Can Anyone Identify the Town, Village, or City in this Old German text?

[davecapps]

I still think the name starts with "Moi". by the way this is a small "d" in old German

Dave

[Karen McDonald]

I think the word in post #2 fairly clearly reads Meize, which I would guess is the archaic spelling of Meitze (about 35 km west of Wienhausen).

I have often seen the letter 't' slip in to and out of spellings.

Justin

I see what you mean. I think the second letter in the first version of the word does indeed look like an "e". Which doesn't rule out the possibility of it being a wonky "o", though...

Hmmm...

Moide is (now) a tiddly little village with 30-odd inhabitants.

Meitze is a relatively sleepy village (700-odd inhabitants) BUT used to be livelier. It stood at the crossing point of 2 important trade routes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meitze

Hmmm...

[Karen McDonald]

Stever, do you know when this Johann was born and/or his wife's name?

Karen

[Stever32]

Johann Gehrke's wife was Catherine Dorothee Goltermann (or something along those lines). I don't have any information on either of them other than this place of residence, which you guys are so graciously helping me out with, and a birth date for a Son, Heinrich Friedrich, who was born in about 1817. I'm hoping that Heinrich's place of birth is the same place. All of this is coming from the marriage record for Heinrich that I found, dated 1841. I'm guessing that Johann was born in the late 1790's but that is 100% a guess. Thank you so much for all of your assistance here you guys.

Stever

[davecapps]

Johann Gehrke's wife was Catherine Dorothee Goltermann (or something along those lines). I don't have any information on either of them other than this place of residence, which you guys are so graciously helping me out with, and a birth date for a Son, Heinrich Friedrich, who was born in about 1817. I'm hoping that Heinrich's place of birth is the same place. All of this is coming from the marriage record for Heinrich that I found, dated 1841. I'm guessing that Johann was born in the late 1790's but that is 100% a guess. Thank you so much for all of your assistance here you guys.

Stever

Who did Heinrich marry?
Dave

[davecapps]

Summary:

I still think the place in the first post is Moide.

I agree with Justin that in the 2 Post it is more than likely Meitze (Meize)

In the 8 Post, wife´s location, I read Weser-Bergland

Dave

[Karen McDonald]

Hi Stever,

Think you might find this interesting:
(if it is public, I think I am allowed to link it?)

http://www.online-ofb.de/famreport.php?ofb=wienhausen&ID=I34111&nachname=GEHRKE&modus=&lang=de

Bit too much of a coincidence not to be the same Johann.

Johann Heinrich Gehrke, born around 1786 in Bissendorf (Hannover), occupation: miller
Married Dorothea Golter, born around 1789

Son Heinrich Friederich, born around 1812 in Bissendorf (Hannover)

"Bissendorf (Hannover)" because there are several Bissendorfs in Germany.
This Bissendorf is about 35km from Wienhausen.

These are the details for son Heinrich:
http://www.online-ofb.de/famreport.php?ofb=wienhausen&ID=I34088&nachname=GEHRKE&lang=de

I've written to Mr Oelker (the man who is responsible for this info), asking if he can help with the place names. Let's see what he says.

Karen






 

[Stever32]

Wow! That would be a shock. I'd be very interested in seeing if this is the same person whom I seek.

The "Golter" in the document I have is definitely ending with "-mann" though. Not sure if that means anything or ....

[Karen McDonald]

Just in case Mr Oelker asks: Is Johann an ancestor of yours? May I also ask what sort of document it is? (Please feel free to answer via private message if you don't want too much made public 

Karen