Papenhausen family from Nienburg, Germany to America
My ggrandfather Johann Heinrich Papenhausen came to America from Wietzen, Germany, about 1870 with his wife, Marie, and three children. When he died in 1900, an obituary identified Nienburg, Germany as his birthplace and his birthdate as 1837. I don't know if the obituary was referring to the town or district of Nienburg.
I do know Johann had two brothers, Friedrich and Hermann, and the entire family was living in Wietzen in the 1850's and 1860's.
Papenhausen is an unusual name in the U.S., but I've been unable to find connections either here or in Germany. Can anyone help?