THELEN

John Thelen was born in Germany in 1837. He was married to Anna Koll who was born in Germany in 1842. They purchased an acreage northeast of Breda in 1892, and continued to add small tracts of land to their farm until 1890.*

They were the parents of Joseph, Anton, Mike, Peter, Nick, and one daughter who died in infancy. The sons all lived and farmed on places adjacent to the Thelen farm and later sold those farms to others. The John Thelen's also lived in the house in Breda which is now occupied by Rev. J.P. Hausman.

Nick Thelen, (1875-1954) and Katherine Julich Thelen (1873-1942) lived on the family farm. They were the parents of twelve children: John, Julia (Mrs. Ed Neppl), Martha (Mrs. Leo Heinrichs), Math, Appolonia (Mrs. Engelbert Neppl) Paul, Fred, Hilaria (Mrs. Al Bernholtz), Marie, Helen (Mrs. Roy Kelly), Engelbert, and Leon (Mrs. Don McCaffery).

They retired from the farm in 1939, and moved to the property in Breda.

Fred Thelen and Mathilda Boes were married in 1935 and live on the family farm, which they purchased in 1955. The buildings on this farm are the original set of buildings.

*I think this must be typographical error, but this is what is printed in the book. (Comment by Anita Henning)

Nick Thelen Family

Transcription and Photo by : Anita Henning, Lemon Grove, CA
 
(From Page 127 of the Breda Centennial book)

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TIEFENTHALER

Sons of Caspar and Ursula Gabriel Tiefenthaler born at Frastang, Austria, Germany were Jacob (1854-1898) and Joseph Anton (1856-1943).

Jacob married Elizabeth Wordehoff (1851-1922) at Petersburg, Iowa, in 1877 and they moved to a new farm in the Breda area. They were the parents of: Anton, Catherine (Brinker), Philomena (Stork), Margaret, Rose, Emma, Jacob, Jr., and Conrad.

Joseph Anton came to America and the Breda area at the age of eighteen. He married Mary Merkt (1872-1936) at St Bernard in 1891, and they homesteaded a farm northwest of Breda. They were the parents of : Mary (Meyer), Christina (Pittman), Lois, John, Frank, Alfred, William Arthur, Raymond, Cyril, and a child that died in infancy.

From the Breda Centennial Book, 1877-1977, Older Days Renewed, page 99.

Transcription by : Anita Henning, Lemon Grove, CA

Conrad and Mary Tiefenthaler

From: St. Bernard Parish 1880-1980

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Wm. Joseph  and Elizabeth Mary Bruning Tacke 5-28-1901

From: St. Bernard Parish 1880-1980

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Tony and Augusta Brinker Tiefenthaler

From: St. Bernard Parish 1880-1980

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Ethel and Carl Thompson

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M/M Thelen

From: Mt. Carmel Centennial 7-16-69

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M/M John Thobe

From: Mt. Carmel Centennial 7-16-69

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Theo. Testroet

Photo from: "1883 Halbur 1983 Memories of Yesterday Dreams of Tomorrow"

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Wlm Trecker Family

Wlm., Merle, Lillian

LaVern, Florence, Phyllis

Photo from: "1883 Halbur 1983 Memories of Yesterday Dreams of Tomorrow"

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Harold and Cleo Trecker

Photo from: "1883 Halbur 1983 Memories of Yesterday Dreams of Tomorrow"

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Olga Tiefenthaler

Photo from: "1883 Halbur 1983 Memories of Yesterday Dreams of Tomorrow"

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Martine Tiefenthaler Family

Martin, Katherine

Clara, Joe, Mary, John, Kate, Lizzie, Tony

Photo from: "1883 Halbur 1983 Memories of Yesterday Dreams of Tomorrow"

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Anton and Elizabeth Drees Tiefenthaler 1904

Photo from: "1883 Halbur 1983 Memories of Yesterday Dreams of Tomorrow"

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Theo Testroet Family

Henry, Bertha, Sophia, Frank, Theo., Mary, Ted

Joe, John, Ann, Bill

Photo from: "1883 Halbur 1983 Memories of Yesterday Dreams of Tomorrow"

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Tony Tiefentaler with Carol Tiefenthaler and Laura Ann Judge-granddaughters

Photo from: "1883 Halbur 1983 Memories of Yesterday Dreams of Tomorrow"

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Peter Thielen Family

Wlm., Peter Sr., Julia Reiff, Kathleen

Peter Jr., Norbert, Eugene

Romain, Irene-Paul Wendl, Mary Ann-Louis Venteicher, Edwin

Photo from: "St. Mary's-Willey Immaculate Conception Church 1882-1982"

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Raymond and Cecilia Gute Trausch

Photo from: "St. Mary's-Willey Immaculate Conception Church 1882-1982"

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Otmar and Irene Snyder Tigges

Photo from: "St. Mary's-Willey Immaculate Conception Church 1882-1982"

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John Tigges Boys

Otmar, Victor, Wlm., Clarence and Kenneth

Photo from: "St. Mary's-Willey Immaculate Conception Church 1882-1982"

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John Tigges Girls

Catherine-Conrad Feld, Regina-Henry A. Schenkelberg, Clothilda, Patricia-Gene Smith, Alvina-Gerhardt Beckman, Ellen-Stanley Pfeifer, Alverda-Julius Hoesing and Mother Anna Tigges

Photo from: "St. Mary's-Willey Immaculate Conception Church 1882-1982"

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John and Anna Bauer Tigges

Photo from: "St. Mary's-Willey Immaculate Conception Church 1882-1982"

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Frank X. Tigges Family

Mary, Sr. Mary Lucentia-Elizabeth, Frank, Anna-John H. Werner

Frank, John, Joseph, Mary-August Meyer, Anthony and Henry

Photo from: "St. Mary's-Willey Immaculate Conception Church 1882-1982"

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Frank and Anna Tigges 4-28-1896-46 50th

Photo from: "St. Mary's-Willey Immaculate Conception Church 1882-1982"

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Frank Tigges Family

Geo., Frank, Anna, Clem

Rose-Martin Holbrook, Paul, Ray, Freda-James Collison, John, Leo, Josephine

Susan-Andrew Hackfort, Louis, Alphonse, Eleanora-John Greteman

Photo from: "St. Mary's-Willey Immaculate Conception Church 1882-1982"

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Joe Thieman 50th 1918

Photo From: "1875-1975 St. John's Catholic Church Arcadia"

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Joseph and Elizabeth Warning Thieman

Photo From: "1875-1975 St. John's Catholic Church Arcadia"

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Joseph Thieman

Photo From: "1875-1975 St. John's Catholic Church Arcadia"

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Henry Terlisner, Leo Wegman, Henry F. Olberding, Joe Lengeling

Photo From: "1875-1975 St. John's Catholic Church Arcadia"