Washington County, Illinois
3. Elizabeth Collmeyer - b. Feb. 3, 1842; d. June 13, 1930;
m. Dec. 18, 1863, Henry Koel-ling -
b. June 14, 1836 in Volmerdingsen, Germany; d. March 19, 1890.
Henry served his country during the Civil War as a Private with Co. C., 49th Regiment, 111.
Infantry and was wounded in action.
8 children - Henry Jr.; William; Caroline; Louis; Frederick; August; Theodore; Mary.
Another Louis Koelling grew up in this family. His name was really Meyer-but as was the
custom in Germany, when parents died and children went to live with another family, they took
their name.
4. Henry Koelling Jr. - b. Nov. 19, 1864; d. Apr. 14, 1931; m. Caroline Weihe - b. Feb. 17, 1870; d. March 4, 1940. 3 children - Millie; Paul; Elizabeth.
5. Millie Koelling - b. Sept. 27, 1897.
5. Paul Koelling - b. Oct. 22, 1902, d. July 7, 1964; m. Emma Koester. No children.
5. Elizabeth Koelling -b. Aug. 29,1909; m. Elmer Neuhaus. No children.
4. William Koelling - Died at age 9, after being dragged by a horse.
4. Caroline Koelling -b. Feb. 22, 1868; d. Jan. 13, 1946 ; m .May l2,1892, Louis Johnson - b. Apr. 6, 1870; d. Oct. 8, 1962. 3 children - Anna; Paul; Samuel. Louis was a carpenter and built many buildings in this area, including the Lutheran Church in Hoyleton, Lutheran Church, Nashville, Lutheran Church, Hahlen, City Hall, Nashville, as well as the IOO.F. Hall and the old Hospital, Nashville, which in later years was the Farm Bureau Bldg. Caroline and Louis were the first couple married in the "new" Lutheran Church, Hoyleton.
5. Anna Johnson - b. May 5, 1894; m. June 1, 1913, Rev. John Heseman - Lutheran Pastor - b. Jan. 9, 1887; d. Jan. 13, 1969. He served Congregations in Nebraska and Olive Branch, (near Okawville) as well as Rock Island, Illinois., where they have lived for a number of years. Anna and the children still live in Rock Island. 2 children - Walter & Gertrude.
6. Walter Heseman - b. Jan. 11, 1915; m. Feb. 10, 1946, Betty Hildebrand - b. Jan. 25, 1919. 2 children - Carol & James. Walter owns a funeral home in Rock Island. This was owned in partnership with his brother-in-law until his death in 1969.
7. Carol Heseman -b. Sept.16, 1947 Registered Nurse.
7. James Heseman - b. Sept. 28, 1950. Attends College in Kansas - is interested in Data Processing or Computer Programming.
6. Gertrude Heseman - b. March 8, 1917; m. Aug. 18, 1940, Al Lindoerfer - b. Dec. 10, 1913;d. Nov. 22, 1969. 2 children - Donna & Dean.
7. Donna Lindoerfer -b. Nov. 19,1941 ; m. May 3,1968, John Bemon -b. May 2l, 1926. No children.
7. Dean Lindoerfer - b. Jan. 11, 1946. Not married.
5. Paul Johnson - b. Jan. 5, 1898; m. Lillie Brandhorst May 25, 1919 - b. Apr. 22, 1897. 2 children - Lorraine & Howard. Paul held several offices in Washington Co. - served as County Clerk and County Treasurer. Now semi-retired - sells insurance.
6. Lorraine Johnson -b. Feb. 15, 1921; m. Sept.6, 1941, Alve Gutzler -b. Nov .21, 1919. 2 children - Donald & Sarah. Lorraine works as Sec. in the office of Geo. Laboratories, Mt. Vernon.
7. Donald Gutzler - b. Oct. 15,1946. High School Teacher, N. Miami, Florida. m. March 18, 1967, Kathy Dowd. 2 children - Kim Gutzler - b. Jan. 13, 1968; Christine Ann Gutzler - b. Apr. 14, 1972.
7. Sarah Gutzler - b. June 15, 1956.
6. Howard Johnson - b. Feb. 18, 1924; m. Nov. 17, 1962, Joanne James - b. Jan. 5, 1931. 1 adopted daughter - Pamela Johnson - b. Nov. 26,1969. Howard is a graduate of the University of Illinois School of Engineering. Works as an Elec-trical Engineer at MacDonald Douglas Air Craft Co., St. Louis. Joanne taught school until the arrival of their child.
5. Samuel Johnson - b. Dec. 1, 1903; m. Aug. 18, 1938, Freda Tietze of Sparta - b. Sept. 9, 1908. 1 child - Samuel Johnson Jr. Both Sam and Freda taught school for many years - now retired. Freda was honored recently by being listed in the current edition of "Personalities of the West and Midwest"
published by the American Biographical Institute of Raleigh, N. C. The book lists outstanding personalities who serve the populace by their specialized knowledge and leadership roles. Rec-ognition is given those who have special talents. Mrs. Johnson, in addition to teaching in area schools for many years, has served as organist, choir director and S. S. teacher at St. John's Lu-theran Church, Sparta, Illinois. She attended the U. of Illinois., S.I.U.. and McKendree College.
6. Samuel Johnson Jr. - b. Dec. 29, 1939; m. Apr. 2, 1962, Delores Krull - b. Nov. 17,1943. 2 children - Becky Johnson - b. Apr. 13,1963; Sam III - b. Apr. 8,1966. Both Sam Jr. and Delores work for a Comic Book Co. in Sparta, Illinois.
4. LouisKoelling-b.Sept.25,1870;d.Nov.10,1912; m.Nov.15,1894,Louise Johnson(Sister of Louis) - b. July 18, 1872; d. Jan. 5, 1943. 1 child - Emil.
5. Emil Koelling - b. June 30, 1902; d. July 9, 1967. Was at the time of his death operating a filling station in New Minden. m. Apr. 7,1940 Ella Sprehe - b. Apr. 12, 1909 Now employed at Friendship Manor Nursing Home, Nashville, Illinois. 1 son - Robert.
6. Robert Koelling - b. July 15, 1942. Works at National Mine Service Co., Nashville, Illi-nois. Lives at New Minden with his mother.
4. Frederick Koelling - b. June 30, 1874; d. Apr. 15, 1955; m. Apr. 30, 1899, at St. John's, New Minden, Margaret Carolina Weihe - b. July 8,1874; d. Dec. 30, 1963 (Cousin of Caroline). 4 children - George; Olinda; Margaret; Adolph.
5. George A. Koelling b. Apr. 19, 1900;
m. Elsie Heseman - b. June 17, 1909 - Dec.1944.
2 children --
Janett Koelling - b. Jan. 15, 1945
Shirley Koelling - b. May 8, 1949.
5. Olinda M. Koelling - b. March 19, 1902; m. Aug. 15, 1920, Adolph H. Kasten - b. Oct. 4, 1897; d. June 13, 1940. 2nd marriage to Gustav Fark. Adolph was killed when a team hitched to a mower in a field where he was working ran away. 3 children - Dorothy; Eldor; Marvin.
6. Dorothy Kasten b. Feb.14, 1921 ; m. James E.Skillman -b. March 4, 1922. Live in Lockport, Illinois. 1 daughter - Marlene.
7. Marlene Skillman - b. Nov. 12, 1942; m. Joseph J. Zoran - b. Apr. 21, 1942. 2 children -- Michael J. Zoran - b. Jan. 12, 1966 Stephen E. Zoran - b. Dec. 28, 1967.
6. Eldor F. Kasten - b. March 25, 1922; m. June 1947, Mildred Poggemueller - b. Aug. 5, 1926. They live in Joliet, 111. 3 children - Ruth; Allen; Beatrice.
7. Ruth A. Kasten - b. Sept. 1, 1949; m. John Eigenheer. 2 children - Jean Ann Eigen-heer - b. Nov. 30, 1968 John D. Eigenheer - b. Jan. 4, 1971.
7. Allen C.Kasten -b. Dec.18,1950 ; m.Sue C.Savage -b. July l2, 1952. l child Jamie E. Kasten - b. Nov. 10, 1970.
7. Beatrice Kasten - b. Jan. 25, 1952.
6. Marvin Kasten - b. Oct. 14, 1931; m. Nancy Clayton - b. Dec. 6, 1931. Live in Lockport, Illinois. I child - Vickie Lyn Kasten - b. Feb. 22, 1961.
5. Margaret A. Koelling - b. Aug. 16, 1904. Margaret worked for the Telephone Co. in Hoyleton for 17 years until the dial system went into effect and has for the past 13 years been employed in the office of Hollywood Candy Co., Centralia.
5. Adolph Louis Koelling - b. June 20, 1910; m. May 18, 1946, Madeline Cotter - b. Oct 1, 1920. Adolph served in the U. S. Army for 2 years Feb. 8, 1944 - Feb. 8, 1946, during W.W.II Live in Anna, 111. 2 daughters (Twins) - Joan & Jean.
6. Joan Koelling - b. May 6, 1949. Graduate of S.I.U. in 1971 with a degree in Elementary Ed.; m. Oct. 9,1971, Roland E. Dallas. They live in Jonesboro, Illinois.
6. Jean Koelling - b. May 6, 1949. 1971 graduate of S.I.U. with a degree in Elementary Ed.; m. March 20,1971, Robert W. Wise. They live in Canton, Illi-nois.
4.August Koelling - b. March 17, 1880; d. Apr. 11, 1970; m. Anna Woker - b. Feb. 22, 1882, and is deceased. 3 children - Leroy, who died as a young child - Wilfred; Dorothy.
5. Wilfred Koelling - is married and has a son.
5. Dorothy Koelling - m. Ralph Hildebrand. 1 child - Carol, who is married and has a child. The August Koellings lived in St. Louis. (No further information available on this family).
4. Theodore Koelling - b. Sept. 30, 1882; d. Sept. 15, 1956; m. Caroline Neuhaus - b. Apr. 4, 1883; d. July 17, 1959. No children.
4.Mary Koelling - b. March 30,1885; d. Feb. 16,1968; m. Aug. 11, 1908, William Kracht - b. Aug. 22, 1880; d. June 7, 1933. 5 children - Edgar; Ernst; Viola; Willard; Herbert.
5. Edgar Kracht - b. Feb. 3, 1909; m. Victoria Pursak - b. March 8, 1915. No children. Live in Shelbyville, Indiana.
5. Ernst Kracht -b. Dec. 18, 1910 - d .Dec .25, 1910.
5. Viola Kracht - b. Jan. 5, 1912; m. Robert V. Hayes - b. Aug. 30, 1908. Live in Centralia, Illinois. 2 sons - Thomas & Robert.
6. Thomas Hayes - b. Nov. 29, 1944; m. Kaye Brown - b. Sept. 25, 1948. No children.
6. Robert O. Hayes - b. Oct. 24, 1945; m. Shirley Young - b. Apr. 17, 1949. No children.
5. Willard Kracht - b. May 10, 1914; m. Betty Kramer - b. July 4, 1930. 2 sons Michael Kracht - b. June 26,1960; William Kracht - b. Aug. 31,1965.
5 Herbert Kracht - b. Jan. 26, 1920; m. Lois Reese - b. Nov. 15, 1922. 2 sons - David & Barry.
6. David Kracht -b. Nov. 4,1946 ; m. Donna Vest -b.May 8,1944. Donna was married before and has 2 daughters - Vesta Gammon - b. May 20, 1960; Bridgette Gammon - b. Sept. 5, 1963.
6. Barry Kracht - b. Dec. 29, 1951; m. Terrie Campanella - b. Dec. 3, 1951. 1 child Keith Kracht - b. July 7, 1971.
4. Louis Koelling (born Meyer) (See page 65 Caroline Collmeyer.)
3. Christine Carolina Collmeyer - b. Dec. 17,1844; d. May 27,1928; m. Dec. 8,1865 in New Minden, Heinrich Christian F. Maschoff (Hy. C.) - b. July 17,1842; d. July 20,1921.
11 children - Girl who died in infancy - b. about 1866; Heinrich F.; Marie Christine Elizabeth; August Heinrich Friedrich; William Friedrich; Herman Louis; Ernst Herman; Gustav Friedrich Louis; Heinrich William Louis; Anna Louise Lydia; Christine Friederika Carolina; Richard John David.
Christine was born on the Collmeyer farm between Minden and Nashville and baptized by a Methodist minister in Nashville, as the Lutheran pastor was 25 miles away (probably in Venedy) and this was an emergency. Christine and Henry were married in St. John's New Minden, and then bought farm land in the Hoyleton area for $8.00 an acre. He was a charter member of Hoyleton Lutheran church and served as first deacon and janitor of that church. In 1917, when the church celebrated its 50th anniversary, he was one of 3 surviving charter members. He was 79 at the time of his death. Although Christine lived to be 83, she was totally blind the last 7 years of her life - said to be the result of unsuccessful cataract surgery. She was cared for by her youngest daughter, Lena (Carolina) who never married. Although unable to see, she was able to find her way around the house unaided, even in her declining years and was very proficient at such tasks as peeling potatoes.
Henry F. Maschoff - b. July 27, 1867; d. Oct. 18, 1945;
m. May 18, 1892, Wilhelmina (Minna) Redeker - b. Feb. 12, 1874; d. Nov. 30, 1935.
Mary Maschoff - b. Apr. 10, 1869; d. Feb. 6, 1905;
m. Oct. 18, 1892, Henry C. Schaeffer - d. 1959. Henry's 2nd wife - Mrs. Emma Harting.
August H. F. Maschoff - b. May 11, 1871; d. Nov. 13, 1949;
m. Jan. 31, 1899, Anna Eller-busch - d. Oct. 11, 1948.
William F. H. L. Maschoff - b. Sept. 20, 1873; d. July 26, 1954;
m. Aug. 11, 1900, Mary Schnitker - b. Aug. 3, 1876; d. Apr. 28, 1909.
Wm's. 2nd wife - Lydia Kraus - b. Feb. 14, 1890; d. Sept. 14, 1913.
Herman E. Maschoff - b. Jan. 18,1876 - d. Dec. 23, 1960;
m. Apr. 17, 1902, Anna Frye Tem-plemeyer - b. Oct. 5, 1878; d. Aug. 14, 1957.
Gustav F. L. Maschoff - b. March 7, 1878; d. Aug. 16, 1962;
m. Aug. 11, 1901, Annie Gerstkemper - b. June 6, 1880; d. Feb. 14, 1929.
Gus' 2nd wife - m. 1930, Mrs. Julia Schuricht.
H. W. Louis Maschoff - b. Oct. 1, 1880; d. Nov. 29, 1888.
Lydia Maschoff - b. May 6, 1883; d. Jan. 10, 1964;
m. July 20, 1905, William Gerstkemper - b. 1876; d. Apr. 24, 1958.
Carolina (Lena) Maschoff - b. Dec. 29, 1885; d. June 29, 1956.
Richard Maschoff - b. March 31,1888 -1968;
m. Nov. 2,1913, Margaret Garling- b. Oct. 4, 1888 - d. 1966.
4. Henry F. Maschoff - b. July 27, 1867; d. Oct. 18, 1945; m. May 18, 1892, Minna Redeker - b. Feb. 12, 1874; d. Nov. 30, 1935. 8 children - Arthur; Paul; Alfred; John; Charlotte; Edwin; Elda; Henry R.
5. Arthur Maschoff - b. May 1, 1894 (See page 45 Weihe Family)
5. Paul Maschoff -b. Sept. 6,1895 ; m .Jan. 8, 1922, Ella Millow -b . Feb. 4, 1901. Live in Fairmont, Minn. 3 sons - Arlen; Lyle; Leon.
6. Arlen Maschoff - b. July 27, 1924; m. Lorena - 1 son - David.
6. Lyle Maschoff - m. Maxine - 2 children - Gary & Lori.
6. Leon Maschoff -b .Nov. 30,1936 ; m Beverly - 3 children-Eric;Kurt- girl.
5. Alfred Maschoff - b. Dec. 8, 1897. Not married - lives with his sister, Charlotte, on the Maschoff home farm.
5. John Maschoff - b. Dec. 14, 1899; m. Nov. 22, 1922, Katherine Marker. 2 children Laverne & John. John is a graduate of River Forest teachers College. Live in Chicago area.
6. Laverne Maschoff - b. Sept. 20, 1924; m. Ted Koltz - 2 children - Randy & Kim.
6. John M. Maschoff - b. Feb. 11, 1929; m. Joy. Live in Baton Rouge, La. 4 children - John III; Leslie; Mark; David.
5. Charlotte Maschoff - b. March 14, 1902 (See page 44 Twenhafel)
5. Edwin Maschoff - b. June 8, 1906; m. Milda Thies - b. Apr. 1. Live in Fairmont, Minn. 4 children - Marlo; Eldean; Glenys; Linda.
6. Marlo Maschoff - m. Patricia. 3 children - Gloria; girl; boy.
6. Eldean Maschof - m. Sandra - 2 children - Michael; a girl.
6. Glenys Maschoff Not Married.
6. Linda Maschoff - m. 2 children - girl; boy.
5. Eida Maschoff - b. Oct. 21, 1908. m. Feb. 10, 1929, Gus Brinkman, who died in 1939. 2 sons - Roger & Hilbert. 2nd marriage was on Nov. 19, 1958, to Adolph Rebstock - b. Aug. 31, 1906.
6. Roger Brinkman - b. Nov .21,1930. Not married. Lives in Nebraska.
6. Hilbert Brinkman - b. Nov. 15, 1932; m. Lucille Kliebocker of Carlyle, Illinois. 2 boys Philip b. Aug. 10, 1959 Mark b. Aug. 30, 1963.
5. Henry R. Maschoff - b. Nov. 22, 1910; d. Sept. 2, 1963; m. Selma Lueking of Hoyleton - b. Sept. 2, 1913. 4 children - Robert; Lorraine; Lloyd; Leroy.
6. Robert Maschoff - b.Feb.17,1934; m. Martha Lentz - b.March9,1937. 5 children - Kevin; Brian; Kathy; Krisryn & Karlyn (twins). Robert attended Valparaiso University and is presently employed by the Govern-ment. They live in Albuquerque, N. Mexico.
6. Lorraine Maschoff - b. Feb. 3, 1936; m. Marvin Haake - b. July 26, 1931. 3 children - Karen; JoEllyn; Neil. Live in Hoyleton.
6. Lloyd Maschoff - b. Jan. 14, 1937; m. Lucille Schierbecker - b. Jan. 2, 1938. 3 boys - Jeffrey; John; James.
6. Leroy Maschoff - b. Jan. 28,1939; m. Deborah Oltroge of Chebanse, ILL. - b. July 7,1940. 3 children - Erika, Elizabeth; Thomas. Live in Indiana.
4. Marie Christine Elizabeth Maschoff - b. Apr. 10, 1869; d. Feb. 6, 1905; m. Oct. 18, 1892, Henry C. Schaeffer, who died in 1959. 5 children - Emma,: Lydia; Emily; Gustav; Herbert. Marie died when Herbert was 6 days old and on July 21, 1905, Henry married Mrs. Emma Harting of New Minden, who was the mother of a boy and a girl. Henry and Emma were the parents of 2 children, Minnie and Melvin (died).
5. Emma Schaeffer - b. Oct. 8, 1894, near Hoyleton, Illinois.; m. Sept. 20, 1914, Albert E. Busse - b. Jan. 10, 1891; d. Nov. 27, 1957. Albert was born near Mt. Prospect, ILL. He attended business college and was for more than 50 years a Buick Car Dealer in Mt. Prospect. 3 children - Wilbert; Marion; Norma.
6. Wilbert W. Busse - - Nov. 24,1915, in Mt. Prospect, Illinois.; m. Dorothy Nielsen - b. Dec. 20,1914, in Iowa. 1 son - Thomas. Wilbert attended N.W. Military Academy, Lake Geneva, Wis., and Drake
University, Des Moines, Iowa, and served in the U. S. Army during W.W.II He operated the Buick Agency until 1966 and now has a Travel Trailer Park near Hayward, Wis.
7. Thomas W. Busse - b. Sept. 1, 1942. Attended the University of Minnesota. Served in the Navy during the Vietnam War.
6. Marion Busse-b.Oct.17,1919,Mt.Prospect; m.Sept.23,1939, Ralph A. Wille. Both attended Arlington Hts. H. S. Ralph is in the hardware business. 2 sons - Ralph Jr.; Michael.
7. Ralph A. Wille Jr. - b. June 30, 1940; m. Dianna Gorsuch of Tulsa, Okla. - b. Oct. 30, 1943., on Jan. 26, 1962. Ralph attended the University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla., and is a CPA in that city. 2 daughters -- Dann - b. Dec. 8, 1962 Lisa - b. Jan. 8, 1966.
7. Michael K. Wille - b. Aug. 22, 1949; m. Aug. 16, 1970, Karen Posvestac of Muskegan, Mich. - b. Feb. 14, 1950. Michael attended the U. of Tulsa and is also a C.P.A.
6. Norma E. Busse - b. March 2, 1924, Mt. Prospect. m; Feb. 7, 1948, Howard M. Hasz - b. June 28, 1921. Howard attended Valparaiso U., Valparaiso, Ind., and served in the U. S. Army during W.W.II 11. He is employed by a large firm in Chicago in the sales dept. 3 children - Michele Hasz - b. Sept. 18,1951 - Attends ILL. Wesleyan, Bloomington, ILL. Jeffrey Hasz - b. Oct. 16, 1955 - Attends Thornridge H. S. Joel Hasz - b. May 7, 1962 - Attends Trinity Lutheran School, Lansing, Illinois.
5. Lydia Schaeffer - b. 1898 near Hoyleton, Illinois.; m. 1926 Elmer J. Wille. 3 children Joyce; E. Wayne; Audrey. Elmer attended Metropolitan business college and was an electrician. He managed to get the family an electric refrigerator in 1928, the first in their village. Elmer and Lydia lived in the same house for 45 years until his death. Lydia says the death of their mother in 1905 was tragic for all, but kind relatives took the children until the father remarried and they had a wonderful step mother- -Emma Neely Harting Schaeffer. In 1914 the family moved to Mt. Prospect in Cook Co. where Lydia still lives.
6. Joyce Wille - b. July 1927; m. 1947 Don M. Kempf. 2 children - Don K. & Coleen. Joyce, after graduating from High School, worked as a teller in a bank until her marriage. Don served in the U. S. Navy from 1942-1946. He is in Electronics and Com-munications and they live in Raleigh, N. C.
7. Don K. Kempf - b. 1950; m. Susie Hardensen. Don is a musician who plays guitar in a musical rock group of 4 boys and compete with what is called Battle of the Bands. 2 children - Shanaon - b. 1968; Paxton - b. 1971.
7. Coleen Kempf - b. 1952.
6. E. Wayne Wille - b. m. 1952 Jane Page. 4 children -Charles Wille - b. 1954 John Wille - b. 1957 Steven Wille b. 1958 Joseph Wille b. 1962. Wayne, after H. S., worked in the Chicago office of Illinois Bell Tel. Co. until he was drafted into the U. S. Army. In Ft. Monmouth, N. J., he was trained in the signal corps commu-nications and sent to Korea. After returning home he moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and works for Southern Bell.
6. Audrey Jane Wille - m. 1953 Robert V. Jensen Veteran of the Korean War (Army).
Now is supervisor in construction work. They live in Prospect Heights, Illinois. Audrey worked as a secretary in Chicago before marriage. 2 children -- Robert Allen - b. 1955 Trudy - b. 1958. Is interested in organ music - has taken lessons 2 years.
5. Emilie Schaeffer - b. Sept. 21, 1900, Hoyleton, Illinois.; m. May 17, 1930, Ed-ward Mueller - b. Dec. 20, 1897 - Chicago, Illinois. - d. March 11, 1962. Ed served in the Navy during W.W.II Later worked at Benjamin Electric Co., Des Plaines, Illinois. Moved to Iowa in 1945 where they farmed for 6 years. He then had a shoe repair shop at Griswold, Iowa. 2 children - Geraldine & Kermit.
6. Geraldine Mueller - b. Sept. 3, 1931; m. Jan. 2, 1950, Dean Curtis. Dean is with Gris-wold Telephone Co. 4 children - Kelly; Shelly; Kay; Jay. 7. Kelly Curtis - b. 1953; m. March 19, 1972, Diane Rabe. Kelly is in the Army now. 7. Shelly - b. 1955 7. Kay b. 1960. 7. Jay b. 1963.
6.Kermit Mueller - b. March 28, 1935. Works for Bell Telephone Co.; m. May 10, 1959, Sharon Murphy. They live at McHenry, Illinois. 3 children Debra Mueller - b. 1960 Kurt Mueller - b. 1962 Steven Mueller - b. 1964.
5. Gustav Henry Schaeffer - b. Oct. 24, 1902, Hoyleton, Illinois.; m. Oct. 10, 1926, Ema Marie Aukamp - b. Apr. 12,1906, St. Paul, Illinois. Gus is a retired painting and decorating contractor. They live in Arlington Heights, Illinois. 2 children - Lavergne'& Orville.
6. Lavergne Marie Schaeffer - b. Aug. 9, 1927. Arlington Hts., Illinois. Worked for Illinois. Bell Telephone Co. M. May 21, 1949, William Henry Mueller - b. Oct. 17, 1924 - Arlington Hts. Wm. served 2 years in the Navy during W.W.II Now is paper buyer for City Products, Des Plaines, Illinois., where they live. 4 children -- William David - b. March 6,1953. Repairs Adding Machines. Karen Ann - b. Apr. 19, 1954. Recently graduated from H. S. (See. Work), Jewel Tea Checker. Glenn Allen - b. May 14,1957 - Elgin, Illinois. James C. - b. March 8,1962 - Elgin, 111.
6. Orville Gustave Schaeffer - b. Jan. 3, 1931, Arlington Hts.; m. Aug. 6, 1955, Helen Hilda Dennis - b. Dec. 5,1936, Evansville, Ind. Orville is a graduate of Concordia Teachers College, River Forest, Illinois. He is a teacher and Principal of Immanuel Lutheran School, Palatine, ILL. They are foster parents Lutheran Church & Family Service and she is Welcome Wagon Lady of the Village of Palatine, Illinois. 3 children -- Diane Lynn - b. July 18, 1956, Evansville, Ind. Debra Lee - b. Feb. 26,1959, Evansville, Ind. Dawn Laura - b. Jan. 8,1962, Milwaukee, Wis.
5. Herbert Schaeffer - b. Jan. 31, 1905, Hoyleton, Illinois.; m. Nov. 26, 1931, Agnes Feldman - b. Apr. 8, 1903, Belleville, ID. When Herb was 24 he went to barber school and has had his own shop in Des Plaines, Illi-nois., for 41 years and has been in his present location for 37 years. They live in Prospect Heights, Illinois. 2 sons - Marvin & William.
6. Marvin Schaeffer - b. Feb. 28, 1933; m. Mary Lou and they are parents of 5 children. Live in Arlington Hts' Marvin served in the army during the Korean Conflict. He is in the refrigeration service business.
6. William Schaeffer -b. Nov.15, 1935; m. Sandra -3 children. William attended Northern ILL. University at DeKalb, Illinois. They lived in Rockford, Illi-nois., for 11 years until Aug. 1, 1969. At that time he worked for Sunstrand Corporation. He is now with Union Distributing Co., Chicago and they live in Hinsdale, Illinois.
4. August H. F. Maschoff - b. May 11, 1871; d. Nov. 13, 1949; in. Jan. 31, 1899, Anna Ellerbusch - she died Oct. 11, 1948. 7 children - Robert; Otto; Clarence; Frances; Ruth; Rose; Reinhold
5. Robert Maschoff - b. May 3, 1901, Hoyleton, Illinois.; in. 1944 Alice Gaffney, New Orleans, La. Was construction foreman, City of St. Louis, Mo. - Engineering Graduate I.C.S. Marine Engi-neering Planner, U. S. Navy, New Orleans, La. Retired as Division Supt., City of St. Louis, in 1965. Now live at Pompano Beach, Fla.
5. Otto Henry Maschoff -b. Dec. 4,1902, Hoyleton, lll. When Otto was 12 the family moved to a farm northwest of New Minden. As soon as he was old enough, he went to St. Louis to work. He soon learned he needed training to find a job so became an apprentice in a machine shop with the hope of becoming a Journeyman Machinist. After working for some years he attended night school to learn more about the machinist trade and raise his earning capacity. However, the depression came and he, together with many, many others, was laid off. After being unemployed for 2 years, in spite of day to day efforts to find any kind of work, he lost all possessions, including his car and bank account. Naturally, under the circumstances, he was delighted one day to be called back to his old job under the Roosevelt New Deal Law (National Recovery Act). However, upon his return, he learned the wage rates had been reduced and his pay would now be $14 a week for the same work for which he had previously received $40. He read that alone he could do little to change this, so decided to become active in organizing a Union where he worked. As a result of his ef-forts, together with some of the other employees, a union was formed and he was elected Presi-dent of this local union. After several years as Pres., he was drafted by the National Union to be it's field Representative. He worked for 20 years to better working conditions through collective bargaining - much of it with the International Association of Machinists - a job, which has pro-vided much personal satisfaction through helping others. After 20 years, he decided retirement was in order and chose Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, where he now resides.
5. Clarence Maschoff - Lives on home place north of Minden; in. Alvera Poehler Rinne, widow of Herbert Rinne and mother of 2 sons - Wayne Rinne, who is married toJean and the father of 2 children - a boy and a girl, and Ronnie Rinne.
5. Frances Maschoff -b. Dec. .22, 1909, at Hoyleton, Illinois. Frances took a course at St. Louis University School of Dentistry for Certification as a Dental assistant and has since 1951 been employed by the Dental Dept. of the Medical Center of St. Louis Labor Health Institute. Member of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 4246 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis.
5. Ruth Maschoff - b. Apr. 19, 1911; d. in 1932 at age 21. Buried New Minden Cemetery.
5. Rose Maschoff - b. June 24, 1915. Attended Brown's Business School, St. Louis and is employed as Secretary of the Sales Dept. of Sporlan Valve Co., St. Louis, a position she has held since 1949. Member of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church.
5. Reinhold Maschoff - Farms in the New Minden area. M. Alvera Tyberendt of Hoffman in May, 1950. 4 children - Patricia; Charlene; Alice; Gary.
4. William H. Maschoff - b. Sept. 10, 1873; d. July 26,1954; in. Aug. 11, 1900, Mary Schnitker - b. Aug. 3, 1876; d. Apr. 28, 1909. 3 children - Benjamin; Leonard; Marie.
5. Benjamin Maschoff -b. Sept.15,1901 ; m .Frieda Brinkman -b. Feb 3, 1908 . l son Wayne.
6. Wayne Maschoff - b. March 24, 1932; m. Marlene Fischer - b. Feb. 11, 1934. 3 children David Maschoff - b. Oct. 6, 1957 Kenneth Dale Maschoff - b. Jan. 21, 1960 Marla Marie Maschoff - b. June 15, 1967.
5. Leonard W. Maschoff - b. Oct. 17, 1904. Live on home farm N.E. of Minden. M. Meta Rahn McCullough - b. May 25,1904. No children.
5. Marie C. Maschoff - b. Apr. 27, 1909; m. Albert J. Sprehe - b. Oct. 24, 1904. 2 children Albert Sprehe Jr.; Bruce Alen. 6. Albert Sprehe Jr. - b. June 2, 1929; m. Caroline McCullough - b. Jan. 15, 1930. 2 chil-dren - Daphne Sprehe - b. June 17, 1954; Mark David Sprehe - b. Feb. 29, 1956. 6. Bruce Alen Sprehe - b. May 12, 1948; m. March 24, 1972, Cheryl Dearborn - b. June 1, 1949.
Marie's mother died when she was born. William Maschoff's second wife was Lydia Kraus - b. Feb. 15, 1890, who, together with her daughter Lydia also died in childbirth on Sept. 15, 1913.
4. Herman E. Maschoff - b.Jan.18,1876;d.Dec.23,1960; m. Apr.17, 1902, at Venedy, Illinois. Anna Frye, Templemeyer - b. Oct. 5,1878; d. Aug. 14,1957. 4 children - Adele; Clara; Albert; Florence. Herman and Anna operated a general store in Venedy, Illinois., for 15 years. In 1921, Herman and three others sank and operated Venedy Coal Mine. He served as Treasurer of Washington Co. from 1930-1934. He owned and operated a bakery and delicatessen in Nashville 1923-1928. He was treasurer of Trinity Lutheran Church, Nashville, for 25 years. Anna was the daughter of August and Caroline Renegarbe Frye but was adopted by her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. William Templemeyer, when she was about one year old after the death of her mother. She grew up in Venedy.
5. Adele Louise Christina Maschoff - b. Apr. 1, 1903, Venedy, Illinois.; m. Aug. 27, 1922, Gustave W. Segelhorst - b. March 21, 1899, Venedy. 4 children - Jenny Ann; Donna Clara; El-bert William; Mary Alice. Adele attended Belleville H. S. after which she attended S.I.U. for 1 year and then taught a country school for 1 year. Gustave is a Lutheran School teacher and church organist, who graduated from River Forest Teachers College and has a BA degree from Valparaiso University. Has studied at Conservato-ries in St. Louis, Chicago and Detroit.
6. Jenny Ann Segelhorst - b. June 14, 1925, Bach, Michigan. M. June 11, 1949, Grace Church, St. Louis, Mo., Sam P. Anderson. 2 children - Caroline; Catharine. Jenny graduated from the U. of Illinois. with a major in Home Ec. Now teaches at Brandy-wine H. S., Wilmington, Del. Sam is a Chemical Engineer - graduate of the U. of Illinois. and is employed by DuPont Co., Wilmington, Delaware. 7. Caroline Louise Anderson - b. Sept. 25, 1950, Richmond, Va. Attends Syracuse U. where she is a Senior (1972) majoring in art. 7. Catharine Adele Anderson - b. Aug. 22, 1955, Circleville, Ohio. Attends Brandywine H. S.
6. Donna Clara Segelhorst - b. March 22, 1928, Bach, Michigan.; in. July 6, 1963, at Grace Lutheran Church, St. Louis, Jack Crawford. Jack has a degree from the U. of Mo. and his MA from S.I.U., Edwardsville, Illinois. 1 child - Lee Charles Crawford - b. Jan. 24, 1966.
7. Elbert William Segelhorst - b .Oct. 15, 1931, at Freistadt, Wisconsin ; m. Dec 29, 1960 at St. Luke's Church near Times Square N. Y., Helena Jane Hale, who is an R. N. Elbert is a graduate of Harris Teacher's College, St. Louis, and spent two years in the Army, eighteen months of which he was in Japan. He has his Master's from
Washington U. and Doctorate from Columbia U., N. Y. Is presently professor of Economics at Cal. State College, Long Beach, California. 2 sons -- Charles Albert Segelhorst - b. Nov. 25, 1961 Steven Andrew Segelhorst - b. Feb. 10, 1966.
6. Mary Alice Segelhorst - b. Aug. 30, 1935, at Freistadt, Wisconsin; m. Jan. 25, 1958, at Grace Church, St. Louis, Wallace E. Ekholm Jr. Mary is a graduate of Harris Teacher's College. Wallace is a Major in the U. S. Marine Corps and has flown 300 helicopter missions in Vietnam. Has a Master's in cultural relations from War College, Newport, R. I. 3 children Gail Ekholm - b. Feb. 18,1959, in Hawaii Karen Ekholm - b. March 10, 1960, in Cherry Point, N.C. John Mathias Ekholm - b. Oct. 26,1961, in St. Louis.
5. Clara L.Maschoff -b. Sept .21 ,1904 ,at Venedy , IL. Taught in Public and Lutheran Schools in southern and northern Illinois for 4 years. Sunday School teacher 24 years. Employee of Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, as clerk and op-erator 1936-1970. Traveled in Europe in 1968 and has been active in charitable organizations. Lives in St. Louis.
5. Albert Henry Martin Maschoff - b. Feb. 2, 1907, Venedy, Illinois.; m. 1937 Flor-ence Vogt who died in 1941. Buried Lutheran Cemetery Hoyleton. M. Feb. 19, 1944, Rosalie Aming - b. Jan. 22, 1919, Centralia, Illinois. Albert is a graduate of School of Banking, U. of Wis. He was Cashier of Hoyleton State and Savings Bank, Hoyleton, Illinois. 1938 - 1949. Assistant Cashier First National Bank, Nash-ville, Illinois., 1932-1938, and has been Illinois State Bank Examiner since 1949. Rosalie is a registered Beauty Culturist and is active in civic and church affairs. They are the parents of 3 children - Tom; Phyllis; William.
6. Thomas Albert Maschoff - b. March 5, 1945, Hoyleton, Illinois. (St. Mary's Hos-pital, Centralia). M. Sept. 4,1971, at Palo Alto, Cal., Linda Wobber - b. Nov. 28,1950. Tom served in the U. S. Air Force - spent 3 years in Germany. Attended Western Illinois. University and graduated with a BA in Psychology from Pacific Lutheran, Tacoma, Washing-ton. Is a counselor in Seattle, Washington. Linda has a BA in Social Science - teaching certificate.
6. Phyllis Ann Maschoff - b. March 21, 1947, Hoyleton, Illinois. (St. Mary's Hospital,Centralia, Illinois.) Phyllis is a graduate of S.I.U., Carbondale, ILL. Has a BS in Home Economics specialty interior designing. Is a corporate member of American Institute of Designing. Presently em-ployed in Sheboygan, Wis.
6. William Charles Maschoff - b. July 14, 1954, Nashville, Illinois. (St. Mary's, Centralia). Graduate of Nashville, Comm. H. S. 1972.
5. Florence Maschoff -b. Apr 22, 1919; m .Feb. 22, 1941, Albert G. Oexeman, owner of Nashville Bowl, Bowling Alley. 5 children - Robert; Carol; Nancy; Joyce; John.
6. Robert J. Oexeman - b. Dec. 22, 1941; m. Aug. 7, 1965, Jo Ann Schumacher. I child - Daniel W. Oexeman - b. Apr. 13,1970. Robert received his BA in 1963 and his MA in 1965 from S.I.U., Carbondale, Illinois. He graduated Cum Laude with a JD from the U. of Mich. Law School. Now practices law on North LaSalle St., Chicago. Jo Ann received her BA in 1965 from S.I.U., Carbondale. They live in Bolingbrook, Illi-nois.
6. Carol A. Oexeman - b. Oct. 10, 1945; m. Sept. 9, 1967, Rudy Benz - b. June 11, 1945. 1 child - Jeffery S. Benz - b. Nov. 1969. Carol is a graduate of Brown's Business College, St. Louis, and was before marriage an employee of Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis. Rudy has served in the Air Force and is now employed as Printer at Concordia Publishing.
6. Nancy J. Oexeman - b. Feb. 15,1948. Has a BS from S.I.U.., Carbondale, and is employed as Extension Adviser for Shelby Co., Shelbyville, Illinois.
6. Joyce E. Oexeman - b. March 30, 1951; m. Apr. 20, 1968, Michael Grgezorek. Michael operates a filling station in Nashville, Illinois. 2 children -- Michelle L. Grzegorek - b. Nov. 15, 1968 Janelle Jean - b. June 19, 1972.
6. John A. Oexeman - b. May 19, 1958
4. Gustav Louis Maschoff -b. March 7, 1878 ;d .Aug.16,1 962 ; m .Anna Gerstkemper - b. June 6, 1880; d. Feb. 14, 1929. Gus was a teacher in Ft. Wayne, Beecher, Illinois., Centralia, St. Louis. 8 children - Olga, Esther; Victor; Ruth; Thekla; Norma; Elvira; Howard. Gus' 2nd wife was Mrs. Julia Schuricht (married 1930). She had a daughter, Ethel.
5. Olga Marie Maschoff - b. Sept. 24, 1902; d. Aug. 16, 1966; m. John G. Rieck -Teacher - b. Aug. 28,1901. Lived in Chicago. 4 children - Vernon; Arlene; Elaine; Marilyn.
6. Vernon L. Rieck - b. Sept. 20, 1927; d. June 20, 1963; m. Ruth Frankenstein - now Dickinson.
6. Arlene Rieck - b. Feb. 24,1929; m. Chris Kinkel, Prospect Heights, In.
6. Elaine Rose Rieck - b. May 4,1931; m. Paul Miller.
6. Marilyn Grace Rieck -b. May l6, 1933 ; m. Clarence Schawk.
5. Esther Wilhelmina Christina Maschoff - b. Feb. 28, 1904; m. Reinhold Troeger (Pastor) - b. Nov. 17,1900, Minnesota. 2 children - Marlys Ann & Merton.
6. Marlys Ann Troeger -b. Aug. 15, 1931 ; m .George Reichert.
6. Merton Troeger -b. Oct. 25,1938 ; m. Ellen Kipp.
5. Victor Maschoff - b. Dec. 10, 1906. Never married. St. Louis.
5. Ruth Caroline Maschoff - b. Nov. 23,1908; m. G. Bollenbach. 2 children - Mardel & Beverly. 2nd husband - Lawrence T. Redeker - b. Feb. 18,1900.
6. Mardel Caryl Bollenbach -b. Aug. 17, 1932 ; m. Donald Lott.
6. Beverly Ann Bollenbach -b. Dec. 5, 1937 ; m. Maurice L. Bacott.
5. Thekla Erna Maschoff - b. Sept. 12, 1912. Never married. Chicago.
5. Norma Emma Maschoff -b. Dec. 21, 1914; m. Walter King. Live in California. 3 children - David; Laurel; Lynnette.
6. David King -b. Aug. 23, 1946 ; m .Kathryn Erickson.
6. Laurel Stephanie King -b. July 7, 1945; m. Allen Amaro.
6. Lynnette Marie King -b. Jan. 25, 1952 ; m. Gary Plapp.
5. Elvira Maschoff -b. Jan. 12, 1918 ;d .July 7,1919.
5. Howard Rupert Maschoff - b. Aug. 21,1920; d. May 13,1967, Chicago.
4. H. W. Louis Maschoff - b. Oct. 1, 1880; d. Nov. 29,1888.
4. Lydia Maschoff - b. May 6, 1883; d. Jan. 10, 1964; m. July 20, 1905, William Ger-stkemper - b. 1876; d. Apr. 24, 1958. 4 children - Alma; Otto; Rosa; Dorothy.
5. Alma Gerstkemper - Stillborn - 1907.
5. Otto Gerstkemper - died at age 1 year, 10 months.
5. Rosa Gerstkemper - b. Aug. 10, 1910, at Centralia, Illinois.; m. Oct. 14, 1933, Rev. Walter H. Koenig - b. March 26,1910, Lockport, N. Y. Lived in Pilger, Nebraska, Sanborn, N. Y., Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 children - Daniel; Clifford; Priscilla; Miriam; Lois; Louise.
6. Daniel Koenig - b. Aug. 18,1935, Pilger, Neb.; m. Nov. 27, 1959, Eleanor Meyers of Croydon, Pa. 3 children - Daniel James; Elizabeth; Christine. Live in Newtown, Pa.
6. Clifford Koenig - b. Dec. 21, 1937. Pilger, Nebraska. M. July 30, 1960, Carol Frerking of Emma, Mo. Live in St. Louis. 4 children - Caryn; Craig; Cristin; Corey.
6. Priscilla - b. Feb. 27, 1940, Pilger, Neb.; m. July 23, 1960, Ervin H.Henkelmann, Trochu Alberta, Canada. 3 children - Kim; Kari; Coleen. Live in Ft. Wayne, Ind.
6. Miriam Koenig - b. July 22, 1943, Pilger, Neb.; m. Ted P. Martens, Pittsburgh, Pa.
6. Lois Koenig - b. Apr. 21, 1947, Lockport, N. Y.; m. Robert F. Neiley, Pittsburgh, Pa.
6. Louise Koenig - b. Apr. 21, 1947, Lockport, N. Y.; m. Charles H. Krapp, Pitt-sburgh, Pa. 1 child - Kevin Jeffrey Krapp.
5. Dorothy Gerstkemper - b. Feb. 14, 1917, Centralia, Illinois.; m. Kenneth McKinney - b. Aug. 6, 1914, Texico, Illinois., on Oct. 6, 1940. They live in Houston, Texas. 2 children - Pam-ela & Barbara.
6. Pamela Rae McKinney -b. July 25,1946, at Centralia, IL. m.1969 Mike Ball of Orange, Texas.
6. Barbara Jean McKinney - b. May 25, 1948, in Paducah, Kentucky; m. 1971 Jay Schwartz of Irving, Texas.
4. Caroline (Lena) Maschoff -b. Dec .29, 1885; d. June 29,1956. She kept house for her brother, William, and cared for her parents at Hoyleton.
4. Richard John Maschoff - b. March 31, 1888; d. 1968; m. Nov. 2, 1913, Margaret Garling - b. Oct. 4,1888; d. 1966. 4 children - Alma; Willard; Paul; Leona.
5. Alma Christina Maschoff - b. Dec. 9, 1917; m. Leonard Henry Maschoff - b. Aug. 16, 1917. 4 sons - Donald, Dale; Ronald; Randy.
6. Donald Leonard Maschoff -b. July 2,1 945; m.Ruth Ann Twenhafel -b. March 29, 1950.
6. Dale Lee Maschoff - b. Sept. 24, 1950.
6. Ronald Lee Maschoff - b. July 8, 1952.
6. Randy Arthur Maschoff - b. May 9, 1957.
5. Willard Henry Maschoff - b. Dec. 1, 1919; m. Wilma Marie Redeker - b. Aug. 10, 1923. 1son - Darrel Willard Maschoff - b. Aug. 4, 1956.
5. Paul August Maschoff - b. Dec. 29, 1924; m. Oct. 29, 1955, Norma Louise Stahmer - b. Oct. 14 1931. Paul served in the Army of Occupation in Japan after W.W.II Norma attended Brown's Business College, Centralia, before marriage. They live on a farm north of Hoyleton. 3 children -- Paul Steven Maschoff - b. July 22,1956. Attends N.C.H.S. Gary Allen Maschoff - b. July 27, 1958 Jane Susan Maschoff - b. June 8, 1963.
5. Leona Margaret Maschoff - b. Jan. 7, 1928; m. Paul John Knolhoff - b. Sept. 12, 1926. 4 children -- Dennis Paul Knolhoff - b. Oct. 12, 1954 Jerald Richard Knolhoff - b. Nov. 9, 1956 Lisa Ann Knolhoff - b. Jan. 4, 1966 Sandra Kay Knolhoff - b. Jan. 8, 1969.
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