Johannsmeyer Family of Rattinghausen, Germany


This is a web page for the desdendants of the Johannsmeyer family that originated in Rattinghausen, Germany, near the town of Bad Essen. For a history of the family surname and photograph of our "Odal," click on "notes" and "image" for Johann Henrich Ohmann (born about 1664). If you have visited this site before, you will see several significant changes, including how our surname changed from Ohmann to Driftmeyer to Johannsmeyer. Additionally, thanks to the work of Cousin Anne Ross, I have added descendants for the branch of the family that went and stayed in New York. Notes of particular interest should be those for Johann Henrich Ohmann, Anna Adelheid Johannsmeyer, and Anna Margarethe Driftmeyer. The latter two provide extracts of records from the Huennefeld Castel, the work of Cousin Michael Ortmann. Please provide additions and changes to bill@johnsmeyer.org. I welcome the opportunity to improve the web site for the family.

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