In researching for the ancestry of Henry Goke, I found an 1870 census record on which he listed Openheimer Germany as his place of birth. I checked that place and in the Wehdem Church Records the names Goke and Lehde were well represented.I have found the birth Record of Henry Goke, his siblings, his parents,date of his parents marriage and birth records of his parents, giving another generation. Lehde was a prominent name.
Henry Goke also imigrated into New Orleans, was in Texas, and got caught up in the Civil War. He ended up in St. Louis after the war and was on one of the Sante Fe Trail's first trips to New Mexico where he remained.
Go to:
http://members.tripod.com/Stemweder/wehdem.htmlGood luck
Barbara