I am a Gedamke living in the USA. I have some church records dating back to 1870 for my great grandfatherJohann Ferdinand Gedamke from Neu Erbach and my grandfather Rudolf Hermann Leberecht Gedamke from Neu Anspach Friedeberg. I have other records that show my grandfather living in Oldenburg ,Bremerhaven and Lubeck. Is this information useful to anyone? Best wishes, Rudi