Krueckeberg Background

Krückeberg Triangle

Select Krückeberg Immigrants to the American Midwest by Steven T Krueckeberg, October 2025, explains his discovery of a geographical Krückeberg Triangle.

Family Records

Familienschein des Auswanderers (Family certificate of the Emigrant)

We know from this tyepwritten document

Familienschein des Auswanderers
Figure 1. Familienschein des Auswanderers

Translation

Transliteration Translation 
Familienschein des Auswanderers Carl Friederich Krückeberg von N. 18
in Beerenbusch, Deutschland.

Laut Angabe des hiesigen Kirchenbuchs wurde Carl Friederich
Krückeberg (eheliches 2tes Kind und 1ster Sohn des Carl Friedrich
Gottlieb Krueckeberg, Schneiders in Beerenbusch, und seine Ehefrau
Philippine Leonore geb. Bleeken, von N. 11 in Evensen), d. 21sten
Mai, 1807 Abends 8 Uhr geboren und d. 24ten im Namen des Dreieinigen
Gottes in hiesiger Kirche getauft, wobei als Taufzeugen erschienen:

1) Hans Heinrich Wilhairm N. 11,
2) Johann Heinrich Deerberg N. 6 in Evensen,
3) Jobst Heinrich Krueckeberg von Beerenbusch.

Sein evangelishes lutheranisches Glaubensbekenntnis legte derselbe
ab am Sonntag Quasimodigeniti 1821.

Derselbe verheiratete sich am 16ten Nov. 1834 mit Jungfrau Luise
Dorothea Weiland, geb. d. 2. Jan. 1811, Nachmittags 2 Uhr getauft d.
6ten im Namen des Dreieinigen Gottes in hiesiger Kirche;
ehel.  3te Kind, 3te Tochter des Friedrich Wilhelm Weiland, Kol. n.
20 in Evensen und sr. Ehefrau Anna Katharine, geb. Drinckuth. Ihre
Gevatterinnen waren, Dorothea Deerberg, N. 6, und Katharine Leonore
Kuhlmann, N. 3 in Even.

Obigen Eheleuten ev. luth. Glaubensbekenntnisses sind nachfol-
gende Kinder am Leben:

1. Carl Heinrich Wilhelm Krueckeberg, geb. d. 4ten Feb. 1835,
morgens 3 Uhr; getauft d. 8ten im Namen des Dreieinigen Gottes;
konfirmiert am Sonntag Quasimodogeniti, d. 15ten April 1849.

2. Caroline Philippine Krueckeberg, geb. d. 15ten Oktober,
1837 mittags 11 Uhr; getauft im Namen des Dreieinigen Gottes d. 22.

3. Caroline Philippine Sophie Krueckeberg, geb. d. 8ten Sept.
1840; morgens 2 Uhr; getauft d. 13ten im Namen des Dreieinigen
Gottes.

4. Wilhelmine Christine Krueckeberg, geb. d. 6ten Sept. 1843
abends 9 Uhr; getauft d. 14ten im Namen des Dreieinigen Gottes.

5. Friederich Wilhelm Krueckeberg, geb. d. 23ten Juli, 1846;
getauft den 30ten im Namen des Dreieinigen Gottes.

6. Ernst Heinrich Krueckeberg, geb. d. 6ten Feb. 1850, morgens
6 Uhr; getauft d. 13ten im Namen des Dreieinigen Gottes.

Die Übereinstimmung vorstehender Angaben mit den hiesigen
Kirchenbuechern bescheinigt den Auswanderern unter Anwuenschung
des goettlichen Segens—sub fide pastorali

Petzen d. 23sten September 1850
Pede vacanti
der vikarirende Prediger

Fürstentum Schaumburg Lippe.

L. Schwerdtmann von Bergkirchen.
 
Family Record of the Emigrant Carl Friederich Krückeberg from No. 18
in Beerenbusch, Germany.

According to the information in the local church book, Carl
Friederich Krückeberg (legitimate second child and first son of Carl
Friedrich Gottlieb Krückeberg, tailor in Beerenbusch, and his wife
Philippine Leonore, née Bleeken, of No. 11 in Evensen), was born on
May 21, 1807, at 8 o’clock in the evening, and baptized on the 24th,
in the name of the Triune God, in this church.  As baptismal
sponsors appeared:

1. Hans Heinrich Wilhairm, No. 11,
2. Johann Heinrich Deerberg, No. 6 in Evensen,
3. Jobst Heinrich Krückeberg of Beerenbusch.

He made his Evangelical Lutheran confession of faith on
Quasimodogeniti Sunday in 1821.

He married on November 16, 1834, the maiden Luise Dorothea Weiland,
born January 2, 1811, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, baptized on the
6th in the name of the Triune God in this church; the legitimate
third child, third daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm Weiland, colonist
at No. 20 in Evensen, and his wife Anna Katharine, née Drinckuth.
Her baptismal sponsors were Dorothea Deerberg, No. 6, and Katharine
Leonore Kuhlmann, No. 3 in Evensen.

To the above married couple of the Evangelical Lutheran confession,
the following children are living:

1. Carl Heinrich Wilhelm Krückeberg, born February 4, 1835, at 3
   o’clock in the morning; baptized on the 8th in the name of the
Triune God; confirmed on Quasimodogeniti Sunday, April 15, 1849.

2. Caroline Philippine Krückeberg, born October 15, 1837, at 11
   o’clock midday; baptized on the 22nd in the name of the Triune
God.

3. Caroline Philippine Sophie Krückeberg, born September 8, 1840, at
   2 o’clock in the morning; baptized on the 13th in the name of the
Triune God.

4. Wilhelmine Christine Krückeberg, born September 6, 1843, at 9
   o’clock in the evening; baptized on the 14th in the name of the
Triune God.

5. Friederich Wilhelm Krückeberg, born July 23, 1846; baptized on
   the 30th in the name of the Triune God.

6. Ernst Heinrich Krückeberg, born February 6, 1850, at 6 o’clock in
   the morning; baptized on the 13th in the name of the Triune God.

The agreement of the above information with the local church books
is hereby certified to the emigrants, with invocation of divine
blessing—sub fide pastorali.

Petzen, September 23, 1850
Pede vacanti
the acting preacher

Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.

L. Schwerdtmann from Bergkirchen.

"Philippine Leonore, née Bleeken" is inaccurate. It should be "Philippine Leonore, née Werkmeister".

that the Krückeberg family originated from an area near Petzen called Berenbusch. This document originated from Harry Frederick Krueckeberg who believed it was among his father’s papers, and he believed his father had typed it. I obtained the copy above from Melvin Krueckeberg several years ago.

According to "The Union Township Krueckebergs (Krückeberg) From Germany to Adams County, Indiana, 1850 to June 29, 2008", by Melvin E. W. Krueckeberg, a spiral bound publication distributed at the 2008 Krueckeberg reunion in Adams county:

From The Union Township Krueckebergs (Krückeberg) From Germany to Adams County, Indiana, 1850 to June 29, 2008
When I began doing research on the Krueckebergs I had no idea where they lived in Germany. In 1999 Arlene and I were passing through Colorado and we stopped to say hello to cousin Harry in Fort Collins. I told him about my new hobby an[sic] that I did not know where in Germany the Kruekebergs were located. Harry said: I have that information and gave me as[sic] copy of the Certificate of the Emigrant…​
— Melvin E. W. Krueckeberg

Ernest Thode’s German-English Genealogical Dictionary, defines Familenschein as family record. "Familienschein des Auswanderers" thus translates as: Emigrant’s Family Record.

At the bottom of the document is the name of an official who is "von Bergkirchen" ("from Bergkirchen"). Bergkirchen is 22 miles distant from Petzen.