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From: Renata Anderson <>
Subject: Re: [GENSMER-L] Unplaced Gensmers
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 19:12:41 +0000
References: <OE70ZIWIBl3AY3kPFaf00001932@hotmail.com>


Glenn:

Harold Gensmer, who you have listed as living in Oregon, I'm sure he never did
live there. His father was Gustave Gensmer and Harold lived on the home farm
less than a mile from Norton Church. He married Clanette Kohner of
Rollingstone.

Bertha Gensmer, who was married to August Hilke III was the sister of August
Gensmer, Sr. (my grandfather). I think in the earlier correspondence there is
reference to the fact that grandpa and siblings were all from the same mother --
their father married three times, but had no children with the second and third
wife. But I should double-check with my aunt, Frieda (Dad's youngest sister).
By the way, Frieda is now living in Dubuque IA after living in CA for many years
-- presently staying with my cousin and his wife while she waits for an opening
at a nursing home in Dubuque.

Archives Guy wrote:

> 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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