In 1867 Peter and Johanna Eekhoff and their seven children: Gerjet Arends, Peter, Arend, Harm, Hilke, Peterke, and Annie left their home near Emden, East Friesland (Germany) and emigrated to the United States, settling near Ridott, Jefferson County, Illinois. Some of their descendants have changed the spelling of the surname to "Eckhoff", as did my grandfather, Peter George Eckhoff, who was a son of Gerjet Arends. It is my hope that other Eekhoff or Eckhoff descendants will gain some understanding from the materials published on this site, and that it will be useful to them in their own Family History efforts.
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