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- BIOGRAPHY: Roeslein / Roesslein, Stegmann, Geenen
Author: Richard Griffith Date: 8 Feb 2001 12:00 PM GMT
Surnames: Roeslein, Roesslein, Stegmann, Geenen, Betz
Classification: Query
BIOGRAPHY: I am seeking the birthplace and ancestry of my great-grandmother, Barbara Röslein or Rößlein, who emigrated to the United States in 1869, arriving at the port of New York on the steamship "Hansa" on 30 August 1869. This ship sailed from the port of Bremen, in Germany. On the arrival passenger list, she is shown as age 20, "belonging to the country of" Oberfranken. The next entry on the passenger list is "Conr." Betz, age 18, also from Oberfranken. As seen below, a Betz couple became godparents of her daughter Anna in 1878, suggesting to me that there may have been a family connection to the Betzes. Barbara first married Balthasar Stegmann about 1870 or 1871. He apparently died around 1876. She then married Jakob Cyriac Geenen around 1877. I have not been able to find either of these marriage records. There were two children from each marriage, and all were baptized at Most Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. These were Margaret Stegmann (godmother was Margaret Roslein [see below]), Adam Stegmann (godparents Adam and Luise Biegen), Anna Maria Geenen (godparents Jno. and Anna Maria Betz) and Cyriac George Joseph Geenen (godparents Cyriac and Katherine Schreiner; Joseph Geenen was my grandfather). The church does not have either of the marriage records. In the 1890's the Geenens moved from Brooklyn to Newark, New Jersey, and subsequently purchased property at 57 Lang Street. Barbara died in 1903 and Jakob in 1924. They are both buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Newark. The church from which Barbara was buried does not have death records from that period of time. Barbara's gravestone gives the dates of her birth and death [25 July 1847 - 1 March 1903]. I am assuming that the date of 25 July is correct. Her age given on the ship passenger list and on various census records make her up to a couple years younger or older. For example, if she was 20 years old on 30 August 1869 (from the passenger list), she would have been born in 1849, not 1847. The 1880 census for Brooklyn, NY, 1 June 1880, shows her as age 33, which would make her born in 1846. The 1900 Federal Census of Newark, NJ, gives her birth as July 1846. So I am not sure that the year of 1847 is correct. The 1880 census shows that she was born in "Bavaria", which is consistent with "Oberfranken". The 1900 census, death certificate, and children's records simply give her birthplace as "Germany". Balthasar Stegmann arrived in New York on the ship "Auguste" on 18 September 1865, age 25, from the port of Bremen. Margaretha "Rosslein" arrived in New York on the ship "Rhein" on 25 March 1872, also from the port of Bremen. The passenger listings only gave their place of origin as "Germany". Margaretha's age leads me to believe that she was probably Barbara's sister. I think that is about all of the information I have at this time. I would welcome any suggestions anyone may have in order to obtain the desired birth and ancestry information for my great-grandmother. Richard Richard W. Griffith rgriffithone@mediaone.net
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1880 - 1955 (75 years)
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