Lena Mary Schaefer
Birth* | 18 February 1879 | Westphalia, Clinton, MI |
Married Name | Hufnagel | |
Marriage* | 11 November 1902 | Henry Hufnagel; Westphalia, Clinton, MI |
Married Name | Pohl | |
Marriage* | 30 September 1919 | Bernard Pohl; Westphalia, Clinton, MI; Father Chas. F. Hofstead officiated with witnesses Anthony Pohl and Dorothy Pohl, both of Westphalis |
Burial* | 1962 | St. Mary's Cemetery, Westphalia, MI |
Death* | 1962 | Clinton County, MI |
Family 1 |
Henry Hufnagel b. 6 Dec 1875, d. 9 Oct 1904 | |
Child | 1. | Anna M. Hufnagel+ b. 14 Dec 1903, d. 20 Jul 1983 |
Family 2 |
Bernard Pohl b. 14 Mar 1875, d. 1965 |
Matthew Schmidt
Birth* | 9 November 1857 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Marriage* | 12 November 1885 | Maria Elisabeth Berles; Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; witnesses were Anthony Schmidt & Elizabeth Schuttler |
Occupation* | a merchant and marble monument manufacturer | |
CauseDeath | had encephalitis | |
Death* | 5 February 1923 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Family |
Maria Elisabeth Berles b. 31 Mar 1862, d. 21 Apr 1952 | |
Children | 1. | Robert Anthony Schmidt b. 14 Nov 1887, d. 9 Feb 1962 |
2. | Minnie Schmidt b. 31 Oct 1890, d. 24 Feb 1979 | |
3. | Frank William Schmidt b. 1 Jun 1892, d. 13 Dec 1971 | |
4. | Florence A. Schmidt b. 21 Mar 1898, d. 16 Jun 1979 | |
5. | Vincent A. Schmidt b. 2 Oct 1906, d. 26 Mar 1978 |
Joseph Albert Berles
Father* | Anton Franz Berles b. 12 May 1825, d. 13 Dec 1905 | |
Mother* | M. Wilhelmina Mette b. 24 Sep 1828, d. 8 May 1892 |
Birth* | 12 May 1866 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Christening | 14 May 1866 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen; witnesses were Joseph Beste of Menkhaus(?) and Lisette (Knape?) Witness: Lissetta Helena Berles |
(Witness) Immigration | 1875 | Anton Franz Berles, M. Wilhelmina Mette; USA; (rest of family immigrated that yr) |
Marriage* | 31 July 1890 | Anna Dozeman; St. Mary's Church, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; Fr. Joseph Schwick officiated with witnesses Clemas Vogt and Rosa Loeman, both of Grand Rapids |
Death* | 9 March 1956 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
CauseDeath | renal insufficiency | |
Burial* | Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI |
Family |
Anna Dozeman b. 16 Apr 1868, d. 19 Oct 1938 | |
Children | 1. | Joseph Albert Berles Jr. b. 15 Sep 1891, d. 18 Jan 1926 |
2. | Elsie Berles b. Jun 1894, d. 1954 | |
3. | Madeline Loretta Berles b. 26 Apr 1902, d. 1987 | |
4. | Maria Berles d. 1959 |
Anna Dozeman
Father* | Albert R. Dozeman b. 1832, d. 10 Jan 1891 | |
Mother* | Jane Hengsteboer b. 12 Sep 1829, d. 3 May 1904 |
Birth* | 16 April 1868 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Married Name | Berles | |
Marriage* | 31 July 1890 | Joseph Albert Berles; St. Mary's Church, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; Fr. Joseph Schwick officiated with witnesses Clemas Vogt and Rosa Loeman, both of Grand Rapids |
Death* | 19 October 1938 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
CauseDeath | osteosarcoma of right tibia | |
Burial* | Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI |
Family |
Joseph Albert Berles b. 12 May 1866, d. 9 Mar 1956 | |
Children | 1. | Joseph Albert Berles Jr. b. 15 Sep 1891, d. 18 Jan 1926 |
2. | Elsie Berles b. Jun 1894, d. 1954 | |
3. | Madeline Loretta Berles b. 26 Apr 1902, d. 1987 | |
4. | Maria Berles d. 1959 |
Catherine Rademacher
Father* | John Peter Rademacher b. 21 Apr 1824, d. 8 Mar 1911 | |
Mother* | Theresia Platte b. Aug 1827, d. 21 Apr 1870 |
Birth* | 2 September 1857 | Westphalia, Clinton, MI |
(Witness) Marriage | 21 February 1876 | Caroline Diebold, John Willibald Rademacher; Westphalia, Clinton, MI; John E. Rieffert, Minister of the Gospel, officiated, witnesses were Anthony Geller and Catherine Rademacher, both of Westphalia |
Married Name | 17 September 1878 | Berles |
Marriage* | 17 September 1878 | John Adam Berles; St. Mary's Catholic Church, Grand Rapids, MI; witnesses were William Drueke & Elizabeth Berles |
CauseDeath | had toxic adenoma of thyroid | |
Death* | 20 November 1937 | Portland, Ionia, MI |
Burial* | 24 November 1937 | Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; buried with her daughter, but not by her husband |
Family |
John Adam Berles b. 13 Jun 1855, d. 29 Jan 1892 | |
Child | 1. | Antoinette Regina Berles b. 3 Dec 1889, d. 16 Apr 1963 |
John Peter Rademacher
Father* | Franz Anton Rademacher b. 17 Jun 1788, d. 2 May 1869 | |
Mother* | Maria Elisabeth Bayer b. 15 Oct 1797, d. 1 Jun 1876 |
Birth* | 21 April 1824 | Helden, Westfalen, Preussen |
(Witness) Immigration | Franz Anton Rademacher, Maria Elisabeth Bayer; from Germany to the USA on the ship Columbia arrriving on 24 June 1836 in New York and went to Detroit MI, then moved to Westphalia MI in 1839 | |
Marriage* | 18 October 1848 | Theresia Platte; St. Mary's Church, Westphalia, MI; John and Theresia needed dispensation in order to be married. They were cousins. John's grandmother and Theresia's grandfather were brother and sister. (Excerpt from family tree book, page 41, of Mary Sue Lamble.) |
Marriage* | 16 August 1870 | Margaret Affhalter; Westphalia, Clinton, MI; Fr G. Godez officiated with Albert Damsky of Westphalia as witness, other witness not recorded |
CauseDeath | had senility and heart failure | |
Death* | 8 March 1911 | Westphalia, Clinton, MI; grandson Louis Bertram was informant on death cert |
Burial* | 11 March 1911 | St. Mary's Cemetery, Westphalia, Clinton, MI |
Family 1 |
Theresia Platte b. Aug 1827, d. 21 Apr 1870 | |
Children | 1. | Elizabeth Rademacher+ b. 26 Feb 1850, d. 7 Oct 1913 |
2. | John Willibald Rademacher b. 18 Dec 1851, d. 11 Jun 1917 | |
3. | Theresa Rademacher b. 9 Aug 1854, d. 7 Sep 1942 | |
4. | Catherine Rademacher+ b. 2 Sep 1857, d. 20 Nov 1937 | |
5. | Mary Bernardina Rademacher b. 23 Jul 1860, d. 9 Oct 1933 | |
6. | William Rademacher b. 22 Feb 1863, d. 7 Jun 1949 |
Family 2 |
Margaret Affhalter b. 19 Mar 1829, d. 13 Jul 1897 |
Theresia Platte
Birth* | August 1827 | Westfalen, Prussia |
Baptism | 20 August 1827 | Helden, Westfalen, Prussia |
Marriage* | 18 October 1848 | John Peter Rademacher; St. Mary's Church, Westphalia, MI; John and Theresia needed dispensation in order to be married. They were cousins. John's grandmother and Theresia's grandfather were brother and sister. (Excerpt from family tree book, page 41, of Mary Sue Lamble.) |
Married Name | Rademacher | |
Death* | 21 April 1870 | Westphalia, Clinton, MI |
Family |
John Peter Rademacher b. 21 Apr 1824, d. 8 Mar 1911 | |
Children | 1. | Elizabeth Rademacher+ b. 26 Feb 1850, d. 7 Oct 1913 |
2. | John Willibald Rademacher b. 18 Dec 1851, d. 11 Jun 1917 | |
3. | Theresa Rademacher b. 9 Aug 1854, d. 7 Sep 1942 | |
4. | Catherine Rademacher+ b. 2 Sep 1857, d. 20 Nov 1937 | |
5. | Mary Bernardina Rademacher b. 23 Jul 1860, d. 9 Oct 1933 | |
6. | William Rademacher b. 22 Feb 1863, d. 7 Jun 1949 |
Antoinette Regina Berles
Father* | John Adam Berles b. 13 Jun 1855, d. 29 Jan 1892 | |
Mother* | Catherine Rademacher b. 2 Sep 1857, d. 20 Nov 1937 |
Nickname | Nettie | |
Birth* | 3 December 1889 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Death* | 16 April 1963 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
CauseDeath | acute pulmonary embolus | |
Burial* | Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI; by her mother |
John Willibald Rademacher
Father* | John Peter Rademacher b. 21 Apr 1824, d. 8 Mar 1911 | |
Mother* | Theresia Platte b. Aug 1827, d. 21 Apr 1870 |
Birth* | 18 December 1851 | Westphalia, Clinton, MI |
Marriage* | 21 February 1876 | Caroline Diebold; Westphalia, Clinton, MI; John E. Rieffert, Minister of the Gospel, officiated, witnesses were Anthony Geller and Catherine Rademacher, both of Westphalia Witness: Catherine Rademacher |
Occupation* | a farmer in Westphalia MI | |
CauseDeath | had mitral regurgitation | |
Death* | 11 June 1917 | Westphalia, Clinton, MI |
Burial* | 14 June 1917 | St. Mary's Cemetery, Westphalia, Clinton, MI |
Family |
Caroline Diebold b. 15 May 1854, d. 27 Jan 1938 |
Mary Bernardina Rademacher
Father* | John Peter Rademacher b. 21 Apr 1824, d. 8 Mar 1911 | |
Mother* | Theresia Platte b. Aug 1827, d. 21 Apr 1870 |
Nickname | Dena | |
Birth* | 23 July 1860 | Westphalia, Clinton, MI |
Married Name | Heimler | |
Marriage* | 22 May 1897 | Albert Heimler; Elbridge, Oceana, MI; Father Bruno Torka officiated with witnesses Will Heimler of Elbridge and Frances Voss of Grand Rapids Witness: Frances Margaret Voss |
CauseDeath | had arteriosclerosis and a cerebral hemorrhage | |
Death* | 9 October 1933 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI Witness: Albert Heimler |
Burial* | 12 October 1933 | Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Family |
Albert Heimler b. 26 Sep 1861, d. 20 Sep 1939 |
William Rademacher
Father* | John Peter Rademacher b. 21 Apr 1824, d. 8 Mar 1911 | |
Mother* | Theresia Platte b. Aug 1827, d. 21 Apr 1870 |
Birth* | 22 February 1863 | Westphalia, Clinton, MI |
Marriage* | 1886 | Katherine Theresa Schwartz; Wright Twp., Ottawa, MI |
(Witness) Death | 9 November 1935 | Katherine Theresa Schwartz; at home, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Occupation* | William and his son, Adolph, operated the Rademacher Grocery on Bridge St in Grand Rapids. William previously had a general store in Ottawa County. | |
Death* | 7 June 1949 | at home, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Burial* | 10 June 1949 | Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Family |
Katherine Theresa Schwartz b. 10 Jun 1866, d. 9 Nov 1935 |
Theresa Rademacher
Father* | John Peter Rademacher b. 21 Apr 1824, d. 8 Mar 1911 | |
Mother* | Theresia Platte b. Aug 1827, d. 21 Apr 1870 |
Birth* | 9 August 1854 | Westphalia, Clinton, MI |
Married Name | 14 May 1872 | Bertram |
Marriage* | 14 May 1872 | John Peter Bertram; Clinton County, MI |
Death* | 7 September 1942 | Westphalia, Clinton, MI |
Family |
John Peter Bertram b. 7 Sep 1844, d. 10 Nov 1929 |
Franz Joseph Wilhelm Knoche
Father* | Joan Franz Knoche b. 5 Feb 1816 | |
Mother* | Maria Catherine Droste b. 1822 |
Birth* | 12 June 1845 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Maria Elisabeth Knoche
Father* | Joan Franz Knoche b. 5 Feb 1816 | |
Mother* | Maria Catherine Droste b. 1822 |
Birth* | 2 August 1847 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Death* | 16 April 1853 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen; (age 5yr 4m 6d) |
Wilhelm Knoche
Father* | Joan Franz Knoche b. 5 Feb 1816 | |
Mother* | Maria Catherine Droste b. 1822 |
Birth* | 21 March 1850 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Death* | 3 April 1858 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Francesca Knoche
Father* | Joan Franz Knoche b. 5 Feb 1816 | |
Mother* | Maria Catherine Droste b. 1822 |
Birth* | 20 February 1852 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Baptism | 23 February 1852 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen; witnesses were Franz Grobbel of Nierentrop and Maria Francisca Voss of Altenilpe |
Franz Anton Knoche
Father* | Joan Franz Knoche b. 5 Feb 1816 | |
Mother* | Maria Catherine Droste b. 1822 |
Birth* | 14 September 1853 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Baptism | 16 September 1853 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen; witnesses were Franz Anton Siepe of Kirchilpe and Theresia (Piepertung?) of Dorlar |
Maria Theresia Knoche
Father* | Joan Franz Knoche b. 5 Feb 1816 | |
Mother* | Maria Catherine Droste b. 1822 |
Birth* | 24 February 1855 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Christening | 27 February 1855 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen; witnesses were Bernadine Timberg or Limberg and Anton Knape, both of Dorlar |
Johannes Knoche
Father* | Joan Franz Knoche b. 5 Feb 1816 | |
Mother* | Maria Catherine Droste b. 1822 |
Birth* | 6 June 1856 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Christening | 8 June 1856 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen; witnesses were Johann Knoche of Altenilpe and Caspar Dettmann of Dorlar |
Anton August Knoche
Father* | Joan Franz Knoche b. 5 Feb 1816 | |
Mother* | Maria Catherine Droste b. 1822 |
Birth* | 15 January 1858 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Baptism | 18 January 1858 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen; witnesses were Franz Anton Borghard of (Tellinghassen?) and Josephine Berles of Dorlar |
Maria Elisabeth Knoche
Father* | Joan Franz Knoche b. 5 Feb 1816 | |
Mother* | Maria Catherine Droste b. 1822 |
Birth* | 12 May 1859 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Baptism | 14 May 1859 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen; witnesses were Wilhelm(?) Schulte of Dorlar and Joseph Knoche of Altenilpe |
M. Catherina Knoche
Father* | Joan Franz Knoche b. 5 Feb 1816 | |
Mother* | Maria Catherine Droste b. 1822 |
Birth* | 13 April 1861 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Baptism | 14 April 1861 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen; witnesses were Adolph Brechting and Franz Beste, both of Nierentrop |
Rodger Wilhelm Knoche
Father* | Joan Franz Knoche b. 5 Feb 1816 | |
Mother* | Maria Catherine Droste b. 1822 |
Birth* | 30 July 1862 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Baptism | 31 July 1862 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen; witnesses were Rodger ? of Dorlar and M. Catharine Dettmann of Altenilpe |
Marianne Knoche
Father* | Joan Franz Knoche b. 5 Feb 1816 | |
Mother* | Maria Catherine Droste b. 1822 |
Birth* | 20 June 1866 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Christening | 23 June 1866 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Twin of Marianne Knoche
Father* | Joan Franz Knoche b. 5 Feb 1816 | |
Mother* | Maria Catherine Droste b. 1822 |
Death* | 20 June 1866 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Birth* | 20 June 1866 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen |
Johann Hellermann
Father* | Frederick Hellermann | |
Mother* | Theresa (?) |
Birth* | 2 July 1821 | Altenilpe, Westfalen, Preussen |
Baptism | 3 July 1821 | Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen; one witness was named Voss |
Marriage* | 28 November 1844 | Maria Josephina Knoche; Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen; witnesses were Joseph Voss, Theresa Berles and Mina Reitz |
(Witness) Christening | 27 March 1858 | Johannes Schulte; Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen; witnesses were Johannes Hellerman and Elisabeth Bòhle, both of Kirchilpe |
Family |
Maria Josephina Knoche b. 17 May 1820 | |
Children | 1. | Marie Elisabeth Hellermann+ b. 27 Jul 1847 |
2. | Gertrude Hellermann b. 7 Jan 1850 | |
3. | Johannes Joseph Hellermann b. 1 Dec 1852 | |
4. | M. Catharina Hellermann b. 25 Apr 1855 | |
5. | Franz Joseph Hellermann b. 27 Apr 1857 | |
6. | Franz Anton Hellermann b. 22 Jun 1860 |
Frederick Hellermann
Marriage* | Theresa (?) |
Family |
Theresa (?) | |
Child | 1. | Johann Hellermann+ b. 2 Jul 1821 |