Bob's family tree / November 26 / Genealogy Relationship Chart
Note: Census data from the 1800s and earlier was often recorded by hand, making it difficult for us today to accurately read the census taker's handwriting. Thus, data from one source may differ from that of another.
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Mathias Joseph Thelen
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Johann Mathias Thelen
B 7-7-1830 Jammelshofen, Eifel, Germany
D 11-26-1907
~ Father of 21... 14 with his first wife Maria Catharina Koch; 7 with his second. |
Joseph Thelen
B 11-26-1862 Dallas Twp., Clinton Co., Michigan
D 5-23-1931
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Arthur C. "Artie" Thelen
B 2-11-1893
D 5-4-1976
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Eugene Leo Thelen
B 11-26-1920
~ Eugene and Evelyn have common 2nd-Great-grandparents (Maurice Schneider and Mary Ann Hanze), making them Third Cousins.
Eugene and Evie celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary on 5-10-2011.
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Joan ("Joanie") Julian Thelen
B 11-22-1953
~ Joanie married Bob Nelson 11-22-1980 (yes, on her birthday!). They have two children: Emily (B 1983) and Alex (B 1985). Emily married Ben Byelich in 2008. They have one son Evan (B 2008) and one daughter Eleanor Jean (B 2011), named after her mother Emily Jean who was named after her grandmother Etta Jean Nelson who was named after her grandmother Etta Jean Deuel.
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Margareth Feltner |
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John Koch B 1795
D 1861 |
Maria Catharina Koch
B 4-5-1834 Niederklein, Hessen, Germany
D 2-20-1872 |
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Catherine Gruss B 1802 |
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| Paul Pung |
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Johann Pung |
Nicholas Pung
B 7-25-1831
D 12-13-1908 |
Catharina "Kate" Pung
B 12-7-1864
D 10-23-1947
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| Anna Margaret Bohr |
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| John Fox |
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Elisabeth Fox |
| Anna M. Schuller |
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Anthony Martin |
Elisabeth Martin
B 1831 Dallas Twp., Clinton Co., Michigan
D 1917 |
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Helena Polland |
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Charles Theis
B 11-28-1829
D 3-28-1895 |
Charles Theis
B 7-21-1861
D 1942
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Eleanora E. "Nora" Theis
B 8-3-1895
D 4-14-1982
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| Johan Gorge |
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John Goerge |
Elisabeth Goerge
B 3-29-1829
D 7-3-1901 |
| Elisabeth Huhn |
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Elisabeth Schafer |
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| Conrad Wieber |
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Ludwig Wieber |
John Wieber
B 5-7-1847
D 11-2-1928
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Ida Wieber
B 6-26-1872
D 1953
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| Maria A. Schick |
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Madelina Decker |
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| Andrew Schneider |
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Maurice Schneider B 1813 Walbach, Alsace, France (near Germany)
D 1864 Westphalia, MI |
Anna Schneider
B 10-7-1852
D 1917
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| Margaret (?) |
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| Dionysius Hanze |
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Mary Ann Hanze |
| Agnes (?) |
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Mathias Thelen |
Joseph Thelen
B 3-22-1837
D 2-16-1890 |
John Thelen
B 9-29-1865
D 5-17-1893 |
Edward M. Thelen
B 6-27-1891
D 3-22-1966
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Evelyn "Evie" Thelen
B 6-23-1923
D 12-1-2011
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| Mathias Fox |
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Anna M. Fox |
| Catharine Muller |
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Mathias Muller |
Mary A. Muller
B 1-12-1840
D 8-21-1919 |
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| Jakob Schwab |
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Veronika Schwab |
| Elisabeth Kreucher |
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John J. Spitzley |
Michael Spitzley
B 3-5-1834
D 5-1-1912 |
Margaret Spitzley
B 1866 |
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| John Hubert Klockner |
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Anna M. Klockner |
| Anne Gertrud Muller |
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| John Simon |
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Peter Simon |
Susan Simon
B 9-1-1838
D 8-23-1906 |
| Elisabeth (?) |
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Anna Mary Berzen |
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Mathias Miller |
John Miller
B 1817 |
Engelbert Miller
B 11-2-1865 |
Clotilda Miller
B 3-9-1895
D 8-6-1962
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| Christian Esch |
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Engelbert Esch |
Mary A. Esch
B 1832 |
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Christian Balzer |
| Christina (?) |
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| Nicholas Thelen |
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Johan Thelen |
Mathias Thelen
B 1832
D 5-16-1912 |
Catherine Thelen
B 1866 |
| Maria Schneider |
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Elisabeth Muller |
| Anna Muller |
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| Andrew Schneider |
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Maurice Schneider B 1813 Walbach, Alsace, France (near Germany)
D 1864 Westphalia, MI |
Catherine Schneider
B 8-25-1843
D 8-23-1913 |
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Mary Ann Hanze |
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Bob's Family Tree
Joanie's family tree / November 26 / Genealogy Relationship Chart
| 3rd-Great-Grandparents |
2nd-Great-Grandparents |
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| William Nelson
B c1800 in MD |
William Nelson
B 8-9-1827 in NY
D 8-30-1904 Kalamo, Eaton Co., MI ~ Had three wives. |
Fred J. Nelson
B 9-21-1858 Kalamo, MI
D 1-8-1937 Hastings, MI
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Fred Kent Nelson
B 9-12-1890 South Dakota
D 4-16-1943 Lansing, MI
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Keith D. Nelson
B 6-2-1916 Nashville, MI
D 5-30-1996 Lansing, MI
~ Married Merle E. Bennett on 5-12-1942; had one son (Ronald J.). Divorced, then married Etta Jean Crouch on 8-17-1946; had two sons (Thomas W. and Robert "Bob" S.)
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Robert "Bob" Nelson
B 1-3-1951 Lansing, MI
~ Bob married Joan J. Thelen 11-22-1980 (yes, on her birthday!). They have two children: Emily (B 1983) and Alex (B 1985). Emily married Ben Byelich in 2008. They have one son Evan (B 2008) and one daughter Eleanor Jean (B 2011), named after her mother Emily Jean who was named after her grandmother Etta Jean Nelson who was named after her grandmother Etta Jean Deuel.
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Harriet E. Kent
B c1834 in NY
D 1869 |
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Ida Jenks
B 9-17-1862 Watertown, NY
D 5-20-1920 Hastings, MI
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Dora Ifigeneva Downing
B 2-3-1893 Castleton, MI (later renamed Nashville, MI)
D 10-7-1957 Lansing, MI
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William Crouch B c1804 Was a farmer; was about 43 when Richard was born |
Richard Allen Crouch B 2-24-1857 Cordova, KY
D 1938 Was a shoe merchant in Argenta, KY |
Hobart McKinley Crouch
B 9-8-1896 Corinth, KY
D 10-25-1979 Lansing, MI
~ Named after US Vice President Garret A. Hobart, and US President William McKinley Jr... served in US Army in WWI
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Etta Jean Crouch
B 9-5-1924 Lansing, MI
~ Named after her grandmother Etta Jean Deuel.
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Quintella "Queenie" Hedges
B 1862
D 6-14-1931 Decatur, IL
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Andrew Thrall B May 1842 in Michigan (or c1843 in Canada?, or c1846?)
D 5-2-1931 ~ Had four wives... "Carrie," then Gertrude, then Agnes, then Myrtle. His last child (Clifford) was born when Andrew was 61. |
Avery E. Thrall
B 1865 Michigan
D 1917 Howard City, MI ~ Was 14 years older than his wife Etta. |
Genevieve Jesse Thrall
B 8-5-1901 Duluth, MN
D 4-9-1986 Lansing, MI
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| Richard Weir Sherman B 8-16-1820 NY
D 5-9-1903 Pontiac, MI ~ Enlisted in US Army when he was 41 to fight for the Union in the Civil War See Richard's ancestors listed below. |
Francis Caroline "Carrie" Sherman B 7-21-1845 in NY
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George Deuel |
Etta Jean Deuel
B c1880 in NY
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Henry ("Senior") Sherman (born c1510 Dedham, Essex County, England; died before 7-25-1590 Dedham, Essex County, England) married Agnes (last name unknown)(born 1524 Dedham, Essex County, England; died 10-14-1580 Dedham, Essex County, England).
He was Bob's 13th-Great-grandfather, and the father of:
Henry ("the Elder") Sherman (born c1547 Dedham, Essex County, England; died before 8-28-1610 Dedham, Essex County, England) married Susan Lawrance (born c1548 Dedham, Essex County, England; died 8-31-1610 Dedham, Essex County, England). He was Bob's 12th-Great-grandfather, and the father of:
John Sherman (born before 8-17-1585 Dedham, Essex County, England; died before 1-24-1615 or 1616 Great Horkesley, Essex County, England) married Grace Ravens (born c1585). He was Bob's 11th-Great-grandfather, and the father of:
John ("Captain") Sherman (born c1604 Great Horkesley, Essex County, England; died 1-25-1690 or 1691 Watertown, Massachusetts) married Martha Palmer (born c1620 Ormesby, England; died 2-7-1700 or 1701 Watertown, MA). He was Bob's 10th-Great-grandfather. At age 46, he became the father of:
Joseph Sherman (born 5-14-1650 Watertown, MA; died 1-20-1730 or 1731 Watertown, MA) married Elizabeth Winship (born 4-15-1652 Cambridge, MA). He was Bob's 9th-Great-grandfather. He was a farmer, and the father of:
John Sherman (born 1-11-1674 or 1675 Watertown, MA; died 11-11-1756 Marlborough, MA) married Mary Bullen (born c1675 Marlborough, MA; died 5-5-1761 Marlborough, MA). He was Bob's 8th-Great-grandfather. He was a farmer, and the father of:
Joseph Sherman (born 3-25-1703 Marlborough, MA; died 10-10-1787) married Sarah Jerren Perham (born c1703; died 3-2-1772 Shrewsbury, MA). He was Bob's 7th-Great-grandfather, and the father of:
John Sherman (born 4-8-1737 Shrewsbury, MA; died 6-14-1807) married Gratia Allis (born c1745). He was Bob's 6th-Great-grandfather, and the father of:
Ware Darwin Sherman (born 10-3-1771 Conway, MA; died 7-26-1842 Luzerne, NY) married Anna D. Canfield (born 10-3-1771 New Milford, CT; died 8-27-1849 East Springfield, PA). He was Bob's 5th-Great-grandfather. He was a farmer and lumberman, and the father of:
Richard Ware Sherman (born 1-24-1794 Arlington, VT; died 8-8-1867 Applegate, MI) married Elvira Alvina Cross (born 3-19-1804 NY; died 7-7-1875 Sanilac Co., MI). He was Bob's 4th-Great-grandfather, and the father of:
Richard Weir Sherman (born 8-16-1820 NY; died 5-9-1903 Pontiac, MI) married Urania Hoyle (born c1820; died March 1844 Luzerne, NY). He was Bob's 3rd-Great-grandfather. To continue, see "Richard Weir Sherman" above.
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Joanie says these folks are obviously on Bob's side of the family...
Genealogy Relationship Chart