Drees

The Drees Family

*Johannes "John" Michael Drees* b. 19 May 1812 Garrel, Germany d. 18 Feb 1878 Minster, OH
Baptism Record Full Close-Up (DOB listed as 19 May; FHL film 909936)
   Drees Family Passenger List (1833)   Page1 (bottom) Page2 Source
U.S. Index to Passenger Arrivals Source
     Town of Minster Officer Record and Biography from History of Western Ohio and Auglaize County by C.W. Williamson (1905)
U.S. General Land Office Records Land Purchase Source
Gravestone Photo1 Photo2 (DOB listed as 19 Jun) (St. Augustine Cemetery, Minster, OH)

Wife1: Christina Elisabeth Schemmel     b. 1 Mar 1812 Telgte, Germany m. 25 Jul 1936 Mercer Co, Ohio d. 30 Jul 1849 Minster, Ohio
Baptism Record (Christina Elisabeth)
Marriage Record (Note: At the time of this marriage, Auglaize County (where Minster is currently located) did not exist; hence the
marriage record is from Mercer County (Click here to see a map of Mercer County from 1826-1848)
1840 U.S. Census ('John M. Dreece') Page1 Page2
Gravestone (Elisabeth) (St. Augustine Cemetery, Minster, OH)

  Children of Johannes Michael Drees and Christina Elisabeth Schemmel (half-siblings of J.M. 'Mike' Drees):
Johann Michael Drees b. 9 Jul 1837 Minster, Ohio d. Kansas?

Carl 'Charles' Heinrich Drees b. 18 Mar 1839 Minster, Ohio m. 26 Nov 1867 Effingham Co, IL d. 20 Mar 1916 Teutopolis, IL
  Illinois Marriages
  1870 U.S. Census
  1880 U.S. Census
  1880 U.S. Agriculture Census
Marriage Record of daughter, Elisabeth Drees (1898) JPEG
        1900 U.S. Census
  1910 U.S. Census
  Gravestone (St. Francis Cemetery, Teutopolis, IL; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by T Mammoser)
Death Record of daughter, Elisabeth Drees Halnig (1939)

Maria Elisabeth Drees Busse b. 11 Feb 1842 Minster, Ohio d. 1 Dec 1916 Minster, Ohio
  Auglaize County, Ohio Early Births Page 41 ('MI' stands for Minster)
1880 U.S. Census
Death Record of spouse, J. Heinrich Busse (1892) Source
Gravestone (Photo1 Photo2) of J. Heinrich Busse (St. Augustine Cemetery, Minster, OH; photographed by Crashlan)
  1900 U.S. Census
1910 U.S. Census
  Death Certificate Source (transcription misspells last name as 'Zusse')
  Obituary (The Minster Post)
Funeral Card

Maria Catharina Drees? b. 16 Jan 1843 Minster, Ohio d. 23 Mar 1843 Minster, Ohio

Heinrich Clemens 'Old Clay' Drees b. 23 Sep 1844 Minster, Ohio m. 26 May 1867 Minster, Ohio d. 2 Nov 1928 Albuquerque, NM
  Marriage Record
  1870 U.S. Census
Birth Record of daughter, Anna Drees (1875) Source
      Birth Record of daughter, Mathilda Drees (1879) Source
      1880 U.S. Census
Birth Record of daughter, Adolina Drees (1880) Source
      Birth Record of son, Frank Drees (1882) Source
Birth Record of son, Charles G. Drees (1884) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Francis Drees (1885) Source (birth record lists gender as boy, but later census data indicates girl)
        Birth Record of son, Lorenz Drees (1888) Source
      Birth Record of daughter, Charlotte Drees (1891) Source
        1900 U.S. Census
Funeral Card of spouse, Maria Bernadina Drees (1904) Obituary (The Minster Post)
  1910 U.S. Census
Death Certificate of son, Henry Drees (1925) Source
      Death Certificate of daughter, Anna Drees Sutton (1926) Source
        Obituary (The Minster Post)
Gravestone (Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by CryptoGram)
       Death Certificate of daughter, Carrie Drees Hunninghake (1944) Source
   Death Certificate of daughter, Kate Drees Schaub (1946) Source

Johann Bernard Drees b. 6 May 1847 Minster, Ohio m. abt 1873 d. 6 Feb 1910 Green Twp, Hamilton Co, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio Directory 1877 1878 1879
  1880 U.S. Census
Cincinnati, Ohio Directory 1880 1881 1882
Cincinnati, Ohio Directory 1890 1891 1892 1896 1897 1898 1899
  1900 U.S. Census
  Death Certificate Source (lists DOB as 6 May 1860 - math error)
  Ohio Death Index
  Ohio Obituary Index
Gravestone (St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH; Source: FindAGrave.com, photographed by James (Jim) F. Kelly
1910 U.S. Census (widow of Bernard Drees)
Death Certificate of son, Frank Jacob Drees (1914) Source
Death Certificate of wife, Katherine Kroeger Drees (1926) Source
Marriage Record of daughter, Carrie Drees (1926) Source

Johann Heinrich Drees b. 6 May 1847 Minster, Ohio

Wife2: *Maria Catherina WELLERDING* b. 28 Oct 1829 Steinfeld, (Oldenburg) Germany m. 8 Nov 1849 Auglaize Co. d. 26 Mar 1914 OH
Marriage Record (Source data lists date of marriage as 5 Nov, which is incorrect; Original document states 8 Nov)
1850 U.S. Census
1850 U.S. Agriculture Census Page1 Page2 Source
1860 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
1870 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
John M. Drees Will (1878)   Page1 Page2 (Auglaize Co, Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996, Wills 1864-1885, vol 2-3)
1880 U.S. Census (Mary Catherine widowed)
1898 German and Jackson Twp (Auglaize Co), Ohio Land Ownership Map ('Mrs. J.M. Drees') Source
1898 Minster, Ohio Land Ownership Map ('Mrs. J.M. Drees')
1900 U.S. Census
1910 U.S. Census
Death Certificate Source (Maria Catherina)
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Funeral Card
Gravestone Photo1 Photo2 (St. Augustine's Cemetery, Minster, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Crashlan)

Children of Johannes Michael Drees and Maria Catherina Wellerding:
Maria Agnes Drees b. 17 Aug 1850 Minster, Ohio

*Johann Michael 'Mike' Drees* b. 27 Sep 1851 Minster, Ohio m1. abt 1877 m2. 28 Sep 1880 d. 26 Mar 1941 McCartyville, OH
  Wife1: Maria Gertrude Berning b. 6 May 1856 Minster, Ohio d. 2 Feb 1880 Minster, Ohio
Gravestone Photo1 Photo2 (St. Augustine's Cemetery, Minster, OH)
Daughter: Katharina Bernadine Drees Hilgefort b. 17 May 1878 Minster m. 28 Oct 1897 Shelby Co, OH d. 8 Oct 1933 Dayton
Birth Record Source
Marriage Record
1900 U.S. Census
1910 U.S. Census
WWI Draft Registration of husband, Jacob Fred Hilgefort
WWI Draft Registration of son, Leo John Hilgefort
   1920 U.S. Census
1930 U.S. Census
Death Certificate Source
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Gravestone (St. Martin's Cemetery, Osgood, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Joanne (Bruns) Sherwood)
WWII Draft Registration of son, Leo 'Lee' John Hilgeford Page1 Page2
WWII Draft Registration of son, Clarence Franklin Hilgeford Page1 Page2
    Obituary of spouse, J. Fred Hilgefort (The Minster Post)

   Daughter: Bernadine Drees b. 17 Jan 1880 Jackson Twp, Auglaize Co, OH
Birth Record Source

  Wife2: *Maria Catherine 'Mary' WILKENS* b. 19 Feb 1857 Minster, Ohio m. 28 Sep 1880 d. 31 May 1942 Minster, Ohio
  1898 Minster, Ohio Land Ownership Map Source
  1900 U.S. Census
  1910 U.S. Census (daughter Eleanor listed as 'Agnes')
     1916 Shelby Co, Ohio Farmer's Directory Source
  1920 U.S. Census
  1930 U.S. Census
J.M. Drees 79th Birthday (The Minster Post)
  1940 U.S. Census
  Death Certificate Source (J.M. Drees; DOB listed as 28 Sep 1852; parents' birthplaces incorrect)
  Obituary - J.M. Drees (The Lima News)
  Obituary - J.M. Drees (The Minster Post) Funeral Card - J.M.
  Death Certificate Source (Mary)
  Obituary - Mary (The Minster Post) Funeral Card - Mary
  Gravestone - stone reads 'Mary C.' (Sacred Heart Cemetery, McCartyville, OH; photographed by Stephanie Brown Kaltenbacher)

  Children of J.M. Drees and Mary Wilkens Drees:
John Henry Drees b. 24 Jun 1882 Minster, Ohio m. 10 Nov 1909 Karnes Co, Texas d. 22 Nov 1964 Floresville, Texas
  Birth Record Source
  Marriage Record Index
  1910 U.S. Census
   WWI Draft Registration Card Page1 Page2 Source
  1920 U.S. Census
  1930 U.S. Census
  1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
      Death Certificate Source
  Ohio Obituary Index
  Social Security Death Index
  Gravestone (St. Boniface Cemetery, Hobson, TX; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Eugene Cornelius)

Mary Rosa Drees Hilgefort b. 9 Mar 1884 Minster, Ohio m. 9 May 1906 d. 26 Jan 1968
  Birth Record Source
  Wedding Photo
  1910 U.S. Census
  WWI Draft Registration Card of husband, August Clemens Hilgefort Source
Funeral Card

Michael Henry Drees b. 15 Jan 1886 Jackson Twp, Auglaize Co, OH m. 26 Oct 1910 d. 16 Oct 1973 Anna, Ohio
  Birth Record Source
  1916 Shelby Co, Ohio Farmers' Directory Source
  WWI Draft Registration Card Source
  1920 U.S. Census
  1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
  WWII Draft Registration Card Source
Funeral Card of wife, Frances Oldiges Drees (d. 31 May 1973)
  Ohio Deaths
Obituary (The Minster Community Post)
  Social Security Death Index
  Gravestone (Sacred Heart Cemetery, McCartyville, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed Joan Shoffner)

Amelia Elizabeth Drees Hilgefort b. 5 Mar 1888 Minster, Ohio d. 12 Aug 1974 Dayton, Ohio
  Birth Record Source ('Elizabeth Drees')
  1910 U.S. Census
  Death Certificate of son, Clemens Joseph Jerome Hilgefort Source
  1916 Shelby Co, Ohio Farmers' Directory Source
  1920 U.S. Census
  1930 U.S. Census
Sidney, Ohio Directory 1929 1931
  Ohio Deaths
  Ohio Obituary Index
  Social Security Death Index
Funeral Card
  Gravestone (Graceland Cemetery, Sidney, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Matthew Patterson)

Agnes Christina Drees Broerman b. 20 Oct 1890 Van Buren Twp, Shelby Co, Ohio d. 26 Jan 1983 Versailles, Ohio
  Birth Record Source
1910 U.S. Census (living w/ older sister, Rosa Drees Hilgefort)
        WWI Draft Registration Card of husband, Clem Broerman Source
  1920 U.S. Census
Death Certificate of husband, Clemens Broerman (1926)
      Ohio Deaths (date of death listed as 26 Jan)
Obituary (The Minster Community Post; 3 Feb 1983)
Gravestone (St. Martins Cemetery, Osgood, Darke Co, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photo by Joanne (Bruns) Sherwood)

Joseph Andrew Drees b. 4 Apr 1893 Van Buren Twp, Shelby Co, OH m. 25 Jan 1921 d. 25 May 1950 Sidney, OH
  Birth Record Source (DOB listed as 4 Apr)
  WWI Draft Registration Card Source (DOB listed as 4 Apr)
  Photo w/ wife, Bernadine
  1930 U.S. Census
  1940 U.S. Census
  WWII Draft Registration Card Source (DOB listed as 3 Apr)
  Death Certificate Source (DOB listed as 4 Apr)
  Obituary (The Minster Post)
  Gravestone (Graceland Cemetery, Sidney, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Stephanie Brown Kaltenbacher)

Eleanor Mathilda Drees b. 27 Feb 1896 Van Buren Twp, Shelby Co, Ohio d. 14 Mar 1935 Sidney, Ohio
  Birth Record Source ('Allanora')
  1920 U.S. Census
Dayton City Directory   1918 1919 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933
  Death Certificate Source
  Obituary (The Lima News)
  Obituary (The Minster Post)

*Frances Marie Drees GRILLIOT* b. 28 Dec 1900 Van Buren Twp, Shelby Co, OH m. 31 May 1921 d. 17 Feb 1988 Sidney, OH
  Birth Record Source
  Wedding News (The Minster Post) Wedding Photo
1930 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
  1940 U.S. Census
  Obituary (Orlando Sentinel)
Obituary (The Minster Community Post; 25 Feb 1988)
  Ohio Deaths Funeral Card
      Gravestone (Sacred Heart Cemetery, McCartyville, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Joan Shoffner)

Johann 'John' Theodor Drees b. 18 Mar 1855 Minster, Ohio m. abt 1881 d. 8 Feb 1910 Minster, Ohio
1880 U.S. Census
Birth Record of daughter, Ella Drees (1882) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Mary Drees (1884) Source
      Birth Record of daughter, Lizzie (1886) Source
Birth Record of son, Joseph (1890) Source
1898 Minster, Ohio Land Ownership Map
1900 U.S. Census
Marriage Record of daughter, Ella Drees (1902) Source
Death Certificate Source
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Funeral Card
Gravestone Photo1 Photo2 (St. Augustine Cemetery, Minster, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Crashlan)
1910 U.S. Census (widow Agnes living with daughter, Elisabeth)
Death Certificate of wife, Agnes Meyer Drees (1914) Source   Obituary (The Minster Post)

Agnes Drees Hoying b. 21 Jan 1857 Minster, Ohio m. 26 Apr 1882 Shelby Co, Ohio d. 31 Jul 1942 St. Patrick, Shelby Co, Ohio
Marriage Record Source
Birth Record of daughter, Bernadine Hoying (1885) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Josaphina Hoying (1888) Source
Birth Record of son, John Hoying (1889) Source
1900 U.S. Census
1910 U.S. Census
1920 U.S. Census
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
Death Certificate Source
Obituary (The Lima News)
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Gravestone (St. Patrick's Cemetery, Shelby Co, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by A. Chronicler)

Franz 'Frank' Ferdinand Drees b. 11 Feb 1861 Minster, Ohio m. 31 Aug 1887 d. 30 Nov 1943 La Marque, Texas
U.S. Appointments of U.S. Postmasters vol. 38 (1889) Source
U.S. Appointments of U.S. Postmasters vol. 79 (1889) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Lizzie, (1891) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Ellian Nora (1894) Source
Birth Record of daughter, 'Lourathe' (1896) Source
1900 U.S. Census
1910 U.S. Census
1920 U.S. Census
1930 U.S. Census
Death Certificate of wife, Mary Angela Kramer Drees (1933) Source
1940 U.S. Census
  Death Certificate Source
Obituary (The Lima News)
Obituary (The Minster Post)

Sr. Mary Victoria Carolina Drees C.PP.S b. 14 Mar 1863 Minster, Ohio d. 13 Oct 1952 Madison Twp, Montgomery Co, Ohio
1900 U.S. Census
1910 U.S. Census
1920 U.S. Census
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
Death Certificate Source
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Gravestone (Salem Heights Cemetery, Dayton, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by JD Moore II)

Joseph Drees b. 29 Dec 1864 Minster, Ohio m. Jun 1912 Dayton, Ohio d. 21 Jun 1946 Dickinson, Texas
1900 U.S. Census
1910 U.S. Census
Birth Certificate of son, Ralph J. Drees (1913) Source
1920 U.S. Census
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration of son, Ralph Joseph Drees Page1 Page2
   Death Certificate Source
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Death Certificate of wife, Agnes Kathryn Peiring Drees (1956) Source

Anna Rosa Drees b. 8 Jun 1867 Minster, Ohio d. 13 Jul 1871 Minster, Ohio
Gravestone (St. Augustine Cemetery, Minster, Ohio)

Louis Augustine Drees b. 12 Oct 1869 Minster, Ohio m. 1896 d. 18 Nov 1952 Dayton, Ohio
Birth Record of son, Harry Drees (1896) Source
1900 U.S. Census
1910 U.S. Census
1920 U.S. Census
1930 U.S. Census
  Mayor News (1933-1940; The Lima News)
Death Certificate of wife, Mary K. Holliet Drees (1937) Source
1940 U.S. Census
  Death Certificate Source
  Obituary (The Lima News)
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Funeral Card

Anthony Francis Drees b. 13 Feb 1872 Minster, Ohio m. abt 1898 d. 24 Aug 1970 Houston, Texas
1910 U.S. Census
Houston, Texas City Directory 1913 1917 1918 1919 1920
1920 U.S. Census
Death Certificate of wife, Caroline Strotman Drees (1925) Source
Houston, Texas City Directory 1926 1929
1930 U.S. Census
Houston, Texas City Directory 1930 1932
Death Certificate Source (mother's maiden name incorrect)

Siblings of Johannes "John" Michael Drees (1812 - 1878):

Maria Elisabeth Drees b. 21 Jan 1809 Garrel, Germany
Baptism Record (FHL film 909936)

Mary Angela Drees Dickmann b. 7 Jun 1815 Garrel, Germany m. 28 Jun 1836 Minster, Ohio d. 11 Feb 1861 Minster, Ohio
Baptism Record (FHL film 909936)
Marriage Record (Mercer County record; Minster, Ohio was in Mercer County at this time.)
1840 U.S. Census (under spouse, "Chas. H. Deekman") Page1 Page2
Will of husband, C.H. Dickmann (FamilySearch: Ohio, Probate Records 1789-1996, Mercer Co, Wills 1825-1886, vol 1-4, Image 54/868)
Mary Angela Dickmann as Executor (Ohio, Probate Records 1789-1996, Mercer Co, Admin, Executor & Guardian Bonds 1824-1892 vol A)
C.H. Dickmann Estate Partial Settlement (Ohio, Probate Records 1789-1996, Mercer Co, Estates 1838-1851 vol A, Image 45/222)
1850 U.S. Census
1850 U.S. Agriculture Census Page1 Page2 Source
Relinquishment of dower (FamilySearch.org: Ohio, Probate Records 1789-1996, Mercer Co, Wills 1825-1886, vol 1-4, Image 121/868)
1860 U.S. Census

Maria Gertrude Drees Waschefort b. 19 Oct 1819 Garrel, Germany m. 1839 d. 18 Jan 1873 Teutopolis, Illinois
Baptism Record (FHL film 909936)
U.S. General Land Office Records ('John F. Waschefort,' 1840) Source
1862 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists ('John F. Waschefort') Source
1864 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists ('Jno F. Washefort') Source
1865 Illinois State Census ('John F. Washfort')
1870 U.S. Census
Gravestone Photo1 Photo2 (St. Francis Cemetery, Teutopolis, IL; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by T Mammoser)

Friedrich Anton Drees b. 19 Jul 1823 Garrel, Germany
Baptism Record (FHL film 909936)
Declaration of Intention Page1 Page2
(FamilySearch.org, Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977, Shelby, Declarations of Intention 1820-1866 A-Z images 297-298)

Johann Heinrich Drees b. 1 Jul 1827 Garrel, Germany
Baptism Record (FHL film 909936)

Rev. Heinrich "Henry" Joseph Drees C.PP.S b. 15 Mar 1830 Garrel, Germany d. 9 Oct 1909 Maria Stein, Ohio
Baptism Record (FHL film 909936)
1850 U.S. Census
1860 U.S. Census
Sadlier's Catholic Directory, Almanac and Ordo (1870) Page69 Page71
1870 U.S. Census
Sadlier's Catholic Directory, Almanac and Ordo (1873) Page70 Page72
Sadlier's Catholic Directory, Almanac and Ordo (1875) Page57 Page60
Sadlier's Catholic Directory, Almanac and Ordo (1876) Page137
1880 U.S. Census
U.S. Passport Application (1883) Source
Hoffmann's Catholic Directory, Almanac and Clergy List Quarterly (1886) Page66
Hoffmann's Catholic Directory, Almanac and Clergy List Quarterly (1888) Page75
1888 Marion Twp, Mercer Co, Ohio Land Ownership Map
Sadlier's Catholic Directory, Almanac and Ordo (1890) Page77
Sadlier's Catholic Directory, Almanac and Ordo (1891) Page75
U.S. Passport Application (1896) Source
The Sacred Heart Review, Vol. 15, No. 18 (1896)
1900 U.S. Census
History of Mercer County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, Volume 1 (1907); See pages 218-237
The Official Catholic Directory and Clergy List (1909) Page71 Page75
Death Certificate Source
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Funeral Card

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