Thanks so much for your reply! I finally, after finding a passenger list for New Orleans,showing Johann Friedrich with children William F. and Ida arriving in 1871, decided this must be the son of John Ludwig and Katherine Reis that I had very little info about.
Alright here is my husband's "convoluted" Gembler line:
Erna Emma d/o Walter Richard s/o Johann Harm s/o Johann Andreas who married 1st cousin Susanna d/o Johann Jacob-----Johann Andreas & Johann Jacob being sons of Johann Ludwig III & Katherine Reis-------Then, to further confuse, me anyway, Johann Harm divorced Susannah and married a 2nd cousin, Gretchen Johanna, d/o Johann Ludwig Frederich & Tomka Margaretha Ihnen.
This line has caused a portion of the gray hair I have!:>)
If you want to discuss/exchange info etc. my e-mail is
patstevens94@yahoo.com