Download or read book The Ancestors of Two Runte Brothers from Lippe-Detmold written by William A. Weimer and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chiefly a record of some of the ancestors of Friedrich Wilhelm Leopold Runte and Simon Friedrich Runte. Friedrich was born 8 Aug 1815 in Lothe, Germany, to Johann Friedrich Karl Runte and Sophie Luise Köller. He married Amalia Dorothea Wilhelmina Räker 21 Apr 1844 in Lothe, Germany. She was born 21 Mar 1825 in Ruensiek, Germany, to Hermann Friedrich Becker and Catharina Louisa Räker. They were the parents of ten children. The family immigrated to the United States in 1853. Amalia died 13 Feb 1872 in Stephenson County, Illinois. Friedrich married Amalia Fredericka Wilhelmina Wienke ca. 1874. She was born 29 Apr 1837 in Brakelsick, Germany, to Johann Friedrich Christoph Wienke and Wilhelmina Catrina Charlotte Möller. They were the parents of one child. She died 21 Feb 1911 in Stephenson County, Illinois. Simon Friedrich Runte was born 8 Jun 1822 in Lothe, Germany, to Johann Friedrich Karl Runte and Sophie Luise Köller. He married Wilhelmina Elisabeth Schröder 28 Feb 1847 in Lothe, Germany. She was born 8 Oct 1822 in Lothe, Germany, to Wilhelm Conrad Schröder and Amalia Sophia Elisabeth Eichmann. They immigrated to the United States in 1848. She died in 1876 in Stephenson County, Illinois. He died 2 Dec 1887 in Rock Run Township, Illinois. Simon and Wilhelmina were the parents of twelve children.