Bef. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, with Father Don Zimmerman officiating, burial in the St. Joseph Cemetery, Hays. Anna Maria, however, died on October 1, 180, and Mary Regina lived a long married life. Their first residences were simple sod house. He MARRIED 3. He married (2) DARLA ALLISON September 19, 1992. She married Adolph Gottschalk March 02, 1943, son of William Gottschalk and Anna Munch. In 1762 and 1763, Catherine the Great invited Europeans to settle and farm the Russian frontier lands of the Volga River. Clara Bieker (Jacob Giebler) 2. He married (2) Anna Catherine Stark in Wittman, Russia. Children of Balthasar Goetz and Karolina Kuhn are:Katrina Goetz, born 1794 in Herzog (Susly) RussiaBarbara Goetz, born 1797 in Herzog (Susly), Russia; died Bef. Andrew Gottschalk grew up on his father's farm was educated in the district and private schools of his native county and his first occupation away from the farm was teaching in his home township. 15th.) Herbert Pfannenstiel Herman Pfannenstiel, b. April 23, 1913, Munjor, Kansas; d. August 16, 1985, Kansas City, Kansas. Susan Befort, b. July 24, 1898, Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas; d. October 26, 1969, Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas. He was born April 30, 1883, and died January 28, 1960. The other was a twelve-by-fourteen foot room; their new home. 1895; d. April 15, 1899. She was born January 31, Children of Carl Befort and Mary Goetz are:Catherine Befort, b. April 10, 1908; m. William J. Welsh; b. October 06, 1904Henry Befort, b. February 27, 1910Helen Befort, b. February 02, 1925 Children of John Befort and Barbara Steinbeck areJosephine Befort, b. September 03, 1913, m. Alexander P. Pfeifer, August 19, 1941, Hyacinth, Ellis County, Kansas; b. July 31, 1906, Victoria, Ellis County, Kansas; d. November 09, 1992, Hays, Ellis county, KansasAlbina Befort, b. Spetmeber 03, 1913, Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas; d. October 06, 1994, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, m. Edwin J. Pfeifer, May 21, 1946, Hyacinth, Ellis County, Kansas; b. January 28, 1920, Hyacinth, Ellis County, KansasClarence Befort, b. April 07, 1924, Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas; d. June 16, 1991, Russell, Russell, County, KansasJane Francis Befort, b. 2 Johannes MARRIED Yunker was BORN FEBRUARY 19, 1857, and died JUNE 26, 1909. Msgr. 1857d. Chapter NINE, ETYMOLOGY REFERENCES AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS IN EURAOPE AND THE U.S. THAT RELATE TO THE SURNAME KRANNAWITTER, includes entries taken from THREE etymological dictionaries that deal with surnames. After remaining there several days, they repaired a site on Big Creek a short distance north of the present village of Munjor. Generation No. FOREWARD With the celebration of the Bi-Centennial year of our Country, many documents and date have come alive, to awaken in the minds of our American citizens how rich their heritage over the past two hundred years has been. She was born MAY 15, 1862 in Obermonjou, Russia, and ided MARCH 17, 1945 in Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas. Joseph Dreiling, born June 01, 1907 in Victoria, Ellis County, Kansas; died Oct. 23, 1947 in Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas. Generation No. Michelle Ann Gottschalk, b. April 14, 1958, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas. Their wedding was a memorable one lasting several days. She was born September 11, 1919. (See Chapter FIVE). Children of PAUL SATTLER and BARBARA DIEMEN are: 3. ii. Paulina Leiker, born OCTOBER 27, 1881 in Munjor, Elis County, Kansas; died SEPTEMBER 04, 1949 in Ness City, Ness County, Kansas. Cause of death: CHF Medical Information: Developed dementia a few years prior to death, probably caused by TIAS causing O.B.S. 3 Theresa Simmerman was born 1862 and died July 28, 1882.She married Joseph Wasinger, son of Anton Wasinger and Mary Diering.He was born November 05, 1856 in Katharinestadt, Russia, and died January 13, 1928. LUDWIN BEFORT was born July 16, 1880 in Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas, and died March 23, 1948. He spelled his last name "Kronwitter." Children of JOHN BEFORT and AGNES KUHN are: Lambertina Befort, b. November 29, 1914; m. Joseph P. Honas; b. January 15, 1916; d. July 27, 1979. Maria Anna Frank. She married MIKE MARELLI. Child of Ann Sander and Bobbie Wortman is: Jeremy Wortman diane Rose Dreher was born October 16, 1947 in Hays, Ellis County, Kansa. He married (3) Brenda Stoppel Child of Donald Dreher and Shirley Hersley is: donald Alexander Dreher II. More about SUSANNA GROSS: Burial: Munjor, Kansas Children of ALEXANDER BEFORT AND SUSANNA GROSS are: Anna Befort, b. April 29, 1891, Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas; d. October 16, 1918, Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas. Children are listed above under (2471) Agnes Pauline Dinkel Dale Thomas Dreher was born Abt. The way he taught his sons how to saw wood reflected his approach to life and people in general. 1834 Herzog, Russia m. Catherine Younger 31. Johannes d. c. 1782, Obermonjour, Russia. Children of Susan Dreiling and Julius Windholz are: Christopher Alan Windholz, born March 25, 1972. HEATHER MARIE PHILLIPS. The following paragraphs detail the dates of their arrivals, their ultimate destinations, and the different spellings of the surname they utilized The number in superscript between the immigrant's given name and surname indicate the number of his or her generation of descent from Johannes Krannewitter, the original Volga-German settler. It is as though nature has returned the land to the plains as they once were, without a tree, or a smokestack or a road or even a rusty pipe marking the village we loved so much." He later married Barbara Morris of Denver on February 17, 1986, mother of Jeffery, Julie, Cheryl, and David. The scouts returned with favorable reports. FAMILY OF JACOB CARL BONGARTZ FATHER: Jacob C. Bongartz Oct. 15. 1877; d. infancy. Raymond Befort, b. September 16, 1912, Hays, Ellis county, Kansas; d. March 15, 1997, Lebanon, Kansas. Generation No. Cause of death: CHF Medical Information: Developed dementia a few years prior to death, probably caused by TIAs causing O.B.S. Rec.No. Norman Gottschalk Apr. BOY MARELLI, b. Abt. Katherine Engel 28. 1798, Obermonjour, Russia 4. Bernard Aloysius Bongartz Oct. 31, 1908 May 15, 1966 25. Children of Allen Schoenberger and Ruth Brown are:Jason Andrew Schoenberger, born October 1972.Kari Inez Schoenberger, born March 22, 1975.Kyle Michael Schoenberger, born December 19, 1977.Jeffrey Allen Schoenberger, born Abt. Larry Thomas Pfannenstiel, b. February 19, 1943, Ness City, Ness County, Kansas; m. Lola ?. He married Kristie Lynn Dreiling September 02, 1995 in Victoria, Ellis County, Kansas; born September 20, 1973. He married Kunigunde Doerfler. Chapter THREE, entitled AN ELEVEN-GENERATION REGISTER OF SOME OF THE DESCENDANTS OF JAHANNES KRANNEWITTER AND ANNA ELIZABETA SATTLER, contains a complete description of each KRANNAWITTER immigrant's family. She would do her part as well. son of Johannes Herl and Katherina Wendler.He was born September 26, 1861 in Witam, Solothurn, Russia, and died September 03, 1944 in Munjor, Ks, b. St. Francis Cem. Translation of nine early transport lists, with information on German families traveling to the Volga in 1766 and 1767, although exact dates of transport are not indicated. FAMILY OF CHARLES JOHN FRANCISCUS FATHER: Charles John Franciiscus ? Special attention is paid to the development of the mechanism of inviting and settling foreign colonist on the Volga. JACQUELYN9 BOSDJK (DIANA DOROTHY8 HEICK, PETER PAUL7, MARY ANN6 MECKLER, ELISABETH5 GARECHT, BARBARA4 SATTLER, JOHANNES3, PAUL2, PETER1) was born December 31, 1974 in Sacramento, CA. Her washing machine was a gas powered machine. May 10, 1878, Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas; d. April 09, 1964, Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas. He stated that he was a Catholic. The 1850 census indicated he was 3 months old and that his name was Johann Michael but as an adult he was always known as Michael or Mische in German. She married (1) David Pfannenstiel. Clara Marie Pfannenstiel, b. Ness City, Ness County, Kansas; m. Wes Felts. Mary Caroline Gottschalk Jan. 17, 1877 to June 17, 1888 8. Chapter FOUR, current listings of related Volga-German families and individuals, as well as the many U.S. families that have variant spellings of the surname and do not have an obvious connection to the Volga-German families. According to Paulina, "Mama was the kind who always did the best she could with what she had." FAMILY OF NORMAN GOTTSCHALK FATHER: Norman Gottschalk Aug. 11, 1915 to Aug 7, 1967 MOTHER: Helen Burr Nov. 24, 1915 to Dec. 25, 1968 MARRIED: Nov. 9, 1936 CHILDREN: 110. Children of Timothy Gerstrner and Sherita Berning are: Patricia Rose Gerstner, born November 17, 1969. 1955; d. 1955. Children of CONRAD BEFORT and ELIZABETH LEIKER are: Al Befort Joseph Befort Rita Befort, m. ? Generation No. 1/20/1881 m. 4/30/1900 d. 8/26/1940Spouses: Margaret BiekerAnton Hammersmith. She was the daughter of Johann Heinrich Kuhn and Anna Margaretha ?Children of Balthazar Goetz and Karolina Kuhn are: Katrina Goetz, born 1794 in Herzog (Susly) Russia Barbara Goetz, born 1797 in Herzog (Susly), Russia; died Bef. Mark is a sergeant in the United States Air Force, stationed in North Dakota. Her washing machine was a gas powered machine. At the time of her birth her father was a regular soldier in the United States Army, stationed near San Antonio, Texas, guarding the frontier against Indian troubles. This page has been accessed 20,708 times. Michael Wasinger married Margaret Bollig on ? This was in May. 17. iii. Paulina Schumacher, b. October 04, 1868, Wittman (Solothurn), Russia; d. December 07, 1954, Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas. Mary Caroline Gottschalk Jan. 17, 1877 to June 17, 1888 8. He died May 05, 1966 in Bismarck, ND. 1, 1963 99. He was the son of Jasper Dreilink and Anna Halthausen. Child of Patrick Rohleder and Karla Richmeier is: Ashley Marie Rohleder, born August 12, 1987 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado. 3/11/1924Norbert A. Hammersmith b. Anna Elizabeth Bieker (1875) (Conrad Geist 4. May 18, 1894, Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas; d. April 14, 1979. Neu-Walter is a later daughter colony from many villages. eorge Rohleder, Georgart Weber, Peter Hergert, Matthias Reim, Johann Rohleder, Martin Glassmann, Philipp Glocker, Franz Peter Brungardt, Peter Auer, Hans Adam Braun, Andreas Braun, Christian Rohr, Johannes Hoffmann, Andreas Schneider, Jacob Kapp, Johannes Jung, Johannes Weber, Friedrich Koch, Georg Koch, Antony Lelender, Joseph Frank, Joseph Ertel, Peter Anton Paul, Johann Melchior Kaiser, Michael Bens, Joseph Sowalter, Wilhelm Pfister, Franz Hochweiss, Heinrich Neff, Nicolaus Junker, Katharina Mohr, Philipp Boni, Stephen Tobler (Dobbler), Peter Lederhose, Valentin Walter, George Friedrich Kohlmann, Michael Paul, Hans Adam Kummel, Matthias Wittmann, Michael Brunner, Franz Hergert, Nicolaus Mohr, Thomas Weber, Jacob Rein, Johann Conrad Rohleder, Nicolaus Schaefer, Wilhelm Heinrich Per, Kaspar Trautmann, Friedrich Pirn, Johannes Hoffmann, Balthasar Erler, Justus Gorf, johannes Schreiner, Johannes Pommer, Anna Margarethe Korger. It is as though nature has returned the land to the plains as they once were, without a tree, or a smokestack or a road or even a rusty pipe marking the village we loved so much." In the 1850 OBERMONJOU census, Joseph, 16, was again listed at his parent's house. On May 9, 1875, in Shelby County, Ohio, Mr. Gottschalk married Miss Laura Sheets. 3 Adam Seib was born 1793 in Obermonjour, Russia.He married Catharina ? On Mondays she washed and it was no uncommon for her to wash as many as twenty loads plus loads of wash and iron up to forty shirts since she had six sons and a husband. Bernard J. Gottschalk May 10, 1955 111. Children are listed above under (2555) Christopher Lee Weigel Brenda Ann Hammersmith was born November 05, 1960 in Hays, Ellis County, and Kansas. More about Philomena Ruder: Burial: St. Francis Cemetery, Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas. Maria Elizabeth Krannewitter (KRONEWITTER) was the sister of Franz and Johannes mentioned in the paragraph above. Mr. Welty is a graduate of the Law School of Michigan University and is now a special attorney at Lima, Ohio, and congressman from the Fourth Ohio District. 4 John A. Werth was born August 02, 1895 in Schoenchen, KS., and died May 16, 1984 in St. Anthony Hosp. Valentina Polifka, b. February 14, 1916; d. July 17, 1918. He married Sherita Berning May 17, 1969 in Wichita, Sedgwick COunty, Kansas. The southern half of the section was sold on AUGUSTust 15, 1888. She married (3) Kerry Soukup January 29, 1980. Second Generation 2. Wolf for the town site. Helen Befort was born February 02, 1925. Wendelin Dreiling, born June 19, 1900; died July 08, 1909. 2 Franz was born 1787 in Obermonjour, Russia. Alfred Kuhn, b. October 06, 1930; d. April 03, 1974. Children are listed above under (1497) Harvey James Schmidtberger Theresa Dreiling was born December 13, 1956. She married FERDINAND GEISS Abt. He MARRIED (1) DOROTEA HEIL, daughter of ADAM HEIL and SUSANNA KOHL. He raised 13 children, which was more or less the custom, besides that it was economically sound, because a large family meant good help with the farm work. Martina Brull, b. August 11, 1914. He was the sons of Johannes Drieling and Anna Maria Vosler. Ignatius Befort, b. September 01, 1906, Antonio, Ellis County, Kansas; d. December 14, 1995, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas. March 24, 1922; m. John Conway. Paulina Schumacher, b. November 10, 1887; d. November 12, 1967 Katherine Schumacher, b. June 21, 1889; d. November 09, 1958. They came from Herzog, Kansas. Nicholas Pfannenstiel, b. He was born february 06, 1884 in Topeka, Kansas, and died September 27, 1967 in Hays, Ellis County, KansasChildren of Anna befort and Jacob Brull are:ralph Brull, b. October 22, 1908, Munjor, Ellis County, KansasAloysius Anthony Brull, b. October 18, 1909, Munjor, Ellis county, Kansas; m. Helen Smith Reardon, September 12, 1955; b. Children of earl Schoenberger and Loyce Keith are: Trista Renee Schoenberger, born January 21, 1973. This led some of our relatives to say that our ancestry was from Hanover, Germany, which was not too accurate. MICHELE MARIE MIGNEAULT, b. April 27, 1956, Shelby, MT.