My name is Dieter Butkus, born on 29 August 1944 in Bramsche, Lower Saxonia (Germany). I am intensive searching for my ancestors since two years. At the beginn of January 1968 I changed my residence from Bramsche to Paderborn, an old bishoptown in North-Rhine-Westfalia, where I still live. My job was journalist at different daily newspapers. Since the beginn of the year 2000 I am an annuitant.
My grandfather was Friedrich Hermann Butkus, born on 15.2.1871 to Groß Zarde, East Prussia (Memelland). He was going to North-Rhine-Westfalia at the end of the 19th century. He worked as a minor. His parents are Carl or Karl Butkus and Bertha, born Belan (or Belanus written). (Carl Butkus was a gardener.) They also lived in East Prussia, at the last time in Czutellen in Memelland. I don’t know, if my grandfather have had brothers or sisters, but I hope so. Someone of them may be emigrated to the USA at the end of the 19th century or to beginn of the 20th century.
What I need, that are dates about my grandgrandparents. Here in germany it is nothing available about them. Can anyone tell me more about Carl/Karl Butkus and his wife or their children? What I need, that are the names, the places and dates of birth, the places and dates of death, whom they have married and when and where and the same dates from their descendants, death or still living.
When there is anyone, who have also ancestors in his family, named Carl/Karl Butkus and Bertha Belan or can otherwise help me to complete my family tree, please mail to me. My adress is
dieterbutkus@gmx.de
I am thankfull for every answer an tip, which can help me by searching for my ancestors. Please excuse my Englisch writing; it is not very good. I learned it at school about more than 40 years ago.