Johann "John C." Conrad Philip Wilkening
Baptism sponsors were ??? Wille, Conrad Tagtmeier, ??? Wilkening. Sources from Rowe and Friedrich have the death date as 30 Sept. 1953 rather than 30 Sept. 1943. John and Bertha lived at Cissna Park, Chicago, IL in 1912.
Johann Heinrich Conrad Wilkening
Cause of Death: Died of "Grippe" per church recordFrom Washington Township Landowners 1873 Directory, Will Co. IL Range 14, Sect. 2
Information from Howard Piepenbrink and Karen Rowe indicates that Conrad died on 2 May 1901, different than the info. from the Family Tree Maker file where some info. was imported for the Wilkenings. FTM indicates a deathdate of 2 March 1901. This file was submitted by James Williams, Watseka, Illinois.Name is also recorded as Hans Heinrich CONRAD Wilkening on Ted Cash's webpage http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cash/
Birthplace "Horste" per marriage record. (Could be Haset? or Horsten?)
Heinrich Friedrich Christoph Wilkening
Baptism sponsors Friedrich Wente, Heinrich Rohrsen, Christ & Fr., Baptized Heinrich Friedrich Christoph Conrad Wilkening
Records from Howard Piepenbrink, 1212 Powhatan St., Alexandria, VA 22314-1306, Ph. (703) 836-3365 has a date of birth of Sept. 23, 1866.
Heinrich Frederick Conrad Wilkening
Baptism sponsors were Heinrich Bruns, Friedrich Meier, Heinrich Tagtmeier, Conrad Klaus. Recorded as Fred C. Wilkening in the Swift Co. records.
Appleton Press, May 15, 1931- Obituary- F. C. Wilkening Dies Saturday.
Friedrich Conrad Henry Wilkening died at his home in Shible township of tuberculosis, Saturday, May 2. Mr. Wilkening enjoyed good health until 1927. He underwent an operation that year and had been an invalid since that time.
Mr. Wilkening was born October 17, 1867, at Eagle Lake, Will county, Ill. He came to Minnesota in 1895 and made his home until his marriage with Phillip Shreck in Shible township.
He was married June 10, 1898 to Mary Kohlman. This union was blessed with four children, Agnes, Edwin, Leo and Blondina. Mrs. Wilkening passed away in 1904 and Blondina, February 13, 1931. On October 7, 1909, he married Mrs. Mathilda Gronholz and one son was born to them, Elmer.
Besides his wife and four children he is survived by five step-children, William, Alma, Mathilda, Hilda, and Paul Gronholz, 14 grandchildren and two brothers, William of Shible township and John of Cissna Park, Ill.
Mr. Wilkening was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Shible and an elder in that church for a number of years. He was assessor in Shible township for 25 years and served on the district school board a number of years.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the home and Shible church conducted by Rev. Paul Gierke.
The pall bearers were Emil Gronholz, Ernest Radtke, Phillip Schreck, Christ Paul, William Schwarz and William Behrens.
Relatives from a distance here to attend the funeral were John Wilkening of Cissna Park, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Kratzke, Mr. and Mrs. John Storhe and Louis Kratzke of Lamberton.From Swift County History- 1979 publication.
Fred and Mary (Kohlman) WilkeningConrad Johann Wilkening immigrated from Hegesdorf, Chuv Hesson, Germany to Will Co., IL. There he married Mary Engle Tightmeier.
Fred, one of 6 children, came to Shible township in 1896 and married Mary Kohlman in 1898. He farmed in Shible township unti his death in 1931. Children born to this union were Agnes, Edwin, Leo and Blondina. Mary died in 1904 in childbirth. Conrad married Mathelda
Gronholz, a widow with 5 children, in 1910 and 1 child, Elmer was born to that union.
Fred was active in Immanuel Lutheran Church, Shible township, and school and assessor of Shible township for many years.
Agnes married Herman Rieppel and lives in Fairfield township; Edwin married Martha Behlen and is deceased; Leo, a retired carpenter, lives in Appleton and is married to Mary Behrens. Blondina married William Reinke and died in 1931. Elmer died while swimming in 1934 at the age of 22.
Howard Piepenbrink records indicate a birthdate of 6 March 1871.
Appleton Press- October 25, 1929- Obituary- Mrs. Dietrich Schlueterbusch Dies Sunday-
Mrs. Dietrich Schlueterbusch passed away Sunday morning at the Kaufman hospital of exothalmic goitre, after a life spent in service and help to others.
Emma Wilkening was born March 6, 1871 at Eagle Lake, Ill. This was her home until 1904 when she came to Minnesota and kept house for her brother, Fred Wilkening, on his farm in Shible. She returned to Eagle Lake five years later and from 1917 to 1922 was employed in Chicago, Ill. On October 6, 1922 she was married to Dietrich Schluterbusch of this city. She is survived by her husband and three brothers, Fred and William Wilkening of Shible, and John Wilkening of Cissna Park, Ill.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at one o'clock from the Trinity Lutheran Church. Interment was in the Shible church cemetery. Rev. H. A. Faedtke officiated at the services at the church and cemetery.
The pall bearers were Phillip Schreck, Ferdinand Teske, J. C. Behlen, Fred Hecht, Charles Radtke and George Schmidt.
John Wilkening and Fred Luecke of Cissna Park, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Emil Wilkening of St. James, Mr. and Mrs. John Bruns and Mr. and Mrs. D. Bruns of Mankato were here to attend the funeral.
From the obituary and Fred's history, Emma came to Minnesota shortly after the death of Fred's first wife, Mary and helped take care of the children and household until Fred remarried in 1909. She appears to have been quite a caring and giving person just as the obituary gave her credit.
Baptism sponsors Johann Wille, Johann Schrader, Friedr. Luke, Heinrich Dunser, Heinrich Claus, Fr. Freke, Heinrich Hasemann, Conrad Oldendorf. Married by Rev. Carl Brauer of Eagle Lake. (Beecher Herald article 1.5.1908)
1920 Census-Washington Twp., Will Co., IL Live 5 miles from Beecher, prosperous farmer.
Came to Shible Twp. in 1903, lived with his brother Fred upon his arrival and lived with him until 1910. William was active in township and church affairs. He was a member of the town board until 1913 and treasurer of the German Lutheran parochial school for a number of years.
Rev. Paul Gierke conducted the funeral services. Pall bearers were Christ Paul, Christ Schwarz, William Schwarz, Albert Bartz, Herman Bartz, and William Behrens, Sr.
From Swift County 1931 Plat Book- William farmed 320 ac. in Sec. 7 of Shible Twp., Swift Co. was raising Holstein cattle, Duroc Jersey hogs and White leghorn chickens.
Hans Heinrich Christoph Wilkening , Sr.
Son Johann Friedrich Wilkening is verified per Schaumberg Auswanderer #1377
Born at House #11 & 12.
WILL COUNTY PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM- 6 sons (4 to America)
Colon is derived from "Colony" and simply means a stripe of land. Schafhalter is a sheep-holder of 30 to 60 sheep, he owns himself. However, he pays some contribution to the surrounding farmers, so he might be allowed to let his sheep graze land which is not under cultivation. The land was not the property of the Wilkenings but was probably owned by a feudal lord or the church.
Catharina Dorothea Sophia Bock
Lindhorst baptism records: 5 Feb 1790 Engel Maria Sophia Charlotte Bock born Cobbensen 11. Father: Joh. Henrich Bock Mother: Anna Sophia Huen of Alsdorf? Information from Howard Piepenbrink indicates that Catharina immigrated to the USA during a period of 1853-1855 from home at Gross Hegesdorf (Nr 11). Quite possibly after her husband's death.
Johann "John" Toennies Wilkening
To America unmarried, embarked at port of Bremerhaven on sailing vessel "Hamburg", which after a voyage of six weeks to New York City. Via river, to Buffalo, NY to Chicago.
Death record: "Emigrated in 1845, married in 1847 to Maria Koller. To Crete, IL from Chicago 1848-1853.
To Crete, IL from Chicago 1848-1853
Schaumburger Auswanderer #1374
Johann Friedrich "Fred" Wilkening
10 Children... "daughter's combined.
1860 Census: Washington Twp., Will Co., IL
Baptism sponsor was Joh. Friedrich Bock the mother's brother of Cobbensen.
Schaumburger Auswanderer #1377 to America 10 Feb. 1852
Schaefer is a herdsman to take care of the sheep, mostly employed on an estate with great sheep herds. Sometimes he was called Schaeferknecht, when he was assistant of the Schaefer or the Schafhalter who of course could not take care of the sheep all the day. Koethner is a fourth class farmer. Vollmeier is the first class of farmers, cultivating 50-60 acres of land and must have a "Gespann=span", i.e. 4 horses. 50 acres is considered a lot of farm land in Germany. Usually they didn't have horses for carriages but cows. The land was owned by a feudal lord or the church, so he had to pay taxes and other contributions (percentage of the crops). On the other hand, he had a lot of rights and less risks than a "free farmer", he was a well equipped "lease-holder" so to speak. Second class was the "Halbmeier" (with half the size, and half the responsibility); third class "Hoefecker", fourth class "Koethner", lowest was "Brinksitzer" only with house and garden and did work as day-laborer or craftsman. People couldn't live on sheep alone (wool), in the case of Gross-hegesdorf the main income was yielding rye, milk, beef, etc.) The Wilkenings in Gross-Hegesdorf were sheep-holders until 1950.