Roling family history

Northwest Germany, closer still

A closer view with towns, modern regional boundaries and rivers; family pins and qualified leads are unchanged.

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● Roling● BangeWidmer family folklore (place unknown)● Morrison● Kunkel

Filled circles: documented or reported places. Open circles: suspected or unverified family links. Shared places carry several colors.

Open diamonds: ports in passenger-list leads. Dashed connections link the departure and arrival ports named in those records. The voyages are recorded, but the passengers have not been proved to be our ancestors. These lines are schematic connections, not the ships’ actual courses. No confirmed family voyage is shown yet.

Northwest Germany — closer still

Modern reference geography: state or province boundaries, named rivers and nearby towns. Small gray squares are reference towns only. Numbered family evidence markers and qualifications are unchanged. Mercator projection; river and boundary linework generalized for display.Ems — generalized river courseVecht — generalized river courseNIEDERSACHSENNORDRHEIN-WESTFALENNETHERLANDSGERMANYOverijsselEmsVechteHaren — geographic reference town, not a new family locationHarenMeppen — geographic reference town, not a new family locationMeppenLingen — geographic reference town, not a new family locationLingenNordhorn — geographic reference town, not a new family locationNordhornBad Bentheim — geographic reference town, not a new family locationBad BentheimRheine — geographic reference town, not a new family locationRheineIbbenbüren — geographic reference town, not a new family locationIbbenbürenOsnabrück — geographic reference town, not a new family locationOsnabrückMünster — geographic reference town, not a new family locationMünsterEnschede — geographic reference town, not a new family locationEnschedeN10 kmBokelohHerzlakeGroß DohrenHelteOchtrupRiesenbeckOchtrup, Germany — Bernard Roling candidate: baptism, 29 May 1820; American identity not proved — Suspected family connection33. Ochtrup, GermanyBernard Roling candidate: baptism, 29 May 1820American identity not provedSuspected family connectionRiesenbeck, Germany — Bange records: marriage 1776; baptism 1789; American family connection not proved — Suspected family connection77. Riesenbeck, GermanyBange records: marriage 1776; baptism 1789American family connection not provedSuspected family connectionBokeloh near Meppen, Germany — Bange records: marriage 1822; baptism 1827; 1827 child may be Missouri Henry; unproved — Suspected family connection88. Bokeloh near Meppen, GermanyBange records: marriage 1822; baptism 18271827 child may be Missouri Henry; unprovedSuspected family connectionHerzlake, Germany — Brüggen / Feld: marriage, 1833; Helena Angela Brüggen: baptism, 1837 — Suspected family connection1818. Herzlake, GermanyBrüggen / Feld: marriage, 1833Helena Angela Brüggen: baptism, 1837Suspected family connectionGroß Dohren, Germany — Helena Angela Brüggen’s parents: residence, 1837; Reported in the Herzlake baptism entry — Suspected family connection1919. Groß Dohren, GermanyHelena Angela Brüggen’s parents: residence, 1837Reported in the Herzlake baptism entrySuspected family connectionHelte, Germany — Bange family residence: baptism candidate, 1827; German child’s American identity unresolved — Suspected family connection2020. Helte, GermanyBange family residence: baptism candidate, 1827German child’s American identity unresolvedSuspected family connection

Zoom for labels; swipe or scroll sideways when enlarged. Numbered circles are family places; small gray squares are nearby reference towns, not new family connections. Modern boundaries and generalized rivers: Natural Earth; reference towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). This is an orientation map, not a historical boundary or property map.

3. Ochtrup, Germany · 7. Riesenbeck, Germany · 8. Bokeloh near Meppen, Germany · 18. Herzlake, Germany · 19. Groß Dohren, Germany · 20. Helte, Germany

Shaded areas and outlines show modern German states and Dutch provinces; the Netherlands–Germany border separates the blue/purple and green/tan areas. Small dark dots mark reference cities, not additional family evidence. Boundaries and city points: Natural Earth 1:10m, public domain. Family labels follow numbered pins; thin leader lines are not travel routes.

Flat Mercator maps use the same horizontal and vertical scale; their proportions are not stretched to fit the page. Mercator enlarges high latitudes, especially in the world overview. Town-center positions are approximate, not home or building locations. Modern country and state boundaries are for orientation, not historical borders. Short town-label leader lines are not travel routes. Dashed port connections show recorded endpoints only, not reconstructed ship tracks. Port pins are city-level approximations, not exact docks. Basemap: Natural Earth, public domain. Individual town maps.