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1. Family History Only the name remained of Hollenhof From the history of the farm and its owners' families by Ewald Albers, Zeven, Germany It is true that many people in our area know the name Hollenhof.However, only a few people have been on the farm by this name which islocated west of the highway between Brüttendorf and Wehldorf when thefarm still existed. The farm and its owners played an important partat the height of its economic power - in an agricultural and societypoint of view. The history of Hollenhof did not end until after 1960when all buildings were torn down and the farm was incorporated intoWehldorferholz [another farm near Wehldorf]. Only the name remained ofHollenhof. And this will not change even though some big hog houseswere built very close to the old farmstead a few years ago. View into the history of Hollenhof - beginning until end of the 30years war (1648) It will probably never be determined exactly when this farm outside ofa village was founded. As early as the Middle Ages, the farmers ofHollenhof were tenants of the convent of Zeven: In 1230, "Heydenrik ofHollenhout" and the children of his late brother owned the farm whichconsisted of two houses. This means that the respective owners ofHollenhof were under the jurisdiction of the convent of Zeven and hadto pay dues to this convent. When the farm was passed on to the nextowner, the new owner had to pay a tax of welcome. (This is what wewould call inheritance tax today.) Only after 1500 do the records showthe names of all successive owners of Hollenhof. As of 1542, TietkePeper was given as the owner of the large farm. He was followed by Claus Peper as of about 1575 who in turn wassucceeded by Johann Peper before 1615. For "Clawes thom Hollenhauw",the records for the so-called 16 Pfennig treasure (the amount of 1/16of the possession had to be paid as tax) show the following possessionabout 1575: One house of 4 sections (one section was the distancebetween 2 beams in a German half-timber house), three buildings, twobeds, household equipment, two horses, four oxen, four cows, two headsof cattle and seven hogs. All of this had a value of 87 taler whichmeant that about 5½ taler had to be paid as taxes. Tönjes Peper wasnamed as owner after 1632 in the tax and due lists. In a time when ourarea saw many actions of war, he had three horses. However, TönjesPeper must have died early because Henrich Ficken was listed in hisplace in 1647. This is probably the reason why the names Peper andFicken are used for the owners of the farm. A new name on the farm Since Tönjes Peper probably died early, he might not have had a sonwho was entitled to inherit the farm. We can only assume that Wohlber(1624 - 1715), the wife of the next owner, was his daughter and heir.She married Peter Ficken before 1659. (The records do not show wherehe was born.). Peter Ficken may have been a relative of the interimfarmer Henrich Ficken . According to the list of Sept 28, 1659, PeterFicken paid a tax of welcome of 12 taler to the convent of Zeven. Thisamount was due when the farm was passed on to the next generation. IfPeter Ficken had been a "stranger", he would have had to pay double ofthis amount. Peter Ficken managed Hollenhof until his son TietjeFicken (April 3, 1668 -Jan 17, 1707) married. Tietje married HibbelVajen (1666 - April 26, 1729) of Bötersen on Oct 15, 1689 in thechurch of Sottrum. The income list of Zeven of 1699 describes Hollenhof as follows: Largefarm outside of a village, belongs to the royal chamber in Stade;animals graze in the areas of Brüttendorf, Wehldorf, Steinfeld andWinkeldorf, the meadows are so bad that the farmer has to buy most ofthe hay in Fischerhude and Borgfeld, has about 200 sheep. The trees onthe area of this farm have always belonged to the farm and the settlerthere has the priviledge to cut, distribute and sell trunks out of thewood; what little fattening can be expected in the area is just enoughfor the owner and 8 hogs in the Wehldorffer Holtz (forest) whichbelongs to the noblemen Schulten, Düringen and Oythen, the peat mossarea is bad and therefore the owner does not dig much of it. The monthly payments are as follows: Cathrin treasure 32 sh (shillings), service money 10 Rthlr(Reichsthaler) 4 sh, 2 chicken 8 sh, 20 eggs 4 sh, 1 Molt [12 Himpten,1 Himpten= 22 Kilo] rye, instead for this in money always 4 Rthlr, 1Molt [s.o.] ditto in naturals Zevener measurement, equals in Stadermeasurement 389 pounds (121 pounds for Rthlr 4 sh and 6 Pfennige).This equalled a yearly payment of 18 taler 4 shilling and 6 Pfennig.However, only half of the regular services on the farm of the conventin Zeven had been converted to a payment. The payment for other halfwas not replaced by one bigger payment until about 1850. Tietje Ficken died before his ninth child was born. On Feb 21, 1708,his widow married Harm Köncken (1672 - Sept 8, 1750) of Nartum in thechurch in Zeven. Harm was interim farmer on Hollenhof until 1718. Theheir to the farm Peter Ficken (Dec 19, 1692 - buried March 4, 1763)was married twice. On Nov. 24, 1718 he married Anne Michaelis (Feb 24,1695 - March 26, 1733) of Steinfeld in Zeven. They had six daughtersand a stillborn child. He remarried on Oct 14, 1734 in Sottrum. Hisbride was Marlene/Helena Heitmann (1700 - Nov. 13, 1780) of Waffensen.Two children were born in this marriage, son Tietje died early. Four generations of the Albers family on the farm The heiress to the farm Marje/Maria Ficken (March 13, 1729 - Oct 26,1785) was the sixth child born in the marriage of Tietje Ficken andAnne Michaelis. On Dec 1, 1758, Maria married Johann Albers (Dec 1736- March 11, 1807) of Frankenbostel in Zeven. The couple had sevenchildren. After Marje/Maria died, Johann Albers married Mette AdelheidDrewes (Oct 10, 1746 - Dec 31, 1808) of Zeven on Feb 4, 1787 in thechurch in Zeven. The heir to the farm, Claus Albers (baptized Oct 2, 1761 - Aug 15,1795) married Margarete Windler (Feb 1769 - July 7, 1829) ofWinkeldorf on Nov 16, 1787 in Zeven. After her husband died, MargareteWindler Albers first married Jürgen Heins (baptized Feb 8, 1770 - Feb3, 1807) of Brüttendorf in the church in Zeven on Jan 6, 1797 andthen, on Nov 3, 1810 Johann Warnken (baptized May 23, 1773 - Mar 5,1834). Johann came from Brüttendorf and died there a retired farmer. The retired farmer leaves for America The next heir to the farm, Diederich Albers (Sept. 13, 1788 -Febr. 15,1860) had quite an eventful life. On July 6, 1810, he married SophiaLange (Sept. 11, 1788 - Sept. 11, 1834) of Boitzen in Zeven. They hadeleven children, four of which died as infants. As a widower, JohannDiederich Albers married Sophia Böhling (March 19, 1808 - Oct. 17,1890) of Wehldorf on Aug 18, 1835 in Zeven. They had one son. Of theeight children who lived to be adults, four stayed in Germany: Thesecond son, who inherited the farm, and the three daughters. Four sonsemigrated to the US, two before the father, two together with theirfather and mother. When the heir to be Johann Diederich Albers (July 8, 1822 - Jan. 20,1896) was old enough to manage the farm, the father rented anuncultivated farm in Wehldorf. After the contract had expired, thefather Johann Diederich Albers, his second wife Sophia Böhling Albersand the youngest sons Johann Hinrich and Claus Hinrich emigrated tothe US. He bought a farm of 80 acres in Warsaw, Illinois on theMississippi River and managed this farm until his death in 1860. Hiswidow lived until 1890. The couple was buried on the small cemeteryclose to the former farm house. The last Albers generation on Hollenhof The second oldest son Johann Diederich Albers (July 8, 1822 - Jan 20,1896) inherited the farm. On behalf of Hollenhof, he took part in thenegotiations when the common land of the fields were distributed amongthe farmers. He claimed that he was entitled to part of the land ofall the surrounding villages and almost always received compensation.The farm was part of the area of Brüttendorf and the records of 1876show a size of 332.651 acres. Johann Diederich Albers reserved theright for a path where he could drive his sheep from Hollenhof to theAue creek in Brüttendorf: His sheep were washed in the Aue creekbefore shearing. Like his father, this owner of Hollenhof was married twice. On Oct 28,1842 he married Meta Maria Schumacher (Dec 10, 1820 - Jan 5, 1872) ofHeudorf near Worpswede in the church in Zeven. No children were bornin this marriage. The couple probably tried to raise her niece MettaMaria Rugen (April 21, 1851 - Aug 31, 1865) of Breddorf as heiress tothe farm. However, Metta Maria died early. (By the way, Metta MariaRugen was the first person to be buried on the new cemetery on theKirchhofsallee in Zeven. The cemetery was dedicated during theceremony.) After his first wife had died, Johann Diederich Albers married MetaAnna Rathjen (April 1, 1850 - Sep 27, 1936) of Uesen near Achim inFebruary 1873 in Achim. No children were born to this marriage either.Johann Diederich Albers had many honorary offices. Among otheroffices, he was a church elder in the church in Zeven from 1849 to1855 and from 1862 to 1878. After he died, several different personsrented Hollenhof. Charles Albers of Warsaw, Illinois was entered inthe records as the owner in 1920. Charles Albers had been born in 1857in Warsaw. He was a nephew of Johann Diederich Albers. Together withhis younger brother William Edward, Charles Albers had managed themill his father had founded until 1913. After his aunt had died, hesold the inherited farm in Germany to Heinrich Eckhoff of Wistedt.After 1960, Alexander Goedeke, a merchant from Bremen, purchased allof Hollenhof, had all the buildings torn down and incorporated theproperty into Wehldorferholz, the neighboring farm he had alsopurchased. After Mr. Goedeke died, the property of Wehldorferholz wassold again. Today, only a few exotic trees are witness to thepark-like garden of the former big farm Hollenhof. Three sisters stayed in Germany Apart from the heir to the farm Johann Diederich, all three sisters ofthe last Albers generation in Hollenhof stayed in Germany. a) Margareta Albers (May 15, 1811 - Aug 28, 1838) married DiedrichBahrenburg (March 4, 1805 - March 23, 1865) on November 25, 1830 inKirchtimke. He was a cabinet maker and owner of a farm. b) Sophia Catharina Albers (June 18, 1815 - Aug 23, 1854) married theowner of a big farm Claus Hinrich Tietjen (Feb 1, 1815 - July 1, 1897)of Badenstedt on Dec 5, 1833. Claus Hinrich Tietjen applied for theconcession to run a second guest house in Badenstedt. However, afterhis wife had died, he did not pursue this plan. {His daughter SophieCatherine Marie Tietjen (born April 7, 1839) married the owner of afarm Hinrich Jagels (born Sep 8, 1834) of Brüttendorf on Nov 12, 1858.After five children had been born to this marriage, the couple soldthe farm in Brüttendorf and emigrated to the US. They bought a farm inWarsaw, Illinois which was bordering to the farm that her grandfatherJohann Diedrich Albers had bought and managed after he had emigratedin 1853.} c) Anna Maria Albers (April 19, 1826 - July 15, 1859) married thewidower and owner of a large farm Hinrich Eckhof (July 17, 1810 - July15, 1891) of Burgelsdorf on Feb 9, 1849 in Elsdorf. Hinrich Eckhof hadfive children who died before they were old enough to marry. AnnaMaria Sophia (June 15, 1853 - April 19, 1902), the second child of thesecond marriage, married Johann Peter Eckhof (June 2, 1845 - Nov. 8,1933) of Hatzte on Feb 3, 1876 in Elsdorf. After her youngest brotherhad died, Anna Maria Sophia and Johann Peter Eckhof took over themanagement of the farm in Burgelsdorf. Four sons left for the US a) Claus Albers (Nov 25, 1815 - Jan 23, 1892) would have been the heirto the farm. However, he emigrated to America in 1836 and marriedRebecca Knoop (Dec 27, 1818 - July 9, 1896) of Brümmerhof on March5,1839 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Her parents Johann Knoop and Anna MüllerKnoop first owned a small house in Oldendorf and later a large farm inBrümmerhof. They sold this farm in 1837 and emigrated to the US.) Theyoung couple came to Cole Camp, Missouri via St. Louis. Her parentshad a farm in the area and Claus and Rebecca bought a farm in theneighborhood. However, Claus Albers and his family moved on aftereight years. After having lived in several places, they settled inWarsaw, Illinois where he ran a mill. b) Hinrich Albers (May 30, 1824 - Dec 24, 1893) emigrated to Americain the fall of 1845 via New Orleans. He married Anna Monsees (Oct 17,1822 - July 10, 1908) of Hüttendorf near Worpswede in 1846 in ColeCamp, Missouri. Hinrich and Anna soon moved to neighboring Smithtonwhere Hinrich Albers was a smith until he died. c) Johann Hinrich Albers (Oct 6, 1833 - Nov 10, 1919) was the youngestson by his father's first marriage. He came to Warsaw, Illinois withhis father in 1853. When his father died in 1860, he inherited thefarm. He married Amelia Kessel (Sep 21, 1845 - Nov 6, 1924) of Essen,Germany in 1865. In 1877, he sold the farm to his oldest brother ClausAlbers, who ran a mill in Warsaw. Until 1883, Johann Hinrich managed afarm in Taylor County, Iowa and then moved on. He died a farmer inAshland, Kansas and is buried there next to his wife. d) Claus Hinrich Albers (Apr 5, 1836 - May 7, 1912) was the only childof his father's second marriage. Like his brother, he came to Warsaw,Illinois with his parents in 1853. Warsaw is on the banks of theMississippi River. Claus Hinrich went to neighboring Keokuk, Iowaearly and soon became part-owner of a grocery store. Between 1855 and1873, he became a prominent business man in Keokuk and was involved inthe ownership of several different stores and flour mills. In 1869, hemarried Mary Hetta Hamlin (July 14, 1852 - Aug 31, 1898). Herancestors had come to America in about 1650. Claus Hinrich and MaryHetta moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1873. Claus Hinrich Albers wentinto business as a grain dealer and became very prominent in St. Louisbusiness circles. Both Claus Hinrich and Mary Hetta died in St. Louisand were buried there. While the direct Albers line in Hollenhof has died out, there are manydescendants in the United States, among them many who still bear thename. {Numerous Albers descendants have succeeded in their lives andthus made their parents' dream of America, "the land of opportunity"come true. Biographies have been written about several of them andhave been kept in the family.} But for them, former Hollenhof is onlythe memory of a farm that played an important part in their family'shistory. 2. Obituary Johann (John) Albers Born Feb. 20, 1821 - Died Dec. 14, 1893. Mr. John Albers, an old citizen of this county, died on Tuesday in thehome of his son-in-law, John Holst, In Zumbrota Township of pulmonarydisease at 72. Mr. Albers was born on February 20, 1821, in Eversdorfin the sovereignty of Hanover, as it was then. He came to America in1873 and settled down in Goodhue township of this county. His wifepreceded him in death in 1872. He leaves behind 6 children, four sonsand two daughters. Peter, Henry, and John Albers live in Zumbrota andChrist Albers lives in Goodhue. The daughters are Mrs. John Holst ofZumbrota and Mrs. H. Rehder of Goodhue. The burial took place Monday at the cemetery of GraceCongregation in Goodhue with Pastor Hinderer. Johann was the son of Peter Albers and Anne E Unknown from Germany. Zumbrota Township, Goodhue County, MN.
Roger
Engelken
