George VonLanken was born Apr. 19, 1892 in Douglas County, Illinois. He was the 5th child of Heinrich VonLanken and Maria Heit. Heinrich (Henry) had come to America at the age of 12 and moved with his family directly to Douglas County. George married Anna Marie Klink on Jan 12, 1911 in Douglas County and [...]
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Tombstone Tuesday – George VonLanken
Posted in Douglas County, Illinois, Surname: VonLanken, Tombstone Tuesday on June 23, 2009 |
Madness Monday – Henry VonLanken
Posted in Douglas County, Illinois, Madness Monday on June 8, 2009 |
I recently signed up to attend the 2009 National Palatines to America Conference at the Allen County Public Library. While I have not taken any of my own actively researched lines back to immigration, every SINGLE line of my husband’s side came from Germany. I have done quite a bit of research on a French/German Alsace line that [...]
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