BRINCK JOHANN (ERNST) FRIEDERICH WILHELM

Male 1788 - 1846  (57 years)


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  • Name BRINCK JOHANN (ERNST) FRIEDERICH WILHELM 
    Born 19 Oct 1788  Eicksen #6, Rothenuffeln, Kreis Minden, Westfalen, Prussen; Baptised 10/19/1788. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Sep 1846  North Prairie, Hoyleton Twp., Sec. 30, Washington Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Field to the east of the home. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I00024  Gynzer's Genealogy Database
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2005 

    Father BRINCK FRIEDRICH WILHELM,   b. 21 Jun 1753, Eicksen #6, Westfalen, Prussen; bapt. 1/21/1753;dob may be 1/21/1753 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1816, Eicksen, Westfalen, Prussen; buried 1/10/1816 in Bergkirchen Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother KORFS ANNA MARIE ILSEBEIN (KARFS),   b. 8 Jun 1754, Elfte #4, Oberlubbe, Westfalen, Prussen. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1832, Eicksen #6, Westfalen, Prussen; buried April 5, 1832; Mormons say dod 1/3/1809 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 10 Feb 1780  Eicksen, Westfalen, Prussen. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F00015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family MEIER ANNA SOPHIE DOROTHEA MARIE ILSABEIN,   b. 19 Sep 1799, Eicksen #1, Rothenuffeln, Kreis Minden, Westfalen, Prussen; Dob may be 9/9/1799 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1846, North Prairie, Hoyleton Twp., Sec. 30, Washington Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 10 Mar 1816  Bergkirchen Parish, Westfalen, Prussen. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. BRINK CHRISTIAN ERNST HENRY WILLIAM,   b. 5 Feb 1818, Eicksen # 6, Westfalen, Prussen. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1873  (Age 54 years)
     2. BRINK LOUISA,   b. 1819, Eicksen # 6, Westfalen, Prussen. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Infancy Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. BRINK WILLIAM (ERNST HEINRICH FRIEDRICH WILHELM),   b. 24 Jan 1820, Eicksen #6, Westfalen, Prussen; Tombstone says 2/22/1820 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1889, Washington County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     4. BRINK CHRISTINE SOPHIE TESABEIN,   b. 10 Oct 1821, Eicksen # 6, Westfalen, Prussen; dob may be 1823. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1847, New Minden, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
    +5. BRINK LOUISE (CAROLINE LOUISE JUSTINE),   b. 1 Mar 1825, Eicksen #6, Westfalen, Prussen. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1904, Beaucoup, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +6. BRINK FREDERICK (FREDERICH ERNST W. ),   b. 17 Mar 1827, Eicksen #6, Westfalen, Prussen; came to America September 22, 1844. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1905, Washington County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +7. BRINK HENRY (ERNST HEINRICH),   b. 25 Dec 1828, Eicksen # 6, Westfalen, Prussen. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1894, New Minden, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    +8. BRINK CAROLINA (JUSTINE FRIEDERICKE KAROLINE),   b. 30 Apr 1830, Eicksen #6, Westfalen, Prussen. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1897, North Prairie, Washington County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    +9. BRINK JOHN ERNST (EARNEST CHRISTIAN LUDWIG),   b. 4 Mar 1832, Eicksen #6, Westfalen, Prussen. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1860, Washington County, Illinois; dod maybe 1859 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
    +10. BRINK CHARLES L. C. (KARL FRIEDRICH LUDWIG),   b. 2 Feb 1835, Eicksen #6, Westfalen, Preussen; tombstone has Feb. 12, 1835. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1926, His farm in Huegely, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F00014  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Johann and his wife, Anna Maria, were the parents of the first of our Ancestors to come to America. All ten of their children, except those several who were already in America and one who died in infancy in Germany, joined their parents on the trip to America in 1845. The story of this trip occurs in Chapter 1, German History. Johann was christined October 18, 1788, at Bergkirchen, Westfallen, Prussen. He was a soldier in the French/German War (Napoleon War).
      Johann's wife was always known to us as "Anna Maria Dorthea Schalotte
      Ilsabein Meier Brink". The Bergkirchen records give her name as Anna Sophie Dorothea Marie Ilsabein Meier. The St. John's Lutheran Church in New Minden, IL. shows her name as Tisabein instead of Ilsabein.
      In 1945 , there were 56 grandchildren who grew to maturity here and whose progeny down to the eighth generation are now scattered all over the U.S. This information was collected by Minnie Brink Ludwig when she published her Brink History in 1945. Frederick, their son, served several terms in the Illinois Legislature, both as Representative and Senator. Christian's great-great-granddaughter, Martha Keyes, was elected a Representative in Congress from the Second Kansas District.
      We have not made an attempt at counting the number of descendants as of today. We're satisfied to say the number is very large.



      In the story of the travels from Germany to Washington County, Illinois, it is mentioned that they sailed by boat up the Mississippi being stopped by ice at Grand Tower. Grand Tower is a rock tower left in place for a bridge which was never built. Tower Rock stands majestically in the Mississippi River still today.


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