Re: Sylvester B. Goeke - Greenville,OH 1940
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Re: Sylvester B. Goeke - Greenville,OH 1940
M thomas 7/13/01
No, I don't guess there is a connection.Our Goekes are from Hanover, Germany, and came over before Ellis Island.I am not sure when they came over or who all came over, but I have the Citizenship Paper for my husband's ggrandfather, Joseph Goeke, who was born in 1840, in Hanover, Germany.He became a US citizen in 1876 and I believe I read that you had to be in the US for 5 years before you could become a citizen, so that would put him in the US at least as early as 1870/1871.In their cemetery plot, there are 3 marker stones that appear to depict three different Goeke families, who I am considering to be 3 brothers and their families.One says Ben Goeke, but I don't find a headstone for a Ben Goeke nor is there a Ben Goeke listed on the Interment Sheet from the cemetery.We have a couple of Bernard Goekes, so I am wondering if one of the Bernard's went by the name of Ben.I haven't gotten around to doing any Census searching for this family yet.I have just accumulated information from sources such as information that was passed down (some coming from Joseph Goeke's Bible or some type of family book that my husband's aunt had), his ggrandparent's Death Certificates, Joseph's Citizenship Paper and Cemetery Records.But it appears that our Ben Goeke's are too far apart in age (1840 and 1888) to be speaking of the same Ben Goeke.
I would appreciate it if you would keep my e-mail address around in your Goeke file and if in your searches you come across any Goeke information, especially for St. Louis, Missouri, that you will send the information or site address my way.There doesn't seem to be much on the Goeke surname on the GenForum web site.There musn't be many Goekes out there or you would think someone would be searching for them.
Thank you for your reply.It was nice conversing with you.
Thank you!
Mary Ellen
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