Sibling Saturday- Elizabeth & Clara Jeckering

Elizabeth Mary & Clara M. Jeckering

- my 3rd Great-Aunts

When researching my family tree, I realized these two sisters were very similar. They were born 2 years and 4 days apart (almost share a birthday), both married in their early twenties, both had their first child in 1886, both had children into their 40s, both had large families and both died in 1957 (2 months apart).

Elizabeth and Clara were born to Gerhard Jeckering (1829-1898) and Maria Elisabeth Kluneman (1830-1912). They were two of several other children for the Jeckering Family.

Elizabeth Mary Jeckering 

b. 26 Sep 1861 in Dayton, Ohio

d. 03 Mar 1957 in Dayon, Ohio, age 95

m. 29 Apr 1885 (age 23) in Dayton, Ohio 

Louis Henrich Brinkman

b. 13 Oct 1886 in Dayton, Ohio 

d. 02 Apr 1922 in Dayton, Ohio 

Son of Joseph H. Brinkman (1826-1885) &

Elizabeth Knage (1828-1883)

Elizabeth and Louis had 11 children-

1. Louis Gerhard (1886-1980)

2. Marie Margaret (1887-1936)

3. Harry John (1890-1970)

4. Lawrence John (1890-1970)

5. Anna Elizabeth (1892-1936)

6. Helen Rose (1893-1967)

7. Joseph Henry (1895-1990)

8. Clara (1897-1897)

9. Gerhard (1898-1898)

10. Urban Lawrence (1900-1982)

11. Cecilia Christine (1902-1990)

Elizabeth was 40 when she had her last child. 

Clara M. Jeckering

b. 22 Sep 1863 in Dayton, Ohio 

d. 30 Jan 1957 in Dayton, Ohio, age 93

m. Sometime before 1887 (at age 21)

Francis Xavier "Frank" Heider

b. 1860

d. 1951

Son of Adam Heider (1824-1911) & 

Mary Wingerter (b.1838)

Clara and Frank had 10 children-

1. Mary Wilhelmina "Minnie" (1886-1973)

2. Anna Josephine (1888-1981)

3. Beatrice Catherine (1892-1985)

4. Carl Herman (1894-1980)

5. Marie Claire (1896-1991)

6. Frank J. (1897-1971)

7. Louis Gerhart (1899-1978)

8. Charles Adam "Adam" (1902-1996)

9. Ellen E. (1906-1999)

10. Gertrude C. (b. 1908)

Clara was 44 when she had her last child.

   

Chaminade-Julienne High School PT. 2

5 years ago, I did a post about Chaminade-Julienne High School and listed my past relatives who had gone there... you can view that post here. The post involved yearbooks from 1930 to 1969 because that was all that was available online.

The school has recently posted more yearbooks to view online through Issuu.com. They also have class composite's on there, which is interesting. You can view them all here. 

1970- Julienne High School- Linda A. Trick (b. 1952)- 3rd Cousin, 1x Removed

What happened to Linda?

I honestly couldn't find any information on Linda. I did find another Linda Trick, born later in 1959, but I'm not sure if that was a different Linda or the same Linda with a typo. 

1970- Chaminade- Robert Francis Brinkman (b. 1951)- 3rd Cousin, 1x Removed

What happneed to Robert? 

Robert married Sandra M. Goubeaux (b. 1953) on 11 Mar 1972. Sandra went to Chaminade's sister school- Julienne. I haven't found any proof of children. 

By 1977, the two schools (Chaminade & Julienne) were merged as one.

1977- Connie Brinkman- Constance Jo Brinkman (b. 1958)- 3rd Cousin, 1x Removed

What happened to Connie?

Connie married James Michael Zengel (b. 1960) on 11 Jul 1987. 

1980- Steve Brinkman- Stephen Frederick Brinkman (b. 1962)- 3rd Cousin, 1x Removed

What happened to Steve?

Steve married Cathy Lynne Bedwell (b. 1963) on 18 Aug 1984 in West Lafayette, Indiana. He went to Colorado State University and Purdue University and works in the field of preserving wildlife.

1982- David Louis Brinkman (b. 1964)- 3rd Cousin, 1x Removed

What happened to David?

I haven't found anything on David- no marriages or jobs

1982- Matthew Anthony Trick "Matt" (b. 1964)- 4th Cousin

What happened to Matt?

Matt married Sherry N. Oakes (b. 1962) on 08 Aug 1992. 

1984- Karen Marie Brinkman (b. 1966)- 3rd Cousin, 1x Removed

What happened to Karen?

Karen married Edward T. Grantonic (b. 1959) on 10 Aug 1991 in Ohio. They have 2 sons.

1985- Edmund Albert "Ed" Trick (b. 1967)- 4th Cousin

What happened to Ed?

I couldn't find any marriage records for Ed. 

1985- Maria Paulette Jeckering (b. 1970)- 1st Cousin, 1x Removed

What happened to Maria?

Maria married Daniel L. Wolff (b. 1969) on 30 Dec 1988 and they had 3 children. 

1987- Robert Joseph Jeckering (b. 1969)- 1st Cousin, 1x Removed

What happened to Robert?

Robert married Tammy Renee Bray (b. 1970) on 02 Oct 1993 and divorced on 10 Mar 1995. They didn't have any children together.

1988- Nicholas Allan Trick "Nick" (b. 1970)- 4th Cousin

What happened to Nick?

Nick married Joan E. Koehler (b. 1969) on 10 Aug 1996 and they have 2 daughters. 

1991- Jennifer Marie Trick (b. 1973)- 4th Cousin

What happened to Jennifer? 

Jennifer married Christopher John Pozzuto (b. 1973).

1993- Jonathan Michael Trick (b. 1974)- 4th Cousin

What happened to Jonathan? 

Jonathan married Shannon M. Beecroft (b. 1970) on 06 Nov 1999. 

1994- Jacqueline Michelle Trick (b. 1976)- 4th Cousin

What happened to Jacqueline?

Jacqueline married Sean P. Prude (b. 1976) on 10 Aug 2002.

2000- Bradley Nathaniel Jeckering (b. 1982)- 2nd Cousin

What happened to Brad?

Brad married Kristina Nada Kotevski (b. 1986) but they have since then divorced.

2004- Julie Melissa Trick (b. 1986)- 4th Cousin

What happened to Julie?

I was unable to find any information on Julie.

2008- Stefanie Wolff (b. 1990)- 2nd Cousin

What happened to Stefanie?

Stefanie works for the Disney Corporation. 

(Jennifer, Jonathan, Jacqueline and Julie Trick are all siblings).

Cousins are different flowers from the same garden, Part 1

Cousins! Now, of course, we all have a ton of "cousins"...but in this post, I'm strickly referring to 1st cousins. And, unless you're from a very small family, most people have a couple of cousins. Some, on the other hand, have a lot! I, for instance, have 27. This is both paternal and maternal. That 27 came from 7 aunts and uncles on my dad's side (2 never had children) and then 3 aunts and uncles on my mom's side.

I have two children of my own and they are babies compared to their cousins. Out of 5 siblings (2 are step), there are 18 cousins. I know that when my daughter was born, she was number 17 and my mom didn't seem too thrilled...almost like "oh, another grandchild". This got me thinking about really big families. I can't help but wonder if the grandparents were like "oh, another grandchild...number 25" LOL or "...number 35". 

My 3rd Great-Grandfather, Gerhard J. Jeckering "George" (1829-1898) immigrated to America from Germany about 1855. In Germany, he was a carpenter but when he moved to America, he opened "Jeckering Grocery: Four & Feed". He was married to Maria Elisabeth Kluneman "Elizabeth" (1830-1912) and they had 7 children. He, his wife and 7 children (9 people) lived in the apartment above the grocery store. I have no idea how many bedrooms or bathrooms this home had, wish I knew!!!


(Here is a picture of Gerhard J. Jeckering "George")

With 7 children, let's see how many grandchildren they had! 

George and Elizabeth Jeckering's children & number of children:
              

1. John F. Jeckering (1855-1941)

            -Wife- Katherine Feldman (1855-1924); 3 children.

2. Mary Jeckering (1857-1892)

            -Husband- Herman Schuer; 2 children.

3. Mary Wilhelmina Jeckering “Wilhelmina” (1860-1913)

            -Husband- John Adam Heider (1858-1911); 11 children.

4. Elizabeth Jeckering (1861-1957)

            -Husband- Louis H. Brinkman (1866-1922); 11 children.

5. Clara M. Jeckering (1863-1957)

            -Husband- Francis X. Heider (1860-1951); 10 children.

6. Joseph Herman Jeckering (1870-1931)

            -Wife- Rose A. Horn (1872-1933); 7 children.

7. Rose Margaret Jeckering (1874-1936)

            -Husband- Frank J. Raab (1876-1956); 4 sons.              

With 7 children, the 3 middle daughters had a ton of children, giving the total to 48 grandchildren! 

Grandchildren in order of Birth: 

(If you see a 👶 (baby) symbol, it means the child died before adulthood)

Date	Month	Child	Parent
1886	April	Louis Gerhard Brinkman	Elizabeth
	July	Joseph Gerhard Jeckering	John F.
	December	Mary Wilhelmina Heider	Clara
1887	December	Marie Margaret Brinkman	Elizabeth
1888	March	Emma Marie Jeckering	John F.
	July	Anna Josephine Heider	Clara
	December	Rose Marie Heider	Wilhelmina
1889	March	Harry John Brinkman	Elizabeth
1890	February	John Aloysius Heider	Wilhelmina
	June	Lawrence John Brinkman	Elizabeth
1891	January	Mary Schuer  👶	Mary
	October	Frank Joseph Heider	Wilhelmina
1892	January	Beatrice Catherine Heider	Clara
	February	Mary Schuer  👶	Mary
	February	Anna Elizabeth Brinkman	Elizabeth
1893	January	Clarence Leo Heider	Wilhelmina
	December	Helen Rose Brinkman	Elizabeth
1894	January	Carl Herman Heider	Clara
	March	Albert Vincent Heider  👶	Wilhelmina
1895	July	Wilhelmina Heine 👶Heider	Wilhelmina
	October	Joseph Henry Brinkman	Elizabeth
1896	January	Marie Claire Heider	Clara
1897	May	Clara Brinkman  👶	Elizabeth
	July	Victoria Elizabeth Heider	Wilhelmina
	August	Irene Marie Jeckering  👶	John F.
	October	Frank J. Heider	Clara
1898	Unknown	Gerhard Brinkman  👶	Elizabeth
1899	September	Anna Isabelle Heider	Wilhelmina
	December	Louis Gerhart Heider	Clara
1900	March	Urban Lawrence Brinkman	Elizabeth
	July	Gerhard Cletus Jeckering	Joseph
1901	January	Frances Gertrude Heider	Wilhelmina
1902	January	Cecilia Christine Brinkman	Elizabeth
	January	Charles Adam Heider	Clara
	April	Mary Julia Heider	Wilhelmina
	August	Cletus J. Jeckering	Joseph
1903	August	George Victor Heider	Wilhelmina
1906	May	Martha E. Jeckering	Wilhelmina
	November	Ellen E. Heider	Clara
1908	August	Norbert John Jeckering	Joseph
	Unknown	Gertrude C. Heider	Clara
1909	Unknown	Albert J. Raab	Rose
1910	April	Elizabeth Martha Jeckering	Joseph
1911	June	Leonard Raab  👶	Rose
1912	April	Infant Daughter  Jeckering   👶	Joseph
1913	May	Irene Jeckering  👶	Joseph
1914	April	Paul Henry Raab  👶	Rose
1917	February	Victor John Raab	Rose

             

                       

I really like this chart. Even though it was a lot of work to put together, it really shows how many children were born to this big family each year. And, with the "baby" symbol, you can really visualize how many grandchildren they lost- 11/48 grandchildren never made it to adulthood. This family only had 2 more than my immediate family...I suppose my mom should be happy that she only has 18 grandchildren and not 48! 😄

Try this with one of your "big family" ancestors and see what number you come up with! 

To see Part 2 of this post, Click Here