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1. Heinhorst, Herman Friedrich Wilhelm
   1. Müller, Katharina Louisa Margaretha
      1. Heinhorst, Diedrich Heinrich Conrad
         1. Himmel, Mary Ann
            1. Heinhorst, Clara
            2. Heinhorst, Mary Kathryn
            3. Heinhorst, Emma
            4. Heinhorst, Sarah Luella
      2. Heinhorst, Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm
      3. Heinhorst, Katrine Marie
      4. Heinhorst, Johann Wilhelm
      5. Heinhorst, Heinrich Diedrich
      6. Heinhorst, Anna Margaretha Dorothea
      7. Heinhorst, Heinrich Freiderich Christian
      8. Heinhorst, Rebecca Sophie Adelheit

Ancestors

Source References

1. John H Munz johnmunz@pacbell.net: No title - ID S27
   1. • Page: email from John H Munz
2. Robert C Sonders: Mom, Dad, and Their Ancestry
   1. • Date: 2012-12-12
      • Page: 6
      • Confidence: High
      • Source text:

        Conrad Heinhorst (1837-1910), the oldest of eight children, was born on a farm in
        Gehlbergen, Hanover Germany on January 19, 1837 and was 17 years old when the family came
        to Chicago in 1854. Two years later they moved to Mason County and settled at Long Point,
        near Bishop's Station, Illinois. He was described as 5 foot 6 112 inches tall, sandy hair, blue
        eyes, and a florid (ruddy) complexion. Conrad lived there until August 15, 1861 when he
        enlisted in the lllinois infantry, Company G, 38th Regiment, fighting for the Union during the
        Civil War. Some of the major battles his regiment participated in include the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky (act 8, 1862), Chickamauga, Georgia (Sep 19-20, 1863), Chattanooga, Tennessee
        (Oct-Nov 1863), Resaca, Georgia (May 13-15, 1864), Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia (Jun 27,
        1864), Atlanta, Georgia (Jul-Sep 1864), Franklin, Tennessee (Nov 30, 1864), and Nashville,
        Tennessee (Dec 15-16 1864). After serving four and a half years he re-enlisted on February 29,
        1864 and mustered out in 1866, ending the service as a Corporal. There is a brief reference that
        suggested during his service he was captured and spent time in Libby Prison.

        On Conrad's return from military service, he married Mary Himmel on Christmas Day,
        1866. They at once settled on a 160 acre farm in Mason County, 120 acres of which was
        inherited by his marriage to Mary, and 40 acres was made by his own labor and management.
        He dealt with farm animal stock. My great grandparents had five children: Sarah Luella
        "Lula" (1870-1937), Emma (1872-1891),), my grandmother Kathryn "Katle" (1873-1918),
        Clara (1875-1929), and one infant son who died at birth on August 8, 1869. Conrad and Mary
        were members of the Evangelical Church at Bishop's Station. A plot of his parent's farm show
        that their farm was just across the street from the Himmel's, and a few blocks from the church.
        Conrad served as a Trustee in the church, Secretary in the Sabbath School, and was School
        Director. Conrad died on April 10, 1910 and Mary died on October 31, 1921. They were buried
        in Zion Cemetery, Illinois near Bishop.
        As for Kathryn's sisters, Luella married Shereley or Shirly Jones. They had three boys,
        Melvin, William, and Roy, and two girls Mary L. and Clara. After Luella died, Shirly lived with his son Roy and his wife Jennie. Luella's daughter, Clara Jones, married a Lutheran minister.
        Emma married Dan Woerhle on January 29, 1891 and had two boys, Alvin and Byron. Clara
        married Ed Young and adopted a girl to help them work on their farm. The reason to adopt her
        greatly upset my father. Her name was Mary. When I was about ten years old we visited her on
        the farm in Bishop, Illinois. There is a picture of me climbing up a windmill.