So happy to know there are other's trying to find the others looking for same relatives. I believe I am a distant relative.
My great grand mother on father's mother's side was Frederiche Willheminia Moellmann immigrated to Bloomington, Illinois in 1872. Her father's name was Christian Moellmann and his wife Kuergern (not sure of spelling) They had three daughters Daughter one was Helena Don't know birth date but died Nov. 8, 1915 Hooperton, Ill.
The second child was Anna b. Feb. 6, 1862..we believe Plathe, Germany. Christian Moellman 1822-1895 Elizabeth
1823-1889 Stayed in Bloomington area all rest of life.
Anna 1862-1957 married Gustave Gehrke Children I have recorded are Clara 1883 lived at Battle Creek Michigan, Lydia b. 2020, 1885 lived in Glendale, Californa. Flora B 1888
Herbert B 1890. Walter 1895.
My relatives were the third child of the Moellman's. She married John or Johan M (we believe) Detloff who came from
Prussia. They had two children that lived three that died young. Her first living child William Detloff who married a May
Pech we believe. Her second was Emman mathilda Detloff
who married Gwylium or William Rees of Plymouth County,
Elgin Township in 1906. Her mother immigrated after her husband passed away right before Emma was born. She homesteaded with two children. My father who was the third child of William and Tillie helped farm while her son went to highschool in Le Mars, Iowa. Would like to hear more from your side. Have an old photo of one of Frederiche's sister's I could copy Ardy Stoesz