Logan County, Tazewell County and Mason County, Illinois Genealogy

Ludwig Herman Koehnle¹

b. 1858, d. 1859

Father: Frederick Charles William Koehnle¹ b. 4 Jan 1837, d. 17 Nov 1903
Mother: Louise Catherine Orthwein¹ b. 1832, d. 5 Feb 1876

Birth*: 1858¹
Death*: 1859¹

Last Edited: 22 Feb 2017

Citations

[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Frederick Charles William Koehnle.

Richard Alfted Koehnle¹

b. 1859, d. 1860

Father: Frederick Charles William Koehnle¹ b. 4 Jan 1837, d. 17 Nov 1903
Mother: Louise Catherine Orthwein¹ b. 1832, d. 5 Feb 1876

Birth*: 1859¹
Death*: 1860¹

Last Edited: 22 Feb 2017

Citations

[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Frederick Charles William Koehnle.

Meta Emma Koeneke^1,2

b. June 1870, d. 1967

Name-Married: Meta C. Adolph¹
Birth*: June 1870; Concord, Illinois^1,3
Marriage*: between 1893 and 1894; Principal=Henry William Adolph¹
Residence*: 1900; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois¹
Residence: 1910; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Death*: 1967⁵
Burial*: Green Hill Cemetery, Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁵

Last Edited: 4 May 2015

Family: Henry William Adolph b. 2 Nov 1865, d. 27 Aug 1944

Clarence Koeneke Adolph¹ b. 18 Aug 1895, d. 3 May 1969
Milton Arthur Adolph¹ b. 22 Feb 1896, d. 11 Jul 1917
William M. Adolph¹ b. Sep 1898

Citations

[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S47] "FamilySearch.org". Database. , "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLY4-K8X : accessed 21 Mar 2013), Clarence Koeneke Adolph, 1969.
[S10] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index: 1916 - 1947". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011, Milton A. Adolph.
[S5] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1910". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2006.
[S66] Logan Co. Genealogical & Historical Society, compiler, Green Hill Cemetery (Lincoln, Illinois: Logan Co. Genealogical & Historical Society, 2007), p. 2.

Pauline M. Koeneke¹

b. 31 July 1862, d. 20 October 1933

Father: William Koeneke¹
Mother: Anna Marie Schneider¹

Birth*: 31 July 1862; Highland, Illinois¹
Death*: 20 October 1933; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois¹
Burial*: 22 October 1933; Green Hill Cemetery, Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 7 Feb 2017

Citations

[S10] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index: 1916 - 1947". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011, Pauline M. Koeneke.

William Koeneke¹

Birth*: Marietta, Ohio¹
Marriage*: Principal=Anna Marie Schneider¹

Last Edited: 7 Feb 2017

Family: Anna Marie Schneider

Pauline M. Koeneke¹ b. 31 Jul 1862, d. 20 Oct 1933

Citations

[S10] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index: 1916 - 1947". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011, Pauline M. Koeneke.

? Koenigstein¹

Mother: Grace F. Sellers¹ b. 2 Jan 1883, d. 3 Apr 1923

Name-Married: ? Tangman¹
Marriage*: 1926; Nashville, Illinois; Principal=Horace Tangman Sr.¹

Last Edited: 11 Jul 2017

Family: Horace Tangman Sr.

Citations

[S67] E. J. Buxton, San Jose Centennial Book (San Jose, Illinois: San Jose Women's Club, 1953), p. 221.

? Koester¹

Father: Harold L. Koester¹ b. 4 Oct 1920, d. 6 Jan 2002
Mother: Annis Elizabeth Harriss¹ b. 27 Nov 1924, d. 26 Dec 2008

Death*: Died before 2008¹

Last Edited: 29 Jul 2014

Citations

[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Annis Elizabeth Koester - 29 December 2008.

Bernell Louis Koester^1,2

b. 8 January 1922, d. 2 November 2004

Father: Harmon Henry (Hermann) Koester¹ b. 20 Feb 1885, d. Apr 1971
Mother: Anna Kohl¹ b. 12 Sep 1885, d. May 1982

Birth*: 8 January 1922; New Holland, Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence: 1930; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois³
Residence: 1940; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Residence*: 1982; David City, Nebraska⁵
Death*: 2 November 2004; David City, Butler Co., Nebraska²
Burial*: Faith East Cemetery, Garrison, Butler Co., Nebraska²

Last Edited: 20 Mar 2014

Citations

[S100] Diane Maaks Steffens, One Hundred Years - New Holland, Illinois: 1875-1975 (New Holland, Illinois: Diane Maaks Steffens, 1975), p. 132.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Bernell Louis Koester.
[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.
[S74] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2012.
[S28] Logan Co. Heritage Foundation, History of Logan County, Illinois: 1982 (Lincoln, Illinois: Logan Co. Heritage Foundation, 1982), p. 380.

Desche Gesina Koester¹

b. 3 October 1877, d. 17 January 1917

Father: Henry (Heinrich) Koester² b. 19 Apr 1852, d. 15 Aug 1930
Mother: Rebecca Dorothy Clausen² b. 17 Oct 1852, d. 4 Mar 1942

Name-Baptism: Gesina Gesche Trina Koester³
Name-Married: Gesina Bartmann⁴
Birth*: 3 October 1877; Martfeld, Landkreis Diepholz, Niedersachsen, Germany¹
Immigration*: 1894⁵
Marriage*: 12 October 1897; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Reiner Roelfs Bartmann^1,3
Marriage (alt): 12 October 1898; Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Reiner Roelfs Bartmann⁶
Residence: 1900; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Residence*: 1910; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁷
Death*: 17 January 1917; New Holland, Logan Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 3 Apr 2018

Family: Reiner Roelfs Bartmann b. 3 Apr 1868, d. 14 Mar 1948

Henry (Heinrich Reiners) Bartmann⁴ b. 8 Jul 1898, d. 17 Nov 1986
Ralph Reiner Bartmann⁴ b. 30 Apr 1900, d. 10 Feb 1984
Reiner Ralph Bartmann⁴ b. 8 Mar 1902, d. 26 Feb 1987
Amka Hermina Elise Bartmann⁴ b. 31 Dec 1903, d. 30 Apr 2001
Anna Rebecca Bartmann+⁴ b. 12 Sep 1905, d. 12 Jan 1992
Frieda Margaretha Bartmann⁴ b. 11 Aug 1907, d. 12 Jul 1999
Mathilda Anna Bartmann⁴ b. 1 Jan 1909, d. May 1993
Tetje Lena Gesina Bartmann+⁴ b. 3 Jan 1911, d. 23 Sep 1991
Anton Henry Bartmann+⁴ b. 10 Jan 1913, d. 26 Jul 1984
Gesina Johanna Bartmann+⁴ b. 8 Jan 1915, d. 9 Apr 1973

Citations

[S28] Logan Co. Heritage Foundation, History of Logan County, Illinois: 1982 (Lincoln, Illinois: Logan Co. Heritage Foundation, 1982), p. 178.
[S100] Diane Maaks Steffens, One Hundred Years - New Holland, Illinois: 1875-1975 (New Holland, Illinois: Diane Maaks Steffens, 1975), p. 131.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 249.
[S100] Diane Maaks Steffens, One Hundred Years - New Holland, Illinois: 1875-1975 (New Holland, Illinois: Diane Maaks Steffens, 1975), p. 132.
[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S72] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Marriages: 1851-1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2005.
[S5] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1910". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2006.

Dora Koester¹

d. 3 July 1967

Name-Married: Dora Martin²
Name-Married: Dora Behrens¹
Marriage*: Principal=Carl Walter Albert Behrens¹
Marriage*: 4 October 1949; New Holland, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Willis E. Martin²
Death*: 3 July 1967²

Last Edited: 16 Aug 2018

Family 1: Carl Walter Albert Behrens b. 27 Jul 1906, d. 24 Oct 1941

Family 2: Willis E. Martin b. 6 Mar 1893, d. 21 Sep 1971

Citations

[S1] Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, Hartsburg, Illinois - Yesterday and Today: 1871-1971 (Hartsburg, Illinois: Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, 1971), p. 76.
[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Willis Martin - 22 September 1971.

Dora Elise Wilhelmine Koester^1,2

b. 8 January 1906

Father: Harry Frederick Koester¹ b. 19 Mar 1880, d. Sep 1972
Mother: Anna Matilda Miller¹ b. c 1885

Name-Married: Dora Marten¹
Birth*: 8 January 1906; New Holland, Logan Co., Illinois²
Baptism: 11 February 1906; New Holland, Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence*: 1920; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois³
Residence: 1930; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Death*: ¹

Last Edited: 25 Oct 2016

Citations

[S14] News Article, The Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Obituary of Henrietta A. Wibben - 10 March 2000.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 53.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.

Elizabeth Koester¹

b. 30 April 1875

Father: Henry (Heinrich) Koester¹ b. 19 Apr 1852, d. 15 Aug 1930
Mother: Rebecca Dorothy Clausen¹ b. 17 Oct 1852, d. 4 Mar 1942

Name-Married: Elizabeth Miller²
Birth*: 30 April 1875; Germany³
Immigration*: 1894; From Matzfeld, Germany to America settling in Mason Co., then to New Holland²
Marriage*: 1897; Principal=Charles Miller^2,3
Residence*: 1900; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois³

Last Edited: 21 Mar 2014

Family: Charles Miller b. 6 May 1853

Henry Miller³ b. 8 Jul 1898
Margaret Miller⁴ b. 6 Mar 1906, d. 17 May 2002

Citations

[S100] Diane Maaks Steffens, One Hundred Years - New Holland, Illinois: 1875-1975 (New Holland, Illinois: Diane Maaks Steffens, 1975), p. 131.
[S100] Diane Maaks Steffens, One Hundred Years - New Holland, Illinois: 1875-1975 (New Holland, Illinois: Diane Maaks Steffens, 1975), p. 132.
[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S23] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Death Index ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011.

Elmer Johann Heinrich Koester^1,2,3

b. 16 October 1911, d. 24 February 2002

Father: Harmon Henry (Hermann) Koester¹ b. 20 Feb 1885, d. Apr 1971
Mother: Anna Kohl¹ b. 12 Sep 1885, d. May 1982

Employer*: Myers Industries²
Birth*: 16 October 1911; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois^4,2,3
Baptism: 3 December 1911; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois³
Residence*: 1920; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Residence: 1930; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁶
Marriage*: 27 January 1938; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Esther Anna Sahs^7,2
Occupation*: 1940; Farmer⁸
Residence: 1940; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁸
Religion*: Member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at Lincoln²
Death*: 24 February 2002; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois^4,2
Burial*: 1 March 2002; Richmond Grove Cemetery, Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois²

Last Edited: 26 Sep 2015

Family: Esther Anna Sahs b. 9 Oct 1912, d. 12 Sep 1995

Citations

[S100] Diane Maaks Steffens, One Hundred Years - New Holland, Illinois: 1875-1975 (New Holland, Illinois: Diane Maaks Steffens, 1975), p. 132.
[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Elmer Koester - 25 February 2002.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, Illinois: p. 61.
[S23] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Death Index ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.
[S28] Logan Co. Heritage Foundation, History of Logan County, Illinois: 1982 (Lincoln, Illinois: Logan Co. Heritage Foundation, 1982), p. 380.
[S74] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2012.

Frederick H. Koester Sr.^1,2

b. 2 March 1918, d. 20 April 2000

Father: Harry Frederick Koester³ b. 19 Mar 1880, d. Sep 1972
Mother: Anna Matilda Miller³ b. c 1885

Birth*: 2 March 1918; New Holland, Logan Co., Illinois^2,1
Residence*: 1920; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Residence: 1930; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence: 1940; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Marriage*: 7 November 1943; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Nellie Mae Moos¹
Military Service*: U.S. Air Force Veteran of WW II¹
Occupation*: Farmer in West Lincoln Twp.¹
Religion*: Member of Zion Lutheran Church at Lincoln¹
Death*: 20 April 2000; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois^2,1
Burial*: 24 April 2000; Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 7 May 2014

Family: Nellie Mae Moos b. 13 Sep 1920, d. 31 Aug 2007

Gary Frederick "Skip" Koester¹ b. 31 Jul 1946, d. 24 Sep 2017

Citations

[S14] News Article, The Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Obituary of Frederick Koester Sr. - 21 April 2000.
[S23] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Death Index ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011.
[S14] News Article, The Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Obituary of Henrietta A. Wibben - 10 March 2000.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S74] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2012.

Gary Frederick "Skip" Koester^1,2

b. 31 July 1946, d. 24 September 2017

Father: Frederick H. Koester Sr.³ b. 2 Mar 1918, d. 20 Apr 2000
Mother: Nellie Mae Moos³ b. 13 Sep 1920, d. 31 Aug 2007

Birth*: 31 July 1946; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Marriage*: 1968; Married Lana M. Kraft¹
Military Service*: U.S. Marine Corps Veteran of the Vietnam War¹
Residence*: 2000; Moorehaven, Florida³
Death*: 24 September 2017; Lakeport, Florida¹
Obituary: 2 October 2017; Lincoln Courier¹
Burial*: 7 October 2017; Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois^1,2

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2019

Citations

[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Gary Koester - 2 October 2017.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Gary Frederick Koester.
[S14] News Article, The Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Obituary of Frederick Koester Sr. - 21 April 2000.

Gerhard Harms Koester¹

b. 2 February 1874

Father: Harms Koester¹

Birth*: 2 February 1874; Burhafe, Landkreis Wittmund, Niedersachsen, Germany¹
Confirmation*: 14 April 1889; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 7 Sep 2016

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 159.

Harmon Henry (Hermann) Koester^1,2,3

b. 20 February 1885, d. April 1971

Father: Henry (Heinrich) Koester¹ b. 19 Apr 1852, d. 15 Aug 1930
Mother: Rebecca Dorothy Clausen¹ b. 17 Oct 1852, d. 4 Mar 1942

Birth*: 20 February 1885; Martfeld, Landkreis Diepholz, Niedersachsen, Germany^2,4,3
Immigration*: 1894; From Martfeld, Germany to America settling in Mason Co., then to New Holland¹
Residence*: 1900; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Marriage*: 14 September 1905; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Anna Kohl^1,3
Occupation*: between 1910 and 1940; Farmer^6,7,8,9
Residence: 1910; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁶
Residence: 1920; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁷
Residence: 1930; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁸
Residence: 1940; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁹
Death*: April 1971; New Holland, Logan Co., Illinois⁴

Last Edited: 11 Dec 2016

Family: Anna Kohl b. 12 Sep 1885, d. May 1982

Peter Harry Koester+¹ b. 17 May 1907, d. 7 Apr 2004
Henry William Koester¹ b. 17 Feb 1909, d. Jan 1973
Elmer Johann Heinrich Koester+¹ b. 16 Oct 1911, d. 24 Feb 2002
Bernell Louis Koester¹ b. 8 Jan 1922, d. 2 Nov 2004
Pauline L. Koester¹ b. 20 Feb 1924, d. 3 Jul 2010

Citations

[S100] Diane Maaks Steffens, One Hundred Years - New Holland, Illinois: 1875-1975 (New Holland, Illinois: Diane Maaks Steffens, 1975), p. 132.
[S18] Ancestry.com. "World War II Draft Registration Cards: 1942". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 314.
[S23] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Death Index ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011.
[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S5] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1910". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2006.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.
[S74] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2012.

Harms Koester¹

Last Edited: 7 Sep 2016

Family:

Gerhard Harms Koester¹ b. 2 Feb 1874

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 159.

Harold L. Koester¹

b. 4 October 1920, d. 6 January 2002

Father: Harry Frederick Koester² b. 19 Mar 1880, d. Sep 1972
Mother: Anna Matilda Miller² b. c 1885

Birth*: 4 October 1920; New Holland, Logan Co., Illinois^3,1
Residence*: 1930; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Residence: 1940; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Marriage*: 24 November 1945; New Holland, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Annis Elizabeth Harriss¹
Occupation*: Farmer; Seed Salesman; Crop Insurance Adjustor¹
Religion*: Member of Faith Lutheran Church at New Holland¹
Death*: 6 January 2002; New Holland, Logan Co., Illinois; Died at Lincoln^3,1
Burial*: 9 January 2002; Richmond Grove Cemetery, Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 29 Jul 2014

Family: Annis Elizabeth Harriss b. 27 Nov 1924, d. 26 Dec 2008

? Koester⁶

Citations

[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Harold Koester - 7 January 2002.
[S14] News Article, The Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Obituary of Henrietta A. Wibben - 10 March 2000.
[S23] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Death Index ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011.
[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.
[S74] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2012.
[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Annis Elizabeth Koester - 29 December 2008.

Harry Frederick Koester^1,2

b. 19 March 1880, d. September 1972

Father: Henry (Heinrich) Koester³ b. 19 Apr 1852, d. 15 Aug 1930
Mother: Rebecca Dorothy Clausen³ b. 17 Oct 1852, d. 4 Mar 1942

Birth*: 19 March 1880; Germany^4,2,5
Immigration*: 1894; From Germany to America⁴
Marriage*: 25 February 1904; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Anna Matilda Miller^6,7
Occupation*: between 1920 and 1940; Farmer^4,8,9
Residence*: 1920; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Residence: 1930; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁸
Residence: 1940; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁹
Death*: September 1972; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois⁵

Last Edited: 11 Dec 2016

Family: Anna Matilda Miller b. c 1885

Dora Elise Wilhelmine Koester⁶ b. 8 Jan 1906
Louise Caroline Marie Koester+⁶ b. 16 Apr 1911, d. 1 Sep 2000
Henrietta A. "Etta" Koester+⁶ b. 2 Apr 1913, d. 9 Mar 2000
Irene Anna Koester+⁶ b. 1 Jan 1916, d. 1 Jan 1995
Frederick H. Koester Sr.+⁶ b. 2 Mar 1918, d. 20 Apr 2000
Harold L. Koester+⁶ b. 4 Oct 1920, d. 6 Jan 2002
Merlin Harry Koester¹⁰ b. 19 Aug 1922, d. 20 Aug 1922
Mildred M. Koester+⁶ b. 10 Jul 1923, d. 15 May 2013

Citations

[S14] News Article, The Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Obituary of Frederick Koester Sr. - 21 April 2000.
[S17] United States Selective Service System. "World War I Draft Registration Cards: 1917-1918". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2005.
[S100] Diane Maaks Steffens, One Hundred Years - New Holland, Illinois: 1875-1975 (New Holland, Illinois: Diane Maaks Steffens, 1975), p. 131.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S23] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Death Index ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011.
[S14] News Article, The Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Obituary of Henrietta A. Wibben - 10 March 2000.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 313.
[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.
[S74] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2012.
[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Mildred M. Johnson - 17 May 2013.

Hazel M. Koester^1,2

b. circa 1917, d. 1981

Father: Henry Dietrich Koester¹ b. 12 Jan 1891, d. Apr 1978
Mother: Frieda Maria Giese¹ b. c 1889

Name-Married: Hazel Hendrickson
Name-Married: Hazel M. Smith³
Marriage*: Principal=Earl E. Hendrickson⁴
Marriage*: Principal=Clair William Smith³
Birth*: circa 1917; Illinois²
Residence*: 1920; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence: 1930; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Residence: 1940; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois³
Death*: 1981⁶

Last Edited: 11 Jul 2014

Family 1: Earl E. Hendrickson b. 6 May 1915, d. 21 Apr 2000

Family 2: Clair William Smith b. 17 Sep 1912, d. 10 Jul 1961

Citations

[S100] Diane Maaks Steffens, One Hundred Years - New Holland, Illinois: 1875-1975 (New Holland, Illinois: Diane Maaks Steffens, 1975), p. 132.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S74] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2012.
[S23] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Death Index ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011.
[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.
[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Earl Hendrickson - 22 April 2000.

Henrietta A. "Etta" Koester^1,2,3

b. 2 April 1913, d. 9 March 2000

Father: Harry Frederick Koester³ b. 19 Mar 1880, d. Sep 1972
Mother: Anna Matilda Miller³ b. c 1885

Name-Married: Etta Wibben¹
Birth*: 2 April 1913; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois^2,3
Residence*: 1920; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Residence: 1930; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Marriage*: 30 June 1934; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=George Janssen Wibben^1,3
Religion*: Member of St. John's Lutheran Church at Hartsburg³
Death*: 9 March 2000; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois; Died at Springfield^2,6,3
Burial*: 11 March 2000; Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois^2,3

Last Edited: 8 Mar 2014

Family: George Janssen Wibben b. 18 Nov 1913, d. 2 Jul 1972

John Henry Wibben⁷ b. 19 Oct 1934, d. 14 Apr 1935
Marietta Wibben+¹ b. 19 Aug 1936, d. 7 Sep 2009
William F. Wibben+¹ b. 22 May 1942, d. 17 Jun 2000

Citations

[S1] Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, Hartsburg, Illinois - Yesterday and Today: 1871-1971 (Hartsburg, Illinois: Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, 1971), p. 123.
[S29] William R. Detmers, Hartsburg Union Cemetery (Lincoln, Illinois: Logan Co. Genealogical & Historical Society, 2007), p. 69.
[S14] News Article, The Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Obituary of Henrietta A. Wibben - 10 March 2000.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.
[S23] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Death Index ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011.
[S29] William R. Detmers, Hartsburg Union Cemetery (Lincoln, Illinois: Logan Co. Genealogical & Historical Society, 2007), p. 35.

Henry (Heinrich) Koester¹

b. 19 April 1852, d. 15 August 1930

Birth*: 19 April 1852; Germany²
Marriage*: 8 January 1875; Germany; Principal=Rebecca Dorothy Clausen²
Immigration*: 1894; From Matzfeld, Germany to America settling in Mason Co., then to New Holland³
Occupation*: between 1900 and 1910; Farmer^4,5
Residence*: 1900; Corwin Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Residence: 1910; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Residence: 1920; New Holland, Logan Co., Illinois⁶
Residence: 1930; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁷
Religion*: Member of Zion Lutheran Church at New Holland²
Death*: 15 August 1930; New Holland, Logan Co., Illinois^2,8
Burial*: 17 August 1930; Richmond Grove Cemetery, Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁸

Last Edited: 7 Dec 2016

Family: Rebecca Dorothy Clausen b. 17 Oct 1852, d. 4 Mar 1942

Rebecka Maria Elise Koester+⁹ b. c 1875
Elizabeth Koester+¹ b. 30 Apr 1875
Desche Gesina Koester+¹ b. 3 Oct 1877, d. 17 Jan 1917
Harry Frederick Koester+¹ b. 19 Mar 1880, d. Sep 1972
Harmon Henry (Hermann) Koester+³ b. 20 Feb 1885, d. Apr 1971
Margaret Sophia Koester+¹ b. 7 Sep 1887, d. 9 May 1941
Henry Dietrich Koester+³ b. 12 Jan 1891, d. Apr 1978
Lena A. A. Koester+³ b. Apr 1894

Citations

[S100] Diane Maaks Steffens, One Hundred Years - New Holland, Illinois: 1875-1975 (New Holland, Illinois: Diane Maaks Steffens, 1975), p. 131.
[S28] Logan Co. Heritage Foundation, History of Logan County, Illinois: 1982 (Lincoln, Illinois: Logan Co. Heritage Foundation, 1982), p. 178.
[S100] Diane Maaks Steffens, One Hundred Years - New Holland, Illinois: 1875-1975 (New Holland, Illinois: Diane Maaks Steffens, 1975), p. 132.
[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S5] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1910". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2006.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.
[S10] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index: 1916 - 1947". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011, Henrich Koester Sr.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 310.

Henry Dietrich Koester^1,2

b. 12 January 1891, d. April 1978

Father: Henry (Heinrich) Koester¹ b. 19 Apr 1852, d. 15 Aug 1930
Mother: Rebecca Dorothy Clausen¹ b. 17 Oct 1852, d. 4 Mar 1942

Birth*: 12 January 1891; Martfeld, Landkreis Diepholz, Niedersachsen, Germany^2,3,4
Immigration*: 1894; From Matzfeld, Germany to America settling in Mason Co., then to New Holland¹
Residence*: 1900; Corwin Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Residence: 1910; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁶
Marriage*: 27 April 1911; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Frieda Maria Giese^1,4
Occupation*: between 1920 and 1940; Farmer^7,8,9
Residence: 1920; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁷
Residence: 1930; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁸
Residence: 1940; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁹
Death*: April 1978; New Holland, Logan Co., Illinois³

Last Edited: 14 Dec 2016

Family: Frieda Maria Giese b. c 1889

Vera Mae Koester+¹ b. 22 Sep 1914, d. 1 Jan 1985
Vernon R. Koester+¹ b. 22 Sep 1914, d. 21 Mar 1995
Hazel M. Koester+¹ b. c 1917, d. 1981

Citations

[S100] Diane Maaks Steffens, One Hundred Years - New Holland, Illinois: 1875-1975 (New Holland, Illinois: Diane Maaks Steffens, 1975), p. 132.
[S18] Ancestry.com. "World War II Draft Registration Cards: 1942". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S23] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Death Index ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 316.
[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S5] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1910". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2006.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.
[S74] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2012.

Henry William Koester^1,2

b. 17 February 1909, d. January 1973

Father: Harmon Henry (Hermann) Koester¹ b. 20 Feb 1885, d. Apr 1971
Mother: Anna Kohl¹ b. 12 Sep 1885, d. May 1982

Marriage*: Principal=Eileen Wendell³
Birth*: 17 February 1909; New Holland, Logan Co., Illinois^4,2
Baptism: 9 April 1909; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence*: 1910; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Residence: 1920; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁶
Residence: 1930; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁷
Residence: 1940; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁸
Death*: January 1973; Nokomis, Montgomery Co., Illinois⁴

Last Edited: 4 Nov 2016

Family: Eileen Wendell b. 15 Aug 1916, d. 29 Apr 1991

Citations

[S100] Diane Maaks Steffens, One Hundred Years - New Holland, Illinois: 1875-1975 (New Holland, Illinois: Diane Maaks Steffens, 1975), p. 132.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, p. 58.
[S28] Logan Co. Heritage Foundation, History of Logan County, Illinois: 1982 (Lincoln, Illinois: Logan Co. Heritage Foundation, 1982), p. 380.
[S23] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Death Index ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011.
[S5] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1910". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2006.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.
[S74] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2012.

Hermann Koester¹

Marriage*: Principal=Marie Bevermann¹

Last Edited: 15 Dec 2016

Family: Marie Bevermann b. 2 Nov 1890, d. 2 Aug 1929

Wilhelm Hermann Johann Koester¹ b. 20 Oct 1912, d. 6 Apr 1914

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 62.

Hermann Friedrich Albert Koester¹

b. 16 March 1892, d. 29 October 1913

Father: Johann Koester¹
Mother: Sophia Schroeder¹

Birth*: 16 March 1892; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Baptism: 17 April 1892; Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Death*: 29 October 1913; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois²
Burial*: 31 October 1913; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois²

Last Edited: 2 Mar 2017

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 33.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 351.

Hermann Harms Koester¹

b. circa 21 March 1833, d. 14 November 1890

Birth*: circa 21 March 1833¹
Death*: 14 November 1890; Left a Wife and six Children¹
Burial*: 16 November 1890¹

Last Edited: 12 Sep 2016

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 273.

Irene Anna Koester^1,2,3,4

b. 1 January 1916, d. 1 January 1995

Father: Harry Frederick Koester¹ b. 19 Mar 1880, d. Sep 1972
Mother: Anna Matilda Miller¹ b. c 1885

Name-Married: Irene Leimbach¹
Birth*: 1 January 1916; Illinois^5,6
Residence*: 1920; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence: 1930; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Marriage*: 26 November 1936; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Wilford Carl Leimbach³
Residence: 1940; Chester Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁷
Death*: 1 January 1995; Chestnut, Logan Co., Illinois^1,6

Last Edited: 1 Nov 2014

Family: Wilford Carl Leimbach b. 22 Nov 1915, d. 12 May 2002

Darrell Eugene Leimbach+ b. 23 Nov 1938, d. 5 Jul 2012

Citations

[S14] News Article, The Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Obituary of Henrietta A. Wibben - 10 March 2000.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Wilford Leimbach - 13 May 2002.
[S32] Ancestry.com. "Ancestry.com Public Member Trees". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah.
[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.
[S23] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Death Index ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011.
[S74] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2012.

Johann Koester¹

Marriage*: Principal=Sophia Schroeder¹

Last Edited: 15 Dec 2016

Family: Sophia Schroeder

Minnie Koester+² b. c 1890
Hermann Friedrich Albert Koester¹ b. 16 Mar 1892, d. 29 Oct 1913

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 33.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 318.