St. Mary of the Angels Church
and
Cemetery
About three miles southeast of Humphrey, Platte County, Nebraska
About three miles southeast of Humphrey, Platte County, Nebraska
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Thomas CARNEY Pvt CO B 1 Kan MTD INF Civil War Nov 24, 1875 |
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| Andrew Stephen FEHRINGER June 5, 1916 June 20, 1982 |
Rose (nee MONSELLE HAMLING) FEHRINGER Nov 9, 1920 Jan 19, 1997 |
| Andrew Stephen was a son of George and Katie GERMAN FEHRINGER and a brother of Leo FEHRINGER, who married Marge's grandaunt, Angela ZACH. Rose was adopted by Alphonse Bernard and Bertha WEISER HAMLING. Andrew and Rose married 26 Aug 1941 at St. Mary of the Angels Church, Platte County, Nebraska. | |
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| George FEHRINGER 16 Jul 1864 29 Apr 1928 |
Katie (nee GERMAN) FEHRINGER 9 Mar 1872 3 Mar 1967 |
| George FEHRINGER was born in Indiana, a son of Anton and Magdalene BECHTAL FEHRINGER. Katie (Catherine) GERMAN, born in Peoria County, Illinois, was a daughter of Frank and Elizabeth (Lizzie) MESSING GERMAN. George and Katie married 20 Oct 1891 at St. Mary of the Angels Church. They were the parents of eleven children. One of their sons, Leo Frank, married Marge's Grandaunt Angela Maria ZACH on 13 Jan 1925 at St Mary's. Several of the FEHRINGERs later moved to Logan County, Colorado. | |
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| Clara Anna FEHRINGER Nov 11, 1899 May 15, 1984 |
Raymond Alphonse FEHRINGER 28 Feb 1943 24 Oct 1943 |
| Clara Anna FEHRINGER was a daughter of George and Katie GERMAN FEHRINGER. Clara kept house for her grandfather Frank GERMAN. She then kept house for the priests in Sterling, Colorado. She later took care of her mother. Clara died at St. Joseph's Home in Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska. | Raymond Alphonse was the grandson of George and Katie GERMAN, son of Andrew Stephen and Rose MONSELLE HAMLING FEHRINGER. According to the St. Francis (Humphrey, Nebraska) Centennial Book, Raymond died as a result of an automobile accident. |
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Marie Dau. of Joe and Mary FEHRINGER Sept 16, 1898 Aug 8, 1906 |
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Centennial book names three FEHRINGER
brothers who were a part of the St. Mary of the Angels Parish:
Nicholas, George and Joseph. Joseph was born 29 Dec 1865 in
Indiana.
He came to the St. Mary's community and married Mary Ann GERMAN on 12
Feb 1895 at St. Mary's Church. Mary Ann was the younger sister of
Kate
GERMAN, who was married to Joseph's brother George. She was a
daughter of Frank GERMAN and Elizabeth nee MESSING. Joseph and
Mary lived in the St. Mary's community until 1903, moved to Okarchee,
Oklahoma, came back to St. Mary's in 1908, moved to North Dakota a year
later, then in 1922 moved to Tomahawk, Wisconsin, where Joseph and Mary
Ann are both buried. Joseph and Mary's daughter Eleanore Ann, born 24 Oct 1900 in Humphrey, Platte County, Nebraska, married Joseph Ferdinand BRAUN on 3 Sep 1919 in Oakes, North Dakota. Joseph BRAUN was Marge's first cousin twice removed. Joseph and Eleanore FEHRINGER BRAUN are both buried in the St. Nicholas cemetery near Rosholt, South Dakota. The 1900 U.S. census for Nebraskal lists the following family: 1900 U.S. census, Nebraska, Platte County, Humphrey, ED 165, sheet 1B, 4 June 1900 Dwelling 38, family 39 Fehringer, Joseph, head, born Dec 1866, age 33, married 5 years, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Germany, farmer Fehringer, Mary, wife, born July 1873, age 26, married 5 years, mother of 2 children, 2 children living, born Illinois, parents born Illinois Fehringer, Rosa, daughter, born March 1896, age 4, single, born Nebraska, father born Indiana, mother born Illinois Fehringer, Mary, daughter, born Sept 1898, age 1, single, born Nebraska, father born Indiana, mother born Illinois |
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| Stanley Vincent FOLTZ May 6, 1928 - Dec 26, 1992 |
| Stanley Vincent was the youngest of thirteen
children
of Stephen and Mary Apollonia WEMHOFF FOLTZ. He was my 4th cousin
once removed, related through my
PFEIFER Family. |
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Donald Albert GERMAN Aug 4, 1951 Oct 27, 1984 |
| Donald was one of eighteen children of Aloys and Bertha ROLLMAN GERMAN. He died in Denver, Colorado. | |
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| Leo John GERMAN June 29, 1890 August 19, 1941 |
Anna Angela (nee HAMLING) GERMAN May 9, 1892 August 21, 1977 |
| Leo/Leon was a son of Frank S. and Elizabeth (Lizzie) MESSING GERMAN. Anna Angela was a daughter of Andrew John B. and Bertha KOPETSKY HAMLING. Leo and Anna married 14 Oct 1913 at St. Mary of the Angels Church. | |
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Marcelle C. GERMAN Dau. of Leo & Anna GERMAN Mar. 3, 1917 Mar. 19, 1917 |
| Marcelle C. was a daughter of Leo and Anna HAMLING GERMAN. | |
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Neal John GERMAN Sept 20, 1949 Jan 28, 1955 |
| Neal was one of eighteen children of Aloys and Bertha ROLLMAN GERMAN. | |
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William Joseph GERMAN Infant son of William & Conradia GERMAN Dec 24, 1943 |
| I have no other information about
William or
his parents. |
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| Stephen HAMLING Nov 9, 1839 Feb 22, 1923 |
Paulina (nee SPISKI) HAMLING June 2, 1841 Nov 5, 1925 |
| Stephen was a son of Daniel and Marianne
KUPPICH
HAMLING.
Stephen and Paulina's (Pollena) son George married Mary KNAPP, a daughter of John and Bertha KOPETSKY KNAPP. Stephen and Paulina's (Pollena) son August Joseph married Anne Julianna HAMLING, a daughter of Andrew Alphonse and Elizabeth KAISER HAMLING. |
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| According to the 1900 Platte county census Josef immigrated to the U.S. in 1876 and was born in Hungary. Josef and Karolina are not directly related to me, but several of their descendants married relatives of mine. Josef and Karolina had at least two children: Joseph/Josef and Bertha. | ||||
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Suzanne Marie KOZIOL 1971 -- 1973 |
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Suzanne. |
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| Henry KRAUS Nov 1856 - 1930 |
Susan (nee HEINEN) KRAUS Jun 1869 - 1906 |
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Elizabeth KRAUS 1895 - 1911 Elizabeth was a daughter of Henry and Susan KRAUS |
| Henry KRAUS was born Nov 1856 in
Wisconsin, a son of
Andrew and Anna SILLER KRAUS. Susan/Susanna was born Jun 1869 in
Prussia Germany, a daughter of Adam and Katie DAHM HEINEN. Henry and
Susan married 17 Oct 1890 at Humphrey, Platte County, Nebraska. Several
of Henry and Susan's children married into my BRAUN family.
~Anna Mary KRAUS m. Bernard Joseph BRAUN (son of
Hubert John and Mary DELSMANN BRAUN) Hubert John BRAUN was my great granduncle. He first married Mary DELSMANN, and second married Mary LOHAUS. More about my BRAUN Family |
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| Andrew R. MAGSAMEN Mar 11, 1881 Feb 17, 1943 |
Helena C. (nee HEINEN) MAGSAMEN Mar 16, 1886 Mar 17, 1926 |
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| Carrol A. MAGSAMEN June 12, 1915 Sept 29, 1973 |
Margaret MAGSAMEN May 29, 1918 Jan 24, 1973 |
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Sally Ann MAGSAMEN Dau. of Mr. & Mrs. Carrol MAGSAMEN Dec 22, 1952 June 29, 1953 |
| Two of Andrew and Helena's children
married cousins of mine.
~Bernita Helen MAGSAMEN m. George Frank GERMAN (son
of Mathias Francis and Anna Josephine BRAUN GERMAN) Carrol MAGSAMEN was a son of Andrew and Helena. I do not know if Margaret is Carrol's wife. |
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Created October 14, 2000 -- Updated October 28, 2008
Pictures taken by Bruce and
July 2, 2000 and October 2000
Graphics by Marge
