Nettie Weckelman: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

1.	Nettie Weckelman was born 1891, , USA (daughter of August Weckelman and Magdalena "Lena" Dreisinger); died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-84915 Residence: 1905, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States

Generation: 2

August Weckelman was born 1869, , Germany (son of William Weckelman and Christina); died 1905, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-40262
Occupation: 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; dyer
Occupation: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cooper
Occupation: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dyer
Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Occupation: 1905, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; button dyer

August married Magdalena "Lena" Dreisinger 7 Jan 1890, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of John Dreisinger and Christine Braeuchle) was born 1873, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]

Magdalena "Lena" Dreisinger was born 1873, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Dreisinger and Christine Braeuchle); died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA.

Other Events:

Name: Lena Dreisinger
Name: Magdalena "Lena" Weckelman
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-113273
Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Residence: 1896, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1905, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States

Notes:

One's third and fourth cousins have the same ancestors and I've learned that they can be"goldmines" for pictures, documents and family stories. In my great-grandfather, ChrisDreisinger's family, I "found" his brother William's descendants when one replied to a letter Ihad written to a bunch of Dreisingers listed on the internet. We shared pictures, names, addresses,dates, lots of stories and now, he is putting together a picture history of the family.

All I knew about Chris' sister, Magdalena (Lena) was that she married August Weckelmann andmoved to Rochester. Because Lena's descendants wouldn't be close relatives, finding themwasn't a priority, but priorities become blurred when there are empty spaces on genealogy charts.Funeral home records of Lena's mother Christina (Braeuchle) Dreisinger, who lived in Elmira,showed that Christina died at 566 Hayward Avenue in Rochester NY and was brought back toElmira for burial. She must have been visiting with her daughter. My letters to Rochester funeralhomes and neighbours brought no replies, and I stopped looking \endash for a while.

Some time later I wrote letters to internet addresses of Weckelmanns in and around Rochesterthey netted two replies. However, after a few conversations I realized these were dead ends.(Readers might wonder why I didn't try other avenues, but writing letters can be done from homeat any hour, and that's what I had time for \endash and I like writing letters.)

Several months passed. An email came from a Gerry Weckelman, who said he was researchinghis family, and had a letter his uncle had got from me. Jackpot! Over the next year, we suppliedeach other with pictures, obituaries, addresses, dates, names. It was great! In David McKnight's Waterloo County Wills I found August's siblings listed with his mother's will. Gerry wasecstatic. Now, he could make more connections.

Gerry's queries to the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester gave almost "everything Iwanted to know" about Lena and August's family. What a sad story: the oldest son's death at 29was "suicide by shooting" (he was married, but no children as far as we know); the second son'sdeath at 19 was "suicide, carbolic acid"; the third son died of "pulmonary tuberculosis" at 25;daughter Nettie, died in her 70s. City directory records indicate that Lena was widowed ca1909,but we've yet to find a record of August's death.

Is that the end of the story? Except for August's death data, I had found out much more than Iexpected. But no, there's a bit more. My husband, Charlie, and I spent a day with Gerry and hiswife, Linda. We drove to several addresses where Lena and Nettie had lived. One still existed:566 Hayward Avenue. Several hours were spent exploring Mount Hope Cemetery, a beautifulfascinating old burial ground (see the web site www.fomh.org). One small, flat, lying loose-on-the-ground stone was the only Weckelmann marker: "Our Will / Asleep in Jesus / F. W. W."[son, Frederick William Weckelmann]. The rest of the family was buried side by side somedistance away and had no grave stone. "So," I thought, " this branch of the family fades intooblivion." After a few months of consideration, I decided to have a marker placed. It reads,simply, "Weckelmann Family."

Weckelman Family -- by Marion Roes (The Waterloo Kin newsletter, Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society 2003, Vol. 3 No. 4)

Children:

Frederick William Weckelman was born 23 Oct 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA.
1. Nettie Weckelman was born 1891, , USA; died Yes, date unknown.
August Weckelman was born 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 3

4.	William Weckelman was born Abt 1840, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55602 William — Christina. Christina was born Abt 1840, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Christina was born Abt 1840, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

Name: Christina Weckelman
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55604

Children:

2. August Weckelman was born 1869, , Germany; died 1905, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA.

John Dreisinger was born 13 May 1839, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Frederich Lewis Dreisinger and Magdalena Brinkert); died 10 May 1916, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Name: Johannes Dreisinger
Name: John Drusenger
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96666
Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Residence: 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Immigration: 1869, , Ontario, Canada
Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Fireman
Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
Family Photograph: Abt 1891
Occupation: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Occupation: 1901, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

In Memoriam Died At Elmira, Ontario on Wednesday, May 10th, 1916 John Dreisinger aged 77 years, 11 months and 24 days The Funeral will be held from his late home on King Street on Friday afternoon, May 12th, at 2 o'clock, to the Elmira Union Cemetery for burial. Service in Evangelical Church after burial. Friends and acquaintances please accept this intimation

Funeral Card of John Dreisinger

Family Photograph:
Back left: William (m. Martha Borland); Magdalena (m. August Weckelmann); Christian (m. Harriet Maurer). Seated: Magdalena (Braeuchle) and John / Johann Dreisinger.

John married Christine Braeuchle 12 May 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Christine (daughter of Braeuchle) was born 3 May 1838, , Wuerttemberg, Germany; died 1916, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Christine Braeuchle was born 3 May 1838, , Wuerttemberg, Germany (daughter of Braeuchle); died 1916, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Name: Christine Dreisinger
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96667
Immigration: 1866, , Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Immigration: 1869, , Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
Immigration: May 1916, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States

Children:

Elisabeth Dreisinger was born 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
Christian Dreisinger was born 30 Jun 1872, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Nov 1952, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Magdalena "Lena" Dreisinger was born 1873, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA.
William Dreisinger was born 22 Dec 1877, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Oct 1935, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.

Generation: 4

12.

Frederich Lewis Dreisinger was born 1799, , Germany (son of Franz Dreisinger and Katharina Elisabetha Zwiebel); died 1860, , USA.

Other Events:

Name: Franz Ludwig Dreisinger
Name: Lewis Drysinger
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-132745
Occupation: 1842, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

They then came to Elkhart county, Ind. (in 1860), but the grandfather [Frederich Lewis Dreisinger] died during the trip and the grandmother passed from this life in St. Joseph county, Ind., about 1872. They reared a family of five children: Adam, Jacob, John, Philipbena and Lena, all of whom are living, but only one resides in this section of the county - Lena. The grandfather was a farmer throughout life and succeeded in accumulating a valuable property. ...

"Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana Together with Biographies of Many Prominent Men of Northern Indiana and the Whole State, Both Living and Dead" Goodspeed Brothers Publishers, Chicago, 1893, John Morris Co. Printers and Binders

Frederich married Magdalena Brinkert 8 Mar 1825, Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen, Germany. Magdalena (daughter of Konrad Brinkert and Margaretha Guenther) was born 1800, , Germany; died 1872, , St. Joseph Co., Indiana. [Group Sheet]

13.

Magdalena Brinkert was born 1800, , Germany (daughter of Konrad Brinkert and Margaretha Guenther); died 1872, , St. Joseph Co., Indiana.

Other Events:

Name: Magdalena Dreisinger
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-138293
Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Children:

Philippina Dreisinger was born CALC 10 Mar 1823; was christened 26 Apr 1823, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died 12 Jun 1896, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Johann Adam "Adam" Dreisinger was born 29 Dec 1825, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; was christened 1 Jan 1825, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
Jacob Dreisinger was born 25 Jun 1829, , Bavaria, Germany; died 27 Jul 1914, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
6. John Dreisinger was born 13 May 1839, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 May 1916, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Magdalena Dreisinger was born 1840, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

14.

Braeuchle was born Abt 1808, Of, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: Waterloo-116058

Children:

7. Christine Braeuchle was born 3 May 1838, , Wuerttemberg, Germany; died 1916, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Christian Jacob Braeuchle was born 10 Feb 1843, , Wuerttemberg, Germany; died 19 Feb 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.