Nine Generations

Jeanette Degner

Female, #3889, Living



Parents

Father*Herbert F. Degner (1923-2014)
Mother*Phyllis Highbarger (1934-2007)

Family 1: Ronald Dale Schwertfeger (1950-2008)

Family 2: Steve Loomis


Relationships3rd cousin of Mollie Jenks Edson
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark


Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:20:53

Steve Loomis

Male, #3890, Living






Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:20:53

Herbert F. Degner

Herbert Degner
Male, #3891, Deceased, b. 10 July 1923, d. 2 September 2014



Parents

Father*Richard William A. Degner (1889-1928)
Mother*Adele Beck (1890-1971)

Family 2: Doris Fishburn Bell (1917-2010)


Relationships2nd cousin 1 time removed of Mollie Jenks Edson
2nd cousin 3 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark


Biographical Details

1923BirthHerbert F. Degner was born on 10 July 1923 in Ruthton, Pipestone County, Minnesota.1
1928Death of ParentHis father, Richard William A. Degner, died on 1 January 1928 in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
1940ResidenceHerbert F. Degner, as the child of Adele Beck, resided with her in Pecatonica, Winnebago County, Illinois.2
1951Marr-PartnersHe married Phyllis Highbarger on 20 January 1951 in Winnebago County, Illinois.3,4
1951Birth of ChildHis daughter, Jeanette Degner, was born on 20 November 1951 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois.
About 1955Birth of ChildHis son, Richard Lynn Degner, was born about 1955.
1963Birth of ChildHis daughter, Laureen Christen Degner, was born on 16 November 1963.
1967DivorceHerbert F. Degner and Phyllis Highbarger were divorced in 1967.5
1971Death of ParentHis mother, Adele Beck, died on 25 November 1971 in Rock City, Stephenson County, Illinois.
1974Marr-PartnersHe married Doris Fishburn Bell on 28 December 1974.5
2007Death of SpouseHis former wife, Phyllis Highbarger, died in 2007.
2010Death of SpouseHis wife, Doris Fishburn Bell, died on 4 May 2010 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois.
2014DeathHe died on 2 September 2014 at Freeport Memorial Hospital in Pecatonica, Winnebago County, Illinois.1,6
2014BurialHe was buried on 4 September 2014 in Pecatonica Cemetery in Pecatonica, Winnebago County, Illinois.6

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Jeanette Loomis to RCJ, 6 May 2015,

    MY PARENTS WERE HERBERT DEGNER AND PHYLLIS HIGHBARGER

    BORN AUG 1934 AND DIED 2007

    HERBERT WAS BORN JULY 10 1923 RUTHTON MINN TO ADELE BECK

    AND RICHARD DEGNER BORN 1889 DIED 1928

    . ADELE WAS BORN AUGUST 10 1890 IN REMSEN IOWA DIED NOV 1971

    OLDEST CHILD OF WILLIAM BECK b. 1866, d. 26 Apr 1951.

    AND Telsche FRiederika LORENZEN

    born 11 Oct 1866 in the Village of Fedderingen, City of Heide in what was then Schleswig-Holstein. Her father was Johann Bracker Lorenzen, born 26 Dec 1828 and her mother was Wiebka Catharina Rohde born 1832, both also from Fedderingen.

    HERBERTS CHILDREN WERE

    JEANETTE(STEVE)LOOMIS OF WARREN IL,RICHARD(LORRAINE)DEGNER OF PECATONICA ILL LAUREEN (STEVE)BLACKSHEAR OF MAYFIELD KY.

    I DONT KNOW HOW FAR BACK YOU HAVE BUT I HAVE WILLIAMS FAMILY AND HIS FATHERS FAMILY PASTOR CASPER TO LAURITZ O BECK PAREBTS . ACTUALLY I HAVE ABOUT 27 PAGES WITH ALL OF WILLIAMS SISTERS AND BROTHERS FAMILY. IF I REMEMBER RIGHT YOUR FAMILY IS FROM THE LILLY BECK FAMILY. HOPE THIS HELPS AND IF YOU NEED ANY MORE LET ME KNOW.

  2. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in...
  3. E-mail message, Jeanette Loomis to RCJ, 6 May 2015
  4. Marriage Certificate, Ancestry.com. Winnebago County, Illinois, Marriages, 1836-1962 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Accessed index only, 8 March 2015
  5. Newspaper, Obituary, Freeport JournalStandard, Sept 5-6, 2014
  6. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 135405404
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:22:12

Phyllis Highbarger

Female, #3892, Deceased, b. August 1934, d. 2007






Biographical Details

1934BirthPhyllis Highbarger was born in August 1934.1
1950ResidenceShe lived with her parents and four siblings on a farm off Route 75 in Durand, Winnebago County, Illinois on 19 April 1950.2
1951Marr-PartnersShe married Herbert F. Degner on 20 January 1951 in Winnebago County, Illinois.3,4
1951Birth of ChildHer daughter, Jeanette Degner, was born on 20 November 1951 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois.
About 1955Birth of ChildHer son, Richard Lynn Degner, was born about 1955.
1963Birth of ChildHer daughter, Laureen Christen Degner, was born on 16 November 1963.
1967DivorceHerbert F. Degner and Phyllis Highbarger were divorced in 1967.5
2007DeathShe died in 2007.1
2014Death of SpouseHer former husband, Herbert F. Degner, died on 2 September 2014 in Pecatonica, Winnebago County, Illinois.

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Jeanette Loomis to RCJ, 6 May 2015,

    MY PARENTS WERE HERBERT DEGNER AND PHYLLIS HIGHBARGER

    BORN AUG 1934 AND DIED 2007

    HERBERT WAS BORN JULY 10 1923 RUTHTON MINN TO ADELE BECK

    AND RICHARD DEGNER BORN 1889 DIED 1928

    . ADELE WAS BORN AUGUST 10 1890 IN REMSEN IOWA DIED NOV 1971

    OLDEST CHILD OF WILLIAM BECK b. 1866, d. 26 Apr 1951.

    AND Telsche FRiederika LORENZEN

    born 11 Oct 1866 in the Village of Fedderingen, City of Heide in what was then Schleswig-Holstein. Her father was Johann Bracker Lorenzen, born 26 Dec 1828 and her mother was Wiebka Catharina Rohde born 1832, both also from Fedderingen.

    HERBERTS CHILDREN WERE

    JEANETTE(STEVE)LOOMIS OF WARREN IL,RICHARD(LORRAINE)DEGNER OF PECATONICA ILL LAUREEN (STEVE)BLACKSHEAR OF MAYFIELD KY.

    I DONT KNOW HOW FAR BACK YOU HAVE BUT I HAVE WILLIAMS FAMILY AND HIS FATHERS FAMILY PASTOR CASPER TO LAURITZ O BECK PAREBTS . ACTUALLY I HAVE ABOUT 27 PAGES WITH ALL OF WILLIAMS SISTERS AND BROTHERS FAMILY. IF I REMEMBER RIGHT YOUR FAMILY IS FROM THE LILLY BECK FAMILY. HOPE THIS HELPS AND IF YOU NEED ANY MORE LET ME KNOW.

  2. 1950 Fed'l Census, Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Durand, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: 425; Sheet Number: 17; Enumeration District: 101-5
  3. E-mail message, Jeanette Loomis to RCJ, 6 May 2015
  4. Marriage Certificate, Ancestry.com. Winnebago County, Illinois, Marriages, 1836-1962 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Accessed index only, 8 March 2015
  5. Newspaper, Obituary, Freeport JournalStandard, Sept 5-6, 2014
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:22:12

Richard William A. Degner

Richard William Degner
Male, #3893, Deceased, b. 3 March 1889, d. 1 January 1928



Family: Adele Beck (1890-1971)

Son*William Richard Degner (1920-1985)
Son*Herbert F. Degner + (1923-2014)
Son*Robert H. Degner (1923-2007)



Biographical Details

1889BirthRichard William A. Degner was born on 3 March 1889 in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa.1,2
1917Draft RegistrationHe registered for the draft on 2 June 1917 in Murray County, Minnesota.2
1919Marr-PartnersHe married Adele Beck on 10 October 1919.1,3
1920Birth of ChildHis son, William Richard Degner, was born on 6 November 1920 in Bridgewater, McCook County, South Dakota.
1923Birth of ChildHis son, Herbert F. Degner, was born on 10 July 1923 in Ruthton, Pipestone County, Minnesota.
1923Birth of ChildHis son, Robert H. Degner, was born on 10 July 1923 in Ruthton, Pipestone County, Minnesota.
1928DeathRichard William A. Degner died of pneumonia on 1 January 1928 in Lincoln County, New Mexico.1,4
About 1928BurialHe was buried about 3 January 1928 in Evergreen Cemetery in Carrizozo, Lincoln County, New Mexico.4
1971Death of SpouseHis wife, Adele Beck, died on 25 November 1971 in Rock City, Stephenson County, Illinois.

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Jeanette Loomis to RCJ, 6 May 2015,

    MY PARENTS WERE HERBERT DEGNER AND PHYLLIS HIGHBARGER

    BORN AUG 1934 AND DIED 2007

    HERBERT WAS BORN JULY 10 1923 RUTHTON MINN TO ADELE BECK

    AND RICHARD DEGNER BORN 1889 DIED 1928

    . ADELE WAS BORN AUGUST 10 1890 IN REMSEN IOWA DIED NOV 1971

    OLDEST CHILD OF WILLIAM BECK b. 1866, d. 26 Apr 1951.

    AND Telsche FRiederika LORENZEN

    born 11 Oct 1866 in the Village of Fedderingen, City of Heide in what was then Schleswig-Holstein. Her father was Johann Bracker Lorenzen, born 26 Dec 1828 and her mother was Wiebka Catharina Rohde born 1832, both also from Fedderingen.

    HERBERTS CHILDREN WERE

    JEANETTE(STEVE)LOOMIS OF WARREN IL,RICHARD(LORRAINE)DEGNER OF PECATONICA ILL LAUREEN (STEVE)BLACKSHEAR OF MAYFIELD KY.

    I DONT KNOW HOW FAR BACK YOU HAVE BUT I HAVE WILLIAMS FAMILY AND HIS FATHERS FAMILY PASTOR CASPER TO LAURITZ O BECK PAREBTS . ACTUALLY I HAVE ABOUT 27 PAGES WITH ALL OF WILLIAMS SISTERS AND BROTHERS FAMILY. IF I REMEMBER RIGHT YOUR FAMILY IS FROM THE LILLY BECK FAMILY. HOPE THIS HELPS AND IF YOU NEED ANY MORE LET ME KNOW.

  2. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Registration State: Minnesota; Registration County: Murray; Roll: 1675688
  3. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Dave and Connie Barrett Family Tree, accessed 8 Mar 2015
  4. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial # 32867730
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:22:12

Adele Beck

Adele Beck Degner
Female, #3894, Deceased, b. 10 August 1890, d. 25 November 1971



Parents

Father*William Beck (1866-1951)
Mother*Telsche Friederika Lorenzen (1866-)

Family: Richard William A. Degner (1889-1928)

Son*William Richard Degner (1920-1985)
Son*Herbert F. Degner + (1923-2014)
Son*Robert H. Degner (1923-2007)

Relationships1st cousin 2 times removed of Mollie Jenks Edson
1st cousin 4 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark


Biographical Details

NicknameAdele Beck was also known as Della Beck.
MarriedShe was also known as Adele Degner.
1890BirthShe was born on 10 August 1890 in Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa. SSDI gives year as 1891.1,2
1919Marr-PartnersShe married Richard William A. Degner on 10 October 1919.1,3
1920Birth of ChildHer son, William Richard Degner, was born on 6 November 1920 in Bridgewater, McCook County, South Dakota.
1923Birth of ChildHer son, Herbert F. Degner, was born on 10 July 1923 in Ruthton, Pipestone County, Minnesota.
1923Birth of ChildHer son, Robert H. Degner, was born on 10 July 1923 in Ruthton, Pipestone County, Minnesota.
1928Death of SpouseHer husband, Richard William A. Degner, died on 1 January 1928 in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
1940OccupationOn 9 May 1940 Adele Beck was a teacher in Pecatonica, Winnebago County, Illinois.4
1940ResidenceShe lived in Pecatonica, Winnebago County, Illinois on 9 May 1940. with her children.5
1951Death of ParentHer father, William Beck, died on 26 April 1951 in Villadama, Leon, Mexico.
1971DeathShe died on 25 November 1971 in Rock City, Stephenson County, Illinois.1,6

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Jeanette Loomis to RCJ, 6 May 2015,

    MY PARENTS WERE HERBERT DEGNER AND PHYLLIS HIGHBARGER

    BORN AUG 1934 AND DIED 2007

    HERBERT WAS BORN JULY 10 1923 RUTHTON MINN TO ADELE BECK

    AND RICHARD DEGNER BORN 1889 DIED 1928

    . ADELE WAS BORN AUGUST 10 1890 IN REMSEN IOWA DIED NOV 1971

    OLDEST CHILD OF WILLIAM BECK b. 1866, d. 26 Apr 1951.

    AND Telsche FRiederika LORENZEN

    born 11 Oct 1866 in the Village of Fedderingen, City of Heide in what was then Schleswig-Holstein. Her father was Johann Bracker Lorenzen, born 26 Dec 1828 and her mother was Wiebka Catharina Rohde born 1832, both also from Fedderingen.

    HERBERTS CHILDREN WERE

    JEANETTE(STEVE)LOOMIS OF WARREN IL,RICHARD(LORRAINE)DEGNER OF PECATONICA ILL LAUREEN (STEVE)BLACKSHEAR OF MAYFIELD KY.

    I DONT KNOW HOW FAR BACK YOU HAVE BUT I HAVE WILLIAMS FAMILY AND HIS FATHERS FAMILY PASTOR CASPER TO LAURITZ O BECK PAREBTS . ACTUALLY I HAVE ABOUT 27 PAGES WITH ALL OF WILLIAMS SISTERS AND BROTHERS FAMILY. IF I REMEMBER RIGHT YOUR FAMILY IS FROM THE LILLY BECK FAMILY. HOPE THIS HELPS AND IF YOU NEED ANY MORE LET ME KNOW.

  2. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., SSN # 322-32-3396
  3. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Dave and Connie Barrett Family Tree, accessed 8 Mar 2015
  4. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: Pecatonica, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: T627_912; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 101-13
  5. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in...
  6. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Unnerstall Family Tree, accessed 8 May 2015
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:22:12

Telsche Friederika Lorenzen

Female, #3895, Deceased, b. 11 October 1866



Parents

Father*Johann Bracker Lorenzen (1828-)
Mother*Wiebka Catharina Rohde (1832-)

Family: William Beck (1866-1951)

Daughter*Adele Beck + (1890-1971)



Biographical Details

1866BirthTelsche Friederika Lorenzen was born on 11 October 1866 at Fedderingen Village in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein.1
1890Birth of ChildHer daughter, Adele Beck, was born on 10 August 1890 in Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa.
1890Marr-PartnersTelsche Friederika Lorenzen married William Beck on 18 November 1890 in Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa.1,2
1951Death of SpouseHer husband, William Beck, died on 26 April 1951 in Villadama, Leon, Mexico.

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Jeanette Loomis to RCJ, 6 May 2015,

    MY PARENTS WERE HERBERT DEGNER AND PHYLLIS HIGHBARGER

    BORN AUG 1934 AND DIED 2007

    HERBERT WAS BORN JULY 10 1923 RUTHTON MINN TO ADELE BECK

    AND RICHARD DEGNER BORN 1889 DIED 1928

    . ADELE WAS BORN AUGUST 10 1890 IN REMSEN IOWA DIED NOV 1971

    OLDEST CHILD OF WILLIAM BECK b. 1866, d. 26 Apr 1951.

    AND Telsche FRiederika LORENZEN

    born 11 Oct 1866 in the Village of Fedderingen, City of Heide in what was then Schleswig-Holstein. Her father was Johann Bracker Lorenzen, born 26 Dec 1828 and her mother was Wiebka Catharina Rohde born 1832, both also from Fedderingen.

    HERBERTS CHILDREN WERE

    JEANETTE(STEVE)LOOMIS OF WARREN IL,RICHARD(LORRAINE)DEGNER OF PECATONICA ILL LAUREEN (STEVE)BLACKSHEAR OF MAYFIELD KY.

    I DONT KNOW HOW FAR BACK YOU HAVE BUT I HAVE WILLIAMS FAMILY AND HIS FATHERS FAMILY PASTOR CASPER TO LAURITZ O BECK PAREBTS . ACTUALLY I HAVE ABOUT 27 PAGES WITH ALL OF WILLIAMS SISTERS AND BROTHERS FAMILY. IF I REMEMBER RIGHT YOUR FAMILY IS FROM THE LILLY BECK FAMILY. HOPE THIS HELPS AND IF YOU NEED ANY MORE LET ME KNOW.

  2. "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XVM2-YQ5 : 3 December 2014), William Beck and Frederika Lorenzen, 18 Nov 1890; citing , Plymouth, Iowa, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,404,988.
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:22:12

Johann Bracker Lorenzen

Male, #3896, Deceased, b. 26 December 1828



Family: Wiebka Catharina Rohde (1832-)

Daughter*Telsche Friederika Lorenzen + (1866-)



Biographical Details

1828BirthJohann Bracker Lorenzen was born on 26 December 1828 at Fedderingen Village in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein.1
Marr-PartnersHe married Wiebka Catharina Rohde.2
1866Birth of ChildHis daughter, Telsche Friederika Lorenzen, was born on 11 October 1866 in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein.

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Jeanette Loomis to RCJ, 6 May 2015,

    MY PARENTS WERE HERBERT DEGNER AND PHYLLIS HIGHBARGER

    BORN AUG 1934 AND DIED 2007

    HERBERT WAS BORN JULY 10 1923 RUTHTON MINN TO ADELE BECK

    AND RICHARD DEGNER BORN 1889 DIED 1928

    . ADELE WAS BORN AUGUST 10 1890 IN REMSEN IOWA DIED NOV 1971

    OLDEST CHILD OF WILLIAM BECK b. 1866, d. 26 Apr 1951.

    AND Telsche FRiederika LORENZEN

    born 11 Oct 1866 in the Village of Fedderingen, City of Heide in what was then Schleswig-Holstein. Her father was Johann Bracker Lorenzen, born 26 Dec 1828 and her mother was Wiebka Catharina Rohde born 1832, both also from Fedderingen.

    HERBERTS CHILDREN WERE

    JEANETTE(STEVE)LOOMIS OF WARREN IL,RICHARD(LORRAINE)DEGNER OF PECATONICA ILL LAUREEN (STEVE)BLACKSHEAR OF MAYFIELD KY.

    I DONT KNOW HOW FAR BACK YOU HAVE BUT I HAVE WILLIAMS FAMILY AND HIS FATHERS FAMILY PASTOR CASPER TO LAURITZ O BECK PAREBTS . ACTUALLY I HAVE ABOUT 27 PAGES WITH ALL OF WILLIAMS SISTERS AND BROTHERS FAMILY. IF I REMEMBER RIGHT YOUR FAMILY IS FROM THE LILLY BECK FAMILY. HOPE THIS HELPS AND IF YOU NEED ANY MORE LET ME KNOW.

  2. E-mail message, Jeanette Loomis to RCJ, 6 May 2015
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Wiebka Catharina Rohde

Female, #3897, Deceased, b. 1832



Family: Johann Bracker Lorenzen (1828-)

Daughter*Telsche Friederika Lorenzen + (1866-)



Biographical Details

1832BirthWiebka Catharina Rohde was born in 1832 at Fedderingen Village in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein.1
Marr-PartnersShe married Johann Bracker Lorenzen.2
1866Birth of ChildHer daughter, Telsche Friederika Lorenzen, was born on 11 October 1866 in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein.

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Jeanette Loomis to RCJ, 6 May 2015,

    MY PARENTS WERE HERBERT DEGNER AND PHYLLIS HIGHBARGER

    BORN AUG 1934 AND DIED 2007

    HERBERT WAS BORN JULY 10 1923 RUTHTON MINN TO ADELE BECK

    AND RICHARD DEGNER BORN 1889 DIED 1928

    . ADELE WAS BORN AUGUST 10 1890 IN REMSEN IOWA DIED NOV 1971

    OLDEST CHILD OF WILLIAM BECK b. 1866, d. 26 Apr 1951.

    AND Telsche FRiederika LORENZEN

    born 11 Oct 1866 in the Village of Fedderingen, City of Heide in what was then Schleswig-Holstein. Her father was Johann Bracker Lorenzen, born 26 Dec 1828 and her mother was Wiebka Catharina Rohde born 1832, both also from Fedderingen.

    HERBERTS CHILDREN WERE

    JEANETTE(STEVE)LOOMIS OF WARREN IL,RICHARD(LORRAINE)DEGNER OF PECATONICA ILL LAUREEN (STEVE)BLACKSHEAR OF MAYFIELD KY.

    I DONT KNOW HOW FAR BACK YOU HAVE BUT I HAVE WILLIAMS FAMILY AND HIS FATHERS FAMILY PASTOR CASPER TO LAURITZ O BECK PAREBTS . ACTUALLY I HAVE ABOUT 27 PAGES WITH ALL OF WILLIAMS SISTERS AND BROTHERS FAMILY. IF I REMEMBER RIGHT YOUR FAMILY IS FROM THE LILLY BECK FAMILY. HOPE THIS HELPS AND IF YOU NEED ANY MORE LET ME KNOW.

  2. E-mail message, Jeanette Loomis to RCJ, 6 May 2015
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Richard Lynn Degner

Male, #3898, Living



Parents

Father*Herbert F. Degner (1923-2014)
Mother*Phyllis Highbarger (1934-2007)

Relationships3rd cousin of Mollie Jenks Edson
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark


Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:20:53

Laureen Christen Degner

Female, #3899, Living



Parents

Father*Herbert F. Degner (1923-2014)
Mother*Phyllis Highbarger (1934-2007)

Family 1: Kary L. Christen (1962-2002)


Relationships3rd cousin of Mollie Jenks Edson
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark


Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:20:53

Steven Blackshear

Male, #3900, Living






Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:20:53