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1. Tombstone.
2. Plot Map, St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Buckley, Illinois.
3. Germans to America. vol 12, p. 260
Ship: Nord Amerika
From: Bremen
To: New York
Arrived: 14 September, 1858
STERNBERG, Juergen, age 51, male, farmer, from Germany to USA
Louise, age 53, female, wife
Maria, age 28, female, daughter
* Louise, age 17, female, daughter.

4. Husband's Obituary.
5. Obituary.
6. Krumwiede Family Records.
7. Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois.
8. Kuester, Mildred.
9. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997.
10. Iroquois County Marriages 1878-1889. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois 60970, 1995. p. 35.
11. Krumwiede and Sprehe Family Records. Data is compiled from both records.
12. Sprehe Family Records.
13. Ibid. Full name given in obituary obtained from Velma Janssen Sprehe.
14. Obituary.
15. Ford-Baier Funeral Home, Buckley, Illinois. Memorial Funeral Folder.
16. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 41.
17. Barlow, Loretta Krumwiede. Attended funeral and burial.
18. Obituary. Watseka Republican.
19. Ibid. The Watseka Republican, Mar. 18, 1937.
20. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, A-D. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois 1997. p. 110.
21. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 40.
22. Obituary of Parent.
23. Obituary. The Watseka Republican, October 5, 1950.
24. Riley, James Fredrich, et. al.. Luhrsen Family Records.
25. Buckley Chronicle, The. April 8, 1898.
26. Watseka Republican. April 24, 1947.
27. Baptismal Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois.
28. Death Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois.
29. Obituary. Watseka Republican November 8, 1956.
30. Ibid. Iroquois Co. Times, May 14, 1969.
31. Ibid. The Watseka Republican, March 25, 1948.
32. Krumwiede Family Records. The Krumwiede Family Records show a birth date of 1 JUN 1879.
33. Studt, Elaine E. J.. Familienchronik. A volume outlining the descendants of Ulrich Eden Theesfeld and Wuebke Hoeppken, copyright 1981, Elaine Studt, Shell Lake, WI.
34. Obituary. Watseka Republican, January 26, 1938.
35. Ibid. Iroquois County Daily Times, Oct. 19, 1970.
36. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois County Birth Records to 1916 T-Z. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1999. p. 6.
37. Watseka Republican. April 24, 1947.
38. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, A-D. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois 1997. p. 109.
39. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, E-H. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 98.
40. Ibid. p. 98.
41. Ibid. p. 100.
42. Obituary. Watseka Republican, June 19, 1948.
43. Obituary of Spouse.
44. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, E-H. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 98.
45. Obituary. Iroquois County Times Feb 25, 1978.
46. Husband's tombstone. St. John's Cemetery, Buckley, Illinois.
47. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois County Birth Records to 1916 T-Z. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1999. p. 12.
48. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, E-H. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 99.
49. Obituary. Watseka Republican, January 6, 1955.
50. Ibid. Watseka Republican, August 4, 1949. The obituary is presented here as originally published, though the errors should become immediately apparent as the newspaper reports her birth and marriage to both have taken place in 1890 -- an obvious impossibility -- and family records do not support the year 1890 as the year for either event.
51. Cluver, Ruth Ann Krumwiede.
52. Zabel, Evelyn Louise Krumwiede.
53. Obituary. The Watseka Republican, Dec. 1, 1938.
54. Heimlich, Verna Krumwiede. September 15, 1995, personal interview. Cross-Reference: marriage notes for Verna Christina Minna Krumwiede and Ray Heimlich.
55. Obituary. The Watseka Republican, October 14, 1937.
56. Ibid. The Watseka Republican, October 14, 1937.
57. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 41.
58. Sturm, Verda Irene Teske.
59. Barlow, Loretta Krumwiede. Attended funeral and burial.
60. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 40.
61. Barlow, Loretta Krumwiede. Present at funeral and burial.
62. Ibid. Personal Observation at wife's funeral.
63. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 41.
64. Social Security Death Index.
65. Obituary. The Kankakee Journal, June 26, 1991.
66. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 40.
67. Obituary. Iroquois Co. Daily Times, June 20, 1973.
68. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois County Birth Records to 1916, Q-S. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1999. p. 48.
69. Person Him/Herself.
70. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 41.
71. Barlow, Loretta Krumwiede. Persons at the bedside at death: George Krumwiede, Loretta Krumwiede Barlow, Barbara Krumwiede Nord, James and Linda (Bultemeyer) Krumwiede, DorThea Barlow, Peter Barlow, Jonathon Jacob, Valarie Jacob Messerschmidt, Steve Messerschmidt.
72. Krumwiede, Linda Bultemeier.
73. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 40.
74. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, E-H. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 11.
75. Obituary. Kankakee Journal, August 29, 1994.
76. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 41.
77. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois County Birth Records to 1916 T-Z. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1999. p. 36.
78. Krumwiede, Jane.
79. Iroquois County Genealogical Society. 1983.
80. Obituary. Iroquois County Times, Sept. 9, 1973.
81. The (Paxton) Record. vol 131 no 45 November 6, 1996, Buckley Socials.
82. Krumwiede, Carol Ecker.
83. News-Gazette, The. Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1998.
84. Stalker, The. Vol XIV, No. 1, p. 14.
85. Luhrsen, Marlin and Evelyn (Miller).
86. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, E-H. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 3.
87. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 75.
88. Janssen and Krumwiede Records. Data is compiled from both records.
89. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 75.
90. Ibid. p. 75.
91. Ibid. p. 75.
92. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois County Birth Records to 1916, Q-S. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1999. p. 78.
93. Ibid. p. 78.
94. Kankakee Daily-Journal Online. brother's obituary.
95. Ibid. July 7, 1997.
96. Obituary. The Watseka Republican.
97. Iroquois County Genealogical Society. 1983. Iroquois County Marriage Record #13399.
98. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 41.
99. Cline, Tina Krumwiede.
100. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 40.
101. Ibid. p. 40.
102. Ibid. p. 40.
103. Stuart, Janice Lambert.
104. The (Paxton) Record. vol. 132, no. 42 p 7, Wed. Oct. 22, 1997.
105. Obituary. The Watseka Republican, Dec. 1, 1938.
106. Heimlich, Verna Krumwiede. September 15, 1995, personal interview. Cross-Reference: marriage notes for Verna Christina Minna Krumwiede and Ray Heimlich.
107. Obituary. Times Republic.
108. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois County Birth Records to 1916 T-Z. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1999. p. 39.
109. Ibid. p. 6.
110. Kankakee Daily-Journal Online.
111. Steinman Family Records.
112. Obituary. Times Republic, 8 Nov 1990.
113. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, A-D. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois 1997. p. 109.
114. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, E-H. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 98.
115. Ibid. p. 99.
116. Ibid. p. 98.
117. The (Paxton) Record. October 1, 1997.
118. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 13.
119. Ibid. p. 31.
120. Obituary of Child.
121. Obituary of Sibling.
122. Obituary. Watseka Republican, Sept. 26, 1957.
123. Ibid. Watseka Republican, Sept. 26, 1957.
124. Ibid. Times Republic, March 1984.
125. Spouse's Obituary.
126. The (Paxton) Record.
127. Kankakee Daily-Journal Online. 29 Aug 2000.
128. The (Paxton) Record. vol 131 no 39 September 25, 1996.
129. Ibid. July 30, 1997, p. 9.
130. Obituary. The Kankakee Daily-Journal Online, 27 Sep 1999.
131. The (Paxton) Record. vol 131 no 32 Aug. 7, 1996 "Buckley-Loda class of 1976 has reunion".
132. Obituary. Paxton/Loda Record/Times July 27, 1994.
133. Krumwiede Photo Album.
134. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 1 Sep 2000.
135. Kankakee Daily-Journal Online. 3 Sep 2000.
136. Munsterman, Jody Meents.
137. Obituary. Loda Times, Jan. 25, 1989.
138. Heimlich, Verna Krumwiede. Original of this taped interview is in the possession of Loretta Barlow.
139. Ibid.
140. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 41.
141. Obituary. The Watseka Republican, February 2, 1956.
142. Krumwiede, Louis Lorenz.
143. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 40.
144. Gilman Star, The. Dec 18, 1997.
145. Ekhoff, Hilda Krumwiede. by phone 13 Dec 1997.
146. Gilman Star, The. Dec. 18, 1997.
147. Ibid.
148. Obituary. Cissna Park News, July 6, 1995.
149. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, E-H. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997. p. 9.
150. Obituary. Kankakee Journal, May 3, 1993.
151. Kankakee Daily-Journal Online. July 3, 1997.
152. The (Paxton) Record. Wednesday, August 27, 1997.
153. Garrelts, Helen Heimlich Knuth.
154. The (Paxton) Record. January 14, 1998, p. 3.
155. Walwer, Phyllis Tisdale.
156. Barlow, Loretta Krumwiede. Personal observation at grandmother's funeral.
157. Yergler, Kenneth Wayne.
159. Seggebruch, Madalyn Bauer.
160. Kankakee Daily-Journal Online. October 30, 1998.
161. Barlow, Loretta Krumwiede.
162. Ibid. Present at Burial.
163. Worship Folder/Bulletin.
164. Father. By phone the day of birth.
165. Barlow, Loretta Krumwiede. Present at ceremony.
166. Father. By phone the day of birth.
167. Barlow, Loretta Krumwiede. Present at ceremony.
168. Gerdes, Deloris Hilda Ekhoff.
169. Obituary. The (Paxton) Record/Times, April 21, 1993.
170. Dastous, Kathleen Krumwiede (Gilardi).
171. The (Paxton) Record. vol 131 no 35 August 28, 1996.
172. Ibid. vol 131 no 35 August 28, 1996 "School memories...".
173. Dippel, Leslie.
174. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, A-D. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois 1997.
175. Akeright, Duane. See family note for Harry Akeright.
176. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois County Birth Records to 1916, Q-S. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1999. p. 83.
177. The (Paxton) Record. vol 131 no 35 August 28, 1996.
178. Ibid. Vol. 132, No. 3, p. 9, January 22, 1997.
179. Ibid. vol 131 no 35 August 28, 1996.
180. Gocken, Cheryl Wixon. Iroquois County Birth Records to 1916, Q-S. Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1999. p. 78.
181. Engler, Charlene Lambert.
182. Krumwiede, Jody.
183. DeAtley, Jill Krumwiede. Jill stated: "I don't know his dates of birth and death.".
184. Ibid.
185. Harrison, Wade V.
186. Parents.
187. Richert, Anita Genzel.
188. The (Paxton) Record. vol 131 no 47 November 20, 1996.
189. Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School Web Page. http://gauss.uni.uiuc.edu/pbl/index.htm.
190. Obituary. The Kankakee Daily Journal Online, Aug. 31, 1999.
191. King, Doris Cupp.
192. The (Paxton) Record. Vol 131 No 32 August 7, 1996 "Buckley-Loda class of '71 has 25-year reunion".
193. Ibid. Vol. 131, No. 44, October 30, 1996.
194. Ibid. Vol 131 No 32 August 7, 1996 "Buckley-Loda class of 1976 has reunion".
195. Ibid. Vol. 131, No 32, August 7, 1996.
196. Ibid. August 27, 1997.
197. Ibid. Vol 131 No 32 August 7, 1996 "Buckley-Loda class of '71 has 25-year reunion".
198. Ibid. Vol 131, No 32, August 7, 1996.
199. Ibid. vol 131 No 52 p. 5 Buckley Social News Dec. 24, 1996.
200. Ibid. vol 131 no 52 p. 5 Buckley Social News Dec. 24, 1996.
201. Ibid. vol 131 No 52 p. 5 Buckley Social News Dec. 24, 1996.
202. Ibid. April 29, 1998.
203. Mother.
205. Emling, JoCarol Tholen.
206. Schott, Elaine Heimlich.
207. The (Paxton) Record. March 18, 1998.
208. Ibid. March 4, 1998.
209. Harding, Lu and John, et. al.. Rushing family records. 210. Father.
211. Krumwiede, Robert William.
212. The (Paxton) Record. October 15, 1997, p. 2.
213. Ibid. vol 131 no 42 October 16, 1996. An accident report on page 10 gives her age as 30.
214. Ibid. Vol 131 No 32 August 7, 1996 "Buckley-Loda class of 1976 has reunion".
215. Seggebruch, Madelyn Bauer.
216. Mother. Huron Road Hospital.
217. Ibid. Present at Ceremony.
218. Grandmother. Present at Birth.
219. Ibid. Present at birth.
220. Mother. Present at ceremony.
221. Barlow, Dorthea Estelle.
222. Barlow, Loretta Krumwiede. Present at birth.
223. Wedding Invitation.
224. Barlow, Loretta Krumwiede. Attended the ceremony.
225. Ibid. Present at ceremony.
226. Ibid. Present at the service.
227. Nord, Barbara Krumwiede. http://physics.valpo.edu/faculty/pnord/melodie/.
228. Krumwiede, Frederick C. "Fritz".
229. Opell, Nancy Krumwiede.
230. Krumwiede, Ella Louise Fritchley.
231. Menze, Penny Krumwiede.
232. Grzelak, Tammy Webster.
233. The (Paxton) Record. Vol. 131, No. 44, October 30, 1996.
234. Ibid. Vol. 131, No. 44, October 30, 1996.
235. Ibid. A photograph appears in vol 131 no 49 December 4, 1996, showing Kori sitting on Jesse's lap in the school hallway, reading to him. She appears to be about 6 years old in the photograph.
236. Ibid. Vol 131 No 32 August 7, 1996 "Buckley-Loda class of '71 has 25-year reunion".
237. Kankakee Daily-Journal Online. 17 Oct 1999.
238. The (Paxton) Record. vol 131 no. 36 September 4, 1996 p. 4 - photo and cutline.
239. Ibid. October 29, 1997.
240. Ibid. Volume 131/Number 42, Wednesday, October 16, 1996, p. 2. The article is accompanied by a photograph.
241. Ibid. February 25, 1998.
242. Dudek, Joann Kurau Bushofsky.
243. Allred Family Roster at http://www.AllredRoster.com.
244. The (Paxton) Record. vol 131 no 53 p 8 Buckley Social News December 31, 1996.
245. Ibid. vol 131 no 50 p 9, December 11, 1996.
246. Uncle. Mark Richert.
247. Grandparents. Gerald and Lily (GENZEL) DITMAN.
248. Ibid.
249. Ditman, Lily Genzel.
250. Weber, Rosemary Knueppel Genzel.
251. The (Paxton) Record. Sept. 23, 1998, p. 3.
252. Sprehe, Velma Janssen.
253. News-Sentinel, The. Fort Wayne Newspapers, Inc., P.O. Box 102, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802. Neighbors/Southeast, p. 5N, January 29, 1997.
254. Ibid. Neighbors/Southeast, January 29, 1997, p. 5N.
255. The (Paxton) Record. Vol 131 No 37 p. 11, September 11, 1996.
256. Ibid. February 4, 1998, page 9.
257. Ibid. Vol 131 No 32 August 7, 1996 - Engagement Announcement.
258. Ibid. Vol 131 No 32 August 7, 1996.
259. Ibid. July 2, 1997, p.9.
260. Ibid. Vol 131 No 32 August 7, 1996 - Engagement Announcement.
261. Ibid. vol 131 no 53 p 8 Buckley Social News December 31, 1996.
262. Johnson, Verna Hilgendorf.
263. Worship Folder/Bulletin. 4 Oct 1998.
264. Ibid. 4 Oct 1998, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois.
265. Barlow, Loretta Krumwiede. Was in attendance at the service.
266. Birth Announcement.
267. Great-Grandmother. Verna Christina Minna Krumwiede Heimlich, in phone conversation 16 Nov 1996, with Loretta Krumwiede Barlow.
268. Heimlich, Verna Krumwiede. July 11, 1998.
269. The (Paxton) Record. Vol. 131 No. 44, October 30, 1996, p. 9.
270. Krumwiede, Nancy Gibson.
271. The (Paxton) Record. vol 131 no 53 p 8 Buckley Social News December 31, 1996.
272. Ibid. vol 131 no 39 p 9; engagement announcement.
273. Ibid. vol 131 no 39 p 9; engagement announcement.
274. Ibid. vol 131 no 39 p 9; engagement announcement.
275. Ibid. vol 131 no 53 p 8 Buckley Social News December 31, 1996.
276. Ibid. vol 131 no 39 p 9; engagement announcment.
277. Ibid. vol 131 no 39 p 9; engagement announcement.
278. Ibid. vol 131 no 39 p 9; engagement announcement.
279. Krumwiede, Barry.
280. Rothermel, Deanne Krumwiede.
281. Grandmother.
282. Krumwiede, Karen Neukomm.
283. Krumwiede, Frieda Seggebruch.
284. Fritchley, Janice Krumwiede.
285. Obituary of Grandparent.
286. The (Paxton) Record. April 8, 1998, Loda Social News.
287. Cook Jr., George A.