Hans Jacob DENCKLAU

Fourth child of Christian and Anna Denklau. His grandmother was Anna Hammrick?? Spouse: Catheryn Sahn, they married in Germany. Hans Jacob was a brick mason. Children: five sons, Frederich E. b 1851 d 1931, married Lena Groeke, Nicklous, b 1852 d 1925, married Amelia Diedrich Klindt, Matthias, b 1855 d 1931, married Dorothea Mahnke, Christian, b 1861 d 1945, and Jacob, b 1863 d 1864, marriedBertha. Records at the Davenport Public Library reference family members emigrating from Germany to Iowa arriving March 19, 1874. Nicklous Denklau lived in Eldridge and the others lived in Ft. Dodgearea. The Ft. Dodge relation added a "c" to their last name to be as Dencklau. Verified Burial is at Colfax Township Cemetery, Duncombe, Iowa 4/18/1998. Per Paul Dencklau's email dated 2-9-2000, notes verified marriage date of Hans Jacob to Catharina Sohn Peterson on May 9, 1851. If this dates is correct, then date of first son would make them having to get married!!! dsa Email behind Hans Jacob and Paul Dencklau. Updated marriage date from March 12, 1846 to May 9, 1851 (2/09/2000). dsa Recd baptism date while ago, but verified as Jan. 9, 1825 with Paul Dencklau today 4/19/2000. 1855 census recd email from Paul Dencklau dated 3-2-2001 - notes Kacob, Cath., Joach., Nicolaus, Gertrude, and Friedrich Denklau in this census. Birth date verified as 1-3-1825 - via email dated 3-17-1999 fromPaul Dencklau. I have a picture of Hans and his wife that ws given to me from Lorraine Larson in 1998. Email question from Paul Dencklau on 10-3-2005; In THE BOOK you state H. Jacob & Catharina Immigrated on March 19, 1874. Where did you get this Date? On the net site www.castlegarden.org I found that they arrived in New York on May 31, 1883; removed immigartion date of 3-19-1874 and changed to 5-31-1883. Immigration record from Paul Dencklau via email dated 3-16-2006.

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