Distant Cousin Connections
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On May 19, 2020, Jochen Homann of Bonn, Germany emailed me noting that in the Kirmse Family Tree on Ancestry, “Dierck Brunkhorst is – if I’m right – my 6th-great grandfather”. In the Kirmse Family Tree, Dierck Brunkhorst (1659-1743) is my 8th great-uncle. Hence, Dierck’s father, Johann Brunkhorst (1621-1692), is our common ancestor .
Jochen provided the following screen shots of his relationship to Dierck Brunkhorst :
Using Jochen’s above relationship to Dierck Brunkhorst and the Kirmse Family Tree records, we are 8th cousins 1x removed as is shown in the following relationship chart:
8th cousin 1x removed
Mother of Jochen Homann
Father of Erika Magdalene Alwine Hanna Müller
Father of Adolph Johann Gottlieb Müller
Father of Julius Leopold Müller
Father of Adolph Conrad Müller
Father of Heinrich Wilhelm Müller
Mother of Johann Christopher Müller
Father of Anna Maria Brunkhorst
Father of Dierck Brunkhorst
Daughter of Johann Brunkhorst
Son of Engel Brunkhorst
Daughter of Hinrich Wichern
Daughter of Anna Wichern
Daughter of Anna Heitmann
Daughter of Maria Grobrügge
Daughter of Anna Gerken
Daughter of Margaretha Meier
Son of Martha Margaretha Cordes
Son of Julius Heinrich Kirmse
Jochen noted that there was also a possible relationship between us through Hinrich Kracke (1635-1702) on his paternal side:
Hinrich Kracke (1653-1702) is my 9th great-uncle so his father, Johann Kracke (1605-?) is Jochen and my common ancestor. My relation with Johann Kracke is as follows:
9th great-grandfather
Daughter of Johann Kracke
Son of Anna Kracke
Son of Berend Grobrügge
Son of Claus Grobrügge
Son of Berend Grobrügge
Daughter of Berend Grobrügge
Daughter of Maria Grobrügge
Daughter of Anna Gerken
Daughter of Margaretha Meier
Son of Martha Margaretha Cordes
Son of Julius Heinrich Kirmse
Jochen also noted that he is “a descendant of the Mueller family in Scheessel” on his maternal side as is shown below:
Johan Moller (1549-1607) is also my 10th great-grandfather as is shown in the following relationship chart:
10th great-grandfather
Son of Johann Müller (Moller)
Son of Tönnies Müller
Daughter of Berend Müller
Daughter of Anna Müller
Daughter of Anna Heitmann
Daughter of Trine Riebesehl
Son of Gesche Vajen
Daughter of Jochim Gerken
Daughter of Anna Gerken
Daughter of Margaretha Meier
Son of Martha Margaretha Cordes
Son of Julius Heinrich Kirmse
Since Berend Müller 1606-1663 is Jochen and my common ancestor and is our 8th great-grandfather, we are 9th cousins through this relationship.
Jochen and I have continued to correspond in reviewing our family trees with the purpose of making both of our family trees more complete and correct. It turns out that there are multiple relationships between us. According to the current Kirmse Family Tree on Ancestry, Jochen is also my 7th cousin 1x removed as is shown in the following relationship chart.
7th cousin 1x removed
Father of Jochen Homann
Mother of Bodo Friedrich Wilhelm Homann
Mother of Minna Oehlers
Mother of Maria Dreyer
Mother of Sophia Castens
Mother of Anna Rathje
Mother of Anna Gerken
Father of Margreta Gerdrut Meyer
Father of Claus Meyer
Daughter of Johann Meyer
Son of Maria Magdalena Meyer
Son of Jochim Meÿer
Son of Johann Meÿer
Daughter of Peter Meier
Daughter of Margaretha Meier
Son of Martha Margaretha Cordes
Son of Julius Heinrich Kirmse
In the above relationship, Johann Meyer (1659-1710) is our common ancestor. This Johann Meyer is Jochen’s 7th great-grandfather and is my 6th great-grandfather.
Jochen Homann noted that his family often visited his grandparents in Scheeßel.
- WHAT: A.C. Müller house in Scheeßel (Jochen Homann’s grandparent’s house) where Ernst Müller-Scheeßel was born. House/store is described by Adolf Sparr (who was the son-in-law of Adolf Johann Gottlieb Müller) in Appendix: Adolf Sparr Family and the A.C.Müller Firm
- WHEN: 1968 (Jochen noted: “A.C. Müller built the house 1842/43 and as you can see in the show-window it was decorated for the 125th anniversary. Therefore the photo must have been taken 1967/68.”)
- WHERE: Scheeßel, Germany (Große Str. 13)
- SOURCE: Jochen Homann shared on 5 Jun 2020
- COMMENTS: The store was at the ground level and the residence was upstairs. Jochen noted that “They had a huge living room that was mainly used during Christmas days. “