Alsace Lorraine Birth Records or ANY information about 1876
Hello I have been trying to search for several months to help my grandma learn more information about her father. I can't seem to find any information from when he was born in Alsace Lorraine until he arrived in the US and was naturalized. Here is all the information my grandma and I have managed to gather that might be helpful.
My grandma's Maiden name is Bernice Vornbrock. Her father was John Clemens Vornbrock. He was born in Alsace Lorraine about Jan 12 1876 although some US documents have a different birthdate (the birthday was corrected by his wife Erna Herman-Vornbrock after he died. There was some confusion as to why documents were incorrect).
We know John Clemens father was Johann Gerhard Ferdinand Von-Brocke born Feb 1943 (Johanns parents were Theodore Von-Brocke and Maria Goda). John Clemens mother was the first wife of Johann Gerhard Ferdinand and she was buried in Minnesota under the name Maria Angelina Vornbrock although her father also knew her with the name Sophia and believe she was born about 1836 and passed in 1890. We believe that all the family immigrated to the US in about 1880.
unsure if it's helpful but John Clemens had four full blood siblings- Bernard, Bernadina, Heinrich (believed to have passed at 13 in Germany), and Elisabeth.
Im not sure where distant family got this info but we have heard that John Clemens mother's maiden name may be either Rodenstein or Bodenstein.
ANY information that you may have or suggestions on where else I could look would be greatly appreciated. My grandma would love to know more about her fathers side. Thank you!
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