The splencner Family Tree


Francis Scherer [Parents] was born 1 on 8 Apr 1883 in Chicago, IL. He married 2 Eleanor Muller on 21 Feb 1909 in Chicago, IL.

Eleanor Muller was born about 1887 in Chicago, IL. She married 1 Francis Scherer on 21 Feb 1909 in Chicago, IL.


Franz Joseph Scherer was born 1 on 25 Feb 1799 in Hochscwartzwald, Baden, Germany. He married 2 Walburga Bruder on 6 Dec 1832 in Hochscwartzwald, Baden, Germany.

Walburga Bruder was born 1 on 19 Oct 1810 in Hochscwartzwald, Baden, Germany. She married 2 Franz Joseph Scherer on 6 Dec 1832 in Hochscwartzwald, Baden, Germany.

They had the following children:

  M i Ferdinand Scherer

Mathias Nilles [Parents] died after 1975 in Luxembourg. He married Emma Haupert.

Emma Haupert was born in 1911 in Luxembourg. She died on 24 Dec 2004 in Esch, Luxembourg. She married Mathias Nilles.


Living

Living [Parents]

Other marriages:
Unknown

They had the following children:

  M i Living

Jean Hirtz.Jean married Margareta.

Margareta.Margareta married Jean Hirtz.

They had the following children:

  M i Pierre Henri Hirtz

Chevalier Jean Hirtz [Parents] was born 1 on 7 Jun 1887 in Bigonville, Redange, Luxembourg. He died 2 on 7 Sep 1969 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The cause of death was cancer. He was buried 3 on 7 Sep 1969 in Beechy, Saskatchewan, Canada. He married 4 Marguerite Goebel on 28 Jul 1908 in Diekirch, Luxembourg. Jean immigrated 5 in 1913 to Antwerp, Belgium to New York, NY. He immigrated 6 in 1915 to Poughskeepie, NY to Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada.

IMMIGRATION: 1913 Antwerp to Ellis Island, 1915 New York to Saskatchewan, Canada
Member of the Luxembourg Brotherhood of America, Chicago chapter, and John Howard Society

(V. Hvidston)

Marguerite Goebel was born 1 on 18 Feb 1883 in Bastendorf, Diekirch, Luxembourg. She married 2 Chevalier Jean Hirtz on 28 Jul 1908 in Diekirch, Luxembourg.

They had the following children:

  F i Living

Living [Parents]

Living [Parents]

They had the following children:

  M i Living
  F ii Living

Barry Wade Bezold [Parents] was born on 26 Jun 1951 in Chicago, IL. He was christened in 1951 in Chicago, IL (Nebo Ev. Lutheran Church). He died on 14 Apr 2010 in Chicago, IL. He married Living.

Living [Parents]

They had the following children:

  F i Living
  M ii Living
  M iii Living

William Charles Bezold [Parents] "Duke" was born 1 on 21 Jun 1921 in Chicago, IL. He died 2 on 19 May 1999 in Chicago, IL (Jefferson Park). He was buried in 1999 in Elmwood Park, IL (Elmwood Cemetery). He married Jean Edna Jurek on 17 Oct 1947 in Chicago, IL. William joined religion Nebo Ev. Lutheran Church. He was employed 3 as apprentice printer in 1940 in Chicago, IL. He served in the military WWII.

1940 Living with mother and father at 2520 N. Lawndale in Chicago. Having completed 4th grade, he was working as an apprentice printer, making $120 annually.

Jean Edna Jurek [Parents] was born on 14 Jan 1923 in Chicago, IL. She died on 7 Jun 1977 in Chicago, IL. The cause of death was cancer. She was buried in 1977 in Elmwood Park, IL (Elmwood Cemetery). She married William Charles Bezold on 17 Oct 1947 in Chicago, IL.

Obituary from Chicago Tribune of 6/9/1977:
Jean E. Bezold, nee Jurek, age 54, beloved wife of William C. (Duke); loving mother of Charles (Jennifer), Berry (Barbara) and Janice (Louis) Gooday; grandmother of one; fond sister of Marilyn LaRocca. Resting at Kowachek Funeral Home, 5774-76 W. Lawrence Av. Thursday, after 2:30 p.m. until time of services Friday, 1 p.m. Interment Elmwood Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions to the Congregational Church of Jefferson Park Memorial Fund or the American Cancer Society. 545-3800.

They had the following children:

  M i Barry Wade Bezold
  M ii Living
  F iii Living

Ralph Robert Godenius [Parents] was born on 14 Jun 1905 in Chicago, IL. He died 1 on 25 May 1975 in Elmhurst, DuPage Co., IL. The cause of death was lung cancer. He was buried 2 in 1975 in Chicago, IL (Mt. Olive Cemetery). He married Grace Barbara Maxwell on 13 Aug 1949 in Elmhurst, DuPage Co., IL. Ralph was employed 3 as radio repairman in 1930 in Chicago, IL. He was employed as refridgeration mechanic in Chicago, IL.

TIMELINE:
1930 Living at 4711 N. Lawndale in apartment alone with mother. Working as a radio repairman. (1930 Census)

SOURCE:
From 5/27/1975 Chicago Tribune:
Ralph R. Godenius of Elmhurst, Ill., beloved husband of Grace, nee Maxwell; dear father of Ralph Jr. (Donna), Barbara (Barry) Bezold, Miriam, Elsa, James and Gene Godenius; brother of Selma Carlson and Elsa Franklin. At the Pedersen-Ryberg Mortuary, 435 N. York St., Elmhurst, where friends may call Tuesday, 2-5 and 7-9 p.m., and where services will be held Wednesday, 10 a.m. Interment Mt. Olive. Info: 834-1133.

Grace Barbara Maxwell [Parents] was born on 23 Apr 1921 in Chicago, IL. She died on 26 Jun 2002 in Elmhurst, DuPage Co., IL. The cause of death was Alzheimer's disease. She was buried in 2002 in Chicago, IL (Mt. Olive Cemetery). She married Ralph Robert Godenius on 13 Aug 1949 in Elmhurst, DuPage Co., IL.

1940 Living with uncle S.S. Edgerle and mother in Elmhurst. She is working as a packer at an electrical manufacturer and had recently completed high school. [U.S. Census]

They had the following children:

  F i Living
  M ii Living
  F iii Living
  F iv Living
  M v Living
  M vi Living

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