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Date of this Version
3-28-2025
Document Type
Article
Citation
Manuscript, March 28, 2025
Abstract
Summary
Hundreds of East Frisian Pioneers from northwest Germany came to the Lennox-Chancellor East Frisian settlement in southeastern South Dakota at the end of the nineteenth century. Their ethnic heritage and pioneering spirit are illustrated with stories of the Plucker, Carlson, DeNeui, and Heeren families. The events of the 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s are highlighted with a focus on the Pioneer Generation (born between 1840 and 1869). This genealogy paper is written primarily for descendants of East Frisians who are studying family history, but it may be of interest to anyone who wonders what life was like for the Pioneers in Turner County.
Other Papers in this Series
Ethnic Heritage of the Families from East Friesland (Northwest Germany) who Migrated to the American Midwest (2023)
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/genealogy/2/
Remembering East Frisian Immigrants Who Settled near German Valley, Illinois: A Family History Scrapbook (2024)
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/genealogy/3/
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Comments
Copyright 2025, Derek M. Heeren. Open access
License: CC BY-NC 4.0