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What were the names of Anna Hiltgen's parents and from where in Europe did they come?

jnennig Aug 14, 2018 7:49 AM

According to her obituary Anna Hiltgen immigrated here in 1846 with her parents. Within two years Mr and Mrs. Hiltgen had passed on and Anna married Jacob Traut in Dubuque, Iowa with which documentation lists her last name as Hilgen. I dug for the descendants of both of her sisters and both of her brothers without answering my question. What were the names of her parents and from where in the EU did they come? Burial records in Dubuque are non existent.

They arrived and died too early for the 1850 federal and too late for the 1845 state census.

To what leads can you direct me?

How do I know if someone has posted some suggestions for me if they are prevented from emailing or phoning me? Post no personal info?

Re: What were the names of Anna Hiltgen's parents and from where in Europe did they come?

jenny.parish Aug 20, 2018 12:05 PM (in response to jnennig)

Hello Mr. Nennig,

Thank you for contacting History Hub regarding your ancestors. I took at look at the cemetery for Anna and Joseph Traut. They were buried together with a married headstone. I looked for Hiltgren in the same cemetery, none found. You may be looking for death records and not burial records? Or, maybe they returned to their country of residence? How do you know they are deceased within 1845-1850? Possibly probate records?

Here is a link to our genealogy research page, you may find some helpful tips here.

Or, here is another link to genealogy research on Familysearch.org that may help you.

Another great resource, is the Iowa genealogy research wiki on Familysearch.org.

I hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your research.

Jenette Parish

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