Roling family history

ROLING FAMILY HISTORY

Four branches. One family story.

Explore the people, places, and records behind Roling family history.

Four members of the 1917 Roling–Bange wedding party posed in a studio.
Joe and Ida’s wedding, April 18, 1917.
Who’s pictured and sourceJoe Roling and Ida Bange Roling with attendants Agnes Roling Widmer and Frank Bange. Names and date come from the accompanying handwritten identification.

Recent Updates

New information added each week: documented facts first, followed by speculative connections and open questions.

Week of 11/02/26 — current findings
Week of 10/26/26 — previous week’s additions

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FAMILY BRANCH   /   01

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Roling

Quincy, Salisbury, and the search in Germany

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FAMILY BRANCH   /   02

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Bange

Parish records, migration, and family photographs

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FAMILY BRANCH   /   03

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Morrison

Chariton County and the search for Irish roots

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FAMILY BRANCH   /   04

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Kunkel

Indiana records and Missouri family connections

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Four branches, one family map

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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. The blue line shows Delia’s petition-reported journey; the purple line shows Thomas’s 1912 crossing. Peter has an arrival marker only. The green dotted connector links Widmer residences, not a known travel route. Read each journey’s evidence below.

The world at a glance

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UNITED STATESATLANTIC OCEANEUROPEMissouri / Illinois& IndianaNorthwest GermanyGermany / SwitzerlandSan FranciscoDelia’s own petition: Queenstown, March 1899 (day blank), to New York, April 6, 1899. Schematic connection, not the ship’s track.Teutonic · Delia · 1899QueenstownWidmer residences: St. Louis, April 22, 1910; Seattle, 1914 directory. This dotted connector is NOT a railroad, sailing route or exact itinerary.SeattleWidmer · 1910–1914Peter’s own arrival: New York, November 11, 1906, Carmania, recorded as Peter Beirne. No departure port is asserted here.Thomas Morrisroe · Lusitania · Queenstown June 9 to New York June 15, 1912. Schematic endpoints, not an exact sailing track.Lusitania · Thomas · 1912Kilmovee: Thomas’s 1912 manifest family location. Parish reference point, not a house; family identification qualified.32. KilmoveeGreat Falls: marriage reported in Thomas’s petition, February 11, 1921. No travel route inferred.33. Great FallsButte residence in 1930; Silver Bow County residence reported since May 10, 1922. No exact Butte arrival or travel route asserted.34. ButteOttilie — Bremen to New York; Anna Budde; arrival 11 June 1860; possible family match, unproved; departure date unknown; schematic, not exact sailing trackOttilie · 1860Agnes — Bremen to New Orleans; Joh. Heinr. Bickel; arrival 27 November 1848; possible family match, unproved; departure date unknown; schematic, not exact sailing trackAgnes · 1848John Curtis — Le Havre to New Orleans; Franz and Cecilia Walter with eight children; arrival 15 January 1854; strong candidate family group, not fully proved; departure date unknown; schematic, not exact sailing trackJohn Curtis · 1854Quincy, Illinois — Henry Bickel & Anna Budde: Quincy household, 1870; Marriage: Adams County, 13 November 1860 — Confirmed1. Quincy, IllinoisHenry Bickel & Anna Budde: Quincy household, 1870Marriage: Adams County, 13 November 1860ConfirmedSalisbury, Missouri — Roling / Bange: family households and business; Morrison: Michael, burial reported 1968; Kunkel: Ernest, residence reported 1950 — Confirmed2. Salisbury, MissouriRoling / Bange: family households and businessMorrison: Michael, burial reported 1968Kunkel: Ernest, residence reported 1950ConfirmedOchtrup, Germany — Bernard Roling candidate: baptism, 29 May 1820; American identity not proved — Suspected family connection3. Ochtrup, GermanyBernard Roling candidate: baptism, 29 May 1820American identity not provedSuspected family connectionMoberly, Missouri — Roling: Bob, birth 21 July 1932; Morrison / Kunkel: Barbara, death reported 1969 — Confirmed4. Moberly, MissouriRoling: Bob, birth 21 July 1932Morrison / Kunkel: Barbara, death reported 1969ConfirmedNaples, Italy — Johnny Roling: hospital card, August 1944; 37th General Hospital; city pin, not hospital — Confirmed5. Naples, ItalyJohnny Roling: hospital card, August 194437th General Hospital; city pin, not hospitalConfirmedHighland, Illinois — Wilhelmina Widmer: baptism, 1870; Jacob Widmer & Elisa Reber: marriage, 1869; Separate 1871 marriage identity remains qualified — Confirmed record location6. Highland, IllinoisWilhelmina Widmer: baptism, 1870Jacob Widmer & Elisa Reber: marriage, 1869Separate 1871 marriage identity remains qualifiedConfirmed record locationRiesenbeck, Germany — Bange records: marriage 1776; baptism 1789; American family connection not proved — Suspected family connection7. 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 connection8. Bokeloh near Meppen, GermanyBange records: marriage 1822; baptism 18271827 child may be Missouri Henry; unprovedSuspected family connectionMaikammer, Germany — Magdalena Wintz candidate: baptism, September 1827; American identity and exact birthday unresolved — Suspected family connection9. Maikammer, GermanyMagdalena Wintz candidate: baptism, September 1827American identity and exact birthday unresolvedSuspected family connectionLangula, Germany — Joh. Heinr. Bickel: passenger candidate, 1848; Langula association; not a proved birthplace — Suspected family connection10. Langula, GermanyJoh. Heinr. Bickel: passenger candidate, 1848Langula association; not a proved birthplaceSuspected family connectionAdligenswil, Switzerland — Jacob Widmer: shared-tree birthplace lead; Town and date not verified by reviewed records — Unverified tree lead11. Adligenswil, SwitzerlandJacob Widmer: shared-tree birthplace leadTown and date not verified by reviewed recordsUnverified tree leadFamily folklore: Anna stayed behind with Jost Roos.Story’s port and date unknown — not located here.Wien, Missouri — Michael James Morrison & Barbara Kunkel; Marriage: 7 January 1920 — Confirmed record location12. Wien, MissouriMichael James Morrison & Barbara KunkelMarriage: 7 January 1920Confirmed record locationNew Cambria, Missouri — Michael Morrison & Barbara Kunkel; Residence on marriage license: January 1920 — Confirmed record location13. New Cambria, MissouriMichael Morrison & Barbara KunkelResidence on marriage license: January 1920Confirmed record locationJackson Township, Dubois County, Indiana — John & Rosa Kunkel: household, 1880 census; With Michael, Catharine and uncle Adam — Confirmed record location14. Jackson Township, Dubois County, IndianaJohn & Rosa Kunkel: household, 1880 censusWith Michael, Catharine and uncle AdamConfirmed record locationSan Francisco, California — Michael Morrison: residence reported 9 January 1920; Newspaper report; NOT an established entry port — Newspaper-reported location15. San Francisco, CaliforniaMichael Morrison: residence reported 9 January 1920Newspaper report; NOT an established entry portNewspaper-reported locationEdwardsville, Illinois — Joseph Henry Bange: reported birth, 1864; Henry Bange: death record, 1919 — Confirmed record location16. Edwardsville, IllinoisJoseph Henry Bange: reported birth, 1864Henry Bange: death record, 1919Confirmed record locationSt. Louis, Missouri — Bernhard Heinrich Bange & Helena Angela Bruggen; Marriage: 1 March 1859 — Confirmed record location17. St. Louis, MissouriBernhard Heinrich Bange & Helena Angela BruggenMarriage: 1 March 1859Confirmed record locationHerzlake, Germany — Brüggen / Feld: marriage, 1833; Helena Angela Brüggen: baptism, 1837 — Suspected family connection18. 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 connection19. 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 connection20. Helte, GermanyBange family residence: baptism candidate, 1827German child’s American identity unresolvedSuspected family connectionWattenwil, Bern, Switzerland — Elisabeth Widmer, born Reber: origin reported 1870; Historical Wattenweil identification remains provisional — Suspected family connection21. Wattenwil, Bern, SwitzerlandElisabeth Widmer, born Reber: origin reported 1870Historical Wattenweil identification remains provisionalSuspected family connectionNew York: Delia on Teutonic, April 6, 1899; Peter on Carmania, November 11, 1906; Thomas on Lusitania, June 15, 1912. Anna Budde’s 1860 identity remains unproved.22. New York22. New York — entry portDelia · Teutonic · 1899 / Peter · Carmania · 1906Thomas · Lusitania · 15 June 1912Anna Budde · Ottilie · 1860: family identity unprovedCity-level arrival point; each record has its own evidence23. New Orleans — entry port; Agnes, Joh. Heinr. Bickel, arrival 27 November 1848; John Curtis, Franz and Cecilia Walter with eight children, arrival 15 January 1854; family identifications qualified23. New Orleans23. New Orleans · entry portAgnes · Joh. Heinr. Bickel · 27 November 1848John Curtis · Walter family group · 15 January 1854Bickel identity unproved; Walter identification qualifiedRecorded arrival dates; city-level point, not a dockBremen — departure port — Anna Budde · Ottilie · arrival New York 11 June 1860; Joh. Heinr. Bickel · Agnes · New Orleans 27 Nov 1848; Departure dates unknown; both identities unproved24. Bremen24. Bremen — departure portAnna Budde · Ottilie · arrival New York 11 June 1860Joh. Heinr. Bickel · Agnes · New Orleans 27 Nov 1848Departure dates unknown; both identities unprovedRoling / Bickel–Budde research · unconfirmed family link30. Le Havre — John Curtis departure port; arrival New Orleans 15 January 1854; departure date unknown; strong candidate Walter family group30. Le Havre30. Le Havre · departure portJohn Curtis · Franz and Cecilia Walter with eight childrenArrival New Orleans 15 January 1854Departure date unknown; family identification qualifiedCity-level point, not an exact wharfBallwil, Lucerne, Switzerland: research lead; American family connection unprovedRothenburg, Lucerne, Switzerland: research lead; American family connection unprovedRain, Lucerne, Switzerland: research lead; American family connection unprovedSwiss originals reviewed; American family link unprovedSwiss leads 25–27US link unproved28. Philippsburg, Germany: German original-record research lead; American family connection supported by Cecilia Walter’s obituary.29. Östringen, Germany: German original-record research lead; American family connection supported by Cecilia Walter’s obituary.Philippsburg and Östringen: German records reviewed; American link supported by Cecilia Walter’s obituaryGerman leads 28–29US link supported

Crossings, family places and a move west

Peter’s arrival · Delia’s crossing · Thomas’s crossing · Kilmovee · Montana places · The Widmer move

Blue dotted line: Delia’s reported ship journey. Purple dashed line: Thomas’s 1912 crossing, supported by his manifest and petition. Green dotted connector: Widmer residences at two dates, not a known travel route. The extra blue ring at New York marks Peter’s documented arrival only. These are relatives’ records; none establishes Michael Morrison’s own crossing. The older brown and green dashed ship leads retain their separate identity qualifications.

Peter: New York, November 11, 1906

Peter Morrisroe’s own naturalization file connects him with the arrival name Peter Beirne on Carmania at New York on November 11, 1906. The reason for the surname difference is not established. No departure port or sailing date is asserted here, so this is an arrival marker, not a drawn transatlantic route.

Peter’s petition · declaration and arrival certificate · Carmania passenger list, row 25.

Delia: Queenstown to New York, 1899

Delia Morrisroe’s own 1928 petition reports departure from Queenstown in March 1899, with the day left blank, and arrival at New York on April 6, 1899 aboard Teutonic. The blue connection joins approximate city-level endpoints; it is not the vessel’s actual course. This is Delia’s journey, not Peter’s or Michael’s.

Delia’s naturalization petition, December 7, 1928.

Thomas: Queenstown to New York, June 9–15, 1912

Thomas Morrisroe boarded Lusitania at Queenstown on June 9, 1912 and arrived at New York on June 15. The two-page passenger list names his father Pat in Kilmovee, County Mayo, and says Thomas was joining his brother John in New York. His own later Montana petition gives the same ship and arrival date. The map joins the recorded ports, not the ship’s exact course. It does not show Michael Morrison’s crossing.

Read Thomas’s original records

Passenger list, row 21, departure and Irish family · Continuation, arrival and brother John · Thomas’s own Montana petition, filed May 9, 1930. The evidence strongly links the Irish and Montana records for Thomas, but conflicting birth dates and the wider Irish-American family identification remain qualified. These record images may require Ancestry access.

32. Kilmovee, County Mayo, Ireland

Parish-level family record location, not an exact home. Thomas’s 1912 passenger list gives Kilmovee as his last residence and birthplace, and places his father Pat at Raherolish, Kilmovee, County Mayo; the townland spelling remains qualified. This is a useful place to begin the family story, while the wider Irish-American identification remains qualified. It is not a confirmed birthplace for Michael Morrison.

Evidence and map precision

Lusitania manifest, first page · Continuation · Family evidence and conflicts. The pin uses the official Kilmovee civil-parish centrepoint (53.8746, −8.73973) for orientation. It does not identify Raherolish, a house, or a church.

Thomas in Montana: two places, not a traced route

33. Great Falls: Thomas’s own petition reports that he married Mary here on February 11, 1921. This is a later petition’s statement; the marriage register itself is not the source shown here.

34. Butte / Silver Bow County: the petition gives his residence as Butte when filed in 1930 and reports residence in the state and county since May 10, 1922. The city pin does not turn that county-level start date into an exact Butte arrival day. No line connects New York, Great Falls and Butte: his intermediate stops, transport and travel dates are not established.

Sources and location precision

Thomas’s own petition. Approximate city points: Great Falls and Butte, not homes or a wedding venue.

John and Mary Widmer: St. Louis to Seattle

The correlated family appears in the April 22, 1910 St. Louis census and in the 1914 Seattle city directory. The Seattle directory lists John with Mary and Rose at the same address; Alphonse appears there in 1915. These records narrow the move to after the 1910 enumeration and by the 1914 listing. They do not establish an exact arrival day, intermediate stops, simultaneous travel by every child, or whether they took a train or sailed. The dotted connector shows the residence change only.

1910 census, St. Louis, ED 213, sheet 11B · Polk’s Seattle directory, 1914, page 1765 · 1915 directory, page 1602.

Not plotted as a confirmed journey: an Arabic passenger named John Morris, aged 21, arriving November 8, 1909, is a candidate for John Morrisroe. The passenger names an uncle Peter Beirne, not a brother. The identification remains qualified; no confirmed John Morrisroe route is claimed.

Record-image links may require FamilySearch sign-in or an Ancestry subscription. Morrison family identification · Widmer family evidence.

Three recorded voyages · schematic routes

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  • Agnes · 1848 — Bremen → New Orleans; arrival 27 November 1848. Joh. Heinr. Bickel: possible family match, unproved.
  • John Curtis · 1854 — Le Havre → New Orleans; arrival 15 January 1854. Franz and Cecilia Walter with eight children: strong candidate family group, not fully proved.
  • Ottilie · 1860 — Bremen → New York; arrival 11 June 1860. Anna Budde: possible family match, unproved.

Departure dates are not established. Curves distinguish recorded endpoints; they are not reconstructed sailing tracks. Brown: Roling branch leads. Green: Bange/Walter lead.

Port leads: 22. New York · 23. New Orleans · 24. Bremen · 30. Le Havre. Family identifications retain the qualifications above.

Ireland is shaded for the Morrison branch: country known, hometown still unproved. The closer maps below show the places more clearly.

Missouri, Illinois & Indiana

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.Illinois — generalized river courseWabash — generalized river courseMississippi — generalized river courseOhio — generalized river courseMississippi — generalized river courseMissouri — generalized river courseSangamon — generalized river courseGrand — generalized river courseChariton — generalized river courseSangamon — generalized river courseGrand — generalized river courseChariton — generalized river courseChariton — generalized river courseChariton — generalized river courseMISSOURIIOWAILLINOISINDIANAKENTUCKYMississippi R.Missouri R.Illinois R.Wabash R.Ohio R.Chariton R.Kirksville — geographic reference town, not a new family locationKirksvilleHannibal — geographic reference town, not a new family locationHannibalColumbia — geographic reference town, not a new family locationColumbiaJefferson City — geographic reference town, not a new family locationJefferson CitySpringfield — geographic reference town, not a new family locationSpringfieldDecatur — geographic reference town, not a new family locationDecaturTerre Haute — geographic reference town, not a new family locationTerre HauteJasper — geographic reference town, not a new family locationJasperN50 kmQuincySalisburyMoberlyHighlandWienNew CambriaJackson Twp.EdwardsvilleSt. LouisQuincy, Illinois — Henry Bickel & Anna Budde: Quincy household, 1870; Marriage: Adams County, 13 November 1860 — Confirmed11. Quincy, IllinoisHenry Bickel & Anna Budde: Quincy household, 1870Marriage: Adams County, 13 November 1860ConfirmedSalisbury, Missouri — Roling / Bange: family households and business; Morrison: Michael, burial reported 1968; Kunkel: Ernest, residence reported 1950 — Confirmed22. Salisbury, MissouriRoling / Bange: family households and businessMorrison: Michael, burial reported 1968Kunkel: Ernest, residence reported 1950ConfirmedMoberly, Missouri — Roling: Bob, birth 21 July 1932; Morrison / Kunkel: Barbara, death reported 1969 — Confirmed44. Moberly, MissouriRoling: Bob, birth 21 July 1932Morrison / Kunkel: Barbara, death reported 1969ConfirmedHighland, Illinois — Wilhelmina Widmer: baptism, 1870; Jacob Widmer & Elisa Reber: marriage, 1869; Separate 1871 marriage identity remains qualified — Confirmed record location66. Highland, IllinoisWilhelmina Widmer: baptism, 1870Jacob Widmer & Elisa Reber: marriage, 1869Separate 1871 marriage identity remains qualifiedConfirmed record locationWien, Missouri — Michael James Morrison & Barbara Kunkel; Marriage: 7 January 1920 — Confirmed record location1212. Wien, MissouriMichael James Morrison & Barbara KunkelMarriage: 7 January 1920Confirmed record locationNew Cambria, Missouri — Michael Morrison & Barbara Kunkel; Residence on marriage license: January 1920 — Confirmed record location1313. New Cambria, MissouriMichael Morrison & Barbara KunkelResidence on marriage license: January 1920Confirmed record locationJackson Township, Dubois County, Indiana — John & Rosa Kunkel: household, 1880 census; With Michael, Catharine and uncle Adam — Confirmed record location1414. Jackson Township, Dubois County, IndianaJohn & Rosa Kunkel: household, 1880 censusWith Michael, Catharine and uncle AdamConfirmed record locationEdwardsville, Illinois — Joseph Henry Bange: reported birth, 1864; Henry Bange: death record, 1919 — Confirmed record location1616. Edwardsville, IllinoisJoseph Henry Bange: reported birth, 1864Henry Bange: death record, 1919Confirmed record locationSt. Louis, Missouri — Bernhard Heinrich Bange & Helena Angela Bruggen; Marriage: 1 March 1859 — Confirmed record location1717. St. Louis, MissouriBernhard Heinrich Bange & Helena Angela BruggenMarriage: 1 March 1859Confirmed record location

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.

1. Quincy, Illinois · 2. Salisbury, Missouri · 4. Moberly, Missouri · 6. Highland, Illinois · 12. Wien, Missouri · 13. New Cambria, Missouri · 14. Jackson Township, Dubois County, Indiana · 16. Edwardsville, Illinois · 17. St. Louis, Missouri

Europe

FOUR BRANCHES · ONE FAMILY STORY

European places & research leads

20 locations

Explore the places already connected to the evidence below. A mapped research lead is not proof of an ancestral home.

  • Roling
  • Bange
  • Morrison
  • Kunkel

Morrison: Kilmovee is now a parish-level location in Thomas’s records; the wider family identification remains qualified. Queenstown marks Delia’s and Thomas’s departure port, not a family home. Kunkel: no precise European locality is established here.

The map is an optional enhancement. All 20 locations and their evidence links are available below.

The location list works even when the interactive map is unavailable.

Select a numbered group to zoom in; its number counts locations, not records. Hover or focus a town marker for its name; click, tap, Enter or Space for details. Escape closes details. Use the list to reach every location, including close Swiss towns.

Confirmed location   Qualified research lead   Unverified tree lead   Port lead. The precise evidence status is always written out.

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All 20 European locations

  • Ochtrup, Germany

    Roling · Suspected family connection

    Ochtrup, Germany — Bernard Roling candidate: baptism, 29 May 1820; American identity not proved — Suspected family connection

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  • Naples, Italy

    Roling · Confirmed

    Naples, Italy — Johnny Roling: hospital card, August 1944; 37th General Hospital; city pin, not hospital — Confirmed

    Read full evidence
  • Riesenbeck, Germany

    Bange · Suspected family connection

    Riesenbeck, Germany — Bange records: marriage 1776; baptism 1789; American family connection not proved — Suspected family connection

    Read full evidence
  • Bokeloh near Meppen, Germany

    Bange · Suspected family connection

    Bokeloh near Meppen, Germany — Bange records: marriage 1822; baptism 1827; 1827 child may be Missouri Henry; unproved — Suspected family connection

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  • Maikammer, Germany

    Roling · Suspected family connection

    Maikammer, Germany — Magdalena Wintz candidate: baptism, September 1827; American identity and exact birthday unresolved — Suspected family connection

    Read full evidence
  • Langula, Germany

    Roling · Suspected family connection

    Langula, Germany — Joh. Heinr. Bickel: passenger candidate, 1848; Langula association; not a proved birthplace — Suspected family connection

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  • Adligenswil, Switzerland

    Bange · Unverified tree lead

    Adligenswil, Switzerland — Jacob Widmer: shared-tree birthplace lead; Town and date not verified by reviewed records — Unverified tree lead

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  • Herzlake, Germany

    Bange · Suspected family connection

    Herzlake, Germany — Brüggen / Feld: marriage, 1833; Helena Angela Brüggen: baptism, 1837 — Suspected family connection

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  • Groß Dohren, Germany

    Bange · Suspected family connection

    Groß Dohren, Germany — Helena Angela Brüggen’s parents: residence, 1837; Reported in the Herzlake baptism entry — Suspected family connection

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  • Helte, Germany

    Bange · Suspected family connection

    Helte, Germany — Bange family residence: baptism candidate, 1827; German child’s American identity unresolved — Suspected family connection

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  • Wattenwil, Bern, Switzerland

    Bange · Suspected family connection

    Wattenwil, Bern, Switzerland — Elisabeth Widmer, born Reber: origin reported 1870; Historical Wattenweil identification remains provisional — Suspected family connection

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  • Bremen — departure port

    Roling · Passenger-list lead — family identity not proved.

    Bremen — departure port — Anna Budde · Ottilie · arrival New York 11 June 1860; Joh. Heinr. Bickel · Agnes · New Orleans 27 Nov 1848; Departure dates unknown; both identities unproved

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  • Ballwil, Lucerne, Switzerland

    Bange · Swiss originals reviewed; American family link unproved.

    25. Ballwil, Lucerne, Switzerland. Swiss originals reviewed; American family link unproved.

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  • Rothenburg, Lucerne, Switzerland

    Bange · Swiss originals reviewed; American family link unproved.

    26. Rothenburg, Lucerne, Switzerland. Swiss originals reviewed; American family link unproved.

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  • Rain, Lucerne, Switzerland

    Bange · Swiss originals reviewed; American family link unproved.

    Rain’s 1816 baptism and the 1803 Widmer–Waler marriage recorded at Hochdorf support a Swiss family. The exact 1803 venue and American connection remain unproved.

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  • Philippsburg, Germany

    Bange · German records reviewed; American family link supported by Cecilia’s obituary.

    28. Philippsburg, Germany: German original-record research lead; American family connection supported by Cecilia Walter’s obituary.

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  • Östringen, Germany

    Bange · German records reviewed; American family link supported by Cecilia’s obituary.

    29. Östringen, Germany: German original-record research lead; American family connection supported by Cecilia Walter’s obituary.

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  • Le Havre, France — departure port

    Bange / Walter · Recorded voyage; family identification qualified

    John Curtis left Havre and arrived in New Orleans on January 15, 1854. Franz and Cecilia Walter with eight children are a strong candidate family group, not fully proved.

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  • Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland — departure port

    Morrison / Morrisroe · Recorded departure port; different evidence for each voyage

    Delia’s petition reports Queenstown departure in March 1899 on Teutonic, day left blank. Thomas’s Lusitania manifest records departure June 9, 1912 and New York arrival June 15.

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  • Kilmovee, County Mayo, Ireland

    Morrison / Morrisroe · Parish-level family record location; identification qualified

    Thomas’s 1912 Lusitania manifest gives Kilmovee as last residence and birthplace, and places his father Pat at Raherolish, Kilmovee, County Mayo. The townland spelling remains qualified.

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Swiss research leads · Bange branch

Original Rain and Rothenburg baptisms, two Ballwil marriage entries and the 1803 Widmer–Waler marriage recorded in Hochdorf’s register now support a Swiss family. The 1803 date/place chain points to Rain, but the exact ceremony venue remains uncertain. Its connection to the later American family remains unproved. Open numbered callouts connect to the true town points; the labels have not moved those points.

The points mark towns, not a church, house or farm. Use the cards below when the close points are hard to distinguish.

3. Ochtrup, Germany · 5. Naples, Italy · 9. Maikammer, Germany · 10. Langula, Germany · 11. Adligenswil, Switzerland · 21. Wattenwil, Bern, Switzerland

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.

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Meet the four branches · J.F. Roling & Son · Family Photos · Sources and evidence