The Original Grotjan Immigrant (in the Bowling Green branch)
Johann Heinrich Ludwig Grotjohann from Vlotho b. 24 Jan 1824
Parents: Friedrich Christoph Grotjohann
Friederike Louise Ruge
Emigrated secretly in 1840 for America
[also listed as an 1840 emigrant in the Kreis Herford series]
[following info provided by Juanita Grotjan]
Found on passenger list #13 of the ship Caspar arriving 29 Jun 1841(age 17). Found again on passenger list of ship Bessell arriving 6 Aug 1846 in Baltimore, MD (age 22). He was traveling with two other individuals, Caroline Wigmann (Age 18 - same age as his sister Caroline) and another, probably his brother, August Friedrich Alexander (see below). Perhaps the baby was left with Caroline because the long sea voyage was very arduous.

Carl Heinrich August Grotjahn from Vlotho b. 23 Apr 1830
Parents: Johann Friedrich Christian Grotjahn
Friederike Louise Plöger
Emigrated secretly before 1851

Carl Friedrich August Grotjahn from Vlotho b. 9 Jun 1836
Parents: Johann Friedrich Christian Grotjahn
Friederike Louise Plöger
Emigrated secretly before 1857 for America
[listed in the Kreis Herford series as an 1840 emigrant]
Left from Breman on April 27 arriving at Baltimore, MD July, 1841

August Friedrich Alexander Grothan from Vlotho b. 5 Jan 1839
Parents: Johann Friedrich Christoph Grothan
Friederike Louise Plüger
Emigrated secretly in 1841 with the parents and siblings for America
(Actually came with his brother Louis and sister Caroline. jg)

Legend states they landed on the East Coast in Baltimore, Maryland, as they lived there for one year. Then they came West to Franklin County, Missouri, where they lived for four years. In 1845 they came to Chariton County and located South of Brunswick, where they rented land and farmed for three years. In 1848 they settled on the Bowling Green Prairie, where they spent the remainder of their lives, three and one half miles South of Dalton.