From John A. Werhane
I would like to thank all the people who have helped me assemble the information contained in this Family Tree. I especially want to mention my Dad, Louis J. Werhane, without his help I would never have been able to fit all the pieces of the family together. His remarkable memories of the family and stories about the family have astonished me since childhood. My only regret is that I have not been able to capture all the wondrous stories about the family members that he has related to all of us who have had the privilege of reminiscing about the family with him. For me, these stories have resulted in some great lessons in humanity, curiosity, and good common sense and how a person should lead their lives. I have learned so much about life from these stories. So, Dad I dedicate this effort to you with my love, and also for your love of family history.
Thanks for the wonderful memories.
John Werhane
Based on Church records I have found in Northbrook, Ill and Hattendorf, Germany, the Werhane's (spelled "Wehrhan" in Germany and initially here) imigrated to the USA in 1848. Johann Wehrhan, and his wife, Sophie Luise Bruns and their three sons (ages 26, 11, and 7) and one daughter (19 years) (JOHAN FREDRICK, , WILHELM FRIEDERICH, CHRISTIAN JOHN, and SOPHIE LOUISE) emigrated from Hattendorf, Germany to Northfield, Illinois. They left on Feb. 5, 1848 and arrived here about July 4, 1848.
Their oldest son, Johan Fredrich Werhane, came with them to America, with his wife, Sophie Eugel Lubke, and daughter, Wilhelmina.
Based on church records, Johann Wehrhan moved to Hattendorf Germany when he married Sophie Bruns. I have not been able to determine exactly where Johann was born or where Johann's parents Johann Ludwig and Marien Sophien Cranen lived in Germany.
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The Werhane "Wehrhan's" by John A. Werhane; Chicago, Ill