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Louise KOHL

Female 1810 - 1890  (79 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Louise KOHL was born on 25 Nov 1810 in Offenbach Trier, Rhein, Prussia; died on 11 Aug 1890; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Louise married Louis PURPUS on 25 Nov 1832. Louis was born on 14 Feb 1807 in Lauterecken, Rhein, Germany; died on 3 Feb 1892 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried on 5 Feb 1892 in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Catherine PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Dec 1836 in Lauterecken, Rhein, Germany; died on 26 Jun 1916; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    2. 3. Louis PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1839; died in 1882; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    3. 4. Theodore L PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Nov 1844 in Lauterecken, Rhein, Germany; died on 2 Sep 1946 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    4. 5. Edward PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jan 1847 in Lauterecken, Rhein, Germany; died on 9 Oct 1904; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    5. 6. Ernst Carl PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Feb 1849 in Lauterecken, Rhein, Germany; died on 3 Jun 1867 in Drowned - River near St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    6. 7. Dorothea PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jul 1854 in Germany; died on 22 Nov 1920 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Catherine PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (1.Louise1) was born on 20 Dec 1836 in Lauterecken, Rhein, Germany; died on 26 Jun 1916; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Family/Spouse: Jacob PAUL. Jacob (son of Adam PAUL and Elizabeth M BOESEL) was born in 1841; died in 1908; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Milhelmina Emilia PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1863; died in 1947.
    2. 9. Rosina PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1866; died in 1943.
    3. 10. Jacob Carl PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Apr 1868 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 6 Jun 1955 in Lima Memorial Hospital - Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum - Lima, Allen County, Ohio.
    4. 11. Carl PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1868; died in 1874.
    5. 12. Gustave PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1870; died in 1870.
    6. 13. Edward PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1871; died in 1951.
    7. 14. Amanda PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1873; died in 1948.
    8. 15. Louis PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Louis PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (1.Louise1) was born in 1839; died in 1882; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Family/Spouse: Anna Charlotte SCHULHOFF. Anna was born in 1844; died in 1920; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Adelia Dorothy PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1867; died in 1955.
    2. 17. Hugo J PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1869; died in 1934.
    3. 18. Fridolin Theodore PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1872; died in 1965.
    4. 19. Alma Wilhelmine PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Sep 1874; died in 1949.
    5. 20. Wilhelm Edmund PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1877; died in 1883.

  3. 4.  Theodore L PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (1.Louise1) was born on 6 Nov 1844 in Lauterecken, Rhein, Germany; died on 2 Sep 1946 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Theodore married Antoinette VOECKEL on 22 Jul 1869. Antoinette was born on 16 Jun 1848; died on 18 Aug 1932; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Florentine Wilhelmine PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jun 1870; died on 4 Feb 1888 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    2. 22. Louise Eugenie PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jul 1873; died in 1932; was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery - St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    3. 23. Theodore Jacob Alfred PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Aug 1876; died on 5 Mar 1931; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    4. 24. Alfred Wilhelm PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jan 1881; died on 31 May 1941; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    5. 25. Emma Rosine PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Oct 1883; died on 18 Dec 1883; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    6. 26. Adolph Leopold PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Dec 1884; died on 21 Dec 1977; was buried on 24 Dec 1977 in Crown Hill Cemetery - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.
    7. 27. Otto Carl Edmund PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Apr 1886; died on 11 Aug 1978; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    8. 28. Leo Edward Washington PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1889 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 25 Jan 1953 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

  4. 5.  Edward PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (1.Louise1) was born on 14 Jan 1847 in Lauterecken, Rhein, Germany; died on 9 Oct 1904; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Bertha HEIL. Elizabeth was born in 1856; died in 1889. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Infant Son PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1879; died in 1879.
    2. 30. Infant Son PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1879; died in 1879.
    3. 31. Infant Son PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1879; died in 1879.
    4. 32. Appolonia PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1889; died in 1889.

    Edward married Josephine HAIS in May 1892. Josephine was born in 1858; died in 1943. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Edward Charles PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1894; died in 1944.

  5. 6.  Ernst Carl PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (1.Louise1) was born on 8 Feb 1849 in Lauterecken, Rhein, Germany; died on 3 Jun 1867 in Drowned - River near St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

  6. 7.  Dorothea PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (1.Louise1) was born on 27 Jul 1854 in Germany; died on 22 Nov 1920 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Family/Spouse: Herman LAUT. Herman (son of Christian LAUT and Catharine Margarethe WIEGERS) was born in 1849; died in 1919; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Emil W LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jan 1872; died on 2 Apr 1946 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    2. 35. Robert Ludwig Herman LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Nov 1874; died on 24 Apr 1956 in Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    3. 36. Luetta Catharina Louise LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Sep 1877; died on 21 Dec 1880; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    4. 37. Herman LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Sep 1880; died on 1 Oct 1880; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    5. 38. Frank H LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Sep 1881; died on 2 Mar 1934; was buried in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery - Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    6. 39. Leona A LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1884; died in 1959; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    7. 40. Hulda G LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Feb 1888 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 21 Nov 1957 in Otis Hospital - Celina, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in North Grove Cemetery - Celina, Mercer County, Ohio.
    8. 41. Louise K LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1895; died on 29 May 1980; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    9. 42. Herman John LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1898; died on 10 May 1963; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    10. 43. LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Milhelmina Emilia PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1863; died in 1947.

    Family/Spouse: Charles FRITZ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Rosina PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1866; died in 1943.

    Family/Spouse: Martin Heinrich KNOST. Martin (son of Gehard KNOST and Charlottearie Wilhelmine Anna KETTLER) was born on 11 Nov 1862 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 12 Mar 1922 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 10.  Jacob Carl PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born on 1 Apr 1868 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 6 Jun 1955 in Lima Memorial Hospital - Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum - Lima, Allen County, Ohio.

    Family/Spouse: Rosalinda Wilhelmina GRIEVE. Rosalinda was born in 1870; died in 1957. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. Roy J PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1890; died in 1891.
    2. 45. Rowena S PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1892; died in 1943.
    3. 46. Alvin Henry PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1894; died in 1962.
    4. 47. Edison Raymond PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Aug 1896 in Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio; died on 16 Jan 1989 in Lima Memorial Hospital - Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in New Loramie Valley Cemetery - Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio.
    5. 48. Esther R PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1901; died in 1979.
    6. 49. Howard W PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1908; died in 1989.
    7. 50. Enola P PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1908; died in 1991.
    8. 51. Cyril PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 52. Emerson PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 53. Ruth PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 11.  Carl PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1868; died in 1874.

  5. 12.  Gustave PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1870; died in 1870.

  6. 13.  Edward PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1871; died in 1951.

  7. 14.  Amanda PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1873; died in 1948.

    Family/Spouse: Edward MILLIETTE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Louis PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1)

  9. 16.  Adelia Dorothy PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (3.Louis2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1867; died in 1955.

    Family/Spouse: KLANKE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 17.  Hugo J PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (3.Louis2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1869; died in 1934.

  11. 18.  Fridolin Theodore PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (3.Louis2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1872; died in 1965.

    Family/Spouse: Alma Louise BOESEL. Alma (daughter of Jacob BOESEL and Louise WOLFF) was born on 9 Apr 1876; died on 21 Feb 1933; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 54. Carl Jacob PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1895; died in 1959.
    2. 55. Elenor Louise PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jan 1902 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 25 Nov 1976 in Lockhart, Florida; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

  12. 19.  Alma Wilhelmine PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (3.Louis2, 1.Louise1) was born on 7 Sep 1874; died in 1949.

    Family/Spouse: BOWMAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 20.  Wilhelm Edmund PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (3.Louis2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1877; died in 1883.

  14. 21.  Florentine Wilhelmine PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1) was born on 8 Jun 1870; died on 4 Feb 1888 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

  15. 22.  Louise Eugenie PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1) was born on 24 Jul 1873; died in 1932; was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery - St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Family/Spouse: Gustave Adolph GILBERG. Gustave was born in 1873; died in 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  16. 23.  Theodore Jacob Alfred PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1) was born on 7 Aug 1876; died on 5 Mar 1931; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

  17. 24.  Alfred Wilhelm PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1) was born on 30 Jan 1881; died on 31 May 1941; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

  18. 25.  Emma Rosine PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1) was born on 4 Oct 1883; died on 18 Dec 1883; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

  19. 26.  Adolph Leopold PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1) was born on 23 Dec 1884; died on 21 Dec 1977; was buried on 24 Dec 1977 in Crown Hill Cemetery - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

  20. 27.  Otto Carl Edmund PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1) was born on 4 Apr 1886; died on 11 Aug 1978; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

  21. 28.  Leo Edward Washington PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1) was born on 22 Feb 1889 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 25 Jan 1953 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Leo married Pearl Catherine CLEVELAND on 25 Sep 1915 in Michigan. Pearl was born on 3 May 1890; died on 10 Apr 1976 in Briarwood Manor Nursing Center - Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 56. Antoinette PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 May 1921; died on 27 Jan 1980; was buried in Shelby - Oakland Cemetery - Shelby, Richland County, Ohio.
    2. 57. Theodore G PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Dec 1922 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 20 Oct 2007 in Joint Township District Memorial Hospital - St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried on 26 Oct 2007 in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    3. 58. Thomas Alfred PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jan 1931 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 27 Mar 2023 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana; was buried on 12 Jun 2023 in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

  22. 29.  Infant Son PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edward2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1879; died in 1879.

  23. 30.  Infant Son PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edward2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1879; died in 1879.

  24. 31.  Infant Son PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edward2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1879; died in 1879.

  25. 32.  Appolonia PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edward2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1889; died in 1889.

  26. 33.  Edward Charles PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edward2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1894; died in 1944.

  27. 34.  Emil W LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born on 13 Jan 1872; died on 2 Apr 1946 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Family/Spouse: Clara Marie KOEPER. Clara was born in 1874; died in 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Emil married Ella KOEPER on 14 Sep 1899. Ella was born in 1880; died in 1964. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 59. Lester Herman LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1894; died in 1961.

  28. 35.  Robert Ludwig Herman LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born on 6 Nov 1874; died on 24 Apr 1956 in Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Robert married Julia J VALLO on 30 Apr 1896. Julia (daughter of Henry VALLO and Mary GOSSMAN) was born in 1875; died in 1967; was buried in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 60. Herman W LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Sep 1900; died in Nov 1979 in Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    2. 61. Dorothy L LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1897; died in 1978; was buried in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio.

  29. 36.  Luetta Catharina Louise LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born on 20 Sep 1877; died on 21 Dec 1880; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

  30. 37.  Herman LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born on 23 Sep 1880; died on 1 Oct 1880; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

  31. 38.  Frank H LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born on 13 Sep 1881; died on 2 Mar 1934; was buried in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery - Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Frank married Anna M PFENNING on 10 Oct 1904 in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio. Anna was born in 1873; died in 1954; was buried in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery - Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 62. Franklin J LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1907; died in 1907.
    2. 63. Mary D LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1910; died in 1972.
    3. 64. Edward LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point

  32. 39.  Leona A LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1884; died in 1959; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Family/Spouse: Daniel J HEADAPOHL. Daniel (son of George Heinrich HEADAPOHL and Mary Catherine HASSENIER) was born on 21 Aug 1879 in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio; died in Dec 1972 in St. Rita's Medical Center - Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 65. Paul Daniel HEADAPOHL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jul 1911 in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 21 Dec 2001 in Joint Township District Memorial Hospital - St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    2. 66. Esther D HEADAPOHL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Nov 1916 in Kettlersville, Shelby County, Ohio; died on 1 Aug 2009 in Wilson Memorial Hospital - Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio; was buried on 5 Aug 2009 in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

  33. 40.  Hulda G LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born on 13 Feb 1888 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 21 Nov 1957 in Otis Hospital - Celina, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in North Grove Cemetery - Celina, Mercer County, Ohio.

    Family/Spouse: Ralph Rufus HEFFNER. Ralph was born in 1882; died in 1946. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 67. Ralph Edward HEFFNER, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1919; died in 2002.

  34. 41.  Louise K LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1895; died on 29 May 1980; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Family/Spouse: Raymond John KNIPPLE. Raymond (son of William J KNIPPLE and Clara M KEPPLER) was born in 1897; died in 1976. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 68. Warren Kenneth KNIPPLE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1921; died in 1944.

  35. 42.  Herman John LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1898; died on 10 May 1963; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Herman married Marie E ROCHE on 26 Dec 1922. Marie was born on 30 Apr 1895; died on 8 Oct 1994 in Dorothy Love Retirement Community - Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  36. 43.  LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Charles MOORE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 44.  Roy J PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1890; died in 1891.

  2. 45.  Rowena S PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1892; died in 1943.

    Family/Spouse: WOODRUFF. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 46.  Alvin Henry PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1894; died in 1962.

  4. 47.  Edison Raymond PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born on 27 Aug 1896 in Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio; died on 16 Jan 1989 in Lima Memorial Hospital - Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in New Loramie Valley Cemetery - Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio.

    Edison married Thelma Ruth ZIMPFER on 24 Jun 1920. Thelma (daughter of Henry Jacob ZIMPFER and Myrta E BOYER) was born on 2 Mar 1900 in Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio; died on 29 Jul 1990 in Wapakoneta Manor Nursing Home - Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in New Loramie Valley Cemetery - Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 69. James Richard PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Feb 1920 in Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio; died on 22 May 1991 in Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio; was buried in New Loramie Valley Cemetery - Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio.
    2. 70. Sylvan Jacob PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1923; died in 2011.
    3. 71. Betty Ruth PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1925; died in 2003.
    4. 72. Carol Ann PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1936; died in 2021.
    5. 73. Don Howard PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 48.  Esther R PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1901; died in 1979.

    Family/Spouse: HORNBERGER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 49.  Howard W PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1908; died in 1989.

  7. 50.  Enola P PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1908; died in 1991.

    Family/Spouse: BENSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 51.  Cyril PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1)

  9. 52.  Emerson PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1)

  10. 53.  Ruth PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: MARRS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 54.  Carl Jacob PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (18.Fridolin3, 3.Louis2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1895; died in 1959.

  12. 55.  Elenor Louise PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (18.Fridolin3, 3.Louis2, 1.Louise1) was born on 20 Jan 1902 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 25 Nov 1976 in Lockhart, Florida; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Elenor married Reuben Henry DICKMAN in 1926. Reuben (son of Herbert DICKMAN and Lillian Marie SUNDERMAN) was born on 23 May 1902 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; died on 17 Feb 2003 in Orlando Lutheran Towers - Orlando, Orange County, Florida; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 74. Charles H DICKMAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Oct 1931 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; died on 5 Nov 2023 in Willow Brook at Delaware Run - Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio; was buried on 11 Nov 2023 in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    2. 75. John T DICKMAN  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 56.  Antoinette PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1) was born on 3 May 1921; died on 27 Jan 1980; was buried in Shelby - Oakland Cemetery - Shelby, Richland County, Ohio.

    Family/Spouse: Ray E KEHOE. Ray (son of Arthur Dewitt KEHOE and Evelyn WOODWORTH) was born on 18 Oct 1917; died on 15 Jun 1988; was buried in Shelby - Oakland Cemetery - Shelby, Richland County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 57.  Theodore G PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1) was born on 9 Dec 1922 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 20 Oct 2007 in Joint Township District Memorial Hospital - St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried on 26 Oct 2007 in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Theodore married Norma Jean WOEHRMYER on 12 Apr 1947 in St. Augustine Catholic Church - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio. Norma (daughter of Julius H WOEHRMYER and Eleanora Katherine RITTER) was born on 11 Dec 1926 in Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 3 Jul 2012 in Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried on 9 Jul 2012 in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 76. Donald G PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Nov 1952 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; died on 20 Sep 2017 in Good Samaritan Hospital - Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried on 25 Sep 2017 in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    2. 77. Jay PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 78. Nancy PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 79. Janet M PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Apr 1968 in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 10 Mar 1994 in Joint Township District Memorial Hospital - St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried on 14 Mar 1994 in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio.

  15. 58.  Thomas Alfred PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1) was born on 13 Jan 1931 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 27 Mar 2023 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana; was buried on 12 Jun 2023 in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 80. Susan PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 81. Ellen PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point

  16. 59.  Lester Herman LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (34.Emil3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1894; died in 1961.

    Family/Spouse: Viola Catherine SPECKMAN. Viola (daughter of Fred Bernard SPECKMANN and Wilhelmina Mary RABE) was born in 1894; died in 1987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 82. Thomas Emil LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jun 1914 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 2 Nov 1981 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum - Lima, Allen County, Ohio.
    2. 83. James Frederick LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1928; died in 1993.

  17. 60.  Herman W LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born on 30 Sep 1900; died in Nov 1979 in Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Family/Spouse: Josephine K FRIEROTT. Josephine (daughter of Bernard J FRIEROTT and Anna Marie KNAPKE) was born on 7 Jul 1898; died on 25 May 1985; was buried in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 84. Robert LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1920; died in 1982.
    2. 85. Rogene J LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Aug 1922 in Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 12 Dec 2020 in Ohio Living Dorothy (Dorothy Love Retirement Community) - Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio.

  18. 61.  Dorothy L LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1897; died in 1978; was buried in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Dorothy married Edwin J MEYER on 5 Oct 1926 in St. Augustine Catholic Church - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio. Edwin (son of John Bernard MEYER and Elizabeth M TANGEMAN) was born on 4 Sep 1894 in Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio; died in 1951; was buried in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 86. Dennis Bernard MEYER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jan 1934 in Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 17 Sep 2026 in Elmwood Assisted Living Center - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried on 23 Sep 2026 in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio.

  19. 62.  Franklin J LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (38.Frank3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1907; died in 1907.

  20. 63.  Mary D LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (38.Frank3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1910; died in 1972.

  21. 64.  Edward LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (38.Frank3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  22. 65.  Paul Daniel HEADAPOHL Descendancy chart to this point (39.Leona3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born on 30 Jul 1911 in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 21 Dec 2001 in Joint Township District Memorial Hospital - St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Paul married Viola A HIRSCHFELD on 18 May 1937. Viola (daughter of Edward George HIRSCHFELD and Emma Anna OBERWITTE) was born on 23 Jul 1914 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 5 Apr 2007 in Mercer County Community Hospital - Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 87. Diane E HEADAPOHL  Descendancy chart to this point

  23. 66.  Esther D HEADAPOHL Descendancy chart to this point (39.Leona3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born on 22 Nov 1916 in Kettlersville, Shelby County, Ohio; died on 1 Aug 2009 in Wilson Memorial Hospital - Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio; was buried on 5 Aug 2009 in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Esther married Henry J DICKE on 19 Apr 1939. Henry (son of William Friedrich DICKE and Bertha K POPPE) was born in 1911; died on 21 Jul 1983; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 88. Dennis William DICKE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1943.
    2. 89. Karen DICKE  Descendancy chart to this point

  24. 67.  Ralph Edward HEFFNER, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (40.Hulda3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1919; died in 2002.

    Family/Spouse: Mary Ann. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  25. 68.  Warren Kenneth KNIPPLE Descendancy chart to this point (41.Louise3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1921; died in 1944.


Generation: 5

  1. 69.  James Richard PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born on 17 Feb 1920 in Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio; died on 22 May 1991 in Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio; was buried in New Loramie Valley Cemetery - Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio.

    James married Irma V KIES on 24 Aug 1940 in Shelby County, Ohio. Irma (daughter of Lewis G KIES and Louisa METZ) was born on 17 Oct 1921 in Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio; died on 18 Oct 2004 in Otterbein Senior Life Community - St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in New Loramie Valley Cemetery - Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 90. Gary D PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1941.
    2. 91. Dale G PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1942.
    3. 92. Sharon Dianne PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1943; died in 1991.
    4. 93. Joyce D PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1944.
    5. 94. Cathy A PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1946; died in 2020.
    6. 95. Robert L PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1948.
    7. 96. Jack R PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1950; died in 1971.
    8. 97. Lynn PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 98. Keith A PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 May 1952 in Shelby County, Ohio; died on 7 Sep 2026 in Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio.
    10. 99. Kevin PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point
    11. 100. Dawn PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point
    12. 101. Darla PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point
    13. 102. Michele PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 70.  Sylvan Jacob PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1923; died in 2011.

  3. 71.  Betty Ruth PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1925; died in 2003.

    Family/Spouse: Harold WIEST. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 72.  Carol Ann PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1936; died in 2021.

    Family/Spouse: Dennie SINGLETON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 73.  Don Howard PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1)

  6. 74.  Charles H DICKMAN Descendancy chart to this point (55.Elenor4, 18.Fridolin3, 3.Louis2, 1.Louise1) was born on 13 Oct 1931 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; died on 5 Nov 2023 in Willow Brook at Delaware Run - Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio; was buried on 11 Nov 2023 in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Charles married Jean Ann DICKE on 9 Aug 1952. Jean (daughter of Albert J DICKE and Marie P KOENIG) was born on 13 Dec 1931 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 1 Jun 2018 in Riverside Methodist Hospital - Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; was buried on 6 Jun 2018 in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 103. David DICKMAN  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 104. Michael DICKMAN  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 105. James DICKMAN  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 75.  John T DICKMAN Descendancy chart to this point (55.Elenor4, 18.Fridolin3, 3.Louis2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Sue. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 76.  Donald G PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (57.Theodore4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1) was born on 18 Nov 1952 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; died on 20 Sep 2017 in Good Samaritan Hospital - Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried on 25 Sep 2017 in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 106. Amy PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 107. Bryan PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 77.  Jay PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (57.Theodore4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Renee FRANCIS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 108. Craig PURPUS  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 78.  Nancy PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (57.Theodore4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Timothy JAY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 109. Andrew JAY  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 79.  Janet M PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (57.Theodore4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1) was born on 19 Apr 1968 in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 10 Mar 1994 in Joint Township District Memorial Hospital - St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried on 14 Mar 1994 in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Janet married Lyndel L BELCHER on 7 Sep 1991 in St. Augustine Catholic Church - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio. Lyndel (son of Deacon Halver L BELCHER and Sharon NEUMEYER) was born on 1 Jul 1965; died on 2 Dec 2011 in Miami Valley Hospital - Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried on 8 Dec 2011 in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 110. Benjamin BELCHER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 111. Dustin BELCHER  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 112. Lexi BELCHER  Descendancy chart to this point

  12. 80.  Susan PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (58.Thomas4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: SHOWALTER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 81.  Ellen PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (58.Thomas4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1)

  14. 82.  Thomas Emil LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (59.Lester4, 34.Emil3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born on 9 Jun 1914 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 2 Nov 1981 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum - Lima, Allen County, Ohio.

    Family/Spouse: Louise HENNING. Louise (daughter of Harvey B HENNING and Emma E MESLOH) was born on 4 Nov 1916 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 6 Jan 1996 in Conway, Horry County, South Carolina; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum - Lima, Allen County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 113. Daniel Bruce LAUT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Nov 1947 in Ohio; died on 17 Jun 1987 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum - Lima, Allen County, Ohio.

  15. 83.  James Frederick LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (59.Lester4, 34.Emil3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1928; died in 1993.

  16. 84.  Robert LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (60.Herman4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1920; died in 1982.

    Family/Spouse: Rachael Ann PIENING. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  17. 85.  Rogene J LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (60.Herman4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born on 1 Aug 1922 in Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 12 Dec 2020 in Ohio Living Dorothy (Dorothy Love Retirement Community) - Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio.

  18. 86.  Dennis Bernard MEYER Descendancy chart to this point (61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born on 26 Jan 1934 in Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 17 Sep 2026 in Elmwood Assisted Living Center - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried on 23 Sep 2026 in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Dennis married Barbara Ann HEINL in Feb 1953. Barbara (daughter of Anthony Lawrence HEINL and Edith M WEHRLE) was born on 15 Nov 1934 in Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 114. Anthony MEYER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Sep 1954 in Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 13 Sep 2015 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried on 18 Sep 2015 in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    2. 115. Denise MEYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 116. Greg Dennis MEYER  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1956.
    4. 117. Nann MEYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 118. Jacqueline MEYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 119. Susan MEYER  Descendancy chart to this point

  19. 87.  Diane E HEADAPOHL Descendancy chart to this point (65.Paul4, 39.Leona3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

    Diane married Robert O PAUL on 9 Sep 1967. Robert (son of Hilgard Christian PAUL and Esther M RODEHEFFER) was born on 18 Jun 1942 in German Township, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 27 Mar 2024 in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried on 1 Apr 2024. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 120. Dr Jeffrey PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 121. Greg PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 122. Kelli PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point

  20. 88.  Dennis William DICKE Descendancy chart to this point (66.Esther4, 39.Leona3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1943.

    Family/Spouse: Lois Ann TANGEMAN. Lois (daughter of Walter E TANGEMAN and Leola Cora Martha DICKE) was born in 1948; died in 1988; was buried in German Protestant Cemetery - New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Genevieve CONRADI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  21. 89.  Karen DICKE Descendancy chart to this point (66.Esther4, 39.Leona3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: George VORESS, Jr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 123. Cresta VORESS  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 6

  1. 90.  Gary D PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1941.

  2. 91.  Dale G PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1942.

  3. 92.  Sharon Dianne PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1943; died in 1991.

    Family/Spouse: Donald CISCO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 93.  Joyce D PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1944.

    Family/Spouse: HEINL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 94.  Cathy A PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1946; died in 2020.

    Family/Spouse: TAYLOR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Darrell Roger FOGT. Darrell (son of Marvin Chester FOGT and Loraine Katherine ETHERINGTON) was born in 1950; died in 2010. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 95.  Robert L PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1948.

  7. 96.  Jack R PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1950; died in 1971.

  8. 97.  Lynn PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1)

  9. 98.  Keith A PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born on 18 May 1952 in Shelby County, Ohio; died on 7 Sep 2026 in Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio.

    Family/Spouse: Joanna. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 124. Wade Stephen PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 May 1975; died on 27 May 1975; was buried in New Loramie Valley Cemetery - Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio.
    2. 125. April Ann PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Feb 1976; died on 26 Feb 1976; was buried in New Loramie Valley Cemetery - Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio.
    3. 126. Amy PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 99.  Kevin PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Cheryl UPPENKAMP. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 127. Ben PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 128. Andy PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 129. Nick PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 130. Jordan PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 100.  Dawn PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Daniel Joseph STEINKE. Daniel (son of Arthur John STEINKE and Rosa S WENDEL) was born in 1950; died on 12 Feb 2016. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 101.  Darla PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Dennis BERNING. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 102.  Michele PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Mark HARROD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 103.  David DICKMAN Descendancy chart to this point (74.Charles5, 55.Elenor4, 18.Fridolin3, 3.Louis2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Barbara. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  15. 104.  Michael DICKMAN Descendancy chart to this point (74.Charles5, 55.Elenor4, 18.Fridolin3, 3.Louis2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Becky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  16. 105.  James DICKMAN Descendancy chart to this point (74.Charles5, 55.Elenor4, 18.Fridolin3, 3.Louis2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Krista. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  17. 106.  Amy PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (76.Donald5, 57.Theodore4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Ted WISSMAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 131. Taylor WISSMAN  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 132. Kaycie WISSMAN  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 133. Jacob WISSMAN  Descendancy chart to this point

  18. 107.  Bryan PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (76.Donald5, 57.Theodore4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Brandy VOGAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  19. 108.  Craig PURPUS Descendancy chart to this point (77.Jay5, 57.Theodore4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1)

  20. 109.  Andrew JAY Descendancy chart to this point (78.Nancy5, 57.Theodore4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Angela Lynn BERGMAN. Angela (daughter of James Elmer BERGMAN and Linda BERGMAN) was born on 11 Apr 1975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 134. Lauren Elizabeth JAY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Dec 2004 in Copeland Emerson Family Birthing Center - Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio.

  21. 110.  Benjamin BELCHER Descendancy chart to this point (79.Janet5, 57.Theodore4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Kayla. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  22. 111.  Dustin BELCHER Descendancy chart to this point (79.Janet5, 57.Theodore4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1)

  23. 112.  Lexi BELCHER Descendancy chart to this point (79.Janet5, 57.Theodore4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Eric ROEDIGER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  24. 113.  Daniel Bruce LAUT Descendancy chart to this point (82.Thomas5, 59.Lester4, 34.Emil3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born on 27 Nov 1947 in Ohio; died on 17 Jun 1987 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum - Lima, Allen County, Ohio.

  25. 114.  Anthony MEYER Descendancy chart to this point (86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born on 16 Sep 1954 in Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 13 Sep 2015 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried on 18 Sep 2015 in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio.

  26. 115.  Denise MEYER Descendancy chart to this point (86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  27. 116.  Greg Dennis MEYER Descendancy chart to this point (86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born in 1956.

    Family/Spouse: Lynn BORNHORST. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 135. Dennis MEYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 136. Chad MEYER  Descendancy chart to this point

  28. 117.  Nann MEYER Descendancy chart to this point (86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: John STECHSCHULTE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 137. James STECHSCHULTE  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 138. Joby STECHSCHULTE  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 139. Jayna STECHSCHULTE  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 140. Jacob STECHSCHULTE  Descendancy chart to this point

  29. 118.  Jacqueline MEYER Descendancy chart to this point (86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Dr Kurt OLDING. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 141. Dr Sunni Lyn OLDING  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1986 in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    2. 142. Kregg OLDING  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 143. Jack OLDING  Descendancy chart to this point

  30. 119.  Susan MEYER Descendancy chart to this point (86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Peter FALK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 144. Peter FALK  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 145. Jessica FALK  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 146. Bryan FALK  Descendancy chart to this point

  31. 120.  Dr Jeffrey PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (87.Diane5, 65.Paul4, 39.Leona3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Renee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 147. Taylor PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 148. Rianna PAUL  Descendancy chart to this point

  32. 121.  Greg PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (87.Diane5, 65.Paul4, 39.Leona3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  33. 122.  Kelli PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (87.Diane5, 65.Paul4, 39.Leona3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: David MUETHER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 149. Colten MUETHER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 150. Rogan MUETHER  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 151. MariAna MUETHER  Descendancy chart to this point

  34. 123.  Cresta VORESS Descendancy chart to this point (89.Karen5, 66.Esther4, 39.Leona3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Tony RITTER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 152. Ashton RITTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 2001.
    2. 153. Megan Elizabeth RITTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Dec 2004 in Joint Township District Memorial Hospital - St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio.


Generation: 7

  1. 124.  Wade Stephen PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (98.Keith6, 69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born on 18 May 1975; died on 27 May 1975; was buried in New Loramie Valley Cemetery - Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio.

  2. 125.  April Ann PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (98.Keith6, 69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1) was born on 26 Feb 1976; died on 26 Feb 1976; was buried in New Loramie Valley Cemetery - Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio.

  3. 126.  Amy PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (98.Keith6, 69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Fred DOSECK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 127.  Ben PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (99.Kevin6, 69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Erica. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 128.  Andy PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (99.Kevin6, 69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Kris. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 129.  Nick PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (99.Kevin6, 69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Linsey KNOCH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 130.  Jordan PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (99.Kevin6, 69.James5, 47.Edison4, 10.Jacob3, 2.Catherine2, 1.Louise1)

  8. 131.  Taylor WISSMAN Descendancy chart to this point (106.Amy6, 76.Donald5, 57.Theodore4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1)

  9. 132.  Kaycie WISSMAN Descendancy chart to this point (106.Amy6, 76.Donald5, 57.Theodore4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1)

  10. 133.  Jacob WISSMAN Descendancy chart to this point (106.Amy6, 76.Donald5, 57.Theodore4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1)

  11. 134.  Lauren Elizabeth JAY Descendancy chart to this point (109.Andrew6, 78.Nancy5, 57.Theodore4, 28.Leo3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Louise1) was born on 6 Dec 2004 in Copeland Emerson Family Birthing Center - Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio.

  12. 135.  Dennis MEYER Descendancy chart to this point (116.Greg6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  13. 136.  Chad MEYER Descendancy chart to this point (116.Greg6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Sarah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 154. Marianne MEYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 155. Johnny MEYER  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 156. Betsy MEYER  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 137.  James STECHSCHULTE Descendancy chart to this point (117.Nann6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Kelsey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 157. Cameron STECHSCHULTE  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 158. Baker STECHSCHULTE  Descendancy chart to this point

  15. 138.  Joby STECHSCHULTE Descendancy chart to this point (117.Nann6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  16. 139.  Jayna STECHSCHULTE Descendancy chart to this point (117.Nann6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Peter TRAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 159. Eva TRAN  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 160. Maristella TRAN  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 161. Gia TRAN  Descendancy chart to this point

  17. 140.  Jacob STECHSCHULTE Descendancy chart to this point (117.Nann6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  18. 141.  Dr Sunni Lyn OLDING Descendancy chart to this point (118.Jacqueline6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born on 28 May 1986 in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    Sunni married Dr Tyler Joseph LOMNICKI on 7 Dec 2013 in Basilica of the Sacred Heart at University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 162. Drea LOMNICKI  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 163. Luca LOMNICKI  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 164. Dani LOMNICKI  Descendancy chart to this point

  19. 142.  Kregg OLDING Descendancy chart to this point (118.Jacqueline6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  20. 143.  Jack OLDING Descendancy chart to this point (118.Jacqueline6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  21. 144.  Peter FALK Descendancy chart to this point (119.Susan6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Emma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 165. Bennett FALK  Descendancy chart to this point

  22. 145.  Jessica FALK Descendancy chart to this point (119.Susan6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Jake BRUNS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 166. Maxwell BRUNS  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 167. Mallory BRUNS  Descendancy chart to this point

  23. 146.  Bryan FALK Descendancy chart to this point (119.Susan6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

    Family/Spouse: Kate LARGER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  24. 147.  Taylor PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (120.Jeffrey6, 87.Diane5, 65.Paul4, 39.Leona3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  25. 148.  Rianna PAUL Descendancy chart to this point (120.Jeffrey6, 87.Diane5, 65.Paul4, 39.Leona3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  26. 149.  Colten MUETHER Descendancy chart to this point (122.Kelli6, 87.Diane5, 65.Paul4, 39.Leona3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  27. 150.  Rogan MUETHER Descendancy chart to this point (122.Kelli6, 87.Diane5, 65.Paul4, 39.Leona3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  28. 151.  MariAna MUETHER Descendancy chart to this point (122.Kelli6, 87.Diane5, 65.Paul4, 39.Leona3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  29. 152.  Ashton RITTER Descendancy chart to this point (123.Cresta6, 89.Karen5, 66.Esther4, 39.Leona3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born in 2001.

  30. 153.  Megan Elizabeth RITTER Descendancy chart to this point (123.Cresta6, 89.Karen5, 66.Esther4, 39.Leona3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1) was born on 22 Dec 2004 in Joint Township District Memorial Hospital - St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio.


Generation: 8

  1. 154.  Marianne MEYER Descendancy chart to this point (136.Chad7, 116.Greg6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  2. 155.  Johnny MEYER Descendancy chart to this point (136.Chad7, 116.Greg6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  3. 156.  Betsy MEYER Descendancy chart to this point (136.Chad7, 116.Greg6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  4. 157.  Cameron STECHSCHULTE Descendancy chart to this point (137.James7, 117.Nann6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  5. 158.  Baker STECHSCHULTE Descendancy chart to this point (137.James7, 117.Nann6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  6. 159.  Eva TRAN Descendancy chart to this point (139.Jayna7, 117.Nann6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  7. 160.  Maristella TRAN Descendancy chart to this point (139.Jayna7, 117.Nann6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  8. 161.  Gia TRAN Descendancy chart to this point (139.Jayna7, 117.Nann6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  9. 162.  Drea LOMNICKI Descendancy chart to this point (141.Sunni7, 118.Jacqueline6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  10. 163.  Luca LOMNICKI Descendancy chart to this point (141.Sunni7, 118.Jacqueline6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  11. 164.  Dani LOMNICKI Descendancy chart to this point (141.Sunni7, 118.Jacqueline6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  12. 165.  Bennett FALK Descendancy chart to this point (144.Peter7, 119.Susan6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  13. 166.  Maxwell BRUNS Descendancy chart to this point (145.Jessica7, 119.Susan6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)

  14. 167.  Mallory BRUNS Descendancy chart to this point (145.Jessica7, 119.Susan6, 86.Dennis5, 61.Dorothy4, 35.Robert3, 7.Dorothea2, 1.Louise1)



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