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Today I am studying one important part of my Luedtke family line. My current working path starts with the proven connection to Erdmann Martin Luedtke and Anna Louise Riewe, then looks farther back to an older Erdmann Luedtke and Christina Hartfiel, and then to Johann Christian Luedtke and Eva Rosina Heymann. In the records I reviewed, FamilySearch shows an Erdmann Luedtke born 17 July 1811 and christened 4 August 1811 in Nakel, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia, with parents listed as Erdmann Luedtke and Christine Hartfiel.

This matters because Erdmann is the connecting person in the part of the tree I am testing. In my current research notes, Erdmann Martin Luedtke and Anna Louise Riewe are the strong, proven part, while the step back to the older Erdmann Luedtke and Christina Hartfiel is still a weaker link that needs more proof. I am treating that older step as a research lead, not a final claim. The Geneanet page I checked also places Johann Christian Luedtke in Krojanke, Flatow, West Prussia, born in 1763, deceased 7 December 1814, and shows him with spouse Eva Rosina Heymann and son Erdmann Luedtke.

My goal is to compare tree structure, place names, dates, and DNA-linked cousin evidence so I can tell which parts are proven, which parts are probable, and which parts still need records. That kind of careful family history work can help turn scattered names into a tested line of connection. Visit LuedtkeRice.j03.page for the rest of the post and future updates as I continue checking the Luedtke and Rice family lines.