_George BRITZIUS ____+
| (1845 - 1924) m 1868
_Albert Charles Theobald BRITZIUS _|
| (1878 - 1967) m 1905 |
| |_Margaret BROWN _____
| (1850 - 1930) m 1868
|
|--James BRITZIUS
| (1906 - 2001)
| _____________________
| |
|_Mary _____________________________|
(1885 - ....) m 1905 |
|_____________________
_Jesse HILLS ________
| (1807 - 1862)
_William HILLS Sr____|
| (1831 - 1920) m 1857|
| |_Pamelia GOULD ______+
| (1807 - 1847)
|
|--Frances Luella HILLS
| (1862 - 1936)
| _____________________
| |
|_Phoebe SITTS _______|
(1833 - 1868) m 1857|
|_____________________
__
|
_George HOPP ________|
| |
| |__
|
|
|--George M. HOPP
| (1830 - 1914)
| __
| |
|_Marguretha STRUB ___|
|
|__
[1290]
Ancestry has indexed this name as "Hoff". The children match up exactly with those of George Hopp and Kathryn Zimmerman who died late 1870's. After examining the original entry, I feel confident that it was actually written "Hopp."
Zimmerman History says George Hopp was born in Canada. It is thought his family came from Quatmeinheim, Strasburg, Alsace.
[11200] George and Katherine had a double wedding ceremony with his sister, Eve Hopp, and her brother, Adam Zimmerman.
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about George Hopp
Name: George Hopp
Arrival Date: 10 Oct 1854
Estimated birth year: abt 1830
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Le Havre, France
Destination: New York
Place of Origin: France
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: French
Ship Name: Robt Parker
Search Ship Database: Search the Robt Parker in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 22
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_146
List Number: 1375
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Line 3 Family #34
Geo Hopp 44 M France France France
C " 36 F Canada Germany Germany
John " 13 M MN France Canada
J. 12 " " " "
Til " 10 " same
Emma " 8 "
Geo. 6 M
Henry 4 "
S 1 F
R. Price 31 M Wis Wales Wales
_____________________________
|
_Joseph MITCHELL ____|
| m 1908 |
| |_____________________________
|
|
|--Vertuel J. Bessie Violet MITCHELL
| (1909 - 1989)
| _Samuel David WHITE _________+
| | (1840 - 1912) m 1865
|_Matilda WHITE ______|
(1872 - 1947) m 1908|
|_Josephine Catherine MOUGIN _+
(1847 - 1914) m 1865
[9192] Email 8/6/06
Line 72 409 Dodge St. Dwelling # 120 Family # 126
Leffler, Charles, M. head age 45 b. IL F b. Penn M. b. Ind. Occupation: house Painter
Matilda wife 47 IL IL IL
Vertuel J. dau 10 IL IL IL
Lucile M. dau 4 1/12 IL IL IL
Hi Dianne:
You don’t know me but you have been in contact with a cousin of mine, Jon Radermacher.
While I don’t have much info, I can tell you that my Mother’s Mother, my Granny, was Vertuel B Mitchell, daughter of Joseph Mitchell and Matilda White.
I have found that Matilda was born in Aug 16 1872 in Jo Daviess Country and died in the Manteno Nursing Home on Nov 16 1947. Matilda was apparently married a couple of times…at least once before Mr. Mitchell.
I have no info on Joseph Mitchell. Matilda then married Charles Lefler.
Back to my Granny, while she is listed as Vertuel J Mitchell, I believe her name was Vertuel Bessie Mitchell. This is what she told us and it is what is on a certified copy of a birth certificate issued by Jo Daviess County in the 1970’s. . . .
Granny (Vertuel) was born June 17 1909 in Galena and died October 25 1989 in Fox Lake, IL. We never knew Granny as Vertuel. She absolutely hated the name and was called Violet. When it was time to collect Social Security, she was forced to legally change her name to Violet to match all earnings. Other than my Mom and one Aunt, we were NOT to know her original name. Funny, huh?
If you need more info from me, please don’t hesitate to write. I admire your hard work. Finding info is one thing but when a parent is married several times and didn’t keep records, it’s almost impossibility.
Thank you for reading this
Patricia Rust...,
Granddaughter to Violet B Mitchell. Married names: Jarvie (not Jarvis), then Morris, then Gessner and then Seeback and back to Gessner (I believe her true love).
Hi Again:
Again, Jon Radermacher gave me your link. His paternal grandmother was
Lucille Leffler, my Granny's half-sister. I mislead you, Granny was only
married 4 times, she just went back to the Gessner name. Grandpa Peter
Gessner was much older than she and he died in 1952. As I mentioned, he was
the love of Granny's life I think. I was only 4 when he died but I know I
loved him dearly. Story....... he would sit on the sofa, I'd sit on the
back of the sofa, and he would let me comb his hair!
Sounds like Granny's Mom "got around" as well. I too saw the 16 children
and 3 living at one point. Granny never talked about her family until her
end but she mentioned that "Mamma" (Matilda White) had a couple of sets of
twins that died young. We didn't know if any of that was true. Besides her
half-sister Lucille (a really fun lady), there was an "Uncle Vade". I am
sure she said he was a half-brother as well. So, I think Matilda's first
marriage was to a Reitz as Uncle Vade was Nevada Reitz.
So are you related to Samuel D White and/or Josephine Mougin, Matilda's
parents?
I wish I could be of help. I wish I had stories to tell. Feel free to ask
any questions of me. Jon Radermachers two aunts are the only descendants of
Matilda that are older than I am. I put Barbara ...at age
70 this year and Diane ... at age 66.
Patricia Ann Marek (nee Rust)
[9404] "Charlie" was a barber and a cop in Loyal circa 1900.
[9406] Email to Dianne Stevens 4 July 2006
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_Philipp SCHODT _____|
| (1738 - ....) m 1760|
| |__
|
|
|--Anne Margarethe SCHODT
|
| __
| |
|_Anna Margarethe ____|
m 1760 |
|__
[8429]
from Zimmerman History, p. 34: Her (Elizabeth Knoll Zimmerman's) mother and Grandmother lived to be very old, both reaching the ripe old age of about ninety years.
Line 51 Dwelling # 13 Family # 13
Wilkerson, George Head rents age 70 age at 1st marriage-25 PA PA MD occ: farmer-general
Ara wife 42 20 MO MO VA
Clarence W son 13 MO PA MO
Fay dau 11 MO PA MO
Charles W son 8 MO PA MO
Brown Geo W father-in-law 73 wd VA VA VA
Line 92 Family # 22 Dwelling # 21
Wilkerson, G. F. head rents age 59 m. PA PA VA occ: General farming
Ara wife 35 m MO VA VA
Clarence son 2 MO PA MO
Fay dau 1 MO PA MO
Andrews, Rubbie step-son 11 MO MO MO