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Helen Lena Witt 1881–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1881

Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 29 Nov 1936

Death Location: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA

Father: Herman Witt

Mother: Mary Spaetgens

Spouse(s): Joseph Schoenecker

Children(s): Ralph Schoenecker, Florian Schoenecker, Charles Schoenecker, Cyril Schoenecker, Rita Schoenecker, Laura Schoenecker, Emil Schoenecker, Ben Schoenecker, Mathilda Schoenecker, Edward Schoenecker, Caroline Schoenecker

Helen Lena Witt was born in 1881 in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA, the child of Herman Charles Witt And Mary Matilda Spaetgens. Helen Lena Witt married Joseph Henry Schoenecker, and had children including Ben J Schoenecker, Caroline M Schoenecker, Charles Herman Schoenecker, Cyril John Schoenecker, Edward M Schoenecker, Emil Thomas Schoenecker, Florian J Schoenecker, Laura Elizabeth Schoenecker, Mathilda M Schoenecker, Ralph Jacob Schoenecker, Rita Katherine Schoenecker. Helen Lena Witt passed away in 1936 in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • Helen Lena Witt was born in 1881 in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA, the child of Herman Charles Witt And Mary Matilda Spaetgens.
  • Helen Lena Witt married Joseph Henry Schoenecker, and had children including Ben J Schoenecker, Caroline M Schoenecker, Charles Herman Schoenecker, Cyril John Schoenecker, Edward M Schoenecker, Emil Thomas Schoenecker, Florian J Schoenecker, Laura Elizabeth Schoenecker, Mathilda M Schoenecker, Ralph Jacob Schoenecker, Rita Katherine Schoenecker.
  • Helen Lena Witt passed away in 1936 in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA.

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Helen Witt's Ancestors

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Helen Witt
1881–1936
Birth Place: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Herman Charles Witt
1854–1932
Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Mary (Matilda) Spaetgens
1858–1946
Germany
Grandparents
Carl (August) Witt
1820–1885
Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Louisa Fick
1830–1857
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Peter Witt
1802–1865
Flemille Rupreicht
1831–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Witt's Descendants

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Helen (Lena) Witt (30 Aug 1881–29 Nov 1936) m. Joseph (Henry) Schoenecker (30 Aug 1878–15 Oct 1938)
  1. 1. Ralph (Jacob) Schoenecker 1923–1923
  2. 2. Florian (J) Schoenecker 1921–1940
  3. 3. Charles (Herman) Schoenecker 1919–1972
  4. 4. Cyril (John) Schoenecker 1918–2008 m. Honora (Margaret) Simones 1919–2002
  5. 5. Rita (Katherine) Schoenecker 1914–1990
  6. 6. Laura (Elizabeth) Schoenecker 1913–2006 m. George (Henry) Stockinger 1909–1981
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Louise) Stockinger 1943–1996
    2. 2. Thomas (Joseph) Stockinger 1937–1940
  7. 7. Emil (Thomas) Schoenecker 1911–1985
  8. 8. Ben (J) Schoenecker 1909–1952
  9. 9. Mathilda (M) Schoenecker 1908–1987 m. Ewald (John) Schmitz 1906–1953
    1. 1. Eugene (Joseph) Schmitz 1939–2012
  10. 10. Edward (M) Schoenecker 1905–1983 m. Antoinette Seurer 1906– m. Donella Dion 1914–
  11. 11. Caroline (M) Schoenecker 1906–1990 m. Martin (E) Eischens 1906–1960
    1. 1. Luella (Helen) Eischens 1930–2013 m. Virgil (Nicholas) Tritz 1927–1988
    2. 2. Bernadine (Laura) Eischens 1937–2002 m. Ladimir (Francis Benes) Jr 1934–2003
    3. 3. Jerome (Ewald) Eischens 1943–2008
    4. 4. Harold (Emil) Eischens 1936–2016
    5. 5. Ambrose (Benno) Eischens 1940–2017
    6. 6. Leroy (Joseph) Eischens 1932–2004 m. Corrine (Anna) Zweber 1934–1980
    7. 7. Gerald Eischens 1936–1936

Helen Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1881
30 Aug 1881
Birth of Helen Lena Witt in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
1936
29 Nov 1936
Age 55
Death of Helen Lena Witt in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1881
    Event Place: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1936
    Event Place: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota Death Index
    [2] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

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