Charles Drueke
Birth* | 29 March 1858 | Germany |
Marriage* | 7 June 1887 | Josephine Berles; Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; witnesses were John P. Platte and Caroline Berles |
Occupation* | a traveling agent for William Drueke's liquor store | |
CauseDeath | had cancer of the esophagus | |
Death* | 11 May 1928 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI Witness: Josephine Berles |
Burial* | 14 May 1928 | Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Family |
Josephine Berles b. Nov 1865, d. Oct 1945 |
Adelbert Hydorn
Birth* | circa 1856 | NY; b NY per 1900 census for son |
Marriage* | 15 October 1883 | Theresa Berles; Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Death* | 15 June 1890 | Kent County, MI |
Family |
Theresa Berles b. 30 Apr 1862, d. 27 Dec 1927 | |
Child | 1. | Adelbert E. Hydorn b. 29 Dec 1886, d. 1955 |
Adelbert E. Hydorn
Father* | Adelbert Hydorn b. c 1856, d. 15 Jun 1890 | |
Mother* | Theresa Berles b. 30 Apr 1862, d. 27 Dec 1927 |
Birth* | 29 December 1886 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
(Witness) Death | 27 December 1927 | Theresa Berles; Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Attributes* | He was of medium height and build with blue eyes and brown hair in 1917. | |
Death* | 1955 |
William Harry Wetzel
Birth* | 17 March 1855 | PA; census has PA, his death cert notes his parents were b PA and he was born TN |
Marriage* | circa 1895 | Theresa Berles; Kent County, MI; 1900 census noted married 5yrs |
CauseDeath | had bronchopneumonia and influenza | |
Death* | 25 December 1928 | Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Burial* | 28 December 1928 | Baroda Twp., Berrien, MI |
Family |
Theresa Berles b. 30 Apr 1862, d. 27 Dec 1927 |
Theresa Cordes
Birth* | 14 February 1845 | MI; age 34 in 1880, age 51 in 1900, 74 in 1920 |
Married Name | Berles | |
Marriage* | Joseph Berles; MI | |
(Witness) Marriage | 13 November 1877 | Joseph Dunneback, Elisabeth Schulte; St. Mary's Catholic Church, Westphalia, Clinton, MI; Fr J. Reifert officiated with witnesses Joseph Schulte of Detroit and Theresa Berles of Grand Rapids |
Death* | 1 July 1925 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Family |
Joseph Berles b. 21 Feb 1841, d. 29 Mar 1922 | |
Children | 1. | Josephine F. Berles+ b. 27 Jun 1872, d. 19 May 1970 |
2. | William Frederick Berles b. 12 Jul 1877, d. bt 1942 - 1963 | |
3. | Edward Berles b. 8 Mar 1880, d. 14 Jun 1963 |
Josephine F. Berles
Father* | Joseph Berles b. 21 Feb 1841, d. 29 Mar 1922 | |
Mother* | Theresa Cordes b. 14 Feb 1845, d. 1 Jul 1925 |
Birth* | 27 June 1872 | Kent County, MI |
Married Name | Hake | |
Marriage* | 25 June 1902 | Albert W. Hake; St. Mary's Church, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; Father J.M. Danelzer officiated with witnesses Paul J. Hake and Albert Berles, both of Grand Rapids Witness: Paul John Hake |
Death* | 19 May 1970 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI; last resided in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI |
Family |
Albert W. Hake b. 24 Mar 1871, d. 15 Dec 1949 | |
Children | 1. | Louise M. Hake+ b. 1903, d. 1961 |
2. | Florence Hake b. 29 Apr 1912, d. 21 Jan 2010 |
William Frederick Berles
Father* | Joseph Berles b. 21 Feb 1841, d. 29 Mar 1922 | |
Mother* | Theresa Cordes b. 14 Feb 1845, d. 1 Jul 1925 |
Birth* | 12 July 1877 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Attributes* | He was tall, of medium build with blue eyes and fair color hair in 1918. | |
Death* | between 1942 and 1963 | had a tavern in Harvey Cook IL, did not survive his brother, Edward |
Edward Berles
Father* | Joseph Berles b. 21 Feb 1841, d. 29 Mar 1922 | |
Mother* | Theresa Cordes b. 14 Feb 1845, d. 1 Jul 1925 |
Birth* | 8 March 1880 | Kent County, MI |
Marriage* | 5 September 1907 | Marie Moroney; Chicago, Cook, IL |
Death* | 14 June 1963 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; "of Chicago, passed away in a local convalscent home following a lingering illness" per obit; resided in MI per ssdi |
Burial* | 17 June 1963 | Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI; a funeral Mass was offered at 11 a. m. at St. Mary's Church; Alt Morturary handled the arrangements |
Family |
Marie Moroney b. 1888, d. 4 Aug 1939 |
Ferdinand DeFauw
Birth* | Belgium | |
Marriage* | Theresa Bouckaert; Aerseele, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Family |
Theresa Bouckaert | |
Child | 1. | Henry DeFauw+ b. 5 Jan 1859, d. 20 Jun 1925 |
Theresa Bouckaert
Birth* | Belgium | |
Married Name | DeFauw | |
Marriage* | Ferdinand DeFauw; Aerseele, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Family |
Ferdinand DeFauw | |
Child | 1. | Henry DeFauw+ b. 5 Jan 1859, d. 20 Jun 1925 |
Patricia Anne Maddelein
Father* | Lawrence Peter Maddelein b. 3 Mar 1919, d. 28 Nov 2007 | |
Mother* | Mildred Elizabeth Porter b. 8 Aug 1919, d. 11 Dec 2012 |
Family |
Chris Arthur Young | |
Children | 1. | Alanna Vale Young |
2. | Jesse Thomas Young |
Alexander Ludwig J. Lauhoff Sr.
Birth* | 1822 | Preussen |
Marriage* | 18 May 1845 | Christina A. Dueweke; Catholic Church, Brakel, Westfalen, Prussia |
CauseDeath | had bronchitis | |
Death* | 2 July 1898 | age 76 at death, Detroit, Wayne, MI Witness: Dr. Joseph Schulte |
Burial* | 4 July 1898 | Mt. Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, MI |
Family |
Christina A. Dueweke b. Feb 1825, d. 11 Jul 1900 | |
Children | 1. | Maria Theresia Lauhoff b. 25 Sep 1848 |
2. | Joseph Johann Lauhoff b. 8 Nov 1849, d. 28 Jan 1904 | |
3. | William Lauhoff b. 24 Mar 1851, d. 12 Jun 1933 | |
4. | Carl Anton Lauhoff b. 24 Mar 1851 | |
5. | Frank Lauhoff b. 25 Nov 1853, d. 27 Sep 1938 | |
6. | George Engelbert Lauhoff b. 25 Nov 1853 | |
7. | Anna Lauhoff b. 22 Dec 1856, d. 19 Apr 1947 | |
8. | Peter J. Lauhoff b. 19 Jun 1858, d. 23 Jan 1934 | |
9. | Elizabeth M. Lauhoff+ b. Jan 1861, d. 28 May 1936 | |
10. | Margaret Lauhoff b. Jan 1861, d. 9 Nov 1900 | |
11. | Christina Lauhoff b. 1862, d. 1 Mar 1900 | |
12. | Wilhelmina Lauhoff b. 10 Apr 1865, d. 11 Aug 1950 | |
13. | Henry August Lauhoff b. 12 Nov 1866, d. 17 May 1933 | |
14. | Alexander John Lauhoff b. 24 Jul 1869, d. 1946 |
Christina A. Dueweke
Birth* | February 1825 | Preussen |
Married Name | Lauhoff | |
Marriage* | 18 May 1845 | Alexander Ludwig J. Lauhoff Sr.; Catholic Church, Brakel, Westfalen, Prussia |
CauseDeath | had apoplexy | |
Death* | 11 July 1900 | Detroit, Wayne, MI Witness: Dr. Joseph Schulte |
Burial* | 13 July 1900 | Mt. Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, MI |
Family |
Alexander Ludwig J. Lauhoff Sr. b. 1822, d. 2 Jul 1898 | |
Children | 1. | Maria Theresia Lauhoff b. 25 Sep 1848 |
2. | Joseph Johann Lauhoff b. 8 Nov 1849, d. 28 Jan 1904 | |
3. | William Lauhoff b. 24 Mar 1851, d. 12 Jun 1933 | |
4. | Carl Anton Lauhoff b. 24 Mar 1851 | |
5. | Frank Lauhoff b. 25 Nov 1853, d. 27 Sep 1938 | |
6. | George Engelbert Lauhoff b. 25 Nov 1853 | |
7. | Anna Lauhoff b. 22 Dec 1856, d. 19 Apr 1947 | |
8. | Peter J. Lauhoff b. 19 Jun 1858, d. 23 Jan 1934 | |
9. | Elizabeth M. Lauhoff+ b. Jan 1861, d. 28 May 1936 | |
10. | Margaret Lauhoff b. Jan 1861, d. 9 Nov 1900 | |
11. | Christina Lauhoff b. 1862, d. 1 Mar 1900 | |
12. | Wilhelmina Lauhoff b. 10 Apr 1865, d. 11 Aug 1950 | |
13. | Henry August Lauhoff b. 12 Nov 1866, d. 17 May 1933 | |
14. | Alexander John Lauhoff b. 24 Jul 1869, d. 1946 |
Alfred H. Wolf
Father* | August Wolf b. Apr 1860, d. a 1930 | |
Mother* | Frieda Barth b. 26 Nov 1860, d. 18 Aug 1927 |
Birth* | 25 July 1893 | Waterbury, New Haven, CT |
Marriage* | 1 October 1921 | Angela L. Schulte; Detroit, Wayne, MI; Father Arnold Weyman officiated with witnesses Julius and Lillian Schulte Witness: Julius A. Schulte Witness: Lillian E. Schulte |
Attributes* | He was tall and slender with light blue eyes and light brown hair in 1917. | |
CauseDeath | had general paralysis of the insane (or paralytic dementia from late-stage syphilis) | |
Death* | 24 April 1938 | Veterans Administration - Camp Custer, Bedford, Calhoun, MI |
Burial* | Mt. Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, MI |
Family |
Angela L. Schulte b. 1 Feb 1896, d. 14 Feb 1987 | |
Children | 1. | Angela F. Wolf b. 6 Oct 1924, d. 12 Aug 1995 |
2. | Joseph A. Wolf b. 6 Jan 1929, d. 28 Jun 1943 | |
3. | Helene Wolf |
Angela F. Wolf
Father* | Alfred H. Wolf b. 25 Jul 1893, d. 24 Apr 1938 | |
Mother* | Angela L. Schulte b. 1 Feb 1896, d. 14 Feb 1987 |
Birth* | 6 October 1924 | Detroit, Wayne, MI |
Death* | 12 August 1995 | Lewiston, Montmorency, MI |
Burial* | St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery, Lewiston, Montmorency, MI |
Joseph A. Wolf
Father* | Alfred H. Wolf b. 25 Jul 1893, d. 24 Apr 1938 | |
Mother* | Angela L. Schulte b. 1 Feb 1896, d. 14 Feb 1987 |
Birth* | 6 January 1929 | Detroit, Wayne, MI |
CauseDeath | had a ruptured appendix and developed peritonitis | |
Death* | 28 June 1943 | Providence Hospital, Detroit, Wayne, MI; in hospital for 4 days Witness: Angela L. Schulte |
Burial* | 1 July 1943 | Mt. Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, MI |
Dr. James Casper Droste
Father* | Dr. Caspar Melchior Balthasar Droste b. 10 Oct 1861, d. 16 Feb 1935 | |
Mother* | Mary Clothilde O'Donohue b. 21 Jun 1862, d. 17 Mar 1945 |
Birth* | 21 September 1886 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Education* | His early education was in the parochial schools of the Catholic Church. | |
Education | graduated with B.A. and B. of Philosophy degrees from St. Jerome's College in Kitchener Ontario, then spent almost three years at the Univeristy of Michigan, then entered the medical dept. of the Unv. of IL at Chicago and graduated in 1913 with his M.D. | |
Marriage* | 16 November 1916 | Ada Katherine Kain; Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Attributes* | He was tall and of medium build with light blue eyes and dark brown hair in 1917. | |
Occupation* | a doctor who practiced at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids as house physician for eight months, then on 20 April 1914 joined the staff of the Burleson Sanitarium | |
Occupation | Dr. James Droste, along with Dr. Ward Ferguson and Dr. Lynn Ferguson, founded Ferguson-Droste-Ferguson Hospital in Grand Rapids MI in 1929. | |
(Witness) Death | 28 March 1934 | James Casper Droste; St. Mary's Hospital, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Death* | 7 May 1954 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Burial* | Woodlawn Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Family |
Ada Katherine Kain b. 28 Feb 1893, d. 3 May 1974 | |
Children | 1. | James Casper Droste b. 15 Sep 1917, d. 28 Mar 1934 |
2. | John Louis Droste b. 4 Apr 1919, d. 31 May 1977 | |
3. | Thomas Peter Droste b. 22 Jan 1922, d. 30 Jan 2001 |
Louis Anthony Droste
Father* | Dr. Caspar Melchior Balthasar Droste b. 10 Oct 1861, d. 16 Feb 1935 | |
Mother* | Mary Clothilde O'Donohue b. 21 Jun 1862, d. 17 Mar 1945 |
Birth* | 14 December 1889 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Attributes* | He was short and slender with brown eyes and hair in 1917. | |
Employment* | County Charities as a clerk in Los Angeles CA in 1937 | |
Death* | 10 October 1956 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA |
Anne Bernadette Droste
Father* | Dr. Caspar Melchior Balthasar Droste b. 10 Oct 1861, d. 16 Feb 1935 | |
Mother* | Mary Clothilde O'Donohue b. 21 Jun 1862, d. 17 Mar 1945 |
Birth* | 13 March 1894 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Married Name | Emerson | |
Marriage* | 11 October 1917 | Ritchie James Emerson; Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; Father Frederick W. Ryan officiated with witnesses Jos. C. Droste of Grand Rapids and Mary Dasi of Chicago IL Witness: Josephine C. Droste |
Death* | 30 December 1988 | La Mesa, Dona Ana, NM |
Burial* | Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, NM |
Family |
Ritchie James Emerson b. 25 Jul 1881, d. Jun 1964 |
Mary T. Droste
Father* | Dr. Caspar Melchior Balthasar Droste b. 10 Oct 1861, d. 16 Feb 1935 | |
Mother* | Mary Clothilde O'Donohue b. 21 Jun 1862, d. 17 Mar 1945 |
Birth* | 9 October 1888 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Married Name | Emerson | |
Marriage* | 30 May 1917 | Joseph George Emerson; Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; Father Thomas J. Reid officiated with witnesses Jas. R. Emerson of El Paso TX and Josephine Droste of Grand Rapids Witness: Josephine C. Droste Witness: Ritchie James Emerson |
Death* | 4 November 1962 | Los Angeles County, CA |
Family |
Joseph George Emerson b. 2 Mar 1890, d. 10 Feb 1964 |
Jerome M. Droste
Father* | Dr. Caspar Melchior Balthasar Droste b. 10 Oct 1861, d. 16 Feb 1935 | |
Mother* | Mary Clothilde O'Donohue b. 21 Jun 1862, d. 17 Mar 1945 |
Birth* | 13 February 1898 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
CauseDeath | had a heart malformation, blood clot in right auricle | |
Death* | 2 November 1901 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
Burial* | 5 November 1901 | St. Andrews Catholic Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI |
James O'Donohue
Birth* | circa 1840 | Ireland |
Marriage* | Mary Ellen Kenney |
Family |
Mary Ellen Kenney b. c 1842 | |
Child | 1. | Mary Clothilde O'Donohue+ b. 21 Jun 1862, d. 17 Mar 1945 |
Mary Ellen Kenney
Birth* | circa 1842 | Ireland |
Married Name | O'Donohue | |
Marriage* | James O'Donohue |
Family |
James O'Donohue b. c 1840 | |
Child | 1. | Mary Clothilde O'Donohue+ b. 21 Jun 1862, d. 17 Mar 1945 |