| Ludwig Rütten Family Story From information that was collected for a number of years by various members of this family tree, I collated a book with over 3,000 members of this family, with nearly 700 pages and many illustrations. The book can be ordered, just send me an e-mail, if you are interested. I charge fifteen dollars for a printable copy of the book burned onto a CD. The CD is viewable on your computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you want to view the names contained in the book, search for Rutten on Rootsweb.com. The book is a living book and I continue to add information. . Special tribute goes to the Rütten family of Wassenberg, Germany, who provided the details from before emigration to the USA, which occurred in 1863. |
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| Ludwig's oldest son, Franz Michael Hubert, was my Great Grandfather. He was born in Hillensberg, Selfkant, Germany, formerly called Rhineprovinz. Click here to get an update on Frank's brother Joseph Ritten! |  |
| Franz married Anna Maria Meuwissen, who was born in Schalbruch, Selfkant, Germany, and whose father, Jan Henrik Meuwissen, was born in Echt, Limburg, Netherlands. |  |
Now, I have begun working on the Garske family that came to the United States from Pomerania, originally to Marathon County, Wisconsin. Some of the family later homesteaded in Ramsey County, Dakota Territory.  to see an incomplete summary of the ancestors and descendants of Otto
Heinrich Ferdinand Garske, my grandfather, pictured here. |
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| A Hilgers family reunion took place in September 2004 in Cologne, MN, at
St. Bernard's church, where John Hilgers (pictured) and his wife Gertrude
(Meuleners) Hilgers are buried. To find out more, |
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