KarensGen.Com - Families - Johann Conrad Rohrsen (1769-1847) of Rehrwiehe #4, Schaumburg, Germany and Catharina Teigler from Idensen. Descendents to America.

October 2006

Johann Conrad Rohrsen / Rorsen
Born: 05 MAY 1769 in: Rehrwiehe #4, Kr. Schaumburg, Germany 1
Baptized: 09 MAY 1769 in: Martin Church of Hohnhorst, Germany 2
Baptism: son of Otto Rorsen of Rehrwiehe; Baptism sponsor: Camlott von Helsinghausen.
Died: 03 SEP 1847 in: 2
Buried: in:
Father: Johann Otto Rohrsen (*20 DEC 1739 Rehrwiehe +03 APR 1785 Nenndorf), son of Johann Otto Rohrsen of Ohndorf and Anna Dorothea Wehrhan.
Mother: Miss (SURNAME) Marriage not found in Hohnhorst or Nenndorf records.

Married: 19 APR 1797 in: Martin Church of Hohnhorst, Germany 3
1797 Hohnhorst Marriage: Joh. Conrad Rorsen, Weiland Joh. Conrad Rorsen aus Nr. 4 zu Rehrweihe ehelichen Sohn mit Cathrine Dorthe Tegler, Joh. Christoph Teyler Nr. 32 in Idensen. (error on Rorsen father=should be Otto Rorsen!)

Catharina Dorothea Elisabeth Theiler
Born: 17 NOV 1772 in: Idensen #32, Kr. Schaumburg, Germany 4
Baptized: 22 NOV 1772 Idensen, Germany 5
Died: AFT 1801 in:
Buried: in:
Father: Johann Christoph Theiler, son of Otto of Idensen #32 (29 MAR 1741 - SEP 1804) married at Idensen 11 FEB 1772 5
Mother: Eleonora Dorothea Bothe (ca 1746 - 07 FEB 1774) 5

2 Children of Johann Conrad Rohrsen and Catharina Teigler

1 Johann Conrad Rohrsen
Born: 10 SEP 1797 in: Rehrwiehe #4, Kr. Schaumburg, Germany 1
Baptized: 24 SEP 1797 in: Martin Church of Hohnhorst, Germany 2
1797 Hohnhorst Baptism: Joh. Conrad, Joh. Conrad Rorsen Nr. 4 in Rehrwiehe ux Cathrine Dorthe Teiglers Sohnl. nat. d. 19, 11 Uhr. Baptism sponsor: Joh. Christoph Teigler von Idensen.
Died: AFT 1854 in: America
Buried: in:
Spouse: Catharina Engel Maria Werkmeister
Born: 10 FEB 1802 Haste #21, Schaumburg, Germany
Died: AFT 1835 America
Daughter of Johann Conrad Werkmeister and Ilsa Maria Seegers
Married: 12 NOV 1826 in: Martin Church of Hohnhorst, Germany 3

1826 Hohnhorst Marriage Record

Schaumburg Auswanderer #1804: Rohrsen, Johann Conrad, Rehrweihe #4, verh. mit Familie, darunter Sohn Johann Heinrich Christoph, geb. 2.9.1835, ohne Verm. nach Amerika, 1854.

Known children of Johann Conrad Rohrsen and Catharina Werkmeister:
1. Johann Conrad Werkmeister Rohrsen 01 NOV 1825 Haste #21- 18 JUL 1887
2. Engel Maria Dorothea Rohrsen 02 JAN 1828 Rehrwiehe #4 - 11 APR 1833
3. Catharina (Thrine) Engel Maria Rohrsen 30 SEP 1830 Rehrwiehe #4
4. Engel Maria Dorothea Rohrsen 04 SEP 1833 Rehrwiehe #4
5. Johann Heinrich Christoph Rohrsen 02 SEP 1835 Rehrwiehe #4
       Schaumburger Auswanderer #1804 to America 1854
       married 03 OCT 1858 First Immanuel Church, Chicago, IL. to Catharina Sophia Hinze born 19 APR 1840 at Hohnhorst #34
       daughter of Johann Heinrich Hinze and Engel Maria Sophia Engelking.
       JHC Rohrsen and Catharina Sophia Hinze had a daughter:
       Engel Justine Sophia Rohrsen born 06 MAR 1861, baptized 14 APR 1861 at the Eagle Lake St. John's Lutheran Church, Beecher, Will Co., IL.

2 Johann Heinrich Christoph Rohrsen
Born: 31 MAR 1801 in: Rehrwiehe #4, Kr. Schaumburg, Germany 1
Baptized: 02 APR 1801 in: Martin Church of Hohnhorst, Germany 2
1801 Hohnhorst Baptism: Joh. Henrich Christoph, Joh. Conrad Rorsen, Nr. 4 in Rehrwiehe ux. Cathrine Dorthe Teigler Sohnl. nat. 31, 12 APR.
Baptism sponsor: Joh. Henrich Weustenfeld Nordbruch #17. Note in baptism died MARZ 16 1833.
Died: 16 MAR 1833 in: Ohndorf #16, Schaumburg, Germany 2
Buried: in: Hohnhorst, Kr. Schaumburg, Germany
Occupation/Residence.: Colon in Ohndorf #16
Spouse: Engel Maria Christine Langhorst
Born: 09 JUN 1805 Ludersfeld #46, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany
Died: AFT 1850

Engel Langhorst was the daughter of Johann Heinrich Langhorst and Engel Maria Eleonore Senne. She had 3 husbands: 1) Johann Heinrich Christoph Rohrsen 2) Johann Friedrich Wille (1806-1848 married 1834 at Beckedorf) from Riepen #10, and 3) his brother Johann Heinrich Wille *1813 married 14 SEP 1850 at Beckedorf, sons of Johann Heinrich Wille (1770-1850 from Ohndorf #10 and Ilsa Maria Sophia Charlotte Rohrsen (1777-1838 from Ohndorf #16).
Married: 08 OCT 1826 in: Martin Church of Hohnhorst, Germany 3

Known children of Johann Heinrich Christoph Rohrsen and Engel Langhorst:
1. Engel Maria Eleonore Rohrsen born 19 JUN 1828 Ohndorf #16; baptised 22 JUN 1828 Hohnhorst (her baptism sponsor was her father's brother's wife of Rehrwiehe #4 geb. Werkmeister.) ?Married Otto Reese of Rehren.
2. Johann Heinrich Conrad Rohrsen born 20 MAY 1831 Ohndorf #16; baptised 23 MAY 1831 Hohnhorst (his baptism sponsor was Johann Heinrich Langhorst his mother's brother from Ludersfeld #46.) He married 26 JUL 1861 at Hohnhorst to Catharina Sophia Engelking *27 NOV 1840 at Ohndorf #13 +07 FEB 1906, daughter of Johann Wilhelm Engelking of Ohndorf #13 and Engel Maria Matthias from Riepen #3. Johann Heinrich Conrad Rohrssen died 07 FEB 1906.
       JHC Rohrsen and Catharina Sophia Engelking had 4 children:
       1) Sophia *27 MAR 1867
       2) Heinrich *23 APR 1870
       3) Johann Heinrich KONRAD Rohrssen *22 NOV 1874 +27 SEP 1968? of Hohnhorst #40, married Engel Marie Sophie Wilkening and married 1904 to Engel Marie Richers
       ?4) Konrad *25 NOV 1877 married Agnet Dohrmann, and Engel *17 APR 1879.

Sources:
1 St. Martin Church, Hohnhorst, Schaumburg, Germany CONFIRMATION records.
2 St. Martin Church, Hohnhorst, Schaumburg, Germany BAPTISM records.
3 St. Martin Church, Hohnhorst, Schaumburg, Germany MARRIAGE records.
4 Information from Reinhard Seegers von Bargen
5 Information from Gaby Fricke.