1. | Mary Meiners was born on 13 Oct 1860 in Barrington, Cook County, Illinois, USA (daughter of Gerhard Lambert Meiners and Fenne Maria Frantzen); died on 18 Jul 1863 in Barrington, Cook County, Illinois, USA. |
2. | Gerhard Lambert Meiners was born on 10 Oct 1810 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 16 Oct 1810 (son of Johann Thale Meiners and Anna Catharina Gerlemann); died on 13 Mar 1896 in Barrington, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Mar 1896 in Deer Grove Cemetery, Palatine Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Officially immigrated to the Netherlands in 1831; returned to Schale in 1834. Came to America in 1837 and spent six months in New York state between 1837 and 1838. Moved to Chicago in 1838, where he worked as a teamster. In 1849, moved to the 160 acre farm he owned two miles south of Barrington, Illinois (also owned 120 acres in Palatine Township). Retired from farming in 1877 and moved into the village of Barrington. Before 1877, he was the highway commissioner for Barrington Township. Gerhard married Fenne Maria Frantzen in 1843 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Fenne (daughter of Johann Gerhard Frantzen and Catharina Adelheid Dresselhaus) was born on 14 Jan 1821 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 21 Jan 1821 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died on 25 Dec 1866 in Barrington, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Fenne Maria Frantzen was born on 14 Jan 1821 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 21 Jan 1821 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany (daughter of Johann Gerhard Frantzen and Catharina Adelheid Dresselhaus); died on 25 Dec 1866 in Barrington, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Godparents: tenant farmer’s wife Fenne Aleid Franzen & farm owner’s son Gerhard Henrich Dresselhaus. Came to America in 1841 with her father.
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4. | Johann Thale Meiners was born in Mar 1769 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 15 Mar 1769 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died on 6 Apr 1833 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was buried on 9 Apr 1833 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany. Johann married Anna Catharina Gerlemann on 24 Sep 1796 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany. Anna was born in Aug 1774 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened in Aug 1774 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died about May 1847 in Barrington, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in 1847 in Deer Grove Cemetery, Palatine Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Anna Catharina Gerlemann was born in Aug 1774 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened in Aug 1774 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died about May 1847 in Barrington, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in 1847 in Deer Grove Cemetery, Palatine Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Notes: Came to America between 1844-1845 with her son Henry (Lambert Heinrich).
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6. | Johann Gerhard Frantzen was born in May 1780 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 4 Jun 1780 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany (son of Johann Hermann Frantzen and Maria Gertraud Gieske); died on 27 Jun 1853 in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in 1853 in St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Immigrated to US in 1841. Godparents: Gerd Gieske & Margaretha Franzen. Johann married Catharina Adelheid Dresselhaus about 1814 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany. Catharina (daughter of Hermann Heinrich Dresselhaus and Fenne Margaretha Adelheid Frantzen) was born on 8 Apr 1790 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 18 Apr 1790 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died on 16 Sep 1825 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was buried on 19 Sep 1825 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Catharina Adelheid Dresselhaus was born on 8 Apr 1790 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 18 Apr 1790 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany (daughter of Hermann Heinrich Dresselhaus and Fenne Margaretha Adelheid Frantzen); died on 16 Sep 1825 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was buried on 19 Sep 1825 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany. Notes: Godparents: Catharina Wilcke, Adelheid Koester & Bernd Berckemeier
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12. | Johann Hermann Frantzen was born in Aug 1734 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 1 Sep 1734 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany (son of Heinrich Frantzen and Margaretha Dresselhaus); died on 13 Apr 1817 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was buried on 15 Apr 1817 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Godparents: Lambert Speller, Johan List & Trine Speller of Kernekamp’s Leibzucht. Johann married Maria Gertraud Gieske on 6 Nov 1768 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany. Maria (daughter of Berendt Husstette and Margaretha Adelheid Esch) was born in Feb 1747 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 26 Feb 1747 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died on 13 Oct 1782 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Maria Gertraud Gieske was born in Feb 1747 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 26 Feb 1747 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany (daughter of Berendt Husstette and Margaretha Adelheid Esch); died on 13 Oct 1782 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany. Notes: Godparents: Gertrud the wife of Johann Meese, Maria the wife of Henrich Esch from Settrup & Jörgen Husstette from Settrup
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14. | Hermann Heinrich Dresselhaus was born in Sep 1737 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 8 Sep 1737 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Middle name is variously recorded as: Hindrich, Henrich, Hendrick, and Heinrich. Hermann married Fenne Margaretha Adelheid Frantzen on 20 Feb 1763 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany. Fenne (daughter of Heinrich Frantzen and Fenne Holt) was born in Sep 1739 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 24 Sep 1739 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died on 7 Oct 1831 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was buried on 10 Oct 1831 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Fenne Margaretha Adelheid Frantzen was born in Sep 1739 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 24 Sep 1739 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany (daughter of Heinrich Frantzen and Fenne Holt); died on 7 Oct 1831 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was buried on 10 Oct 1831 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Godparents: Grethe the wife of Herman Dresselhaus the hired man, Lambert Speller’s daughter Trine & Lambert Speller.
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