Hi everyone,

In going through some old obituaries and files, I found my 3g-grandmother's obituary. Her name was Caroline. Unfortunately, I don't know her last name, but she married a Carl/Karl RUHR about 1850. Her obituary states she was born in "Dorf Hartwick", East Prussia, Germany. I know that dorf translates to village, but Hartwick has me thrown. She and her daughter never learned English so I'm guessing that this was translated through her granddaughter.

Her daughter was Henrietta RUHR WITT LASS. She was born about 1855. Family story has that she first married a John (Johann?) Witt. He was thrown from a horse and died in 1882. She then married an August LASS in 1883. He was born about 1856. According to her obituary, August was from Gruenhagen. Again, an English translation nearly 60 years after the fact. They came to the US in 1889 and settled in Iowa.

I apologize for this being so long, but I've included everything that I know about this couple.

Is there anyone out there who would be so kind as to help me figure this out and help me find where and what "Dorf Hartwick" actually might be?

Thank you so much in advance.