Notes:

Emigrated from Germany in 1848.
Application for Citizenship - January 2, 1855 (copy on page 12 in "The Hake Lines" as followed by Erwin E. Hake.

"The Hake Lines" by Erwin E. Hake 1970; 1st update by Norman Harvey Hake 1990; 2nd update by Lee Roy and Leola Michael 1998.

A BRIEF BUT GENERAL SYNOPSIS OF THE HAKE FAMILY
In the early 1840's, the people of Germany rebelled against their government and it was this internal strife that caused so many people to migrate to America during this period in history. Germany at that time, had compulsory military training and as a consequence,many families with boys of military age, left their homeland.
At this time, the Hake family lived in the small village of Hoerdinghausen, under the Council of Wittlage, in the Lutheran parish of Lintorf, in the kingdom of Hanover. The father, Friedrich Wilhelm, and the mother, Henriette Albertina, had three sons, Johann Heinrich, Friedrich Wilhelm and Ernst Friedrich. A daughter, Anna, died in her teens of diptheria. Since Henry would soon attain military age, application for passports to America was made. The family disposed of their small home, built of native stone, and disposed of most of their personal possessions. The father, a stone cutter by trade, walked eleven miles to the mountains and carried lumber to Hoerdinghausen out of which he built a large chest into which he placed those articles which they wised to take to their new home. In addition to being a stone cutter, the father was also the night watchman in the small village of Hoerdinghausen. He walked the streets, nightly, sounding an hourly blast on a horn furnished by the village. At midnight, his wife relieved him of this responsibility in order that he mihgt get a few hours of sleep prior to his returning to his chores in teh stone quarry. The editor of this compilation has a wooden mouthpiece which was used on the horn. It was received by him from his father, H. F. W. Hake, a grandson of Friedrich Wilhelm. A photograph of the mouth piece appears on a later pageof this compilation.
The family set sailacross the Atlantic early in 1848. Their ship was caught in a hurricane and was buffeted about for three months which ultimately forced the craft south of the equator. Anchor was finally cast at New Orleans, Louisiana, where the Hake family transferred to a river steamer and proceeded to St. Louis where they landed in 1848. The first family home was established in this city when the boys were aged 17, 14, and 12, respectively. A descendant has deducted that this first residence was in the neighborhood of Warren and 12 th Streets which is in the northern part of the city. henry, as he was commonly called, joined a Methodist Church in the vicinity. The father, Friedrich, though a stone cutter in Germany, did not follow this trade in his new environment but worked at miscellaneous jobs which he sought out.
There is an interesting side-light to the arrival of the family in St. Louis. Having announced to their neighbors in Hoerdinghausen their intention to migrate to the United States, they gathered for a farewell party prior to their departure. A neighbor handed a letter to Friedrich, Sr. addressed "August Schmoidt, America" and asked that he deliver it. Little did he realize the wide spaces in the United States. However, we are told that they did actually meet Schmidt in St. Louis and that he finally delivered the letter from Germany.
Henry was employed as a cooper and remained in St. Louis for several years where he joined the Washington Street Methodist Episcopal Church in 1850. Fred, the second son, atarted as an apprentice in the tailoring trade in Germany but did not care for that type of activity and turned to bookbinding in his new home. He became a great lover of books as was evidence by the vast library which he accumulated during his lifetime. He is also reputed to have learned the art of knitting in Germany. It was a common practice for the women of the families to do the spinning while the men often did the knitting. Ernst worked in St. Louis for a cigar maker.
Apparently, it was never the intention of the Hake family to settle permanently in an urban area. Rather, it was their ambition to acquire title to and to live on a portion of the vast prairies of the middle west. By coincidence, an acquaintance from near the present site of Nashville came to St. Louis to market some produce. Friedrich, Sr. accompanied him in his oxen-drawn wagon to Nashville and then continued, on foot, to the home of Herman Backs of North Prairie, a distant relative. He stayed overnight and revealed his ambitious plan to his host. The next day, he started back, on foot, to St. Louis where he discussed the matter with his family. They quickly packed their few belongings, after having been the the city for almost one year, and moved into a small log cabin on the Herman Backs farm. This farm is owned, today, by Herman Maschhoff and occupied by the Backs brothers and sisters, grandchildren of Herman. The farm is located on teh west side of State Highway #127. Incidentally, Henry remained in St. Louis, but the father, mother, and two younger sons made the move to North Prairie. The three men split rails, presumably to earn sufficient money to ultimately pruchase the land which they desired. Friedrich, Jr. worked, part-time, for the Henry, Carter and Kennedy families. Ernst worked for a family named Craig. Here the boys learned the English language. The Craigs were especially interested in teaching young Ernst.
Some years later, the father purchsed the farm which was later owned by his son Ernst, then by his son Julius and today by Warner Clark who married LaVonne, the daughter of Julius. The farm consisted of 160 acres and on it, the family bult a log cabin. Land, of course, was comparatively cheap. A short distance northwest of their farm stood a small Methodist Church erected and attended by the English settlers. The first German people also attended this church. Later, when the community became almost 100% German, a German MethodistChurch was organized and the same building was utilized for this purpose. Friedrich was a charter member of this new congregation. As the membership increased, a larger edifice was built on the Christ Brink farm. It was named the Emmanuel Methodist Church of North Prairie. The building still stands but the congregation has disbanded. Land was given by Fred W. Krughoff, Jr. for a cemetery. This ended the established practice of burying the deceased near their homes. Adults were, for many years, buried in rows and children were also buried in their rows. This practice originated in Germany because of a scarcity of land. This custom was later abolished in the North Prairie Cemetery and it became possible for afamily to purchase a burial lot large enough to accomodate the entire family after death. Another interesting German custom was, in the event of death, to hold brief services in the home of the deceased, then the body was interred after which mourners and friends entered the church for a memorial service.
Late in 1857, Henry moved to North Prairie from St. Louis and acquired the farm now occupied by Howard Hake, his grandson. he built a home for his bride-to-be. On March 18, 1858, he returned to the city where he married Louisa Blomberg. He had belonged to teh Washington Street Methodist Church in St. Louis but transferred his membership to the North Prairie church. Friedrich, the second son, married the daughter of a charter member of the Emmanuel Methodist church, Sophia Charlotte Hartmann. At tis time, Friedrich was 26 years of age and Charleotee was 18. This union was blessed with 15 children. As mentioned before, he was not only a lover of books but was a devoutly spiritual man. As a lay pastor, he filled various pulpits on innumerable occasions and served as Sunday School Superintendent for almost 40 years. He dispensed homeopathic medicines to his friends. Not being licensed, he was not permitted to make a charge for his medications. (His nephew, Henry, son of Ernst, later also become much interested in teh study of medicine and practiced homeopathy, also on an unlicensed basis, among his relatives without the benefit of remuneration.) He was also known as an expert horticulturist. Friedrich suffered a heart attack on January 13, 1903 while walking to Huegely Station where he planned to board a train for Nashville to transact business. Funeral services were held in teh Emmanuel Church on which occasion a sermon was preached by the Presiding Elder, the Reverend Moble of Belleville assisted by the Reverends H. W. Miller and Pannwitt. His wife followed him in death on August 16, 1925, attaining teh age of 83 years.
Karl Weber was, as has been pointed out, an adopted son of Friedrich, Jr. He came to live with the family about three months before his mother died. His father was confined to a hospital and probably died there. The Webers had lived in Nashville with their three children, Rebecca, Karl and Lenora. The mother died of tuberculosis. After her death, Karl went to live with teh Friedrich Hakes, the baby, Lenora, went to teh Ernst Hake home, and Becky made her home with the Henry Hakes. Lenora later lived with a Korf family who had no children of their own. Becky later joined the family of the Chris Fiekers. She married a man named Anderson, had one daughter and died at a comparatively young age. Mrs. Fieker was Martha Brink of North Prairie. Mrs. Karl Weber's mother was a sister of Henriette Albertina Hake, the mother of the three brothers which accounted for their willingness to give temporary homes to the Weber children.
Ernst, when his father could spare him, worked for a family named Craig. They were proud of this teen-ager and it was while he worked for the Craigs that he learned the English language and had the benefit of other related schooling. He was known as a man well versed in the language of his new country and a speaker of fluent English. NOrth Prairie was originally settled by New Englanders, a great many of whom were textile workers. They did the knitting, spinning and weaving in their homes being employed by a large textile company. They were, for the most part, poor farmers and did not meet with great economic success, so many of them moved to Kentucky and Tennessee. South of this area, where the Hakes lived, there were several Englishmen who were relatively successful in their farming ventures. Among these were the Henrys and Thompsons who lived their latter days in Nashville.
Ernst's wife, Sophis Schnakenberg Hake, came to America with a family named Brink. At the time, ships did not transport single women without proper chaperonage. Sophia as a young girl was named Tibke. She came to America under that name with her cousin, Vupke. She worked for an English family, the head of which once suggested to her that she choose a name more to her liking than Tibke. On an impulse, she selected "Sophia" and that became her legal name. In later life, she often commented about her choice and wondered why she chose it. Whether Vupke changed her name is not known. Those who knew Sophia agreed that she was a happy person. She used to tell her children and grandchildren about the street dances which she enjoyed in the streets of Hanover. She also described their colorful costumes and the flowers which were strewn in the streets during the festivities. Sophia and a brother in Schenectady, New York, who came to visit her on at least one occasion after he retired. She also had a sister in Sandoval with whom she frequently socialized. A humorous incident is associated with the wedding of Ernst and Sophia. Some of the young readers are probably not familiar with teh community participation in a charivari (commonly known as shivaree) following weddings of well known neighbors. The imminent wedding plans of this young couple were a well guarded secret. Only a few of their male friends were apprised of the coming nuptial event. They suggested to their wives that they get ready to make a trip to Nashvile on the pretext of business needs. Instead of going to Nashville, however, they stopped at a previously selected home where the wsedding was to be held and served as witnesses. This secrecy dampened the enthusiastic celebration which normally followed the knotting of marital bonds.
The original log cabin, built by Friedrich, Sr., stood on the sit of Warner Clark's garage which is located on a farm which our pioneer ancestor purchased and cultivated. During the latter years of its existence, it was used as a cattle stall and chicken house. It has disappeared from the scene although many descendants now living still remember it. The home which replaced the log cabin is pictured on a later page of photographs appearing in this study.
About 1857, H. W. Finke and his wife, Maria Elsaben, came to America from Hanover, Germany with their two sons, Heinrich and Casper. Heinrich married Lousia Joebker, a niece of Henrietta Albertina, the wife of Frederich, Sr. Casper married Mary Krueger. They lived in St. Louis and then North Prairie. Maria Elsaben, it will be remembered, was a sister of Friedrich. A study of the Finke family presents another challenge to the genealogist, but it ismentioned here only to show how the family is related to the Hake Line.
Pictured on a later page are the two churches which figured prominently in the lives of the early Hakes. The views at the top of the page are of the John the Baptist Lutheran Church in Lintorf, Germany where our ancestors attended. It is very likely that the stones came from the same quarry in which Friedrich worked although long before his time since the church is known to be about 1000 years old. It was originally a Catholic Church but became Lutheran following the Great Reformation. The Lutheran Church is today the state church in Germany and is supported entirely by public taxes. The two lower photographs are of the Emmanuel Methodist Church of North Prairie to which earlier reference was made. Friedrich, Sr. and his two older sons were charter members of this church. Ernst, while a regular attendant, was only 13 years of age at the time that the church was organized and is not listed as a charter member.
There are in teh United States and in the midwest, in particular, families who spell their name "Haake". If that branch is related to ours, the relationship is probably rather remote since the earliest records show our ancestors spelling their name "Hacke" which became "Hake" after arrival in the United States. The "Low" German dialect seemed to prevail among our ancestors. However, when the editor of this publication visited in Hoerdinghausen last summer the common language was more like the "High" German which he studied in college.

A HAKE REUNION, JULY 4, 1920
On one of the rare occasions when the three Hake families met for a reunion, the assembly was held on the Henry Huck farm at North Prairie. The exact date of the picnic has not been positively confirmed but believable evidence points to the above date. At the picnic, a band, quartette and baseball teams composed of members of the Hake families performed. Henry F. W. Hazke, son of Ernst, gave a talk in Low German in which he traced the history of the family. It was translated into Hihg German and reproduced in the Nashville Volksblatt. It appears below as carefully translated into English which is probably more understandable to teh majority of our readers. It is interesting to note that Frederich's wife, Sophia, and Ernst adn his wife, Sophia, were in attendance at this outing. The High German version is reproduced following the English Text.
The descendants of Mr. and Mr. F. W. Hake, who has increased within 70 years from 5 to 148 members, held a reunion in North Prairie on Monday. Pictures of the two ancestors had been enlarged by the artistic hand of young Herbert Hake (a great-grandson) from a photograph. A quartet composed of Elmer, Julius, Harvey, and Louis Hake sang familiar haymns and the Hake Band played appropriate music. The following people attended the reunion from a distance: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hake and Miss Ella Hake from Benton; Martin Hake and wife, and Melvin Hake and wife from Centralia; as well as Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hake, Bert Hake and family, and Miss Gertrude Hake from St. Louis.
Reunion speeches were made by the Reverend E. Hemke of North Prairie and the Reverend L. Duewel and Mr. Henry Hake of Nashville, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Hake of North Prairie. In his speech, Mr. Hake said, in part: "If I had a gift of oratory and the vocabulary of a William Jennings Bryan, this task would be much simpler, and I would be able to tell you the story of our family tree more eloquently. Since this is not the case, I shall be brief. In the year 1848, there lived in teh small village of Hoerdinghausen, in the district of Wittlage, in the kingdom of Hanover, in old Germany a family of five persons. To this family there came glowing reports of America, the New World, with endless forests and great prairies still untouched and still waiting for settlers. These reprots awakened in the family a tremendous desire to emigrate to the New World. The decision to leave Germany was quickly made, and preparations for the long and difficult journey were soon begun. The family home and household effects were sold at auction. Clothing and other personal belongs were packed into one large chest adn a single suitcase. thus, Father Friedrich william Hake with his wife and three sons boarded a sailing ship. They turned their backs on what had been their homeland in cramped and crowded Germany and eagerly faced the prospect of a new home in a spacious land of freedom. After almost three months on teh vast ocean, during which they were tossed by angry waves, forced to live on the ships's hard-tack, buffeted by storms, abandoned by favaorable winds in long days of calm, and weakened by seasickness, they finally arrived at the mouth of the Mississippi River near the city of New Orleans. Here, they were transferred with their meager belongings from a sailing ship to a steamboat which brought them slowly upstream to St. Louis. The river port was the first home of our ancestors in the land of freedom.
But it was never the intention of our patriarch to become an urban settler. His goal and desire were to live among the open fields. He wanted to build his home on the prairie, and after two years, he finally succeeded in doing so. In the year of 1850, here on the beautiful North Prairie of the American Egypt, a tract of land was purchased from the government. Amid the high grass of the prairie, a log cabin was built. The tough prairie sod was broken, fields were enclosed with rail fences, oxen pulled the plows, and the virgin soil was seeded. It was a labor of inspiration adn perspiraton, but Almight God, whom they had learned to trust in their homeland, responded to their daily supplications by blessing their endeavors. Food sprang from their fields in abundance, and flowering vines beautified their huble dwelling.
Years passed. The three sons grew to manhood. Looking upon the daughters of their adopted land, they found them beautiful, and each of them chose a bride. Here, then grew the main branches of our family tree. From these main branches grew twigs, which, in tim, became new branches, These, in turn grew other twigs. Today, we see this large tree in all of its beauty standing before us. When our eyes look upon all who stand in its shade, we say with the Psalmist: 'Greatly has the Lord blessed us. Let us be joyful!'
Our founding elders lived in this land of freedom for 39 years. For the past 33 years, they have been at rest. Three of the main branches of our tree, a mother and two fathers, have also crossed the Jordan and have entered the gates of the Heavenly Jerusalem. The other three main branches, two mothers and a father, are still with us, this afternoon. We are grateful that tehy are here. Whenever we hold their hands in family fellowhip, we are filled with wonder and gladness. The burdens of the day ahve been heavy for them, and the evening of their lives is drawing near. We pray that God will permit them to be among us for a little longer.
Our ancestor chose farming to earn his livelihood, and most of his descendantshave also chosen this noble occupation. But we are also represented in other professions. We could move to a different land and continue to have all the skills necessary to insure our comfort and well-being. We arenot only farmers who till the land, seed the land and, almost by magic produce bread from the land. We also have the miller, who guides the golden bounty of our fields through teh rollers and sieves and produces the white flour which our wives and daughters use to bake bread for us. We have the sawmill operator who takes our logs and converts them into boards, rails and beams. We have the carpenter who assembles this lumber and builds a sturdy dwelling with it. We ahve the plumber (also called a tinsmith) who can provide us with aroof and rainspouts. We have the decorator who cang ive our homes a beautiful appearance. We have the stone mason who can lay a solid foundation adn erect strong chimneys. We have teh blacksmith who swings his hammer beside anvil and forge. We have the storekeeper who takes our eggs in trade, candles them, rejects the bad ones, and weighs our sugar and other staple commodities. We have the artist who, with pen and ink, can transfer our likeness to paper so that our descendants can see how we looked, long after we have turned to dust. We have the locomotive engineer who sits with his hand upon the throttle and his eyes upon the rails, and who makes the great engine cough and thunder according to his will as it pulls the long train with ever-increasing speed behind it.
We have ministers of the Gospel who proclaim to us the good news of Zion, who warn the sinner, strengthen the weak and comfort the sorrowing. We have a trained nurse who attends the sick with dedication and compasssion. We have teachers, both men and women, who instruct our children and prepare them for their future careers. We have teh professor who continues to education our young people in college, after they have graduated from our grad and high-schools. We have also been blessed in teh field of music. As our grandfather blew his horn while serving as a night watchman in Germany, many of his descendants have followed his example by becoming horn blowers. But we do not merely coax music out of horns. We also play the piano, the organ, the violin, the clarinet, the accordian, the ocarina, the jew's harp, the roller organ, and the phonograph. Nor have we lagged behind in the art of singing. Among us, there are soloists, duet, quartet adn choral singers. Oh, this glorious Art of Song which has refreshed so many a weary pilgrim! Even in our early youth, many of us showed great aptitude for singing. The story goes that I began singing solos before I was a year old. Often in the middle of the night, when my father and mother yearned for peace and quiet after the day's toil, Mother accompanied my singing by marching back and forth with me as I sang. As I grew older, Father added a drum beat to my musical exercises, and this brought the concerts to an end.
Before I close, I should like tomention that, among us, we have never had a drunkard. Not one of us has ever had to spend time in jail. Not one of us has ever neglected his family. Not one of us has ever run away with the wife of another. We have never planted potatoes in the light of the moon, nor have we slaughtered our hogs when the moon was bright. Like a burr on a woolen stocking, we have always been attached to the church of John Wesley and to the party of Abraham Lincoln. All of us hope that, when we elect a new President this fall, we shall succeed in choosing a President who is, first of all, a loyal American, and that the welfare of the United States will be closer to his heart than the welfare of England and France. Let us elect a President who is willing to make an honorable peace with Germany, and who is willing to accept Germans and the descendants of Germans as human beings. Let us have a President who esteems our war-torn society and the conflicts which divide Labor and Management. Only then will we have peace, and the Star Spangled Banner once more
'...in triumph shall wave

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.'

FRIEDRICH married JOEBKER HENRIETTE ALBERTINA. HENRIETTE (daughter of JOEBKER JOHANN H. G. and LAHRMAN DOROTHEA C.) was born on 28 Jan 1798; died on 27 Mar 1882; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

JOHANN married BLOMBERG LOUISA C. on 18 Mar 1858. LOUISA was born on 25 May 1837 in dob may be 1838; died on 9 Aug 1899; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

AN OLD PIONEER CALLED AWAY SUDDENLY

"In the middle of living we are embraced by death." This unpleasant truth was confirmed anew through the sudden death of Mr. Friedrich Hake from North Prairie. Apparently he had left his home and had gone with his son Alfred to the Illinois Southern Railroad to go to Huegely where he planned to board the trin to Nashville. About 40 acres from the house of Mr. Wm. Brink, Sr., Mr. Hake suffered a stroke and fell to the ground. mr. Wm. aussieker, who had set out in the woods and likewise was going to the railroad, saw him fall and hurried quickly to the place, but the soul had already passed. the deceased had fallen backwards and lay with the right hand stretched out and the left hand on the chest. Without pain, without struggle, he went to eternal rest -- he would never reach his earthly goal but did reach the heavenly goal, which he had always anticipated.
As soon as Mr. Aussieker was sure that the life was gone, he lifted the departed from the track and notified Mr. Wm. Brink, Sr., who with Mr. Friedrich Neuhaus, brought the body home. The sorrow of his relatives from the heavy blow of fate which took from them their husband and father is more to be contemplated than described. He had already had two strokes from which he fully recovered; in the past year he enjoyed good health.
The post-mortem examination was held on Tuesday evening and the report read death by heart attack. The jury consisted of Dr. Walter Burgess, Henry Hake, Jr., J. H. C. Wiese, Friedrich Wacker, Friedrich Krughoff, Sr., and Henry Maschhoff. Mr. Hake was born on February 8, 1834, in the farming community Hordinghausen, the parish of Lindorf, (Post Office Wittlage) in Hanover, Germany, and came in 1848 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Friedrich Hake, Sr., to the United States.
From St. Louis they moved to North Priarie about a year later. On the 12th of August, 1860, Mr. Hake married Miss Sophia Hartmann, daughter of Mr. Heinrich Hartmann, the union of which was blessed with 15 children of whom 3 sons and a daughter preceded the father in death. He leaves behind, besides his grieving widow, 11 children: Louis Hake, Mrs. Lizzie Huck, Mrs. Martha Krughoff, George, Edward, Frank, and Miss Sarah Hake, Alfred, Joseph, Albert ad Lorenz Hake, as well as 22 grandchildren, a foster son and two brothers, Heinrich and Ernst Hake.
Mr. Hake was one of the first German settlers of this county and from very modest beginnings he brought it to prosperity through diligence, caution and thrift. When he came to North Priairie, everything was still a wilderness, but the hard working hands of the good German changed forest and prairie into fine farmland. The hard work and the self-denial radiated the character, and in the rigorous school of life, Mr. Hake became a man of unbending will and energy. His fellow citizens proved to him their respect because they frequently bequeathed honorary offices to him. He was, therefore, repeatedly Township Assessor, Justice of the Peace, and for over 20 years a school trustee. In famly life he was a loving husband, a caring father and saw his children grow up to be useful, honest people.
As a young man, he attended the German Methodist Church and helped to establish the first Methodist parish in North Prairie. About 40 years he presided as Superintendent of the Sunday School there wand worked at the same time as a local minister. Just last Sunday he preached in the Methodist Church in Hoyleton, but the thought never occurred to his listeners that they had heard his voice for the last time. The Sunday School pupils whom he had instructed so many years in the scriptures and the parishioners to whom he showed the way to salvation will preserve fond memory of him and through him the promise will be fulfilled: "The teachers will give light as the splendor of heaven and they direct so many to righteousness as the stars, always and eternally."
The funeral will take place tomorrow (Friday) afternoon in the church in North Prairie, whereupon burial will follow at the cemetery there. Our sincere sympathy is extended to the sorrowing survivors.
(Illinois Volksblatt, 15 January 1903)

FRIEDRICH W. HAKE LAID TO REST

On Friday afternoon the funeral of Mr. F. W. Hake was held in the German Methodist Church in North Prairie. At the house of mourning a short funeral service was held under the direction of Rev. Miller. Rev. Pannwitt said the prayer. The exceptionally large funeral procession moved to the church here, which was filled to such capacity with mourners that many could not gain entrance. The Chorus sang the favorite song of the deceased:
"Eternally with the Lord,
Shall be my life's fate
These words shall always be my hope
It shall close heaven's gate."
Rev. Pannwitt gave the prayer after which the elder superior F. Mahle from Belleville gave a comforting message about the words: Christ is my life, dying my victory." The deceased had chosen these words as his life's motive. At the end of the service, the mourners sorrowfully looked for the last time upon the countenance of their friend lying in peaceful slumber. The pastors Eirich, Katthain and Schroedel were present at the funeral service. Because the deceased departed so suddenly and the possibility of an apparent death could not be excluded, the burial was postponed. After the service on Sunday morning, the deceased was buried at the parish cemetery. His grave site is near the church in which he worked with great blessing almost a lifetime as a local minister and Sunday School Superintendent. While he slumbers in teh narrow chamber toward resurrection day, he will live on in the memory of loving friends.
(Illinois Volksblatt 22 January 1903)

FRIEDRICH married HARTMANN SOPHIA CHARLOTTE on 12 Aug 1860. SOPHIA (daughter of HARTMANN HEINRICH and UNKNOWN WILHELMINA) was born on 20 Nov 1842 in a German immigrant; died on 16 Aug 1925; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

ERNST married SCHNAKENBERG SOPHIA TIBKE on 4 Mar 1863. SOPHIA was born on 26 Jun 1842; died on 23 Feb 1933. [Group Sheet]

JOHN married WESSEL FRIEDERIKE on 29 Nov 1883 in North Prairie Ch., Washington County, Il.; Wm. Kleinschmidt officiating, Henry Huck and Susanna Hake witnesses. FRIEDERIKE (daughter of WESSEL UNKNOWN and PEITHMANN FRIEDERIKE WILHELMINE KAROLINE) was born on 29 Mar 1861; died in 1952; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

PHILLIP married BARTELSMEYER LYDIA FRIEDA on 9 Sep 1897. LYDIA (daughter of BARTELSMEYER FRIEDRICH and DUEKER KAROLINE JUSTINE WILHELMINE CHRISTINE) was born on 26 Jun 1876; died on 12 Aug 1953; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

SOPHIA married GARNHOLZ WILLIAM on 14 Nov 1895 in North Prairie Ch., Washington County, Il., H. F. Miller officiating; parents and friends as witnesses. WILLIAM was born on 24 Apr 1866; died on 24 Jul 1932; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

FRIEDRICH married BARTELSMEYER MARY WILHELMINA on 17 Dec 1885 in North Prairie, Washington Co., Illinois; Hoyleton, IL.; G. E. Heidel officiating; Fr. Krughoff and Henry Huck witnesses. MARY (daughter of BARTELSMEYER FRIEDRICH and DUEKER KAROLINE JUSTINE WILHELMINE CHRISTINE) was born on 21 Oct 1866 in New Minden, Illinois; died on 7 Jun 1956 in Nashville, Illinois; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

WILHELMINA married HUCK JOHANNES HEINRICH on 17 Jan 1884 in North Prairie, Washington Co., IL; Wm. Kleinschmidt officiating; Louis Hake and Elizabeth Huck wittnesses. JOHANNES (son of HUCK LUDWIG FRIEDRICH WILHELM (LOUIS) and PEITHMANN KAROLINE LOUISE WILHELMINE) was born on 24 Feb 1857 in North Prairie, Washington County, Illinois; died on 1 Aug 1940 in Centralia, Marion County, Illinois; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

MARTHA married KRUGHOFF FREDERICK WILHELM on 8 Sep 1896 in North Prairie Ch., Washington County, Il., H. F. Miller officiating; parents and friends as witnesses. FREDERICK (son of KRUGHOFF FREDERICK JOHAN WILHELM and PEITHMANN FRIEDERIKE WILHELMINA CHRISTINE) was born on 6 Feb 1861; died on 31 Aug 1911; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

KARL married SCHUETZ SOPHIA M.. SOPHIA was born on 6 Aug 1878. [Group Sheet]

GEORGE married PEITHMANN LYDIA ANN on 12 Mar 1897 in North Prairie Ch., Washington County, Il., H. F. Miller officiating; parents and friends as witnesses. LYDIA (daughter of PEITHMANN EBERHARD FRIEDRICH HERMANN (RODEKOPF) and SCHNAKE LOUISE (LOUISA)) was born on 27 Nov 1871 in Illinois; died on 10 Feb 1953; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

EDWARD married BARTELSMEYER MARTHA S. on 30 May 1895 in North Prairie Ch., Washington County, Il., H. F. Miller officiating; parents and friends as witnesses. MARTHA (daughter of BARTELSMEYER FRIEDRICH and DUEKER KAROLINE JUSTINE WILHELMINE CHRISTINE) was born on 11 Nov 1871; died on 10 Nov 1954. [Group Sheet]

J. married KRUGHOFF LYDIA MARTHA. LYDIA (daughter of KRUGHOFF FREDERICK JOHAN WILHELM and PEITHMANN FRIEDERIKE WILHELMINA CHRISTINE) was born on 23 Aug 1873 in May be 1874; died on 6 Oct 1963; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

SARAH married KRUGHOFF JULIUS (HENRY) CHRISTIAN on 8 Nov 1903. JULIUS (son of KRUGHOFF FREDERICK JOHAN WILHELM and PEITHMANN FRIEDERIKE WILHELMINA CHRISTINE) was born on 13 Feb 1878; died on 22 Oct 1967. [Group Sheet]

ALFRED married PEITHMANN AMELIA (EMILIA) LOUISE. AMELIA (daughter of PEITHMANN EBERHARD FRIEDRICH HERMANN (RODEKOPF) and SCHNAKE LOUISE (LOUISA)) was born on 18 Nov 1883 in Hoyleton Township, Washington County, illinois; died on 17 Dec 1963. [Group Sheet]

JOSEPH married RINKLE META. META was born on 11 Jan 1885; died on 14 Jan 1910. [Group Sheet]

JOSEPH married HARPER MARY E.. MARY was born on 26 Sep 1889 in Tombstone has 1888; died on 13 Nov 1989; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

ALBERT married HASSINGER KATHLEEN AVIS. KATHLEEN was born on 24 Jul 1887; died on 19 Jul 1973. [Group Sheet]

LAWRENCE married BRINK EDITH ELIZABETH on 6 Feb 1916 in Huegely, Illinois. EDITH (daughter of BRINK HENRY F. W. and HOFFMAN MARTHA L.) was born on 29 May 1896 in Huegely, Illinois home; died on 19 May 1965 in Fireside House, Centralia, Illinois.; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington Co., IL.. [Group Sheet]

CAROLINE married HOFFMAN LOUIS ALEXANDER on 25 Oct 1888 in North Prairie Ch., Washington County, Illinois; F. L. Mahle officiating: Hy Hake and E. W. Hoffman witnesses. LOUIS (son of HOFFMANN WILLIAM ALEXANDER and TUEGEL WILHEMINA) was born on 21 Mar 1861; died on 3 Jul 1947; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

ANNA married PAUL HENRY H. on 23 Sep 1891 in North Prairie Ch., Washington County, Il.; C. F. Schlinger officiating; Geo. Paul and Wm. Hake witnesses. HENRY was born on 14 Jan 1859; died on 8 Apr 1935. [Group Sheet]

HEINRICH married GROTE LOUISA J.. LOUISA was born on 7 Oct 1872; died on 9 Feb 1949; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married HOFFMAN HANNAH MINNIE in 1897. HANNAH (daughter of HOFFMANN WILLIAM ALEXANDER and TUEGEL WILHEMINA) was born on 26 Mar 1871; died on 6 Jul 1962. [Group Sheet]

MINNIE married HOFFMAN EDWARD WILLIAM on 23 Jan 1894 in North Prairie Church, Washington County, Illinois; H. F. Miller officiating; parents and friends witnessed; ch. marriage records have date as Jan. 24, 1895. EDWARD (son of HOFFMANN WILLIAM ALEXANDER and TUEGEL WILHEMINA) was born on 11 Aug 1868 in Lived in Decatur, IL.; died on 8 Nov 1950. [Group Sheet]

LYDIA married KRUGHOFF EDWARD HENRY in 1898. EDWARD (son of KRUGHOFF FREDERICK JOHAN WILHELM and PEITHMANN FRIEDERIKE WILHELMINA CHRISTINE) was born on 10 Jan 1871; died on 13 Jan 1939; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

FREIDRICH married UPHOFF MARY LOUISA. MARY (daughter of UPHOFF HEINRICH (HENRY) and DUEKER ANNE-MARIE FRIEDERIEKE JUSTINE KAROLINE) was born on 24 Sep 1888; died on 19 Jun 1970 in Date may be 6/9/1970; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

FREIDRICH married UPHOFF MARY LOUISA on 22 Apr 1908. MARY (daughter of UPHOFF HEINRICH (HENRY) and DUEKER ANNE-MARIE FRIEDERIEKE JUSTINE KAROLINE) was born on 24 Sep 1888; died on 19 Jun 1970 in Date may be 6/9/1970; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

JULIUS married KRUGHOFF LAURA AMELIA on 27 Feb 1908. LAURA (daughter of KRUGHOFF FREDERICK WILHELM and BARTELSMEYER ANNA) was born on 30 May 1880 in Tombstone has 1886; died on 26 Feb 1946; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

MILLIE married CARGILL WILLIAM P.. WILLIAM was born on 3 Oct 1891; died on 11 Jun 1957. [Group Sheet]

LOUIS married TAYLOR BLANCHE T.. BLANCHE was born on 9 May 1885; died on 29 Aug 1966. [Group Sheet]

ALICE married PEITHMANN ARTHUR HERMANN. ARTHUR (son of PEITHMANN EBERHARD FRIEDRICH HERMANN (RODEKOPF) and SCHNAKE LOUISE (LOUISA)) was born on 30 Jun 1881 in Hoyleton Township, Washington County, illinois; died on 6 Apr 1952; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

MARTIN married HOIT MABEL. MABEL was born on 1 Aug 1886; died on 5 Mar 1980. [Group Sheet]

ELLA married TALLENT JOHN T.. JOHN was born on 20 May 1895; died on 26 Aug 1939. [Group Sheet]

PAUL married YOUNG BELVA. BELVA was born on 16 Jan 1899; died on 3 Nov 1961. [Group Sheet]

GILBERT married JONES ZELMA G.. ZELMA (daughter of JONES ROY and SCHNAKE CLARA B.) was born on 19 Jul 1906; died on 16 Sep 1993; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

VIOLA married HOFFMAN ALVIN EDWIN. ALVIN (son of HOFFMAN HENRY ERNEST and KRUGHOFF MARY (MARIA) MARTHA) was born on 22 Oct 1895; died on 27 Apr 1974; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

ELDA married SPITTLER ERVIN E.. ERVIN was born on 30 Nov 1896; died on 10 Sep 1949. [Group Sheet]

FLORENCE married NIERMAN OSCAR WILHELM JOHN on 20 Dec 1930 in Hoyleton, Washington County, Illinois. OSCAR (son of NIERMANN HEINRICH FREDERICK WILHELM and BRUN EMMA MARIE CHARLOTTE) was born on 17 Apr 1902 in Irvington, Washington County, Illinois; died on 27 Dec 1986 in Central City, Marion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

HOWARD married Living. (daughter of TIEMAN HENRY and BRINK LOUISE (LULU) MARIA WILHEMINA) [Group Sheet]

LOUISE married DUEKER ARTHUR HENRY on 24 Nov 1921. ARTHUR (son of DUEKER ERNST HEINRICH FRIEDRICH and HUCK MARIE ELIZABETH) was born on 26 May 1897 in Nashville, Illinois; died on 5 Jan 1966; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

HAROLD married PEITHMANN LUELLA M. on 9 Nov 1929. LUELLA (daughter of PEITHMANN EDWARD HENRY and SMITH SADIE (SARA JANE) (NEWMAN)) was born on 30 May 1907; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

ELMER married CARR MARIE. MARIE was born on 1 May 1904; died on 28 Jun 1987. [Group Sheet]

ELMER married DUEKER DOROTHEA (DORA) MARY on 8 Oct 1911 in North Prairie, Washington County, Illinois; Date maybe Oct.10,1910?. DOROTHEA (daughter of DUEKER ERNST HEINRICH FRIEDRICH and HUCK MARIE ELIZABETH) was born on 27 Aug 1887 in May be 1888; North Prairie, Washington County, Illinois; died on 10 Jan 1942 in May be Jan. 13;Yr. may be 1943; North Prairie, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

ALVIN married PAUTLER CLARA C.. CLARA was born on 24 Oct 1890; died on 13 Oct 1967. [Group Sheet]

ALVIN married Living. [Group Sheet]

HARVEY married KLEEMAN ANNETTE (ANNETTA) LOUISE (NETTIE) on 21 Nov 1920 in North Prairie Methodist Church, Washington County, Illinois; Date maybe 1921. ANNETTE (daughter of KLEEMANN HENRY JOHN and HUCK ANNA MARIA LYDIA) was born on 19 Jul 1896 in Hoyleton, Washington County, Illinois; died on 9 Jun 1987; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

LUCELLA married DUEKER GEORGE JOHN on 28 May 1927 in No children; Truxton, Missouri. GEORGE (son of DUEKER ERNST HEINRICH FRIEDRICH and HUCK MARIE ELIZABETH) was born on 24 Jan 1903 in North Prairie, near Hoyleton, Washington County, Illinois; died on 30 Apr 1967; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

LUELLA married BRANDT TRUMAN L. on 23 Jul 1925 in North Prairie Church by Rev. H. W. Brandt; month may be August.. TRUMAN was born on 6 Jun 1901 in Victor, Iowa; died on 12 Dec 1991 in Nashville, Washington County, Illinois; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Obituary from The Nashville News, Nashville, Washington County, Illinois.

NELSON HAKE
Nelson L. Hake, 96, of Nashville, formerly of Rogers, Arkansas, passed away at 11:15 p.m. Sunday, February 19, 2002 at the Washington County Hospital, Nashville.
Born December 3, 1905 in North Prairie, he was the son of Louis F. and Mary (Bartelsmeyer) Hake. He married Jean Schmidt in 1930 in St. Louis, Missouri, and she preceded him in death in 1997.
Surviving are nieces, nephews and cousins including Lester Hake, Chuck Hake, and Dr. Michael Gewe, all of Nashville, and Esther Coe of Centralia.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Elmer, Alvin, and Harvey Hake, and twin sisters, Luella Brandt and Lucella Dueker, in addition to his wife and parents.
He was a graduate of Nashville High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Central Wesleyan College and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Colorado. He taught and served as principal of Vandalia High School and also at Cobden and Fairfield High Schools. During World War II, he acted as a price control specialist in the Offic33e of Price Administration, Springfield. He became affiliated with the Underwriters Adjusting Company in Springfield and later became their office manager in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1855 he joined the Aetna Insurance Company in Springfield and also in the farm department in the Chicago office. Due to health problems, he returned in 1965 and he and his wife moved to Rogers, Arkansas, where they enjoyed 30 years. He was a Rotarian for 35 years, a member of the Nashville Lions Club and the Grace United Methodist Church in Nashville.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 14, at the Styninger-Krupp Funeral Home, Nashville. Rev. Bob Herath will officiate. Interment will be in North Prairie Cemetery, rural Hoyleton.
Friends may call from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 13, and from 7:30 a.m. until time of service Thursday.
Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church and will be received at the Styninger-Krupp Funeral Home

NELSON married SCHMIDT EUGENIA MARIE in 1930 in St. Louis, MO. EUGENIA was born on 13 Jul 1904 in Dob per tombstone July 13, 1903; died on 9 Oct 1997; was buried on 11 Oct 1997 in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Funeral servcies held in Grace Methodist Church in Nashville, Wed. afternoon, March 12, 1958, at 2:00 p.m. Masonic services at close of service in church. Friends may call at Mann Funeral Home after 6:00 p.m. Monday until noon Wednesday.

HOMER married ELLIS LEONA. [Group Sheet]

HOMER married SCHULTZ EMMA LOUISE on 15 Jul 1911 in Mt. Olive, Illinois. EMMA (daughter of SCHULTZ WILLIAM L. and HESNER ANNA) was born on 28 Oct 1885 in Mt. Olive, Illinois; died on 31 Aug 1954 in Nashville, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Ben and Lydia were married at the home of her parents on February 23, 1910 and lived on a farm west of Huegely and later lived on the Lueking and Sachtleben farms near Hoyleton. From 1924 to about 1940 they farmed one of his father's farms at Huegely, after which they purchased Ben's Grandfather Hake's farm west of Hoyleton. Upon retirement in about 1950 they moved to Hoyleton. Lydia's sister, Martha, lived with them for about twenty years until her death in 1970 at the age of 95. After retirement, Ben worked as a carpenter and for the State Highway Department and for twenty years was custodian of the Bethel United Methodist Church at Hoyleton. Ben and Lydia were life-long members of the North Prairie and Hoyleton Methodist Churches. ...
After sixty-one years of marriage Ben died on April 7, 1971 and LKydia on September 12, 1978. They are buried in the North Prairie Cemetery near Hoyleton.
By: Alice Benton
From 1979 Washington County History book

BENJAMIN married GERLING LYDIA SOPHIE (SOPHIA) on 23 Apr 1910 in Maybe February; Hoyleton, Illinois. LYDIA (daughter of GERLING CHRISTIAN FRIEDERICH (FRED) WILHELM and DUEKER JUSTINE WILHELMINE FRIEDERIEKE) was born on 28 Nov 1886 in Stinde Farm near White School SE of Hoyleton, Washington County, Illinois; died on 12 Sep 1978; was buried on 15 Sep 1978 in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

ESTHER married MUELDER RICHARD H. on 2 Sep 1915 in Nashville, Washington Co., Illinois. RICHARD (son of MUELDER HARM RAQERD and ENGLEMANN GESIN H.) was born on 15 Jun 1886 in Rehmels, Germany; died on 26 Jan 1968 in Industry, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

CLARENCE married SCHAPER MABEL E. on 25 Dec 1917. MABEL died in Dec 1961. [Group Sheet]

PEARL married CRAWFORD ALEXANDER M. on 9 Aug 1931. ALEXANDER was born on 2 Mar 1880; died on 19 Jan 1958. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The greater part of Edward's and Opal's married life has been spent working the Huck Farms in Hoyleton Twp., one mile southwest of Huegely Station. The Missouri and Illinois Railroad runs through their farm. Near the track, one-fourth mile east of the residence, is a well, which is all that remains of Popp Station (1896), named for Mr. Popp who had a general store at the site. Henry Huck was postmaster there. Later the station was moved one-half mile up the track to be used by Huegely Milling Company as a grain-buying station. Soon Huegely Station grew to a general store, post office, blacksmith shop, brickyard, creamery, elevator, and a few homes. the houses remain, but the business places are gone. A sawmill, now in operation, replaced the creamery and the brickyard.
Interstate 64 was built through Huck Farms in 1974. An irrigation system was installed on the farm in 1975 as a joint venture by the owner and the present tenants, Lloyd and Virgil Spenner. There are five miles of undergr
ound pipe and four pressure pumping units.
The Edward Hucks now reside in Nashville.
By: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Huck.
From: 1979 Washington County History book

EDWARD married RAGLAND INA OPAL on 28 Nov 1934. INA (daughter of RAGLAND JOHN WILLIS and HUTCHINGS LOU GUINN) was born on 2 Jan 1908; died on 24 Aug 1995; was buried on 29 Aug 1995 in Masonic Cemetery, Nashville, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Per Florence Krughoff dod is 1970.

WESLEY married Living [Group Sheet]

RUTH married PRIES GUSTAV RICHARD EDWARD on 25 Nov 1926. GUSTAV was born on 26 Oct 1898; died on 15 Jan 1979 in Dod maybe 1/31/79; tombstone has 1/15/1979; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

EDNA married BENGSTON WILLIAM H. (BENGTSON). WILLIAM was born on 5 Sep 1898 in Germany; died on 14 Jan 1981. [Group Sheet]

GERTRUDE married FARK PAUL. PAUL was born on 26 Dec 1895; died on 17 Jun 1992. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

HOYLETON - Arthur G. Hake, 93, of Hoyleton died at 1:40 p.m. Friday, Nove.29, 1996, at Friendship Manor Health Care Center in Nashville.
He was born March 8, 1903, in Hoyleton, son of George and Lydia (Peithman) Hake, and they preceded him in death. He married Sophia C. (Wellpot) Hake on June 16, 1928, at Hoyleton, and she survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, June Arians, and husband, Mike, of Elgin; a sister, Eunice Young of St. Louis: a daughter in-law, Jean Hake Schnake of Irvington; two grandchildren, Mark Hake, and wife, Cassandra, of Hoyleton, and Beth Hake of Centralia; one great-grandson, Lucas Hake; nieces; nephews; other relation and friends.
He was preceded in death by a son, Donald Hake; a great-grandson, Mark Charles Hake; and three sisters, Edna Bengteson, Gladys Brown and Gertrude Fark.
Mr. Hake was a retired farmer and was a member of the Hoyleton Methodist Church for many years. He was a member of the Hoyleton Lions Club.
Services are 11 a.m. Monday with the Rev. Loretta Cummins officiating. Interment will follow in Zion Evangelical Cemetery of Hoyleton.
Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today and until time of the service on Monday at the Campagna Funeral Home.

ARTHUR married WELLPOTT SOPHIE C. on 16 Jun 1928 in Zion Evangelical Ch.,Hoyleton, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IL. SOPHIE (daughter of WELLPOTT HENRY and MEYER LOUISE) was born on 22 May 1907; died on 12 Aug 1997. [Group Sheet]

GLADYS married BROWN MILO G.. MILO was born on 5 Sep 1899; died on 5 Mar 1979. [Group Sheet]

Living married YOUNG R.J.. [Group Sheet]

MELVIN married PHOENIX MUSA. MUSA was born on 25 Dec 1895. [Group Sheet]

WALTER married SCHNAKE GOLDIE FLORENCE. GOLDIE (daughter of SCHNAKE CLARENCE and WETZELL ELLA MARY) was born on 25 Aug 1902 in Illinois; died on 10 Mar 1988; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

LEANDER married ROOT MILDRED L.. MILDRED was born on 4 Feb 1906; died on 22 Dec 1989. [Group Sheet]

WESLEY married SECHREIT HALINE. HALINE was born on 5 Sep 1909; died on 26 Nov 1994. [Group Sheet]

CLARENCE married LIVESAY ZORA MAY. ZORA was born on 22 Jun 1904; died on 24 Mar 1995; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

ALBERTA married BRINK LEONARD H. on 12 May 1939 in Red Bud, Illinois. LEONARD (son of BRINK FREDERICK (ERNST FREDERICK GUSTAV HENRY) and BECKMEYER SOPHIA M. A. (BOKEMEIER BOEKMEIER)) was born on 9 Jan 1896 in Hoyleton Twp., Washington County, Illinois; died on 12 Jul 1977 in Nashville, Illinois; was buried on 15 Jul 1977 in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington Co., IL.. [Group Sheet]

ADA married LEUTNER ERNEST AUGUST. ERNEST was born on 23 Aug 1905; died on 25 Jul 1980; was buried on 27 Jul 1980 in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Living married CONREY T.M., JR.. [Group Sheet]

MILDRED married RIXMANN ALFRED FREDRICK. ALFRED was born on 24 Feb 1898; died on 17 Aug 1985; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

IRVIN married LINDQUIST WINIFRED E.. WINIFRED was born on 24 Sep 1915; died on 14 May 1999; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

EDWIN married HALE MILDRED E.. MILDRED was born on 6 Dec 1913; died on 9 Oct 1993. [Group Sheet]

HELEN married Living. [Group Sheet]

Living married EBAUGH D.R.. [Group Sheet]

JAMES married HARDESTY ILADEE BEALMER. ILADEE was born on 26 Aug 1914; died on 2 Jan 1990. [Group Sheet]

Living married MAHAN W.J.. [Group Sheet]

Living married Living. [Group Sheet]

Living married Living. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Employee Irvington Lumber Co. Now retired.

OLIVER married BECKMEYER LYDIA on 25 May 1912. LYDIA was born on 8 Mar 1888; died on 23 Nov 1935. [Group Sheet]

OLIVER married NOLTING MILDRED on 8 Aug 1941. MILDRED was born on 7 Sep 1903; died on 6 Jan 1964. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

They lived in Chicago where Alva was employed by the Interurban Transit Co.

ALVA married BERNDT EDNA S.. EDNA was born on 10 Jul 1897; died on 8 Feb 1948. [Group Sheet]

REBECCA married BUCHOLZ FRED A.. FRED was born on 17 May 1892; died on 10 Dec 1983. [Group Sheet]

LESLIE married OELZE FRIEDA. FRIEDA was born on 16 Nov 1901; died on 12 Aug 1974. [Group Sheet]

HERBERT married Living. [Group Sheet]

ERWIN married GODDARD MARIAN. MARIAN was born on 17 Dec 1905; died on 3 May 1990. [Group Sheet]

Living married HOLBROOK R.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Milton was a farmer. Then worked 6 years for Lampe Construction Co., Irvington, IL. He is now semi-retired and they live in Hoyleton where he works on maintenance for the city of Hoyleton.

MILTON married LAMPE ANNA on 15 Feb 1925. ANNA was born on 10 Mar 1902 in Dob may be 3/10/03; died on 9 Oct 1982. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Raymond was born on a farm in the North Prairie area. In 1925 the family moved to Irvington. He was for a number of years owner of Hake's Garage, Irvington, and later was in the heating and plumbing business. At the time of death he was mayor of Irvington and had before his illness been an active participant in Church, School and civic affairs. He died in St. Mary's Hospital, Centralia, IL after about a 6 mos. illness. Is buried in Irvingotn Cemetery.

RAYMOND married BECKMEYER ALICE. ALICE (daughter of BECKMEYER HEINRICH CHRISTIAN and UNKNOWN) was born on 4 Dec 1898; died on 23 Apr 1941. [Group Sheet]

RAYMOND married BECKMEYER ALICE. ALICE (daughter of BECKMEYER HEINRICH CHRISTIAN and UNKNOWN) was born on 4 Dec 1898; died on 23 Apr 1941. [Group Sheet]

RAYMOND married Living [Group Sheet]

Living married BUTTS M.E. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lives in Decatur, Illinois, where she works as a secretary. Not married.

Living married HANKS K.W.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Per Florence Krughoff dod is 1951.

ZADA married RIXMANN ALFRED FREDRICK. ALFRED was born on 24 Feb 1898; died on 17 Aug 1985; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

CALVIN married STRUCKMEYER ESTHER on 14 Nov 1934. ESTHER was born on 29 Mar 1905; died on 27 Jul 1984. [Group Sheet]

RALPH married Living [Group Sheet]

Living married SCHNAKE H.E.. (son of SCHNAKE ARTHUR EDWIN and Living) [Group Sheet]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]

FLOYD married LETTSINGER SUSAN JOSEPHINE. SUSAN was born on 22 Jul 1931; died on 28 Nov 1964. [Group Sheet]

FLOYD married Living. [Group Sheet]

Living married Living. [Group Sheet]

LAVONNE married CLARK WARNER E.. WARNER was born on 26 May 1919; died on 14 Nov 1991; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]