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Descendants of Heinrich Wilhelm ROLL

Generation No. 1

1. HEINRICH WILHELM¹ ROLL was born 11 Apr 1816 in Rugenwalde, Germany, and died 29 Dec 1879 in Kansas. He married CAROLINE FRIEDERICKE PLOETZ. She was born 29 Jul 1824 in Nechlin, Germany, and died 06 Dec 1911 in Kansas.

Notes for HEINRICH WILHELM ROLL:
Arrived April 14, 1856, Port of NY, Ship Snap Dragon from Hamburg, Germany. They were from
Schoenfeld, Brandenburg, Germany.

He told his grandchildren that once, while still in Germany, when walking home through the Black Forest after work he saw his friend coming toward him but he disappeared. Later, Grandfather heard his friend had died at this exact time some distance away.

Heinrich, age 40, shoemaker, from Prussia
Caroline Friederike, age 32, wife
Heinrich, age 9, son
Gustave, age 7, son
Charles, age 4, son

Rudolph (Ralph), William Herman, and Anna ("Aunt Annie") were born in Wisconsin. Heinrich, Gus, and Charlie started for Kansas where they would homestead. They stopped in Illinois to work for supplies. They arrived in Kansas in 1871. They settled in Sedgwick county, two miles north of the Sedgwick-Sumner County line on the 6th Merdian.

More About HEINRICH WILHELM ROLL:
Custom: Prenzlau
Departure: 1856
Destination: Amerika

Notes for CAROLINE FRIEDERICKE PLOETZ:
As a child she herded geese in Germany.

More About CAROLINE FRIEDERICKE PLOETZ:
Custom: Prenzlau
Departure: 1856
Destination: Amerika
Residence: 1910, Ohio Twp, Sedgwick, Kansas

Children of HEINRICH ROLL and CAROLINE PLOETZ are:

HEINRICH GOTLEIB² ROLL, b. 1846, Germany; d. 1924, KS.

More About HEINRICH GOTLEIB ROLL:
Custom: Prenzlau
Departure: 1856
Destination: Amerika

ii.

GUSTAVE B ROLL, b. 1849, Germany; d. 13 Oct 1936.

More About GUSTAVE B ROLL:
Arrival: 1856
Residence: 1900, Ohio, Sedgwick, Kansas

	iii.	CHARLES AUGUSTUS ROLL, b. 1852, Germany; d. 14 Aug 1932; m. CATHERINE EMELINE MCGAHA; b. 17 Jun 1858, Douglas, IL; d. 14 Feb 1921.
2.	iv.	RALPH ROLL, b. 04 Apr 1859, Hermann, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; d. 02 Jan 1934, Arapaho,Custer, OK.
	v.	WILLIAM HERMAN ROLL, b. 1862, Hermann, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
	vi.	ANNA ROLL, b. 1867, Hermann, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; d. 1948.

Notes for ANNA ROLL:
Married Lewis Goldsmith abt 1898. Leola Roll lived with her Aunt Annie for 3 years from 1932 to 1935. She taught Leola how to piece and quilt quilts. Leola would make many beautiful quilts for her daughter, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

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