Within the St. Cyriakus church books I have found Tonnies birth/baptism record, but since we don’t have a marriage nor death dates, I haven’t searched for those records.

1150 Jahre Schmerlecke 883-1983 tells us that the State Archives in Münster contain a thick bundle of over 200 pages of files related to the Lusebrink [receipts for taxes, consents to marriages, etc] and some of these documents record the names of Jürgen, Tonnies, and Johannes. I have yet to find any specifically related to Tonnies.

The birth/baptism record for Johannes Dirk contains the notation of R.D.P in the left hand margin. R.D.P. likely stands for “Requiescat in pace” which translates to “Rest in peace.”

Tonnies’ third son inherits the Lusebrink. The first son dying as an infant would help explain this, but I have yet to find confirmation.

We believe Tonnies and Gerdruth spend their lives farming in Schmerlecke, Germany.