I am searching for Von Engeln ancestors. Christian Von Engeln was born 1855 or 1856 in Bruchhausen, Germany. His parents were Diedrich Von Engeln and Rebecka Meier (sp?). I am looking for the birth record of Christian and possible record of marriage of his parents, or any of his siblings. If anyone has parish records on microfilm, they were Lutheran but not sure what parish they belonged to.

I also noticed there was a town of Engeln very near Bruchhausen. Maybe this is where the name Von Engeln came from? I'm also curious as to the origin of the town's name.

I'd love to connect with other Von Engeln family members. My Christian VonEngeln settled in Will County, Illinois and married Emelie Zarn in 1886. They then moved to St. James, MN area and finally Parkers Prairie/Henning/Wadena areas of MN.