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From: Schneider, Allyn< >
Subject: Re: [ILWABASH-L] Litherland, Strohmeier, Kern, Hein Familes of Mt. Carmel
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 15:21:41 -0500


No, you aren't the only one on this service. I am also but I don't have any
info to help you with. I was born & raised at Mt. Carmel & knew some
Litherland's but none of the old ones of course. I have also heard the name
Strohmeier.

Just thought I would let you know you are not alone.

Maxine Schneider
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark & Jana Rooke <>
To: <>
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 3:59 PM
Subject: [ILWABASH-L] Litherland, Strohmeier, Kern, Hein Familes of Mt.
Carmel

>Just wanted to send this message out again.
>I haven't received any mail from this mail group except my own!
>Please let me know if I am the only one out here on this service, haha.
>
>"We are trying to find out any infomation on Sarah Freda Strohmeier and
>her ancestors. Sarah married Nye Litherland on Sept. 12, 1894 in Mt.
>Carmel.
>My husband is a descendant of that branch of the Litherland family.
>
>Sarah was born Jan 18, 1875 in Wabash County. She had a sister named
>Kate that might have been a couple of years older than Sarah. We do not
>have first names for Sarah's and Kate's parents. One was naturally named
>
>Strohmeier and we think her mother was a Kern. Sarah's father died
>(when?)
>and her mother married Fred Hein and had three more children, Marie,
>Cora
>and Fred, Jr.
>
>Family lore shares that Sarah's mother (KERN) had a brother or two and
>one of those brothers had a shoe factory in Mt. Carmel. Sarah's mother
>(KERN) came to Wabash Co. when she was about 13 with her father and
>brother(s). Evidently, her mother died in Germany or on the way to the
>USA.
>
>We would appreciate any information about the Strohmeier, Kern or Hein
>families."
>Thank you in advance!
>Jana Rooke
>San Jose, CA
>
>
>
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