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- January 7, 1855:<\/strong> Bernard Roling and Magdalena Wentz married at St. Boniface in Adams County, Illinois. The diocese\u2019s review found that the parish entry recorded neither spouse\u2019s parents. St. Boniface marriage record<\/a>; collection 61682, record 483632.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 1859 and 1866:<\/strong> Published Quincy directory transcriptions identify Bernard, also listed as Barney, as a cooper (a barrel maker). 1859 directory<\/a> \u00b7 1866 directory<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 1870:<\/strong> The original Quincy census records Bernard as a cooper born in Prussia. 1870 census record<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 1900:<\/strong> The Quincy census records the couple as \u201cRolling.\u201d Both reported immigrating in 1854, and Bernard was marked naturalized. These are census statements; they do not identify a ship or establish the complete journey. 1900 census, sheet 12B, lines 96\u201397<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- August 27 and 30, 1900:<\/strong> The Freiburg Funeral Home transcription reports Bernard\u2019s death in Quincy on August 27 and burial at St. Boniface on August 30. The original funeral register remains desirable. Freiburg Funeral Home transcription, entry 131 in the 1900 sequence<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 1947:<\/strong> John Franklin Roling\u2019s Missouri death certificate names Bernard Roling and Magdalena Wentz as his parents and reports that both were born in Germany. John Franklin Roling\u2019s death certificate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Their family in the records<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In the 1900 Quincy census, Bernard and Magdalena reported that they had been married for 45 years. Magdalena was recorded as having borne seven children, of whom two were then living. Bernard\u2019s obituary transcription names two surviving sons: Henry J. of Quincy and Frank J. of Salisbury. These sources do not establish the identities and life histories of all seven children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A leading candidate in Ochtrup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A St. Lambertus baptism records Bernhard of the Wester 45 household in Ochtrup<\/a>, born May 27, 1820, and baptized May 29. His parents are recorded as Johan Bern. Roling and Cath. Elisab. P\u00f6lker\/P\u00f6lcker. Related records identify the father as born Kuhlmann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Ochtrup candidate married Maria Anna H\u00f6ffer on August 21, 1850. Her later fate remains unresolved. She should not be described as a proved first wife of Quincy Bernard while the two men\u2019s identity is still uncertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The American funeral transcription names Ochtrup but gives May 20, 1820, rather than the baptism\u2019s May 27. The Kuhlmann\/P\u00f6lcker household remains a probable, not proved<\/strong> identification for Quincy Bernard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The immigration dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
An emigration compilation lists Bern. Roling of Ochtrup, born May 27, 1820, with North America as the intended destination in 1846. It is a summary of records about permission to leave Germany, not a passenger list. It does not prove a voyage in 1846.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep that entry separate from the 1854 immigration year reported in the 1900 American census. The Bernard Roling obituary transcription<\/a> instead reports that he had lived in Quincy for 55 years. Read alongside the 1900 death date, that suggests about 1845, but the length of residence may be approximate. These accounts remain in conflict; none establishes a passenger vessel or a complete migration timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\nPlaces in the story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
These reference locator maps show places found in this branch\u2019s records and research. They do not identify a family home or establish the route anyone traveled. Boundaries shown are not evidence of historical property ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\nQuincy, Illinois<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Documented American household<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe 1900 census places Bernard and Magdalena\u2019s household in Quincy. This locator map gives geographic context; it does not mark their home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quincy is highlighted within Adams County, Illinois. Locator-map boundaries are for orientation, not historical property evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Map by DemocraticLuntz at English Wikipedia<\/a> \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>. Image unchanged; displayed at reduced size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Explore Quincy, Illinois on OpenStreetMap<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\nOchtrup, Germany<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Candidate connection to Quincy Bernard, not proved<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSt. Lambertus records document Bernhard and the Wester 45 household in Ochtrup. The proposed connection to Bernard Roling of Quincy remains probable, not proved. This locator map does not locate the historical Wester 45 house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ochtrup is highlighted within the Steinfurt district. This locator map does not identify the historical Wester 45 house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Map by TUBS; file revisions by WiebkeCBo<\/a> \u00b7 CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>. Image unchanged; displayed at reduced size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Explore Ochtrup, Germany on OpenStreetMap<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Photographs and documents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
People\u2019s stories can be linked to photographs and documents, with names, dates when known, captions, and the source of each item. Uncertain identifications will be labeled clearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sources and confidence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Sources and how to read them<\/a> explains how records, recollections and unresolved questions are presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ROL-S01: John Franklin Roling\u2019s Missouri death certificate, 1947. Supports the American parent-child relationship.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
ROL-S02: 1900 Quincy census, ED 128, sheet 12B, lines 96\u201397. Records reported immigration and naturalization status.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
ROL-S03: St. Lambertus 1820 baptism. Establishes the candidate child and household in Ochtrup.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
ROL-S04: St. Lambertus 1850 marriage. Documents the Ochtrup candidate\u2019s marriage to Maria Anna H\u00f6ffer.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
ROL-S07: Friedrich M\u00fcller, Westf\u00e4lische Auswanderer im 19. Jahrhundert: Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk M\u00fcnster, I. Teil, 1803\u20131850<\/em>, in Beitr\u00e4ge zur westf\u00e4lischen Familienforschung<\/em>, volumes 22\u201324 (1964\u20131966), M\u00fcnster: Aschendorff, 1966, entry 2284 (digital PDF page 167)<\/a>. Underlying archival citation: Regierung M\u00fcnster 130, Band 23. This is an administrative abstract, not proof of a sailing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ROL-S08: Freiburg Funeral Home transcription, entry 131 in the 1900 sequence. A transcription, with the original register still desirable.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
St. Boniface marriage evidence: Bernardum Roling and Magdalenum Wintz, January 7, 1855<\/a>, Ancestry collection 61682, record 483632. Original register: Quincy, St. Boniface, 1838\u20131950, manuscript page 68, 1855 entry 2; viewer image 74 of 385. The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois reported on September 17, 2026, that its review of the original entry found neither spouse\u2019s parents recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1859 Quincy directory transcription<\/a> and 1866 Quincy directory transcription<\/a>. These published transcriptions identify Bernard, also listed as Barney, as a cooper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1870 U.S. census, Quincy Ward 3, Adams County, Illinois<\/a>, NARA microfilm M593, roll 187, page 516A, lines 30\u201334; Ancestry collection 7163, record 15916872, image 4263649_00282. The household is recorded under Barney Roling, with Lena, Barbara, Henry and Frank. The original schedule records Barney as a cooper born in Prussia and gives his age as 42. That age differs from the May 1820 birth reported for Bernard in the 1900 census; the discrepancy remains unresolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- 1859 and 1866:<\/strong> Published Quincy directory transcriptions identify Bernard, also listed as Barney, as a cooper (a barrel maker). 1859 directory<\/a> \u00b7 1866 directory<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
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![ROL-S02: 1900 Quincy census, ED 128, sheet 12B, lines 96\u201397. Records reported immigration and naturalization status.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nROL-S03: St. Lambertus 1820 baptism. Establishes the candidate child and household in Ochtrup.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nROL-S04: St. Lambertus 1850 marriage. Documents the Ochtrup candidate\u2019s marriage to Maria Anna H\u00f6ffer.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nROL-S07: Friedrich M\u00fcller, Westf\u00e4lische Auswanderer im 19. Jahrhundert: Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk M\u00fcnster, I. Teil, 1803\u20131850<\/em>, in Beitr\u00e4ge zur westf\u00e4lischen Familienforschung<\/em>, volumes 22\u201324 (1964\u20131966), M\u00fcnster: Aschendorff, 1966, entry 2284 (digital PDF page 167)<\/a>. Underlying archival citation: Regierung M\u00fcnster 130, Band 23. This is an administrative abstract, not proof of a sailing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nROL-S08: Freiburg Funeral Home transcription, entry 131 in the 1900 sequence. A transcription, with the original register still desirable.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSt. Boniface marriage evidence: Bernardum Roling and Magdalenum Wintz, January 7, 1855<\/a>, Ancestry collection 61682, record 483632. Original register: Quincy, St. Boniface, 1838\u20131950, manuscript page 68, 1855 entry 2; viewer image 74 of 385. The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois reported on September 17, 2026, that its review of the original entry found neither spouse\u2019s parents recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n1859 Quincy directory transcription<\/a> and 1866 Quincy directory transcription<\/a>. These published transcriptions identify Bernard, also listed as Barney, as a cooper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n1870 U.S. census, Quincy Ward 3, Adams County, Illinois<\/a>, NARA microfilm M593, roll 187, page 516A, lines 30\u201334; Ancestry collection 7163, record 15916872, image 4263649_00282. The household is recorded under Barney Roling, with Lena, Barbara, Henry and Frank. The original schedule records Barney as a cooper born in Prussia and gives his age as 42. That age differs from the May 1820 birth reported for Bernard in the 1900 census; the discrepancy remains unresolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBernard Roling obituary transcription, Genealogy Trails<\/a>. The entry names surviving sons Henry J. and Frank J. The transcription is credited to Mindy; the underlying newspaper and issue date are not identified in this entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\nResearch questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe next questions are the connection between the American and German identities, the source of the Ochtrup attribution, and the migration timeline. Naturalization records, the original emigration file, and Bernard\u2019s full Brinkman biography may help. The published Brinkman name index is a pointer to that biography, not independent proof of parentage.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBack to the Roling family branch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bernard Roling and Magdalena Wentz appear in the American records behind the Roling family\u2019s Quincy-to-Salisbury story. Their American family is well supported; Bernard\u2019s exact German identity still needs a stronger link. The American records Their family in the records In the 1900 Quincy census, Bernard and Magdalena reported that they had been married for 45 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":427,"href":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/12thcensusofpopu236unit\/page\/n107_w2500.jpg\"){kind=link}