The Windheim Files

Windheim is a church district in Westphalia which includes the villages of Windheim itself, Ilse, Joessen, Haevern, Rosenhagen, Neuenknick, Seelenfeld, and Doehren. The church records begin in the autumn of 1669 and are almost continuous. Many immigrants from Windheim settled in and near Fort Wayne, Indiana from 1836 to 1900. In the last 12 years I have read these records and attempted to record all events (baptisms, marriages and burials) in a relational database for the years 1669-1800. I have followed some families up to the present day.

I am willing to search these files for surnames if you think your families might be among these immigrants or might have lived in Windheim. Common surnames include Bultemeyer, Gallmeyer, Doehrmann, Boese, Kolle, Humbke, Mentzing, Salge, Strangmann, Westenfeld, Meining, Piepenbrink, Dicke, Roembke, Witte, Stoppenhagen, Jackemeyer, and Nuerge.