Homrighausen was a very small village in the former county of Wittgenstein-Berleburg in central Germany. In the early 1700s, the peasants were moved by the Count so that he could build a hunting lodge there. However, the surname Homrighausen came from the name of that village and is widespread in that region. Some came to America as early as the 1700s, but more came in the mid-1800s to Iowa, Kansas, and other destinations. Some were from the extant villages of Wunderthausen and Diedenshausen. The spelling variations no doubt came from US officials who could not cope with German

Hi to all Homrighausen descendants in America!
I think you're absolutly right with the name origin of Homrighausen! My greatgrandmother was a Homrighausen:
Johanne Homrighausen (*1901 +1993)
Her father was:
August Homrighausen (*1871 +1941)
His father was:
Carl-Ludwig Homrighausen (*1833 +1916)
His father was:
Georg-Philipp Homrighausen (*1793 +1861)
His father was:
Johann Heinrich Homrighausen (*1753 +1818)
He and his son were born in Diedenshausen!
Georg-Philipp Homrighausen later moved to Wuppertal-Barmen and also died there!

Maybe someone finds one of his ancestors :)
I would be very pleased if the Homrighausen descendants could send me information on their Homrighausen ancestors!
My email is:
p.hausberg@gmx.de

Greets from Germany,
Piet

I have much info regarding Homrighausen's in America and ancestors in Germany from Diedenshausen. Can't find any of your ancestors..however, the dates are close and I believe a relationship will appear with more study..can you give me info regarding any of the your direct line ancestor's brothers and sisters, especially prior to 1800's. Will assist you if I can.

I also have a lot of information on the Homrighausens from Diedenshausen and neighboring Wunderthausen; I've been in touch with Piet and was able to supply the missing links. My real specialty are the Riedesels of the world, whose origins are interconnected with the Homrighausens and who often settled in the same places. I would appreciate hearing from any Homrighausen descendants who have Riedesel ancestry, or knew of emigrant Riedesels.
paul@riedesel.org
www.riedesel.org

Paul
I know that my Homrighausen family came from Diedenshausen, I would be interested in any information that you may have on Johann Phillip Homrighausen as I am a direct descendant of his.

Thank you for your time,
Karen in California :)

Karen...like Paul I have considerable Homrighausen/Humerickhouse genealogy information from1400's to present, some 2200 related names..if you will email me at jerrylh@avci.net, I will try to assist you..need more infor on Johannes Philip. thanks Jerry Humerickhouse

My great grandmother was a Homrighausen. Her name was Annie Homrighausen Ward, and since my grandmother was born in 1906, I would imagine Annie Homrighausen was born in the late 1880s. I'm not sure if she was born in Germany or America, because until I started researching it, none of our family history has been written down. Through the years, the oral history gets sketchier and sketchier! :) Is there a website or address I can write to for more information?
I know the Homrighausens settled in or near Quincy, Illinois and/or Steffenville, Missouri. I have been told some of my family was even partially responsible for the settlement of Steffenville, tho I don't know if that was the Homrighausens or not. Any info you have or anywhere you know that I could find more would be MUCH appreciated.
Thank you!
~Diane Given

Diane Given,
I saw your posting of Jan 1, 2004 on the Rootsweb message board. My family ancestors were HOMRIGHAUSENs. The name was changed to Humerickhouse when they came to the US in 1818.

Diane,
Your email is out of date. Please email me at" hammerhummer at hotmail dot com" . I'd like to talk. Have lots of information.