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Friedrich Wilhelm (Heseman) Krughoff; b. June 1804 in Eiksen, Germany; d. 6 Oct 1887; m. Mary (Marie) Elizabeth Krughoff ( b. 22 Sept 1804 in Eiksen, Germany d. 8 Nov 1880 in Hoyleton Precint of chronic bronchitis with attending physician B. Burnreuter, M.D.; Nashville, IL and is buried in North Prairie Cemetery). The story passed down through the family says that Frederick Wilhelm Heseman married Mary (Marie) Elizabeth Krughoff who was the heir to the family fortune and the only way she could inherit this fortune was for Frederick Wilhelm Heseman to take her last name. Thus he became Frederick Wilhelm Krughoff. They emigrated to the United States in 1852. Henry Heseman b. 28 Feb 1801; d. 2 Feb 1862, is possibly the brother of Friedrich Wilhelm (Heseman) Krughoff. Henry Heseman had a child Christena Heseman who died 8 Nov 1880 and she was 27 years old.
Children of Frederick Wilhelm (Heseman) Krughoff and Mary (Marie) Elizabeth Krughoff:
1. Frederick Krughoff; b. 23 Nov 1829, in Rothenuffeln, Preuss-Minden, Germany;
imigrated to this country in 1847, settling in St. Louis on his eighteenth birthday; m.
Wilhelmina Peithmann on the 9th of August, 1855. Children: Mary, Elizabeth,
Frederick, Jr., Anna, Minnie, Louis, Edward, Lydia, Julius, Albert.
2. Christine Krughoff; b. 1826; d. 1913; m. 1. Christian Ernst Henry William Brink;
Children: Child Brink, Martha, Rev. Theodore F. Brink, Louis Brink, Lydia Brink,
Julius Brink, Child Brink; 2. Henry Nagel, 2 Jan 1876
3. Col. Oberst Louis Krughoff; b. 1835 in Rothenuffeln, Kreis Minden, Germany;
Confirmed at Bergkerchen in Germany; m. Caroline Sewell; d. 1910; Children: Thomas,
Paul, Louise, Kate.
4. Heinrich (Henry) Krughoff; b. 16 Dec 1837; m. Wilhelmina (Hagemeister)
Heggemester; d. 25 Jan 1872; Buried in Original Evangelical Cemetery on part of
Estate; Children: Henry L. Krughoff, Emma, Arther, Karl.
5. Louise Krughoff; b. 1834; m. Christian Frederick Kleeman; d. 1916
6. Martha Marie Elizabeth Krughoff ; b. 10 Apr 1844 d. 24 Jun 1899/ 1900; m.Charles
L. C. (Karl, Frederick, Ludwig) Brink on 24 May 1864 at Zion Evangelical Church,
Washington County, IL
7. Mrs. Christ Kleeman
8. Daughter died in Belleville, IL; age 10
9. Wilhelm Krughoff; b. 10 Dec 1832; d. 5 Jul 1839
10. Wilhelmine Krughoff; b. 6 Apr
1841; d. 9 Apr, 1841
Frederick Krughoff; born Nov. 23, 1829 at Rothenuffeln, Kreis Minden, Germany. In 1847 he immigrated to America. He married Whilhemine Peithman ( born Jan. 29, 1835 at Unterlubbe, Kreis Minden Germany and came to America in 1854) on Aug. 9, 1855 by Pastor Maul of Plum Hill, Ill at the home of his parents. He died January 1, 1910.
Children of Frederick and Wilhelmine Krughoff
1. Mary Krughoff (18561928)married Henry Hoffman;
Children of Mary and Henry Hoffman
1. Susie Hoffman married Edwin Ludwig
2. George Hoffman married l. Clara (Children: Leona m. Edwin Wacker (George
Wacker, Lloyd Wacker, Curtis Wacker), Clara m. Vincent Huck (James Huck,
Carol Huck) 2.Esther Stelzriede
3. Lydia Hoffman; not married
4. Millie Hoffman; not married
5. Anna Hoffman married Otto Neuling (Children: 1. Beth m. Raymond Jackson
(Janice Jackson); 2. Warren m. Veronica)
6. Albert Hoffman married 1. Luella 2. Florence (Child:1. Florence m. Earl
Baumann (Joyce Baumann, Janet Baumann))
7. John Hoffman married Alice Gerling
8. Phillip Hoffman married Anna Weber
9. Alvin Hoffman married Viola Hake (Children: 1. Virgil m. Catherine (Children:
Larry Hoffman, Catherin Hoffman, Jennine Hoffman, Kent Hoffman) 2.
Gladys m. Arthur Beek (Children: Carol Beek, Jay Lyn Beek, Brenda Beek))
2. Elizabeth Krughoff (18581918)married Charles Brink
Children of Elizabeth and Charles Brink:
1. Ida Brink; not married
2. Lydia Brink; not married:
3. Albert Brink married Lydia Bock ( 1. Willard 2. Beatrice m. William Motzer
(Children: Deborah Motzer, Patricia Motzer, William Motzer))
3. Frederick Krughoff, Jr. (18611911)married 1. Anna Bartels Meyer 2. Martha Hake
Children of Anna and Frederick Krughoff :
1. Laura Krughoff married Julius Hake (1. Evelyn m. Gus Habbe (Donald
Habbe, Janet Habbe) 2. Lavone m. Wayne Clark (only survivor of triplets))
2. Anna Krughoff married Waldo Brink (1. Winona m. Elmer Hucksold (Karl,
Kristine) 2. Minerva m. William Clausen)
Children of Martha and Frederick Krughoff:
1. Wesley Krughoff married Elda Weihe
2. Ruth Krughoff married Richard Pries (Martha Marie m. Ted Hendricks) 3. Florence Krughoff
4. Anna Krughoff (18631918)married William Elmers
Children of Anna and William Elmers:
1. Minnie Elmers married Nayman Hastings (Anna Eileen m. Emil Schnarre (Paul
Schnarre, James Allen Schnarre, Thomas Dale Schnarre)
2. Fred Elmers married Mabel
3. Mabel Elmers married Frank Sanders
4. Nobel Elmers married Gladys
5. Minnie Krughoff (18651951)married Louis Bernreuter
Children of Minnie and Louis Berneruter:
1. Ruth Bernreuter married Albert Watts ( 1. David 2. James Louis (Children:
Bill, Tommy, Eric) 3. Joanne (Hussmann))
2. Edward Berneruter married Mary Adams (Adopted child: Carol)
6. Louis Krughoff (18681936)married Anna Schlinger
Children of Louis and Anna Krughoff:
1. Cora Krughoff married Don Gullion ( 1. Donna Mildred 2. Clarence Wesley m.
Virginia (Donald Krughoff)
2. Clarence Krughoff married Lorrain ( 1. William)
3. Mildred Krughoff; not married
4. Orville Krughoff married 1. 2. Evelyn (1. James m. Mary Kay (Child: Roy)
2. Merry)
7. Edward Krughoff (18711939)married Lydia Hake
Children of Edward and Lydia Krughoff
1. Zada Krughoff married Alfred Rixman ( Children: 1. Amos m. 1. June
(Children: Cheryl Rixman, Dwight Rixman) 2.Felicity; 2. Eunice; 3. Pauline m.
Allen Mays (1. Mark Mays)
8. Lydia Krughoff (18731963)married Frank Hake:
Children of Lydia and Frank Hake:
1. Clarence Hake married Zora Livesy (Children: 1. Roger m. Sara Lovin
(Children: Laurie Lee Hake, Gary Roger Hake) 2. Mary Lee m. Sheldon C.
Prais (Children: Bradley Clayton Prais, Scott Michael Prais, Lynne Michale
Prais); 3. Richard F. Hake (died at age 3 days)
2. Alberta Hake married Leonard Brink; no children.
3. Ada Hake married Ernie Leutner (Adopted child: William Edward Leutner) 4. Lorna Hake married Thurman Conrey; no children
9. Julius Krughoff (18781961)married Sarah Hake
Children Julius and Sarah Krughoff :
1. Mildred Krughoff married Alfred Rixman
2. Florence Krughoff; not married
3. Irven Krughoff married Winifred Lindquest ( 1. David Krughoff m. Carol 2.
Fred Krughoff)
10.Albert Krughoff (1880-1953) Married Millie Brink in Sept. 1905
Children of Albert and Millie Krughoff:
1. Frieda Krughoff married Emil Hotz 2 Dec 1934 Child: Fred Hotz m. Carol Poe
(Children: Michael Frederick Hotz, Cathy Ann Hotz m. Chris Gaby (Child:
Kelsey Ann Gaby))
2. Rose Krughoff b. 2 Nov 1912 d. Jan 1991 married Waldo Wacker; Child:
James Wacker m. Nancy; Children: ( Angela (Children: 1. Thor 2. Girl),
Jonithum (Child: boy), Jamison (Child: girl), Angenette (Child: Girl),
Christilyn, Annie)
3. Carolyn; died young
Memories of my grandparents, Frederick
and Wilhelmine Krughoff as told to me by my mother, Millie Krughoff.
Written by Frieda Hotz.
My grandmother had ten children;
five were born in the log house and five were born in the new
brick house. My father, Albert, being the youngest stayed on
the homeplace and inherited it at my grandparents death. Mom
and Dad (Albert and Millie) had kitchen and dining room in the
basement and a room or two on the first floor and there were rooms
upstairs. Grandpa and Grandma lived in the rest of the house.
They would call down to Mom whether she could bring me upstairs
to them. They would put chairs around them and I would walk.
Maybe that is why I walked alone by eight months.
Grandma's favorite expression was
"Eeee" when Grandpa would tease her or when she got
excited about something. They had so many rats in the corn crib
so grandpa set a trap. The next morning it was just full. He
emptied them into a sack and hit it on the ground until he thought
they were dead. Shaking them out they just lay there until one
by one they came to and ran. Grandpa told grandma "Mother
step on them." "Eeee! How can I step on them?"
She called, "Here Max, here Max". Max was there little
dog. A few were dead and the rest were just stunned. Mom said
she and Dad turned away to laugh; it was a good show.
Another time Mom heard grandma talking
on the phone and then call to grandpa. She was very excited so
Mom went to see what it was about. They had friends in St. Louis
and once a year they would come to see them. They would come to
Nashville and then take the train to Huegely Station. It was October
and by that time the meat supply was low because it was not cold
enough to butcher. Grandma called, "Father, the Bachhoefer
girls are sitting on the station and we have no meat in the house."
"We have bacon", grandfather replied. "Eeee!
We can't eat bacon.", she replied. Mom came to the rescue
and told her Albert could catch one of the young roosters and
she would fix it. "Oh can you?", Grandma said. Mom
fixed the dinner and all was well.
Grandma did such beautiful sewing
and had such little stitches. She loved to do mending and you
could hardly see where the patch was. She had one dress that
she always liked to wear and it had a lot of patches. Grandpa
told her several times he didn't want her to wear it anymore but
she would patch again. Aunt Lizzie, their daughter, did their
washing. Ida or Lydia would come and get it. One time when
the dress was in the wash Grandpa took it and did away with it.
He never told Grandma but told Mom what he had done. For quite
some time she would mention it, wondering what had ever happened
to it.
She didn't care to cook and would
rather be outside. They raised all their children which was very
rare at that time. She had a hired girl until her daughter could
take over. When a baby was born all Grandma did was take care
of it.
When Grandpa came to North Prairie
he had to clear away the grass. He told Mom he chopped holes
into the ground with an ax to plant corn, but it was some of the
best corn he ever raised.
My great grandfather and grandfather
were both founders of the Zion Evangelical Church ( now United
Church of Christ) in Hoyleton IL. They always elected Grandfather
president. Finally he told them it was just enough and someone
else should have it. But, when important decisions had to be
made they always came to him first.
On Sunday Grandpa was always afraid
they would not get to church in time. He thought it took the
rest too long to get ready. Dad (Albert) said many a Sunday he
would start out walking across the field and they would catch
up with him before he got to town.
The following article, written in German, appeared in the German Newspaper in 1905.
It was fifty years ago yesterday that Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Krughoff of North Prarie, Ill entered into the bond of Holy Matrimony. For half a century they have shared the joys and sorrows of life and although their hair have turned to silvery gray, life has turned sweeter. Their children and grandchildren were privileged to share this happy occassion with them.
The clelebrant, Mr. Frederick Krughoff, was born Nov. 23, 1829 at Rothenuffeln, Kreis Minden, Germany. In 1847 he immigrated to America and on his 18th birthday he arrived in St. Louis, Mo. After a stay of one year and nine months in St. Louis in the fall of 1849 he moved to Washington County, Ill. He was followed to America in 1849 by his sister Christine and in 1851 by his brother Col. Louis Krughoff. In the following year 1852, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick William Krughoff with the remaining children, one son and four daughters came to America. Upon their journey to Washington County they were cordially received as guests in Belleville, II. in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Hartnagel, parents of Mr. A.G. Hartnagel of Nashville, Ill. During their stay in this home their ten year old daughter became ill and was taken by death.
The wife of the celebrant, Whilhemine Krughoff (nee) Peithman was born Jan. 29, 1835 at Unterlubbe, Kreis Minden Germany and came to America in 1854. In the North Prarie Community she became acquainted with Mr. Krughoff and they were married in the home of his parents on Aug. 9, 1855 by Pastor Maul of Plum Hill, Ill. They lived with his parents and on Jan. 11, 1857 they moved on the beautiful farm where they have lived ever since. The old log house has been replaced by a stately brick house. Over the door to the entrance of this house is the inscription EBENESER which testifies the christian spirit of this family.
Mr. and Mrs. Krughoff are blessed with five sons and five daughters, namely Mrs. Mary Hoffman, Frederick Krughoff, Jr., Mrs. Elizabeth Brink of N. Prarie, Ill., Mrs. Anna Elmers of Moweaqua, Ill., Mrs. Minnie Bernreuter of Nashville, Ill., Louis Krughoff of San Jose, Ill., Edward Krughoff, Mrs. Lydia Hake, Julius Krughoff, Albert Krughoff of N. Prairie, also 29 grandchildren.
One brother of Mr. Krughoff still living is Col. Louis Krughoff and two sisters, Mrs. Christine Nagel of Altamont, Ill. and Mrs. Louise Kleeman of N. Prairie, Ill. One brother Henry Krughoff and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Brink and Mrs. Christ Kleeman are deceased.
Mrs. Krughoff has two brothers living in America, namely Herman Peithman of N. Prairie and Frederick Peithman of Sedalia, Mo. also brothers and sisters in Germany.
About 100 families, relatives of the honored couple were invited. Upon their request the usual gifts were omitted and an offering was taken for the Orphan Home in Hoyleton, Ill.
The Pastors M. Shroedel of Hoyleton, Ill., F. Buschman of Millstadt, Ill., Theo Brink of Altamont, Ill., Louis Kleeman of Cumberland, Ind., F.D. Rademacher of N. Prairie, and the Orphan Father Koeing of Hoyleton, Ill. gave interesting and befitting talks.
Some others from a distance who
attended were, Mr. and Mrs Bergman of Quincy, Ill, Albert Elmers
of Moweaqua, Ill., Fred Brune and family of Clinton, Co. and others.
Since time and space does not permit, many other guests cannot
be mentioned. The Elm Point Band entertained the guests with
fine music and the children from the Hoyleton Orphan Home sang
some beautiful songs.
The following translated article appeared in the German newspaper:
Friedrich Krughoff
Come, children, let us go
The evening is coming
It is dangerous standing
In this Wilderness
Come, strengthen your courage
To go to eternity
The end is good.
This was his favorite song and "Ebenezer; The Lord has helped us thus far."( Sam. 7:12: Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpan and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, meaning stone of help, saying "Thus far the Lord helped us." So the Philistines were subdued and did not invade Israelite territory again.) was the motto of life for Mr. Friedrich Krughoff of North Prairie, who departed on January 1, 1910, at 7:30. On New Years morning Father Krughoff went on to a new life; in his old age it became dawn and he closed his tired eyes to awaken in the realm of eternal light, that of eternal life. Through him his favorite song was fulfilled -- "The end is good." Surrounded by his relatives, whom he loved earnestly, by those to whom he was husband, father, and grandfather, he departed with full consciousness and slumbered softly and peacefully in the better hereafter -- with the turn of the year came his life's end.
For his age, Mr. Krughoff had enjoyed unusual vigor, but in the last years he felt the frailty of age. Heart trouble had developed and for four years (with the exception of the last) he was deathly ill at Christmas time. In the last three months he suffered more and Thanksgiving Day was the last time he went to church. Last Thursday evening he complained about intense pain and the doctor confirmed dangerous pneumonia which the ailing body could not resist.
He knew how it stood with him because Friday night he said: "This is the last night -- now I'm going home." He spoke loving words to his children, and as his son Louis from San Jose came in and he was too weak to speak, he showed by nodding his head that he recognized him. Soon after he passed away.
Friedrich W. Krughoff was born on November 23, 1829, in Rothenuffeln, Preuss-Minden, Germany, and reached an age of 80 years, 1 month and 8 days. He was the second oldest of a family of 12 children and came to this country in 1847, settling in St. Louis on his eighteenth birthday. After a stay of 1 3/4 years, he moved to North Prairie, his home ever since. In 1849 his sister Christine followed him and 1851 his brother Oberst L. Krughoff. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Friedrich Wilhelm Krughoff, and his brothers and sisters came in the next year to a new home.
On the 9th of August, 1855, Mr. Krughoff married Miss Wilhelmina Peithmann, whose happy marriage lasted 54 years. The wedding, performed by Pastor Maul from Plum Hill, was held in the home of the bridegroom's parents. The union was blessed with 10 children. During these 54 years there wasn't a single death in the family -- the father was the first to go on to eternity. The couple moved to the home place, the Krughoff Farm on January 11, 1857, and lived for 42 years in the new dwelling, over whose entrance this saying is mounted: Ebenezer. The old house is still standing on the farm.
Mr. Krughoff was a devout Christian, whose religion proved itself in life. He was one of the founders of the local protestant parish, which was organized 55 years ago. (Now Mr. Christ Wiese from Hoyleton is the only living founder.) As a young man he was a Sunday school teacher and admonisher in the North Prairie church which at the time stood on the Henry Hartman farm. Later the mother parish of the Hoyleton Zion-parish was founded in North-Prairie and a church was built on the farm of Friedrich Wilhelm Krughoff, father of the deceased, and the latter was an active member. The two named farms now form the Henry C. Kleeman farm. For 24 years Mr. Krughoff was the director of the Zion-protestant parish at Hoyleton and for 6 years was the administrator. He was also chosen by fellow citizens for various honorary offices.
In social life Mr. Krughoff was sincere and uprighteous, friendly and kind, and the hospitality of his home was well-known. He was a good citizen, a loyal friend and a loving husband and father. Whoever knew him learned to respect and love him.
Besides the widow, five sons and five daughters mourn the loss of their dear husband and father: Maria, wife of H.E. Hoffman; Elizabeth, wife of Chas. L. Brink; and Fred Krughoff of North Prairie; Anna, wife of Wm. Elmers of Moweaqua; Minnie, wife of Judge L. Bernreuter of Nashville; Louis Krughoff of San Jose; Lydia, wife of Frank Hake; Edward, Julius, and Albert Krughoff of North Prairie, as well as 33 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren, two sisters -- the 82-year-old Mrs. Christine Nagel from North Prairie and Mrs. Louise Kleeman of Hoyleton, who is sick with bronchitis. The mother of the deceased died in 1880 and the father in 1887.
The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon in the German Methodist Church in North Prairie. Pastor M. Schrodel, minister of the protestant Zion-parish in Hoyleton, gave a very comforting message from 1st Cor. 13:13. Pastor F. Austermann gave the English funeral sermon. Pastor A. Ludwig read a Bible passage and Pastor H. Niedernhofer gave the prayer. Serving as pallbearers were: Hy. Hake, Hy. Hohmann, Gottlieb Struckmeyer, Christ Wiese, Wkm. Weigel and Fre Breuer.
Near his home where he lived happily
and worked prosperously, he now slumbers until the morning of
the resurrection.
Albert Krughoff (b. 6 July 1880; d. 1953) married Millie Brink in Sept. 1905.
Children of Albert and Millie Krughoff:
1. Frieda Krughoff b. 18 Apr 1908, married Emil Hotz on Dec 2, 1934; Child: Fred
Hotz b. 15 Mar 1936 m. Carol Poe on 19 Jun 1965 (Children: Michael
Frederick Hotz b. 9 Oct 1966, Cathy Ann Hotz b. 13 Jul 1970 m.Chris Gaby
on 22 Apr 1995 (Child: Kelsey Ann Gaby b. 13 Nov 1997))
2. Rose Krughoff married Waldo Wacker; Child: James Wacker m. Nancy Howard
(Children: ( Angela (Children: 1. Thor 2. Girl), Jonithum (Child: boy), Jamison
(Child: girl), Angenette (Child: Girl), Christilyn, Annie)
3. Carolyn; died young
Memories of Albert Krughoff as
remembered by his grandson, Frederick Albert Hotz
Grandpa Krughoff was a farmer. The farm was 200 acres of which 160 acres was the original farm homesteaded by my Great grandfather, Frederick Krughoff. Grandpa Krughoff purchased 40 acres south of the creek during World War I. Most of the land along the creed was used as pasture for the cows during the summer. There were three creek bottom fields totaling about 25 acres that were usually planted in corn. The best land was 40 acres north of the house and was called the lower 40. The main crops were wheat and soy beans.
Grandpa had a team of horses to do his farming. The two I remember were Dolly and Prince. They were white and Dolly was blind in one eye and Prince was blind in both eyes. In the pasture Prince always stayed with Dolly. If he got seperated from her, he would winney loudly until she came to him. The second team that he had later was black. Those horses were named Dolly and Nelly. Dolly could be ridden and in the summer, when I stayed with my grandparents at the farm, I would ride over to play with Bob Hake on the neighboring farm. He also had a riding horse. Grandpa didn't have a saddle for Dolly so I rode bareback. I talked my friend Richard Branson from Mayestown into trading his saddle for my Monopoly game (I knew I would be playing the game with him anyway!). Now I had a saddle to put on Dolly. Later when Grandpa died I returned the saddle to Richard.
Grandpa also had cows--one for milking and the rest for sending to market. Gramdpa and Grandma also raised chickens for their eggs and Grandma loved to take care of the chickens. The eggs were taken to the store in Hoyleton every Saturday where they were traded for groceries and cash. They got 200 new chicks every spring. The two year old hens were then sold. They used their own grain for feed and it was taken to the elevator in Hoyleton to be ground and mixed. When I was there in the summer I helped feed and water the chickens. The water was hand pumped from the well and carried to the chicken house in buckets. In hot weather it took a lot of water.
My Grandparents always had a dog. The first one I remember was a black and white setter named Sporty. He went everyplace Grandpa went. When Grandpa went to the field he was always ther too. When Sporty couldn't go along, Grandpa would tell him in German to stay home and Sporty stayed but looked so sad. He liked to fetch and you could throw almost anything, any size, and he would try to return it. Once Uncle Leonard Brink threw a long clothes line prop and he tried to bring it back. He could use his paw to open the back screen door and he slept on the porch. Grandma got a white Spitz named Skippy. He stayed in the house and yard. I remember how he spent so much time cleaning his feet. He didn't like to get them dirty or wet.
Grandpa was like a second Dad to me. If it was possible I was always welcome to go along with him. I would ride with him on the 10-20 tractor when he worked the fields. I went with him whenever he used the team and wagon. I especially remember going fishing with him. We fished in the creek for catfish. Grandpa was so patient and he seemed to always think the fish would start biting. He really enjoyed fishing. He cut his own poles from the hedge. He kept some poles in the fence row by the creek so he could fish when he rested the horses while cultivating corn.
Grandpa gave me my first gun. It was a 410 shot gun. He taught me how to handle a gun and took me on my first hunting trips. Now I could hunt with Uncle Leonard, Uncle Rudy, and Grandpa on Thanksgiving Day.
Grandpa and Uncle Julius would harvest their wheat together. Uncle Julius would use his combine and Grandpa would use the team and wagon to haul the grain from the field to the grainery. I would ride the wagon with Grandpa and after I was 12, I used a smaller shovel and helped him unload the wagon. Once when we were returning to the field with Uncle Julius' team, the horses spooked and started to run. Grandpa pulled back on the reins so hard that they cut his hands. He finally got them stopped and we were just lucky the wagon didn't turn over.
When Grandpa and I went to town on business, we always stopped at the store and he would buy me some candy. I remember I always chose a Payday bar.
Grandpa smoked a pipe and used George Washington tobacco. When he sat in his rocking chair in the kitchen and smoked his pipe, he would sometimes fall asleep and the pipe would slip out of his mouth and lay on his chest. He told me his father offered him a $20 gold piece when he was a young man if he wouldn't smoke. He didn't take it. He did stop smoking when the hay stack burned down. I was about 8 or 9, and we were making hay on the lower forty. Grandpa stuck his pitchfork in the stack and struck a match on it to light his pipe. As he walked away he heard a noise and turned around to see the haystack on fire. A spark from the match must have started it. He threw his matches and tobacco into the fire and never smoked again. He did not throw the pipe in because Uncle Rudy had given it to him.
Grandpa showed me how to put a straw through the tail of a horse fly so that when you turned it loose it flew like a small airplane.
I was 12 when he let me work alone with the team. I got to mow the pasture in the creek bottom.
Every morning after breakfast Grandpa would go to his rocking chair with his Bible and we would have devotions. I remember my Dad saying about him that he would give the shirt off his back to someone in need.
I always looked forward to summer when I could spend time with Grandpa. It was from him I learned to appreciate the life of a farmer and the care of the farm animals. I realize now what a good man grandpa was and what a good example he was for me. I feel it a privilege to have had him as my grandpa and cherish the time I had with him.
The following letter from Germany was written to Ron Gines:
MARY (MARIE) ELIZABETH KRUGHOFF
Information from a letter received from Lina Romming of 4955 Hille 9,
Kohlterholz Nr. 9 in Germany - December 1, 1989
Possible connection to Krughoffs in Germany prior to Mary.
Dear Family Krughoff,
With hearty greetings I am here with sending photos of old buildings
in which your forefathers were born, and where your ancestors were living
until they immigrated to the United States.
The houses burnt down about 15 years ago and now nothing is left.
Buildings near by have been rebuilt. Current owners are Rohlfing at
Rothenuffeln #33.
I got the pictures from them, the Rohlfings. In addition I have
established a family tree that a Mr. Herman Stelze from Unterlubbe #40.
On May 8, 1803 he married Marie Elizabeth Krughoff, Otis Krughoff's
daughter. Herman Stelze died a few years after marriage. Already April
23, 1809, the widow Marie Elizabeth Stelze nee Krughoff. Mr. Johann
Cordt (Kurt) Gerling from Hille. Accompany photo has the inscription
which comes from the old house. It was built into the new home, which
can be seen on the picture.
Second husband, Gerling took on the name Stelze when married. In
this marriage many cildren were born, who have married and at this time
still live in same vicinity.
In my conservation, to current owner (home place Stelze), Louise
Karmeier nee Stelze is 77 years old. Through Louise Karmeier I got the
pictures of the old house and tombstone. I made duplicates.
Tombstone is a Elizabeth Stelze nee Krughoff born August 15, 1786
and died January 21, 1867. Louise Karmeier has a living married sister
and married daughter.
Finally I am enclosing photo of place Stelze and Louise Karmeier. I
am a neighbor of home places Peithman #16 and Huck #1. And our home
place was called Rodekopf #8. Further you can get bits and pieces from
the Duekers. Many hearty greetings, also from my man.
Lina
Picture descriptions
1. Two wooded squares gables - Entrance to the right of the old
house, Krughoff home place - this picture was taken at a wedding.
2. Home Place (Krughoff) where new house stands (Rohlfings
Rothenufflen #33) where ancestors lived, southwest view
3. Home place Stelze #40 with the inscription still readable built
in 1823, building still standing
4. Erna (on left) and Louise Stelze in front of old house with
inscription Stelze-Krughoff
5. Louise Karmeieer nee Stelze new home
6. Johann Cordt (Kurt) Stelze (born Gerling) from Hille. Wife
Marie Elizabeth Stelze nee Krughoff. Roethnufflen built 1823, June 4.
Builder F. Pohlmann
7. Beams from old house Stelze #40
8. Louise Karmeier Nee Stelze in front of new house with twin
grandsons
9. Stelze Tombstone
Tombstone in North Prairie Cemetary reads:
Marie Elizabeth
Gattin von
F. W. Krughoff
geb
22 September 1804
gest
8 November 1880
The following land was purchased by Fred W. Krughoff:
Purchaser: Krughoff Fred W.
Date: 11/11/1870
Acres: 1600
Price: $12.00
Type of Sale: Railroad
County: 950
Section: 34
Township: 01s
Meridian: 3
Arch. Vol. No: 794
Cash Warrent Code:
Purchaser: Krughoff Fred W.
Date: 3/22/1865
Acres: 800
Price: $10.00
Type of Sale: Railroad
County: 950
Section: 34
Township: 01s
Meridian: 3
Arch. Vol. No: 794
Cash Warrent Code:
Purchaser: Krughoff Fred W.
Date: 4/22/1864
Acres: 800
Price: $8.00
Type of Sale: Railroad
County: 950
Section: 34
Township: 01s
Meridian: 3
Arch. Vol. No: 794
Cash Warrent Code:
Purchaser: Krughoff Fred W.
Date: 4/22/1864
Acres: 400
Price: $8.00
Type of Sale: Railroad
County: 950
Section: 34
Township: 01s
Meridian: 3
Arch. Vol. No: 794
Cash Warrent Code:
Purchaser: Krughoff Fred W.
Date: 10/26/1861
Acres: 400
Price: $8.00
Type of Sale: Railroad
County: 950
Section: 34
Township: 01s
Meridian: 3
Arch. Vol. No: 794
Purchaser: Krughoff Fred W.
Date: 3/22/1865
Acres: 3200
Price: $10.00
Type of Sale: Railroad
County: 950
Section: 34
Township: 01s
Meridian: 3
Arch. Vol. No: 794
Purchaser: Krughoff Fred W.
Date: 6/15/1881
Acres: 400
Price: $10.00
Type of Sale: Railroad
County: 950
Section: 34
Township: 01s
Meridian: 3
Arch. Vol. No: 794
Purchaser: Krughoff Fred W.
Date: 4/9/1883
Acres: 800
Price: $6.00
Type of Sale: Railroad
County: 950
Section: 34
Township: 01s
Meridian: 3
Arch. Vol. No: 794
Purchaser: Krughoff Fred W.
Date: 4/9/1883
Acres: 400
Price: $6.00
Type of Sale: Railroad
County: 950
Section: 34
Township: 01s
Meridian: 3
Arch. Vol. No: 794
Purchaser: Krughoff Fred W.
Date: 2/28/1882
Acres: 400
Price: $7.00
Type of Sale: Railroad
County: 950
Section: 34
Township: 01s
Meridian: 3
Arch. Vol. No: 794
Of the thirteen children born to Eberhard Friedrich Gottlieb Peithmann (b. 1809; d. 1882) and his wife, the former Marie Louise Peper (b. 1808; d. 1889), five emigrated to America while seven remained in Germany. One daughter was stillborn (born September 21, 1840).
The eldest of the emigrants was Friedrich, who died at age 21. Luise, Wilhelmine and Hermann married and raised laege families near Hoyleton, Illinois. Friedrich, the youngest (born two years after the death of his brother who had borne the same name), married and lived on a farm with his family near Sedalia, MO.
Of the seven who stayed in Germany, Karoline, the eldest, married another farmer in Unterluebbe. Wilhelm took over the family homestead at Unterluebbe #16, while Heinrich took over a farm in neighboring Frotheim. Friedericke married a farmer in neighboring Hille; Ludwig took over a farm in neighboring Wulferdingsen, and Christian died at age 6.
Ernst Peithmann (b. 1836; d. 1916) grew up in Unterluebbe, but lived as an adult with his children in Sudhemmern. Around the turn of the last century, several of his children also emigrated to America. By this time, the tide of American settlement was moving westward, so the Peithmans of this generation settled either on farms in Nebraska or in non-agricultural jobs in various American cities such as St. Louis.
Of Ernst's 12 children, 5 emigrated to the US. One of these worked only a few years as a nurse in St. Louis before returning to Germany. Another worked as a pastor in Minnesota and the Dakotas before returning to Germany from 1927-33. Two of Ernst's children settled on farms in Nebraska and had numerous descendents.
Whilhemine Krughoff (nee) Peithman was born Jan. 29, 1835 at Unterlubbe, Kreis Minden Germany and came to America in 1854. In the North Prarie Community she became acquainted with Mr. Krughoff and they were married in the home of his parents on Aug. 9, 1855 by Pastor Maul of Plum Hill, Ill. They lived with his parents and on Jan. 11, 1857 they moved on the beautiful farm where they have lived ever since. The old log house has been replaced by a stately brick house.
Two brothers came to America,
namely Herman Peithman of N. Prairie and Frederick Peithman of
Sedalia, Mo. She also had brothers and sisters in Germany.
Herzlich
Wilikommen
The Peithmann
Family Reunion
Saturday, April 11,1998
The Spring Valley Golf Club
Okawville, Illinois
Program
5:00 Getting acquainted at the social hour
Family photographs and mementos
5:45 Please be seated. Welcome!
Herman Peithmann, President of
the Peithmann Familieverband will
introduce the German Families.
A Few Toasts
6:30 The Banquet
7:15 During dessert, the eldest American
direct Peithmann descendents will
introduce their children, telling the
lineage from their first Americanborn
forebears.
8:00 Video scenes of Unterlfibbe
followed by slides
9:00 A few closing remarks
Coming from Germany
Wilfried Adam Bielefeld
Christina Adam Bielefeld
Moncef Bounatirou Hille
Rosemarie Bounatirou Hille
Elias Bounatirou Hille
Sonia Bounatirou Hille
Lisa SchultesHeld Minden
Ute PeithmannKoch Bunde
Guenter Koch Bunde
Lutz Koch Bunde
Fritz Koch Bunde
FriedrichErnst Peithmann Hille
Claudia Peithmann Hille
Hermann Peithmann Hille
Elisabeth Peithmann Hille
Erika Pestrup Bremen
MarieLuise FriedReinhard
Koln
Descendents of Descendents of
Luise Peithmann Wilhelmine Peithman
Louis Huck Frederick Krughoff
Friedrich W. L. (18521853) Mary Hoffman (18561928)
Louis Huck (18551943) Elizabeth Brink (18581918)
Henry Huck (18571940) Frederick Krughoff (18611911)
Elizabeth Huck Dueker (18591937) Anna Elmers (18631918)
John Huck (18611943) Minnie Berareuter (18651951)
Marie Louise (18631865) Louis Krughoff (18681936)
Anna Carolina (18661867) Edward Krughoff (18711939)
Lydia Huck Kleeman (18681927) Lydia Hake (18731963)
Emma Martha (18701872) Julius Krughoff (18781961)
Albert Krughoff (1880-1953)
This is an initial working document about the American descendents
which will be compiled to include children of these firstgeneration
immigrants down to the present generation. Please send any correc
tions and additional names, spouses, or children including dates, by
August, 1998 to: Morris Huck, 2602 South Nottingham Court,
Champaign, IL 61821 or EMail
to: mhuck@staff.uiuc.edu.
Descendents of Descendents of
Hermann Peithmann Fred Peithmann
Louisa Schnake Helen Garnholz
Louis (1870 died in infancy) Lydia Sandfort (18851974)
Lydia Hake (18711953) Oscar Peithmann (18871960)
Louis Peithmann (18741952 Homer Peithmann (18891959)
Edward Peithmann (lX761979) Laura Frye (lX92 )
William Peithmann (1878 ) Ella Peithmann (18941978)
Arthur Peithmann (lXX11952) Elizabeth Ida Holden (1896
Amelia Hake (18831963) Edgar Peithmann (1902 )
Florence Randell (18951979)
The completed familytree tables should eventually be available for
Internet distribution. If you include your EMail address, we can
send you occasional progress reports. If you do not have a computer,
perhaps your children or others would be willing to help you send
and receive information about our Peithmann descendent family
tree. Thank you very much for your
help!
My Ancestors
When I check my family tree,
I search the old records to see
About ancestors who lived before my day,
And who all my relatives are today.
I am interested in my distant kin,
Who came and lived way back when,
And lived by their old traditions,
Different from present conditions.
Immigrants on a boat all the way,
Who came from a foreign land to stay,
And others came through the Cumberland Gap,
In wagons with children on their lap.
Over a winding wilderness trail,
To Illinois through rain and hail,
They were the ones who broke the sod,
Reared their children and used the rod.
They came to till the virgin soil,
Hardly ever stopping from their toil,
Descendants by the score you now see,
That's why I like to check my family
tree.
My Parents
My parents are now getting old and gray,
And have lived in much the same way.
For almost three score years on the farm,
Changes that came, they viewed with alarm.
They love things that come from the soil,
And will never exchange leisure for toil.
Their reward will be things in which they believe
Brought by a busy life gratefully received.
They little care for things of the present day,
Because they were not reared to live that way.
Though times they love to recall didn't stay
They will do things the same old way.
By Irvin Peithmann
The following letter was sent to Fred Hotz:
2602 S. Nottingham Court
Champaign,IL 61821
March 24, 1998
e-mail: m-huck@staff.uiuc.edu.
Mr. Fred Hotz
539 Parkview Drive
Millstadt, IL 6226 01104
Thank you for your telephone call and letter of March 21 with a check for $60 to make reservations for 4 people at the Peithmann reunion banquet on April 11. I understand that two of the reservations are for you and your wife, Carol Ann but unfortunately I cannot remember the names of the other two people you mentioned on the telephone.
As Lois Groennert may have already told you, a group of 29 German Peithmanns are coming to visit their American relatives over their Easter vacation (leaving Frankfurt airport on Friday, April 3 and returning about April 17. (I am involved because my son, Brian Huck, is a student in German History living in Mainz. He has been helping them to make necessary arrangements for the trip). The German visitors will change planes in Chicago and continue west to Omaha, where they will spend their first few days with Peithmann relatives around Hebron Nebraska. Then they will fly to St. Louis where they will be staying for a couple days to visit family members there.
On Good Friday, April 10, I have arranged for a chartered bus to pick up the group at their St. Louis hotel and bring them out to Washington County, Illinois (where I grew up about 60 years ago). We will have the bus go by way of a "scenic route" along the Mississippi River as far south as Chester, Illinois with stops at several museums and historical sites investigated by Irvin Peithman during his lifetime. Herb Meier, a longtime friend of Irwin Peithman (late curator of antiquities museum at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale) will set up visits to Historical museums where many of the prehistoric Indian artifacts collected by Irvin are on display, etc. etc. We have made room reservations at the U.S. Inn at Little Nashville (just south of the 127 exit off I64, as indicated on the enclosed invitation letter which we sent out to American relatives whose
name and address we knew.)
The next morning (Saturday), we plan to have the group visit some sites of interest in Washington County, Illinois (e.g. cemeteries and various farms where the early Peithmann families lived shortly after arrival in America). As you know, we are also setting up a reunion banquet at the Spring Valley Golf Course in Okawville, IL that evening, to which American Peithmann relatives are invited. Then on Easter Sunday (April 12) we will take the group back to the St. Louis airport after allowing time for church services and making a stop at Cahokia Mounds State Park. Most of the German group plans to fly from St. Louis to New Orleans on Monday (April 13) for a couple days before their renurn to Chicago, where they will spend a couple more days sightseeing and visiting Chicagoland relatives and then return to Frankfurt later that week. Detailed plans are still in a state of flux at the moment.
The German Peithmanns have kept detailed records of their family tree for many years. The enclosed table ("Tafel 14") is copied from a book distributed at the 600year Peithmann family reunion held in Stadthagen Germany in the early 1980's. Their official records keep very detailed records of male heirs, who carry on the Peithmann name, but once a woman married, she was considered to be part of her husband's family and therefore dropped from the Peithmann record. On the copy of Tafel 14 enclosed, I have marked with red ink the 5 children of Eberhard Friedric Gottlieb Peithmann who emigrated to America. (The remaining children stayed behind in Germany, although one of Ernst Ludwig Andreas's sons also emigrated to America it is his descendants whom the Germans will be visiting in Hebron, NE.)
Of the 4 Peithmann children who settled in Washington County, the eldest son Friedrich died at age 21 without children, while the two daughters left no Peithmann heirs because their children were given the names of their husbands (Louis Huck and Fred Krughoff, respectively). Only one on, Eberhard Richard Hermann Peithmann produced children carrying the name "Peithmann", who are included in the official German records and thus much less is known about the descendants of Caroline Louise and Friederike Wilhelmine.
For your background information, I grew up in the "North Prairie" community near Hoyleton, Illinois on the farm originally owned by Ludwig (Louis) Huck and his wife, Caroline Louise Peithman (18331873), who was my greatgrandmother. If I understood you correctly on the telephone last Saturday, I believe you are related to her next younger sister, Friederike Wilhelmine Peithmann (b 1835) who married Fred Krughoff and lived on a nearby farm.
I'm trying to compile a list of all the Peithmann relatives, as enclosed. I have been able to trace most of the Louis Huck descendants, but I cannot remember all the Krughoff children's names (as you can see from the enclosed list). My father, Edward liuck, was a very good friend of Wesley Krughoff who lived about 2 miles away from our farm with his mother (Tanta Mata, or "Aunt Martha" in the English language), who was Martha Hake before her marriage to Fred Krughoff (but I believe this must have been the son of the Fred Krughoff who married ]Friederike Wilhelmine Christine Peithmann.) Wesley Krughoff's mother, Martha Hake was a sister to my paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Hake who married my grandfather, Henry Huck.
As a boy, I remember many visits with Waldo and Annie Brink; it seems to me Annie was a half sister to Wesley Krughoff and to Laura Hake, who lived on the next farm south of Krughoff's. Can you fill me in on these relationships ? Where does Albert Krughoff, who used to live in the house just east of North Prairie Cemetery fit into the picture?
Sorry to be asking so many questions but I hope this will give you an idea of the questions our German cousins will be asking. And thanks a lot for taking the trouble to call me and make reservations for the reunion banquet! Sincerely, Morris Huck
Ernst Ludwig Andreas; b. 1836; d. 1916 m. Caroline R.W. Richer; lived in
Sudhemmern
1. Luise (Peithmann) Kruger (18661943)
8 children Gilead, Nebraska
2. Ernst Christian Heinrich Peithmann (l86X1943)
3. Sophie Caroline Wilhelmine (Peithman) Becker (l8701941
6 children Minden, Germany
4. Heinrich Peithman (l8721963)
5. Heinrich (19031973)
6. Marie Luise (Peithman) Leinhos
7. Erika (Peithmann) Kolling (1935
8. Eberhard Emst Peithmann (1936
9. Hermann (1906
10. Hermann (1934
11. August Peithmann (l874l97X)
12. Wilhelmine Karoline Marie (Peithman) Kruger (1876 1967)
3 children Hille, Germany
13. Friedrich Peithmann (l87X1952)
14. Mimmi Peithmann (19051905)
15. Frieda Peithmann (19061969)
16. Erna (Peithman) Meier (19081970)
17. Friedrich Peithmann (19101958)
18. Friedrich Wilhelm Peithmann (19481949)
19. Magdalene Peithmann (1950)
20. Monika Peithmann (1952
21. FriedrichErnst Peithmann (1952
22. Marie (Peithmann) Kruse (1912
l son
23. Heinrich Peithmann (1917
24. Heinrich Peithmann (1938
25. Luise (Peithmann) Schneckenberger (1917
2 children
26. Elisabeth Peithmann (19191966)
27. Caroline Marie (Peithmann) Rothemeier (l8Xl1971)
1 daughter August Ludwig Peithman (l8X319??) St. Louis
28. Otto Ernst Hermann Peithman (l8X6194X) Reynolds, NE
29. Ernst Henry Edward Peithmann (1915 )Hebron, NE
30. Allen Ernst Peithman (1941
31. Ann Marie (Peithman) Norman (1946 )Kansas City, KS
32. Loren Edward Peithman (1947)Omaha,
NE