Starting with Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Lehmkühler (b. 1827 in Germany) who came to America in 1846, I have found about 240 of his descendants so far (including husbands and wifes). I have used some symbols in the listing which mean this: * = born, & = married, + = died.
I know the exact vital data and addresses of a lot of members of the Lehmkuhler and related families. But I am not willing to publish in the internet those details concerning living persons. I invite and encourage everybody who wants to know further details or to contribute to the list to get in contact with me via e-mail. All persons who are descendants of Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Lehmkühler may ask for a copy of the comprehensive printed list.
I. Generation:
Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Lehmkühler, Lutheran, * Höste near Lienen/Westphalia in Germany 22 Jul 1827,
I. & Maria Elisabeth Sander from Germany, II. & after 1858 Mary Elizabeth Natermeyer, + Mt. Pleasant/IN
(probably).
II. Generation:
From the first marriage:
1. Anna Marie Elisabeth Lehmkühler, * 12 Mar 1852, + 11 Oct 1900, marriage?, children?, further details unknown.
2. Ernst Heinrich Lehmkühler, * 3 Aug 1853, & Spencer County/IN 19 Oct 1876 Mary Elizabeth Imboden from Indiana, + Arnold/NE 17 Feb 1929.
3. Sophia Magdalene Lehmkühler, * 14 May 1855, & Mt. Pleasant/IN 29 Mar 1883 Thomas J. Purviance, + Br. Dale/IN 29 Mar 1933, no children known.
4. Hermann Georg Lehmkühler, * 6 Sep 1858, & Perry County/IN 25 Jul 1895 Jane van Winkle, + Stapleton/NE 12 Apr 1927.
From the second marriage:
5. Mary Catherine Lehmkühler, * Ohio 26 Jun 1863, & Perry County/IN 30 Sep 1885 Frederick Driftmeyer, + Walla Walla/WA 24 Jul 1932, no children known.
6. John Ernest Franklin Lehmkühler, * Huntingburg/IN 28 Apr 1868, & Perry County/IN 27 Apr 1893 Elizabeth Howe from Perry County, + Bristow/IN(?) Jul 1952.
No further siblings known.
III. Generation:
Children of II,2:
1. Fred Jacob Lehmkuhler, * 23 Oct 1877, & Izora Said, + Arnold/NE 4 May 1934, no children known.
2. Annie Lehmkuhler, * 5 Dec 1879, + 5 Oct 1909, further details unknown.
3. Nicholas Lehmkuhler, * Indiana 10 Dec 1881, I. & Stapleton/NE 24 Apr 1911 Lauretta Louise Kramer from Logan County/NE, II. & Loop City/NE Jane Elzina Vian from Kansas, + Arnold/NE 16 Nov 1957.
4. George Lehmkuhler, * 8 Apr 1884, + 5 Jan 1936, further details unknown.
5. Millie Augusta Lehmkuhler, * Cook Cunty/IL 7 Jun 1885, & George Brown, + North Platte/NE 4 Jun 1980.
6. Lewis Franklin Lehmkuhler, * 25 Sep 1887, + 8 Jan 1952, further details unknown.
7. John William Lehmkuhler, * 28 Sep 1890, & St. Paul/NE 14 May 1913 Anna Marie Christensen, + Anold/NE Jan 1968.
8. Mary Jane Lehmkuhler, * 8 Mar 1893, & Gandy/NE 24 Dec 1914 Arthur Calvin Long, + Callaway/NE.
Children of II,4:
9. Oscar Lehmkuhler, & NN.
10. Jess Lehmkuhler, further details unknown.
11. Clarence Lehmkuhler, further details unknown.
12. Lula Lehmkuhler, further details unknown.
Children of II,6:
13. Ernest Frederick Lehmkuhler, * Bristow/IN 1893, I. & Anna Ostheimer Mayfield, II. & 5 Jun 1936 Elizabeth Weedmann, + Bristow 19 Dec 1959, no children.
14. William Frank Lehmkuhler, * Bristow/IN 2 Apr 1918, & 26 Sep 1917 Frosta Olive Ostheimer, + Bristow(?) 18 Jun 1968.
15. Mary Ellen Lehmkuhler, * Bristow/IN 11 Feb 1899, I. & Ashville/NC 4 Sep 1919 Thomas F. McDaniel, II. & 5 Oct 1927 William Oscar Phillips, + Bristow(?) 12 Mar 1978.
16. Casper Lehmkuhler, * Bristow/IN 28 Mar 1907, & Hawsville/KY 9 Oct 1929 Dorothy Helen Dooley, + Jasper/IN 26 Jun 1986.
IV. and Further Generations:
These descendant families of III,3 are known so far: Lehmkuhler, Clark, Brown, Berger in North Platte, Sidney, Dannebrog (all Nebraska), Copperas Cove (Texas) -- Brummet in Nebraska(?).
These descendant families of III,5 are known so far: Brown, Bassett, Matthews in Nebraska(?).
These descendant families of III,7 are known so far: Lehmkuhler in Nebraska(?).
These descendant families of III,8 are known so far: Long in Callaway (Nebraska).
These descendant families of III,9 are known so far: Lehmkuhler in (?).
These descendant families of III,14 are known so far: Lehmkuhler, Hoch, Goffinet, Blinzinger, Seiss, Kurtz, Carpenter, Ubelhor, Foster, Wendel, Harpenau in Huntingburg, Lafayette, Terre Haute, Warsaw and Siberia (all Indiana).
These descendant families of III,15 are known so far: McDaniel, Orentz, Barker, Henderson, Nelson, Stephens in (?) -- Philipps, Miles, Melton in (?).
These descendant families of III,16 are known so far: Lehmkuhler, Bawel, Bromm in Jasper, Siberia, Indianapolis (all Indiana), Venice (Florida), London (England).