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78. Frederick John (Fred) HILGENDORF was born on 21 Jan 1888 in Artesia Township, Iroquois County, Illinois.53,217 (His birth was registered as John Fredrick. The registry of his birth has both names mangled. It reads: HILLENDORF, John F. | 01\20\1888 | Artesia Twp. | Frederick | CRUMNEEDER, Sophia. Also note the one-day discrepancy in the date from the Krumwiede Family Records.) He died on 9 Jun 1948 in Steven's Point, Wisconsin.218

Fred John Hilgendorf
Word was received here Thursday of the death of Fred John Hilgendorf, 60, of Almond, Wisconsin, former resident of Buckley. He died of a lingering illness on Wednesday, June 9, at 3 p.m. in the St. Michael hospital at Steven's Point, Wisconsin.
Funeral services were held Saturday at the Almond Lutheran church at Almond, Wis. Rev. H. Mueller, pastor of the church officiated. Interment was in the church cemetery. He was born Jan. 21, 1888 at Buckley, the son of Fred and Sophie Krumwiede Hilgendorf. He was married to Rigina Sharp Jan. 12, 1910. He moved with his family to Almond during the year of 1920. He was engaged in farming. His wife preceded him in death on Oct. 5, 1940.
He is survived by one son Geo. of Almond, three daughters, Mrs. Sophie Oster house of Pewaukee, Wis., Mrs. Margaret Colla of Oshkosh, Wis., Mrs. Mary Tess of Almond, Wis. with whom he made his home and three sisters Mrs. Wilbur King, Buckley, Mrs. Wm. Crozier, Loda, Mrs. Fred Ronna, Loda and 5 brothers, Martin and Ed of Buckley, Arthur of Donovan, Reverend Carl Hilgendorf of Geneseo and Theodore of Beemer, Nebraska. He was a member of the Almond Lutheran church.

Frederick John (Fred) HILGENDORF and Regina Catherine SCHARP were married on 12 Jan 1910.50,53 Regina Catherine SCHARP was born on 19 Dec 1888 in Leonard, Iroquois County, Illinois.219 Leonard is located where the Butterfield Trace crosses current U.S. Highway 24 between Gilman and Crescent City. She died on 5 Oct 1940.81,220 Frederick John (Fred) HILGENDORF and Regina Catherine SCHARP had the following children:

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Margaret HILGENDORF.

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George Conrad Fred HILGENDORF.

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Sophia Helena HILGENDORF.

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Mary HILGENDORF.