Fourth Generation
33. George A HARTKE125 was born on 15 Jun 1874.125 He was in the news in 1895.15
4 Oct. 1895 -- George Hartke will take a position with Larson & Sons in Paxton,
about Nov. 1, or as soon as he can get his business settled here.
18 Oct 1895 - Geo. Hartke sold and transferred his goods to Mr. H.C.H. Stege;
Hale Bros. moved their stock of goods into the store vacated by Geo. Hartke.
We hope they will soon be at home in their new quarters and do a thriving business.
1 Nov 1895 - Geo. Hartke intended to go to Paxton Sunday, but changed his mind
and drove to Thawville. How could he do otherwise? Chronicle readers know that
"somebody" lives in that hamlet.
15 Nov 1895 - George Hartke made a flying trip to Paxton last Wednesday.
18 Dec 1895 - We just found out that Geo. Hartke is the best sprinter in town,
a challenge to the world.
He died on 3 Aug 1955. He was buried in Thawville, Illinois. George
A HARTKE and Emma RINGEISEN were married on 29 Jun 1898 in Thawville, Illinois.126,127
The church record reads: "Geo. Hartke to Emma Ringeisen, 29 Jun." This
was a double wedding. The other couple were Minna Ringeisen and The Rev. H.
Hafner. Emma's obituary says she was married in Thawville, and the newspaper
article below seems to bear that out, but the church record is entered at St.
John's, Buckley, because it was Rev. Blanken who performed the ceremony.
WEDDINGS IN IROQUOIS COUNTY
The Buckley Chronicle, July 1, 1898
Double Wedding
It was a gala day in Thawville Wednesday afternoon and evening, it being the
occasion of the marriage of Emma and Minnie Ringelsen (sic) to Geo. Hartke and
Rev. H. Hafner. The ceremony occurred in the Lutheran Church at 3 o'clock, Rev.
Blanken, of Buckley, officiating. The brides presented a handsome appearance,
being attired in beautiful dresses, especially suited to the occasion, while
the grooms were clothed in the conventional black. The bridesmaids and groomsmen
for Mr. Hartke and Miss Emma Ringlesen (sic) were Lizzie Hartke and Lucy Schubert;
Theo. Hartke and Louis Ringlesen. For Rev. Hafner and Miss Minnie Ringlesen;
Lina Scherer and Dora Hafner, Rev. Groth and August Ringlesen.
After the ceremony, all wended their way to the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. Ringlesen,
parents of the brides, where an elaborate feast was spread, and all did ample
justice to the good things, which embraced the best the country affords. There
was a large company present, who bestowed their congratulations upon the happy
couples and in addition to these, congratulatory letters and telegrams were received
from Rev. C. Hafner, of Levenworth, Kansas; Rev. Geise of Chicago; Rev. Walz
of Pittsburg, Pa.; J. Hafner, father of Rev. H. Hafner, of Bremen, Kansas, and
others.
The presents were numerous and magnificent, their friends taking this way of
attesting their regard for the young people.
Emma RINGEISEN (daughter of Michael RINGEISEN and
Augusta ZABEL) was born on 15 Aug 1878 in Thawville, Illinois.53,125 She died
on 16 Mar 1961.128
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday in St. Peters Lutheran Church,
Thawville, Ill. for Mrs. Emma Hartke. Rev. Douglas Robbins officiated. She was
born April 15, 1878 at Thawville, the daughter of Michael and Augusta Zabel Ringheisen.
She was married June 29, 1898 to Geo. Hartke in the Thawville Lutheran Church
where she and her sister, Miss Minnie Ringheisen and Rev. Henry Hafner shared
in a double wedding. The couple lived in Thawville and Buckley before moving
to DelRey, where Mr. Hartke operated a grocery and market. Later they moved to
Dowagiac, Mich. Her husband died Aug. 3, 1955. She is survived by three sons,
Ellis of Buckley, Leonard of Paxton and Clarence of Lyons, four daughters, Mrs.
Emiel (Esther) Schultz, Detroit Mich., Mrs. Viola Garrelts, Paxton, Mrs. Wm.
(Lillian) Ray, Benton Harbor, Mich., and Mrs. Lenard (Verna) Janssen of Buckley;
25 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Frank of Kokomo, Ind.,
August of Danell, Minn., six sisters, Mrs. Minnie Hafner, in Minnesota, Mrs.
Tillie Cochran, Mrs. Clara Cook, Rensselaer, Ind., Mrs. Lena Willets, McCoysburg,
Ind., Mrs. Millie Reeves of Monon, Ind., and Mrs. Carrie Reinecke of Buckley.
She was buried on 16 Mar 1961 in Thawville, Illinois. (There is
a discrepancy: The date of the obit says it was published Thursday, March 23,
1961. If March 23 was a Thursday, then the previous Thursday would have been
March 16 -- the date given as her date of death. The obit says she was buried
on a Thursday. There are too many Thursdays involved here.) This record was
modified on 4 Dec 2000. Added dates of death and burial George A
HARTKE and Emma RINGEISEN had the following children:
+133 | i. | Ellis Michael
Wilhelm HARTKE. | 134 | ii. | Leonardt
HARTKE was born on 12 May 1901 in Sherburn, Martin County, Minnesota.50,53
He died on 31 Jul 1970 in Paxton, Ford County, Illinois.129
Hold Hartke funeral rites at Paxton
PAXTON - Leonhardt Hartke, 69, died unexpectedly Friday at 11 a.m. at the Ford
County Nursing home in Paxton.
Funeral services were conducted yesterday at 2 p.m. at the Ford-Baier Funeral
Home in Paxton. Officiating was the Rev. Marvin Chellberg, pastor of the First
Lutheran Church of Paxton, of which Mr. Hartke was a member. Burial was in Thawville
cemetery.
Born May 12, 1901 in Sherburn, Minn., he was a son of George and Emma Ringeison
Hartke. He spent his early life in Minnesota, resided seven years at DelRey,
Ill., and lived in Michigan prior to returning to this area. He was a mechanic
by trade.
Surviving are two brothers, Ellis of Buckley and Clarence of Chicago; four sisters,
Mrs. Viola Garrelts of Paxton, Mrs. Verna Janssen of Buckley, Mrs. Esther Schultz
of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Lillian Ray of Benton Harbor, Mich.; and several
nieces and nephews.
Mr. Hartke was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters.
He was buried on 2 Aug 1970 in Thawville, Illinois. This record
was modified on 4 Dec 2000. Added statistical information from obituary | +135 | iii. | Lenora HARTKE. | +136 | iv. | Verna HARTKE. | 137 | v. | Dorothea HARTKE
was born on 18 Dec 1906.50
She died on 11 Oct 1921. She was buried in Thawville, Illinois. | +138 | vi. | Esther HARTKE. | +139 | vii. | Viola HARTKE. | +140 | viii. | Clarence George Charles Harry HARTKE. | +141 | ix. | Lillian HARTKE. | +142 | x. | Ruth HARTKE. |
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