Mae Claire Hill

Birth*19 January 1896WI 
Census*27 June 1900Green Lake, Green Lake, WI; Frank Hill, age 38, married 6yrs, b June 1861 in WI, father b OH, mother b NY, day laborer; Lydia M., wife, age 35,mar 6yrs, mother of 3, 3 living, b Dec 1864 in WI, parents b Germany; May C., dau, age 4, b Jan 1896; John A., age 3, b March 1894; Walter O., son, age 1, b Nov 1898 - children b WI - also on this pg: William Hill, age 30 and family; Harry Hill, age 29; Hazen Hill, age 64, b OH and family 
Married NameBowser 
Marriage*circa 1919Matthew William Bowser; WI 
Census*2 April 1930Matthew William Bowser; Ripon, Fond du Lac, WI; Matt W. Bowser, age 38, married at 27, salesman at grocery; May C., wife, age 34, mar at 23; Matthrew Jr., age 9; Margaret, dau, age 4; Patricia A., dau, age 3; Joseph T. , son, age 1 11/12; Jerome T., son, age 1 11/12; John C. age 4/12 - all b WI 
Witness: Patricia Ann Bowser
Married NameMrs. Theodore P. Merrill 
Death*8 April 1982Sheboygan County, WI; surname at death was Merrill 
Burial*Calvary Cemetery, Sheboygan County, WI 

Family

Matthew William Bowser b. 8 Aug 1891, d. 14 Nov 1941
Child 1.Patricia Ann Bowser+ b. 28 Apr 1927, d. 20 Dec 2015

Frederick Brewster

Birth*1810VT 
Marriage*Louisa Ferris 
Census*29 July 1850Louisa Ferris; Lawrence, St. Lawrence, NY; Frederick Brewster, age 40, b VT, farmer ; Louisa, age 40, b VT; Adelia, age 15, b VT; Caroline, age 11; Louisa, age 9; Frederick A., age 2 - youngest children b NY 
Witness: Louisa Ann Brewster
Witness: Adelia Brewster
Witness: Caroline Brewster
Witness: Frederick Alonzo Brewster
Census12 August 1870Louisa Ferris; Nicholville Village, St. Lawrence, NY; Fredrick Brewster, age 60, b VT, flour miller; Louisa, wife, age 60, b VT; next pg - F.A. Brewster, age 22, b NY 
Witness: Frederick Alonzo Brewster
Census19 June 1880Louisa Ferris; Nicholville Village, St. Lawrence, NY; Frederick Brewster, age 70, miller, parents b MA, b VT ; Louisa, wife, age 70, keeping house, parents b CT, b VT 
Occupation*a farmer and miller 
Burial*1883Mound Hill Cemetery, Nicholville, St. Lawrence, NY 
Death*1883Nicholville, St. Lawrence, NY 

Family

Louisa Ferris b. 1811, d. 1892
Children 1.Adelia Brewster b. 1835, d. 1870
 2.Caroline Brewster b. 1839, d. 1860
 3.Louisa Ann Brewster+ b. 16 Apr 1841, d. 19 Sep 1922
 4.Frederick Alonzo Brewster b. 19 Nov 1847, d. Jan 1880

Louisa Ferris

Birth*1811VT 
Marriage*Frederick Brewster 
Married NameBrewster 
Census*29 July 1850Frederick Brewster; Lawrence, St. Lawrence, NY; Frederick Brewster, age 40, b VT, farmer ; Louisa, age 40, b VT; Adelia, age 15, b VT; Caroline, age 11; Louisa, age 9; Frederick A., age 2 - youngest children b NY 
Witness: Louisa Ann Brewster
Witness: Adelia Brewster
Witness: Caroline Brewster
Witness: Frederick Alonzo Brewster
Census12 August 1870Frederick Brewster; Nicholville Village, St. Lawrence, NY; Fredrick Brewster, age 60, b VT, flour miller; Louisa, wife, age 60, b VT; next pg - F.A. Brewster, age 22, b NY 
Witness: Frederick Alonzo Brewster
Census19 June 1880Frederick Brewster; Nicholville Village, St. Lawrence, NY; Frederick Brewster, age 70, miller, parents b MA, b VT ; Louisa, wife, age 70, keeping house, parents b CT, b VT 
Burial*1892Mound Hill Cemetery, Nicholville, St. Lawrence, NY 
Death*1892Nicholville, St. Lawrence, NY 

Family

Frederick Brewster b. 1810, d. 1883
Children 1.Adelia Brewster b. 1835, d. 1870
 2.Caroline Brewster b. 1839, d. 1860
 3.Louisa Ann Brewster+ b. 16 Apr 1841, d. 19 Sep 1922
 4.Frederick Alonzo Brewster b. 19 Nov 1847, d. Jan 1880

Isaac Simmons

Birth*circa 1799NY 
Marriage*Amy (?) 
Census*26 July 1850Amy (?); Hustiford, Dodge, WI; Isaac Simmons, age 51, farmer; Amy, age 50; Aaron, age 19; Isaac, age 6 - all b NY; Clarissa Frost, age 14, b OH 
Witness: Aaron M. Simmons
Census30 July 1860Amy (?); Taycheedah, Fond du Lac, WI; Isaac Simmons, age 61, b NY, carpenter; Amy, age 60, b NY; Mahalia Johnson, age 38, b NY; Amy A. Johnson, age 18, b NY, servant; Henry Johnson, age 13, b WI; Merrit Johnson, age 8, b WI; Mary Johnson, age 8, b WI; Martha Johnson, age 6, b WI 
Note*Martha E. Johnson was born 19 June 1854 in Taycheedah WI to John & Mahalia (Simmons) Johnson. Mahalia and Martha were enumerated in Isaac's household in 1860.

Martha married Simon Winn on 19 June 1876 in Taycheedah. 
Death*after 1860Fond du Lac County, WI 

Family

Amy (?) b. c 1800, d. a 1880
Child 1.Aaron M. Simmons+ b. 27 May 1831, d. 22 May 1863

Amy (?)

Birth*circa 1800NY 
Marriage*Isaac Simmons 
Married NameSimmons 
Census*26 July 1850Isaac Simmons; Hustiford, Dodge, WI; Isaac Simmons, age 51, farmer; Amy, age 50; Aaron, age 19; Isaac, age 6 - all b NY; Clarissa Frost, age 14, b OH 
Witness: Aaron M. Simmons
Census30 July 1860Isaac Simmons; Taycheedah, Fond du Lac, WI; Isaac Simmons, age 61, b NY, carpenter; Amy, age 60, b NY; Mahalia Johnson, age 38, b NY; Amy A. Johnson, age 18, b NY, servant; Henry Johnson, age 13, b WI; Merrit Johnson, age 8, b WI; Mary Johnson, age 8, b WI; Martha Johnson, age 6, b WI 
Census*18 June 1880Taycheedah, Fond du Lac, WI; Amy Simmons, age 78, widow, b NY, parents b NY; Mahala Johnson, daughter of Amy, age 58, b NY, parents b NY, keeping house; Merritt Johnson, son of Mahala, age 28, single, b WI, father b VT, mother b NY, laborer 
Death*after 1880WI; was living in Fond du Lac county in 1880 

Family

Isaac Simmons b. c 1799, d. a 1860
Child 1.Aaron M. Simmons+ b. 27 May 1831, d. 22 May 1863

Daniel Albert "Don" Brejnak

Name VariationDon Brejnak 
Birth*8 January 1942Wayne County, MI 
CauseDeathwas diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2008, then developed dementia later on 
Death*26 July 2015Shore Pointe Village Respite Care, St. Clair Shores, Macomb, MI 

William Starmer

Birth*1791Kettering, Northampton, England 
Marriage*26 October 1815Mary Checkley; Harpole, Northampton, England 
Census*6 June 1841Mary Checkley; District 3, Cosby, Leicestershire, England; William Starmer, age 50, woolen hoisery; Mary, age 45; Samuel, age 25; Sarah, age 25 (most likely wife of Samuel based on future census records); Mary, age 20; Elizabeth, age 15; Rebecca, age 12; John, age 8; George, age 5 - all b England 
Witness: Mary Starmer
Witness: Rebecca Starmer
Witness: John Starmer
Witness: George Starmer
Witness: Elizabeth Starmer
Witness: Samuel Starmer
Census30 March 1851Mary Checkley; Cosby, Leicestershire, England; William Starmer, age 60, b Kettering, Northampton, occ = F.W.K., Mary, wife, age 59, b Cosby, Leicester; Sarah, dau, age 37 (either a dau or dau-in-law); Rebecca, dau, age 22; John, son, age 19; George, son, age 15; Jacob, gr-son, age 8, learner; Samuel, gr-son, age 10, learner; Elizabeth Hewkin, servant?, age 27, F.W.K. - all except William b Cosby, Leicester 
Witness: Rebecca Starmer
Witness: John Starmer
Witness: George Starmer
Witness: Elizabeth Starmer
Death*1857Cosby, Leicestershire, England 

Family

Mary Checkley b. c 1792
Children 1.Samuel Starmer b. c 1816
 2.Mary Starmer+ b. 22 Jan 1819, d. 16 Jun 1886
 3.Elizabeth Starmer b. 1823, d. 1896
 4.Rebecca Starmer b. 1829, d. 1877
 5.John Starmer b. 1832, d. 1914
 6.George Starmer b. 1835, d. 1907

Mary Checkley

Birth*circa 1792Cosby, Leicestershire, England 
Married NameStarmer 
Marriage*26 October 1815William Starmer; Harpole, Northampton, England 
Census*6 June 1841William Starmer; District 3, Cosby, Leicestershire, England; William Starmer, age 50, woolen hoisery; Mary, age 45; Samuel, age 25; Sarah, age 25 (most likely wife of Samuel based on future census records); Mary, age 20; Elizabeth, age 15; Rebecca, age 12; John, age 8; George, age 5 - all b England 
Witness: Mary Starmer
Witness: Rebecca Starmer
Witness: John Starmer
Witness: George Starmer
Witness: Elizabeth Starmer
Witness: Samuel Starmer
Census30 March 1851William Starmer; Cosby, Leicestershire, England; William Starmer, age 60, b Kettering, Northampton, occ = F.W.K., Mary, wife, age 59, b Cosby, Leicester; Sarah, dau, age 37 (either a dau or dau-in-law); Rebecca, dau, age 22; John, son, age 19; George, son, age 15; Jacob, gr-son, age 8, learner; Samuel, gr-son, age 10, learner; Elizabeth Hewkin, servant?, age 27, F.W.K. - all except William b Cosby, Leicester 
Witness: Rebecca Starmer
Witness: John Starmer
Witness: George Starmer
Witness: Elizabeth Starmer
Census*7 April 1861Cosby, Leicestershire, England; Mary Starmer, head of house, widow, age 69, frame worker; Sarah, dau, widow (Samuel's), age 47, dress maker; Rebecca, dau, unmarried, age 32, unm, frame worker; John, son, age 25 (29?), unm, frame worker; Mary, gr-dau, age 7, scholar - all b Cosby, Leicester 
Witness: Rebecca Starmer
Witness: John Starmer

Family

William Starmer b. 1791, d. 1857
Children 1.Samuel Starmer b. c 1816
 2.Mary Starmer+ b. 22 Jan 1819, d. 16 Jun 1886
 3.Elizabeth Starmer b. 1823, d. 1896
 4.Rebecca Starmer b. 1829, d. 1877
 5.John Starmer b. 1832, d. 1914
 6.George Starmer b. 1835, d. 1907

Jan Hummel

Birth*12 November 1821Roderwolde, Drenthe, Netherlands; father, Remmelt Jans Hummel; mother Grietjen Hindriks 
Marriage*28 April 1854Trijntje van den Berg; Smilde, Drenthe, Netherlands 
Death*4 October 1868Haulerwijk, Friesland, Netherlands 

Family

Trijntje van den Berg b. 6 Apr 1825, d. c 1873
Child 1.Henry Hummel+ b. 25 Aug 1865, d. 9 Oct 1952

Trijntje van den Berg

Birth*6 April 1825Dinxterveen, Drenthe, Netherlands 
Married NameHummel 
Marriage*28 April 1854Jan Hummel; Smilde, Drenthe, Netherlands 
Death*circa 1873MI 

Family

Jan Hummel b. 12 Nov 1821, d. 4 Oct 1868
Child 1.Henry Hummel+ b. 25 Aug 1865, d. 9 Oct 1952

Treanie Hummel

Father*Henry Hummel b. 25 Aug 1865, d. 9 Oct 1952
Mother*Kryntje Rychel b. 23 Jan 1870, d. 24 Aug 1952
Birth*12 February 1891Vriesland, Ottawa, MI 
Death*12 March 1891Vriesland, Ottawa, MI 

John Edward Hummel

Father*Henry Hummel b. 25 Aug 1865, d. 9 Oct 1952
Mother*Kryntje Rychel b. 23 Jan 1870, d. 24 Aug 1952
Birth*3 August 1893Grand Rapids, Kent, MI 
(Witness) Census22 April 1910Henry Hummel, Kryntje Rychel; Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; Henry Hummel, age 42, married 19 yrs, b Holland, parents b Holland, milk peddler; Krentvie, wife, age 40, married 19 yrs, mother of 7, 5 living, b Holland, parents b Holland; Joseph H., son, age 18; John E., son, age 16; Marguerite, dau, age 12; Olive, dau, age 12; Raymond T., son, age 10 - all children b MI - res on Logan St. 
Milit-End*served in WWI 
Note*He did not marry. 
Death*10 August 1990Grand Rapids, Kent, MI 

Josephine Hummel

Father*Henry Hummel b. 25 Aug 1865, d. 9 Oct 1952
Mother*Kryntje Rychel b. 23 Jan 1870, d. 24 Aug 1952
Death*1902Grand Rapids, Kent, MI 
Birth*1902Grand Rapids, Kent, MI 

Anna Catherine van Dam

Birth*1904Grand Rapids, Kent, MI 
Married NameHummel 
Marriage*11 July 1922Raymond Thomas Hummel; Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; Rev. Nicholas Boer officiated with witnesses Stuart Sevensma and Ruth Robertson, both of Grand Rapids 
Census*2 April 1930Raymond Thomas Hummel; Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; Raymond T., age 30, married at 22 , pressman for Harold Cub Co., father b Netherlands, mother b MI ; Anna, wife, age 26, mar at 18, father b Netherlands, mother b KY; Norma Jean, dau, age 6; Raymond J., son, age 4 3/12 - all b MI - own home, value $6,000, radio in home 
Death*23 April 1993Clearwater, Pinellas, FL; resided in Clearwater FL 

Family

Raymond Thomas Hummel b. 7 Nov 1899, d. 21 Aug 1972

Hannah Marie Rose Frielink

Father*Adam Robert Frielink
Mother*Sarah L. Militz

Caroline Deborah Frielink

Father*Andrew Jay Frielink
Mother*Rebecca Lynn Arther

Jessie M. Mudge

Father*Frank Byron Mudge b. 27 Dec 1868, d. 4 Oct 1930
Mother*Lulu A. Smith b. Aug 1875, d. 1959
Birth*21 October 1906Jonesville, Hillsdale, MI 
(Witness) Census18 April 1910Frank Byron Mudge, Lulu A. Smith; Muskegon, Muskegon, MI; Frank B. Mudge, age 41, married 13yrs, father b NH, mother b U.S., cabinet maker at home; Lulu A., wife, age 33, mar 13 yrs, mother of 5, 4 living, father b OH, mother b U.S. Beatrice, dau, I or J, age 13; George N., son, age 9; Jessie M., dau, age 3; Oscar B., son, age 0 - all b MI 
(Witness) Census2 January 1920Frank Byron Mudge, Lulu A. Smith; Muskegon, Muskegon, MI; Frank B. Mudge, age 51, b MI, parents b MI, cabinet maker for Brunswick; Lulu, wife, age 43, b IN, father b PA, mother b IN; Jessie, dau, age 19, b MI; Oscar, son, age 10, b MI; F.P. Montgomery, boarder, age 74, widower, b OH 
Anecdote*She married John Volker on 10 Nov 1926 and he died in 1982. 
Death*17 February 2001Grand Haven, Ottawa, MI 

Oscar Byron Mudge

Father*Frank Byron Mudge b. 27 Dec 1868, d. 4 Oct 1930
Mother*Lulu A. Smith b. Aug 1875, d. 1959
Birth*23 March 1910Muskegon, Muskegon, MI 
(Witness) Census18 April 1910Frank Byron Mudge, Lulu A. Smith; Muskegon, Muskegon, MI; Frank B. Mudge, age 41, married 13yrs, father b NH, mother b U.S., cabinet maker at home; Lulu A., wife, age 33, mar 13 yrs, mother of 5, 4 living, father b OH, mother b U.S. Beatrice, dau, I or J, age 13; George N., son, age 9; Jessie M., dau, age 3; Oscar B., son, age 0 - all b MI 
(Witness) Census2 January 1920Frank Byron Mudge, Lulu A. Smith; Muskegon, Muskegon, MI; Frank B. Mudge, age 51, b MI, parents b MI, cabinet maker for Brunswick; Lulu, wife, age 43, b IN, father b PA, mother b IN; Jessie, dau, age 19, b MI; Oscar, son, age 10, b MI; F.P. Montgomery, boarder, age 74, widower, b OH 
(Witness) Census7 June 1930Frank Byron Mudge, Lulu A. Smith; Sullivan Twp., Muskegon, MI; Frank B., age 61, married at 28, b MI, father b NH, mother b MI, cabinet maker for phonographs ; Lola N., wife, age 55, mar at 22, b IN, parents b IN, servant for private family ; Oscar B., son, age 20, assembly at radio shop 
Employment*Morton Machine Co in Muskegon County MI 
Death*3 April 1989Port Angeles, Clallam, WA; resided in Clallam, died at age 79 

Johannes Paulus Wiethoff

Anecdote*"The Kaisers, Wiethoffs, Knoches, Muers, Schrages, Pultes, Lingemanns, Diemels, Sommers, Schultes and many other families emigrated from the same region of Germany to the Detroit area in the mid to late 1880s. They were all from a small area of Westphalia known as the Sauerland. My wife and I visited her Kaiser cousins still living in the village of Obersalwey that is only about one mile from Niedersalwey. To this day the residents of Niedersalwey and Obersalwey worship at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Eslohe. Niedersalwey is about 1 mile west of Eslohe and Dorlar about 5 miles southwest of Eslohe. 
Witness: Joseph A. Pulte
Birth*14 January 1764Niedersalway, Westfalen, Preussen 
Marriage*23 November 1790Maria Catharina Assmann; Eslohe, Westfalen, Preussen 
Death*Niedersalwey, Westfalen, Preussen 

Family

Maria Catharina Assmann b. c 1765
Child 1.Johannes Wiethoff+ b. 17 Apr 1804, d. 24 Jan 1889

Maria Elisabeth Sievers

Father*Johannes Sievers b. 16 May 1702, d. 2 Feb 1760
Mother*Maria Catherina Bucking b. 5 Sep 1717, d. 9 Apr 1791
Birth*24 December 1752Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen 
Married Name7 January 1753Knoche 
Marriage*10 July 1774Caspar Anton Knoche; Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen 
Death*14 September 1809Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen 

Family

Caspar Anton Knoche b. 7 Jan 1753, d. 12 Nov 1829
Child 1.Wilhelm Knoche+ b. 3 Oct 1774, d. 14 Mar 1859

Johann Jodokus Knoche

Birth*circa 1725Wenholthausen, Westfalen, Preussen 
Marriage*2 August 1751Anna Catharina Baumhofer; Wenholthausen, Westfalen, Preussen 
Occupation*Wenholthausen, Preussen; a shepard 
Death*2 February 1760Wenholthausen, Westfalen, Preussen 

Family

Anna Catharina Baumhofer b. c 1725
Child 1.Caspar Anton Knoche+ b. 7 Jan 1753, d. 12 Nov 1829

Anna Catharina Baumhofer

Birth*circa 1725Buenfeld, Westfalen, Preussen 
Marriage*2 August 1751Johann Jodokus Knoche; Wenholthausen, Westfalen, Preussen 
Married Name2 August 1751Knoche 
Death*Wenholthausen, Westfalen, Preussen 

Family

Johann Jodokus Knoche b. c 1725, d. 2 Feb 1760
Child 1.Caspar Anton Knoche+ b. 7 Jan 1753, d. 12 Nov 1829

Maria Catharina Assmann

Note*her house name was Luigs 
Birth*circa 1765Grevenstein, Preussen 
Marriage*23 November 1790Johannes Paulus Wiethoff; Eslohe, Westfalen, Preussen 
Married Name23 November 1790Wiethoff 
Death*Niedersalwey, Westfalen, Preussen 

Family

Johannes Paulus Wiethoff b. 14 Jan 1764
Child 1.Johannes Wiethoff+ b. 17 Apr 1804, d. 24 Jan 1889

Frank Hester

Birth*10 May 1845Westfalen, Preussen 
Marriage*Frances Mary Wiethoff; MI 
Census14 July 1870Frances Mary Wiethoff; Detroit, Wayne, MI; Frank Hester, age 25, b Prussia, clerk in store; Frances, age 19, keeping house, b MI; Pauline, age 1, b MI (on same pg as Frances' parents) 
Witness: Pauline Hester
Census*9 June 1880Frances Mary Wiethoff; Detroit, Wayne, MI; Frank Hester, age 35, hotel keeper, b Prussia ; Frances, wife, age 26, b MI, parents b Germany; Edward, son, age 9; next pg: Lena Hester, dau, age 4, b MI; Frank Wiethoff, boarder, age 26, b MI; Lena Siebert, servant, age 18, b Germany; Augusta Witsky, age 18, servant, b Poland 
Witness: Frank A. Wiethoff
Witness: Edward J. Hester
Witness: Bernadine Hester
Occupation*a hotel keeper 
Death*14 March 1898Detroit, Wayne, MI 
Burial*18 March 1898Mt. Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, MI 

Family

Frances Mary Wiethoff b. 1 Mar 1851, d. 9 Jun 1941
Children 1.Pauline Hester b. 25 Jun 1869, d. b 1880
 2.Edward J. Hester b. 1871, d. 22 Jan 1919
 3.Bernadine Hester b. 15 Apr 1876, d. 13 Dec 1961
 4.Frances Hester+ b. 17 Feb 1882, d. 4 Sep 1920

Johannes Heinrich Baust

Birth*circa 1715Beisinghausen, Westfalen, Preussen 
Marriage*circa 1741Catharina M. Hellerman; Reiste, Westfalen, Preussen 
Death*4 July 1757a French hospital, wounded in 7 - Year War 
Burial*Hamm, Westfalen, Preussen 

Family

Catharina M. Hellerman b. c 1722, d. 8 Nov 1771
Child 1.Maria Catharina Baust+ b. 10 Sep 1747, d. 9 Sep 1822

Catharina M. Hellerman

Birth*circa 1722Beisinghausen, Westfalen, Preussen 
Marriage*circa 1741Johannes Heinrich Baust; Reiste, Westfalen, Preussen 
Married Namecirca 1741Baust 
Death*8 November 1771Beisinghausen, Westfalen, Preussen 

Family

Johannes Heinrich Baust b. c 1715, d. 4 Jul 1757
Child 1.Maria Catharina Baust+ b. 10 Sep 1747, d. 9 Sep 1822

Johannes Sievers

Birth*16 May 1702Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen 
Marriage*Maria Catherina Bucking; Preussen 
Death*2 February 1760Wenholthausen, Westfalen, Preussen 

Family

Maria Catherina Bucking b. 5 Sep 1717, d. 9 Apr 1791
Child 1.Maria Elisabeth Sievers+ b. 24 Dec 1752, d. 14 Sep 1809

Maria Catherina Bucking

Birth*5 September 1717Oedingen, Westfalen, Preussen 
Marriage*Johannes Sievers; Preussen 
Married NameSievers 
Death*9 April 1791Dorlar, Westfalen, Preussen 

Family

Johannes Sievers b. 16 May 1702, d. 2 Feb 1760
Child 1.Maria Elisabeth Sievers+ b. 24 Dec 1752, d. 14 Sep 1809