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  1. 1.  Living

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
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Generation: 2

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    Living married Joan Alean Kellenberger Joan (daughter of Ernest Andrew Kellenberger and Matilda Carolyn Metzger) was born on 3 Apr 1931 in Elgin, Kane County,Illinois, USA; died on 5 Oct 1972 in Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Joan Alean Kellenberger was born on 3 Apr 1931 in Elgin, Kane County,Illinois, USA (daughter of Ernest Andrew Kellenberger and Matilda Carolyn Metzger); died on 5 Oct 1972 in Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA.
    Children:
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    12. Jean Lois Knobloch was born on 29 Jan 1967 in Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA; died on 10 Mar 1967 in Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA.
    13. Living
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Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Ernest Andrew Kellenberger was born on 16 Jun 1906 in Hammond, Bourbon County, Kansas, USA (son of Heinrich Johann Kellenberger and Anna Blaser); died on 12 Nov 1993 in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA.

    Notes:

    Born in Hammond, KS


    Land Record record for ERNEST KELLENBERGER (Not sure if this is the same Ernest)
    Name: ERNEST KELLENBERGER
    Date: 30 Aug 1928
    Location: CA, San Bernardino
    Document #: 1018773
    Serial #: CALA 0041324
    Sale Type: Homestead
    Meridian or Watershed: SB
    Parcel: Township 010N, Range 002E, Section 35

    Ernest married Matilda Carolyn Metzger on 11 Mar 1925 in Gaylord, Sibley County, Minnesota, USA. Matilda (daughter of Georg Philipp Metzger and Eliza Volz) was born on 24 Feb 1907 in Lamar, Barton County, Missouri, USA; died on 29 Jul 2000 in Elgin, Kane County,Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Matilda Carolyn Metzger was born on 24 Feb 1907 in Lamar, Barton County, Missouri, USA (daughter of Georg Philipp Metzger and Eliza Volz); died on 29 Jul 2000 in Elgin, Kane County,Illinois, USA.
    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Richard Kay Kellenberger was born on 14 Jan 1927 in Elgin, Kane County,Illinois, USA; died on 11 Jul 1934 in Elgin, Kane County,Illinois, USA.
    3. Living
    4. 3. Joan Alean Kellenberger was born on 3 Apr 1931 in Elgin, Kane County,Illinois, USA; died on 5 Oct 1972 in Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA.
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Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Heinrich Johann KellenbergerHeinrich Johann Kellenberger was born on 10 Oct 1862 in Rorschach, St. Gallen, Switzerland (child of Christian David Kellenberger and Anna Magdelene Tobler); died on 13 Sep 1918 in Lester, Lyon County, Iowa, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Henry John

    Notes:

    Also note that one source (Adam Barrone) shows that he was born in Rorschach (Rorschachersberg), Switzerland. However, these villages are both located on the south side of the Bodensee.

    Johann Heinrich (German)
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    Extracted from Kellenberger Family History and Record Book - Revised 1978

    Grandfather - Christian David Kellenberger
    Born December 12, 1827 in Walzenheusen, Switzerland
    Died March 2, 1895 near Sabetha, Kansas
    Buried Country Cemetery near Bern, Kansas
    Grandmother - Marie Magdalena Tobler
    Born April 4, 1828 in Heiden Kt Appenzell, Switzerland
    Died February 13, 1901 near Richard, Missouri across
    the line from Fort Scott, Kansas and was buried there.


    This was written in 1916.

    I, H. J. Kellenberger, was born at Rohrsbach Co. St. Gallen, Switzerland on the 10th day of October, 1862. When I was four years old, my father moved to Zurich. Then in 1873 we came to America. On the 1st day of August, we started off at Zurich; quite a lot of my schoolmates were at the station to bid me goodbye. It took us three days to get to LeHarvre via Paris. Then we boarded a new steamer, named Washington, to cross the Atlantic Ocean. It took us just two weeks to come across. We landed at New York. It was quite a city at that time already. They had lots of elevated railroads. Then we started on our trip again by rail; on the 3rd day we arrived at Peoria, Illinois, where we settled down as I had an uncle living there. We only stayed one year at Peoria as it was not the city to suit my father's trade, so we moved to St. Louis, Missouri. When we children grew older, we thought we would like the country life better, so we went to Tremont, Illinois -- close to Peoria again. There we lived on a farm until I was 23 years old. In the spring of 1885, the 27th day of February, I came to Neemaha County, Kansas. On the 15th day of November, I got married and started farming on my own. Then in 1898 we went to try the South -- Eastern Oklahoma and Fort Scott, Kansas.

    In 1910, we left Fort Scott and came in our old locality again within a few miles of where we now live.

    P. S. My first days of plowing, I done right across the road of where
    I now live, 1 mile east of Bern, Kansas, but there was no town
    then, as there was no railroad here. The Rock Island built the
    road through here in the fall of 1886, then the townsite sprung
    up fast.
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    Extracted from Kellenberger Family History and Record Book - Revised 1978

    JOHN HENRY KELLENBERGER

    Son John Henry, in German or Swiss Johan Heinrich
    Born at Rohrsback K.T. St. Gallen, Switzerland - October 10, 1862
    Came to America with his parents in 1873, 11 years old.

    When he was 23 years old, he came to Nemaha County Kansas in February, 1885 in the neighborhood of Sabetha and Bern, Kansas to work on the farm.

    November 15, 1885 he was united in marriage to Salome Strahm, daughter of Christian and Kathrina Gerber Strahm in the Apostolic Christian Church near Bern. Salome was born at Bluffton, Indiana, December 21, 1860, and came to Kansas with her parents as a child when the Indians still roamed around.

    To this union five children were born:

    Martha - November 25, 1886
    David John - September 27, 1888
    Christian Louis - August 12, 1890
    Henry William - December 14, 1892
    Nathan Solomon - November 26, 1894

    When Henry and Salome were married they lived with her father as the mother had died many years before and Salome was keeping house for her father. The house was built onto a hillside and Martha was born at that place. Some called it a dug out - later they built rooms above.

    Then November 14, 1895 the mother Salome died quite suddenly. It must have been a stroke or heart attack, after a two week mild illness.

    In August 16, 1896, Henry was married to Anna Blaser, daughter of Ulrich and Magdelena Shenk Blaser. She was born in KT, Bern, Switzerland on July 31, 1865 and came to America in 1889.
    Mother Anna died May 2, 1957 at Lester, Iowa.

    Some of you may think this marriage was quite soon. The father Henry wanted to keep his children together and housekeepers were not to be had. It would have been a scandal for a girl to keep house for a widower those days, and Anna was kind to come in and help raise the five children, which few girls would consider. Then another five children were born:

    Rose Celia - August 18, 1897 - Sabetha, Kansas
    Lena Emma - March 14, 1899 - Indian Territory
    Hulda - July 26, 1900 - Richards, Missouri
    Herman - January 27, 1902 - Hammond, Kansas
    Ernest Andrew - June 16, 1906 - Hammond, Kansas

    In 1899 Henry and Anna left Kansas and moved to Aften Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) in hopes to have their choice of land to homestead. Then Uncle Sam changed his mind and turned this country into a Indian reservation. This is where Lena was born. It was all prairie and wild country, roads were trails across the prairie every which way. The land lord was part Indian. Then in January, 1900 they moved to Fort Scott, Kansas two years. Lived just across the line in Missouri near Richards. Here Hulda was born and the grandmother died in 1901. Then they bought a farm across the line in Kansas near Hammond or ten miles north of Fort Scott. Here Barman and Ernest were born. In 1910 they moved back to Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas.

    By 1916 the four older boys had left for Lyon County, Iowa. Their father Henry went to visit them, liked the country, so in February, 1917, the family left for Lester, Iowa to make their home. The father. Henry wanted to keep his family together. In 1917, sons Henry and Nathan were drafted into World War I. In August 1918 son Henry sent word he would be at Ft. Dix, New Jersey, then sent across. Father Henry and Anna left September 3 for Rockville, Connecticut to visit Anna's sister and family and to see son Henry before he left for overseas. The father caught cold on the way and died at the sister's home September 13, 1918. He never saw his son Henry, as he already had left for Europe. (It was two months before Henry heard that his father had passed away). He had a bad case of hayfever for many years before and got worse every year. He was brought home and buried at the Apostolic Church Cemetery south of Lester.

    Sons Henry and Nathan both came home from the army.

    Later five of the boys left for Winthrop, Minnesota, then to Elgin, Illinois where David, Henry, Nathan and Barman still live at this time, 1967. Ernest worked at the Elgin Watch Factory 19 years, then bought a jewelry store at Morris, Minnesota in 1944.

    Son Christian settled in the Lester, Iowa area as a young man and engaged in farming until his retirement. He is still living in Lester. Three daughters, Martha, Rose and Lena, also settled in this area. Presently, Martha is living in Lester, Rose in Larchwood and Lena in Sioux Falls.

    Daughter Hulda, moved to Elgin, Illinois in 1928 with her family and passed away July 26, 1932 after giving birth to her third child.
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    Heinrich married Anna Blaser on 16 Aug 1896 in Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA. Anna (daughter of Ulrich Blaser and Magdelena Schenk) was born on 31 Jul 1865 in Bern, Switzerland; died on 2 May 1957 in Lester, Lyon County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Anna BlaserAnna Blaser was born on 31 Jul 1865 in Bern, Switzerland (daughter of Ulrich Blaser and Magdelena Schenk); died on 2 May 1957 in Lester, Lyon County, Iowa, USA.

    Notes:

    1920 Census shows she immigrated in 1870 and naturalized in 1880.

    Ellis Island records show an Anna Blaser immigrating on 5 Jul 1892 from La Havre. The year of her birth matches. The ship's name was La Bourgogne.

    Died in Lester, IA
    Born in KS, Bern, Switzerland
    Married December 20, 1916 in Seneca, KS
    Immigrated in 1889

    or born in July 31, 1864 in Bern, Switzerland area (Shirlee DeHaan)
    or died in May 25, 1957 (Shirlee DeHaan)
    or May 2, 1957


    New York Passenger Lists 1851-1891 shows Anna arriving on 4 Jun 1888 on La Gascogne in New York. She emmigrated from Switzerland and immigrated to Kansas from Le Havre. She was 24 years old.

    1900 Census shows they lived in Richland Township, Vernon county, Missouri

    Children:
    1. Rose Celia Kellenberger was born on 18 Aug 1897 in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA; died on 1 Jan 1995 in Hills, Rock County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Lester, Lyon County, Iowa, USA.
    2. Lena Emma Kellenberger was born on 14 Mar 1899 in Blue Jacket, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA; died on 9 Mar 1981 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA.
    3. Hulda Kellenberger was born on 26 Jul 1900 in Richards, Vernon County, Missouri, USA; died on 26 Jul 1932 in Elgin, Kane County,Illinois, USA.
    4. Herman Theophil Kellenberger was born on 27 Jan 1902 in Hammond, Bourbon County, Kansas, USA; died on 8 Mar 1983 in Elgin, Kane County,Illinois, USA.
    5. 6. Ernest Andrew Kellenberger was born on 16 Jun 1906 in Hammond, Bourbon County, Kansas, USA; died on 12 Nov 1993 in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA.

  3. 14.  Georg Philipp Metzger was born on 30 Jun 1861 in Eppelheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died on 24 Aug 1926 in Hancock, Stevens County, Minnesota, USA.

    Georg married Eliza Volz on 18 Oct 1880 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Eliza (daughter of Johann Georg Volz and Anna Margaretha Hahn) was born on 4 Nov 1858 in Plankstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died on 10 Apr 1942 in Elgin, Kane County,Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Eliza Volz was born on 4 Nov 1858 in Plankstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (daughter of Johann Georg Volz and Anna Margaretha Hahn); died on 10 Apr 1942 in Elgin, Kane County,Illinois, USA.
    Children:
    1. Charles Walter Metzger was born on 13 Oct 1882 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA; died on 25 Feb 1965 in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA.
    2. John Metzger was born on 16 Dec 1883 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA; died on 16 Jun 1954 in Elgin, Kane County,Illinois, USA.
    3. Fred Metzger was born on 29 Jan 1885 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA; died on 6 Oct 1989 in Lester, Lyon County, Iowa, USA.
    4. William M. Metzger was born on 17 Feb 1886 in Princeville, Peoria County, Illinois, USA; died on 10 Mar 1968 in West Bend, Palo Alto County, Iowa, USA.
    5. George Jr. Metzger was born on 29 Mar 1887 in Cissna Park, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA; died on 2 Nov 1961 in Elgin, Fayette County, Iowa, USA.
    6. Samuel Metzger was born on 3 Jun 1888 in Cissna Park, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA; died on 7 Jun 1971 in West Bend, Palo Alto County, Iowa, USA.
    7. Edward Metzger was born on 26 Nov 1889 in Cissna Park, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA; died on 2 Sep 1958 in Elgin, Fayette County, Iowa, USA.
    8. Anna Margaret Metzger was born on 27 Sep 1891 in Cissna Park, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA; died on 27 Feb 1967 in Elgin, Kane County,Illinois, USA.
    9. Elizzie Metzger was born on 7 Feb 1893 in Sherburn, Martin County, Minnesota, USA; died on 5 Jan 1988 in Hancock, Stevens County, Minnesota, USA.
    10. Benjamin Metzger was born on 27 Apr 1894 in Sherburn, Martin County, Minnesota, USA; died on 12 Dec 1918 in Lester, Lyon County, Iowa, USA.
    11. Katherine Metzger was born on 18 Oct 1895 in Sherburn, Martin County, Minnesota, USA; died on 27 Mar 1918 in Larchwood, Lyon County, Iowa, USA.
    12. Emma Metzger was born on 3 Sep 1897 in Whittemore, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA; died on 26 Nov 1984 in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA.
    13. Mary Metzger was born on 24 Dec 1898 in Whittemore, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA; died on 2 Jul 1986 in Anoka, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA.
    14. Minnie Metzger was born on 20 Mar 1902 in Whittemore, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA; died on 9 Sep 1982 in Elgin, Kane County,Illinois, USA.
    15. 7. Matilda Carolyn Metzger was born on 24 Feb 1907 in Lamar, Barton County, Missouri, USA; died on 29 Jul 2000 in Elgin, Kane County,Illinois, USA.