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Klein & Simon: my maternal grandfather's ancestors

Some of my maternal ancestors came to the United States from Luxembourg.  Other maternal ancestors came to the United States from Luxembourg and Germany in the middle of the nineteenth century.  My mother was born Verna Mae Klein; her parents were Theodore and Frances (Kokenge) Klein of Granville, Iowa.   My mother's Klein ancestors have been traced to Niederfeulen, Luxembourg.  Her Simon ancestors came from Schoenholthausen, Germany.  In 1981, my cousin Frank W. Klein and I published Good Earth, Black Soil (St. Mary's College Press), which is the story of our Klein ancestors in Luxembourg and their journey to the United States.

kleins.jpg (82941 bytes) The Theodore and Elizabeth (Simon) Klein family of Granville, Iowa (circa 1905).  Elizabeth Simon was born in Schoenholthausen, Germany, and immigrated to Chicago as a young woman.  Theodore Klein was born in Niederfeulen, Luxembourg, and immigrated to Chicago as a young man.  From there, he came to Iowa to farm with his brothers, Nick and Jake Klein.  When Elizabeth Simon came to NW Iowa to visit her Penning cousins, she and Theodore Klein met and decided that same day to marry. Click on photograph at left to see an enlarged version.
kokenges.jpg (105375 bytes) The Henry and Josephine (Nemmers) Kokenge family of Alton, Iowa (circa 1910).  Henry Kokenge, son of J. Bernard Kokenge and Maria Meyrose of Lohne, Germany, was born in New Vienna, Iowa.  Josephine Nemmers Kokenge was born to Nicholas and Anna (Kaiser) Nemmers in Alton, Iowa.  Click on photograph at left to see an enlarged version. Click on this URL to go to the Nemmers page:

http://krypton.mankato.msus.edu/~susanna/nemmers.htm