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Wilhelmine (Ora) Piepho

Parents

Father*	August Herman Piepho, Sr (b. 17 November 1858, d. 31 January 1943)
Mother*	Dorothea (Dores) Wille (b. 25 April 1866, d. 19 September 1944)

Family: Otto Russell (b. 7 January 1888, d. 7 November 1962)

Son*	Richard Otto Russell (b. 14 June 1930, d. February 1986)

Biography

Baptism	20 August 1893	Baptism: Wilhelmine (Ora) Piepho was baptized on 20 August 1893 at Zion UCC ChurchB+ in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB. Sponsors: Sophie Wille, Sophie Claus, Anna Claus, Dorothea Piepho, Sophia Ackermann, Charlotte Bock1,2
Census	9 June 1900	Census: Wilhelmine (Ora) Piepho appeared in the census on 9 June 1900 in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.5
Census	19 April 1910	Census: Wilhelmine (Ora) Piepho appeared in the census on 19 April 1910 in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.6
Name	10 June 1925	As of 10 June 1925, Wilhelmine (Ora) Piepho was also known as Wilhelmine (Ora) Russell.
Occupation		Occupation: Wilhelmine (Ora) Piepho was a teacher.4
Witness		She appeared in a photo.7

Citations

1. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
2. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
3. [S99] Information from Edwin Friedrich
4. [S63] Descendents of Hans Heinrich Seegers of Mesmerode, Germany; by Karen Rowe; printed 06 Dec 1996
5. [S900] 1900 Census; IN, Lake Co
6. [S195] 1920 Census; IN, Lake Co
7. [S292] Information from David W Piepho; Indianapolis, IN

Elmer Heinrich Piepho

Parents

Father*	August Herman Piepho, Sr (b. 17 November 1858, d. 31 January 1943)
Mother*	Dorothea (Dores) Wille (b. 25 April 1866, d. 19 September 1944)

Family: Minnie Triebold (b. 24 July 1899, d. 2 August 1991)

Daughter*

Marcella Lucille Piepho (b. 24 November 1924, d. 13 September 1998)

Biography

Baptism	17 February 1895	Baptism: Elmer Heinrich Piepho was baptized on 17 February 1895 at Zion UCC ChurchB+ in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB. Sponsors: Heinrich Glade, Heinrich Batterman, Edward Bremer, H Bremer, Georg Piepho, Wilhelm Segert, W Tesse2,1
Census	9 June 1900	Census: Elmer Heinrich Piepho appeared in the census on 9 June 1900 in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.8
Confirmation	4 April 1909	Confirmation: Elmer Heinrich Piepho was confirmed on 4 April 1909 at Zion UCC ChurchB+ in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.1
Census	19 April 1910	Census: Elmer Heinrich Piepho appeared in the census on 19 April 1910 in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.9
Census	7 January 1920	Census: Elmer Heinrich Piepho appeared in the census on 7 January 1920 in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.9
Witness		He appeared in a photo.10

Citations

1. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
2. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
3. [S63] Descendents of Hans Heinrich Seegers of Mesmerode, Germany; by Karen Rowe; printed 06 Dec 1996
4. [S2207] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
5. [S99] Information from Edwin Friedrich
6. [S57] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Cemetery Listing; provided by Harold Huntington for Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society
7. [S51] Book: Hanover Township Cemeteries, Lake County, IN - May 1994 by Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society; 103 Jefferson St.; Valparaiso, IN 46383
8. [S900] 1900 Census; IN, Lake Co
9. [S195] 1920 Census; IN, Lake Co
10. [S292] Information from David W Piepho; Indianapolis, IN

Ida Rosalinda Piepho

Parents

Father*	August Herman Piepho, Sr (b. 17 November 1858, d. 31 January 1943)
Mother*	Dorothea (Dores) Wille (b. 25 April 1866, d. 19 September 1944)

Biography

Baptism	9 May 1897	Baptism: Ida Rosalinda Piepho was baptized on 9 May 1897 at Zion UCC ChurchB+ in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB. Sponsors: Carolina Reichert, Emma Battermann, Gretchen Schmidt, Adaline Claus, Ida Glade2
Census	9 June 1900	Census: Ida Rosalinda Piepho appeared in the census on 9 June 1900 in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.6
Census	19 April 1910	Census: Ida Rosalinda Piepho appeared in the census on 19 April 1910 in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.7
Name	12 June 1927	As of 12 June 1927, Ida Rosalinda Piepho was also known as Ida Rosalinda Pfau.
Witness		She appeared in a photo.8
Occupation		Occupation: Ida Rosalinda Piepho was a Teacher.9

Citations

1. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
2. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
3. [S63] Descendents of Hans Heinrich Seegers of Mesmerode, Germany; by Karen Rowe; printed 06 Dec 1996
4. [S2207] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
5. [S99] Information from Edwin Friedrich
6. [S900] 1900 Census; IN, Lake Co
7. [S195] 1920 Census; IN, Lake Co
8. [S292] Information from David W Piepho; Indianapolis, IN
9. [S255] Information from Karen Rowe; Lincoln, NE

Carl Friedrich (Henry) Piepho

Parents

Father*	Chris Piepho (b. 19 June 1826, d. 6 December 1891)
Mother*	Katharina Sophie Dorothee Seegers (b. 10 September 1834, d. 23 October 1890)

Family: Dorothea Elting Becker (b. 21 December 1870, d. 24 August 1938)

Son*	Heinrich (Theodore) Piepho+ (b. 8 June 1893, d. 11 June 1944)
Daughter*	Edna (Katharina) Piepho (b. 11 July 1895, d. 2 November 1913)
Daughter*	Rosina Dorothea (Rose) Piepho+ (b. 22 June 1897, d. 19 June 1956)
Son*	Arnold Edwin Piepho+ (b. 29 August 1899, d. June 1972)
Son*	Heinrich (Henry) Reinhard Piepho, Jr (b. 18 June 1902, d. 21 February 1978)
Son*	Walter Harry Piepho (b. 30 September 1904, d. 17 February 1933)
Son*	Bernhard Christoph Piepho (b. 29 May 1908, d. 1 December 1948)
Son*	Gilbert August Piepho (b. 9 January 1912, d. 4 October 1975)
Daughter*	Lillian Wilma Piepho (b. 22 June 1915, d. 2 September 1991)

Biography

Birth	12 April 1865	Birth: Carl Friedrich (Henry) Piepho was born on 12 April 1865 in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.1,2,3,4
Marriage	7 June 1892	Marriage: Carl Friedrich (Henry) Piepho and Dorothea Elting Becker were married on 7 June 1892 at Zion UCC ChurchB+ in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.5,3
Death	1936	Death: Carl Friedrich (Henry) Piepho died in 1936 at age ~71 in Lake, Indiana, United StatesB+.6
Burial		Burial: Carl Friedrich (Henry) Piepho was buried at Maplewood Memorial CemeteryB in Crown Point, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.6,7

Name	12 April 1865	As of 12 April 1865, Carl Friedrich (Henry) Piepho was also known as Henry Piepho.
Baptism	28 May 1865	Baptism: Carl Friedrich (Henry) Piepho was baptized on 28 May 1865 at Zion UCC ChurchB+ in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB. Sponsors: Heinrich Seegers, Karl Hitzemann, Heinrich Seehausen, Friedrich Glade1,3
Witness	1869	He appeared in a photo in 1869 in Lake, Indiana, United StatesB+.8
Census	10 June 1870	Census: Carl Friedrich (Henry) Piepho appeared in the census on 10 June 1870 in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.9
Confirmation	1880	Confirmation: Carl Friedrich (Henry) Piepho was confirmed in 1880 at Zion UCC ChurchB+ in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.2,3
Census	17 June 1880	Census: Carl Friedrich (Henry) Piepho appeared in the census on 17 June 1880 in Lake, Indiana, United StatesB+.10
Marriage License	26 May 1892	He and Dorothea Elting Becker were licensed to wed on 26 May 1892 in Lake, Indiana, United StatesB+.11
Census (F)	6 June 1900	He and Dorothea Elting Becker were enumerated on the census of 1900 in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.12
Note	1907	Note: He was a registered voter in 1907 in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.13
Census (F)	19 April 1910	He and Dorothea Elting Becker were enumerated on the census of 1910 in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.14
Census (F)	7 January 1920	He and Dorothea Elting Becker were enumerated on the census of 1920 in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.14

Citations

1. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
2. [S60] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Confirmations; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
3. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
4. [S63] Descendents of Hans Heinrich Seegers of Mesmerode, Germany; by Karen Rowe; printed 06 Dec 1996
5. [S66] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Marriages 1860 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
6. [S232] Information from Mel Piepho on Nov 29, 1997
7. [S227] Information from Marcella Piepho Karstensen
8. [S1] Information from Ted Cash; Charlotte, NC 28211
9. [S70] 1870 Census; IN, Lake Co
10. [S67] 1880 Census; IN, Lake Co
11. [S118] Marriage Index for Lake County, Indiana for 1850 - 1920, reviewed at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis on May 21, 1997
12. [S900] 1900 Census; IN, Lake Co
13. [S401] , Index of Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Lake Co, IN; prepared by the WPA.
14. [S195] 1920 Census; IN, Lake Co

Maria Dorothea Piepho

Parents

Father*	Chris Piepho (b. 19 June 1826, d. 6 December 1891)
Mother*	Katharina Sophie Dorothee Seegers (b. 10 September 1834, d. 23 October 1890)

Family: Heinrich Witte (b. about 1865, d. 1925)

Daughter*	Rose Witte+ (b. 28 December 1892, d. 26 August 1986)
Son*	Harry G Witte (b. 1894, d. 1897)
Son*	Norman E Witte (b. 15 April 1899, d. 2 July 1975)
Son*	Elmer Christian Witte+ (b. 15 April 1899, d. 8 May 1981)

Biography

Name	16 June 1867	As of 16 June 1867, Maria Dorothea Piepho was also known as Engel Maria Louise Elsie Christine Dorothea Piepho.
Baptism	16 June 1867	Baptism: Maria Dorothea Piepho was baptized on 16 June 1867 at Zion UCC ChurchB+ in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB. Sponsors: Engel Heisterberg, Maria Hitzemann, Louise Engelking, Elsie Lesemann, Christina Seegers, Dorothea Glade, Dorothea Seegers1,3
Witness	1869	She appeared in a photo in 1869 in Lake, Indiana, United StatesB+.8
Census	10 June 1870	Census: Maria Dorothea Piepho appeared in the census on 10 June 1870 in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.9
Confirmation	1880	Confirmation: Maria Dorothea Piepho was confirmed in 1880 at Zion UCC ChurchB+ in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.2,3
Census	17 June 1880	Census: Maria Dorothea Piepho appeared in the census on 17 June 1880 in Lake, Indiana, United StatesB+.10
Marriage License	8 December 1888	She and Heinrich Witte were licensed to wed on 8 December 1888 in Lake, Indiana, United StatesB+.6
Name	16 December 1888	As of 16 December 1888, Maria Dorothea Piepho was also known as Maria Dorothea Witte.
Census (F)	16 February 1920	She and Heinrich Witte were enumerated on the census of 1920 at 137 StB in Bremen Township, Cook, Illinois, United StatesB, with Norman E Witte and Elmer Christian Witte.11

Citations

1. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
2. [S60] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Confirmations; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
3. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
4. [S63] Descendents of Hans Heinrich Seegers of Mesmerode, Germany; by Karen Rowe; printed 06 Dec 1996
5. [S66] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Marriages 1860 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
6. [S118] Marriage Index for Lake County, Indiana for 1850 - 1920, reviewed at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis on May 21, 1997
7. [S498] Information from Donna Witte Muhl; Blue Island, IL; (708) 385-3403
8. [S1] Information from Ted Cash; Charlotte, NC 28211
9. [S70] 1870 Census; IN, Lake Co
10. [S67] 1880 Census; IN, Lake Co
11. [S402] 1920 Census; IL, Cook Co

Wilhelmine (Mina) Dorothea Sophie Piepho

Parents

Father*	Chris Piepho (b. 19 June 1826, d. 6 December 1891)
Mother*	Katharina Sophie Dorothee Seegers (b. 10 September 1834, d. 23 October 1890)

Family: August Consoer (b. 6 May 1861, d. 6 August 1935)

Son*	Heinrich (Henry) Consoer+ (b. 18 January 1890, d. 9 April 1977)
Daughter*	Laura Consoer+ (b. 6 February 1895, d. 2 May 1988)
Daughter*	Lily Maria Dorothea Consoer (b. 22 February 1901, d. 29 January 1910)

Biography

Witness	1869	Wilhelmine (Mina) Dorothea Sophie Piepho appeared in a photo in 1869 in Lake, Indiana, United StatesB+.10
Baptism	25 April 1869	Baptism: Wilhelmine (Mina) Dorothea Sophie Piepho was baptized on 25 April 1869 at Zion UCC ChurchB+ in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB. Sponsors: Wilhelmine Buehre, Dorothea Battermann, Sophie Bremer, Sophie Heine1,3
Census	10 June 1870	Census: Wilhelmine (Mina) Dorothea Sophie Piepho appeared in the census on 10 June 1870 in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.11
Census	17 June 1880	Census: Wilhelmine (Mina) Dorothea Sophie Piepho appeared in the census on 17 June 1880 in Lake, Indiana, United StatesB+.12
Confirmation	18 March 1883	Confirmation: Wilhelmine (Mina) Dorothea Sophie Piepho was confirmed on 18 March 1883 at Zion UCC ChurchB+ in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.2,3
Name	25 February 1889	As of 25 February 1889, Wilhelmine (Mina) Dorothea Sophie Piepho was also known as Wilhelmine (Mina) Dorothea Sophie Consoer.
Marriage License	25 February 1889	She and August Consoer were licensed to wed on 25 February 1889 in Lake, Indiana, United StatesB+.6
Note (fam)		Note: August Consoer and Wilhelmine (Mina) Dorothea Sophie Piepho made their home in Blue Island, IL after they were married.  There their three children were born.  In the winter of 1902 they moved to Iowa and they lived for six years on the August Bremer farm in Horton township.  In 1908, they bought a farm of their own, where Henry Consoer reside, and they lived there until until Mr Consoer died.13
Census (F)	23 January 1920	She and August Consoer were enumerated on the census of 1920 in Horton Township, Osceola, Iowa, United StatesB.14
Census (F)	17 April 1930	She and August Consoer were enumerated on the census of 1930 in Horton Township, Osceola, Iowa, United StatesB.15
Note		Note: After the death of her husband she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Alfred Hattendorf until her death.13
Witness	12 April 1940	She was enumerated on the census of 1940 with Alfred Henry Hattendorf and Laura Consoer in Horton Township, Osceola, Iowa, United StatesB.16
Obituary		Obituary: The obituary for Wilhelmine was recorded. Obituary of Mrs. Consoer Mrs. Wilhelmine Consor, the daughter of Chris Piepho and his wife, Katherine nee Seegers, was born March 26, 1869 at Hanover, Lake county, Indiana. On April 25, 1869, she was baptized in the name of the Triune God and she publicly confirmed her baptismal vow in the Evangelical Zion church at Hanover, March 18, 1883. March 3, 1889, she was united in holy wedlock with August Consoer and the young couple made their home in Blue Island, Ill, where three children, Henry, Laura and Lily, were born. In the winter of 1902 she moved with her family to Iowa and they lived for six years on the August Bremer farm in Horton township. In 1908, Mr. and Mrs. Consoer bought a farm of their own, where Henry Consoer resides, and they lived there until Mr. Consoer passed away August 6, 1935. After the death of her husband Mrs. Consoer made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Alfred Hattendorf, until her death. Sunday, November 23, she requested her pastor to give her Holy Communion for the forgiveness of sins, salvation and life eternal. November 25, she entered the hospital at Worthington, where she passed away at 12:30pm, November 28, at the age of 89 years, eight months, and two days. She leaves to mourn her departure her two children, Henry and Laura (Mrs. Alfred Hattendorf), six grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Her husband, one daughter, three brothers, five sisters, and seven grandchildren preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hattendorf and at Zion Lutheran church, Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Alfred R. Allmann, officiating. Committal services were held at Zion Lutheran cemetery with the Walton Funeral service in charge of the arrangements, and Henry Claus, Walter Rueter, Henry Rueter, Albert Bremer, Harry Bremer, and George Sixta serving as pallbears.17

Citations

1. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
2. [S60] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Confirmations; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
3. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
4. [S63] Descendents of Hans Heinrich Seegers of Mesmerode, Germany; by Karen Rowe; printed 06 Dec 1996
5. [S66] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Marriages 1860 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
6. [S118] Marriage Index for Lake County, Indiana for 1850 - 1920, reviewed at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis on May 21, 1997
7. [S33] , compiler, Zion Lutheran Church, Ocheyedan, IA Centennial Book, 1887-1987 (.)
8. [S142] Zion Lutheran Church, Horton Twsp, Osceola Co, IA
9. [S143] Inspection of Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Ocheyedan,IA by Ted & Verna Cash
10. [S1] Information from Ted Cash; Charlotte, NC 28211
11. [S70] 1870 Census; IN, Lake Co
12. [S67] 1880 Census; IN, Lake Co
13. [S227] Information from Marcella Piepho Karstensen
14. [S203] 1920 Census; IA, Osceola Co
15. [S793] 1930 Census; IA, Osceola Co
16. [S1612] 1940 Census; IA, Osceola Co
17. [S1007] Obituary of Wilhelmina Piepho Consoer

Dorothea (Dores) Piepho

Parents

Father*	Christopher Piepho, Jr (b. 9 February 1857, d. 6 April 1936)
Mother*	Anna Margaretha Sophie Elting (b. 3 February 1861, d. 30 June 1924)

Biography

Citations

1. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
2. [S60] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Confirmations; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
3. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
4. [S118] Marriage Index for Lake County, Indiana for 1850 - 1920, reviewed at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis on May 21, 1997
5. [S900] 1900 Census; IN, Lake Co
6. [S895] 1930 Census; IN, Lake Co

Louise Piepho

Parents

Father*	Christopher Piepho, Jr (b. 9 February 1857, d. 6 April 1936)
Mother*	Anna Margaretha Sophie Elting (b. 3 February 1861, d. 30 June 1924)

Family: Henry C Fricke

Son*	Leonard Clifford Fricke (b. 18 June 1918, d. 28 November 2007)

Biography

Citations

1. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
2. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
3. [S63] Descendents of Hans Heinrich Seegers of Mesmerode, Germany; by Karen Rowe; printed 06 Dec 1996
4. [S118] Marriage Index for Lake County, Indiana for 1850 - 1920, reviewed at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis on May 21, 1997
5. [S900] 1900 Census; IN, Lake Co
6. [S195] 1920 Census; IN, Lake Co

Dorothea Elting Becker

Parents

Father*	Theordor Becker
Mother*	Dorothea Louise Wilhelmine Luecke (b. 10 August 1831, d. 14 September 1895)

Family: Carl Friedrich (Henry) Piepho (b. 12 April 1865, d. 1936)

Son*	Heinrich (Theodore) Piepho+ (b. 8 June 1893, d. 11 June 1944)
Daughter*	Edna (Katharina) Piepho (b. 11 July 1895, d. 2 November 1913)
Daughter*	Rosina Dorothea (Rose) Piepho+ (b. 22 June 1897, d. 19 June 1956)
Son*	Arnold Edwin Piepho+ (b. 29 August 1899, d. June 1972)
Son*	Heinrich (Henry) Reinhard Piepho, Jr (b. 18 June 1902, d. 21 February 1978)
Son*	Walter Harry Piepho (b. 30 September 1904, d. 17 February 1933)
Son*	Bernhard Christoph Piepho (b. 29 May 1908, d. 1 December 1948)
Son*	Gilbert August Piepho (b. 9 January 1912, d. 4 October 1975)
Daughter*	Lillian Wilma Piepho (b. 22 June 1915, d. 2 September 1991)

Biography

Birth	21 December 1870	Birth: Dorothea Elting Becker was born on 21 December 1870 in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.1
Marriage	7 June 1892	Marriage: Carl Friedrich (Henry) Piepho and Dorothea Elting Becker were married on 7 June 1892 at Zion UCC ChurchB+ in Hanover Township, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.2,1
Death	24 August 1938	Death: Dorothea Elting Becker died on 24 August 1938 at age 67.3
Burial		Burial: Dorothea Elting Becker was buried at Maplewood Memorial CemeteryB in Crown Point, Lake, Indiana, United StatesB.3,4

Citations

1. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
2. [S66] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Marriages 1860 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
3. [S232] Information from Mel Piepho on Nov 29, 1997
4. [S227] Information from Marcella Piepho Karstensen
5. [S118] Marriage Index for Lake County, Indiana for 1850 - 1920, reviewed at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis on May 21, 1997
6. [S900] 1900 Census; IN, Lake Co
7. [S195] 1920 Census; IN, Lake Co

Heinrich (Theodore) Piepho

Parents

Father*	Carl Friedrich (Henry) Piepho (b. 12 April 1865, d. 1936)
Mother*	Dorothea Elting Becker (b. 21 December 1870, d. 24 August 1938)

Family: Hulda Schmidt (b. 28 July 1896, d. 3 February 1968)

Daughter*	Evelyn Dorothea Piepho+ (b. 29 September 1918, d. 6 May 2003)
Son*	Vernon Orin Piepho (b. 19 July 1920, d. 2 February 1989)
Son*	Glen Lee Piepho (b. 10 August 1921, d. 22 June 1972)
Son*	Roy Leonard Piepho (b. 10 May 1923, d. 6 November 1986)
Son*	Lyman Dale Piepho (b. 8 October 1926, d. 25 December 1972)
Son*	Lyle Melvin Piepho (b. 23 April 1928, d. 26 June 2004)

Biography

Citations

1. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
2. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
3. [S63] Descendents of Hans Heinrich Seegers of Mesmerode, Germany; by Karen Rowe; printed 06 Dec 1996
4. [S232] Information from Mel Piepho on Nov 29, 1997
5. [S900] 1900 Census; IN, Lake Co
6. [S195] 1920 Census; IN, Lake Co
7. [S1637] 1940 Census; NE, Nuckolls Co

Edna (Katharina) Piepho

Parents

Father*	Carl Friedrich (Henry) Piepho (b. 12 April 1865, d. 1936)
Mother*	Dorothea Elting Becker (b. 21 December 1870, d. 24 August 1938)

Biography

Citations

1. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
2. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
3. [S63] Descendents of Hans Heinrich Seegers of Mesmerode, Germany; by Karen Rowe; printed 06 Dec 1996
4. [S900] 1900 Census; IN, Lake Co
5. [S195] 1920 Census; IN, Lake Co

Rosina Dorothea (Rose) Piepho

Parents

Father*	Carl Friedrich (Henry) Piepho (b. 12 April 1865, d. 1936)
Mother*	Dorothea Elting Becker (b. 21 December 1870, d. 24 August 1938)

Family: Herman Schoenbeck (b. 1 May 1895, d. 2 February 1956)

Son*	Virgil Herman Schoenbeck (b. 27 September 1923, d. 4 July 2009)
Son*	Leland Melvin Schoenbeck (b. 5 September 1925, d. 24 July 1983)
Son*	Raymond Walter Schoenbeck (b. 21 December 1929, d. 21 September 1971)
Son*	Herman Schoenbeck, Jr (b. 28 October 1932, d. 15 March 1990)

Biography

Citations

1. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
2. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
3. [S63] Descendents of Hans Heinrich Seegers of Mesmerode, Germany; by Karen Rowe; printed 06 Dec 1996
4. [S51] Book: Hanover Township Cemeteries, Lake County, IN - May 1994 by Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society; 103 Jefferson St.; Valparaiso, IN 46383
5. [S900] 1900 Census; IN, Lake Co
6. [S195] 1920 Census; IN, Lake Co
7. [S895] 1930 Census; IN, Lake Co
8. [S470] Information from www.ancestry.com databases. Software (.)

Arnold Edwin Piepho

Parents

Father*	Carl Friedrich (Henry) Piepho (b. 12 April 1865, d. 1936)
Mother*	Dorothea Elting Becker (b. 21 December 1870, d. 24 August 1938)

Family: Lena Hannah Garrels (b. 30 January 1909, d. 29 December 2007)

Daughter*	Donlyn Rose Piepho+ (b. 5 October 1937, d. 15 June 1994)
Daughter*	Carol Ann Piepho (b. 22 October 1943, d. 15 April 2007)

Biography

Citations

1. [S2207] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
2. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
3. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
4. [S232] Information from Mel Piepho on Nov 29, 1997
5. [S900] 1900 Census; IN, Lake Co
6. [S195] 1920 Census; IN, Lake Co
7. [S1638] 1940 Census; NE, Thayer Co

Heinrich Witte

Parents

Father*	Christian Witte (b. 8 February 1824, d. 3 June 1904)
Mother*	Maria (b. 18 January 1824, d. 19 January 1902)

Family: Maria Dorothea Piepho (b. 29 April 1867, d. 1943)

Daughter*	Rose Witte+ (b. 28 December 1892, d. 26 August 1986)
Son*	Harry G Witte (b. 1894, d. 1897)
Son*	Norman E Witte (b. 15 April 1899, d. 2 July 1975)
Son*	Elmer Christian Witte+ (b. 15 April 1899, d. 8 May 1981)

Biography

Citations

1. [S498] Information from Donna Witte Muhl; Blue Island, IL; (708) 385-3403
2. [S402] 1920 Census; IL, Cook Co
3. [S66] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Marriages 1860 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
4. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
5. [S118] Marriage Index for Lake County, Indiana for 1850 - 1920, reviewed at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis on May 21, 1997

August Friedrich Heinrich Christoph Claus

Parents

Father*	Cord (Heinrich) Conrad Claus (b. 18 August 1823, d. 28 July 1892)
Mother*	Engel Dorothea (Wilhelmine) Battermann (b. 22 July 1825, d. 9 March 1912)

Family: Sophia Piepho (b. 14 May 1871, d. 16 March 1942)

Son*	Hermann Claus+ (b. 14 March 1890, d. March 1963)
Son*	Heinrich Claus+ (b. 28 January 1892, d. 27 August 1964)
Daughter*	Emma Claus+ (b. 29 January 1894, d. 1952)
Son*	Oscar Claus+ (b. 28 July 1899, d. 11 February 1962)
Daughter*	Clara Alice Claus+ (b. 14 March 1905, d. 1968)
Daughter*	Rosa Ida Claus+ (b. 19 April 1908, d. 26 August 1988)

Biography

Citations

1. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
2. [S99] Information from Edwin Friedrich
3. [S66] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Marriages 1860 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
4. [S118] Marriage Index for Lake County, Indiana for 1850 - 1920, reviewed at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis on May 21, 1997
5. [S143] Inspection of Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Ocheyedan,IA by Ted & Verna Cash
6. [S63] Descendents of Hans Heinrich Seegers of Mesmerode, Germany; by Karen Rowe; printed 06 Dec 1996
7. [S146] Ocheyedan, IA Centennial Book, 1891-1991
8. [S203] 1920 Census; IA, Osceola Co

August Consoer

Parents

Father*	Hans Consoer
Mother*	Caroline Bergholtz

Family: Wilhelmine (Mina) Dorothea Sophie Piepho (b. 26 March 1869, d. 28 November 1958)

Son*	Heinrich (Henry) Consoer+ (b. 18 January 1890, d. 9 April 1977)
Daughter*	Laura Consoer+ (b. 6 February 1895, d. 2 May 1988)
Daughter*	Lily Maria Dorothea Consoer (b. 22 February 1901, d. 29 January 1910)

Biography

Citations

1. [S63] Descendents of Hans Heinrich Seegers of Mesmerode, Germany; by Karen Rowe; printed 06 Dec 1996
2. [S142] Zion Lutheran Church, Horton Twsp, Osceola Co, IA
3. [S66] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Marriages 1860 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
4. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
5. [S118] Marriage Index for Lake County, Indiana for 1850 - 1920, reviewed at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis on May 21, 1997
6. [S33] , compiler, Zion Lutheran Church, Ocheyedan, IA Centennial Book, 1887-1987 (.)
7. [S143] Inspection of Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Ocheyedan,IA by Ted & Verna Cash
8. [S227] Information from Marcella Piepho Karstensen
9. [S203] 1920 Census; IA, Osceola Co
10. [S793] 1930 Census; IA, Osceola Co

Joseph Reichert

Family: Catherine Sophia (Sophie) Dorthea Bremer (b. 19 August 1855, d. 19 December 1921)

Son*	Carl Christoph Fredrich (Fred) Bernhard Reichert+ (b. 14 September 1877, d. 3 March 1946)
Son*	Edward Reichert+ (b. 24 June 1879, d. 1947)
Daughter*	Caroline Reichert+ (b. 31 August 1882, d. 29 May 1971)
Son*	Joseph Reichert, Jr+ (b. 31 January 1884, d. 15 August 1952)
Son*	Heinrich Reichert+ (b. 29 December 1886, d. July 1972)
Son*	August Reichert+ (b. 28 March 1889, d. 21 November 1968)
Daughter*	Sophie Wilhelmine Reichert+ (b. 30 June 1891, d. 17 June 1955)
Son*	Bernhard Reichert+ (b. 27 August 1893, d. 3 January 1960)
Son*	Wilhelm Reichert (b. 1 November 1897, d. 8 November 1897)

Biography

Citations

1. [S57] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Cemetery Listing; provided by Harold Huntington for Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society
2. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
3. [S66] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Marriages 1860 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
4. [S118] Marriage Index for Lake County, Indiana for 1850 - 1920, reviewed at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis on May 21, 1997
5. [S753] , International Genealogical Index (IGI) (.)
6. [S900] 1900 Census; IN, Lake Co

Friedrich Christoph Heinrich (Herman) Claus

Parents

Father*	Cord (Heinrich) Conrad Claus (b. 18 August 1823, d. 28 July 1892)
Mother*	Engel Dorothea (Wilhelmine) Battermann (b. 22 July 1825, d. 9 March 1912)

Family: Carolina (Lina) Rust (b. 5 December 1874, d. 15 May 1914)

Son*	Arthur Claus (b. 2 June 1894, d. 14 February 1978)
Daughter*	Pearl Linda Claus+ (b. 24 February 1896, d. 15 January 1965)
Son*	Harry Herman Claus (b. 15 April 1898, d. 4 April 1961)
Daughter*	Erna Christina Claus+ (b. 19 January 1901, d. 2000)
Daughter*	Alfrieda Lina Claus (b. 12 October 1902, d. 13 October 1985)
Son*	Bernhard Raymond Claus (b. 8 February 1905, d. 29 April 1969)
Daughter*	Leona Emma Claus (b. 22 January 1906, d. 10 March 1906)
Daughter*	Leonora Ella Claus (b. 15 June 1907)
Son*	Wilbur Heinrich Claus+ (b. 28 March 1909, d. 18 April 1974)
Son*	Irwin Herbert Claus (b. 1 June 1910, d. 24 November 1996)
Son*	George Heinrich Claus (b. 16 May 1913, d. 5 June 1913)

Biography

Citations

1. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
2. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
3. [S195] 1920 Census; IN, Lake Co
4. [S895] 1930 Census; IN, Lake Co
5. [S401] , Index of Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Lake Co, IN; prepared by the WPA.
6. [S900] 1900 Census; IN, Lake Co

Joseph Reichert, Jr

Parents

Father*	Joseph Reichert (b. 27 December 1847, d. 11 August 1926)
Mother*	Catherine Sophia (Sophie) Dorthea Bremer (b. 19 August 1855, d. 19 December 1921)

Family: Esther Bloesch (b. 1896)

Son*	Rev Herbert Frederick Bernhard Reichert (b. 9 May 1920, d. 29 October 2010)
Daughter*	Margaret Jean Reichert (b. 8 October 1924)

Biography

Citations

1. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
2. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
3. [S895] 1930 Census; IN, Lake Co

Heinrich Reichert

Parents

Father*	Joseph Reichert (b. 27 December 1847, d. 11 August 1926)
Mother*	Catherine Sophia (Sophie) Dorthea Bremer (b. 19 August 1855, d. 19 December 1921)

Family: Clara Seehausen (b. 1 August 1887, d. 8 April 1991)

Daughter*

Edna Emilie Sophie Reichert (b. 14 April 1912)

Biography

Citations

1. [S2207] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
2. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
3. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
4. [S401] , Index of Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Lake Co, IN; prepared by the WPA.

August Reichert

Parents

Father*	Joseph Reichert (b. 27 December 1847, d. 11 August 1926)
Mother*	Catherine Sophia (Sophie) Dorthea Bremer (b. 19 August 1855, d. 19 December 1921)

Family: Dorothea (Augusta) Schwieman (b. 18 December 1893, d. 27 November 1976)

Daughter*	Marie Dorothy Reichert (b. 25 April 1918)
Son*	Norman August Reichert (b. 28 March 1920)
Son*	Gilbert Alvin Reichert+ (b. 29 January 1922, d. 11 August 2008)

Biography

Citations

1. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
2. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
3. [S2207] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
4. [S792] 1930 Census; IL, Will Co
5. [S900] 1900 Census; IN, Lake Co

Sophie Wilhelmine Reichert

Parents

Father*	Joseph Reichert (b. 27 December 1847, d. 11 August 1926)
Mother*	Catherine Sophia (Sophie) Dorthea Bremer (b. 19 August 1855, d. 19 December 1921)

Family: William Brockman (b. 28 August 1884, d. 6 January 1964)

Daughter*	Alma Sophie Brockman (b. 4 November 1914, d. 4 November 1914)
Daughter*	Alice Marie Brockman (b. 16 December 1915, d. 10 July 2003)
Son*	Elmer Wilhelm Brockman (b. 31 August 1917, d. 26 May 1989)

Biography

Citations

1. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
2. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
3. [S895] 1930 Census; IN, Lake Co

Bernhard Reichert

Parents

Father*	Joseph Reichert (b. 27 December 1847, d. 11 August 1926)
Mother*	Catherine Sophia (Sophie) Dorthea Bremer (b. 19 August 1855, d. 19 December 1921)

Family: Clara Emma Russell (b. 2 February 1896, d. 11 June 1979)

Daughter*	Ruby Ruth Reichert (b. 2 July 1916, d. August 1987)
Daughter*	Della Alma Reichert (b. 29 May 1918, d. August 1965)
Son*	Elroy Bernhard Reichert+ (b. 18 January 1921, d. 7 June 1984)

Biography

Citations

1. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
2. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996

Wilhelm Reichert

Parents

Father*	Joseph Reichert (b. 27 December 1847, d. 11 August 1926)
Mother*	Catherine Sophia (Sophie) Dorthea Bremer (b. 19 August 1855, d. 19 December 1921)

Biography

Citations

1. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
2. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
3. [S49] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Deaths Records; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe

Edward Reichert

Parents

Father*	Joseph Reichert (b. 27 December 1847, d. 11 August 1926)
Mother*	Catherine Sophia (Sophie) Dorthea Bremer (b. 19 August 1855, d. 19 December 1921)

Family: Wilhelmine (Minnie) Bremer (b. 1 June 1884)

Son*	Harry Christoph Joseph Reichert+ (b. 22 March 1905, d. December 1973)
Son*	Wilhelm Carl Reichert (b. 25 June 1906, d. 28 August 1995)
Son*	George Reichert (b. 1908)
Son*	Elmer Bernhard Reichert (b. 18 July 1911, d. January 1983)
Daughter*	Helen Reichert (b. 1916)
Daughter*	Laura Reichert (b. 1918)

Biography

Citations

1. [S61] Zion Church - Dyer, Hanover Twsp, Lake Co, IN - Baptisms 1859 - 1900; provided by Edwin Friedrich & Karen Rowe
2. [S50] So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The People of Zion Church, Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana by Rev. David McDonald 1996
3. [S118] Marriage Index for Lake County, Indiana for 1850 - 1920, reviewed at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis on May 21, 1997
4. [S52] Notes taken during a visit to Will Co IL and Lake Co IN during May 1997 by Ted & Verna Cash, 6800 Pleasant Drive, Charlotte, NC 28211
5. [S753] , International Genealogical Index (IGI) (.)
6. [S206] 1910 Census; IL, Will Co
7. [S402] 1920 Census; IL, Cook Co