Clinton County, Illinois

Surnames & Queries

January - August 2003

Bernard Heinrich Anton Diestel and Theresia Maue were my Great Great Grandparents. I have pictures of most of the family from their son Herman Diestel on down. If anyone is looking for further family history they can contact me at my email address. I am still trying to piece together Bernard's sister's and brother's and have retrieved some info from Germany. I would like to know if Bernard was buried in Clinton County or if he could possibly be the Bernhardt Diestel buried at West Point Cemetery in NY. I am trying to locate his burial place or the burial place of Theresia Maue. I would like to point out that most of the info on your site has the last name misspelled. I saw Diesen, Dietzel. and several variations.

Surnames: JANSEN SCHMIDT WILKEN MUSENBROCK KOBBE
Submitter: Carol Windle (cwindle@bscn.com)
Date: 25 May 2003

Looking for any information for: Albert and Frederika Jansen decendants, Gerhard and Catherina Kobbe Wilken decendants, William and Bernardina Jansen Schmidt decendants, Herman William and Bernardina Musenbrock Wilken decendants.

Surnames: ROSEN BROECKLING HASELHORST
Submitter: Donald Rosen (rosendonald@yahoo.net)
Date: 24 May 2003

Rosen, Frank(3/11/1877 - 12/2/1936). Brother to Henry J. Rosen (10/28/1890)who married Teresa Haselhorst on 1/12/1913. Father of Alvin, Amanda, Leona,and Frances. His sister was Bernadine Rosen Broeckling, Who married Willie Broeckling on5/16/1911. Frank left the Breese area around 1910.He ended up in Hamburg, Arkansas where he married Kate Dailey Wilson. He is my grandfather and any information about him or his family would be helpful

Surnames: EILERS HILMES KAHRHOFF DUING KONEN/KOPNEN JANSEN FRERKER
Submitter: Tracy Lewis (moqedetc@aol.com)
Date: 12 May 2003

Following the family of Bernard Lawrence EILERS and hoping to hear from fellow researchers. Bernard Lawrence Eilers b. 1810 Lengerich, Hannover, died 1847 - 1849 either in St. Louis, MO or Clinton Co., IL. Married circa 1840 Anna Maria HILMES (1808 - before 1880)probably in Lengerich. Family emigrates circa 1847. Widow Anna Maria nee Hilmes marries Bernard Henry WALLER on 2 April 1849 at St. Boniface in Germantown. Children of Bernard and Anna: Anna Mary b. circa 1840 m. Gerhard KAHRHOFF John b. circa 1842,unknown after 1870 Christina b. Dec. 1843 m. Johann Gerhard DUING Frank (Franz Joseph) b. 3 March 1847, St. Louis m. Anna Adelheid KONEN/KOPNEN I have additional information on the families of the above children, hoping to make further connections.

Submitter: Tracy Lewis (moqedetc@aol.com)
Date: 12 May 2003

Following the family of Bernard Lawrence EILERS and hoping to hear from fellow researchers. Bernard Lawrence Eilers b. 1810 Lengerich, Hannover, died 1847 - 1849 either in St. Louis, MO or Clinton Co., IL. Married circa 1840 Anna Maria HILMES (1808 - before 1880)probably in Lengerich. Family emigrates circa 1847. Widow Anna Maria nee Hilmes marries Bernard Henry WALLER on 2 April 1849 at St. Boniface in Germantown. Children: Anna Mary b. circa 1840 m. Gerhard KAHRHOFF

Surnames: ENGLER BORMANN
Submitter: Kevin Vance (kmvance513@cinci.rr.com)
Date: 22 Apr 2003

I am looking for any contacts or information about the Engler Family that settled in the Sugar Creek area, Charlotte Area, and Clinton. The earliest ancestor I know of is Paul and his wife Crescentia Engler and I know a few of his brothers also settled here. thank you for your time.

Submitter: BOB FRAZIER (beckeymeyer@hotmail.com)
Date: 15 Apr 2003

NEED HELP(ANY TYPE) MY G GRANDFATHER WILLIAM ZINSCHLAG 1851-1906 & ELIZABTEH (SHADE) ZINSCHLAG 1851-1929 BOTH CAME FROM GERMANY. ELIZABETH FROM HESSEN GERMANY SHE CAME TO THE STATES 1861. BOTH ARE BURIED IN ST. JOHN CEMETERY BREESE

Surnames: POOS HETZEL BECKEMEYER WATSON
Submitter: BOB FRAZIER (BECKEYMEYER@HOTMAIL.COM)
Date: 15 Apr 2003

NEED HELP TO TIE JOHN J. FRAZIER1829/1901 & JOHN L. FRAZIER 1851/1922 AS FATHER AND SON BOTH ARE BURIED IN TRENTON. THEY CAME TO CLINTON COUNTY FROM N.C. (Eva Watson, Alice Beckemeyer, Mrs. Geo. Mollie Hetzel, Jennifer Poos)

Surnames: KERN KEHRER DUNNEWALD
Submitter: Stephen Crawford (swc7916@yahoo.com)
Date: 15 Apr 2003

Looking for Martin KEHRER and Cecelia DUNNEWALD. Martin was born in St. Clair County April 27, 1861 and died in July of 1925, probably in Clinton County. Cecelia died in 1898. Martin then married Mary Breuggam (1882-12/17/1963). Supposedly, Martin had 6 children with Cecelia and 10 with Mary. My wife's grandmother (Josephine Kehrer) was born in Clinton County and was one of the first 6; we know nothing of the other 15 siblings. Josephine married Ruby Furman KERN in (probably) 1917. We have obtained Martin's lineage, but have no information on Cecelia. Any information on these people would be very much appreciated.

Surnames: ROBBINS CLUTE
Submitter: Michele (mr121@webtv.net)
Date: 11 Apr 2003

Seeking descendants of Edwin and Bertha (Clute) Robbins who moved to Clinton, Illinois in the later part of the 1800's for inclusion in family history. Edwin was probably employed by the railroad.

Surnames: MCCLURE SMITH
Submitter: Gail Glasebrook (TexarkRed@aol.com)
Date: 28 Mar 2003

I am looking for any information on my maternal ancestors: STEPHEN MCCLURE & SALLY SMITH. Stephen is in the Clinton Co. census of 1825 & 1830. He and Sally married April 6, 1825 in Clinton Co. He was listed in Gumridge. Where is Gumridge? What churches were around at that time and do they have records that may mention folks? Nothing is known of their parents. Children; John, Robert and Rachel were most likely born in Clinton. Would anything from that timeframe mention births? Any information on them or their relatives would be vastly appreciated. They moved on to Arkansas shortly after 1830.

Surnames: JUST COCHRAN SIKA
Submitter: Leisa Hicks (hicks@mtco.com)
Date: 18 Mar 2003

Looking for information on Samuel Just married to Barbara Sika. I have most information on their children. Would like to know when Barbara came to America. And any information on Samuel's parents and siblings.

Surnames: BAIL BALE BAYLE
Submitter: Jim Bail (bailj2000@yahoo.com)
Date: 08 Mar 2003

Looking for information on Elijah Bail, born Clinton County April 4, 1815. Also his father Elijah, who moved from Pennsylvania to Clinton County and died there bet. 1840 and 1850, wife Susan. Any information appreciated. Thanks!

Surnames: LEEK LUECK NORHAUS NORTHOUSE RILEY WHITER
Submitter: Terry Leek (twleek@yahoo.com)
Date: 25 Feb 2003

I am searching for information on a Fay Leek & also on a Edna M (Leek) Riley who married Russel L Riley November 12, 1919, also on a Mary Katherine (Whiter) Leek her fathers name was Frank Theodore Norhaus & her mother was Thresa (Whiter) Norhaus They had a lot of children Frank, Henry, Mary, Anna, Margaret, Sophia Stella, Lena, Georgie, & Philip. any information would be gratefully appreciated. Thank You Terry Leek

Surnames: OPPLIGER
Submitter: Daniel Oppliger (tropical@dzn.com)
Date: 16 Feb 2003

Looking for death records of Abraham Jacob Oppliger and Anna Wyss Oppliger My great grandfather was orphaned and is listed in the 1880 Census. His name is Alfred (Frank) Oppliger, born 1861. His brother (Jacob Oppliger) is listed under marriage records and the the 1880 census. He was born in Basel, Switzerland in 1851.

Surnames: ZAHN SCHMIDT SCHREMPP
Submitter: stephen zahn (steveinottumwas@wbtv.net)
Date: 09 Feb 2003

Thanks to a lot of help from Dorothy. I have connected John Zahn who married Catherine Heichelberg to John and Margaret Herzing Zahn. But I am trying to connect John Zahn who married Margaret Schmidt; John Zahn who married Caroline Schrempp; I sent for the listing on the Illinois marriage list. The City Clerk was vey prompt in sending copies. However there were no parents listed on the Schmidt and Schrempp copies. Can anyone help. It would be appreciated.

Surnames: PARKER
Submitter: Nancy Misenheimer (bluebird4@alltel.net)
Date: 06 Feb 2003

There is a marriage record in LDS Marriages which lists a Henry Parker to a "Mrs. Henry" Parker. Can anyone tell me where I can find this complete marriage record? I believe this Henry Parker is my own ggggrandfather who was born in 1780 N.C. and lived in Clinton co. in 1830. He was related to Elder John Parker and wondered if churches records would have this for LDS to post to their records. Thank you.

Surnames: FAIRFIELD BOWMAN
Submitter: Richard D. Brattin (rdb1936@juno.com)
Date: 27 Jan 2003

I am trying to locate info on a John FAIRFIELD [b.1878,IN] and wife, Susan Lanta BOWMAN [1887- 1969]. They were living in Carlyle, IL in 1930, Mar 1932 and Nov 1962. Lanta Fairfield d. Jul 1969 and altho the SS record gives her last address as Alton, IL - no death record could be found there. Any information would be very much appreciated. Thank you.

Surnames: STROOT STROTH WELLINGHOFF
Submitter: Tim Nutt (tgnutt@swbell.net)
Date: 23 Jan 2003

My ancestors, Henry & Maria Schulte Strott (Stoot, Stroth) lived in Clinton County in the 1860s until 1880. At that time, the family (Henry, wife Maria, daughters Katherine, Anna, Margaret, Carolina, and Bernhard Schulte) moved to Perry County, Arkansas. It was not just this family that moved, a whole group of families from Clinton and surrounding counties moved to this area in Arkansas. Some of the other families who moved were Wellinghoff and Lipsmeyer. I can find no record of when the Strotts came to Illinois and their is some debate as to where their first child Katharine was born (either in Germany or Illinois). Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any newspapers from around that time. Can anyone help? Thanks. Tim

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