"I have a William Matzke no further info that married a Frederike Ziettow or Zietlow b:3 Oct 1800 in Prussia, d: 1 Dec 1885 in Milwaukee, WI. They had a daughter Johanna Marie Henrietta Matzke b: 1835 in Pommerenia, Germany, m: 14 June 1857 Franze Friedrick Ferdinand Kirchhoff in Milwaukee, WI."

There are possible matches to these families in "Milwaukee's German Newspapers; an index of death notices and related items" (1844-1950). These include a Johanna Kirchhof/f (née Matzke & Maske), and a Friedrich Kirchhoff. There are also about 40 Matzke entries in the current data.

Gary Rebholz
compiler/editor
Milwaukee Wis.
gary.rebholz@gmail.com
Indexing Milwaukee's German newspapers since 2007 ...