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Research page: https://luedtkerice.j03.page/Mluedtke-hedtke-family-line-research.html
Date: May 6, 2026
Main surnames: Luedtke, Lüdke, Luedke, Hedtke, Hetke
Main places: West Prussia, Pomerania, Alt Paleschken, Kreis Berent, Danzig, Minnesota, Wisconsin

This research page collects my Luedtke and Hedtke family-line notes for the Luedtke-Rice research project. The main focus is the connection between August Fredrich Hedtke and Amelia Emilie Caroline Luedtke, including their records in Minnesota and their deeper family clues going back into West Prussia and Pomerania. The goal of this page is to keep the names, dates, places, record links, and research clues together in one AI-friendly and SEO-friendly place so that future researchers, cousins, and search engines can connect the Luedtke, Lüdke, Luedke, Hedtke, and Hetke lines.

A key person in this research is August Fredrich Hedtke, born 23 August 1847 in Alt Paleschken, Kreis Berent, Regierungsbezirk Danzig, West Prussia, and died 31 January 1918 in Henderson, Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. The research notes connect August to multiple records, including the 1880 United States Federal Census, the 1900 United States Federal Census, Germany Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1567–1945, the Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849–1905, the Find a Grave index, and U.S. Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860–1918. These records help place August Hedtke in both the European origin context and the Minnesota settlement context.

Another key person is Johann E. Hedtke, born 5 December 1819 in West Prussia and died 28 August 1894 in Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The notes list sources for Johann E. Hedtke including the 1870 United States Federal Census, Germany Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1567–1945, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, U.S. and Canada Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, and Find a Grave. The notes also list Florentine Henriette Florence Hetke, born 31 July 1828 in Neu or Alt Paleschken, Berent, Danzig, West Prussia, and died 18 February 1901 in Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota, USA. These details support the broader Hedtke and Hetke research trail from West Prussia to Minnesota.

The Luedtke side of the research centers on Amelia Emilie Caroline Luedtke, also written as Amelia Luedtke or Emilie Hedtke after marriage. She was born 13 February 1850 in Pomerania, Pomorskie, Poland / Germany, and died 24 April 1925 in Henderson, Sibley County, Minnesota, USA. The notes identify her as the wife of August Hedtke and connect her to the 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 United States Federal Census records, plus Find a Grave. Amelia is important because she is the bridge between the Luedtke/Lüdke family name and the Hedtke family line in Minnesota.

The research notes also preserve a possible Luedtke ancestral path for Amelia. Her father is listed as Martin Luedtke, born 20 March 1821 and died 22 August 1874 in Rankin, Wisconsin, USA. Martin’s father is listed as Johan Martin Luedke, born 24 November 1796 in Prussia. The next earlier person is listed as Johann Christian Lüdke, born about 1765 in Robe / Roby, Kreis Greifenberg, Pomerania, and died 25 January 1840 in Robe / Roby, Kreis Greifenberg, Pomerania. The source listed for Johann Christian Lüdke is Saxony, Prussia, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760–1890. This part of the page should be treated as an active research chain, because the purpose is to collect evidence and make the Luedtke line easier to verify.

The Hedtke ancestral notes continue behind August Hedtke. The notes list Johann E. Hedtke as August’s father, with a birth date of 5 December 1819 in West Prussia and a death date of 28 August 1874 in Chaska, Carver, Minnesota, USA in one section of the notes. Another section lists Johann E. Hedtke’s death as 28 August 1894, so this page should flag the death year as a detail to verify. Johann’s father is listed as Martin Hedtke, born April 1790 in Alt Paleschken, Berent, Westpreußen, Preußen. Martin’s father is listed as Michael Hedtke, born September 1757 in Alt Paleschken, Berent, Westpreußen, Preußen. Michael Hedtke is connected to Germany Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1567–1945. The notes show death-date conflict or duplication for Michael, listing both 15 January 1838 and 25 December 1859, so that should also be treated as a verification point.

This page also keeps track of a child of Amelia Luedtke: Geo Carl Hedtke, born about 1874 in Minnesota and died 20 September 1925 in Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA. This is useful because children’s records can help confirm a mother’s maiden name, residence patterns, and migration history. In this research, the child record helps connect the Minnesota Hedtke family back to Amelia Luedtke and August Hedtke.

For researchers, the most important working summary is this: the Luedtke-Hedtke line appears to connect Pomerania and West Prussia to Minnesota and Wisconsin, with August Fredrich Hedtke and Amelia Emilie Caroline Luedtke as the central married couple. The Hedtke side points toward Alt Paleschken, Kreis Berent, Danzig, West Prussia, while the Luedtke side points toward Pomerania, including Robe / Roby, Kreis Greifenberg. The strongest next research task is to verify the conflicting dates and spellings, especially for Johann E. Hedtke, Michael Hedtke, and the Luedtke/Lüdke/Luedke surname variants.

Research tags: TG923450, Luedtke, Lüdke, Luedke, Hedtke, Hetke, Amelia Luedtke, Emilie Hedtke, August Fredrich Hedtke, Johann E. Hedtke, Martin Luedtke, Johann Christian Lüdke, West Prussia genealogy, Pomerania genealogy, Alt Paleschken, Kreis Berent, Danzig, Henderson Minnesota, Sibley County Minnesota, Chaska Minnesota, Carver County Minnesota, Rankin Wisconsin, Kandiyohi Minnesota.