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Personal data Engelina Troff 


Household of Engelina Troff

She is married to Brune Bruns.

They got married on April 21, 1894 at Stapelmoor, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Preußen, she was 19 years old.

Brune Bruns oo Engelina Troff

Marriage source: Koens, Rolf u. Christian, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Stapelmoor 1709 - 1900, (Westerstede, Eigenverlag, MMV), ISBN 3-9809065-3-1, Seite 82

[Seite 82]

'556 Bruns, Brune, Dienstknecht in Beschotenweg; oo 21.4.1894 Engelina Troff, * 9.11.1874, ~ 10.1.1875 in Dielerh., Dienstmagd. T.d. 4359 ...' <>

Child(ren):

  1. Etta Margaretha Bruns  1894-< 1973 
  2. Jennie Bruns  1896-1987
  3. Walbert Bruns  1899-1979 
  4. Lena Bruns  1902-2002 
  5. Johanna Bruns  1905-1948
  6. Gertie Bruns  1907-2000 
  7. Bruno Bruns  1909-2001
  8. Grace Sedena Bruns  1912-1999 
  9. John Menno Bruns  1915-1980
  10. Tressie Florence Bruns  1916-2005 


Notes about Engelina Troff

Engelina Troff

Source: Koens, Rolf u. Christian, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Stapelmoor 1709 - 1900, (Westerstede, Eigenverlag, MMV), ISBN 3-9809065-3-1, Seiten 82 u. 472

[Seite 82]

'556 Bruns, Brune, Dienstknecht in Beschotenweg; oo 21.4.1894 Engelina Troff, * 9.11.1874, ~ 10.1.1875 in Dielerh., Dienstmagd. T.d. 4359
Etta Margaretha * 5.8.1894 in Dielerh., ~ 2.9.'

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'4359 Troff, Jan, * 19.5.1835, ~ 24.5. in Stapmh., Dienstknecht, S.d. 4355; ; oo 23.8.1863 Engel Groeneveld, * 27.4.1841, ~ 9.5. in Stapmh., T.d. 1507, + 2.3.1894, # 6.3. ...
Engellina * 1874, oo 556 ...'

Mulhearn, Sandra, Sandra's Ancestry, (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.com, x Dec MMV)

'... Englena TROFF ... Name: Engelina BRUNS ... Sex: F Birth: 9 Nov 1872 or 1874 in Dielerheide, Ost Friesland, Germany 1 Death: 26 Nov 1951 1 2 Immigration: Sailed from Rotterdam on the ship Rotterdam 6 May 1903 Ellis Island, NY Note:Immigrated with husband, son Walbert, and daughters, Etta, Jennie, and Lena ... Change Date: 10 Dec 2005 ...

Note: Came to the US by a loan of $500 from Menno Troff

Father: Jan Geerds TROFF b: 20 May 1835 in Stapelmoor Mother: Engel GROENEVELD b: 27 Apr 1841 in Dielerheide (G 482)

Marriage 1 Bruno BRUNS b: 24 Feb 1868 Married: 21 Apr 1894 Change Date: 9 Nov 2005

Children

1. Walbert BRUNS b: 3 Mar 1899 in Bunde, Ostfriesland, Germany 2. Etta BRUNS b: 3 Aug 1894 3. Jennie BRUNS b: 7 Oct 1896 4. Lena BRUNS b: 25 Aug 1902 5. Johanna BRUNS b: 28 May 1905 6. Gertie BRUNS b: 6 May 1907 in Germany 7. Bruno BRUNS b: 26 Jul 1909 8. Grace Sedne BRUNS b: 16 Apr 1912 9. John Menno BRUNS b: 29 Jan 1915 in Iowa 10. Tressie Florence BRUNS b: 22 Dec 1916

Sources:

1. Abbrev: PhpGEDView Title: PhpGEDView Publication: http://www.ucf.ics.uci.edu/~marvin/phpGedView/pedigree.php?rootid=I056 80

2. Abbrev: About PhpGedView Title: About PhpGedView Author: Hinrich Groeneveld Publication: http://www.phpgedview.net Page: http://www.ucf.ics.uci.edu/~marvin/phpGedView.mysql/~marvin/phpGedView /individual.php?pid=I05680 Quality: 3'Engelina Troff'

Boyken, Hans-Georg, Wo sind sie geblieben? - Ostfriesen in Amerika Teil IV (1916 - 1971), (Titonka IA, Boyken & Boyken, MMIII), ON#17-1940, no pagination, repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

"Menno TROFF * 20 Dec 1870 Dielerheide/Ostfriesland \\ > 1898 near Buffalo Center, IA \\ oo 9 Mar 1905 Grietje (aka Maggie) GROEN in Woden, IA \\ + 8 May 1940 Woden, IA \\ = 10 May 1940 south of Woden, IA \\ R: w, (s John TROFF * 29 Jun 1906 north ofWoden, IA, + 18 Apr 1992, = 21 Apr 1992 near Woden IA), (d Hattie TROFF * 10 Jul 1908 north of Woden, IA, + 13 Jan 1985, = 15 Jan 1985 near Woden, IA), si Mrs. (Bruno) BRUNS*TROFF in Buffalo Center, IA, 1 br and 2 si in Ostfriesland \\\\O, also private obituary collection"

The Buffalo Center [IA] Tribune, 59th Year, # 30, 6 Dec. 1951 (Thursday), Pg. 1, Col. 5

[Pg. 1, Col. 5]

"Rites Held for Mrs. Bruno Bruns

Funeral services for Mrs. Bruno Bruns were held here on Thursday, at the Reformed Chruch, with the Rev. H. F. Senne and Rev. Henry Kruse officiating. Interment was in Olena Mound Cemetery, Buffalo Center.

Mrs. Bruno Bruns, nee Engellina Troff, was born November 9, 1872, at Dielerheide, Eastfriesland, Germany. She departed this life on Monday evening, November, 26, 1951, at the age of 79 years and 17 days.

On April 21, 1894, she was married to Bruno Bruns at Stapelmoor, Eastfriesland, Germany. In the year 1903 the family emigrated to this country,coming to this area where they have since resided, and engaged in farming.

The deceased was in failing health for some years. For more than a year she was bed-ridden with a lingering illness from which she is now removed to her eternal home.

She leaves to mourn her departure, her husband and nine children; Etta, Mrs. May land of Lake Mills, Jennie, Mrs. Kort of Buffalo Center; Wulbert of Britt; Engellina, Mrs. Harringa of Wesley; Gerti, Mrs. Henry Stohr of Woden; Bruno ofTitonka; Grace, Mrs. Edward Stohr of Titonka; John Bruns; Tressa, Mrs. Dick Beenken of Titonka. Besides these 9 children there are 30 grand-children and 13 greatgrand-children. One daughter, Johanna, preceded her in death." <>

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