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In
the following scale of time you can find the history of the name OEDEKOVEN.
| Year |
Event |
| 795
AD |
First documentary
mention of the place ODENKOVEN. It was the name of an estate
with rich lands. During the reign of Charlemagne a gift of land
to the district Oedekoven is recorded. In this document, dated
June 9th 795 AD, a man called Gerbertus, who also owned land
in Lessenich (in "Laciniaco"), gave all his land in
Oedekoven to the parish of St. Remigus in Bonn. The gift went
to Cologne Cathedral, (Archbishop Guntar 850-864), where it
was administered by the Dean of the St. Cassius Foundation. |
| 1064
AD |
HUDENCHOVEN |
| 1332
AD |
ODINKOVEN
Goebelinus de Undinchoven, resident in Cologne, Breitestraße.
The house in the Breitestr. was donated to a foundation of Goebelinus
for 12 religious women of his relatives (including Methildis
de Udenkoven) and his son Henricus to the "Konvent Ödekoven"
( Ödekoven Convent). His sister Gertrud von Oedekoven married
Thonis von Orsbeck in 1393 and the dowry was the estate Oedekoven.
It was still inhabited by them and their retinue in 1449. |
| 1333
AD |
Gobelinus
de Udinchoven donates his convention to 14 monasterys |
| 1339
AD |
Abolition
of the foundation in favour of the convent. His relative Methildis
de Udenkoven and his son Henricus had life-long right of residence. |
| 1342
AD |
Change
of the convent of monasteries to convention Ödekoven in
the Breitestraße new notation - Gobelinus de Oedekoven. |
| 1393
AD |
The daughter
of Henricus, Gertrud von Oedekoven, married Thonis von Orsbeck
and inhabited the estate Oedekoven, which she inherited. |
| 1449
AD |
The estate
still was inhabited by Thonis von Orsbeck and his retinue. ODENKOVEN
At this time in Odenkoven 288 inhabitants lived in 48 houses
with 60 acres of fields, 94 acres of vineyards, 285 acres of
brushwood, 10 acres of forests, 8 acres of quarries, 2 acres
of meadows. The inhabitants worked on the estates owned by the
church or nobility and had to pay half of the harvest to the
sovereign. There were accompanying "court rights"
which permitted the cultivation of the area, but a tenant named
Oedekoven was never mentioned. |
| 1599
AD |
OEDINGHOVEN |
| 1600
AD |
282 inhabitants
and 47 houses |
| 1636
AD |
Daem van
Oedekoven married to Sophia Dürens registered his daughter Clara
(26.10.1636) in Alfter. |
| 1653
AD |
Adam
Oedekoven married to Catharina Schellner (near Alfter) christed
his son Bernhardus, who later married Christine Rumans. Hubertus
1655, Tilman 1657, Johannus 1659 und Jacobus 1661 followed.
Jacobus married Veronica Vasbender who bore the sons Johann
1698, Bartholomäus 1700, Leonhard 1705 und Nicolaus 1712. |
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To
read an extract of the following book from Robert Thomas, click
on the logo:
Geschichte des Ortes und der Bürgermeisterei Oedekoven
Volume II (1979)
Published by the Community Alfter
Execution: Historical study group of the parish St. Laurentius
in Lessenich |
Dietrich Oedekoven
* 1928 in Aachen (former town treasurer), Wiesbaden writes:
| ...during
research into my ancestors my parents found that all bearers
of the name OEDEKOVEN living in Germany and
in the USA, descended from a 17th century man, who came from
the vicinity of Bad Bertrich/Mosel, bearing the name "Ödinghofen"
(parish register) and married in Remagen where the name"OEDEKOVEN"
was entered in the marriage register (giving the right place
of origin and birthday). OEDEKOVEN is the name
of a small community near Bonn and so the priest chose this
notation, because my ancestor could hardly write and his name
sounded similar to Oedekoven (Ödinghofen). |
Father of Dietrich Oedekoven: Albert Oedekoven born in Mehlem near
Bonn,
Brother and nephew of Dietrich Oedekoven: Dr. agr. Albert Oedekoven
and Arnd Oedekoven, Euskirchen-Kessenich
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