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Our Lady of Seven Dolors
Parish Members and Their Families

Our Lady of Seven Dolors Parish, 1857

This information was compiled by Joe Tillman in 2021. It is presented here with his permission.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE FESTINA CHURCH MEMBERS OF 1857

I was researching information on one family from the 1857 list to see if I could find a connection to one of my ancestors. I was intrigued with the data that I had found. By the 1870’s & 1880’s, the Festina area had become crowded. Therefore people moved. I found that several Festina area people migrated together to another area, usually westward. There were several different areas to which they migrated: Carroll County, Iowa, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, and Stearns County, Minnesota, to mention a few.

I decided to see what I could find out about other families on the Member List. (Around 70 family surnames.) I found that several surnames were misspelled and information could not be found on all families listed.

In my information, I have listed the original entry as shown on the Membership List. I also included a brief family biography. There is information about where the members lived before Festina. I have included birth and burial sites. I have listed only marriages that included surnames from this area. I have included data that I could verify.

I am sure that there still could be some mistakes, (Likely my typing skills.) Above all, I hope that what I have compiled will be of interest to you.

Joe Tillman

Please, contact the County Coordinator to submit additions or corrections.

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Parish MemberLink to Family Information
Andres, Joseph Sr. Link
Boyle, Barnard Link
Broemmeling, George Link
Brukner, Mathias Link
Cremer, Wilhelm Sr. Link
Doerr, Wilhelm Link
Dreyel, George Link
Eimers, Frederick Link
Eppel, Andreas Link
Etteldorff. Friederich Link
Ferkinghoff, Theodore Link
Frerich, Herman Sr. Link
Funke, Clemens Link
Gartner, Paul Link
Gehling, Heinrich Link
Gerleman, Wilhelm Link
Giesing, Joseph Link
Hess, Carl Link
Holthaus, Herman Link
Holthaus, B. Wilhelm Link
Huinker, Heinrich Link
Kabeismann, Wilhelm Link
Kopet, Wenzil Link
Krauss, George Link
Krysan. Frank Link
Laird, John Link
Lansing, Wenzil Link
Lensing, Johann Link
Lensing, Louis Link
Lone, Michael Link
Marr, Heinrich Link
Martinek, Thomas Link
McManus, Hugh Link
McManus, John Link
McManus, Phillip Link
Meirick, John Bernard Link
Meyer, Andrew Link
Moellers, J. Heinrich Link
Pieper, Henry Link
Puttmann, Bernard Link
Rademaker, John Bernard Link
Scheidelmantel, Heinrich Link
Schissel, Peter Link
Schneberger, George Link
Schneberger, Michael Link
Scholbrock, Heinrich Link
Schones, Frederick Link
Schones, Heinrich Link
Schreier, Herman Link
Schulze, Theodore Sr. Link
Schupanitz, John Link
Spillman, Phillip Link
Stribley, Adolph Link
Sudtelgte, Bernard Link
Timp, Theodore Sr. Link
Uhlenhake, Ferdinand Link
Unger, Friederich Link
Werner, Christian Link
Wimber, Franz Link
Zweibohmer, Herman Sr. Link
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this page was last updated on 21 October 2022