My Family Tree

{source: hand written notes from Clinton Albert Sonders}
{original: Dorothy Gyllenberg}
{comments: Kevin Gyllenberg}

DAD Born Dec 22, 1869
in Stuttgart Germany
Died Nov 1939 of Perioarditis
Inflamation of sac shrdhnding heart
Came to Chicago in 1883 13 1/2 yrs old

Mother Born July 10-1873
in Bishop Ill
Died June 6-30-1918
in Harvey N. Dakota
Both Buried in Mt Emblem sec II Lot 39-5
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Grandpa
Conrd H. Heinhorst
Born 1837 in Germany
Died 4-10-10
Civil War Veteran
Ci G 38th Ill Vol Infantry

Grandma Born 1842 in Germany
Died Oct 31-1921
Both buried in Bishop Ill
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Clinton A SONDERS
Born 6-14-1898
in Roberts Ill.

Schools Attended
1st Gr Chicago 1905-06
2nd Ellendale N.D. 1906-07
3 Yankton S. Dak 1907-08
4 Yankton S. Dak 1908-09
5 Yankton S. Dak 1909-10
6 Parker S. Dak 1910-11
7 Scotland S. Dak 1911-12
8 Scotland S. Dak 1912-13
9 Scotland S. Dak 1913-14
10 Clearlake S. Dak 1914-15
11 Clearlake S. Dak 1915-16

Moved to Bensenville Ill
June 1916
Worked at Sears
Nov 1916 to 3-15-17
Started work
3-17-17 for CBL
at Kedzie depot
Promoted to asst supt
1943
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Promoted to
Station Supt at
Lincoln-Limits depot
in 1945 to 1947
Nov 1-1947 returned
to Kedzie depot
change from street cars
to buses

Transfered to
Blue Island depot in
1952- closed
depot in sept 1955

Trans to Lawndale depot
sept 1955
took my pension
July 1-1963 - 65 yrs old

Started work at
Michigan ave NatBank
July 1-1963

Retired
Sept 17-1975
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Continued
Attended Lewis Institute
Sept 1920 to
fall of 1924

Moody Institute
evening school
years 1953+1954

Married Jessie Fields
Dec 12-1925

(2) children
Dorothy Mae born Dec 26-1930
Robert Clinton born May 5-1938

Grandpa Conrad Heinhorst
born 1837 in Germany
died 4-10-10
Civil War-Co G 38th Ill
1961-1965 Vol Infantry
Grandma Mary (Himmel)
born 1842
died 10-31-1921
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Had mastoid operations
1st in Jan 1916
2nd in April 1929
appendicitice-
prostrate operation May 1965
fibroid tumors
May 1972
broken wrist+foot 1972
in hosp 1972 for
blood circulation

Parents
Albert Henry Sonder
born 12-22-69 Stuttgart Germany
died 11-30-39
pericarditis

Mary Katherine (Heinhorst) Sonder
born 7-10-73 Bishop Ill
died 6-30-18 in Harvey N. Dak
Both buried in Mt Emblem cemetery
chicago Ill
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Jessie Lois (Fields) Sonders
born in Chicago
July 19-1905
Married Clinton Sonders
Dec 12-1925

2 children
Dorothy Mae born Dec 21 1930
Robert Clinton born May 5-1938

Parents
Jack Fields
born
died 1947
Cora (Short) Fields
born
died

Jessie died Jan 9-1976 6:25a
of mycardic infarctic
in Augustana hospital
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Jessie was 70 yrs old
had 8 grand children

funeral Jan 12-1976
fron ofee-ramme

to Mt Emblem
cemetery
sec I-295

Mom was in poor health
had gallstone operation
July 15-1975
never recovered
from operation

went to hosp 1-3-1976
for inward bleeding

died Jan 9-1976 6:25a
of myocardic
infaretion
(Massive Heart Attack)
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celebrated our
50th Golden wedding
anniversary
Dec 12-1975

Mom picked up enough
strength to attend
also christmas
at Bob's home

Had a very nice
time at both occasions
That was the last
Mom started to fail badly
but never gave up
to the end

We had a very happy
life together
2-4-76
I miss her very-
very much - God bless
her.