Aben / Pletcher Photo Album

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ABEN: Seek ancestors on wife and family of Ludwig (Ludwig Heinrich Christian? aka Lewis or Louis) Heinrich? Aben, farmer; b. 23 April 1828 somewhere in Prussia, probably Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; d. 24 Jan 1914, in Detroit, MI. His father may have been Hans Heinrich. Arrived 1850 - 1855 from Prussia to unknown city in USA. Settled in Ecorse, Michigan, USA.
Spouse: Dorothea "Dora or Dorothy" Kruger (perhaps Krueger AKA Crigger, Creeger), b. 3 December 1841 in Prussia, d. 7 October 1897 in Ecorse, MI, m. abt. 1860/1. Her mother was Christina. Children: Ludwig, Heinrich, William Otto Casper, Wilhelmiene "Minnie" Auguste, Clara, Frank, and possibly Lena. Farmed on farm on Sanctum Line (Pepper Road), later 50 acres, State Street now Southfield Road. Lived near Ferdinand Backhaus family.

Pletch at gmx.net

Detroit Society for Genealogy Research (www.dsgr.org)
the Genealogy Association of English Speaking Researchers in Europe (GAESRE)(http://www.rootsweb.com/~eurgaesr/)
the Cornish Family History Society (CFHS) (http://www.talijen.com/cfhs/cfhs10000.htm)
the Temiskaming Genealogy Group (http://www.nt.net/~timetrav/)
Thanks, Danke, Merci, Gracias!

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My Mom, Jean Florence Aben

Here with brother Robert "Bob" Herman and sister Winifred "Winnie"
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My maternal grandparents

Herman Henry Aben and Florence Gertrude (born to Richard Toms & Annie Roskilly Meech in St. Cleer, Cornwall) Trebilcock (adopted by stepfather Samuel Trebilcock)


My Dad, William Valentine Pletcher

Tail gunner in B-24's with the 389th Bomb Group out of RAF Hethel with US Army Air Corps (1940-1947), Detroit Trolley Car operator, now retired Detroit firefighter. (He's the one who looks a bit like Bing Crosby.)