who married Mary ______ & had 2 children,
Amelia & August, Jr. Martin & Elizabeth's other child was Henrietta Gensmer
(b. abt. 1841). This family immigrated from Prussia-presumably from Alt
Ruednitz, Brandenburg Province, Prussia.

Martin Gensmer, Sr. (b. abt. 1788, d. abt. 1849) of Dodge Co., Wisconsin;
md. Dorothea Dewitz (b. abt 1788, d. abt. 1848). This family was originally
from Alt Ruednitz, Brandenburg Province, Prussia. This couple is the
progenitor of most of the Gensmers in Dodge Co., WI and those who moved to
Winona Co., Minnesota.

Walter Gensmer (1918-1985) buried at Norton Trinity Lutheran Cemetery,
Winona Co., Minnesota.

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