Bückeburg Archive Research

This document lists the specific archival items required for conducting the early-period Krückeberg research (1700–1760) in the Bückeburg archive. It is designed to be used together with the overarching research framework in the Master Research Strategy:

Master Research Strategy: Krückeberg Families of Berenbusch & Evesen (1700–1850).

Finding Prospective Parents of Krückebergs Born between 1736 and 1750 in Secular Records

The secular records listed here might hold the clue to the parentage of the Krückeberg children discussed below who were born in 1736, 1741, 1744, 1746 and 1750.

Background to Unknown Parentage

On 28 September 1727 Johann Henrich Krückeberg from Berenbusch married Anna Marie Vahlsing from Evesen. We know of no other early 18^th century marriage in the Petzen Gemeinde, and the Kirchenbuch images for this time period are of very poor quality to begin with.

Furthermore, we know Anna Maria Vahlsing was born in 1701 because her May 8, 1757, death record states she was age 56 when she died.

Ten Krückeberg children were born between 1728 and 1750, one has no baptism record only a burial record, likely due to dying soon after birth and either not being baptized or not recorded as baptized. We have proof that Johann Heinrich was the father of three of the ten chidren born between 1728 and 1750, and we know that a Jobst Krückeberg was the father of one of the children. The given name of the Krückeberg father of the seven other children is not given.

The table below summarizes what is known of the parentage of these seven children:

Krückeberg Children born/baptized between 1728 and 1750
Event Date	Child’s Name	Parentage Information in Record
Baptism July 7, 1728	Johann Friedrich Krückeberg	His baptism record states: Johann Heinrich Krückebergs aus Berenbusch Söhnlein Johann Friedrich getauft
Baptism 13 Januar 1731	Rudolphia Margaretha Elisabeth Krückeberg	Her baptism record states: 13 Januarÿ ist Johann Heinrich Krückeberg aus Berenbusch Töchterl[ein]: Rudolphina Margaretha Elisabeth getafut. Gevatterin sind gewesen Rudolpha Mönhkhoffs, Margaretha Elisabeth Bormanns, Anna Elisa- beth Weÿland, und Anna Margareth Stedings aus Berenbusch
Baptism 6 Sept. 1733	Jobst Heinrich Krückeberg	His baptism record states: d 6th Septembr ist Johann Hinrich Krückeberg im Berenbusch Söhnlein Jobst Hinrich getrauft.
Burial 14 Feb. 1734	Unamed "small" daughter buried	[H?] Krückeberg von Behrenbusch ein Töchterlein begrab lasß.
Baptism 29 Jan. 1736	Dorothea Elisabeth Krückeberg	Krückeberg v. [B. B.] ein Töchterl[ein] tauft lassen (Krückeberg from Berenbusch had a daughter baptized.)
Burial 11 Feb. 1739	Johann Wilhelm Krückeberg	His death record states: d 5t Novemb. Johann Wilhelm Krückeberg Patris Johann Heinrich Krückeberg aus Berenbusch Söhnlein begraben, alt 8 3/4 Jahr Translation: On the 5th of November, Johann Wilhelm Krückeberg, son of Johann Heinrich Krückeberg from Berenbusch, was buried, aged 8¾ years
Burial 27 Dec. 1741	Sophie Marie Krückeberg	From her death record: Sophie Marie Krückeberg, des Jobst Heinrich Krückeberg nachgelaßen, blindgebohrne Tochter (Sophie Marie Krückeberg, surviving daughter of Jobst Heinrich Krückeberg, born blind)
Baptism 19 Jan. 1744	Johann Heinrich Krückeberg	d. 19 dito Krückeberg ein Söhnlein taufen laßen [benahmset = benamset = benennt] Johann Heinrich, Gevatter sind G[eorg?] [Frerking/Frerkung] Ahldags. Weiland in Behrenbusch. Watermanns Soh[n?] von Nordholtz.
Baptism 26 Oct. 1746	Anna Louise Eleonore Krückeberg	d. 26 Oct. Anna Louisa Eleonore Krückebergs getauft Pater _ _ _ Krückeberg aus Berenbusch Gevatter Rödenbecks Tochter aus Scheye
Burial 5 Nov. 1747	Johann Wilhelm Krückeberg	d 5t Novemb. Johann Wilhelm Krückeberg Patris Johann Heinrich Krückeberg aus Berenbusch Söhnlein begraben, alt 8 3/4 Jahr
Baptism 4 Nov. 1750	Carl Philip Krückeberg	d. 4[ten] Novemb. Carl Philip Krückeberg des Leineweber Kruckebergs zu Bernbusch Sohn getauft: Gev[atter]. Fahlsings Sohn aus Eversen

Prospective Secular Records for Parentage of Krückeberg Children Born in 1736, 1741, 1744, 1746 and 1750.

These secular records should be examined for Krückebergs in the time period of 1700 to circa 1760. I would like TIF images of pages in these documents were Krückebergs in Berenbusch are mentioned.

Identifier	Deonotation	Life span
NLA BU, L 101a, A No. 140	Namensverzeichnis sämtlicher Kolonen der Ämter Bückeburg und Arensburg, mit Nummerierung der sämtlichen Häuser. (Microfiches vorhanden!) List of names of all colonists in the districts of Bückeburg and Arensburg, with numbering of all houses.	1740 - 1830
NLA BU L 2 L Nr. 27/28	Erfassung der Haus- und Hofbesitzer im Amt Bückeburg im Rahmen einer Generallandesvisitation (Landesvermessung) Survey of house and farm owners in the Bückeburg district as part of a general state survey (state survey)	1737
NLA BU L 2 L Nr. 27/41	Protokolle über die Befragung der einzelnen Hofbesitzer in Evesen, Berenbusch, Nordholz und Rusbend im Rahmen der Generallandesvisitation (Landesvermessung) Records of interviews with individual farm owners in Evesen, Berenbusch, Nordholz, and Rusbend as part of the General State Survey (state land survey)	1743 - 1744
NLA BU L 2 L Nr. 27/13	Vermessung der Dörfer Evesen, Berenbusch und Nordholz Surveying of the villages of Evesen, Berenbusch, and Nordholz	1745
NLA BU L 2 L Nr. 27/54	Spezialvermessung der Dörfer Evesen, Berenbusch und Nordholz Special survey of the villages of Evesen, Berenbusch, and Nordholz	1734-1742
NLA BU Dep. 61 Acc. 2018/7 Nr. 245	Lagerbuch über Ländereien, Wiesen, .. und Gärten Inventory book of lands, meadows, … and gardens	1816

Identifier

Deonotation

Life span

NLA BU, L 101a, A No. 140

Namensverzeichnis sämtlicher Kolonen der Ämter Bückeburg und Arensburg, mit Nummerierung der sämtlichen Häuser. (Microfiches vorhanden!)

List of names of all colonists in the districts of Bückeburg and Arensburg, with numbering of all houses.

1740 - 1830

NLA BU L 2 L Nr. 27/28

Erfassung der Haus- und Hofbesitzer im Amt Bückeburg im Rahmen einer Generallandesvisitation (Landesvermessung)

Survey of house and farm owners in the Bückeburg district as part of a general state survey (state survey)

1737

NLA BU L 2 L Nr. 27/41

Protokolle über die Befragung der einzelnen Hofbesitzer in Evesen, Berenbusch, Nordholz und Rusbend im Rahmen der Generallandesvisitation (Landesvermessung)

Records of interviews with individual farm owners in Evesen, Berenbusch, Nordholz, and Rusbend as part of the General State Survey (state land survey)

1743 - 1744

NLA BU L 2 L Nr. 27/13

Vermessung der Dörfer Evesen, Berenbusch und Nordholz

Surveying of the villages of Evesen, Berenbusch, and Nordholz

1745

NLA BU L 2 L Nr. 27/54

Spezialvermessung der Dörfer Evesen, Berenbusch und Nordholz

Special survey of the villages of Evesen, Berenbusch, and Nordholz

1734-1742

NLA BU Dep. 61 Acc. 2018/7 Nr. 245

Lagerbuch über Ländereien, Wiesen, .. und Gärten

Inventory book of lands, meadows, … and gardens

1816

The six documents above are the non-church record base for reconstructing every named Berenbusch Krückeberg ca. 1700–1760 that will, we hope, allow us to identify every Krückeberg household that existed in Berenbusch in that period.

Order of Importance for the six records above:
Priority	Document Title	Why It Matters
1	Namensverzeichnis sämtlicher Kolonen der Ämter Bückeburg und Arensburg, mit Nummerierung der sämtlichen Häuser	Gives every householder by name across the two Ämter — effectively the earliest census of settlers. Almost certain to list any Krückeberg in Berenbusch.
2	Erfassung der Haus- und Hofbesitzer im Amt Bückeburg im Rahmen einer Generallandesvisitation (Landesvermessung)	Lists all farm/house owners — not just colonists — during the survey, by village. Complements the Kolonenverzeichnis.
3	Protokolle über die Befragung der einzelnen Hofbesitzer in Evesen, Berenbusch, Nordholz und Rusbend im Rahmen der Generallandesvisitation (Landesvermessung)	Q&A minutes naming each householder; can mention predecessors, obligations, or family details.
4	Vermessung der Dörfer Evesen, Berenbusch und Nordholz	General survey with land data; may include field numbers or property names but fewer personal names.
5	Spezialvermessung der Dörfer Evesen, Berenbusch und Nordholz	Detailed map-level survey; useful for matching house numbers from the other records but rarely rich in names.
6	Lagerbuch über Ländereien, Wiesen, … und Gärten	Land book: names tenants, describes holdings, and sometimes states who held them before/after — mainly for later continuity, not for the 1700–1760 window.

Other Krückeberg Kirchenbuch Records

I would like to have the event, dates and facts for any Petzen post-1828 church records for any Krückebergs who appear.

Accompanying Citations

I also need an accompanying citations for each record. What is the name of the microfiche volume (or roll, etc) and where on the microfiche is it found, which film number or image number? We need enough information so that anyone else could go to the Bückeburg archive and find the record source easily and verify it.

I would also like transcription for the records below, which are approximate dates.

Marriage Records to Confirm

Krückeberg Marriages Approximate Dates
Bräutigam	Braut	Heiratsdatum	Kirchspiel
Johann Heinrich Krückeberg	Caroline Sophie Weÿland	Jan. 26, 1833	Petzen
Carl Friedrich Krückeberg	Luise Dorothea Weiland	Nov. 16, 1834	Petzen
Caroline Dorothee Krückeberg	?	15 Oct. 1835	Petzen?

Baptisms/Births and Confirmations Approximate Dates

Johann Heinrich Krückeberg's Children: Petzen Baptisms to Confirm and Transliterate
Kind	Geburtsdatum	Taufe	Konfirmation
Caroline Philippine Dorathee	February 27, 1834	March 9, 1834	April 11, 1847 or April 23, 1848
Christine Sophie Eleonore	August 22, 1835	August 28th, 1835	April 30, 1849
Philippine Christine	June 18, 1837	June 24, 1837	Check Bückeburg Landesarchiv. Perhaps confirmed in Adams County, Indiana

Carl Friedrich Krückeberg's Children: Petzen Baptisms to Confirm and Transliterate
Kind	Geburtsdatum	Taufe	Konfirmation
Carl Heinrich Wilhelm	Feb. 4, 1835	Feb. 8, 1835	April 30, 1849 or March 31,1850
Caroline Philippine	Oct. 15, 1837	Oct. 22, 1837	check in Bückeburg Landesarchiv. Perhaps confirmed in Adams County, Indiana
Caroline Philippine Sophie	Sept. 8, 1840	Sept 13, 1840	in Adams County, Indiana
Wilhelmine Christine	Sept 6, 1843	Sept 14, 1843	in Adams County, Indiana
Friedrich Wilhelm	July 23, 1846	July 30, 1846	in Adams County, Indiana
Ernst Heinrich	Feb. 6, 1850	Feb. 13, 1850	in Adams County, Indiana

Krückeberg Deaths to Confirm and Transliterate

Name	ungefähr Sterbedatum
Carl Friedrich Gottlieb Krückeberg	13 May 1838
Philippine Eleonore nee Werkmesiter Krückeberg	16 Dec. 1840
Philippine Christine Eleonore geb. Tegtmeyer Krückeberg	8 [May?] 1849
Caroline Dorothee nee Krückeberg	14 Dec. 1869

Name

ungefähr Sterbedatum

Carl Friedrich Gottlieb Krückeberg

13 May 1838

Philippine Eleonore nee Werkmesiter Krückeberg

16 Dec. 1840

Philippine Christine Eleonore geb. Tegtmeyer Krückeberg

8 [May?] 1849

Caroline Dorothee nee Krückeberg

14 Dec. 1869

Emigration Dates to Look for

The Petzen church register for the years 1849 and 1850 may indicate the dates Johann Heinrich Krückeberg (born 1806) and Carl Friedrich Krückeberg (born 1807) emigrated. Johann Heinrich Krückeberg arrived November 5, 1849, in NYC, and Carl Friedrich Krückeberg arrived November 19, 1850.

Familienschein des Auswanderers Carl Friedrich Krückeberg

This tyepwritten document came down to me through my father’s uncle who died in 1972. We do not know if the original version exists. It may have not been an official document. We don’t know?

Figure 1. Familienschein des Auswanderers(Click to Enlarge)