Notes:

From notes in a letter to Morris Huck from Lothar Teikemeyer of Bonn, Germany.
From Riepen's ancestors I do know only few things. The name Schwencker or Schweneker, Abnefeldt and Viestelmann/Kleine appears, and they live in Suedhemmern 11 and 21.

ANNE married HUK JOHANN HEINRICH on 16 Nov 1782 in Bergkirchen, Kreis Minden, Westfalen, Germany. JOHANN (son of HUECK JOHANN HERM and SPILCKER ANNA ELISABETH) was born about 1764 in Unterlubbe, No. 1, Kreis Minden, Westfalen, Germany; baptized March 4, 1764; died on 9 Jun 1831 in Unterlubbe, No. 1, Kreis Minden, Westfalen, Germany. [Group Sheet]

COLON married MEYER CHRISTINE SOPHIE MARIE ELISABETH on 24 Mar 1822 in Bergkirchen, Kreis Minden, Westfalen, Germany. CHRISTINE (daughter of MEIER ZACHARIAS JOHANN CHRISTIAN and RODEKOFF ANNA MARIE ILSEBEIN) was born on 24 Oct 1801 in Rothenuffeln 1, Kreis Minden, Westfalen, Germany; died on 30 Oct 1854 in Unterlubbe, No. 1, Kreis Minden, Westfalen, Germany; was buried in Unterlubbe, Kries Minden, Westfalen, Germany. [Group Sheet]

HEINRICH married PEPER KAROLINE WILHELMINE on 16 Feb 1859 in Bergkirchen, Kreis Minden, Westfalen, Germany;dom may be 2/16/1850. KAROLINE (daughter of PEPER HERMANN ERNST HEINRICH and RODEKOPF CAROLINE REGINE SOPHIE PEITHMANN OR) was born on 2 Feb 1833 in Unterlubbe No. 9, Kreis Minden, Westfalen, Germany; died on 13 Jun 1894 in Unterlubbe, No. 1, Kreis Minden, Westfalen, Germany. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Louise Peithmann (March 13, 1833 - May 27, 1873) was married March 3, 1849 to Louis Huck in Bergkirchen (Rothenuffeln) (May 14, 1827 - July 21, 1885). The second son of Colon (farmer) Heinrich Friedrich Christian Huck and Sophie Marie Elisabeth, Nee Meyer. An official entry in the church record-book a note is included to the effect that the newly married couple planned to emigrate to the U.S.A. The couple indicated that they would settle in Hoyleton Township (Washington County) in the State of Illinois. Here in the North Prairie they would devote themselves to farming. In 1853, they received a land-grant from the then, President Pierce. Up until 1880 they acquired additional acreage. They bought parcels of land of neighboring farms, as well as from the Railroad Association, the Illinois Central Railroad. The price per acre fluctuated somewhere between $4.00 per acre and $36.00 per acre. A portion of the money needed, the couple borrowed at a rate of 8-10% rate of interest. The couple had 9 children born to them in Hoyleton Township.

When Louis Huck died in 1885, he owned approximately 600 acres. The farm was divided among 5 children: Louis, Henry, Elisabeth, John and Lydia. So that each inherited pproximately 120 acres. Two of those farms are today still in possession of descendents of Louis Huck and Louise nee Peithmann.

Notes from a letter to Morris Huck from Lothar Teikemeyer of Bonn, Germany.

The woman of Louis was a Peithmann-descendant. As this she comes froma double marriage between the families Peper and Peithmann. But the marrying Pepers had different mothers. My ancestor line is from the Peper-son, who was child of anna Marie Elisabeth Wiethop (1773 - 1806), the first husband of Johann Ernst Hermann Peper, Hilferdingsen 9 (1767 - 1844). Your line, by the Peper-daughter, is from Gesine (Christiane) Louise Siebe (or Sieben) (1780 - 1845), who was married by Peper in 1807. Probably this Siebe was a daughter of Johann Gottfried Siebe (1738 - ), auf Wentrups Hof, Uffeln 56 (Tothenuffeln), called 1768 "freier Burgshof", who married some daughters around that time to some farmers in the region. The mother was - only probably again - a Volckmann. There is more known about this Siebe and also about this Volckman, but I don't know, if this is really the father of your ancestor. The Wentrup Hof was a special farm house, it was not comparable to the other farms. Originally it was the home of the Vogt, an higher adminstrator, but this function was not relevant in the late 18th century. The marriages of the other Siebe-daughters were "rich marriages".
J. E. H. Peper himself also have his riddles, as some data of this Ortssippenbuch contradict each other, So we don't know for sure, if his father was Johann Friedrich or Johann Hinrich Peper ( * 1745 - ), who was married to Ann Margaretha Peper "aus Eickhorst" (the name Peper for the woman is no error, it seems to be her birthname). Or, this contradicting data refer to two different persons, who both married a Peper-daugher "aus Eickhorst" in a common case of double marriage between Peper and Peper. About the parents of this Peper-daughters "aus Eickhorst" we don't know anything. Our ancestor Peper (Johann Hinrich or Johann Friedrich) was borne 1745 in Hilferdingsen 9 as it was the place of his son, and the son of this son, who became mine (not yours) ancestor. His father was Johann Hinrich Droste "auf Pepers Staette" (same address) (1692 - ) and Anna Margaretha Ilsabe Meyer (1712 - 1755). This Droste became heir of the Peper-household (probably in 1725, at the own marriage day), cause this marriage of an aunt with the original Peper-owner ended childless. Another son of this Droste married in 3rd marriage in the year 1800 Caroline Hohne, later woman of the invading Peithmann 1806 and therefore ancestor of our lines. At that time this son called himself Ober-Rodekopf, cause he had married before (1859) a daughter of this household (Oberster Rokop), which later became the Peithmann-household Unterlubbe 16 and was largely shown in the Peithmann-papers.
A. M. I. Meyer was really 13 years old, when she married the 33 year old Droste. Her parents are Johan Meyer auf HInrichs Meyers Staette (1678 - 1744), Kohlte 4 (Unterlubbe), and Anna Maria Kottmeyer, 1687 - 1739, and she has a lot of other ancestors, for instance this Ernst Spilker, that I already told about, and a Hinrich and a Toennies Kottmeyer, who had the role of a "Amtsuntervogt", a sort of adminstrator under these farmers.
From the Unterluebbe addresses, around 40 houses in 18th century, you find in the genealogy table the first 9 and some more, such indicating that our ancestors were "rich" farmers, who married their chldren with each other. Naturally some persons appear in double function in the genealogy table. This Ernst Spilker, I told about, is 4x my ancestor for instance, as 4 of his children did lead into my line.
Actually there is one special interest of mine. One Spilker did come from America and married an aunt of mine (after the war). Later they divorced and he left again. His 2 sons, my cousins, did grow up in Rostock. Did you ever hear that a Spilker did leave Unterluebbe to go to America in the emigration time of your ancestors?

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According to a transfer deed dated 11 Mar 1864, my great-grandfather, Louis
Huck purchased a 40-acre tract of land (SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 32,
Hoyleton Twp.) from Louis & Louise Wehking a few years after emigrating
from Prussia (now part of Germany - around Minden in Westfalia). The Huck
family still owns this land - indeed it was part of the farm upon which I
grew up.
As a child growing up in the late 1930's, I remember an elderly gentleman
(also named Louis Wehking - probably a son of Louis and Louise). He was
the official bell-ringer at North Prairie Methodist Church - more than
likely given this job because his home was directly across the road from
the church-yard, meaning he could be depended upon to ring the bell
promptly and reliably in all kinds of weather and other emergencies. The
North Prairie cemetery has several Wehking gravestones, from which one
could reliably document birth and death dates.
My 1973 Washington County Plat Book shows Waldo and Theodosia Wehking as
owners of the 160 acre tract of land in Section 20, Hoyleton Twp - just
northwest of the North Prairie Cemetery, formerly owned by the younger
Louis Wehking. (Waldo Wehking was his son). Like many of my
contemporaries, Waldo and Theodosia moved away from the North Prairie
community to find employment elsewhere as consolidation of family farms
continued following World War II.

Morris G. Huck
Champaign, IL

LUDWIG married PEITHMANN KAROLINE LOUISE WILHELMINE on 22 Mar 1849 in Bergkirchen, Westphalia, Prussia; by Pastor Linkmeyer; date maybe Mar.3,1849. KAROLINE (daughter of PEITHMANN EBERHARD FRIEDRICH GOTTLIEB (RODEKOPF) and PEPER MARIE LOUISE) was born on 13 Mar 1833 in #16 Unterluebbe; Kreisminden, Wesphalen (Westphalia), Prussia; died on 27 May 1873 in North Prairie, Washington County, Illinois; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

CHRISTIAN married UNKNOWN SUSANNAH. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Louis and Regina lived on a farm about four miles southwest of Hoyleton and engaged in farming during their entire lives. they were the parents of six children, three girls and three boys, all of whom were educated at the Elm Point one room school, not far from the farm. They celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary in May, 1940, at the home of their daughter, Bertha Bartelsmeyer with all their children, grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. they were retired when Regina died on September 24, 1940. Louis died on June 3, 1943. both are buried in North Prairie Cemetery.
By: Marjorie Bartelsmeyer
From: 1979 Washington County History book

FRIEDRICH married HORSEMAN REGINA (HERSEMANN) in 1881 in Possibly in Nashville, Washington County, Illinois; date may be 1880. REGINA was born on 1 Nov 1857 in Kries Minden, Prussia, Germany; died on 24 Sep 1940; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

JOHANNES married HAKE WILHELMINA ELIZABETH on 17 Jan 1884 in North Prairie, Washington Co., IL; Wm. Kleinschmidt officiating; Louis Hake and Elizabeth Huck wittnesses. WILHELMINA (daughter of HAKE FRIEDRICH WILHELM and HARTMANN SOPHIA CHARLOTTE) was born on 4 Nov 1864 in North Prairie, Washington Co., IL; died on 27 Feb 1941 in Centralia, Marion County, Illinois; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

MARIE married DUEKER ERNST HEINRICH FRIEDRICH on 30 Apr 1885 in North Prairie Methodist Church, Washington County, Illinois; G. E. Heidel officiating; John Huck and Lydia Huck Witnesses. ERNST (son of DUEKER ERNST DIEDRICH AUGUST HEINRICH (HENRY) and RODEKOPF FRIEDERIEKE JUSTINE WILHELMINE) was born on 1 Feb 1861 in Wulferdinsen Sundern 28, Minden, Germany; died on 21 Jul 1937; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

JOHNANNES married NICKLES EMILIE ALICE on 29 Dec 1896 in Billings ?, Missouri. EMILIE (daughter of NICKLES PETER and GROSS MARIA) was born on 24 Jul 1862 in Jamestown, Missiouri; died on 17 Dec 1928; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

ANNA married KLEEMANN HENRY JOHN on 1 Mar 1888 in North Prairie Methodist Church, Washington County, Illinois; F. L. Mahle officiating; J. J. Huck and Lydia Kleemann witnesses. HENRY (son of KLEEMANN KARL FRIEDRICH (FRED) and KRUGHOFF LOUISE FRIEDERIKE CAROLINE) was born on 15 Jun 1864 in Hoyleton, Washington County, Illinois.; died on 6 Dec 1932 in Washington County,Illinois; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, near Hoyleton, Illinois. [Group Sheet]