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1.	Johann* Christian Albrecht GODEMANN (Johann* Friedrich GODEMANN6, Hans* Hinrich ? GODEMANN5, Hanss Jochim GODEMANN4, Hanss GODEMANN3, Jochim GODEMANN2, Ties GODEMANN1) was born 5 Aug 1834 in Klein Belitz, Buetzow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, and died 13 Mar 1888 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska. He was buried 14 Mar 1888 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Falls City, Nebraska. He married Anna Maria Sophia* SCHROEDER 28 Jun 1861 in Neukirchen, Buetzow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, daughter of Johann Heinrich David SCHROEDER and Elisabeth Sophia* WILLERT. She was born 11 May 1831 in Neukirchen, Buetzow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, and died 26 Mar 1914 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska. She was buried in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Falls City, Nebraska.
	Children of Johann* Christian Albrecht GODEMANN and Anna Maria Sophia* SCHROEDER are: + 2   i. Sophia* Dorothea Jochime GODEMANN was born 6 Jan 1863 in Klein Belitz, Buetzow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, and died 18 Nov 1945 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska.   3   ii. Johann* Heinrich Carl GODEMANN was born 4 May 1864 in Klein Belitz, Buetzow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, and died 2 Feb 1869 in Klein Belitz, Buetzow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany. + 4   iii. Carl* Wilhelm Christian GODEMANN was born 7 Jun 1866 in Klein Belitz, Buetzow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, and died 12 Sep 1961 in Bay City, Bay Co., Michigan.

2.	Sophia* Dorothea Jochime GODEMANN (Johann* Christian Albrecht GODEMANN7, Johann* Friedrich GODEMANN6, Hans* Hinrich ? GODEMANN5, Hanss Jochim GODEMANN4, Hanss GODEMANN3, Jochim GODEMANN2, Ties GODEMANN1) was born 6 Jan 1863 in Klein Belitz, Buetzow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, and died 18 Nov 1945 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska. She married Johann* Heinrich Theodor KASTEN 9 Jan 1883 in Nebraska, son of Johann Friedrich KASTEN and Lisetta Dorothea Sophia* NIEMANN. He was born 5 Jun 1849 in Klein Belitz, Buetzow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, and died 1 Jul 1928 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska.
	Children of Sophia* Dorothea Jochime GODEMANN and Johann* Heinrich Theodor KASTEN are:   5   i. Emma Sophie Wihelmine KASTEN was born 1884 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 1884 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska. + 6   ii. Wilhelmine Caroline Sophie "Minnie" KARSTEN was born 2 May 1885 in Richardson Co., Nebraska. + 7   iii. Joachim Christian Wilhelm "Joseph" KARSTEN was born 2 Oct 1887 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 13 Nov 1970 in Morris, Stevens Co., Minnesota. + 8   iv. John* Heinrich Martin KARSTEN was born 6 Jun 1890 in Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died Aug 1974 in Mound City, Missouri. + 9   v. Louise* Sophie Henriette KARSTEN was born 3 Dec 1893 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 3 Jun 1983 in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana.   10   vi. Alma* Laura Jochime KARSTEN was born 17 Nov 1901 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 23 Nov 1964 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska. She married Alfred Adolph SCHMIDT 12 Apr 1925 in Nebraska, son of Paul Theodore SCHMIDT and Wilhelmina Rosina SCHARFENBERG. He was born 9 Mar 1902 in Milan, Tennessee, and died 28 Dec 1991 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co., Nebraska.

4.	Carl* Wilhelm Christian GODEMANN (Johann* Christian Albrecht GODEMANN7, Johann* Friedrich GODEMANN6, Hans* Hinrich ? GODEMANN5, Hanss Jochim GODEMANN4, Hanss GODEMANN3, Jochim GODEMANN2, Ties GODEMANN1) was born 7 Jun 1866 in Klein Belitz, Buetzow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, and died 12 Sep 1961 in Bay City, Bay Co., Michigan. He was buried 16 Sep 1961 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Falls City, Nebraska. He married Wilhelmine* Caroline Jochime "Minnie" HUEBENER 3 Jan 1890 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, daughter of Johann* Hans Peter HUEBENER and Elisabeth Sophia Maria Margaretha KOPPELMANN. She was born 28 Dec 1871 in Wokrent, Buetzow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, and died 6 Jan 1926 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co., Nebraska. She was buried 8 Jan 1926 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Falls City, Nebraska.
	Children of Carl* Wilhelm Christian GODEMANN and Wilhelmine* Caroline Jochime "Minnie" HUEBENER are: + 11   i. Johann Heinrich Carl "John" GODEMANN was born 14 Jan 1891 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 15 Jan 1982 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona.   12   ii. Carl* Heinrich Martin GODEMANN was born 20 Jul 1892 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 15 Mar 1963. He married Edith Belle LUCAS 27 Oct 1922 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Falls City, Nebraska. She was born 26 Sep 1899, and died 23 Jul 1975. + 13   iii. Joachim* Heinrich Wilhelm "Joe" GODEMANN was born 23 Jan 1894 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 18 Jan 1966 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska.   14   iv. Elsie Marie Johanna GODEMANN was born 13 Jun 1896 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 3 May 1959 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska. She married Albert J. BAUER 11 Mar 1919 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Falls City, Nebraska, son of John A. BAUER and Carolina "Lena" S. KUECKER. He was born 19 Jul 1890 in Nebraska, and died 14 Aug 1980 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska.   15   v. Dorothea Martha Wilhelmine "Dora" GODEMANN was born 31 Dec 1899 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 17 Apr 1984 in Bay City, Bay Co., Michigan. She married Hugo H. SCHMIDT 25 Jan 1925 in Port Hudson, Missouri, son of Paul Theodore SCHMIDT and Wilhelmina Rosina SCHARFENBERG. He was born 21 Feb 1901 in Lixville, Missouri, and died 2 Mar 1987 in Bay City, Bay Co., Michigan.

6.	Wilhelmine Caroline Sophie "Minnie" KARSTEN (Sophia* Dorothea Jochime GODEMANN8, Johann* Christian Albrecht GODEMANN7, Johann* Friedrich GODEMANN6, Hans* Hinrich ? GODEMANN5, Hanss Jochim GODEMANN4, Hanss GODEMANN3, Jochim GODEMANN2, Ties GODEMANN1) was born 2 May 1885 in Richardson Co., Nebraska. She married Wilhelm H. Friedrich "William" RUEGGE 19 Feb 1905 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Falls City, Nebraska, son of Karl Wilhelm RUEGGE and Caroline KOESTER. He was born 13 Sep 1874 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 26 Mar 1928 in Denver, Colorado.
	Children of Wilhelmine Caroline Sophie "Minnie" KARSTEN and Wilhelm H. Friedrich "William" RUEGGE are:   16   i. Wilma Myrtle RUEGGE was born 9 Sep 1906 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska.   17   ii. Myrtle Mcarie RUEGGE was born 1 Oct 1909 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska. + 18   iii. Harry Leonard RUEGGE was born 1914 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 24 Aug 1986.

7.	Joachim Christian Wilhelm "Joseph" KARSTEN (Sophia* Dorothea Jochime GODEMANN8, Johann* Christian Albrecht GODEMANN7, Johann* Friedrich GODEMANN6, Hans* Hinrich ? GODEMANN5, Hanss Jochim GODEMANN4, Hanss GODEMANN3, Jochim GODEMANN2, Ties GODEMANN1) was born 2 Oct 1887 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 13 Nov 1970 in Morris, Stevens Co., Minnesota. He was buried in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Johnson, Minnesota. He married Mary Laura Pearl FIELD 24 Mar 1912 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Falls City, Nebraska, daughter of John Marshall FIELD and Mary Matilda CONKLIN. She was born 28 Nov 1891 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 15 Feb 1965 in Morris, Stevens Co., Minnesota. She was buried in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Johnson, Minnesota.
	Children of Joachim Christian Wilhelm "Joseph" KARSTEN and Mary Laura Pearl FIELD are:   19   i. Violet Dorothea KARSTEN was born 31 Jan 1913 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 10 May 2003 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. She married Guy Hixon BAITY Jun 1936. He was born 28 Jan 1902 in Littlefield, Kentucky, and died 2 Nov 1979 in Ogema, Minnesota.   20   ii. Rupert Joseph KARSTEN was born 14 Jan 1915, and died 24 Aug 1918.   21   iii. Revellyn William KARSTEN was born 16 Sep 1919 in Chokio, Stevens Co., Minnesota, and died 8 Nov 2001 in Graceville, Minnesota.

8.	John* Heinrich Martin KARSTEN (Sophia* Dorothea Jochime GODEMANN8, Johann* Christian Albrecht GODEMANN7, Johann* Friedrich GODEMANN6, Hans* Hinrich ? GODEMANN5, Hanss Jochim GODEMANN4, Hanss GODEMANN3, Jochim GODEMANN2, Ties GODEMANN1) was born 6 Jun 1890 in Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died Aug 1974 in Mound City, Missouri. He married Martha ERNSTING. She was born Abt 1890.
	Children of John* Heinrich Martin KARSTEN and Martha ERNSTING are:   22   i. Willford W. KARSTEN was born 28 Jul 1915 in Liberty Twp., Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died Jul 1985.   23   ii. Harold J. KARSTEN was born 10 Jan 1917 in Liberty Twp., Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 9 Aug 1985.   24   iii. Melvin Erich KARSTEN was born 26 Jan 1924 in Liberty Twp., Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 5 Jun 1997.   25   iv. Clarence E. KARSTEN was born 8 Jul 1926 in Liberty Twp., Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 3 Sep 1990.

9.	Louise* Sophie Henriette KARSTEN (Sophia* Dorothea Jochime GODEMANN8, Johann* Christian Albrecht GODEMANN7, Johann* Friedrich GODEMANN6, Hans* Hinrich ? GODEMANN5, Hanss Jochim GODEMANN4, Hanss GODEMANN3, Jochim GODEMANN2, Ties GODEMANN1) was born 3 Dec 1893 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 3 Jun 1983 in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana. She was buried in Steele Cemetery, Falls City, Nebraska. She married William Carl BEK Abt 1916, son of Carl Gottlieb BEK and Katie Emma DOERMER. He was born 3 Dec 1896 in Staplehurst, Nebraska, and died 17 Apr 1955 in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana. He was buried in Steele Cemetery, Falls City, Nebraska.
	Children of Louise* Sophie Henriette KARSTEN and William Carl BEK are:   26   i. Theodore BEK was born 21 Dec 1919, and died Jan 1978 in Oxnard, Ventura Co., California.   27   ii. Paul Walter BEK was born 8 Sep 1925 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 30 Sep 1978 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska.   28   iii. Donald Richard BEK was born 17 Jul 1934 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 9 Oct 1989 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska.

11.	Johann Heinrich Carl "John" GODEMANN (Carl* Wilhelm Christian GODEMANN8, Johann* Christian Albrecht GODEMANN7, Johann* Friedrich GODEMANN6, Hans* Hinrich ? GODEMANN5, Hanss Jochim GODEMANN4, Hanss GODEMANN3, Jochim GODEMANN2, Ties GODEMANN1) was born 14 Jan 1891 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 15 Jan 1982 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona. He married Rosa Marie BEK 1 Jan 1919, daughter of Carl Gottlieb BEK and Katie Emma DOERMER. She was born 25 Jul 1892 in Seward, Seward Co., Nebraska, and died 12 Nov 1973 in San Diego, San Diego Co., California.
	Child of Johann Heinrich Carl "John" GODEMANN and Rosa Marie BEK is:   29   i. Robert William GODEMANN was born 3 Jun 1921, and died 6 Jun 1993 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona. He married Ruth Alice TUPPER Abt 1948. She was born 6 Jun 1918, and died 7 Feb 1999 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona.

13.	Joachim* Heinrich Wilhelm "Joe" GODEMANN (Carl* Wilhelm Christian GODEMANN8, Johann* Christian Albrecht GODEMANN7, Johann* Friedrich GODEMANN6, Hans* Hinrich ? GODEMANN5, Hanss Jochim GODEMANN4, Hanss GODEMANN3, Jochim GODEMANN2, Ties GODEMANN1) was born 23 Jan 1894 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 18 Jan 1966 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska. He was buried 22 Jan 1966 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Falls City, Nebraska. He married Eleanora L. "Nora" SCHMIDT 12 Apr 1925 in Port Hudson, Missouri, daughter of Paul Theodore SCHMIDT and Wilhelmina Rosina SCHARFENBERG. She was born 9 Feb 1904 in Ulm, Prairie Co., Arkansas, and died 20 Sep 1983 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska. She was buried in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Falls City, Nebraska.
	Children of Joachim* Heinrich Wilhelm "Joe" GODEMANN and Eleanora L. "Nora" SCHMIDT are:   30   i. Dorothy Marie GODEMANN was born 6 Feb 1931 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 4 Apr 2003 in Gretna, Nebraska.   31   ii. Dennis Paul GODEMANN was born 21 Dec 1943 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 27 Sep 2006 in Madison, Madison Co., Nebraska.

18.	Harry Leonard RUEGGE (Wilhelmine Caroline Sophie "Minnie" KARSTEN9, Sophia* Dorothea Jochime GODEMANN8, Johann* Christian Albrecht GODEMANN7, Johann* Friedrich GODEMANN6, Hans* Hinrich ? GODEMANN5, Hanss Jochim GODEMANN4, Hanss GODEMANN3, Jochim GODEMANN2, Ties GODEMANN1) was born 1914 in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska, and died 24 Aug 1986.
	Child of Harry Leonard RUEGGE is:   32   i. Barbara Joann RUEGGE was born 1 Jan 1943 in Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, and died 18 Apr 2005 in Silver Spring, Maryland. She married Charles Thomas BISHOP. He was born 6 Sep 1941 in Washington, DC, and died 10 Feb 1994 in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

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