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Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 6, Buckley, Illinois 60918.
Kuester, Mildred Wilkens.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, compilers, History and Genealogy of the Family of Frederick and Sophia Hilgendorf, A (Almond, Wisconsin: M. D. Hilgendorf, December, 1994), p. 35.
Ibid., p. 53.
Plot Map, St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Buckley, Illinois.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 36.
Obituary.
Buckley Chronicle, The. Prints taken from microfilm. Microfilm print available from The Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Obituary, Personal file Hartke-1, p. 9. Age given as 74 years, 7 months and one day, which actually doesn't quite compute with the dates provided. Watseka Republican, June 8, 1927.
History of Henry J. and Friederika Maria Hilgendorf Hartke Jr. and Their Descendants Ryan Hartke Veatch and Maryellen Day Veatch, compilers (Roberts, Illinois: Ryan Hartke Veatch, 1996), p. 5.
Buckley Chronicle, The, op.cit. 6 Dec 1895.
Ibid. Copies from microfilm are available at The Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinoi.
Ibid., 17 Jan 1896. Available on microfilm from the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Obituary, Hartke Family History, p. 6.
History of Henry J. and Friederika Maria Hilgendorf Hartke Jr. and Their Descendants, op. cit., p. 26.
Obituary, Personal file Hartke-1 p. 6. Iroquois Co. Daily Times, March 15, 1975.
Tombstone.
Obituary, Publication name and date unknown.
Ibid., 27 Jan 1926, publication name unknown.
Gocken, Cheryl Wixon, Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, E-H (Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997), p. 98.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. Preface, p. vii. "What proved to be the most astounding revelation in the research trip to Pomerania was that our Grandpa Frederick was one year older that what even he knew. The error in his age then carries through on all documents where he had to provide such information, also in the obituaries, death certificates and even his gravestone.".
Ibid., p. 52.
Ibid., p. 59.
Barlow, Loretta Krumwiede, et. al., Krumwiede Family Records. 10416 Clay Spring Pl., Fort Wayne, IN 46818.
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1878.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 59. Very possibly in Thornton or Blue Island.
Obituary of Spouse.
Buckley Chronicle, The, op.cit.
Obituary, Personal file Hartke-1 p. 11. Watseka Republican.
History of Henry J. and Friederika Maria Hilgendorf Hartke Jr. and Their Descendants, op. cit., p. 7.
Ibid., p. 8. Information in the book is attributed to Mildred Wilkens Kuester.
Ibid., p. 11.
Ibid., p. 12.
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1901.
Obituary, Watseka Republican, Sept. 4, 1952. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Ibid., Watseka Republican, abt 31 Dec 1953. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1900.
History of Henry J. and Friederika Maria Hilgendorf Hartke Jr. and Their Descendants, op. cit., p. 13.
Obituary, Watseka Republican, 22 May 1958. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
History of Henry J. and Friederika Maria Hilgendorf Hartke Jr. and Their Descendants, op. cit., p. 27.
Obituary, Date unknown. This clearly is from the Buckley Chronicle, but the date of publication was not noted.
Ibid., Watseka Republican, 4 September 1947. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Ibid., Watseka Republican, 12 Jan 1961. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 W. Cherry St., Watseka, IL 60970.
Ibid., Name and date of publication unknown. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Ibid., Hard copy on file:. Kankakee Daily Journal online, 29 Oct. 2003.
Ibid., Personal file Hartke-1 p. 2.
Ibid., Personal file Hartke-1, p. 2.
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1908.
Obituary, Times Republic, 26 Feb 1968. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
History of Henry J. and Friederika Maria Hilgendorf Hartke Jr. and Their Descendants, op. cit., p. 33.
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1896.
Obituary, Watseka Republican, 28 Jul 1949. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1907.
Obituary, Watseka Republican, 20 Aug 1953. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Ill.
Ibid., Watseka Republican, 1 Feb 1951. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Ibid., Watseka Republican.
Ibid., Watseka Republican, abt. Jan. 25, 1957.
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1899.
Steinman Family Records, Hard copy on file:.
Spouse's Obituary.
Obituary, Watseka Republican, June 19, 1961.
Ibid., Watseka Republican, June 29, 1961.
Buckley Chronicle, The, op.cit. Jan 1918.
Obituary of Sibling.
Obituary, Watseka Republican, 10 July 1958. Copy availalbe at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1906.
Obituary, Watseka Republican, 2 Dec 1948. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watskea, Illinois.
Ibid., Iroquois County Daily Times, 12 May 1971. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1909.
Stalker, The (Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Old County Courthouse Museum, Watseka, Illinois.), XXXVII, No. 1, p. 4. A reprint of the article appearing in The Buckley Chronicle, Jan. 13, 1909.
Buckley Chronicle, The, op.cit. 18 Dec 1895.
Obituary, Watseka Republican, 6 Aug 1953. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Obituary of Parent.
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1898.
Steinman Family Records, Hard copy on file:. Listed as "Martin (Fred)".
Barlow, et. al. Krumwiede Family Records, op. cit. The Krumwiede Family Records show a birth date of 1 JUN 1879.
Studt, Elaine E. J., Familienchronik (A volume outlining the descendants of Ulrich Eden Theesfeld and Wuebke Hoeppken, copyright 1981, Elaine Studt, Shell Lake, WI).
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1897.
Onarga Leader, The.
Obituary, Watseka Republican, January 26, 1938. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Iroquois County Democrat, The (Watseka, Illinois).
Document file THEESFELD-1, p. 6.
Obituary, Iroquois County Daily Times, Oct. 19, 1970. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Buckley Chronicle, The, op.cit. 6 Sep 1895.
Ibid., 13 Sep 1895.
Ibid., 20 Sep 1895.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 116. Photo of tombstone.
Buckley Chronicle, The, op.cit. 29 Dec 1917.
Watseka Republican, April 24, 1947.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 112. Confirmed a date of death I had been guessing at based on the known publication schedule of the Watseka Republican.
Obituary, Watseka Republican 24 Apr 1947. Copy available from the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 118.
Gocken, Cheryl Wixon, Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, A-D (Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois 1997), p. 109.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 123.
Paxton Record.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 133.
Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, E-H, op. cit. p. 100.
Obituary, Watseka Republican, June 19, 1948.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 136.
Sprehe Family Records.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 144.
Obituary, Paxton Record, June 7, 1979.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 152.
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1914.
Death Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 6, Buckley, Illinois 60918.
Obituary. extraction on file at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society.
Ibid., extraction on file at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society. Incorrectly identifies her mother as Sophia Hartke rather than Sophia Krumwiede - a not unlikely error.
Document file Q-R 1, p. 12.
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1916.
Obituary, Times Republic.
Ibid., Iroquois County Times Feb 25, 1978.
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1921.
Obituary, Published April 17, 1980.
Ibid., Published Dec. 8, 1978.
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1922.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 178.
Obituary, Published Dec. 19, 1979.
Husband's tombstone (St. John's Cemetery, Buckley, Illinois).
Gocken, Cheryl Wixon, Iroquois County Birth Records to 1916 T-Z (Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1999), p. 12.
Hilgendorf, Debbie Yergler, E-mail dated 19 Feb 2004.
Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, E-H, op. cit. p. 99.
Obituary, Paxton Record, July 17, 1974.
Ibid., Watseka Republican, January 6, 1955.
History of Henry J. and Friederika Maria Hilgendorf Hartke Jr. and Their Descendants, op. cit., p. 8.
Ibid., p. 9.
Ibid., p. 14.
Ibid., p. 19.
Ibid., p. 25.
Lone Tree Leader, The, Onarga, Illinois, 4 February 2005, p. 2.
Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, E-H, op. cit. p. 88.
Obituary, Personal file Hartke-1, p. 10. Kankakee Daily Journal, May 5, 1997.
History of Henry J. and Friederika Maria Hilgendorf Hartke Jr. and Their Descendants, op. cit., p. 34.
Ibid., p. 37.
Gocken, Cheryl Wixon, Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L (Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 103 West Cherry Street, Watseka, Illinois, 1997), p. 41.
Obituary, Personal file K-1, p. 8. Times Republic, 22 Nov 1993.
Ibid., Kankakee Daily Journal, 29 July 2006.
Buckley Chronicle, The, op.cit. February 9, 1923.
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1923.
Obituary, Kankakee Daily Journal, 23 Jun 2002.
Sprehe, Velma Janssen.
Document file W-1, p. 7.
Obituary, Iroquois County Times, 8 Jan 1959. Copy availalbe at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Social Security Death Index.
Obituary, The Nevada Daily Mail, 2 Nov 1982.
Marriage Records, St. John's Lutheran Church, Buckley, Illinois, 1920.
Obituary of Spouse, The Nevada Daily Mail, 2 Nov 1982.
Obituary, The Nevada Daily Mail, 10 Sep 1962.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 102.
Obituary, The Watseka Republican, Dec. 1, 1938. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Heimlich, Verna Krumwiede. September 15, 1995, personal interview. Cross-Reference: marriage notes for Verna Christina Minna Krumwiede and Ray Heimlich.
Obituary, Times Republic. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Stalker, The, op. cit. Vol. 31, No. 3, 2001, p.20. Print of school card listing pupils of the school.
Obituary, The Donovan Echo; the Watseka Republican. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Iroquois County Birth Records to 1916 T-Z , op. cit, p. 39.
Ibid., p. 6.
Kankakee Daily-Journal Online at http://www.daily-journal.com.
Gilman Star, The, 10 Aug 1989.
Document file THEESFELD-1, p. 12.
Obituary, Kankakee Journal, 31 Oct 1994.
Steinman Family Records.
Times Democrat, 2 Jun 1905.
Obituary, Personal file B-1, p. 10. Obtained from Ancestry.com.
Ibid., Personal file B-1, p. 9. Times Republic, 8 Nov 1990.
Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, A-D; op. cit. p. 109.
Source requests anonymity.
Ibid., Personal file G-1, p.p. 12-21.
Obituary. News-Gazette Online, The; Champaign, Illinois, 3 Sep. 2001.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 131.
Ibid., p. 137.
Ibid., p. 139.
Iroquois Co. Birth Records to 1916, I-L op. cit. p. 13.
King, Stanley.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 153.
Obituary of Child.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 155.
Obituary, Watseka Republican, Sept. 26, 1957.
Ibid., Times Republic, March 16 1984.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 160.
Spouse's Obituary, vol 132, no. 12, p. 6 Wednesday, March 26, 1997.
Document file Q-R 1, p. 11.
Paxton Record, The. (Often used interchangeably with Record/Times, the weekly edition), vol 132 no. 12 p. 6, Wednesday, March 26 1997,.
Kankakee Daily-Journal Online, op. cit. 29 Aug 2000.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 163.
Ronna, Stan, E-mail dated 27 April 2005.
Obituary, Iroquois Co. Daily Times, May 30, 1972.
Document file Q-R 1, p. 13.
Obituary, Kankakee Journal, May 23, 1995.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 165.
Ronna, Stan, E-mail dated 24 March 2006.
Obituary, Paxton Record, 20 Jun 2002.
Paxton Record, The, vol 131 no 39 September 25, 1996.
Ibid., July 30, 1997, p. 9.
Obituary, The Kankakee Daily-Journal Online, 27 Sep 1999.
Ibid., Hard copy on file. Provided by Orval Wayne Krumwiede, publication source unknown.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 167.
Riley, James Fredrich, et. al., Luhrsen Family Records.
Kankakee Daily-Journal Online, op. cit. 10 Oct 2002.
Obituary, Paxton/Loda Record/Times July 27, 1994.
Ibid., Paxton Record, July 27, 1994.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois). 13 November 2003.
Kankakee Daily-Journal Online, op. cit. Hard copy on file:.
Appleby, Mary Hilgendorf, Personal file A-1, p. 4.
Krumwiede Photo Album.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep 2000.
Kankakee Daily-Journal Online, op. cit. 3 Sep 2000.
Munsterman, Jody Meents.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 199.
Paxton Record, 13 Nov 1958.
History of Henry J. and Friederika Maria Hilgendorf Hartke Jr. and Their Descendants, op. cit., p. 35.
Obituary, Kankakee Daily Journal, 13 Oct 2003.
Kuester, Mildred Wilkens, Personal interview, 7 Aug 2005.
Ibid., Letter dated 3 Feb 1997.
Obituary, Personal file K-1, p. 8. Watseka Republican.
Ibid., Iroquois Co. Daily Times, 18 Jun 1968.
Ibid., Personal file K-1, p. 7. Iroquois Co. Daily Times, June 18, 1968.
Dippel, Leslie.
Dippel, Verda Krumwiede. Notes to family files at reunion, August 1996.
News-Gazette, The, 30 Dec 2003.
Cissna Park News, 2 Jan 2004.
Obituary, Kankakee Daily Journal, 31 Dec 2003.
Ibid., Cissna Park News, July 6, 1995. Copy available at the Iroquois County Genealogical Society, Watseka, Illinois.
Ibid., The News-Gazette, 5 Aug 2006.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 103.
DeAtley, Jill Krumwiede, Email dated 26 June 2006.
Obituary, Personal file K-1, p. 7. Watseka Republican, 24 Jan 1957.
Ibid., Kankakee Daily Journal, 7 Jun 2001.
Ibid., Kankakee Daily Journal, June 7, 2001.
Harrison, Wade V.
Obituary, Personal file E-1, p. 2.
Ibid. Kankakee Daily-Journal Online, 15 Jun 2003.
Ibid., The Kankakee Daily Journal Online, Aug. 31, 1999.
Ibid., Kankakee Daily Journal Online, 15 Nov 2005.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 197.
History of Henry J. and Friederika Maria Hilgendorf Hartke Jr. and Their Descendants, op. cit., p. 39.
Paxton Record, The, Personal file K-1, p. 6. September 17, 1997, p. 10.
Barlow, Loretta Krumwiede, Attended grave-side service.
Kankakee Daily-Journal Online, op. cit. 21 Apr 2003. Front-page news story.
Obituary, Kankakee Daily-Journal Online, 22 April 2003. Hard copy filed G-1 p. 24.
Ibid., Hard copy filed G-1 p. 24.
Hilgendorf, M.D. and Osterhouse, Sophia, op. cit. p. 130.
King, Stanley, Personal file K-1, p. 22.