Family History
Geschichte des Deutsches/Amerikanisches Familiennamen Heckenbach nur in Englisch
Heckenbach Family History is a summary of geneological, historical, and geographical information about the Heckenbach surname beginning in the twin villages of Niederheckenbach and Oberheckenbach in Prussia, and extending to the present in the USA. The Heckenbach name is distinctive enough, that every encounter with it suggests a sense of kinship. And there have been encounters, surprisingly often, maybe partly because we are concentrated around the Chicago area. Almost every Heckenbach in the US is descended from the two brothers Christian and Johann Adam, who were born in the village of Brohl, and came to the US in the 1860s. The first two generations of their descendants are listed below.
| Johann Adam Heckenbach born Aug 9 1831, Brohl-am-Rhein, Prussia died Dec 9 1913 Chicago IL |
married |
Franciska Sophia Fisher born Jan 27 1838 Brohl-am-Rhein (or Koblenz?) Prussia died Oct 16 1878 Mayville WI |
| name | date of birth | place of birth | date of death | married to | |
| 1 | Johann Heckenbach | Nov 14 1865 | Brohl-am-Rhein, Prussia | Aug 10 1866 | - |
| 2 | Heinrich Johann Heckenbach | Aug 12 1867 | Mayville WI | Mar 29 1936 | Johanna Vierke |
| 3 | Anna Franciska (Annie) Heckenbach | Jan 15 1869 | Mayville WI | Mar 16 1945 | Louis Blitz |
| 4 | Maria Amalia (Molly) Heckenbach | Aug 30 1870 | Mayville WI | Feb 16 1942 | George Haar |
| 5 | Joseph Johann Heckenbach | Mar 13 1872 | Mayville WI | Dec 1 1941 | Barbara Debald |
| 6 | Christian Aloysius Heckenbach | Feb 4 1874 | Chicago IL | Nov 5 1932 | Sophia Koch |
| 7 | Margaretha Augusta Heckenbach | Jun 21 1876 | Kenosha WI | Apr 3 1959 | Peter John Hinkes |
| 8 |
(mother and child died in childbirth) | (Oct 16 1878) | Mayville WI | Oct 16 1878 | - |
note: The first six children died in Chicago, IL. Johann was age 10 months and was buried in St Boniface Cemetery. #7 Margaretha died in Leroy, WI. After the death of Franciska, John Adam married Johanna Droge in Chicago IL on July 15, 1879. She was born in 1838 in Hannover, Germany.
| 2 |
A | Walter Heckenbach | 1892-1893 | |
| B | Arthur Heckenbach | 1893-1977 | ||
| C | Florence Alyea | 1895-1984 | ||
| D | Clarence Heckenbach | 1899-1991 | ||
| 3 |
A | Loretta Artery | ?-? | |
| B | Irene Blitz | ?-? | ||
| 4 |
A | Raymond Haar | 1895-1965 | |
| 5 |
A | Carolyn Heckenbach | 1896-1896 | |
| B | Pearl Vogel | 1899-1939 | ||
| C | Marion Heckenbach | 1902-1924 | ||
| D | Frances Hauser | 1908-1980 | ||
| 6 |
A | Chris Heckenbach | 1895-1951 | |
| B | Herold Heckenbach | 1899-1971 | ||
| C | Mildred Heckenbach | 1903-1914 | ||
| D | Dorothy Oehlberg | 1907-1983 | ||
| 7 |
A | Peter Hinkes | 1895-1960 | |
| B | Edmund Hinkes | 1896-1984 | ||
| C | Henry Hinkes | 1898-1960 | ||
| D | Theodore Hinkes | 1900-1933 | ||
| E | Mary Hinkes | 1901-1984 | ||
| F | Margaret Kuen | 1904-1998 | ||
| G | Anthony G. Hinkes | 1905-1906 | ||
| H | Anthony A. (Fr. Gabriel) Hinkes | 1909-1998 | ||
| I | Alois Hinkes | 1911-1968 | ||
| J | Theresa Vollmer | 1912- 2003 |
| Christian Heckenbach born Sep 13 1841 Brohl-am-Rhein, Prussia died Jan 30 1920 Chicago IL |
married Jan 21 1866 to |
Maria Sophia Spicker born Aug 20 1842 Willich, Kreis Crefeld, Prussia, died May 2 1915 Chicago IL |
| given name | familiar name | date of birth | place of birth | date of death | married to | |
| 1 | Johanna Katherina Heckenbach | Kate Ledenbach | Jun 1 1866 | Essen an der Ruhr, Prussia | Oct 14 1929 | John Ledenbach |
| 2 | Franciska Sophia Heckenbach * | Sophie Wiltgen | Jul 21 1868 | Fond du Lac WI | Mar 5 1964 | Martin Wiltgen |
| 3 | Maria Eva Heckenbach * | Eve Mach Parshall | May 27 1870 | Forest County WI | Sep 4 1949 | I John Mach, II William Parshall |
| 4 | Anna Maria Heckenbach * | Mary Schillo | Jan 31 1872 | Mayville WI | 1962 | George Schillo |
| 5 | Johann Heckenbach | John | Oct 25 1873 | St Hillary, Chicago IL | Oct 1 1941 | I Maria Schwall, II Louise Mach |
| 6 | Johann Adam Heckenbach | Adam | Jan 16 1876 | St Michael, Chicago IL | May 29 1948 | Gertrude Both |
| 7 | Franz Xavier Heckenbach | Frank | Apr 30 1878 | St Joseph, Chicago IL | Mar 4 1953 | Katherine (Fuertsch) Hubrich |
| 8 | Wilhelmina Louisa Heckenbach | Louise Berry | Jun 22 1880 | St Joseph, Chicago IL | Oct 30 1965 | Charles Berry |
| 9 | Maria Anna Heckenbach | Ann Drees | Sep 9 1882 | St Henry, Chicago IL | May 21 1947 | Jacob Drees |
| 10 | Franz Joseph Heckenbach | Joe | Dec 23 1885 | St Henry, Chicago IL | Jul 4 1947 | Lucia Doetsch |
* According to the Illinois State
Marriage Archives website, the three sisters were all
married in the same month, and in the order of their ages.
Notice the dates and marriage license numbers. Sophie and
Mary evidently went to the Clerk's Office together to get
their licenses. It's also interesting that "Mary"
and "Annie" as they evidently called themselves
as teenagers, are now remembered as Eve and Mary, while
their little sister became known as Annie.
|
| 1 | A | Sophie Stuedeman | 1885?-1947 | |
| B | Christ Ledenbach | 1887?-1933 | ||
| C | Evelyn Jaehnke | 1887-1959 | ||
| D | Frances Dreier Farmer | 1890-1964 | ||
| E | Kate Leineweber | 1892-1957 | ||
| F | Jane Gale | 1895-1978 | ||
| G | Susan Johnson Carlsten | 1896-1972 | ||
| H | Louise Dyer Spieden | 1898-1949 | ||
| I | Mary Netwig Allen | 1901-1972 | ||
| J | Frank Ledenbach | 1903-1971 | ||
| K | Matthew Ledenbach | 190?-1950 | ||
| L | Bernard Ledenbach | 1908-1955 | ||
| 2 | A | Sophie Welter | 1891-1955 | |
| B | Martin Wiltgen | 1892-1965 | ||
| C | Eugene Wiltgen | 1894-1957 | ||
| D | Mike Wiltgen | 1896-1966 | ||
| E | Louise Einsweiler | 1897-1975 | ||
| F | John Wiltgen | 1899-1985 | ||
| G | Catherine Meyers | 1901-1990 | ||
| H | Frank Wiltgen | 1903-1993 | ||
| 3 | A | John Mach | 1890-1953 | |
| B | Marie Gusterine | 1892-1945 | ||
| C | Luisa Mach | 1894-1894 | ||
| D | Anne Stone | 1895-1973 | ||
| E | George Mach | 1897-1969 | ||
| F | Frank Mach | 1900-1902 | ||
| G | Frank Parshall | 1908-1908 | ||
| H | Bert Parshall | 1910-1977 | ||
| 4 | A | Mae Mink | 1888-1989 | |
| B | George Schillo | 1892-1958 | ||
| C | Sophie Keeler | 1893-1918 | ||
| D | Esther Freer Wagner | 1894-? | ||
| E | John Schillo | 1895?-1965 | ||
| 5 | A | Eva (Mach) (Sr Mary Stanislaus) (stepdaughter) | 1894-1996 | |
| B | Marie Meyers | 1900-1996 | ||
| C | Christian Heckenbach | 1902-1965 | ||
| D | Raymond Heckenbach | 1904-1904 | ||
| E | Louise Anderson | 1912- | ||
| F | George Heckenbach | 1914-1983 | ||
| 6 | A | Margaret Anderson | 1903-1933 | |
| B | Catherine Varley | 1905-1988 | ||
| C | Marion Varley | 1907-1933 | ||
| D | Evelyn Heckenbach | 1912-1935 | ||
| 7 | A | Ernest Heckenbach | 1901-1983 | |
| B | Laurence Heckenbach | 1903-1965 | ||
| C | Frank Heckenbach | 1914-2001 | ||
| 8 | A | Donald Berry | 1903-1976 | |
| B | Gladys Borreson | 1906-1991 | ||
| C | Paul Berry | 1908-1960 | ||
| D,E | (twins) | (died at birth) | ||
| F | Charles Berry | 1916-1929 | ||
| G | Dorothy Sebeck | 1919-2006 | ||
| 9 | A | Irene Bennett | 1904-1994 | |
| 10 | A | Dorothy Ebner | 1913-1996 | |
| B | Roland Heckenbach | 1915-1987 | ||
| C | Raymond Heckenbach | 1915-1975 | ||
| D | Joseph Heckenbach | 1917-1997 | ||
| E | Eileen Retzke | 1923-1992 |
click here to see pictures of Christian Heckenbach and his family.
I have a couple of pictures from John Adam's side of the
family but if I can get more, I can start a new webpage
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all pages © 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 by Jim Heckenbach
First published May 5, 1999
Last updated December 28, 2019