Woodford County

PHOTOGRAPHS

Woodford Families and Homesteads

Joseph and Mary Haas Family

circa 1890

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Back: Emma, Angeline, Joseph Jr., Theresa, Andrew
Front: Ralph, Mary, Joseph Sr., Archibald

Joseph Peter Haas, Sr.
Born: 09 Sep 1843 in Worth (or Spring Bay) Township Woodford County IL
Died: 24 May 1922 in El Paso Woodford County IL
Buried: St Joseph Cemetery El Paso Woodford Co IL

Married: 21 Nov 1865 at St Josephs Catholic Church Peoria IL

Mary Kathryn Simon
Born: 17 Nov 1846 in Albstadt Unterfranken Bavaria
Died: 26 Nov 1928 in El Paso Woodford County IL

From the photo collection of Frank and Angelina Grebner ~ Mary Simon Haas was Angelina's aunt.

 

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From Portrait and Biographical Album of Woodford County, Illinois (Chicago: Chapman Bros, 1889)

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Donated by Marjorie Grebner Welsch

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Sefren and Johanna Waldschmidt Family

circa 1890-1896

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Back: Theresa (married Frank L. Schneider), Lawrence and Leander (married Anna Kilian)
Front: Mary (married Joseph H. Schneider), Sefren and Johanna "Jennie"

The family lived in Partridge Township Woodford County IL
Xavier Sefren Waldschmidt was born about 1843 in Germany
Johanna Grebner was born about 1834 in Germany


From the photo collection of Frank and Angelina Grebner ~ Mary Waldschmidt Schneider and Theresa Waldschmidt Schneider were sister-in-laws of Angelina.
 

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Donated by Marjorie Grebner Welsch

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