My great Grandfather, Sylvester William Hendricks came from Tongerlo, Bree, Limburg, Belgium to the USA about 1862. He lived in Minnesota, first in Carver county, later in Scott, McLeod and Douglas Counties. Several of his neighbors were also from Limburg Province Belgium originally. Some surnames were Kramer, Braun, Clausman?, Bongarts. I would like to hear from other decendants of the Limburg Belgiums who immigrated to Minnesota.

I have been researching my Limburg ancestors who arrived in Carver County, Minnesota in 1863. They came from Rotem, Limburg, Belgium and settled in Watertown Township, Carver County and others went to Ramsey County (St. Paul). The family names in Flemish were Snijckers, Cox. They also came with Limburgers from Susteren, Holland who were Vergoosen and Beckers. The Snijckers name spelling was changed variously to Snicker, Sniker, Snyker. All the families were Catholic and descendants married into German and Irish Catholic families. I was in Belgium in 1995, but didn't know the family origins at the time. I have found these families in the records at the Family History Library in SLC. I have visited the Carver County Historical Museum, etc. I am looking for information on Rotem, Limburg, Belgium and the Catholic church they might have worshiped in before coming to Minnesota. What luck have you had in finding out about the local history of the towns where your ancestors came from in Limburg, Belgium?

Information about the municipalities:

Rotem, since 1971 Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium
www.dilsen-stokkem.be

Susteren, since 2003 Echt-Susteren, The Netherlands
www.echt-susteren.nl

Opitter, since 1977 Bree, Belgium
www.bree.be Click on Toerisme, then on (beneath) ‘Bekijk hier de folder in het Engels’.

Regards,
Fons Cuppens

In a genealogical periodical I found this question:

I am looking for data on the family of Leonard Snijckers, born 1798 in Rotem, and Anna Gertrudis Cox, born 1814.
They married in Rotem on Sep 12 1834 and they had 8 children.
In 1863 they migrate to Minnesota.
Who can help me with this family Snijckers, Snickers, Snikker?

Signed: Irma Lommen-Salden, Sittard (Netherlands)

Are you interested?

Greetings.

Gerard Fabri