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A Little Bit About UsIke is a Colorado native who grew up in Pueblo. Joy has lived in Colorado since the 1970s. We have been married for 33 years! We share our space with Cosmo, a sweet kitty who loves being the center of attention. Cosmo is in charge of our daily schedule. We also host a menagerie of raccoon families, birds, squirrels, foxes, and other people's cats. We are interested in the creative arts, southwestern history, and gardening. We love antique and collectible shows, and also buy and sell on eBay. We collect many things, including vintage Christmas ornaments, and antique items from Pueblo. We are both deltiologists. A deltiologist collects vintage and antique postcards. We also occasionally work on genealogy, and hope to do more in the future. We've listed key names below - scroll down the page. Thanks to all those who have worked so hard on the family lines. Much love to everyone out there, |
Genealogy Notes — Ike's Ancestors
Ikelman was once spelled Eikelmann. Ike's ancestors immigrated to the United States in 1883 from Bochum, Germany, and also lived in Wattenscheid, Ueckendorf, and a generation before, in Beckum. Family records have been found at St. Stephanus, Beckum, back to the 1700s. In the early 1900s, these Ikelmans lived in IA and CO. Key names: Ikelman, Eikelmann, Leskeh, Aldinger, Herris, Stroker.
Ike is also a descendent of Leonard West (1760-1842, m. Phoebe Morgan) who lived in NC, TN, and KY. From there, many from this West family moved to Pueblo, CO, and Pasadena, CA. Key names: West, Morgan, Fielding, Bradford, Fike, Herndon, Milliken, Suttle or Settle, McMurry. Confirmed siblings of Leonard West were Agness West (m. Milliken) and Amos West (m. Herndon).
Ike is represented in Family Group 5 of the West DNA Project. If you are related to the this "West" line, please write and we will help to get you connected to the myfamily.com discussion group.
Genealogy Notes — Joy's Ancestors
Joy's paternal ancestors came from Finland. They worked in the copper mines in Houghton County, Michigan. The last name was changed from Heikka to Hagen. Some of the records of ancestors are found in the church register, Alatornio Congregation, Oulu Diocese. Hagen married Scannell, whose father immigrated from Cork County, Ireland (to Boston). Key names: Heikka, Hagen, Scannell, Horgan, Kane, Eckholm.
Joy's grandfather Abrolat came from Tilsit (Szillen), Prussia, which is now part of Lithuania. Grandmother Witzke immigrated from Hopfengarten, German Empire, Prussia, in 1913. Hopfengarten is now called Brzoza, and is in Poland near Bydgoszcz (formerly Bromberg). Ancestors first settled in IL and MO. Key names: Abrolat, Witzke, Kargel, Bartel, Markwart, Marquardt or Marquard, Stepputis.
Some immigration records are found at http://www.ellisisland.org, an excellent, free source of Ellis Island entry information. Another free source of information is RootsWeb. We also highly recommended Family Search.