Nine Generations
Jeanette Degner
Parents
| Father* | Herbert F. Degner (1923-2014) |
| Mother* | Phyllis Highbarger (1934-2007) |
Family 1: Ronald Dale Schwertfeger (1950-2008)
Family 2: Steve Loomis
| Relationships | 3rd cousin of Mollie Jenks Edson 3rd cousin 2 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark |
| Last Edited | 4 November 2023 08:20:53 |
Herbert F. Degner
Parents
| Father* | Richard William A. Degner (1889-1928) |
| Mother* | Adele Beck (1890-1971) |
Family 1: Phyllis Highbarger (1934-2007)
| Daughter* | Jeanette Degner |
| Son* | Richard Lynn Degner |
| Daughter* | Laureen Christen Degner |
Family 2: Doris Fishburn Bell (1917-2010)
| Relationships | 2nd cousin 1 time removed of Mollie Jenks Edson 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark |
Biographical Details
| 1923 | Birth | Herbert F. Degner was born on 10 July 1923 in Ruthton, Pipestone County, Minnesota.1 |
| 1928 | Death of Parent | His father Richard William A. Degner died on 1 January 1928 in Lincoln County, New Mexico. |
| 1940 | Residence | Herbert F. Degner, as the child of Adele Beck, resided with her in Pecatonica, Winnebago County, Illinois.2 |
| 1951 | Marr-Partners | He married Phyllis Highbarger on 20 January 1951 in Winnebago County, Illinois.3,4 |
| 1951 | Birth of Child | His daughter Jeanette Degner was born on 20 November 1951 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. |
| About 1955 | Birth of Child | His son Richard Lynn Degner was born about 1955. |
| 1963 | Birth of Child | His daughter Laureen Christen Degner was born on 16 November 1963. |
| 1967 | Divorce | Herbert F. Degner and Phyllis Highbarger were divorced in 1967.5 |
| 1971 | Death of Parent | His mother Adele Beck died on 25 November 1971 in Rock City, Stephenson County, Illinois. |
| 1974 | Marr-Partners | He married Doris Fishburn Bell on 28 December 1974.5 |
| 2007 | Death of Spouse | His former wife Phyllis Highbarger died in 2007. |
| 2010 | Death of Spouse | His wife Doris Fishburn Bell died on 4 May 2010 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois. |
| 2014 | Death | He died on 2 September 2014 at Freeport Memorial Hospital in Pecatonica, Winnebago County, Illinois.1,6 |
| 2014 | Burial | He was buried on 4 September 2014 in Pecatonica Cemetery in Pecatonica, Winnebago County, Illinois.6 |
Citations
- 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.
- 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in...
- E-mail message, Jeanette Loomis to RCJ, 6 May 2015
- 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
- Newspaper, Obituary, Freeport JournalStandard, Sept 5-6, 2014
- Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 135405404
| Last Edited | 4 November 2023 08:22:12 |
Phyllis Highbarger
Family: Herbert F. Degner (1923-2014)
| Daughter* | Jeanette Degner |
| Son* | Richard Lynn Degner |
| Daughter* | Laureen Christen Degner |
Biographical Details
| 1934 | Birth | Phyllis Highbarger was born in August 1934.1 |
| 1950 | Residence | She lived with her parents and four siblings on a farm off Route 75 in Durand, Winnebago County, Illinois on 19 April 1950.2 |
| 1951 | Marr-Partners | She married Herbert F. Degner on 20 January 1951 in Winnebago County, Illinois.3,4 |
| 1951 | Birth of Child | Her daughter Jeanette Degner was born on 20 November 1951 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. |
| About 1955 | Birth of Child | Her son Richard Lynn Degner was born about 1955. |
| 1963 | Birth of Child | Her daughter Laureen Christen Degner was born on 16 November 1963. |
| 1967 | Divorce | Herbert F. Degner and Phyllis Highbarger were divorced in 1967.5 |
| 2007 | Death | She died in 2007.1 |
| 2014 | Death of Spouse | Her former husband Herbert F. Degner died on 2 September 2014 in Pecatonica, Winnebago County, Illinois. |
Citations
- 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.
- 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
- E-mail message, Jeanette Loomis to RCJ, 6 May 2015
- 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
- Newspaper, Obituary, Freeport JournalStandard, Sept 5-6, 2014
| Last Edited | 4 November 2023 08:22:12 |
Richard William A. Degner
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
| 1889 | Birth | Richard William A. Degner was born on 3 March 1889 in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa.1,2 |
| 1917 | Draft Registration | He registered for the draft on 2 June 1917 in Murray County, Minnesota.2 |
| 1919 | Marr-Partners | He married Adele Beck on 10 October 1919.1,3 |
| 1920 | Birth of Child | His son William Richard Degner was born on 6 November 1920 in Bridgewater, McCook County, South Dakota. |
| 1923 | Birth of Child | His son Herbert F. Degner was born on 10 July 1923 in Ruthton, Pipestone County, Minnesota. |
| 1923 | Birth of Child | His son Robert H. Degner was born on 10 July 1923 in Ruthton, Pipestone County, Minnesota. |
| 1928 | Death | Richard William A. Degner died of pneumonia on 1 January 1928 in Lincoln County, New Mexico.1,4 |
| About 1928 | Burial | He was buried about 3 January 1928 in Evergreen Cemetery in Carrizozo, Lincoln County, New Mexico.4 |
| 1971 | Death of Spouse | His wife Adele Beck died on 25 November 1971 in Rock City, Stephenson County, Illinois. |
Citations
- 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.
- 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
- Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Dave and Connie Barrett Family Tree, accessed 8 Mar 2015
- Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial # 32867730
| Last Edited | 4 November 2023 08:22:12 |
Adele Beck
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) |
| Relationships | 1st cousin 2 times removed of Mollie Jenks Edson 1st cousin 4 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark |
Biographical Details
| Nickname | Adele Beck was also known as Della Beck. | |
| Married | She was also known as Adele Degner. | |
| 1890 | Birth | She was born on 10 August 1890 in Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa. SSDI gives year as 1891.1,2 |
| 1919 | Marr-Partners | She married Richard William A. Degner on 10 October 1919.1,3 |
| 1920 | Birth of Child | Her son William Richard Degner was born on 6 November 1920 in Bridgewater, McCook County, South Dakota. |
| 1923 | Birth of Child | Her son Herbert F. Degner was born on 10 July 1923 in Ruthton, Pipestone County, Minnesota. |
| 1923 | Birth of Child | Her son Robert H. Degner was born on 10 July 1923 in Ruthton, Pipestone County, Minnesota. |
| 1928 | Death of Spouse | Her husband Richard William A. Degner died on 1 January 1928 in Lincoln County, New Mexico. |
| 1940 | Occupation | On 9 May 1940 Adele Beck was a teacher in Pecatonica, Winnebago County, Illinois.4 |
| 1940 | Residence | She lived in Pecatonica, Winnebago County, Illinois on 9 May 1940. with her children.5 |
| 1951 | Death of Parent | Her father William Beck died on 26 April 1951 in Villadama, Leon, Mexico. |
| 1971 | Death | She died on 25 November 1971 in Rock City, Stephenson County, Illinois.1,6 |
Citations
- 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.
- 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
- Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Dave and Connie Barrett Family Tree, accessed 8 Mar 2015
- 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: Pecatonica, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: T627_912; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 101-13
- 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in...
- Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Unnerstall Family Tree, accessed 8 May 2015
| Last Edited | 4 November 2023 08:22:12 |
Telsche Friederika Lorenzen
Parents
| Father* | Johann Bracker Lorenzen (1828-) |
| Mother* | Wiebka Catharina Rohde (1832-) |
Family: William Beck (1866-1951)
| Daughter* | Adele Beck+ (1890-1971) |
Biographical Details
| 1866 | Birth | Telsche Friederika Lorenzen was born on 11 October 1866 at Fedderingen Village in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein.1 |
| 1890 | Birth of Child | Her daughter Adele Beck was born on 10 August 1890 in Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa. |
| 1890 | Marr-Partners | Telsche Friederika Lorenzen married William Beck on 18 November 1890 in Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa.1,2 |
| 1951 | Death of Spouse | Her husband William Beck died on 26 April 1951 in Villadama, Leon, Mexico. |
Citations
- 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.
- "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
Family: Wiebka Catharina Rohde (1832-)
| Daughter* | Telsche Friederika Lorenzen+ (1866-) |
Biographical Details
| 1828 | Birth | Johann Bracker Lorenzen was born on 26 December 1828 at Fedderingen Village in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein.1 |
| Marr-Partners | He married Wiebka Catharina Rohde.2 | |
| 1866 | Birth of Child | His daughter Telsche Friederika Lorenzen was born on 11 October 1866 in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein. |
Citations
- 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.
- E-mail message, Jeanette Loomis to RCJ, 6 May 2015
| Last Edited | 23 February 2023 09:37:51 |
Wiebka Catharina Rohde
Family: Johann Bracker Lorenzen (1828-)
| Daughter* | Telsche Friederika Lorenzen+ (1866-) |
Biographical Details
| 1832 | Birth | Wiebka Catharina Rohde was born in 1832 at Fedderingen Village in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein.1 |
| Marr-Partners | She married Johann Bracker Lorenzen.2 | |
| 1866 | Birth of Child | Her daughter Telsche Friederika Lorenzen was born on 11 October 1866 in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein. |
Citations
- 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.
- E-mail message, Jeanette Loomis to RCJ, 6 May 2015
| Last Edited | 23 February 2023 09:37:51 |
Richard Lynn Degner
Parents
| Father* | Herbert F. Degner (1923-2014) |
| Mother* | Phyllis Highbarger (1934-2007) |
Family: Lorraine Ann Snook
| Relationships | 3rd 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
Parents
| Father* | Herbert F. Degner (1923-2014) |
| Mother* | Phyllis Highbarger (1934-2007) |
Family 1: Kary L. Christen (1962-2002)
Family 2: Steven Blackshear
| Relationships | 3rd 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
Family: Laureen Christen Degner
| Last Edited | 4 November 2023 08:20:53 |