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601 [schlotfeldt.FTW]

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #3710, Date of Import: Jan 30, 2001]

Little is known about Hans Henry's parents or siblings. We are quite
sure that both lived in Schleswig Holstein Province of Germany, and
Lippe Detmold is mentioned in notes. Fay Schlotfeldt has written to
two Detlef Schlotfeldts in Germany to inquire if there is any information
regarding parentage or siblings. One Detlef is in Detmold.

Fay Schotfeldt:
Klein Flintbek, Germany Farmhouse and Barn (139 KB)
BIRTHPLACE OF HANS HENRY SCHLOTFELDT in 1808 AND HIS FATHER IN 1774. These photos were taken by Jim Schlotfeldt in August of 1999. The current owner led Jim to a spot beside a machine building where he scraped away some soil and exposed a stone engraved with the name and birthdate of Hans Henry's father. We then knew for sure this was the homesite. Fay Schlotfeldt had earlier sent copies of church records to Otto Schlotfeldt of Bordesholm Germany and Hans-Hinrich Schlotfeldt of Flintbek. Those records enabled Hans-Hinrich and his family to lead Jim to this place as well as the family farm in Klein Barkau where Hans & Catherine lived before coming to the U.S. (1835, 40 & 45 census) They are all thatched roofed even today and are tapered inward to help shield the siding from rain.

Hans Henry Schlotfeldt and Catherine Margaret (Stoltenberg) Schlotfeldt came to Iowa from Germany with their son Detlaf Hans and his wife Anna Christina (Reese) in 1851. The latter were accompanied by their infant children Fredrick Jacob (18 months) and Anna Magdalena (6 months).

Other children of Hans Henry (Klaus and Margaret) came separately in 1856.

The home which they built (apparently in 1859 or 1860) was occupied by all three generations.

The second youngest child of Detlaf Hans was Alfred whose wife, Laura Annie (Jurgens) came as a bride to live in this same house. Four of their children were born in the house which they occupied until around the turn of the century. Celia Dooley, who provided all this information, was a daughter of Alfred and Laura.

The youngest child of Detlaf Hans was Hans Detlaf, my grandfather.

When the house was purchased by Martin Curtes some years ago, it was in very bad condition. As of 1985 a young carpenter and his wife were occupying the house, which he was restoring. He saved some stones from the barn and formed a flower bed around a tree as shown in the picture. A childhood home of Buffalo Bill Cody (now an historical site) is one mile to east and about a quarter mile north. Martin Curtes, the owner of the house, lives on a farm in the vicinity of the Cody place.

For the record, here are directions to the house and cemetery. From Davenport, proceed north on Highway 61 to Exit F61 (Long Grove and Parkview). Follow the signs to Scott County Park. Continue east past the Park for three miles to a "T" in the road. Turn left and go 0.7 mile to the house on the right.

To find the cemetery you would go east past the Park for 1.2 miles, the left for 1.5 miles.

From Richard D. Schlotfeldt Homepage:
A few miles east-northeast of Itzehoe there is a small farming village called Schlotfeld (without a trailing 't'). Here is a map of the village.

If you would like to see a map of the area, click here, select "Interactive Atlas", and specify city=Schlotfeld and country=Germany. Then zoom in as far as you like.

There is a single road which passes through the village. Approaching from the south, we noticed a sign announcing the name of the village and its tiny population. Then, as the road wound between farms, we noticed a small stream in the fields to the left, passing under the road and meandering through the fields to the right. The center of the village was occupied by a few farm buildings clustered together on both sides of the road. As we approached, we noticed a memorial next to the road on the right side. Just past the memorial and behind it we found the Burgermeister's farm. We noticed Herr Ahmling (who was probably in his 60's or so) doing something at the side of the dirt road or driveway leading from the main road to his house and barn. I approached and told him I was an American (at which point I saw an unpleasant look come over his face) and then immediately told him my name. Upon hearing my name his face lit up and he became very friendly. He invited Margaret and me into his house and talked with us for quite a while, entirely in German.

He told us about three important things in the village: the stream, the memorial and the Linden tree. The village is as old as the 800 year old Linden tree next to his driveway. The tree seems to be a matter of particular pride.

The memorial remembers the residents of the village who died in both World Wars. I did not inquire further about this subject.

The stream is the origin of the name Schlotfeld. The stream is quite small. Translating "schlot" into modern German, he chose the word "Graben".

Putting this on paper, he wrote:

Schlotfeld = (herkunft des Namens) = Schlot = graben
Feld = feld

According to Herr Ahmling the village name has always been spelled without the trailing 't'. I have doubts about that, however, because I believe that 'feld' is a more modern spelling of 'feldt', meaning 'field'. As for "Schlot", that is a Plattdeutsch word equivalent to the modern 'Graben', which means ditch. The ditch is the stream which passes through the field. Hence, our name means something like "Stream field" or "Ditch field" or "Creek field".

Herr Ahmling is not aware of any Schlotfeldts having lived in the village. This is not surprising because people adopted the name of their former village after moving to another place. A village name is simply not useful as a surname for people who still live in the village. Our association with this particular village is tentative and may be only a coincidence but since there is no other village by this name in Germany I believe it is a good hypothesis. Herr Ahmling suggested contacting the archivist or historian at Itzehoe for further information.

The address he gave us for the archivist is:

Kreishaus
Kreis Steinburg
2211 Itzehoe
Abt.: Chronik
z.Hd. von Herrn Neumann, Archivar


Herr Ahmling's address was:
Wilhelm Ahmling
Dorfstrasse 42a
2211 Schlotfeld
Bürgermeister



I should also mention that Herr Ahmling also told us with some pride
that "Wir haben hier auch ein Hof" and directed us to Breitenburg, residence of
the Graf zu Rantzau. This was located several miles southeast of Schlotfeld.
Upon our arrival we found a horse show in progress. We approached the table
where some folks were selling tickets. As soon as I introduced myself
they directed us toward the Hof. This is a rather large
residence, though less impressive than a traditonal castle. Unfortunately
no tours were scheduled for the day we visited.



If our name were spelled "Schlottfeldt" it would be High German
rather than Plattdeutsch and would mean "castle
field". Maybe we should change the spelling?

Our cousin, Ilene Schlotfeldt, received the following information from
Sven Mahmens, Inspector of Archives, Landesarchiv Schleswig-Holstein,
written on October 15, 1990:


"The village Schlotfeld in the county of Steinburg (Address
Gemeindeverwaltung, D 2214 Schlotfeld) was named 'slotvelt' for
the first time in 1303. The name means: 'Feld am Graben'; so
your family took the name most likely from the village, not the
other way around."


This makes me wonder when the spelling changed? And did the name
of the village have a final 't' at one time? If so, that would
provide a clue as to the date when our name first was used
as a family surname.


Notice, also, the similarity to the recent report from Gisele and
Walter Schlotfeldt that "We only know that it comes from the
Denmark of the
Thirty Years War and at first was Slotueld."


The Thirty Years War lasted from 1618 to 1648. 		Hans Henry Schlotfeldt
 
602 Received family farm Hinrich Schlotfeldt
 
603 Receives family farm in 1807 Jacob Friedrich Schlotfeldt
 
604 [schlotfeldt.FTW]

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #3710, Date of Import: Jan 30, 2001]

The story is that Jochim went to the Gold Rush. Another that he went
back to Germany and fell overboard (but his death certificate was found
by Celia Dooley. Suspect he just took off. Some of this family is
buried in City Cemetary in Davenport. (Fay S. note from Leone Kruse
comments and notes.)

Applied initially to sail on March 1852 to America, but permission was denied. He was a farmer. 		Jochim Fredrich Schlotfeldt
 
605 Receives family farm in Oct 13,1773 Jochim Hinrich Schlotfeldt
 
606 Receives family farm in July 24, 1851 Juergen Hinrich Schlotfeldt
 
607 At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Roger Frederick Schlotfeldt
 
608 it appears John Scherff was in the Civil war - 46th Wisconsin Infantry, Company C John Sherff
 
609 Her christening entry in Langnau lists her as actually being christened in Ursenbach, Bern, Switzerland. The christening was then registered in Langnau. Anna Siegenthaler
 
610 Cannot identify parents of Elsbeth. There are a number of possibilities. It is likely the parents are Daniel Diegenthaler and Barbara Fankhauser. Elsbeth Siegenthaler
 
611 He was actually christened in Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland, as stated in the Langnau parish register (Kirchenbuch). The christening was then registered at Langnau.


K 8 Sumiswald p.139 		Johannes Siegenthaler
 
612 He was actually christened in Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland, as stated in the Langnau parish register (Kirchenbuch). The christening was then registered at Langnau.


K 8 Sumiswald page 139 		Johannes Siegenthaler
 
613 She might have been christened in Sumiswald or Trub. Maria Siegenthaler
 
614 [schlotfeldt.FTW]

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #3710, Date of Import: Jan 30, 2001]

A land deed in possession of Fay E. Schlotfeldt, Rio Verde Arizona in 1996,
was given to him by his mother, Ernestine's daughter. It is dated 1899,
and identifies three of Ernestine's aunts and uncles (siblings of her father
identified here as Unk Sievert) by it's wording. e.g. "We. etc."
"...deed this property to our niece, Ernestine Denker. dated 1899, Caldwell
County, Missouri.

This deed is signed by Fred E. Seafert, wife Margaret, Nettleton, Mo.
Ernest Seafert, wife, Cornelia, Nettleton. (Note spelling variation). and
Wilhelmine Meine of Nettleton, Mo.

Fay also has a number of pictures of Ernestine with Hans, with the
children, and one with a person we assume to be her mother, and
another with a young woman we assume to be a sister. 		Ernestine Anna Sievert
 
615 [schlotfeldt.FTW]

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #3710, Date of Import: Jan 30, 2001]

News article source for much Sievert data was a Scott County (IA) History,
published by Inter-State Pub. Co. Chicago 1882 pg 909.(Dprt Publ Libr.)

Possibly a cousin of Heinrich F. Sievert re this article:

ADAM Siefert; b. 5-24-1819 - Dukedom of Hertzog, Germany
d. 1-3-1897 - Davenport, Iowa (City Cemetary)
"Orphaned in Germany at Age 9. Emigrated to US 1853."
(Fay's note from a typed note quoting this article says
Ship: Minerva.)
"Came to D'port via Pittsburg, and started buying grain
for others and eventually became a grain dealer in Dport
Married in 1842 to:
WILHELMINE (Minnie) Law
b. 1820 to 8-23-1899. Davenport City Cemetary.

Article says Minnies parents came to Davenport in 1848.
Father died in 1873. From an 1882 D'port news article there
were 9 children of Adam and Minne Law Sievert. Two were living in 1882
Henry W. and Minnie (Mrs. William Bolte, D'port. (Henry W. owned a
butcher shop in Davenport, at 4th and Marquette Streets in 1882. Fay
Schlotfeldt recalls his mother taking him to that store when he was very
small (and didn't like the smell)...and his mother and aunt commenting
that it wasn't very close to home, but thought we should go there once
in a while because it was owned by a relative. 		Unknown Sievert
 
616 Sent a book called "The Gideon Gerber Story" to Ruedi Gerber. It was apparently presented by Amos Gerber and wife Perona? on 11 Aug 1987. Upon Ruedi's death, the book was given to Tim Gerber of Danville, IN who is attempting to preserve the history of the Gerber family worldwide. Wilmer R. Steffen
 
617 She was possibly christened in Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland 1 Feb 1709; the christening was registered at Langnau 1 Mar 1709. Anna Steiner
 
618 Elsbeth Steiner was christened in Hindelbank, Bern, Switzerland, and her christening was registered in Langnau. Elsbeth Steiner
 
619 His christening entry in Langnau states that he was actually christened at Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland.
He was christened in Sumiswald and his christening was registered in Langnau. 		Hans Steiner
 
620 He might have been christened in Wengen, Bern, Switzerland. Ulrich Steiner
 
621 He was christened in Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland (possibly 17 Oct 1699; his christening was registered in Langnau 22 Oct 1699. Ulrich Steiner
 
622 There is no Ulrich Steiner listed in the Kirchenbuch of Langnau for this date; there is a Hans Steiner
listed with this parentage for this date of Jun 1568. 		Ulrich Steiner
 
623 Some of the Steinke family changed their name to "Miller" because the English pronounciation sounded like "Stink Cat" or "Stinky". - email on 24, April 2002 from Fay Schlotfeldt based on information from Leona Andresen. Maria Steinke
 
624 Born in Bluffton, IN Salome Strahm
 
625 Julius Billeter Research Notes Barbli Stutzmann
 
626 Lutheran from Childhood but converted to Apostolic Christian.

Immigrated in 1873 		Anna Magdelene Tobler
 
627 Bluffton News-Banner, Monday, May 15, 1950

Elizabeth Tonner Dies at age 91

Mrs. Elizabeth Tonner, 91, lifelong resident of Wells county died at 8 a.m. today at the home of her son, Jacob, who resides north of Vera Cruz. She had been ill for 10 days and death was attributed to infirmities of age.
Born Sept. 28, 1858 in Wells county, the decedent was a daughter of Benedict and Anna Hiebacker Baumgartner. She was united in marriage in Wells county to Jacob Tonner, who preceded her in death in August 1927.
Survivors include the son, Jacob, of Bluffton route; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Tschannen, Mrs. Samuel Steffen, of Bluffton and Mrs. Dan Kehrn, of Decatur route; 20 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Two daughters, Anna Tonner, and Mrs. Elizabeth Tonner Baumgartner, three brothers, two sisters, two half-brothers and two half-sisters are deceased.
Services will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the home of the son, Jacob and at 10:30 o'clock at the Apostolic Christian church, of which she was a member. Rev. Samuel Aeschliman will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.
The body will be taken from the Jahn funeral home to the home of the son and friends may call after 7:30 this evening. 		Jacob Tonner
 
628 [schlotfeldt.FTW]

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #3710, Date of Import: Jan 30, 2001]

Resident of Rost Township, Minn for 44 years. Stricken with Pneumonia and
heart trouble.
Came to America when 16 years old and settled in Davenport, Iowa where
he worked on a farm. Started farming for himself and remained there till
1882, when he moved to Holstein, Iowa until 1893. Moved from there to
Jackson County, Minn. in 1893, purchasing a farm in Sec. 34, Rost Twp.
Added land through hard work and good mgm't until he had 813 acres of
good rich soil.
Retired in 1917 and moved to Lakefield for the 20 years prior to his
death. Director of School Board, Farmers Co-op Elev. Co. . Very successful
and deep thinker. Pall bearers were eight sons, William, John, Herman, Louie, Helmuth, Ferdinand, Reinhardt and Harry.
Notes: Holstein is in Ida County, Iowa and the Co-op was a dairy co-op. 		Peter Tordsen
 
629 Her surname was also spelled Tchaboldt. Katharina Tschabold
 
630 At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Arlyn Blenn Vanderwolde
 
631 At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Michael John Vanderwolde
 
632 At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Lora Etta Watke
 
633 !MARRIAGE: Parish register of Langnau, Julius Billeter research notes;
FHL film 193480.

Her surname was also spelled Witmer. 		Elsbeth Wittwer
 
634 Obituary for Alma Albertina Gerber

Alma Albertina Zabel was born in Minnesota, July 25, 1898. She was married to Edgar Gerber on December 12, 1917 in North Dakota. To this union three children were born: Pearl (Mrs. Bob Thirsk), Kenneth and Virgil. They worked on farms in the U.S. for a few years, then moved to the Camrose area in 1926. They settled in the Ohaton-Kelsey area in 1929, where they farmed until moving to Camrose in 1944.

She was an active member of the U.C.W., and the Rebecca Lodge for many years, and was always busy with gardening, sewing, knitting, and babysitting her grandchildren.

She was blessed with good health and passed away suddenly on May 27, 1983, at the age of 84 years.

She was predeceased by her husband in March, 1962, and is survived by her three children, 17 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, as well as four sisters and a brother in the U.S.
 		Alma Albertina Zabel
 
635 Parents were born in Posen area of Prussia, now Poland. Alma Albertina Zabel
 
636 Appears that Klara married a Mueller before marrying a Gafner. Klara Zehnder
 
637 from Mümpach at Gohl Alfred Zuercher
 

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