KarensGen.Com - Families - Friedrich Sennholtz (1831-1885) from Germany to Beecher, Will Co., IL

Updated November 2006.

Friedrich Sennholz
Born: 29 NOV 1830 in: Beckedorf, Schaumburg, Germany 1
Baptized: in:
Died: 28 JUN 1885 in: 2
Buried: 30 JUN 1885 in: St. John UCC Cemetery, Beecher, IL
Father: Mr. Sennholz
Mother: ?Engel Maria Meyer married 08 APR 1838 at Beckedorf to Heinrich Bahlmann

1st Wife: Caroline AUGUSTE Trubach
Married: in:
Born: 07 AUG 1837 in: Gellnersdorf, Germany 3
Baptized: in:
Died: 10 JUN 1873 in: 3
Buried: 11 JUN 1873 in: St. John UCC Cemetery, Beecher, IL 2
Father:
Mother:

2nd Wife: Engel Maria Sophia Gerland
Married: 26 OCT 1873 in: Cook Co., IL 2
Born: 08 MAR 1846 in: Riepen, Kr. Schaumburg, Germany 8
Baptized: in:
Died: 17 AUG 1937 in: 2
Buried: 20 AUG 1937 in: St. John UCC Cemetery, Beecher, IL 3
Father: Heinrich Christian Gerland (1818-1869) fro Riepen #7 and #32.
Mother: Catharina Maria Dorothea Moeller from Beckedorf
Schaumburg Auswanderer #5701: Gerland, Engel Marie Sophie Charlotte, Riepen, with 2 children to Amerika 25.7.1871. (???)
Confirmation Beckedorf 1860 "Engel Marie Sophie Charlotte Gerland".

St. John UCC Cemetery
Beecher, Will Co., IL
Engel Gerland Sennholz
1846-1937

7 Children of Friedrich Sennholz and August Trubach

Engel Maria Dorothea Auguste Sennholz
Born: 12 MAR 1860 in: Hanover Twp., Lake Co., IN 4
Baptized: 27 MAY 1860 in: Zion UCC, Dyer, Lake Co., IN 5
Died: in:
Buried: in:

Friedrich Wilhelm Martin Sennholz (see below)
Born: 19 JUN 1861 in: Hanover Twp., Lake Co., IN 3
Baptized: 27 OCT 1861 in: Zion UCC, Dyer, Lake Co., IN 5
Died: 11 APR 1926 in: 3
Buried: in: St. John UCC Cemetery, Beecher, IL 2
Spouse: Wilhelmine MINA Wehrmann
Married: 30 JUN 1887 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL 2
Spouse: Maria Sophia LOUISE Grabe
Married: 17 SEP 1899 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL 6
17 SEP 1899 in: 2
To America 1848?
1920 Census: Washington Twp., Will Co., IL; states born in Illinois.
The 1920 Census has a Engel Sennholz, head of house, age 73 Germany living with her daughter Auguste age 40 IL.

Bertha Engel Maria Dorothea Sennholz
Born: 22 AUG 1863 in: Hanover Twp., Lake Co., IN 4
Baptized: 15 NOV 1863 in: Zion UCC, Dyer, Lake Co., IN 5
Died: in:
Buried: in:

Heinrich Friedr. Wilhelm Jacob Sennholz
Born: 29 OCT 1865 in: Beecher, Will Co., IL 2
Baptized: 07 JAN 1866 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Died: AFT 1881 in:
Buried: in:

Maria Sophia Louise Rose Sennholz
Born: 22 OCT 1867 in: Beecher, Will Co., IL 2
Baptized: 29 DEC 1867 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Died: AFT 1881 in:
Buried: in:

Christian August Sennholz
Born: 18 JAN 1872 in: Beecher, Will Co., IL
Baptized: 20 JAN 1872 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL 7
Died: in:
Buried: in:

Sophia Caroline Auguste Sennholz
Born: 07 JUN 1873 in: Beecher, Will Co., IL 2
Baptized: 11 JUN 1873 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Died: 30 JUL 1873 in: Beecher, Will Co., IL 2
Buried: 31 JUL 1873 in: St. John UCC Cemetery, Beecher, IL

5 Children of Friedrich Sennholz and Engel Maria Sophia Gerland

JOHN Friedrich Heinrich Robert Jacob Sennholz
Born: 30 OCT 1874 in: Washington Twp., Will Co., IL 2
Baptized: 29 NOV 1874 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Died: __ ___ 1959 in: Beecher, Will Co., IL
Buried: in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL
Spouse: Emma Wilkening
Born: 02 MAR 1877 Eagle Lake, Will Co., IL
Died: __ ___ 1959
Daughter of Johann Friedrich FRED Wilkening and Engel Maria MARY Hinze
Married: 09 DEC 1900 in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL 9

Maria Sophia Sennholz
Born: 17 APR 1876 in: Beecher, Will Co., IL 2
Baptized: 28 MAY 1876 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Died: AFT 1889 in:
Buried: in:

Engel HELEN Sophia Auguste Sennholz
Born: 27 SEP 1878 in: Beecher, Will Co., IL 2
Baptized: 03 NOV 1878 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Died: 05 AUG 1933 in:
Buried: in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Married: 05 AUG 1900 Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Spouse: Wilhelm WILLIAM Bunte
Born: 17 MAY 1876 Will Co., IL
Died: 11 APR 1949 Cook Co., IL
Son of Johann Dietrich Bunte and Caroline Phillippine Meyer

Maria Sophia Louise AUGUSTE Sennholz
Born: 27 SEP 1880 in: Beecher, Will Co., IL 2
Baptized: 24 OCT 1880 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Died: 07 FEB 1929 in: 2
Buried: 10 FEB 1929 in: St. John UCC Cemetery, Beecher, IL 3

Anna Engel Sophia Wilh. Emma Sennholz
Born: 15 APR 1883 in: Beecher, Will Co., IL 2
Baptized: 14 MAY 1883 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Died: AFT 1896 in:
Buried: in:

Sources:
1 Approximate birthdate calculated from age at death.
2 St. Johns UCC, Beecher Will Co. IL, The People Of, by Rev. David McDonald 1997
3 Beecher Cemetery Readings, Will Co., IL Compiled by W.L. Eilrich, Sept. 1992.
4 So Great a Cloud of Witnesses, The People of Zion Church, Hanover Twp., Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996.
5 Zion UCC, Dyer, Hanover Twp., Lake Co., IN Baptism Records.
6 Portrait & Biographical Album of Will Co., IL, Chicago, Chapman Bros. 1890.
7 St Johns UCC, Beecher Will Co, IL. The People of, by Rev David McDonald 1997.
8 Godehardi Church, Beckedorf, Schaumburg, Germany Confirmation Records.
9 St. Johns Luth. Church Eagle Lake, Beecher, Will Co., IL Marriage Records.

Friedrich FRED Wilhelm Martin Sennholz
Born: 19 JUN 1861 in: Hanover Twp., Lake Co., IN
Baptized: 27 OCT 1861 in: Zion UCC, Dyer, Lake Co., IN
Died: 11 APR 1926 in:
Buried: in: St. John UCC Cemetery, Beecher, IL
Father: Friedrich Sennholz
Mother: Caroline AUGUSTE Trubach
To America 1848?
1920 Census: Washington Twp., Will Co., IL; states born in Illinois.
The 1920 Census has a Engel Sennholz, head of house, age 73 Germany living with her daughter Auguste age 40 IL.

1st wife Wilhelmine MINA Wehrmann
Married: 30 JUN 1887 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Born: 19 JAN 1867 in: Beecher, Will Co., IL
Baptized: 17 MAR 1867 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Baptised Dorothea Wilhelmine Marg. Augu. Carolina Sophia Wehrmann.
Died: 12 FEB 1897 in:
Buried: in: St. John UCC Cemetery, Beecher, IL
Father: Friedrich Wehrmann from Kolenfeld, Germany (1826-1901)
Mother: Sophia Borgers (1828-1923)
Both of her immigrant parents are also buried at St. John UCC Cemetery.

2nd wife Maria Sophia LOUISE Grabe
Married: 17 SEP 1899 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL
17 SEP 1899 in:
Born: 05 NOV 1865 in: Crete, Will Co., IL
Baptized: 24 DEC 1865 in: Trinity Luth. Ch., Crete, Will Co., IL
Died: 21 SEP 1945 in: Washington Twp., Will Co., IL
Buried: 24 SEP 1945 in: St. John UCC Cemetery, Beecher, IL
Father: Johann HEINRICH Graebe Sr.
Mother: Sophia Catharina Schweer

St. John UCC Cemetery
Beecher, Will Co., IL
Friedrich Sennholz 1862-1926
Louisa (Grabe) Sennholz 1865-1945
Emil Senholtz 1888-1909

4 Children of Fred Sennholz and Mina Wehrmann

Emil Friedrich Heinrich Sennholz
Born: 15 FEB 1888 in: Washington Twp., Will Co., IL
Baptized: 18 MAR 1888 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Died: 15 DEC 1909 in: Beecher, Will Co., IL
Buried: 18 DEC 1909 in: St. John UCC Cemetery, Beecher, IL
Step mother survived him.
Self inflicted gunshot while hunting rabbits.

Anna Sennholz
Born: 25 JUN 1890 in: Beecher, Will Co., IL
Baptized: 10 AUG 1890 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Died: AFT 1918 in:
Buried: in: Adams Cemetery, Crete, Will Co., IL
Spouse: Heinrich HENRY Tatge
Born: about 1890
Died: after 1918
?Son of Wilhelm Christ Hermann Tatge and Matilde Engelking.
Married: 23 MAR 1913 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Henry Tatge remarried Katherine KATE Eleonore Klemme.

Friedrich FRED August Sennholz
Born: 03 JAN 1893 in: Beecher, Will Co., IL
Baptized: 12 FEB 1893 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Died: __ ___ 1951 in: Will Co., IL
Buried: in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL
Spouse: Clara M. Bernhard 1887-1961
Daughter of Johann Philipp Bernhard from Beckedorf, Germany and Sophia MARIA Elisabeth Wehmhoefer
Married: in:

St. John Eagle Lake Cemetery, Beecher, IL

St. John Eagle Lake Cemetery
Beecher, Will Co., IL
Fred A. Sennholz 1893-1951
Clara M. (Bernhard) 1887-1961
Ralph F. Sennholz 1919-1941

Amanda Wilhelmine Dorothea Sennholz
Born: 15 MAR 1895 in: Beecher, Will Co., IL
Baptized: 21 APR 1895 in: St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL
Died: __ MAR 1978 in: Crete, Will Co., IL
Buried: in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL
Spouse: Friedrich Bernhardt (1889-1970)
Son of Johann Philipp Bernhard from Beckedorf, Germany and Sophia MARIA Elisabeth Wehmhoefer
Married: __ FEB 1916 in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL