Logan County, Tazewell County and Mason County, Illinois Genealogy

Barbara Menninger¹

Marriage*: Principal=William Sowa¹
Birth*: Penzburg, Germany²
Name-Married: Barbara Sowa¹

Last Edited: 12 Dec 2016

Family: William Sowa

Wilhelmina Frances "Minnie" Sowa+¹ b. 6 Jun 1887, d. 12 Jan 1967
Joseph B. Sowa+² b. 1893, d. 12 Nov 1980

Citations

[S69] Tazewell Co. Genealogical Society, compilers, Tazewell County, Illinois Cemeteries, Vol. I (Pekin, Illinois: Tazewell Co. Genealogical Society, 2013), p. 85.
[S39] Delavan History Book Committee, Delavan, Illinois: 1837-1987 (Delavan, Illinois: Delavan History Book Committee, 1987), p. 339.

Anjette F. "Anna" Menssen^1,2

b. August 1875, d. 6 May 1963

Father: Jacob Edward (Jacob Esen) Menssen³ b. 26 Jun 1838, d. 24 Mar 1900
Mother: Anna (Antje Margaretha) Denker b. 9 Dec 1845, d. 1942

Name-Variation: Johanna Menssen⁴
Name-Married: Anna Rademaker¹
Birth*: August 1875; Dornum, Ostfriesland, Germany^5,6,7
Immigration*: 1881; From Germany to America - departing Norden, Germany 22 November 1881^2,7
Marriage*: 6 January 1892; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=George Harm Rademaker^1,8
Residence: 1900; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁶
Residence*: 1910; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence: 1920; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁹
Death*: 6 May 1963^5,7
Burial*: Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁵

Last Edited: 6 Jun 2016

Family: George Harm Rademaker b. 6 Dec 1869, d. 28 Nov 1951

Laura Gerds Rademaker+² b. 25 Jun 1892, d. 10 Dec 1968
Jacob J. Rademaker+² b. 16 Feb 1894, d. 18 Sep 1970
Nanke Louis "Nonnie" Rademaker² b. 28 Aug 1896
Antje Margareta Rademaker⁵ b. 11 Nov 1900, d. 9 Sep 1903
George A. "Rats" Rademaker¹ b. 9 Jun 1905, d. 9 Apr 1993
Annette Lucille Rademaker¹ b. 23 May 1910, d. Dec 1994

Citations

[S14] News Article, The Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Obituary of George A. Rademaker - 10 April 1993.
[S5] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1910". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2006.
[S55] Emden Historical Book Update Committee, Emden, Illinois 125th Anniversary: 1871-1996 (Emden, Illinois: Emden, Ill. Historical Book Update Committee, 1996), p. 125.
[S96] Ruth Boyken and Hans-Georg Boyken, Wo sind sie geblieben? - Ostfriesen in Amerika (Where did they stay? - East Frisians in America) (Titonka, Iowa: Boyken & Boyken Partners, 1998), 9 - 1900.
[S29] William R. Detmers, Hartsburg Union Cemetery (Lincoln, Illinois: Logan Co. Genealogical & Historical Society, 2007), p. 36.
[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S1] Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, Hartsburg, Illinois - Yesterday and Today: 1871-1971 (Hartsburg, Illinois: Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, 1971), p. 109.
[S1] Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, Hartsburg, Illinois - Yesterday and Today: 1871-1971 (Hartsburg, Illinois: Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, 1971), p. 108.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.

Anna (Antje Margaretha) Menssen^1,2,3

b. 28 January 1893, d. 19 February 1988

Father: John J. (Johann Jheken) Menssen¹ b. 9 Jul 1867, d. 3 Mar 1941
Mother: Etta Marie Harms¹ b. Apr 1868, d. 1952

Name-Baptism: Antje Margaretha Menssen
Name-Married: Anna Mammen¹
Birth*: 28 January 1893; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois^4,5,3
Baptism: 21 February 1893; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois⁶
Residence: 1900; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Confirmation*: 4 April 1909; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois⁷
Residence: 1910; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence*: 1971; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Death*: 19 February 1988; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois⁵

Last Edited: 6 Oct 2016

Citations

[S1] Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, Hartsburg, Illinois - Yesterday and Today: 1871-1971 (Hartsburg, Illinois: Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, 1971), p. 99.
[S5] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1910". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2006.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Church Records - St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Illinois, p. 185.
[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.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 95.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 185.

Betty Ann Menssen¹

b. 20 September 1934, d. 13 December 1934

Father: Edward John (Johannes Edward) Menssen¹ b. 7 Aug 1906, d. 12 Jul 1996
Mother: Marjorie L. Baber¹ b. 27 Jul 1915, d. 10 Dec 2002

Birth*: 20 September 1934; Pekin, Tazewell Co., Illinois¹
Death*: 13 December 1934; Pekin, Tazewell Co., Illinois¹
Burial*: 14 December 1934; Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 25 Nov 2016

Citations

[S10] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index: 1916 - 1947". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011, Betty Ann Menssen.

Edward John (Johannes Edward) Menssen^1,2,3

b. 7 August 1906, d. 12 July 1996

Father: John J. (Johann Jheken) Menssen⁴ b. 9 Jul 1867, d. 3 Mar 1941
Mother: Etta Marie Harms⁴ b. Apr 1868, d. 1952

Birth*: 7 August 1906; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois^1,4
Baptism: 16 September 1906; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois³
Residence*: 1920; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Occupation*: between 1930 and 1940; Factory Worker^6,7
Marriage*: 8 March 1930; Principal=Marjorie L. Baber⁸
Residence: 1930; Pekin, Tazewell Co., Illinois⁶
Residence: 1940; Pekin, Tazewell Co., Illinois⁷
Marriage*: 18 October 1945; East Saint Louis, Saint Clair Co., Illinois; Principal=Marjorie H. (Martje Hinnerina) Rademaker^1,4
Employer*: Caterpillar Tractor Co.⁴
Religion*: Member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church at Emden⁴
Death*: 12 July 1996; Emden, Logan Co., Illinois; Died at Hopedale^1,4
Burial*: 15 July 1996; Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois^1,4

Last Edited: 25 Nov 2016

Family 1: Marjorie L. Baber b. 27 Jul 1915, d. 10 Dec 2002

Gene Edward Menssen⁴ b. 21 Oct 1930, d. 12 Nov 2014
Mary Etta Menssen+⁴ b. 7 Feb 1933, d. 31 Mar 2005
Betty Ann Menssen⁹ b. 20 Sep 1934, d. 13 Dec 1934
William George Menssen¹⁰ b. 20 Sep 1934, d. 21 Sep 1934

Family 2: Marjorie H. (Martje Hinnerina) Rademaker b. 16 Oct 1916, d. 24 Jun 1997

Citations

[S29] William R. Detmers, Hartsburg Union Cemetery (Lincoln, Illinois: Logan Co. Genealogical & Historical Society, 2007), p. 65.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Edward John Menssen.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 143.
[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Edward Menssen - 13 July 1996.
[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.
[S76] News Article, The Delavan Times, Delavan, Illinois, Obituary of Marjorie L. Griggs - 18 December 2002.
[S10] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index: 1916 - 1947". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011, Betty Ann Menssen.
[S10] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index: 1916 - 1947". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011, William George Menssen.

Gene Edward Menssen¹

b. 21 October 1930, d. 12 November 2014

Father: Edward John (Johannes Edward) Menssen² b. 7 Aug 1906, d. 12 Jul 1996
Mother: Marjorie L. Baber b. 27 Jul 1915, d. 10 Dec 2002

Birth*: 21 October 1930; Bloomington, Illinois¹
Residence: 1940; Pekin, Tazewell Co., Illinois³
Military Service*: U.S. Navy Air Corps Veteran¹
Marriage*: 2 October 1959; Bloomington, Illinois; Married Wanda J. Owens¹
Residence*: 1996; Green Valley, Tazewell Co., Illinois²
Occupation*: Television Repairman¹
Death*: 12 November 2014; Green Valley, Tazewell Co., Illinois¹
Burial*: 17 November 2014; Green Valley Cemetery, Sand Prairie Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 23 Feb 2019

Citations

[S26] News Article, The Pekin Times, Pekin, Illinois, Obituary of Gene Mensen - 14 November 2014.
[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Edward Menssen - 13 July 1996.
[S74] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2012.

George I. "Gerd Ihnken" Menssen^1,2,3

b. 20 February 1898, d. June 1986

Father: John J. (Johann Jheken) Menssen¹ b. 9 Jul 1867, d. 3 Mar 1941
Mother: Etta Marie Harms¹ b. Apr 1868, d. 1952

Birth*: 20 February 1898; Illinois^4,2,5,3
Baptism: 24 April 1898; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois³
Residence: 1900; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Residence: 1910; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁶
Residence: 1920; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois⁷
Residence*: 1971; Pekin, Tazewell Co., Illinois¹
Death*: June 1986; Pekin, Tazewell Co., Illinois⁵

Last Edited: 25 May 2016

Citations

[S1] Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, Hartsburg, Illinois - Yesterday and Today: 1871-1971 (Hartsburg, Illinois: Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, 1971), p. 99.
[S17] United States Selective Service System. "World War I Draft Registration Cards: 1917-1918". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2005.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 113.
[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.
[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.

Gladys J. Menssen^1,2

b. 20 June 1923, d. 8 December 1986

Name-Married: Gladys Bossingham¹
Birth*: 20 June 1923³
Marriage*: Principal=James William Bossingham¹
Death*: 8 December 1986; Armington, Tazewell Co., Illinois^1,3
Burial*: Oak View Cemetery, Hittle Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois²

Last Edited: 19 Jul 2016

Family: James William Bossingham b. 31 Dec 1921, d. 1 Feb 1998

Citations

[S57] News Article, The Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois, Obituary of James Bossingham - 2 February 1998.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Gladys J. Bossingham.
[S23] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Death Index ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011.

Hannah Gerhardina Folmina Menssen¹

b. 9 August 1874

Father: Jacob Edward (Jacob Esen) Menssen¹ b. 26 Jun 1838, d. 24 Mar 1900
Mother: Anna (Antje Margaretha) Denker¹ b. 9 Dec 1845, d. 1942

Birth*: 9 August 1874; Dorum, Landkreis Cuxhaven, 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. 92.

Jacob Edward Menssen^1,2,3,4

b. 23 February 1896, d. February 1981

Father: John J. (Johann Jheken) Menssen¹ b. 9 Jul 1867, d. 3 Mar 1941
Mother: Etta Marie Harms¹ b. Apr 1868, d. 1952

Name-Baptism: Jakob Esen Menssen⁵
Birth*: 23 February 1896; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois^3,6,5
Baptism: 26 March 1896; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Residence: 1900; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence: 1910; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁷
Residence*: 1971; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Death*: February 1981; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois⁶

Last Edited: 24 May 2016

Citations

[S1] Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, Hartsburg, Illinois - Yesterday and Today: 1871-1971 (Hartsburg, Illinois: Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, 1971), p. 99.
[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S18] Ancestry.com. "World War II Draft Registration Cards: 1942". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S32] Ancestry.com. "Ancestry.com Public Member Trees". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 107.
[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.

Jacob Edward (Jacob Esen) Menssen^1,2

b. 26 June 1838, d. 24 March 1900

Birth*: 26 June 1838; Dorum, Landkreis Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Germany^3,4,5
Marriage*: 7 April 1867; Evangelisch Kirche, Dorum, Landkreis Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Germany; Principal=Anna (Antje Margaretha) Denker^3,2
Immigration*: 1881; From Germany to America settling at Hartsburg^3,5
Death*: 24 March 1900; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois^3,4,5
Burial*: 26 March 1900; Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois^4,5

Last Edited: 25 Nov 2016

Family: Anna (Antje Margaretha) Denker b. 9 Dec 1845, d. 1942

John J. (Johann Jheken) Menssen+¹ b. 9 Jul 1867, d. 3 Mar 1941
Hannah Gerhardina Folmina Menssen⁶ b. 9 Aug 1874
Anjette F. "Anna" Menssen+¹ b. Aug 1875, d. 6 May 1963

Citations

[S55] Emden Historical Book Update Committee, Emden, Illinois 125th Anniversary: 1871-1996 (Emden, Illinois: Emden, Ill. Historical Book Update Committee, 1996), p. 125.
[S157] Ancestry.com. "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages and Burials: 1519-1969". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2016.
[S1] Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, Hartsburg, Illinois - Yesterday and Today: 1871-1971 (Hartsburg, Illinois: Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, 1971), p. 99.
[S29] William R. Detmers, Hartsburg Union Cemetery (Lincoln, Illinois: Logan Co. Genealogical & Historical Society, 2007), p. 7.
[S96] Ruth Boyken and Hans-Georg Boyken, Wo sind sie geblieben? - Ostfriesen in Amerika (Where did they stay? - East Frisians in America) (Titonka, Iowa: Boyken & Boyken Partners, 1998), 9 - 1900.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 92.

Johanna E. "Jennie" Menssen^1,2

b. 18 March 1890, d. June 1979

Father: John J. (Johann Jheken) Menssen¹ b. 9 Jul 1867, d. 3 Mar 1941
Mother: Etta Marie Harms¹ b. Apr 1868, d. 1952

Name-Married: Jennie Buse¹
Birth*: 18 March 1890^3,4
Residence: 1900; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois³
Residence: 1910; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence*: 1971; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Death*: June 1979; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois⁴

Last Edited: 5 Oct 2016

Citations

[S1] Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, Hartsburg, Illinois - Yesterday and Today: 1871-1971 (Hartsburg, Illinois: Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, 1971), p. 99.
[S5] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1910". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2006.
[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.

John J. (Johann Jheken) Menssen^1,2,3,4,5

b. 9 July 1867, d. 3 March 1941

Father: Jacob Edward (Jacob Esen) Menssen¹ b. 26 Jun 1838, d. 24 Mar 1900
Mother: Anna (Antje Margaretha) Denker⁶ b. 9 Dec 1845, d. 1942

Birth*: 9 July 1867; Dorum, Landkreis Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Germany^1,6,7,3
Baptism: 4 August 1867; Evangelisch Kirche, Westerbur, Landkreis Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany⁵
Immigration*: 1881; From Germany to America settling at Hartsburg⁷
Marriage*: 23 April 1892; Mason Co., Illinois; Principal=Etta Marie Harms^6,2
Occupation*: between 1900 and 1910; Farmer^7,8
Residence*: 1900; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁷
Residence: 1910; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁸
Residence: 1920; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois⁹
Residence: 1930; Pekin, Tazewell Co., Illinois¹⁰
Death*: 3 March 1941; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois³
Burial*: 5 March 1941; Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois³

Last Edited: 25 Nov 2016

Family: Etta Marie Harms b. Apr 1868, d. 1952

Johanna E. "Jennie" Menssen⁶ b. 18 Mar 1890, d. Jun 1979
Anna (Antje Margaretha) Menssen⁶ b. 28 Jan 1893, d. 19 Feb 1988
John Marshall Menssen⁶ b. 10 Jul 1894, d. 27 Feb 1964
Jacob Edward Menssen⁶ b. 23 Feb 1896, d. Feb 1981
George I. "Gerd Ihnken" Menssen⁶ b. 20 Feb 1898, d. Jun 1986
Margaret Menssen+¹ b. 26 Feb 1900, d. 19 Feb 1992
Edward John (Johannes Edward) Menssen+¹¹ b. 7 Aug 1906, d. 12 Jul 1996

Citations

[S55] Emden Historical Book Update Committee, Emden, Illinois 125th Anniversary: 1871-1996 (Emden, Illinois: Emden, Ill. Historical Book Update Committee, 1996), p. 125.
[S35] Illinois State Archives. "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index: 1763-1900". Database. Illinois Secretary of State.
[S10] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index: 1916 - 1947". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011, John Eken Menssen.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Church Records - St. Peter's Lutheran, Emden, Illinois: 1880-1960.
[S157] Ancestry.com. "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages and Burials: 1519-1969". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2016.
[S1] Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, Hartsburg, Illinois - Yesterday and Today: 1871-1971 (Hartsburg, Illinois: Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, 1971), p. 99.
[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.
[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Edward Menssen - 13 July 1996.

John Marshall Menssen^1,2

b. 10 July 1894, d. 27 February 1964

Father: John J. (Johann Jheken) Menssen¹ b. 9 Jul 1867, d. 3 Mar 1941
Mother: Etta Marie Harms¹ b. Apr 1868, d. 1952

Name-Baptism: Johann Mangels Menssen³
Birth*: 10 July 1894; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois^4,2,5
Baptism: 24 August 1894; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois³
Residence*: 1900; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Residence: 1910; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁶
Occupation*: 1920; Farmhand⁷
Residence: 1920; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois⁷
Death*: 27 February 1964^1,5
Burial*: Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁵

Last Edited: 21 May 2016

Citations

[S1] Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, Hartsburg, Illinois - Yesterday and Today: 1871-1971 (Hartsburg, Illinois: Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, 1971), p. 99.
[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, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 101.
[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, John Menssen.
[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.

Margaret Menssen^1,2

b. 26 February 1900, d. 19 February 1992

Father: John J. (Johann Jheken) Menssen³ b. 9 Jul 1867, d. 3 Mar 1941
Mother: Etta Marie Harms⁴ b. Apr 1868, d. 1952

Name-Baptism: Fulke Margaretha Jakobine Menssen⁵
Name-Married: Margaret Rohlfs¹
Birth*: 26 February 1900; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois^2,6,7
Baptism: 28 March 1900; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois⁸
Residence: 1900; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁹
Residence: 1910; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois¹⁰
Marriage*: 18 June 1917; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=John Henry Rohlfs Sr.^1,2,11,7
Residence: 1920; Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois¹²
Residence: 1930; West Lincoln Twp., Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence: 1940; Emden, Logan Co., Illinois¹³
Residence*: 1971; Emden, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Religion*: Member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church at Emden⁷
Death*: 19 February 1992; Emden, Logan Co., Illinois; Died at Mason City^6,7
Burial*: 22 February 1992; Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois^14,7

Last Edited: 26 Jun 2016

Family: John Henry Rohlfs Sr. b. 14 Jun 1896, d. 31 Mar 1983

Marvin John Rohlfs+¹ b. 25 Oct 1917, d. 12 Dec 2001
Alvin L. Rohlfs+¹ b. 27 Jan 1922, d. 14 Dec 2011
Merle E. Rohlfs+¹ b. 29 Jul 1923, d. 24 Jan 2013
John H. Rohlfs Jr.+¹ b. 28 Jun 1930, d. 18 Mar 1995

Citations

[S49] Emden Historical Book Committee, Emden Centennial: 1871-1971 (Emden, Illinois: Emden Historical Book Committee, 1971), p. 232.
[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.
[S55] Emden Historical Book Update Committee, Emden, Illinois 125th Anniversary: 1871-1996 (Emden, Illinois: Emden, Ill. Historical Book Update Committee, 1996), p. 125.
[S1] Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, Hartsburg, Illinois - Yesterday and Today: 1871-1971 (Hartsburg, Illinois: Hartsburg Centennial Book Committee, 1971), p. 99.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter, Emden, p. 120.
[S23] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Death Index ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011.
[S76] News Article, The Delavan Times, Delavan, Illinois, Obituary of Margaret Rohlfs - 26 February 1992.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Church Records - St. Peter's Lutheran, Emden, Illinois: 1880-1960.
[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.
[S84] Logan Co. Genealogical & Historical Society, compiler, This Is My Story - Logan Co. Veterans (Lincoln, Illinois: Logan Co. Genealogical & Historical Society, 2003), p. 342.
[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.
[S29] William R. Detmers, Hartsburg Union Cemetery (Lincoln, Illinois: Logan Co. Genealogical & Historical Society, 2007), p. 58.

Mary Etta Menssen^1,2

b. 7 February 1933, d. 31 March 2005

Father: Edward John (Johannes Edward) Menssen¹ b. 7 Aug 1906, d. 12 Jul 1996
Mother: Marjorie L. Baber b. 27 Jul 1915, d. 10 Dec 2002

Name-Married: Mary E. Wiebers¹
Name-Married: Mary E. Burlingame
Birth*: 7 February 1933; Pekin, Tazewell Co., Illinois^3,4
Residence: 1940; Pekin, Tazewell Co., Illinois²
Marriage*: 1 September 1950; Emden, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Fred James Burlingame⁴
Marriage*: 7 March 1976; Emden, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=George Wayne Wiebers⁴
Residence: 1996; Emden, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Employer*: American Distilling at Pekin and the Lincoln Developmental Center⁴
Religion*: Member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church at Emden⁴
Death*: 31 March 2005; Emden, Logan Co., Illinois; Died at Hopedale^3,4
Burial*: 2 April 2005; Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁴

Last Edited: 20 Jul 2015

Family 1: Fred James Burlingame b. 2 Apr 1928, d. 28 Mar 1982

Family 2: George Wayne Wiebers b. 30 May 1925, d. 11 Dec 1996

Citations

[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Edward Menssen - 13 July 1996.
[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.
[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Mary Wiebers - 1 April 2005.

Trientje Menssen¹

Marriage*: Principal=Valentine Wiekert¹
Death*: Germany¹
Name-Married: Trientje Wiekert¹

Last Edited: 19 Jul 2016

Family: Valentine Wiekert b. c 19 Jan 1805, d. 13 Dec 1888

Valentine Wiekert+¹ b. 9 Aug 1845, d. 22 Oct 1933
Heye Wiekert+¹ b. 28 Jul 1849, d. 26 Feb 1932

Citations

[S49] Emden Historical Book Committee, Emden Centennial: 1871-1971 (Emden, Illinois: Emden Historical Book Committee, 1971), p. 252.

William George Menssen¹

b. 20 September 1934, d. 21 September 1934

Father: Edward John (Johannes Edward) Menssen¹ b. 7 Aug 1906, d. 12 Jul 1996
Mother: Marjorie L. Baber¹ b. 27 Jul 1915, d. 10 Dec 2002

Birth*: 20 September 1934; Pekin, Tazewell Co., Illinois¹
Death*: 21 September 1934; Pekin, Tazewell Co., Illinois¹
Burial*: 22 September 1934; Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 25 Nov 2016

Citations

[S10] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index: 1916 - 1947". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011, William George Menssen.

August Heinrich Menzel¹

b. circa 1878

Father: Heinrich Menzel¹
Mother: Caroline Maltzki¹

Birth*: circa 1878; Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany¹
Marriage*: 22 September 1900; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Maude Swingle¹

Last Edited: 10 Dec 2016

Family: Maude Swingle b. c 1879

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 312.

Bettie Jean Menzel¹

b. 5 February 1925, d. 5 November 2018

Father: Donald C. Menzel¹ b. 1903, d. 1972
Mother: Nelva Wise¹ b. 1906, d. 1989

Name-Married: Bettie Jean Turner¹
Birth*: 5 February 1925; Lawndale, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Residence*: 1930; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence: 1940; Atlanta, Logan Co., Illinois³
Graduation*: Atlanta High School, Atlanta, Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Religion*: Member of the Christian Church at Atlanta¹
Death*: 5 November 2018; Atlanta, Logan Co., Illinois; Died at Normal¹
Obituary: 6 November 2018; Lincoln Courier¹
Burial*: 10 November 2018; Atlanta Cemetery, Atlanta Twp., Logan Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 2 Jul 2019

Family:

Donna Jo Turner¹ b. 30 Apr 1952, d. 7 Jun 1952

Citations

[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Bettie Turner - 6 November 2018.
[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.
[S14] News Article, The Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Wedding Announcement - 21 August 1946.

Donald C. Menzel¹

b. 1903, d. 1972

Marriage*: Principal=Nelva Wise¹
Birth*: 1903²
Occupation*: 1940; Electric Co. Serviceman³
Residence*: 1940; Atlanta, Logan Co., Illinois³
Death*: 1972²

Last Edited: 4 Dec 2018

Family: Nelva Wise b. 1906, d. 1989

Bettie Jean Menzel+¹ b. 5 Feb 1925, d. 5 Nov 2018
Juanita LaVerne Menzel¹ b. 2 Oct 1926, d. 12 Apr 2010

Citations

[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Bettie Turner - 6 November 2018.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Bettie Jean Menzel Turner.
[S74] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2012.

Frederike Auguste Anna Maria Menzel¹

b. 18 March 1897

Father: Heinrich Menzel¹
Mother: Caroline Maltzki¹

Birth*: 18 March 1897; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Baptism: 25 April 1897; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 17 Jun 2016

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 40.

Harry William Menzel^1,2

b. 2 April 1917, d. 14 May 2002

Father: Julius H. Menzel¹ b. 1882, d. 1918
Mother: Caroline Wilhelminia Jaggi¹ b. 8 Mar 1888, d. Feb 1980

Birth*: 2 April 1917; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois^3,2
Residence*: 1920; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois³
Residence: 1930; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Occupation*: 1940; Laundry Worker⁵
Residence: 1940; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Death*: 14 May 2002²

Last Edited: 4 Sep 2015

Citations

[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Julian Menzel - 31 August 2010.
[S149] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Applications & Claims ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015.
[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.

Heinrich Menzel¹

Marriage*: Principal=Caroline Maltzki¹
Residence*: 1894; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 24 Jan 2017

Family: Caroline Maltzki

August Heinrich Menzel² b. c 1878
Hugo Menzel³ b. 11 Jan 1889, d. 4 Jul 1893
Wilhelm Carl Hugo Menzel¹ b. 9 Sep 1894
Frederike Auguste Anna Maria Menzel⁴ b. 18 Mar 1897

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 36.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 312.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 341.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 40.

Hugo Menzel¹

b. 11 January 1889, d. 4 July 1893

Father: Heinrich Menzel¹
Mother: Caroline Maltzki¹

Birth*: 11 January 1889; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Baptism: 10 February 1889¹
Death*: 4 July 1893¹
Burial*: 5 July 1893¹

Last Edited: 24 Jan 2017

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 341.

Juanita LaVerne Menzel^1,2

b. 2 October 1926, d. 12 April 2010

Father: Donald C. Menzel¹ b. 1903, d. 1972
Mother: Nelva Wise¹ b. 1906, d. 1989

Name-Married: Juanita Kindred¹
Marriage*: Principal=Arthur Edward Kindred²
Birth*: 2 October 1926²
Residence*: 1930; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois³
Residence: 1940; Atlanta, Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Death*: 12 April 2010²
Burial*: Atlanta Cemetery, Atlanta Twp., Logan Co., Illinois²

Last Edited: 4 Dec 2018

Family: Arthur Edward Kindred b. 1925, d. 2009

Citations

[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Bettie Turner - 6 November 2018.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Juanita LaVerne Menzel Kindred.
[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.

Julian "Dunie" Menzel¹

b. 25 March 1919, d. 29 August 2010

Father: Julius H. Menzel¹ b. 1882, d. 1918
Mother: Caroline Wilhelminia Jaggi¹ b. 8 Mar 1888, d. Feb 1980

Birth*: 25 March 1919; Eminence Twp., Logan Co., Illinois¹
Residence*: 1920; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence: 1930; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois³
Graduation*: 1938; Lincoln High School, Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Occupation: 1940; Proprietor - Shoe Repair Shop⁴
Residence: 1940; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Military Service*: U.S. Army Air Force Veteran of WW II - Enlisted 2 June 1942 at Peoria Discharged at Ft. Sheridan, Illinois 8 August 1945 - 35 Missions as a Bomber Pilot, 11th Bomb Squadron, 14th Air Force - Recipient of the Air Medal^1,5,6
Marriage*: 9 November 1947; St. John the Baptist Chapel, Elkhart, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Elsie Mae Komnick¹
Occupation*: Plumber and Steamfitter¹
Religion*: Member of St. John United Church of Christ¹
Death*: 29 August 2010; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois; Died at Mt. Pulaski¹
Burial*: 1 September 2010; Elkhart Cemetery, Elkhart, Logan Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 4 Sep 2015

Family: Elsie Mae Komnick b. 30 Oct 1921, d. 20 Jul 2013

Citations

[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Julian Menzel - 31 August 2010.
[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.
[S98] Ancestry.com. "U.S. WW II Army Enlistment Records: 1938-1946". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2005.
[S84] Logan Co. Genealogical & Historical Society, compiler, This Is My Story - Logan Co. Veterans (Lincoln, Illinois: Logan Co. Genealogical & Historical Society, 2003), p. 278.

Julius H. Menzel^1,2

b. 1882, d. 1918

Marriage*: Principal=Caroline Wilhelminia Jaggi¹
Birth*: 1882²
Death*: 1918^3,2

Last Edited: 4 Sep 2015

Family: Caroline Wilhelminia Jaggi b. 8 Mar 1888, d. Feb 1980

Maxine Katherine Menzel¹ b. 23 Jul 1912, d. 13 Jul 2003
Harry William Menzel¹ b. 2 Apr 1917, d. 14 May 2002
Julian "Dunie" Menzel¹ b. 25 Mar 1919, d. 29 Aug 2010

Citations

[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Julian Menzel - 31 August 2010.
[S32] Ancestry.com. "Ancestry.com Public Member Trees". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.

Maxine Katherine Menzel^1,2

b. 23 July 1912, d. 13 July 2003

Father: Julius H. Menzel¹ b. 1882, d. 1918
Mother: Caroline Wilhelminia Jaggi¹ b. 8 Mar 1888, d. Feb 1980

Birth*: 23 July 1912; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois^3,2
Residence*: 1920; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois³
Residence: 1930; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Occupation*: 1940; Bookkeeper⁵
Residence: 1940; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Death*: 13 July 2003²

Last Edited: 4 Sep 2015

Citations

[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Julian Menzel - 31 August 2010.
[S149] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Applications & Claims ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015.
[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.

Randall Lewis Menzel¹

b. 13 September 1955, d. 24 January 2016

Birth*: 13 September 1955; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Graduation*: 1973; Beason High School, Beason, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Death*: 24 January 2016; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Burial*: 28 January 2016; Harmony Cemetery, Aetna Twp., Logan Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 25 Jan 2019

Citations

[S16] News Article, The Lincoln Evening Courier, Lincoln, Illinois, Obituary of Randall Menzel - 27 January 2016.