Theodore Moorkamp Family Descendants Report

Theodore Moorkamp Family

Descendants Report


Generation No. 1


Theodore "Theo" Gerhard Moorkamp was born February 1826 in Oldenburg, Germany, and died January 22, 1895 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a shoemaker by trade.  He married (1) Catherine Kluemper. He married (2) Elizabeth Weding August 15, 1880 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Children of Theodore Moorkamp and Catherine Kluemper are:

  • JOHANNA MOORKAMP, b. Abt. 1856, Oldenburg, Germany; d. December 1939, Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • GERHARD (GEORGE) MOORKAMP, b. Abt. 1858, Oldenburg, Germany.

  • ELIZABETH F. MOORKAMP, b. February 27, 1859, Oldenburg Germany; d. March 02, 1940, Cincinnati, Ohio.


Generation No. 2


Johanna Moorkamp, daughter of Theodore Moorkamp and Catherine Kluemper, was born Abt. 1856 in Oldenburg, Germany, and died December 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Francis (Frank) Wedemeyer, son of Wedemeyer and Elizabeth Weding.

Children of Johanna Moorkamp and Francis Wedemeyer are:

  • HARRY WEDEMEYER, b. Abt. 1878, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. October 24, 1945, Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • MARIA WEDEMEYER, b. January 1881, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. July 01, 1881, Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • FERNINAND WEDEMEYER, b. Abt. 1882, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. March 24, 1897, Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • WILLIAM WEDEMEYER, b. Abt. 1886, Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • RAYMOND WEDEMEYER, b. Abt. 1890, Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • LORINDA WEDEMEYER, b. August 07, 1894, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Gerhard (George) Moorkamp, son of Theodore Moorkamp and Catherine Kluemper, was born Abt. 1858 in Oldenburg, Germany.

Child of Gerhard (George) Moorkamp is:

  • WILLIE MOORKAMP, b. Abt. 1887, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. February 21, 1890, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Elizabeth F. Moorkamp, daughter of Theodore Moorkamp and Catherine Kluemper, was born February 27, 1859 in Oldenburg, Germany, and died March 02, 1940 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Henry Bernard Visser May 30, 1883 in St. Anthony Church, Budd St., Cincinnati, Ohio, son of Arnold Visser and Margaretha.

Children of Elizabeth F. Moorkamp and Henry Visser are:

  • ARNOLD JOSEPH VISSER, b. March 05, 1885, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. September 29, 1933, Cincinnati, Ohio; m. JOSEPHINE BRAKERS, December 12, 1919, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky.

  • MARY ELIZABETH (MAYME) VISSER, b. December 22, 1886, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. December 11, 1980, Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • FRANK BERNARD VISSER, b. February 1888, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. June 27, 1889, Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • JOHANNA VISSER, b. October 04, 1890, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. June 16, 1894, Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • KATHRYN GERTRUDE (KATE) VISSER, b. July 06, 1892, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. June 10, 1964, Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • GERHARDT VISSER, b. December 28, 1894, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. February 22, 1897, Cincinnati, Ohio.


Generation No. 3


Harry Wedemeyer, son of Johanna Moorkamp and Francis Wedemeyer, was born Abt. 1878 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died October 24, 1945 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Thersa Hautz.

Children of Harry Wedemeyer and Thersa Hautz are:

  • MILDRED WEDEMEYER, b. Abt. 1912, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. December 24, 1983, Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • HELENA WEDEMEYER, b. Abt. 1908, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. December 28, 1908, Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • ANNA MARGARET WEDEMEYER, b. Abt. 1907, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. Aft. 1990.

  • HAROLD J. WEDEMEYER, b. Abt. 1910, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. October 19, 1990, Punta Gorda, Florida.

Lorinda Wedemeyer, daughter of Johanna Moorkamp and Francis Wedemeyer, was born August 07, 1894 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Frank Pund.

Children of Lorinda Wedemeyer and Frank Pund are:

  • DONALD PUND.

  • DOROTHY PUND.

  • BUD PUND.

Mary Elizabeth (Mayme) Visser, daughter of Elizabeth F. Moorkamp and Henry Bernard Visser, was born December 22, 1886 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died December 11, 1980 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Anthony Lambert Hericks February 27, 1906 in St. Anthony Church, Budd St., Cincinnati, Ohio, son of John Hericks and Johanna Hesselink.

Children of Mary E. (Mayme) Visser and Anthony L. Hericks are:

  • LORAINE ELIZABETH HENRIETTA HERICKS, b. August 18, 1906, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. April 04, 1991, Cincinnati, Ohio; m. JOHN EDWARD LUCHTE.
  • LAMBERT JOHN HERICKS, b. May 25, 1908, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. February 01, 1974, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • JOSEPH M. HERICKS, b. September 10, 1910, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. September 14, 1910, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • WILLIAM ROBERT SR HERICKS, b. July 17, 1912, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. January 05, 1981, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • MARY ELIZABETH (MAE) HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • DOROTHY PHYLLIS HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • ROBERT FRANCIS HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • MELVIN HERICKS, b. Abt. 1924, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • HARRY LEONARD HERICKS, b. September 22, 1926, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. July 28, 1991, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Kathryn Gertrude (Kate) Visser, daughter of Elizabeth F. Moorkamp and Henry Bernard Visser, was born July 06, 1892 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died June 10, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married (1) James Edward Carroll February 19, 1912 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married (2) Harry Leonard Roesner June 09, 1925 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Child of Kathryn Visser and James Carroll is:

  • MILTON J. CARROLL, b. Abt. 1919, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Child of Kathryn Visser and Harry Roesner is:

  • HARRY R. ROESNER, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.


Generation No. 4


Harold J. Wedemeyer, son of Harry Wedemeyer and Thersa Hautz, was born Abt. 1910 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died October 19, 1990 in Punta Gorda, Florida. He married Alvera.

Child of Harold Wedemeyer and Alvera is:

  • ROBERT J. WEDEMEYER, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Lambert John Hericks, son of Mary E. (Mayme) Visser and Anthony L. Hericks, was born May 25, 1908 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died February 01, 1974 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Helen Marie Sellmeyer February 24, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Children of Lambert Hericks and Helen Sellmeyer are:

  • PATRICIA MAE  HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • VIRGINIA C. (GINNY) HERICKS, b. September 11, 1938, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. May 30, 1995, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • JAMES FREDERICK HERICKS, b. October 09, 1941, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. October 06, 1995, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • LAWRENCE R. HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio; m. SALLY.
  • SANDRA HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio; m. ERNIE COMBS.

William Robert Sr. Hericks, son of Mary E. (Mayme) Visser and Anthony L. Hericks, was born July 17, 1912 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died January 05, 1981 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Catherine Ann Roesner.

Child of William Hericks and Catherine Roesner is:

  • WILLIAM ROBERT JR (SONNY) HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Mary Elizabeth (Mae) Hericks, daughter of Mary E. (Mayme) Visser and Anthony L. Hericks, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Charles Ernest Roth July 31, 1937 in Newport, Kentucky.

Children of Mary Hericks and Charles Roth are:

  • CHARLEEN ROTH, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • JOY ROTH, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • JOAN ROTH, b. Cincinnati, Ohio; d. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dorothy Phyllis Hericks, daughter of Mary E. (Mayme) Visser and Anthony L. Hericks, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Raymond Phillips July 1947.

Child of Dorothy Hericks and Raymond Phillips is:

  • LINDA PHILLIPS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Robert Francis Hericks, son of Mary E. (Mayme) Visser and Anthony L. Hericks, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Thelma Elizabeth Winklebach May 29, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Children of Robert Hericks and Thelma Winklebach are:

  • DONALD FRANK HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • ROBERT WILLIAM HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • DIANE M. HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Harry Leonard Hericks, son of Mary E. (Mayme) Visser and Anthony L. Hericks, was born September 22, 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died July 28, 1991 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Dorothy Gertrude Luchte May 22, 1948 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Children of Harry L. Hericks and Dorothy Luchte are:

  • SHARON PATRICIA HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • HARRY JOSEPH HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • GARY ROBERT HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • JUDITH LYNN HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.


Generation No. 5


Patricia Mae Hericks, daughter of Lambert Hericks and Helen Sellmeyer, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Jerry L. Cross.

Children of Patricia Hericks and Jerry Cross are:

  • STEVE CROSS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • JENNIFER LYNN CROSS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio; m. MARK EDWARD WOELFEL, November 12, 1988.

Virginia C. (Ginny) Hericks, daughter of Lambert Hericks and Helen Sellmeyer, was born September 11, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died May 30, 1995 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Thomas R. Sr Youngman.

Children of Virginia Hericks and Thomas Youngman are:

  • THOMAS R. JR.YOUNGMAN, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • PENNY YOUNGMAN, b. Cincinnati, Ohio; m. ?? FREDERICK.
  • AMY MARIE YOUNGMAN, b. Cincinnati, Ohio; m. RICHARD DAVID VAN DERYT.

James Frederick Hericks, son of Lambert Hericks and Helen Sellmeyer, was born October 09, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died October 06, 1995 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Kathleen Kinney.

Children of James Hericks and Kathleen Kinney are:

  • BEVERLY ANN HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio; m. LAWRENCE W. GROTE.
  • DAVID HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio; m. PATTY SMITH.
  • KEVIN JOHN HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio; m. MARY JO PETER.

William Robert Jr. (Sonny) Hericks, son of William Hericks and Catherine Roesner, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Carol.

Children of William Hericks and Carol are:

  • DAVID HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • MELISSA HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • CHRIS HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Charleen Roth, daughter of Mary Hericks and Charles Roth, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married John L. Holtz.

Children of Charleen Roth and John Holtz are:

  • PAMELA JEAN HOLTZ, m. RAYMOND DAVID NELTNER.
  • JOYCE LYNN HOLTZ, m. BRUCE ARNOLD BEZOLD.
  • RONALD JOHN HOLTZ, m. JENNIFER MARIE SCHACK.

Joy Roth ,daughter of Mary Hericks and Charles Roth, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Clifford Roth.

Children of Joy Roth and Clifford Roth are:

  • JULIE ANN ROTH, b. Cincinnati, Ohio; m. TIMOTHY LEE CHAPMAN.
  • CHARLES CLIFFORD ROTH, b. Cincinnati, Ohio; m. THERESA SHIRLEEN CONLEY.
  • ROBERT ROTH, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • MICHAEL ROTH, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • DAVID ROTH, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Linda Phillips, daughter of Dorothy Hericks and Raymond Phillips, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married (1) Richard Correlli. She married (2) Ralph Zumwalde. She married (3) Allan Lameier.

Child of Linda Phillips and Ralph Zumwalde is:

  • ALISON ZUMWALDE, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Robert William Hericks, son of Robert Hericks and Thelma Winklebach, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Lynn Marie August 16, 1969 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Children of Robert Hericks and Lynn Marie are:

  • ANTHONY J. HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • JEFFREY R. HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • ANDREW R. HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • JESSICA L. HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • ?? HERICKS.

Diane M. Hericks, daughter of Robert Hericks and Thelma Winklebach, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married (1) William Kauffman. She married (2) Adamson. She married (3) Birchard.

Child of Diane Hericks and William Kauffman is:

  • WILLIAM H. KAUFFMAN, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Child of Diane Hericks and Adamson are:

  • ALICIA ADAMSON.

Sharon Patricia Hericks, daughter of Harry L. Hericks and Dorothy Luchte, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Thomas Michael Smith October 31, 1970 in Cincinnati, Ohio, son of Harry Smith and Thelma Creech.

Child of Sharon Hericks and Thomas Smith is:

  • THOMAS MICHAEL SMITH II, b. Wright Patterson AFB, Fairborn, Ohio.

Harry Joseph Hericks, son of Harry L. Hericks and Dorothy Luchte, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Diane Leslie Traut March 20, 1982 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Children of Harry Hericks and Diane Traut are:

  • ANGELA MARIE HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH HERICKS, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Judith Lynn Hericks, daughter of Harry L. Hericks and Dorothy Luchte, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Lawrence Charles Auberger March 12, 1977 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Children of Judith Hericks and Lawrence Auberger are:

  • DENNIS MICHAEL AUBERGER, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • JEFFREY MICHAEL AUBERGER, b. Cincinnati, Ohio.


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