Find Ancestors

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Quick Search

Single word search

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

The Bolte Family of Hoexter, Westfalen, Prussia

ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

David

David Report 6 Feb 2014 20:22

I am trying to find out about the family of my paternal grandmother - Bertha Mathilda Bolte. I believe she was born in Hoexter in Prussia in 1867, the daughter of Friedrich and Jenni Bolte. She had four siblings, Karoline, Heinrich, Hermann and Johanna.
At some point in her life she moved to Southern Africa and initially married George Davies and then after he died she married my grandfather William Stevens.
I know all about the family from then onwards but would like to find out more about my Bolte ancestors and also what became of her siblings, Karoline, Heinrich, Hermann and Johanna.
Any help would be much appreciated.

David

patchem

patchem Report 6 Feb 2014 20:52

Could you say where you have looked for information about them, so we do not duplicate suggestions or searches?

Thank-you.

Added:
This one?
Bertha Mathilde Bolte
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 1 Mai 1867 (1 May 1867)
Baptism Date: 29 Mai 1867 (29 May 1867)
Baptism Place: Sankt Kilian Evangelische-Lutherische,Hoexter,Westfalen,Prussia
Father: Friedrich Bolte
Mother: Jenni Dormann
FHL Film Number: 1051756-1051758

Catherine

Catherine Report 6 Feb 2014 20:53

for info (important to give full names :-

Johanna Wilhelmine Bolte
Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898
birth: 13 July 1870
christening: 21 August 1870 SANKT KILIAN EVANGELISCHE-LUTHERISCHE,HOEXTER,WESTFALEN,PRUSSIA
father: Friedr Bolte
mother: Jenni Dormann

Hermann Julius Bolte
Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898
birth: 22 July 1868
christening: 23 August 1868 SANKT KILIAN EVANGELISCHE-LUTHERISCHE,HOEXTER,WESTFALEN,PRUSSIA
father: Friedrich Bolte
mother: Jenni Dormann

Heinrich Wilhelm Bolte
Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898
birth: 6 September 1865
christening: 24 September 1865 SANKT KILIAN EVANGELISCHE-LUTHERISCHE,HOEXTER,WESTFALEN,PRUSSIA
father: Friedrich Bolte
mother: Jenni Dormann

Karoline Sophie Bolte
Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898
birth: 24 November 1863
christening: 18 December 1863 SANKT KILIAN EVANGELISCHE-LUTHERISCHE,HOEXTER,WESTFALEN,PRUSSIA
father: Friedrich Bolte
mother: Jenni Dormann


Catherine

Catherine Report 6 Feb 2014 21:03

Looks like Johanna may have gone to US

Name: Marie Kolpin
Birth Date: 16 May 1888
Birthplace: Cook County, Illinois
Gender: Female
Race: White
Father's Name: Wilhelm Kolpin
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Father's Age: 22y

Mother's Name: Johanne Wilhelmine Bolt
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Age: 21y

GS Film number: 1287786
Digital Folder Number: 4271482
Image Number: 1022
Reference ID: cn 2670
...........................

maybe relevant?

Name: Johan W. Kolpin
Birth Date: 03 Mar 1894
Birthplace: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender: Male
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Father's Name: Wilhelm T. Kolpin
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Father's Age: 28

Mother's Name: Wilhelmina J. Bolt
Mother's Birthplace: Germany

GS Film number: 1287740
Digital Folder Number: 4271378
Image Number: 102
Reference ID: e 8557 p 172
.............................................

also this one?


Name: Minna Kolpin
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1890
Birthplace: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender: Female
Race (Original): white
Race: White
Father's Name: Wilhem Kolpin
Father's Birthplace: Ger
Father's Age: 24

Mother's Name: Wilhemina F. Bolt
Mother's Birthplace: Ger

GS Film number: 1287735
Digital Folder Number: 4271374
Image Number: 77
Reference ID: v 21 p 162

David

David Report 6 Feb 2014 21:03

I have found information on Familysearch which has been useful.
I am keen to find out what happened to her siblings.

David

Catherine

Catherine Report 6 Feb 2014 21:13

May also be relevant, if Johanna did indeed marry William Koelpin?

Name: William Koelpin
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Precinct 5 Lake View Chicago city Ward 26, Cook, Illinois, United States
District: 782
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Number of Living Children:
Years Married: 14
Birth Date: Dec 1865
Birthplace: Germany
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1886
Immigration Year: 1882
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Mother of how many children:
Sheet Number and Letter: 8A
Household ID: 144
Line Number: 23
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1240276
Digital Folder Number: 004113735
Image Number: 00275
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head William Koelpin M 35 Germany
Wife Minnie Koelpin F 33 Germany - (year of immigration 1871)
Daughter Lizzie Koelpin F 12 Illinois
Daughter Frida Koelpin F 10 Illinois
Daughter Elsie Koelpin F 3 Illinois
Sister-in-law Lena Boldt F 20 Illinois

David

David Report 6 Feb 2014 21:16

Thanks that is all very useful.
David

David

David Report 6 Feb 2014 21:16

Thanks that is all very useful.
David

Catherine

Catherine Report 6 Feb 2014 21:21

Lots of other info on familysearch.org for the family I have posted. Won't post it all in case it isn't them and as you are familiar with the site you can maybe have a look for yourself.

Catherine

Catherine Report 6 Feb 2014 21:27

Marriage for Karoline:-

Karoline Sophie Amalie Hermine Bolte
Germany Marriages, 1558-1929
birth: 24 November 1863
marriage: 24 May 1888 Sankt Kilian Evangelische-Lutherische, Hoexter, Westfalen, Prussia
father: Friedrich Bolte
spouse: Robert Friedrich Saure
other: Friedrich Saure