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Submitted by: Gerry Yost
Email address: <gyost@webtv.net>
 

Husband: Matthias WENIGER
Birthdate: Feb 3, 1847
Birthplace: Kunheum, Alsace FRANCE/GERMANY
Death date: Jul 9, 1921
Place of death: Seward County, NE
Burial: Tamora Cemetery
Father: Andreas WENIGER
Mother: M. Magdalena HUNSINGER

Marriage date: #1 1870
Marriage place: Henry County, IL

Wife: #1 Sophia GODSHOCK
Birthdate: Sep 26, 1848
Birthplace: unknown
Death date: Dec. 18, 1873
Place of death: IL
Burial: unknown
Father: unknown
Mother: unknown
 

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: William F WENIGER
Sex: M
Birthdate: Jan 22, 1871
Birthplace: Yorktown, IL
Death date: Mar 21, 1955
Place of death: Holdrege, NE
Burial: Bertrand Cemetery
Marriage date: Dec. 26, 1898
Marriage place: Tampico, IL
Spouse's name: Katherine M SCHEU

Child No. 2: Mathilde W. WENIGER
Sex: F
Birthdate: Feb 13, 1872
Birthplace: IL
Death date: Apr 19, 1954
Place of death: Pierce County, NE
Burial: unknown
Marriage date: Mar 30, 1891
Marriage place: Pierce County, NE
Spouse's name: Ernest H RAFERT

Child No. 3: Ida L WENIGER
Sex: F
Birthdate: Jul 7, 1881
Birthplace: NE
Death date: Apr 3, 1965
Place of death: LA County, CA
Burial: unknown
Marriage date: #2 unknown
Marriage place: CA
Spouse's name: #2 Mr. LEGRAND

Child No. 4: Martha L WENIGER
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1883
Birthplace: NE
Death date: 1941
Place of death: Seward County, NE
Burial: Tamora Cemetery
Marriage date: Apr 1922
Marriage place: Denver, CO
Spouse's name: Chadbourne WOODSOME
 

 Documentation: Matthias a twin but the twin died in Germany prior to he
& his parents coming to the US in 1856---3 marriage cert.---his death
cert---census---obituaries---Nat'l papers--Henry County IL History info
on Matthias---the last 2 girls are from wife #3 Anna ZIELCKE .