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| 501 | I02877 | William and Pearl spent their entire life in Washington County except for a few years in early 1900's William lived in Granite City and Madison area working for the B. & O. Railroad. About 1910 to 1918 William delivered block ice daily to homes and business places of Nashville for Steinhauser Ice and Power Plant located in southeast part of the city. In January of 1918 the family moved from Nashville to the William and Anna (Huegely) Weihe farm, William Rumig's birthplace, located three miles south of Nashville. The couple spent twenty- two years of their life on this farm. To the east of this homestead stood the Locust Creek Church and Cemetery, located in the church yard. The family attended services at this until the church closed down in the mid 1920's. The Locust Creek School was one long mile through the woods to the west, where Mildred and Ruth attended elementary school. Following grade school we went on to Nashville High School and instead of the one long mile walk we drove three miles of dirt roads. February 24, 1935 Mildred married Elmer Schnare. In 1940 William and Pearl semi-retired to a ten acre plot they owned, one mile east of Nashville. On August 11, 1944 Ruth married Marvin Peithman at the Wesley Methodist Church, Nashville, Illinois. The home was broken June 19, 1959 when Pearl, their mother, passed away. William lived another eleven years and nine months longer and passed away March 4, 1971. They are buried on St. Pauls Cemetery, Nashville, Illinois. From 1979 Washington County History book |
| 502 | I0288 | 1880 Madison Co, IL, Collinsville, Census Record Samuel Strain, coal operator, 62 years old, born in PA, parents born in PA Almeda, 43 years old, born PA, parents born PA Katie M. Strain, 12, born IN Harry H. Strain, 10, born IN Irvin D Strain, 3, born IN |
| 503 | I02880 | Funeral services at Grace United Methodist Church, Nashville, Washington County, Illinois, Friday, July 7, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. Friends may call at teh Baue Funeral Home, St. Charles, MO, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, and at the Campagna Funeral Home, Nashville, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday; then on Friday at teh church from 9:00 a.m. until time of service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Research Fund or to the Grace United Methodist Church Choir or Sunday School Fund. |
| 504 | I02881 | Ruth attended Locust Creek Elementary School eight years and four years at Nashville High School. Approximately four and one half years she clerked at "Reuter's Variety Store" (Located on the north side of Main Street, what is now a part of Gutzler's Furniture Store). At the time of her marriage to Marvin she was working in the Office of County Superintendent of Schools for Mr. Kenneth Frieman. Besides being homemaker and mother Ruth has served on Wash. Co. Home Bureau board as Vice-Pres. 1955 and Pres. 1956., Health Improvement Association Director of Richview Twp., Homemakers Extension Membership Chairman 1975 and 1976, a member of Wash. Co. Hospital Auxiliary and now does volunteer work at Hospital Gift Shop and has held various offices and duties in United Methodist Women, Church and Sunday School of Bethel Methodist Church, Hoyleton, Illinois. |
| 505 | I02882 | The name of Schnare became a part of this county in 1912 when the Henry C. Lunte family took into their home their grandson. Elmer, after the death of his mother, Anna Lunte Schnare, the wife of Herman L. Schnare, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Schnarre of Black Walnut, MO, a community near St. Charles. Elmer was born in Pittsburg, Kansas on May 2, 1912. A few years later Herman married Lola Limburg. They became the parents of two children, Ruth and Raymond. Raymond is deceased and Ruth, Mrs. John Squires, resides at Granite City. While living with his grandparents Elmer attended Carson School, Zion's Evangelical Parochial school in Addieville and Nashville High School, graduating in 1931. On February 24, 1935, Elmer Schnare and Mildred Rumig, the daughter of William E. and Pearl Richards Rumig were married at the Wesley Methodist Church in Nashville. Mildred has one sister, Ruth, Mrs. Marvin Peithman of rural Richview. The Schnares have a daughter, Audrey Louise, who was born in Nashville on August 15, 1936. Mildred received her education at Locust Creek School and Nashville High School, graduating in 1933. In 1952 she became an employee of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Nashville as a secretary and after serving in various positions was named assistant cashier in 1962. In 1972 she became the bank's cashier and is serving in that capacity at this writing. After working in various occupations related to farming, Elmer became an employee of the Nashville Journal, a county newspaper, in 1934, serving in the printing department and as staff photographer. After leaving the Journal in 1957 he set up a commercial printing plant and purchased the Petrea Photographic Studio from Albert Kocher who had owned and operated it for several months. It was operated as Schnare Studio for 18 years until it was sold to Kenneth Humphrey of Germantown in 1976. Audrey received her education in Nashville Grade School and Nashville High School, graduating in 1954. In the fall of 1954 she entered Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, graduating in 1958 with a Bachelor's Degree in Education. In June, 1956 Audrey and James L. Boyd were married in Grace United Methodist Church in Nashville. James, whose home was in East St. Louis was also a student at Southern Illinois University. They became the parents of five children: Amy Louise, J. Christopher, Mark W., David T., and Emily Ann. This marriage was terminated in 1971. In June, 1976, Audrey and Dr. A. Roger Deppe were married in the First Baptist Church in St. Charles, MO. Roger is employed as an administrator in the St. Charles school system, and Audrey is employed as a teacher. Roger is a graduate of Southern Illinois University and acquired his doctorate degree in administration from Columbia University. Roger has a son, Timothy. (NOTE: The spelling variation of the Name Schnare is typical in the spelling of names of families of European ancestry.) By Elmer Schnare From: 1979 Washington County History book |
| 506 | I02884 | Marvin attended Pleasant Hill Elementary School eight years, Hoyleton High School two years and the finishing two years at Centralia Twp. High School. He went to University of Illinois 1937 to June of 1941 when he graduated with a degree in agriculture. He started farming at that time and has made that his career, except for teaching Agriculture and Science Courses at Ashley High School 1947-1948. Ruth and Marvin were married at Wesley Methodist Church (now Grace United Methodist) August 11, 1944. At that time they moved to a farm two and one half miles west of Richview, six miles south of Hoyleton and ten miles northeast of Nashville. To this union a daughter Janet was born March 26, 1946. Marvin has served on Wash. Co. Soil Conservation District Board, Co. School Board of Trustees, Co. Farm Bureau, Nashville Community High School Board of Education, Co. Health Improvement Assoc., Ill. Health Improvement Assoc., Wash. Co. Service Co. and has held various offices of the Church and Sunday School of Bethel Methodist Church of Hoyleton, Illinois. |
| 507 | I02917 | Carl Henry Kroeger was born 7-24-1846 in Stockhausen, Westfalen (now Westphalia), Germany, son of Henry Carl Otto and Louisa Charlotte (Helmich) Kroeger. Records at the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Blasheim, Germany, show that Karl Fredrich Ludwig Kroger was born on 7-24-1846 to Karl Otto and Anna Marie Charlotte Helmich and was baptized on 7-25-1846; confirmed 3-24-1861. We know of one brother, Henry Frederick Wilhelm (Fred) B. 5-26-1859, D. 1-8-1943, and a half-brother William. In 1867, Carl immigrated to America and settled in North Prairie, Illinois, and worked as a farm hand. North Prairie is located in Washington County whose county seat is Nashville, which is about 50 miles east of St. Louis, MO. North Prairie is south of Hoyleton or about 5 miles east of New Minden which located north of Nashville about 7 miles on Hwy 127 or 3 miles north of Hwy 64 or south on Hwy 177 and named after Minden, Westphalia, Germany, the locale from where the settlers came. The Methodist Church at North Prairie has been torn down but the cemetery remains. I'm not sure about a Lutheran Church at North Prairie. On 6-18-1873, Carl married Karoline, Luise (Louise), Justine Dueker, daughter of Ernest Henry and Friederieke (Rodekopf) Dueker. Louise was born 4-20-1852 in Minden, Germany. She immigrated to America in 1868 with 3 sisters--Friederieke, Wilhemmia, Anne-Marie, and brother, Henry. Fred Gerling, who traveled with them, later married the daughter Friederieke. Their father, Ernest Henry Dueker, died just prior to setting sail in 1868. For some reason, Friederieke (the mother), and children Maria and William (Kroeger) (who may have been adopted so that he could come to America) didn't get to come over until the next year (1869). They all lived with Karoline, an older sibling who had come to America earlier and had settled in North Prairie. The Washington County, Illinois, 1870 census lists Louise (age 19) as a servant for the Charles and Louisa Vogt family; they had three children and farmed. Carl and Louise came to Kansas in 1885 with three of their children (Emma, Emilie, and Louis) in a covered wagon. They first settled 12 miles north of Ellis. Later he bought a homestead 9 miles north of Ellis (3 miles north, 1 east, then 6 north again). Here they built a sod house in a bank northwest of the stone house they later built in 1902 or 1903. The house was still standing in 1991, although on 8-31-1991 the house caught on fire while brush and weeds were being burned in the area, only the rock walls remained standing, and those during the summer of 1992 were completely razed. (It is disheartening to drive by and not see the familiar symbol of our family ties. Another landmark gone forever!) The walls were made of an inside and an outside wall of stone with a dead space between which was filled with rock chips. Grandson, Henry Kroeger said the rock was quarried 2 miles east of the homestead. The farmstead is known as the "Kroeger Farm." They owned a 3/4 section of land. The 80 acres, where the house stands, ran the mile north and south. The other half section laid across the road to the west. The land description is Sec. 1/4 of 22-11-20 Ellis Co. Land records in Hays, KS, lists Chas H. Krueger--Carl Henry Krueger--Chas H. Krueger as owner. The house had 5 rooms upstairs and 5 rooms downstairs and a screened in porch on the north side. They had an orchard to the west of the house. It had apricot, approximately 12, and mulberry trees. Locust trees were west of these. The garden area was to the southwest of the house. Louise would hoe the vegetables and take the bugs off the potatoes, dropping them into a can with kerosene. Later when the grandchildren were older, they were responsible for the upkeep of the garden. The barn was to the north. On both sides of the barn were sheds; cattle were kept in the north one and cars in the south side. They milked 12 or 13 cows. The couple lived here until death came to each of them. Grandson, Oscar Armbruster, remembered Carl to be a quiet man with a stocky build and of medium height. He had a full beard. In the later years, Carl would sit in his rocker and ask his sons, Lou and Henry (Hank), about the farming, then mull it over quietly. Cataracts caused him to have very, very poor eyesight during his last years. Louise was a tall, thin woman, who wore her hair pulled back into bun. When she became angry, she would not talk for days. Although her daughter-in-law Minnie cooked all the meals, Louise would help with the dishes. Carl was a farmer and farmed with his sons, Louis (Lou) and Hank. Lou, his wife Minnie, and family lived with them. (Lou's family moved to Ellis in 1941). During one period of time, the house was very crowded, as Caroline Armbruster, Minnie's mother, lived with them also, as did Bill and Oscar Armbruster, Sopie (Emma's daughter), and Hank. The Kroeger's had a whiskey still and a few local people would come over and get their booze before going out on Saturday night. The still was made out of cream cans with copper tubing soldered onto the lid. The whiskey went through the copper coil line cooled with water into charcoal in a funnel, then into a bottle. Minnie would somehow carmelize sugar to color the liquid. They would also make a good beer in the Summertime. Their family was one of the first members of St. John's Lutheran congregation, rural Ellis (6 miles north of Ellis), where they were faithful followers and workers. Carl and Louise celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home on the farm June 19, 1923, with the Rev. Pastor Bruegel officiating. Carl died 11-6-1929 at the age of 83 after being ill for a long time. Church records list cause of death as "influenza and old age" and was buried 11-9-1929. Louise died 7-9-1933 at the age of 81 after having been ill about 2 months, the last 7 weeks being bedridden; she was buried 7-11-1933. Church records list cause of death as "mitral insufficiency." Both are buried at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Ellis, KS, which is located to the south of the church. They gravesite is located just inside of the north fence, the first gravesite in the east half. According to Halberts Company, 3687 Ira Road, Bath, Ohio 44210, "The Documentation for the Kroeger Coat of Arms design can be found in RIETSTAP ARMORIAL GENERAL. Translated the Arms description is: Divided diagonally: red and blue, a silver diagonal band in top three silver vases, 2 and 1." Above the shield and helmet is the Crest which is described as: "Three ostrich plumes gold." The surname Kroeger appears to be occupational in origin, and is believed to be associated with the German's, meaning, "One who was an innkeeper." Prominent variations of Kroeger are Kroger, Krogers, Krager, Kragers, Kroegers, and Krueger. Carl could neither read nor write English, therefore the farm was a victim of foreclosure. Could this have been the result of unscrupulous actions of a bank taking advantage of this man? Henry L. Kroeger remembers hauling wagonload after wagonload of grain into Ellis, but the farm loan principal was never reduced. It was bought by A. I. Crum, the banker, and is now owned by his son. The land is now rented by Keith and Janice (Kroeger) Hadley (She is the great-granddaughter of Carl & Louise) and farmed together with Jim and Karen (Hadley) Howland (Karen is the great-great granddaughter of Carl & Louise). Other families to live here were: Elzie Shubert and Jim Armetrout. Henry L. Kroeger (grandson) and his daughter Carole (Kroeger) Hasenkamp (great-granddaughter) began to compile this information early in 1990. |
| 508 | I02918 | Came to America in 1868. Per Don Brink, name is Justine Wilhelmina Dueker. |
| 509 | I02924 | Left Germany in 1852, Christened Holzhausen, Hesse Germany February 22, 1832. |
| 510 | I02925 | Christened 1836. |
| 511 | I02952 | According to Lynn Whitsitt Oldfield, her date of birth is May 27, 1968. |
| 512 | I02964 | Per Carol Hotz the story passed down through the family says that Frederick Wilhelm Heseman married Mary (Marie) Krughoff who was the heir to the family fortune and the only way she could inherit this fortune was for Frederick Wilhelm Heseman to take her last name. Thus he became Frederick Wilhelm Krughoff. Emmigrated to America in 1852. 1860 Illinois Census - Nashville, Illinois - 9/12/1860 1287/1237 Frederick W. Krughoff56 M Farmer 4000-3000Prussia Elizabeth56 FIL. Henry22 M FarmerIl. Elizabeth16 FIl. Mary11 FIl. Louis Hilderbrand18 MIl. At the time of their Golden Wedding in 1878, the Krughoff's sent $1000 to the Barmer Mission in Germany. The mother is quoted as saying, "We were married in Bergkirche by pastor Linkmeyer and that evening we walked to Schnathorst to Pastor Volkening's Mission Study Hour. On the way home, we made the vow that if the Good Lord would grant them fifty years of wedded life they would send $1000 to the Barmer Mission." She gave Pastor Rague the money to send to Germany. A Pastor from Germany sent a letter from there to thank her.Florence Krughoff |
| 513 | I02965 | Per Florence Krughoff and information she copied from family Bible of F. W. Krughoff, Sr. her date of birth was September 22, 1804. Information from a letter received from Lina Romming of 4955 Hille 9, Kohlterholz Nr. 9 in Germany - December 1, 1989 Possible connection to Krughoffs in Germany prior to Mary Dear Family Krughoff, With hearty greetings I am here with sending photos of old buildings in which your forefathers were born, and where your ancestors were living until they immigrated to the United States. The houses burnt down about 15 years ago and now nothing is left. Buldings near by have been rebuilt. Current owners are Rohlfing at Rothenuffeln #33. I got the pictures from them, the Rohlfings. In addition I have established a family tree that a Mr. Herman Stelze from Unterlubbe #40. On May 8, 1803 he married Marie Elizabeth Krughoff, Otis Krughoff's daughter. Herman Stelze died a few years after marriage. Already April 23, 1809, the widow Marie Elizabeth Stelze nee Krughoff. Mr. Johann Cordt (Kurt) Gerling from Hille. Accompany photo has the inscription which comes from the old house. It was built into the new home, which can be seen on the picture. Second husband, Gerling took on the name Stelze when married. In this marriage many cildren were born, who have married and at this time still live in same vicinity. In my conservation, to current owner (home place Stelze), Louise Karmeier nee Stelze is 77 years old. Through Louise Karmeier I got the pictures of the old house and tombstone. I made duplicates. Tombstone is a Elizabeth Stelze nee Krughoff born August 15, 1786 and died January 21, 1867. Louise Karmeier has a living married sister and married daughter. Finally I am enclosing photo of place Stelze and Louise Karmeier. I am a neighbor of home places Peithman #16 and Huck #1. And our home place was called Rodekopf #8. Further you can get bits and pieces from the Duekers. Many hearty greetings, also from my man. Lina Picture descriptions 1. Two wooded squares gables - Entrance to the right of the old house, Krughoff home place - this picture was taken at a wedding. 2. Home Place (Krughoff) where new house stands (Rohlfings Rothenufflen #33) where ancestors lived, southwest view 3. Home place Stelze #40 with the inscription still readable built in 1823, building still standing 4. Erna (on left) and Louise Stelze in front of old house with inscription Stelze-Krughoff 5. Louise Karmeieer nee Stelze new home 6. Johann Cordt (Kurt) Stelze (born Gerling) from Hille. Wife Marie Elizabeth Stelze nee Krughoff. Roethnufflen built 1823, June 4. Builder F. Pohlmann 7. Beams from old house Stelze #40 8. Louise Karmeier Nee Stelze in front of new house with twin grandsons 9. Stelze Tombstone Tombstone in North Prairie Cemetary reads: Marie Elizabeth Gattin von F. W. Krughoff geb 22 September 1804 gest 8 November 1880 |
| 514 | I02967 | Per Florence Krughoff dob is 1887. |
| 515 | I02972 | FRIEDRICH KRUGHOFF COME, CHILDREN, LET US GO THE EVENING IS COMING SOON IT IS DANGEROUS TO REMAIN IN THIS WILDERNESS. COME-STRENGTHEN YOUR COURAGE TO TRAVEL TOWARD ETERNITY IT IS THE END THAT IS GOOD This was a favorite song. And, "Eben-ezer: Hither-to the Lord has helped us," was the life-long MOTTO of Mr. Friedrich Krughoff of North Prairie who, on January 1, 1910, at approximately 7:30 was called Home. On New Year's morning father Krughoff now entered a new Life as dawn came, as he closed his tired eyes to awaken to eternal Light, to everlasting Life. For him now was fulfilled his favorite song: "IT IS THE END THAT IS GOOD." Surrounded by his family whom he loved so dearly; and who were so devoted to the husband, father, grand-father, he, clear of mind, took leave and gently, peacefully slumbered to a better world; The Hereafter. With the turn of one year to that of another (New Year) came the end of his mortal life. Considering his age, Mr. Krughoff had engaged in and enjoyed unusual vigor; but during the last year some signs of infirmity began to show. Heart disease had developed and for the last four years (with the exception of last year) he had been very ill at Christmas time. In the last three months he was suffering more and more. On Thanksgiving Day he attended church for the last time. Last Thursday evening he complained of servere pain and the physician diagnosed this a severe inflammation of the lungs which his ailing body could not cope with. He understood how things were now, for he said on Friday evening: "This is the last night; now I am going home." He spoke loving words to his children; and, as his son Louis arrived from San Jose, he, being so ill and weak, nodded to his son to indicate to him that he recognized him. Soon thereafter he passed away. Friedrich W. Krughoff was born November 23, 1829, in Rothenuffeln, Preuss-Minden, Germany, and attained the age of 80 years, one month, and eight days. He was the second- oldest of a family of 12 children and came to this country in 1847, arriving in St. Louis on his 18th birthday. After a stay of one and three-fourth year he traveled to North Prairie which since that time has been his home. In 1849 his sister Christine, and in 1851 his brother Oberst L. Krughoff arrived. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Friedrich William Krughoff, as well as brothers and sisters, followed also to the new home the next year. On August 9, 1855, Mr. Krughoff was united in marriage to Miss Wilhelmine Peithmann who, for 54 years, lived with him in great happiness. The wedding took place in the home of the groom's parents, with the Rev. Maul of Plum Hill presiding. They were blessed with 10 children. During the 54 years there was never an instance of death in the entire family; it was the father who was the first who preceded all into eternity. His home-place, the Krughoff farm, became home of the married couple on January 11, 1857, and they lived there since (42 years) in the new dwelling over whose door-way was placed the following MOTTO: "EBEN-EZER." This house still stands on the farm land. Mr. Krughoff was a devout Christian whose religion was also reflected in his daily living. He was one of the founders of the local Evangelical congregation which was organized 55 years ago (Only Mr. Christ Wiese of Hoyleton is a surviving organizer of the church). As a young man he (Mr. Krughoff) was for a period of time a Sunday School teacher and was a Counselor in the North Prairie congregation which, at that time, was located on the Henry Hartmann farm. Later the Mother-church of Hoyleton Zion Congregation was organized in North Prairie, with a church located on the farm of Friedrich Wilhelm Krughoff, father of the now deceased. The latter was also a member. The two farms which have been referred to (the F. W. Krughoff farm and the Henry Hartmann farm) eventually became the Henry C. Kleeman farm. Mr. Krughoff was elder of the Evnagelical Zion Congregation of Hoyleton 24 years and, for 6 years was an honorary (senior) elder. He was distinctly honored and respected by fellow-citizens and was often appointed to deal with confidential matters. Honest and upright, friendly and obliging, Mr. Krughoff was well-known for his hospitality. He was a good citizen, trusted friend, and loving husband and father. Whoever knew him learned to treasure and love him. Mourning the loss of a beloved husband and father are, in addition to his widow, five sons and five daughters. They are: Maria, wife of H. E. Hoffmann; Elisabeth, wife of Charles L. Brink; Fred Krughoff of North-Prairie; Anna, wife of William Elmers of Moweaqua; Minnie, wife of Judge L. Bernreuter of Nashville; Louis Krughoff of San Jose; Lydia, wife of Frank Hake; Edward, Julius and Albert Krughoff of North Prairie. Also morning are 33 grand-children and 2 great-grand children; two sisters, the 82 year-old Mrs. Christine Nagel of North Prairie and Mrs. Louise Kleeman of Hoyleton. She is now gravely ill with bronchial inflammation. The mother of the deceased died in 1880 and the father died in 1887. The funeral service took place on Tuesday afternoon in the German Methodist Church in North Prairie. The Rev. Schroeder, Pastor of the Zion Evangelical Congregation in Hoyleton, had a comforting sermon based on I Corinthians 13, verse 13. Pastor F. Austermann had the English funeral sermon. Pastor A. Ludwig read a Bible passage; and Pastor H. Niederhoefer had the Prayer. Serving as coffin-bearers were: Hy. Hake, Hy. Hohmann, Gottlieb Struckmeyer, Christ Wiese, William Weigel and Fred Breuer. Close to his home where he had dwelt in happiness and with great blessings, he now sleeps toward THE MORNING OF RESURRECTION. (Translated from German.) ANOTHER TRANSLATION OF SAME MATERIAL: FRIEDRICH KRUGHOFF Come, children, let us go The evening is coming It is dangerous standing In this wilderness Come, strengthen your courage To go to eternity The end is good. This was his favorite song and "Evenezer: The Lord has helped us thus far" was the motto of life for Mr. Friedrich Krughoff of North Prairie, who departed on January 1, 1910, at 7:30. (1 Sam. 7:12 samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, meaning stone of help, saying "Thus far the Lord helped us." So the Philistines were subdued and did not invade Israelite territory again.) On New Years morning Father Krughoff went on to a new life; in his old age it became dawn and he closed his tired eyes to awaken in the realm of eternal light, that of eternal life. Through him his favorite song was fulfilled -- "The end is good." Surrounded by his relatives, whom he loved earnestly, by those to whom he was husband, father, and grandfather, he departed with full consciousness adn slumbered softly and peacefully in the better hereafter -- with the turn of the year came his life's end. For his age Mr. Krughoff had enjoyed unusual vigor, but in the last years he felt the frailty of age. Heart trouble had developed and for four years (with the exception of last year) he was deathly ill at Christmas time. In the last three months he suffered more and Thanksgiving Day was the last time he went to church. Last Thursday evening he complained about intense pain and the doctor confirmed dangerous pneumonia which the ailing body could not resist. He knew how it stood with him because Friday night he said: "This is the last night -- now I'm going home." He spoke loving words to his children, and as his son Louis from San Jose came in and he was too weak to speak, he showed by nodding his head that he recognized him. Soon after that he passed away. Friedrich W. Krughoff was born on November 23, 1829, in Rothenuffelm, Preuss Minden, Germany, and reached an age of 80 years, 1 month and 8 days. He was the second oldest of a family of 12 children and came to this country in 1847, settling in St. Louis on his eighteenth birthday. After a stay of 1 3/4 years, he moved to North Prairie, his home ever since. In 1849 his sister Christine followed him and in 1851 his brother Oberst L. Krughoff. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Friedrich Wilhelm Krughoff, and brothers and sisters came in the next year to the new home. On the 9th of August, 1855, Mr. Krughoff married Miss Wilhelmina Peithmann, whose happy marriage lasted 54 years. The wedding, performed by Pastor Maul from Plum Hll, was held in the home of the bridegroom's parents. The union was blessed with 10 children. During these 54 years there wasn't a single death in the family -- the father was the first to go on to eternity. The couple moved to the home place, the Krughoff Farm on Janfuary 11, 1857, and lived for 42 years in the new dwelling, over whose entrance his saying is mounted: Ebenezer. The old house is still standing on the farm. Mr. Krughoff was a devout Christian, whose religion proved itself in life. He was one of the founders of the local protestant parish, which was organized 55 years ago. (Now Mr. Christ Wiese from Hoyleton is the only living founder). As a young man he was a Sunday school teacher and admonisher in the North Prairie church which at the time stood on the Henry Hartmann Farm. Later the mother parish of the Hoyleton Zion parish was founded in North Prairie and a church was built on the farm of Friedrich Wilhelm Krughoff, father of the deceased, and teh latter was an active member. The two named farms now form the Henry C. Kleemann farm. For 24 years Mr. Krughoff was the director of the Zion protestant parish at Hoyleton and for 6 years has been the administrator. He was lso chosen by fellow citizens for various honorary offices. In socil life Mr. Krughoff was sincere and uprighteous, friendly and kind, and the hospitality of his home was well-known. He was a good citizen, a loyal friend and a loving husband and father. Whoever knew him learned to respect and love him. Besides the widow, five sons and five daughters mourn the loss of their dear husband and father: Maria, wife of H. E. Hoffmann; Elisabeth, wife of Chas. L. Brink; and Fred Krughoff of North Prairie; Anna, wife of Wm Elmers of Moweaqua; Minnie, wife of Judge L. Bernreuter of Nashville; Louis Krughoff of San Jose; Lydia, wife of Frank Hake; Edward, Julius, and Albert Krughoff of North Prairie, as well as 33 grandchildren adn 2 gret-grandchildren, two sisters -- teh 82-year-old Mrs. Christine Nagel from North Prairie and Mrs. Louise Kleemann of Hoyleton, who is sick with bronchitis. Teh mother of the deceased died in 1880 and the father in 1887. The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon in the German Methodist Church in North Prairie. Pastor M. Schroedel, minister of the protestant Zion parish in Hoyleton, gave a very comforting message from I Cor. 13:13. Pastor F. Austermann gave the English funeral sermon. Pastor A. Ludwig read a Bible passage and Pastor H. Niedernhofer gave the prayer. Serving as pallbearers were: Hy. Hake, Hy. Hohmann, Gottlieb Struckmeyer, Christ Wiese, Wm. Weigel and Fred Breuer. Near his ome where he lived happily and worked prosperously, he now slumbers until the morning of the resurrection. 1860 Illinois Census - Nashville, Illinois - 9/12/1860 1306/1256Fred Krughkroff30 M Farmer 15,000-1,000Prussia Mina25 FPrussia Mary 4 FIllinois Mina 1 FIllinois Ernest Krietmire33 MPrussia |
| 516 | I02973 | Per Carol Hotz she came to America in 1854. |
| 517 | I02978 | Henry Krughoff was an associate of A. W. Thee in the implement business per obit from Nashville Historical society. |
| 518 | I02984 | Louis Bernreuter, son of Dr. Conrad Bernreuter (*) was born in St. Charles, MO on April 11th, 1863 where his parents had fled during the Civil War to escape harassment by local Southern Sympathizers. At the close of the war the family returned to Nashville, Illinois. Louis was the youngest of three sons and began his career as a school teacher in the Nashville High School. In 1892 he married Minna Krughoff, of Hoyleton Township, who was the daughter of Fred Krughoff and his wife Wilhelmina, nee Peithman. As a young teenager he drove for his father on medical calls, which at this time were made by horse and buggy, and often assisted him in amputations which in those days was about the limit of surgery. At this time he became interested in Art and went to classes via the L. & N. and Illinois Central trains to the Irvington Community where a colony of New Englanders had settled bringing some of their culture and talent with them. Louis was a avid reader and student and began his Law studies by reading in the Law Office of Charles T. Moore and by attending Apellate Court Sessions in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He passed the Illinois State Bar examinations in 1894. He ran for County Judge on the Republican ticket and was elected in 1903, serving one and half terms before he ran for Circuit Judge of the 3rd Judicial District of Illinois in 1909. He held this office four successive terms, totaling 24 years. The 3rd Judicial District consisted of Seven Counties as follows: Madison, Bond, St. Clair, Washington, Perry, Monroe and Randolph (**). As a judge he was always tolerant and patient with young inexperienced lawyers in his court, who in later years referred to him affectionately as "Unle Louis". It should be mentioned also that he was a man of high integrity and fairness to the guilty as well as the non-guilty. After retirement in 1933, at age 70, he returned to a leisurely Law practice and died in 1943. Judge Bernreuter and his wife Minna were the parents of two children. Ruth born in 1896 and Edward Louis born in 1906. Ruth the writer of this sketch married James Albert Watts, Jr. of Nashville in 1922 in New York City. He was the son of J. A. Watts, Sr. an Attorney of Nashville. They were the parents of three children, David, James and Joan. David, who lives in Nashville, was born in 1923, and operates a Mimeographing Service. James, known as "Bud" was born in 1925, who is a farmer and Land Manager also lives in Nashville. He married Imogene Decker in 1948 after being discharged from the Submarine service after World War II. They have three sons, Bill, Tom, and Eric. Bill married Pamela Boone of Mt. Vernon, Il. in 1978 and they have one daughter, Beth Melinda, born in 1979, also two sons, Blaine and Mickey Middleton, sons of Pamela by a former marriage. Bill's field is in construction. Thomas, Bud's second son, married Katherine Alonzo of St. Louis, MO in 1973. Their First child Brian, was born in 1975 and died in infancy the same year. Two more sons, Christopher and Steven were born in 1976 and 1979 respectively. He is associated with his father in farming in Nashville. Eric, the third son, married Eve Linsner of Palatine, Illinois in 1979. He is employed by Stotlar Grain at the Chicago Board of Trade. Joan, the third child of Ruth and Albert was born in 1928 and married Wm. Huffman, Jr. of Carbondale in 1947 where they own and operate a Funeral Home. They are the parents of two daughters, Jane, born in 1948 and Elizabeth, born in 1950. Jane married Mark Koprucki of Chicago in 1976. He is a Financial Analyst in the First National Bank of Cincinnati. Elizabeth married Bakr Abolkhair in 1977. He is an Economist from Ryadh, Saudi Arabia. They have one son, Abdullah, born in 1979 in Berkeley, California where they live. All the last five generations in this history were born in Nashville, Illinois, except Jane and Elizabeth Huffman born in Carbondale, Illinois. *Further information may be found in the 1879 History of Washington County on page 56. **Further Information can be found in "History of Southern Illinois" by George Washington Smith, Dean of the History Dept. of Southern Illinois University in Vol. III on page 1234. 1979 WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORY |
| 519 | I02985 | Attended McKendree College two years, and the University of Illinois Law School for one year. He then developed a 1200 farm in Wshington County, IL. A 1957 article in FARM JOURNAL described his work in customizing field tractors for more power and heavier work with which he won tractor pulling contests. He has been interested in metal working and in woodworking. In both fields he has developed an unusual degree of skill. At present his land is being farmed for him on a crop sharing basis. His other great interest has been in his church work. He followed in his father's footsteps by teaching Sunday School for many years. An article in DEFENDER magazine for November 1966 described his spiritual life, and his part in developing the Missionary Gospel Center in Nashville, which holds evangelical rallies on the first Sunday afternoon of each month. Address, Route 1, Box 207, Nashville, IL. 62263. |
| 520 | I02989 | Per Florence Krughoff dod is 1951. |
| 521 | I02993 | Tombstone has June 25, 1999 and Government Stone has June 24, 1999. Obituary has June 24, 1999. Obituary from Nashville News: Amos Edward Rixmann, 74, of rural Nashville, entered rest at Washington, Missouri on Thursday, June 24, 1999 at 8:10 a.m. following a sudden illness. Born at Huegely on May 26, 1925, he was the son of Alfred and Zada (Krughoff) Rixmann. He was united in marriage to June Rand at Nashville and she preceded him in death in 1953. He then married Felicity Nicholson on July 7, 1976 at Littleton, Colorado and she survives. Other survivors include one daughter Cheryl Happ and husband John of Bunker City, Oklahoma; two sons, Dwight and wife Krina of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Douglas and wife Cristy of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; six stepchildren, Alec Nicholson of Charlotte, North Carolina, Hugh Nicholson, Amanda Bennett and husband Joe, all of England, Andy Nicholson and wife Becky of Belleville, Harvey Nicholson and wife Nancy of Kuwait, and Hilary Smith and husband Andy of New Zealand; two sisters, Eunice Rixmann of San Diego, California, and Pauline Mays and husband Fischer of Denver, Colorado; seven grandchildren, Elizabeth and Kirsten Webster, Andrew Happ, Jonathan, Monica, Matthew and Allison Rixmann; step grandchildren, many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his stepmother, Mildred Rixmann, in addition to his parents and first wife, June. Mr. Rixmann served in the United States Navy Air Corps during World War II and was a pilot. Afterwards Amos attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and Northwestern University in Chicago. He graduated from DePauw University at Green Castle, Indiana, with a degree in engineering. He worked for Caterpillar Equipment Co. and International Harvester Co. before becoming a self-employed agricultural design engineer. He was later employed by the United States Defense Department at St. Louis, Missouri and retired in December of 1998 after 15 years of service. Amos enjoyed farming and attended Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ, Hoyleton. He was a member of the Washington Lodge No. 55 AF & AM and the Order of the Eastern Star of Nashville; John C. Atchison Post No. 110, American Legion, Nashville. He was one of the founders of the American Thresherman's Association and was a member of the Gas and Steam Traction Hall of Fame. Amos had a passion for music and enjoyed singing in barber shop quartets. Funeral services were held Monday at 11:00 a.m. in Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ, Hoyleton. Rev. Bill Causer officiated. Interment was in North Prairie Cemetery in rural Hoyleton. Military grave side rites were accorded by the John C. Atchison Post No. 110, American Legion, Nashville. Pall bearers were Phil Jones, Ron Luessenheide, Jerry Rixmann, Warren Dueker, Chaddy Atterberry and Elmer Powell. Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Southern Illinois or the St. Louis Symphony Children's Education Fund. The Campagna Funeral Home, Nashville, was in charge of arrangements. From another obituary printed before internment stated as follows: Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today or from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Monday at the Campagna Funeral Home of Nashville or from 9:30 a.m. until time of services Monday at the church. Masonic services will be held at *;00 p.m. today at the funeral home by the Washington Lodges No. 55 AF & AM. |
| 522 | I03001 | Couple came to Hoyleton, IL c. July 30, 1868, married soon after. Fred, age 21; Friedericka, age 17. Retired from farming in 1919; moved into Hoyleton where they lived out their earthly life. Arrived by ship "Weser" from Bremen, Germany, in New York July 25, 1868: Friedr. Gerling, age 25, male, farmer (GRM44 - Prv/Vil) with Friedrike Dueker, age 20, female Wilhelmine Dueker, age 18, female Louise Dueker, age 16, female Justine Dueker, age 9, female Heinrich Dueker, age 7, male Christian F. W. Gerling article from 1979 Washinton County History book. Christian Friederich Wilhelm Gerling, known as Fred, was born on March 13, 1843 in Luttern Bauerschaft Haddenhausen, Preuss Minden, Deutschland. Justina Wilhelmnina Friedericka Dueker, known as Friedericka, was boprn on October 6, 1846 at Minden, Bauerschaft Wolmerdingsen, Deutschland. When the time came to sign up for military service, Fred left Germany for the United States with the Dueker family in 1868. Fred, Friedericka and her two sisters and one brother arrived at Hoyleton, Illinois in July 1868 at her sister's, Mrs. Fred Bartelsmeyer. Friedericka's mother and two children remained in Germany for a while due to her father's death just before they left Germany. Fred and Friedericka were married on August 6, 1868 by Rev. G. Buehner at the Nashville Methodist parsonage. They had been raised as Lutherans, but later joined the Methodist Church and were members of the Bethel United Methodist Church at Hoyletonb most of their married life. Fred and Friedericka lived on several area farms and then purchased a farm southeast of Hoyleton in Irvington Twp. near the White School. In 1919 they and daughter, Martha, moved to a home they had purchased in Hoyleton. Grandfather and Grandmother Gerling never learned to speak or read Englishk, as they did not believe it necessary. However, in later years Grandfather told me how he wished he had. He loved to read and kept up with current events. Eleven children were born to this union (see family sheets). There are also numerous great- and great-great-grandchildren, etc., descended from this couple. After 73 years of married life, Fred died on December 25, 1941, at 98, and Friedericka on August 26, 1942, at 95, leaving a rich Christian heritage. They are buried in the North Prairie cemetery near Hoyleton, Illinois. By: Alice Marie Benton |
| 523 | I03006 | He came to the U.S. in the 1860's and first settled near Belleville, where he was a blacksmith. By 1878 he and his wife, Louise Kroeger, daughter of Fred Kroeger, had moved to Washington County to a farm three and one-half miles northwest of Hoyleton. |
| 524 | I03008 | Grandmother of Julius Brun. |
| 525 | I03011 | Florence Krughoff per her copy of information from F. W. Krughoff Sr. Bible has his name as COL. ERNST CHRISTIAN LUDWIG (LOUIS) kRUGHOFF. Carol Hotz in her in her compilation of Krughoff/Peithmann Families completed in April 1999 states that he was confirmed at Bergkerchen in Germany. 1860 Illinois Census - Nashville, Illinois - 8/11/1860 932/891N. McCracken 28 M Merchant 10,000-10,000Illinois Margaret22 FIl. Charles W. 4 MIl. *Louis Krughoff22 M ClerkGermany * = Civil War Soldier Application # 198 679Certificate # 136 923Louis, Krughoff 893 329 651 429Widow File # XC 2679242 H Co. 1 Cav. C Co. 49 Inf. Illinois Vol. 7 (1861-1866) Page 479 H Company - First Cavalry shows Krughoff as a private. Residence: Nashville Enlisted:7/10/1861 Mustered:7/17/1861 Promoted to:Captain Co. C, 49th Inf. In this same co., same rank (pvt.) on p. 480: Rixman, Henry Nashville, 7/10/61 - 7/17/61 MO7/5/1862 These are the only 2 men in the lst Cav. from Washington County. Later, Capt. Louis Krughoff is shown on p. 498, Vol 3, Co. C - 49th Inf. Res. Nashville Injured 2/15/1862 at Ft. Donilson D. of E Rank = 12/30/1861 Muster12/30/1861 M.O.1/9/1865 Breveted Major Witness G. Watts, 2nd Lt. from Ashley - see Vol. 3, p. 514 Enrolled Cairo 7/7/61 Mustered Out Centralia, Illinois 7/10/61 for 3 years Value of horse - $130. Private 1 Cov.Illinois Muster6/24 to 8/31/1861 Same Sept. and Oct. 1861 Absent on furlough from Oct 27 to Nov 6, 1861 at Nashville, Illinois Same Promoted to1st Lt. I S Military at Corp Butler Furnished his own horse and quipment. K1 Cov. K1 Cov.Pri. Co. H. 1 Reg. Ill. Cov.age 23 St. Louis, Mo. July 5, 1862 Tr. by order of Gen. mcClemand Dec. 7, 1862 be being promoted to Lieut. November 61 absent on furlough from Oct 27 to Nove 6 at Nashville Dec. 61 loss Dec 4 promoted 1st in Col Plose Reg. at Camp Butler Oct 1861 abset on sick furlough Widow: Caroline O., Nashville, Illinois (9/19/1916) Capt. Co. C - 40 Reg. Ill. Inf. She was born 10/19/1844 in Washington County, Illinois Enrolled Nov. 1, 1861 Enrolled July 10, 1861, --?-- 12/29/1861 pro. to Capt. Vet born in Germany Banker Died Jan. 12, 1908 at 10 p.m. at Nashvile, Illinois Buried Masonic Cem. 1/14/1908 Undertaker: D. Wagenhals Cause: Cerebral Hemmorage Phys. R. A. Goodner Some witnesses inter Kuber Vet and wife: John P. SockettMay 8, 1908 George MartinMay 8, 1908 Wm. P. Green, N.P.May 8, 1908 Married by M.N. Parners at Nashville, Illinois 12/24/1867 Maiden Name: Caroline O. Seawell Some witnesses:A. G. Hartnage5/8/1908 John Bohbrink5/8/1908 W. H. Porter, N. P. Married December 23, 1867 No previous marriages Their children: Thomas S.Feb. 12, 1869 Paul F.Feb. 23, 1871 LouiseDec. 16, 1879 KateMay 26, 1885 C Co. - 49 Ill Inf. Gun shot wound of head Some witnesses: W. O. Weihe and T. J. Vernor, Clerk Caused by a piece of shell at, and during the siege of Ft. Donaldson Tenn. Feb. 15, 1862 by striking me on head about 1 1/2 to the left of the center of the skull causing a fracture, etc. There is a copy in the Krughoff file of a sworn statement of George L. Watts who was a witness to the above injury. Served in Civil War from Illinois in the Union Army in Infantry and Cavalry. H. Co. 1st Illinois Cav. C Co. 49th Illinois Inf. All the above information taken from hand written records probably done by Wanda Graenert (sp?) and were very difficult to read. Copies of originals are in file under Krughoff. wlg He was also, per Florence Krughoff, a Government Officer in Oklahoma Territory. |
| 526 | I03013 | Tom's first marriage was to Ellen Smith, who died of typhoid fever in Anna, Illnois, where Tom worked as an electrician at themental hospital. She was 29 years old and left two small children - a son Caroll and daughter - Ruth. |
| 527 | I03023 | He lived on the homestead and was buried in the original Zion Evangelical Cemetery on the Krughoff estate. Florence Krughoff |
| 528 | I03079 | Per Florence Krughoff and information she copied from family Bible of F. W. Krughoff, Sr. her date of death was October 16, 1852. She died of Cholera in Belleville and was buried in Belleville. The parents, one son and four daughters came to America in 1852 and were on their way from St. Louis to Washington County and on the way were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Hartnagel in Belleville. |
| 529 | I03080 | Per Florence Krughoff and information she copied from the family Bible of F. W. Krughoff, Sr. the date of birth was April 14, 1946. |
| 530 | I03103 | Per Florence Krughoff, dod is 1963. |
| 531 | I03117 | Alvin E. Hoffman (partical article) 1979 Washington County History book. Alvin and Viola Hoffman, and both their children, Virgil and Gladys, were confirmed and married in North Prairie Methodist Church and attended Elm Point Elementary School. Except for his service time in WWI, Alvin E. Hoffman lived his entire life on the same farm and even today, his remains are at rest on a portion of that land, as he, along with his parents, four brothers and four sisters, are buried on North Prairie Cemetery. By: Viola Hoffman |
| 532 | I03118 | Obituary from The Nashville News, June 4, 2003 Gladys Beek Gladys M. Beek, 75, of Nashville, passed away at 8:35 p.m. on Sautrday, May 31, 2003 at Washington County Hospital in Nashville. Born on November 21, 1927 in Hoyleton, she was the daughter of Alvin E. and Viola S. (Hake) Hoffman. She was baptized on March 11, 1928 by Rev. Henry Idel and confirmed on May 12, 1940 by Rev. Otto R. Buess at North Prairie Methodist Church. She was united in marriage to Arthur Beek, Jr. on September 22, 1946 at North Prairie Methodist Church by Rev. Roy Brown and he survives. Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Jay L. Beek and wife Jennifer of Raceland, Kentucky, two daughters, Carol A. Fruend and husband Gene of Nashville and Brenda K. Blades and husband Kenny of Island, KEntucky; a brother, Virgil Hoffman and wife Catherine of Sparta; six grandchildren, Janel Mueller, Sharisa Burden, Jody Liszewski, Brad Fruend, Justin Beek and Jared Beek; and six great-grand-children, Kaity, Hunter, Paige, Lily, Keaghan and Jessica. She was preceded in death by her parents. Gladys was a graduate of Nashville Community High School. She was a secretary at Washington County AAA, Washington County Service Company and St. Paul United Church of Christ. She was a bookkeeper at Nashville Community High School from 1981 to 1990 and a payroll clerk at King Management Co. in Nashville from1991 to 1997. She was a member of North Prairie MEthodist Church until transferring her membership to St. Paul Evanvelical Church in Nashville in 1946, and served as organist at St. Paul's since September 1950. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. Her hobbies included music and golf. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at St. Paul United Church of Christ with Rev. Lance Lackore officiating. Burial will be in North Prairie Cemetery, near Hoyleton. Memorials may be made to Alzheimers Research, St. Paul UCC Scholarship Fund or St. Paul UCC Digital Hymnal Fund and will be received at Styninger-Krupp Funeral Home in Nashville. Online expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at skfh/@/accessus.net. |
| 533 | I03121 | Per Florence Krughoff name is Loren Kent Hoffman. |
| 534 | I03123 | They live in Collnsville, Illinois. Larry is a C.P.A. |
| 535 | I03131 | Per Florence Krughoff his name was Eberhart. |
| 536 | I03132 | Per Florence Krughoff date of birth is 1886. |
| 537 | I03139 | Per Florence Krughoff dob is 1916. |
| 538 | I03151 | Per Florence Krughoff dod is 1970. |
| 539 | I03166 | She was reared as a member of the Reformed Presbyterian (Covenanter) Church. Throughout her married life she has shared her husband's interest in church work. In addition to Carol Faith, Mary and Edward had Neill Valdes live with them for a numbe of years. They treated him as a son, although he was never adopted. He is now a practicing physician at Carbondale, IL. |
| 540 | I03167 | Following the death of her husband she became active in country and western music and has been singing professinally. She and Marguerite reside in a chalet built for them by her father. Address, Route 2, Nashville, IL. 62262. |
| 541 | I03192 | Per Florence Krughoff dob is 1955. |
| 542 | I03196 | Per Florence Krughoff her name is Felicity East. |
| 543 | I0320 | Effingham Republican, Friday, June 22, 1894: Died, Sunday morning, June 17, 1894, Martin Sonnenberg, of heart disease, aged 59 years and 4 months. Deceased was born at Rhine, Province Posen, Germany, Oct. 17th, 1834. Came to this country with his parents when about 17 years old. He served his country in the late rebellion three years and six months. He worked nearly all of his life-time at the blacksmith trade. He was a good mechanic and well liked by all who knew him. Deceased leaves a wife and nine children to mourn their loss. The remains were buried at the Bishop Catholic graveyard on Tuesday morning at 8:30 o'clock. All of his sons and daughters were present at the funeral. May he rest in peace. Effingham Democrat, June 20, 1894 Died: on the 17th. inst., Martin Sonnenberg at the age of 59 years of heart dease. The deceased came to this country from Germany in 1851. He enlisted in the 100th. Illinois Regiment and served three years in the late war from which he was honorably discharged in 1865. He leaves a wife, ten children and a sister who resides in Chicago, IL. to mourn his loss. His remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery at the Bishop Church on Tuesday. May he rest in peace. Soldier rest, thy warfare is o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows no waking- Dream of battle fields no more, Days of danger, nights of waking. He was buried in the St. Aloysious Catholic Church cemetery, Bishop Twp., Eff.Co.IL. Tombstone of Martin Sonnenberg Freue Teuchimhern Halleluia MartinSonnenberg Geb. 17 Okt. 1836 Gest. 17 Juni 1894 Altervon 58 jr 8 mo Selig sind Die die in Herin sterben Den Illnen lst das himmelreich (Beautiful are the men that die and go to the kingdom of Heaven) St. Aloysius Church, Bishop Creek, Effingham Co, IL death notice for Martin--apoplexia corrupta; died without receiving the last Sacraments....58 years old, 5 months, and 2 days; died on June 17, 1894, buried on June 19, 1894. Family register of St. Aloysious Church in Effingham County: Martin Sonnenberg was born 10/15/1836, lived in Posen until 1854, moved to Wisconsin first and then Chicago in 1857, then moved to Will County from 1859 to 1879, and finally to Effingham County, IL. Martin married Katarina Schmidt in Will County in 1859 and their first child, Peter, was born there in April, 1860. Census records of Anna Sonnenberg Schmidt indicate they came in 1853 rather than 1854, if he came to the US when 17, then the year would have been 1853. Following is the family register at St. Aloysious Church: Sonnenberg, Martin Born 10/15/1835 Lived in Posen until 1854 Wisconsin 1857 Chicago Altamont 1889 Married Sept. 1858 Catherine Schmidt Children: Peter April 24, 1859 Martin 1860 George 12/15/1862 Christian 4/21/1866 Daniel 1869 Philip Johanna 1871 Catherine Helen John 2/24/1880 Rosalia 7/4/1882 Maria 3/8/1885 Frederick 6/6/1888 Martin enlisted to serve in the Civil War in Mokena on August 5, 1762 and fought at the battle of Stone's River. Forced to lie on the cold ground in rain without cover for three days and nights, Martin suffered permanant disability. He was hospitalized after the battle and eventually transferred to the Volunteer Reserve Corps. Martin was discharged in 1865 and applied for disability in 1879 when he had moved to Altamont, Effingham County. Then in the late summer of 1880 or early 1881 he moved to Bishop Twp., Eff.Co.IL. According to the Civil War pension papers, Martin was 5' 9", had brown hair and blue eyes, and weighed about 140 pounds. Katarina stated that she met Martin when he was about 19 (she would have been 12). Marriage license says that he was married: 10 Sept. 1859 in Joliet, Will County, IL. At St. John's Catholic Church by Catholic priest Charles Kuemin to Catherine Schmidt. Martin became a citizen of the United States on October 10, 1860 in Will County, IL. Witnesses were John Reid and Charles Hirsh. 1860 Will County Census: Family number 2076, Will County, Frankfort Township Martin Sonnenberg, 25 years old, blacksmith, born in Poland Catharine, 18 years old, born in Prussia Peter, 3 months old, born in Illinois Martin, 50 years old, born in Poland Family number 2162, Will County, Frankfort Township Martin Sonnberg, 25 years old, blacksmith, born in Prussia Catharine, 18 years old, born in Prussia Peter, 2 months old, born in Illinois It appears that Martin's father, Martin, was living with them in 1860 and was also a blacksmith. 1870 census records for Will County, Florence Twp: Martin Sullenbragh, 32 years old, blacksmith, born in Prussia, parents foreign born, personal property estimated at $800, is a citizen. Catharine, 27, born in Prussia, parents foreign born. Peter, 10, born in IL George, 8, born in IL Christian, 5, born in IL Daniel, 3, born in IL Effingham County 1880 census: Mound Twp., Effingham County, IL. , number 17 Sunberg, Martin, 41 years old, farmer, born Holland, Father b. Hol. Mother b. Hol. Catherine, 39 wife, born Pru, Father born Pru, Mother born Pru. Peter, age 19 son W. on farm, IL Hol Pru George, age 17 son W. on Farm IL Hol Pru Christian, age 14 son W. on farm IL Hol Pru Daniel, age 10 son W. on farm IL Hol Pru Joanna, age 8 dau. at home IL Hol Pru Catharine, age 5 dau. at home IL Hol Pru Lena, age 2 dau. at home IL Hol Pru John, age 3/12 son IL Hol Pru. 1880, Effingham County, Teutopolis Martin Sonnenberg, 47 years old, married, blacksmith, born in Prussia, Father born in Prussia, Mother born in Prussia. As in 1860, the Sonnenberg family was recorded on the census records on two different occasions, and had some conflicting information. It is most likely that one census was taken at the home and the other at the business. From "Effingham County Illinois Past and Present" "St. Aloysious Cemetery, located three miles west of Dietrich, has served the Bishop community well for about one hundred years. This well kept cemetery, to the north of the church of the same name, holds the mortal remains of many who are perpetuated in this generation and many who still live on the ancestral farms. Names to be seen on tombstones are: Goeckner, Bierman, Cremer,Smidth, SONNENBERG, and Buenker. "History of Effingham County," originally priented in 1883: "The little village of Dieterich, or Dieterichburg, is situated in the northwest corner of the township and was laid out by M. Dieterich, who owned the land. This town is an outgrowth of the Springfield, Effingham and Southeastern Railroad, which was recently completed through this part of the county and which has given new stimulus to the agricultural interest of this township, by bringing good grain markets to the people's doors. The place boasts two stores, which are kept by James Prather and Henry Habing: two blacksmith shops, where John SONNENBERG and William Richards work at their trades. 1890 Tax List for Effingham Co, IL M. Sonnenberg had property of Lots 9 and 10 of block 2 in the Village of Dieterich. Lot 9 had the value of $20 and lot 10 was worth $10. He paid $.35 and $.19 tax on these properties. M. Sonnenberg had property of Lot 6 on block 5 in the Village of Dieterich. The value was $75 and he paid taxes of $1.33. M. Sonnenberg paid an additional $.60 tax, but it did not say what it was for. Evidentley he did not have a dog that year as there was a tax for dogs of $1.00 per animal. |
| 544 | I03207 | THURMAN CONREY Thurman Conrey Jr., 83, of Centralia, died at (;50 p.m. Friday, July 11, 1997, at Centralia Manor. He was born in Patoka on August 30, 1913, son of thurman M. Conrey Sr., and Ada (Griffin) Conrey. He married Lorna Hake on February 7, 1942, in Jackson, MO, and she survives. Mr. Conrey was an oil producer and drilling contractor. He lived in Wichita Falls, Texas, from 1915 to 1938, and lived in the Centralia area for the remainder of his life. He was a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ, the St. Mary's Hospital Development Council, Centralia Elks Lodge 493, Centralia Wireless Association and Okaw Valley Muzzle Loaders. He was a life member of VFW Post 2055. Mr. Conrey was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 15, at 11 a.m. at Irvin Funeral Home in Centralia with the Rev. Howard Self officiating. Interment will be in Zion Evangelical Church Cemetery at Hoyleton. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Hospital and will be received at the funeral home. |
| 545 | I03209 | Ora Henson - Owens - Riddle. |
| 546 | I03211 | Ft. Chartres Museum was named "Peithmann Museum" in 1978 in honor of Irvin's dedicated research work. Irvin is retired from SIU faculty Department of Archaeology and is credited with writing a number of books on Indian History. He lives in Chester. |
| 547 | I03214 | Louise Peithmann (March 13, 1833 - May 27, 1873) was married March 3, 1849 to Louis Huck in Bergkirchen (Rothenuffeln) (May 14, 1827 - July 21, 1885). The second son of Colon (farmer) Heinrich Friedrich Christian Huck and Sophie Marie Elisabeth, Nee Meyer. An official entry in the church record-book a note is included to the effect that the newly married couple planned to emigrate to the U.S.A. The couple indicated that they would settle in Hoyleton Township (Washington County) in the State of Illinois. Here in the North Prairie they would devote themselves to farming. In 1853, they received a land-grant from the then, President Pierce. Up until 1880 they acquired additional acreage. They bought parcels of land of neighboring farms, as well as from the Railroad Association, the Illinois Central Railroad. The price per acre fluctuated somewhere between $4.00 per acre and $36.00 per acre. A portion of the money needed, the couple borrowed at a rate of 8-10% rate of interest. The couple had 9 children born to them in Hoyleton Township. When Louis Huck died in 1885, he owned approximately 600 acres. The farm was divided among 5 children: Louis, Henry, Elisabeth, John and Lydia. So that each inherited pproximately 120 acres. Two of those farms are today still in possession of descendents of Louis Huck and Louise nee Peithmann. Notes from a letter to Morris Huck from Lothar Teikemeyer of Bonn, Germany. The woman of Louis was a Peithmann-descendant. As this she comes froma double marriage between the families Peper and Peithmann. But the marrying Pepers had different mothers. My ancestor line is from the Peper-son, who was child of anna Marie Elisabeth Wiethop (1773 - 1806), the first husband of Johann Ernst Hermann Peper, Hilferdingsen 9 (1767 - 1844). Your line, by the Peper-daughter, is from Gesine (Christiane) Louise Siebe (or Sieben) (1780 - 1845), who was married by Peper in 1807. Probably this Siebe was a daughter of Johann Gottfried Siebe (1738 - ), auf Wentrups Hof, Uffeln 56 (Tothenuffeln), called 1768 "freier Burgshof", who married some daughters around that time to some farmers in the region. The mother was - only probably again - a Volckmann. There is more known about this Siebe and also about this Volckman, but I don't know, if this is really the father of your ancestor. The Wentrup Hof was a special farm house, it was not comparable to the other farms. Originally it was the home of the Vogt, an higher adminstrator, but this function was not relevant in the late 18th century. The marriages of the other Siebe-daughters were "rich marriages". J. E. H. Peper himself also have his riddles, as some data of this Ortssippenbuch contradict each other, So we don't know for sure, if his father was Johann Friedrich or Johann Hinrich Peper ( * 1745 - ), who was married to Ann Margaretha Peper "aus Eickhorst" (the name Peper for the woman is no error, it seems to be her birthname). Or, this contradicting data refer to two different persons, who both married a Peper-daugher "aus Eickhorst" in a common case of double marriage between Peper and Peper. About the parents of this Peper-daughters "aus Eickhorst" we don't know anything. Our ancestor Peper (Johann Hinrich or Johann Friedrich) was borne 1745 in Hilferdingsen 9 as it was the place of his son, and the son of this son, who became mine (not yours) ancestor. His father was Johann Hinrich Droste "auf Pepers Staette" (same address) (1692 - ) and Anna Margaretha Ilsabe Meyer (1712 - 1755). This Droste became heir of the Peper-household (probably in 1725, at the own marriage day), cause this marriage of an aunt with the original Peper-owner ended childless. Another son of this Droste married in 3rd marriage in the year 1800 Caroline Hohne, later woman of the invading Peithmann 1806 and therefore ancestor of our lines. At that time this son called himself Ober-Rodekopf, cause he had married before (1859) a daughter of this household (Oberster Rokop), which later became the Peithmann-household Unterlubbe 16 and was largely shown in the Peithmann-papers. A. M. I. Meyer was really 13 years old, when she married the 33 year old Droste. Her parents are Johan Meyer auf HInrichs Meyers Staette (1678 - 1744), Kohlte 4 (Unterlubbe), and Anna Maria Kottmeyer, 1687 - 1739, and she has a lot of other ancestors, for instance this Ernst Spilker, that I already told about, and a Hinrich and a Toennies Kottmeyer, who had the role of a "Amtsuntervogt", a sort of adminstrator under these farmers. From the Unterluebbe addresses, around 40 houses in 18th century, you find in the genealogy table the first 9 and some more, such indicating that our ancestors were "rich" farmers, who married their chldren with each other. Naturally some persons appear in double function in the genealogy table. This Ernst Spilker, I told about, is 4x my ancestor for instance, as 4 of his children did lead into my line. Actually there is one special interest of mine. One Spilker did come from America and married an aunt of mine (after the war). Later they divorced and he left again. His 2 sons, my cousins, did grow up in Rostock. Did you ever hear that a Spilker did leave Unterluebbe to go to America in the emigration time of your ancestors? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - According to a transfer deed dated 11 Mar 1864, my great-grandfather, Louis Huck purchased a 40-acre tract of land (SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 32, Hoyleton Twp.) from Louis & Louise Wehking a few years after emigrating from Prussia (now part of Germany - around Minden in Westfalia). The Huck family still owns this land - indeed it was part of the farm upon which I grew up. As a child growing up in the late 1930's, I remember an elderly gentleman (also named Louis Wehking - probably a son of Louis and Louise). He was the official bell-ringer at North Prairie Methodist Church - more than likely given this job because his home was directly across the road from the church-yard, meaning he could be depended upon to ring the bell promptly and reliably in all kinds of weather and other emergencies. The North Prairie cemetery has several Wehking gravestones, from which one could reliably document birth and death dates. My 1973 Washington County Plat Book shows Waldo and Theodosia Wehking as owners of the 160 acre tract of land in Section 20, Hoyleton Twp - just northwest of the North Prairie Cemetery, formerly owned by the younger Louis Wehking. (Waldo Wehking was his son). Like many of my contemporaries, Waldo and Theodosia moved away from the North Prairie community to find employment elsewhere as consolidation of family farms continued following World War II. Morris G. Huck Champaign, IL |
| 548 | I03219 | Louis and Regina lived on a farm about four miles southwest of Hoyleton and engaged in farming during their entire lives. they were the parents of six children, three girls and three boys, all of whom were educated at the Elm Point one room school, not far from the farm. They celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary in May, 1940, at the home of their daughter, Bertha Bartelsmeyer with all their children, grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. they were retired when Regina died on September 24, 1940. Louis died on June 3, 1943. both are buried in North Prairie Cemetery. By: Marjorie Bartelsmeyer From: 1979 Washington County History book |
| 549 | I0322 | Sponsor at confirmation was William Horn 1900 census record, Macoupin Co, IL Christ Sonburg, Head, born Dec, 1867 in IL, parents born in Germany, 35 years old, works in coal mine Lisbeth, wife, born June 1871 in IL, parents born in Engl. Mary, born Feb 1893 in IL Julie, born Sept 1895 in IL John, born July 1896 in IL Christine, born Oct 1898, IL Agnes, born 1900 in IL 1910 census record, Madison Co, Collinsville, IL Christ Sonnenberg, 43 years old, born in IL, parents born in Germany, Coal Miner Elizabeth, Wife, 38 years old, born in IL, parents born in England, 9 children born, 9 children alive John, 13, born IL Nellie, 11, born IL Agnes, 9, born IL Thomas, 7 born IL Rosa, 6 born IL Daniel, 3 born IL Charles, 1 born IL 1920 census record, Madison Co, Collinsville, IL Christopher Sonnenberg, 54 years old, born in IL, parents born in Eng, coal miner Elizabeth, wife, 47 years old, born in IL, parents born in Eng Thomas, 17 Rosa, 16 Daniel, 13 Charles, 10 Samuel, 9 Josephine, 6 Blanche, 3 1930 census record, Madison Co, Collinsville, IL Christ Sonnenberg, 63 years old, born in IL, parents born in IL, retired Elizabeth, 54, born in IL, parents born in IL Charles, 23, born in IL, truck driver Sam, 21, truck driver Blanche, 17 Christopher was a miner. Obit-- Christopher Sonnenberg, 71 year old retired Collinsville coal miner, died in an Alton hospital at 5:30 this morning following a year's illness. Mr. Sonnenberg was born in Diedrich, IL. on April 11, 1867 and was a son of the late Martin and Catharine Sonnenberg, both natives of Germany. He married Bessie Fenwich in Mt. Olive 46 years ago. His wife lives iwth a daughter, Clydetta, wife of Roy Rowlan, 822 North Douglas Ave, Belleville. Surviving besides his wife and Mrs. Rowlan are five sone, John Sonnenberg, 714 N. Church St. and Thomas Sonnenberg, West J Street, Belleville: Daniel Sonnenberg and Samuel Sonnenberg of Collinsville, and Charles Sonnenberg, Beaumont, Tex.: five daughters, Grace, Wife of Robert Dye, and Blance, wife of Lee Shook, tulsa, Okla.; Agnes, wife of O. Preshaw, and Josephine, wife of Archie Haston, Beaumont, Tex., and Nellie, wife of William Clark, 915 N Charles Street: 18 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. For partial funeral arrangements see obituary column on Page 15. |
| 550 | I0323 | Obit-- Sonnenberg, Mrs. Elizabeth of 822 North Douglas Ave, entered into rest at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, June 18. Beloved mother of John, Thomas, Dan, Sam and Charles Sonnenberg, Mrs. Roy Rowlan, Mrs. R.D. Dye, Mrs. V.V. Dennis, Mrs. William Clar, Mrs. O.W. Preshaw and Mrs. A.V. Haston. Funeral at 10 am Saturday, June 21, from the Schroeppel Funeral Home, Collinsville, to the St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church with burial in the St. Peter and Paul Cemetery. The REv. Father Muschiff, the pastor, will officiate. Obit--6/19/1941 ND Mrs. Elizabeth Sonnenberg, 70, died of a paralytic stroke at 7:40 last night in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Rowlan, 822 N Douglas Ave. (same as above.) Mrs. Sonnenberg had been an invalid for 13 years. Her husband died 2 years ago and Mrs. Sonnenberg moved to Belleville to make her home with her daughter here. |
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