Descendants of Gerardi Rabeling

Generation No. 1

1. GERARDI¹ RABELING He married DOROTHEA TELAAK.

Notes for GERARDI RABELING:

IGI for same parish lists:

Joannis Rabeling and Wilhelmina Schaeffeld (Schoepfeld) m. 7 Sept 1797. (These may be parents instead of Gerardi and Dorothea??? However Bernardus Johannes and Gesina's first son was named Gerardus so it is likely Gerardi and Dorothea are the parents. Joannis may be brother of Gerardi)

Children:

Ludovicus Rabeling christened 12 Aug 1798

Bernardus Rabeling christened 30 Aug 1801 (This could possibly be who married Gesina???)

Ludovicus Rabeling christened 11 Apr 1803

Notes for DOROTHEA TELAAK:

Surname also spelled Terlaak, Telaack. First name also written as Theodorae.

Children of GERARDI RABELING and DOROTHEA TELAAK are:

• • • i. ALEIDA² RABELING, b. Abt. Apr 25, 1791, Anholt, Westfalen, Preussen¹; m. JOANNES WILHELMUS KRIEGER, Aug 13, 1817, Anholt, Westfalen, Preussen.

      More About ALEIDA RABELING:

      Christening: Apr 25, 1791, Sankt Pankatius Roemisch-Katholische

      ii. JOANNES RABELING, b. Abt. Dec 9, 1792, Anholt, Westfalen, Preussen¹.

      More About JOANNES RABELING:

      Christening: Dec 9, 1792, Sankt Pankatius Roemisch-Katholische

      2. iii. JOHANNES BERNARD RABELING, b. Abt. Jun 14, 1797, Anholt, Westfalen, Preussen.

      iv. WESSELUS RABELING, b. Abt. Aug 20, 1799, Anholt, Westfalen, Preussen¹.

      More About WESSELUS RABELING:

      Christening: Aug 20, 1799, Sankt Pankatius Roemisch-Katholische

      v. DOROTHEA RABELING, b. Abt. Aug 31, 1801, Anholt, Westfalen, Preussen¹.

      More About DOROTHEA RABELING:

      Christening: Aug 31, 1801, Sankt Pankatius Roemisch-Katholische

      vi. DOROTHEA RABELING, b. Abt. Jan 10, 1803, Anholt, Westfalen, Preussen¹.

      More About DOROTHEA RABELING:

      Christening: Jan 10, 1803, Sankt Pankatius Roemisch-Katholische

      vii. JOANNA CHRISTINA RABELING, b. Abt. Dec 18, 1805, Anholt, Westfalen, Preussen¹.

      More About JOANNA CHRISTINA RABELING:

      Christening: Dec 18, 1805, Sankt Pankatius Roemisch-Katholische

      viii. HELENA ANTOINETTA RABELING, b. Abt. May 23, 1813, Anholt, Westfalen, Preussen¹.

      More About HELENA ANTOINETTA RABELING:

      Christening: May 23, 1813, Sankt Pankatius Roemisch-Katholische.

       

Generation No. 2

2. JOHANNES BERNARD² RABELING (GERARDI¹) was born Abt. Jun 14, 1797 in Anholt, Westfalen, Preussen¹. He married GESINA SCHNELLING May 1, 1821 in Anholt, Westfalen, Preussen¹.

More About JOHANNES BERNARD RABELING:

Christening: Jun 14, 1797, Sankt Pankatius Roemisch-Katholische

Notes for GESINA SCHNELLING:

Other records spell last name as SNELTING or SNYLTING

Children of JOHANNES RABELING and GESINA SCHNELLING are:

• • • i. GERHARDUS³ RABELING, b. Abt. Feb 25, 1822, Anholt, Westfalen, Preussen¹.

      More About GERHARDUS RABELING:

      Christening: Feb 25, 1822, Sankt Pankatius Roemisch-Katholische

      ii. JOANNES RABELING, b. Abt. May 9, 1824, Anholt, Westfalen, Preussen¹.

      More About JOANNES RABELING:

      Christening: May 9, 1824, Sankt Pankatius Roemisch-Katholische

      3. iii. JOHN BERNARD RABELING, b. Abt. Aug 7, 1826, Anholt, Westfalen, Preussen; d. Bet. 1872 - 1880.

      iv. THEADOR HUBERT RABELING, b. Abt. Mar 11, 1830, Anholt, Westfalen, Preussen¹.

      More About THEADOR HUBERT RABELING:

      Christening: Mar 11, 1830, Sankt Pankatius Roemisch-Katholische.

       

Generation No. 3

3. JOHN BERNARD³ RABELING (JOHANNES BERNARD², GERARDI¹) was born Abt. Aug 7, 1826 in Anholt, Westfalen, Preussen¹, and died Bet. 1872 - 1880. He married ANNA MARGARETHA "MARGARETHA" SAND Feb 1, 1853 in St. Louis,Missouri, daughter of BERNARD SAND and ANNE BRINGMAN. She was born May 29, 1832 in Flechum Hanover Germany, and died Oct 28, 1900 in Davenport,Scott,Iowa².

Notes for JOHN BERNARD RABELING:

Possibly came to Davenport in 1862 from St. Louis.

City Directories:

The surname has been spelled Rabbling,Rabeling,Rabling

1863 Rabling,John carpenter hns Locust W of Washington

1866 Rabeling,John carp ns Locust bt Washington and Sturdevant

1867 Rabling,Johann res Locust ns 1 w Washington

1868-1869 Rabeling,Johann carp res Washington nw cor Union

1870-71 Rabbling,John carp res 7th se cor Marquette

1882-1883 Rabling, Maggie

1889-1887, Rabeling, A Margaretha (wid John),r 705 Marquette

1890-1891 Rabeling A. Margaretha Mrs. (wid John),r. 705 Marquette

Rabeling, Lizzie M. Miss, stripper N. Kuhnen, r. 705 Marquette

Rabeling, Maria E. Miss, r 705 Marquette

The 1983 Supplement to Passenger and Immigration Lists Index. First Edition. Copyright 1981. Gale Research:

Rabeling,Joh Bernard to America 1847 ref 5861 pg. 332.

Ref. 5861--> Meuller,Fredrich. "West-faelische Auswanderer im 19. Jahrhundert-Auswanderung aus dem Regurungshezirk Muenster, Part 1 1803-1850." Beitraege zur westfaelischen Familienforschung. 22-24 (1964-1966) pp 7-484.

More About JOHN BERNARD RABELING:

Christening: Aug 7, 1826, Sankt Pankatius Roemisch-Katholische

Occupation: Carpenter

Children of JOHN RABELING and ANNA SAND are:

• • • i. ANGELINE ELIZABETH⁴ RABELING.

      4. ii. ROSALIA ADELINE RABELING, b. Feb 10, 1852, St. Louis,Missouri; d. 1934, Walcott,Scott Co.,Iowa (Holy Family).

      iii. ELIZABETH RABELING, b. Oct 22, 1865.

      5. iv. AGNES MARGARET JOSEPHINE "JOSEPHINE" RABELING, b. Oct 20, 1867, Davenport,Scott Co. Iowa; d. Jun 25, 1936, Davenport,Scott Co.,Iowa.

       

Generation No. 4

4. ROSALIA ADELINE⁴ RABELING (JOHN BERNARD³, JOHANNES BERNARD², GERARDI¹) was born Feb 10, 1852 in St. Louis,Missouri, and died 1934 in Walcott,Scott Co.,Iowa (Holy Family). She married WILLIAM J. BLUNK Sep 10, 1877 in Davenport,Scott,Iowa (St. Joseph's). He died 1890.

Children of ROSALIA RABELING and WILLIAM BLUNK are:

• • • 6. i. ELLA⁵ BLUNK.

      ii. WILLIAM J. BLUNK.

      iii. GEORGE BLUNK.

      iv. JOSEPH BLUNK.

5. AGNES MARGARET JOSEPHINE "JOSEPHINE"⁴ RABELING (JOHN BERNARD³, JOHANNES BERNARD², GERARDI¹) was born Oct 20, 1867 in Davenport,Scott Co. Iowa, and died Jun 25, 1936 in Davenport,Scott Co.,Iowa³. She married AUGUST CLEMENCE WESTENDORF Sep 25, 1888 in Davenport,Scott Co.,Iowa (St. Joseph's), son of ULRICH WESTENDORF and FREDEREKA LAMPING. He was born Oct 20, 1859 in Davenport,Scott Co.,Iowa, and died May 11, 1936 in Buffalo,Scott Co.,Iowa³.

Notes for AGNES MARGARET JOSEPHINE "JOSEPHINE" RABELING:

Died of Cerebral Hemmorhage and hypertension. Funeral home: Halligan

Buried in Holy Family Cemetary on June 27,1936.

Obit 25 June 1936

Mrs. Josephine Westendorf, a life resident of Davenport and Buffalo, resising at the home of her son, Everett Westendorf, 2145 West Eighteenth Street, died at Mercy hospital at 11:40 a.m. today from a stroke suffered Monday. She was 68 years of age.

She was born in Davenport Oct. 20, 1867, and was married to August C. Westendorf Sept. 25, 1888. Her husband, who prededed her in death, May 11, was formerly general manager of the Davenport Brick ad Tile Co. at Buffalo, a position he held for 40 years.

Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. F.S. Collins, Mrs. Bertram Oschner, Mrs. James B. Brown (Bowen), Mrs. Frank Werthman, all of Davenport; Mrs. Elmer Portsman, and Mrs. William Petersen, both of Buffalo, Ia.; and two sons, Eugene and Everett Westendorf, both of Davenport. Fourteen grandchildren are also surviving.

The body was removed to the Halligan home for funerals and will be returned to the home of her son, Everett, 2145 West Eighteenth street at 11 a.m. Friday. Funeral services will be held at her son's home at 8:30 a.m Saturday and at St. Joseph's church at 9 a.m. Interment will be in Holy Family Cemetery.

Notes for AUGUST CLEMENCE WESTENDORF:

Died of Pernicious Anemia. Funeral home:Halligan.

More About AUGUST CLEMENCE WESTENDORF:

Occupation: Manager of Davenport Brick and Tile

Children of AGNES RABELING and AUGUST WESTENDORF are:

• • • 7. i. GERTRUDE CECELIA CRESENTIA ANGELINE⁵ WESTENDORF, b. Jul 7, 1889; d. Sep 3, 1952.

      8. ii. MARIA ROSALIA JOSEPHINE "MAY" WESTENDORF, b. Jun 24, 1892; d. May 7, 1968.

      9. iii. CELESTA LEONA WESTENDORF, b. Dec 3, 1894, Davenport,Scott Co.,Iowa; d. Aug 14, 1970, Davenport,Scott Co.,Iowa.

      10. iv. EUGENE LEANDER WESTENDORF, b. Feb 23, 1898.

      v. ESTHER OLIVIA MARIE WESTENDORF, b. Jul 31, 1900; m. BERTRAM OCHSNER.

      vi. OLIVIA GRACE IRENE WESTENDORF, b. Jun 10, 1903; m. JAMES B. BOWEN, Sep 21, 1933, Buffalo, Iowa; b. Abt. 1907, Timewell, Illinois.

      Notes for JAMES B. BOWEN:

      From the Daily Dispatch, Moline, Illinois, Dec 23, 1985:

      James Bowen

      James R. Bowen, 78, of 1632 Eastmere Court, Davenport, died Sunday at home.

      Services will be Thrusday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Davenport. Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery, Davenport.

      Visitation is 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Halligan-McCabe Funeral Home, Davenport. A rosary will be recited at 7:30. Memorial may be made to Sacred Heart.

      Mr. Bowen was born in Timewell, Ill. He married Olive G. Westendorf.

      He retired as chairman of the board of First Trust and Savings Bank, Wheatland, Iowa.

      He was a member of the American Legion, Dixon, Iowa, and was a World War II Army Veteran.

      Among survivors are the widow and brothers, William, Tiburon, Calif., and Robert, Mission Viejo, California.

      11. vii. EVERETT AARON WESTENDORF, b. Sep 13, 1905; d. Aug 10, 1967.

      12. viii. VALERIA CLARA WESTENDORF, b. Dec 19, 1910; d. Jul 12, 1966.

       

Generation No. 5

6. ELLA⁵ BLUNK (ROSALIA ADELINE⁴ RABELING, JOHN BERNARD³, JOHANNES BERNARD², GERARDI¹) She married HENRY GUERINK.

Child of ELLA BLUNK and HENRY GUERINK is:

• • • i. EVERETT⁶ GUERINK.

7. GERTRUDE CECELIA CRESENTIA ANGELINE⁵ WESTENDORF (AGNES MARGARET JOSEPHINE "JOSEPHINE"⁴ RABELING, JOHN BERNARD³, JOHANNES BERNARD², GERARDI¹) was born Jul 7, 1889, and died Sep 3, 1952. She married FRANCIS COLLINS Sep 25, 1952. He was born Oct 8, 1888, and died Apr 15, 1954.

Children of GERTRUDE WESTENDORF and FRANCIS COLLINS are:

• • • i. ROBERT FRANCIS⁶ COLLINS, b. Aug 18, 1922.

      ii. PHYLLIS GERTRUDE COLLINS, b. Jan 9, 1932.

8. MARIA ROSALIA JOSEPHINE "MAY"⁵ WESTENDORF (AGNES MARGARET JOSEPHINE "JOSEPHINE"⁴ RABELING, JOHN BERNARD³, JOHANNES BERNARD², GERARDI¹) was born Jun 24, 1892, and died May 7, 1968. She married ELMER PORSTMAN Jun 29, 1921. He was born Dec 16, 1891.

Children of MARIA WESTENDORF and ELMER PORSTMAN are:

• • • i. THEODORE EVERETT⁶ PORSTMAN, b. Sep 20, 1922.

      ii. RICHARD JAMES PORSTMAN, b. Dec 14, 1929.

      iii. PATRICIA MARIE PORSTMAN, b. Dec 2, 1930.

      iv. BARBARA LEE PORSTMAN, b. May 28, 1933.

      v. JACQUELINE ANN, b. May 27, 1934.

9. CELESTA LEONA⁵ WESTENDORF (AGNES MARGARET JOSEPHINE "JOSEPHINE"⁴ RABELING, JOHN BERNARD³, JOHANNES BERNARD², GERARDI¹) was born Dec 3, 1894 in Davenport,Scott Co.,Iowa, and died Aug 14, 1970 in Davenport,Scott Co.,Iowa. She married WILLIAM PETERSEN Jan 5, 1921 in Davenport,Scott Co.,Iowa, son of JAMES PETERSEN and JULIA BUERGEL. He was born Aug 13, 1895 in Davenport,Scott Co.,Iowa, and died Mar 27, 1939 in Buffalo,Scott Co.,Iowa⁴.

Notes for CELESTA LEONA WESTENDORF:

Died at Mercy Hospital. Cause of death listed as cerebral thrombosis,cerebral arteriosclerosis,artiosclerotic heart disease.

More About CELESTA LEONA WESTENDORF:

Ethnicity/Relig.: Catholic

Notes for WILLIAM PETERSEN:

No birth record found in Scott Co. for Petersen boy born in Aug 1895.

1920 Soundex had him enumerated with Adolph Murer and living on Front Street in Buffalo. Murer is the one he later bought a bakery from. He later turned the bakery into a tavern when bakery business fell off because Wonder came into Davenport.

More About WILLIAM PETERSEN:

Ethnicity/Relig.: Catholic

Occupation: Tavern owner

Children of CELESTA WESTENDORF and WILLIAM PETERSEN are:

• • • i. WILLIAM R.⁶ PETERSEN.

      ii. HAROLD PETERSEN, b. 1922.

      iii. MARY JO PETERSEN, b. Nov 1, 1923; m. JOSEPH FRANCIS STOLMEIER, Oct 1, 1945; b. Oct 7, 1921.

      iv. ESTHER PETERSEN, b. May 24, 1925; m. JOHN BAILEY, Aug 1946, Davenport, Iowa; b. Abt. 1921, Washington, Iowa; d. Apr 21, 1983, Long Grove,Scott Co.,Iowa.

      Notes for JOHN BAILEY:

      From the Daily Dispatch, Moline, Illinois, Friday, April 22, 1983:

      John P. Bailey, 61, of RR 2, Long Gorve, Iowa, died at his home Thursday.

      Serivices will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Long Grove. Burial will be in St. Anne's Cemetery.

      Visitation is 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Halligan-McCabe Funeral Home, Davenport., where a rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.

      Memorials may be made to the church, of which he was a member.

      Mr. Bailey was born in Washington, Iowa. He married Esther Petersen in August 1946 in Davenport.

      He was employed at Alcoa Works, Riverdale, retiring after 32 years.

      He was a member of the Izaak Walton League.

      Survivors include his widow; six daughters, Mrs. Shirley Collins, East Moline, Mrs. Annmarie Sabel, Keokuk, Iowa, Mrs. Bridget DeLap, Peoria Heights, Mrs. Carol Arpy, allerton, Iowa, Mrs. Rught Roesler, Rolla, Mo., and Miss Monica Bailey, t home; five sons, Thomas, Arcadia, Fla., Paul and James, both of Davenport, Neil, Long Grove, and Donald, Iowa City; 16 grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Martina Bailey, Davenport; four sisters, Mrs. Genevieve Malec, Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Mary Panther, Davenport, Mrs. Helen Gladden,Lexington, Ky., and Sister Mary Joan Bailey C.H.M., Des Moines, iowa, and two brothers, Patrick and Joseph, both of Davenport.

      v. SUZANNE MARGARET PETERSEN, b. Apr 16, 1930, Davenport,Scott Co.,Iowa; m. JOHN HENRY LABATH, Jun 25, 1949, Davenport,Scott Co.,Iowa; b. Oct 7, 1925, Davenport,Scott Co.,Iowa.

10. EUGENE LEANDER⁵ WESTENDORF (AGNES MARGARET JOSEPHINE "JOSEPHINE"⁴ RABELING, JOHN BERNARD³, JOHANNES BERNARD², GERARDI¹) was born Feb 23, 1898. He married MARJORIE GOERING.

Children of EUGENE WESTENDORF and MARJORIE GOERING are:

• • • i. EUGENE LOWELL⁶ WESTENDORF, b. Nov 4, 1927.

      ii. JOAN MARJORIE WESTENDORF, b. Feb 5, 1932.

11. EVERETT AARON⁵ WESTENDORF (AGNES MARGARET JOSEPHINE "JOSEPHINE"⁴ RABELING, JOHN BERNARD³, JOHANNES BERNARD², GERARDI¹) was born Sep 13, 1905, and died Aug 10, 1967. He married ANNE COLLINS Jun 18, 1930.

Children of EVERETT WESTENDORF and ANNE COLLINS are:

• • • i. MARY JANE⁶ WESTENDORF, b. Oct 1936.

      ii. JOSEPHINE MARIE WESTENDORF, b. May 1, 1938; m. WILLIAM BANKS.

      iii. RICHARD WESTENDORF, b. Jul 23, 1940; d. Jul 23, 1940.

12. VALERIA CLARA⁵ WESTENDORF (AGNES MARGARET JOSEPHINE "JOSEPHINE"⁴ RABELING, JOHN BERNARD³, JOHANNES BERNARD², GERARDI¹) was born Dec 19, 1910, and died Jul 12, 1966. She married FRANK A. WERTHMANN Oct 20, 1934. He was born Dec 27, 1907 in Davenport,Iowa, and died Jan 1, 1940 in Davenport,Iowa.

Child of VALERIA WESTENDORF and FRANK WERTHMANN is:

• • • i. JAMES FRANCIS⁶ WERTHMANN, b. Apr 16, 1939.

       

Endnotes

1. IGI.

2. WEST-4

3. WEST-2

4. PE-1