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Heinrich Ahrens, born March 19, 1819 in East Friesland,near Hannover, Germany. He moved to Hubble's Corner, east
of Sunman, in Ripley County, outside of Batesville, Indiana in 1833. He came with a brother, Herman, and
2 sisters. Martha married a Sitterding. The other sister we don't have a name for yet, but she married a Pohler,
we think. Heinrich's wife, Anna Maria Mollenkamp, from Hannover, came over with a brother. She was born
April 18, 1818. They were married August 15, 1843 at Adams Lutheran Church, several miles SE of Batesville.
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Reunion Plans:
June 30 and July 1, 2007 are the scheduled meeting days for the reunion. In Batesville, we will stay
at the Hampton Inn.
Chicken dinner and good times available at The Old Brick Tavern in Penntown on Friday
night, June 29. Boyd will play his accordion around 5. Organ and piano entertainment available from 5-9.
Better get there early! This place isn't very big! Everyone says the food is great!
Saturday
2-4, June 30 Afternoon activities will be to look at tables from the various
families set up at Adams Lutheran Church, time to view and exchange family photos, read the family history
and suggest additions and corrections, and tour the cemetaries.
6:30 In the evening, we will have a dinner together at the Sherman House in Batesville, with
a video presentation of the family. Afterward will be entertainments from willing family members and perhaps local groups.
Please phone Boyd 816-453-8406 or e-mail boydlee@aol.com for reservations. You will have to pay ahead, as no one wants to pay for a dinner that won't be enjoyed. $15.95
adults, and $8.95 for those 12 & under.
Sunday
July 1, 10 a.m. Sunday morning we will attend church at Adams Lutheran, and there will be a served
lunch afterward. The Bernhard family is gracious and kind, and willing to make a meal for us! Again - please phone Boyd
or e-mail him. We must have a count on how many meals they might expect to make.
There are many sites in the area and nearby region. We hope you will consider attending the reunion and then going
on to vacation in surrounding areas of interest.
Pre-Reunion fun:
We are planning on going to the Old Brick Tavern in Sunman (near Batesville) on Friday night, June 29. Jenny says
there is an organist and pianist on Friday nights. Boyd will take his accordion, and we will see what sort of
fun we might conjur up! Boyd's great grandfather, William Ahrens, was a "saloonist" in Sunman about 1898.
The Old Brick is in a small town, half way between Batesville and Sunman. Maps will be available at the Hampton Inn
- headquarters for the event.
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The NINE children of Heinrich & Anna Maria:
Anna married William Christian Schutte. They had 12 children and lived in Adams Church neighborhood.
Christian married Margaretha Peters. They had 2 children and lived in Indianapolis.
Heinrich (Henry) married Anna Catherina Freuchtnicht. They had 7 children (3 died as infants) and lived in the
Adams Church neighborhood.
Margaretha married Thomas Fred Schutte. They had 7 children and lived at Lookout. (near Adams Church)
John Herman (John) married Sophia Marie Niehaus. They had 2 children and lived near Adams Church.
George died as an infant.
William Heinrich (Bill) married Anna Maria Steinwart. They had 14 children. They moved to north central Iowa
where many of their children remained. She died in 1904 and he came back to Adams Church area after that. He then
married Anna Schmidt Einhaus.
Frederick (Fred) married Minnie Kreinhop. They had 8 children and lived in Indiana. He died in
Iowa.
Herman Heinrick (Herman) married Anna Crum. They had 6 children and lived in the Adams Church area.
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