Bals, Balz & Baltz

              The History of the Family of Henry & Elizabeth Bals of Nebraska

                                                        From information compiled and edited by Gene Bals ©2004


 

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● Timeline & Site Map

BALS NAME
● The Name

ANCESTORS
● Ancestors of Henry Anton Bals
   ● Jürgen
   ● Tonnies
   ● Joes Antonius
   ● Franz Heinrich
   ● Johann Heinrich
   ● Franz Joseph
   ● Theodor

FAMILY
● Family of Henry & Elizabeth
   ● Theodore
   ● Henry F.
   ● Ella
   ● Gus
   ● Tillie
   ● Hattie
   ● Herb
   ● Alfred
   ● Carl
   ● Thelma

RICKERT
● Family of Elizabeth

HENRY & ELIZABETH IN NEBRASKA
● Details of Their Life in Nebraska

1900 Dorchester Precinct Plat Map
● 1918 Crete Twp Plat map
● 1918 Farmers' Directory of Crete
● Memories of Delmer Patz

Ferdinand
● Ferdinand in Nebraska

SCHMERLECKE
● Village History

● Map of Schmerlecke Area
● Map of Village

LUSEBRINK
● History of Lusebrink Farm

Lusebrink Chapel

LOWER-SAXON BAUERNHAUSES

SOURCES
● Bibliography


Website of Bettina Balz


 

The Ancestors of Henry Anton Bals

                  Bloodlines of the Farm Bals-Lusebrink of Schmerlecke

(Heinrich Anton Bals & Elizabeth Rickert are shown as "8a" in the list of ancestors for explanation of where they fit in the line of descent, even they are not in the line of inheritors of Lusebrink farm.)

 1.               about 1640         Jürgen Baltz und Catharina

2.               about 1698         Tonnies Baltz und Gerdruth

 3.               16.2.1733            Joes Antonius Balz und Anna Marg.Silberg

 4.               19.11.1765         Franz Heinrich Balz und Eva Christ. Düsberg

 5.               7.6.1796              Johann Heinrich Baltz und Elisabeth Sültrop

 6.               10.5.1817           Franz Joseph Balz u. Maria Christ. Kaltenhöfer

 7.               23.11.1852         Theodor Balz und Anna Maria Ahnhorst

8a.             10.3.1891            Heinrich Anton Bals and Elizabeth Rickert
                                                  Immigrated to America  

8.               8.7.1890               Franz Ferd. Joseph Bals und Raimunda Siedhoff

                        1897                     “         “         “        “    und Theresia Koch-Schulte

 9.               ab 19.5.1932         Franz Bals und Josefa Albersmeier

 10.             ab 5.6.1962           Franz Josef Bals

 

St. Cyriakus of Horn-Millinghausen Kirchenbuch, 1642 -1874:

Much of the information above comes from  this "Kirchenbuch" which was microfilmed by the Church of the Latter Day Saints.  The microfilms are available at their Family History Centers for a small handling fee.  For the benefit of those wishing to do additional research, there are four rolls of microfilm with the following information:

Roll No. 1052063
● Baptisms: 1642 - 1695
● Marriages: 1647 - 1651, 1667 - 1677
● Confirmations: 1649, 1669
● Baptisms: 1694 - 1737
● Deaths:  1711 - 1749
● Marriages:  1738 - 1747
● Baptisms:  1700 - 1759
● Baptisms:  1760 - 1807
● Confirmations:  1793

Roll No. 1052064
● Marriages:  1760 - 1807
● Deaths:  1760 - 1807
● Baptisms:  1808 - 1837
● baptisms:  1838 - 1858

Roll No. 1052065
● Marriages:  1808 - 1874
● Deaths:  1808 - 1851
● Baptisms:  1859 - 1874

Roll No. 1052066
● Deaths:  1852 - 1874

The documents appearing on the page for Jűrgen Baltz were copied from these microfilms. 

 

 

 


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