Korte One Name Study

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Surnames/tags: Korte Kort

About the Project

The scope of this study is to research the Korte name within the United States in order to trace the immigrants back to their place of origin in Germany or the Netherlands.

The Korte Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Korte name.

Also see the related surnames and surname variants.

How to Join

To join the Korte Name Study, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Marcie (Korte) Ruiz or post a comment. If you have any questions, please ask. Thank you!

Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:

Project Goals

1. Add Korte profiles to the Project if they were born or have lived in the United States or are ancestors of Korte profiles that were born or have lived in the United States. For women, add if Korte is their maiden name.
2. Confirm all Korte profiles are sourced and connected to the greater WikiTree.
3. Connect any unconnected family member to one of the Korte lines researched by this study or suggest a new line beginning with the original immigrant in the United States.
4. Discover the relationship between the oldest Korte individuals within the United States and their place of origin in Europe.

Adding a profile to this study

If you wish to add a profile to this study and you don't know which Korte line they belong to, copy the following template to the Biography section of his or her profile:

{{One Name Study|name=Korte|category=Korte Name Study}}

Once the profile is connected to one of the main Korte lines, remove the template from the profile.

Things to Do

1. List of Kortes on Wikitree (sorted by oldest birth date) - add Korte profiles to the Project if they fit the project goal.
2. Unconnected branches with Korte profiles in them (sorted by branch size) - connect Korte profiles to the greater WikiTree.
3. Unsourced Korte Profiles - Add sources to unsourced Korte profiles, using original, primary sources as much as possible.
4. Orphaned Korte profiles on WikiTree - Consider adopting orphan profiles and connect them to one of the Korte lines researched by this Project.

Current Korte Lines

1. Henry Korte, born about 1839 in Prussia, and moved to the United States in the 1850s, most likely alone. He ended up in New Mexico where he married and had a family. Most Kortes in New Mexico are from his line. Descendant List
2. Johan Conrad Korte was born in Hessen, Germany, and moved to the United States in 1856 with his family. He lived in Schyler County, Illinois. Descendant List
3. Leopold Korte (abt.1795-abt.1839), born in 1795 in Germany. He brought his wife and three of his four children to the United States in 1836. They settled in Putnam County, Ohio. Descendant List
4. Johann Gerhard Korte (1806-1879), born in 1806 in Lower Saxony, Germany. He moved to the United States in 1841 with his wife and five children and settled in St. Clair County, Illinois. Descendant List

Membership

• Marcie (Korte) Ruiz, Korte Name Study Coordinator
• Sven Elbert, Korte in Ankum, Lower Saxony

Related Surnames and Surname Variants

• Kort

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