THIS IS THE LINEAGE OF WILHELM HEFFKEN AS I KNOW IT TO BE

 

WILHELM HEFFKEN was born August 29, 1859 in Germany and died June 01, 1916 in Glouster, Athens County, Ohio. He married THEODORA "DORA" STELTERMANN November 11, 1885 in Germany. She was born November 13, 1859 in Germany and died December 1941 in Glouster, Athens County, Ohio.

More About WILHELM HEFFKEN: Burial: Taylor Ridge Cemetery, Athens County, Ohio.

More About THEODORA "DORA" STELTERMANN: Burial: Taylor Ridge Cemetery, Athens County, Ohio.

Children of WILHELM HEFFKEN and THEODORA STELTERMANN are:

1. THEODORE HEFFKEN, b. August 31, 1886, Germany; d. October 1969, Athens County, Ohio.
2. JOHANN HEFFKEN, b. October 13, 1887, Germany; d. June 18, 1893. More About JOHANN HEFFKEN: Johann died at sea, at the age of 5, on the ship bringing his family to America. His grief stricken Mother would not let go of the dead child, so in order for the officials to talk her into letting him go, they promised her they would save his body until they reached America where he could have a proper burial. Unknown to the family, the authorities buried Johann at sea. It was not known by the family until they reached the shores of America.
3. HELENA "LENA" ELIZABETH HEFFKEN, b. April 18, 1889, Oberhausen, West Germany; d. August 28, 1970, Nelsonville, Ohio (Nelsonville Hospital).
4. JOHANNA HEFFKEN, b. October 04, 1890, Oberhausen, West Germany; d. October 06, 1890, Oberhausen, West Germany.
5. JOHANNA "ANNA" HEFFKEN, b. May 1, 1892, Germany; d. April 1893, Akron, Ohio.
6. HEINRICH "HENRY" HEFFKEN, b. January 31, 1894, Athens County, Ohio; d. October 02, 1978, Athens County, Ohio.
7. MARY D. HEFFKEN, b. April 18, 1895, Athens County, Ohio; d. About 1990, Stafford, Ohio.
8. WILLIAM E. "WILLIE" HEFFKEN, b. January 29, 1897, Athens County, Ohio; d. October 07, 1918, Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio. More About WILLIAM "WILLIE" HEFFKEN: Burial: October 10, 1918, Glouster, Ohio.
9. FREDRIC CARL "FRITZ" HEFFKEN, b. February 26, 1901, Athens County, Ohio; d. August 17, 2001, Athens County, Ohio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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