In a previous chapter, Generation 2: Heinrich Cordes and Margaretha Meier, Heinrich was found to be born on 1 May 1849 to parents Johann Christoph Ludwig Cordes and Margaretha Ludemann in Scheeßel. This chapter reports the findings on Heinrich’s parents and his siblings.

Marriage – 3 Jun 1836

The Scheeßel Church record of their marriage is:

Translation

The Ancestry.com Elbe-Weser Triangle, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1574-1945 database, provides the following marriagerecord:

Johann Christoph Ludwig Cordes

When Johann Christoph Ludwig Cordes was born on March 6, 1811, in Scheeßel, Lower Saxony, Germany, his father, Johann, was 30 and his mother, Margretha, was 23. He married Margaretha Lüdemann on June 3, 1836, in his hometown. They had five children in 12 years. He had four brothers and four sisters.

Birth/Baptism Record – 6 Mar 1811

The Scheeßel Church record is:

The Ancestry.com Elbe-Weser Triangle, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1574-1945 database, provides the following record:

Death/BurialRecord

Have not yet found a Death/Burial record.

Margaretha Lüdemann

When Margaretha Lüdemann was born on June 15, 1808, in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany, her father, Claus, was 26, and her mother, Margretha, was 29. She married Johann Christoph Ludwig Cordes on June 3, 1836, in Scheeßel, Lower Saxony, Germany. They had five children in 12 years. She had three brothers.

Birth/Baptism Record – 1808

The Scheeßel Church record is:

The Ancestry.com Elbe-Weser Triangle, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1574-1945 database, provides the following record:

Death/BurialRecord –

A Death/Burial record has not yet been found

Notes

1. Translated from documents at Archive in Stade, by Hans-Joachim Hinners, 27580 Bremerhaven, Germany [1993]

Children of Johann Christoph Ludwig Cordes and Margaretha Ludemann

Maria Cordes

When Maria Cordes was born on March 6, 1837, in Scheeßel, Lower Saxony, Germany, her father, Johann, was 26, and her mother, Margaretha, was 28. She married Hinrich Brunkhorst on September 2, 1873, in her hometown. They had one child during their marriage. She died on January 31, 1889, in Scheeßel, Lower Saxony, Germany, at the age of 51.

Birth – 6 Mar 1837

Translation[1]

The Ancestry.com Elbe-Weser Triangle, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1574-1945 database, provides the following marriagerecord:

Confirmation – 1851

Translation[1]

Johann Adolph

When Johann Adolph Cordes was born on September 12, 1838, in Scheeßel, Lower Saxony, Germany, his father, Johann, was 27 and his mother, Margaretha, was 30. He had two brothers and two sisters. He died on October 5, 1838, in his hometown within a year of his birth, and was buried there.

Birth – 12 Sep 1838

Translation[1]

The Ancestry.com Elbe-Weser Triangle, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1574-1945 database, provides the following marriagerecord:

Death – 5 Oct 1838

Translation[1]

The Ancestry.com Elbe-Weser Triangle, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1574-1945 database, provides the following marriagerecord:

Margaretha Cordes

When Margaretha Cordes was born on June 25, 1840, in Scheeßel, Lower Saxony, Germany, her father, Johann, was 29, and her mother, Margaretha, was 32. She married Klaus Heinrich Korte in 1873. They had three children during their marriage. She died on October 8, 1902, in Farrar, Missouri, at the age of 62, and was buried there.

Birth – 25 Jun 1840

Translation[1]

The Ancestry.com Elbe-Weser Triangle, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1574-1945 database, provides the following marriagerecord:

Marriage

Margaretha Cordes married Klaus Heinrich Korte in 1873. They had three children during their marriage. (See chapter Heinrich and Margaretha (Cordes) Korte Family)

Immigration

Margaretha (Cordes) Korte and family immigrated to Perry County, Missouri, USA in 1881.

Death

Margaretha (Cordes) Korte died on 8 Oct 1902, near Seventysix, Perry, Missouri, USA at the age of 62 and was buried at Farrar, Missouri, USA.

Johann Peter Cordes

When Johann Peter Cordes was born on November 2, 1843, in Scheeßel, Lower Saxony, Germany, his father, Johann, was 32 and his mother, Margaretha, was 35. He was baptized on November 12, 1843. He had two brothers and two sisters.

Birth-2 Jun 1843

Translated from documents at Archive in Stade, by Hans-Joachim Hinners, 27580 Bremerhaven, Germany [1993]

The Ancestry.com Elbe-Weser Triangle, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1574-1945 database, provides the following translation record:

Heinrich “Henry” Cordes

When Heinrich Cordes was born on May 1, 1849, in Scheeßel, Lower Saxony, Germany, his father, Johann, was 38 and his mother, Margaretha, was 40.He immigrated to Perry County, Missouri in 1867. And, he married Margaretha Meier on February 16, 1871, in Farrar, Missouri. They had five children during their marriage. He died on March 28, 1899, in Farrar, Missouri, at the age of 49, and was buried there.

– BIRTH 1 MAY 1849 • Scheeßel, Rotenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany

Family Group Sheet

Norma (Kirmse) Rauh prepared Family Group Sheets to record and organize the results of her family research. The following is the Family Group Sheet that Norma prepared for the family of Johann Christoph Ludwig Cordes and Martha Ludemann, the parents of her grandfather Heinrich “Henry” Cordes.