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     She was born before 13 February 1759.¹

Catherin Elisabeth Kellermann married Joan Rudolph Bremer before 13 February 1759.¹

     She was born before November 1759.¹

Catherin Elisabeth Kellermann married Bernhard Hennrich Aussel before November 1759.¹

     She was born on 13 August 1871 at Juneau, Dodge County, Wisconsin.^1,2,3,4 She was the daughter of Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann and Katharina Luber.

Cecelia Josephine Kellermann was baptized on 13 August 1871 at St. Henry's Church, Watertown, Wisconsin. The baptism was witnessed by Anna Luber.¹

Cecelia Josephine Kellermann signed the autograph book of her classmate, Estelle Hubbard, 23 January 1889.⁵

Cecelia Josephine Kellermann was educated at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in 1890 in Marinette, Marinette County, Wisconsin.⁶

Cecelia Josephine Kellermann lived at 803 Currie Street in 1900 in Marinette.⁷

Her obit says that she was married in 1900; however, she was living with her parents in the 1900 census.

Cecelia Josephine Kellermann married Joseph Albert John Lauerman, son of Joseph Lauerman and Antonia Kratochville, on 14 February 1901 at Marinette, Marinette County, Wisconsin.
The following wedding announcement was printed in the Marinette Daily Eagle:
LEAVE AMID RICE AND SHOES
Presents of Every Sort Showered
Upon Them by Well-wishing Friends
and Cordial Demonstration Follows
at the Train
Joseph A. J. Lauerman and Miss Cecilia Kellerman were married at half past six o'clock this morning at Our Lady of Lourdes church, by the Rev. Father Lochman.
The wedding was quiet and marked by simplicity throughout. A few friends had been bidden to the church and these followed the bride and groom to the train southbound and wished them well in unmistakable and eloquent demonstrations.

Miss Marie Louise Nadeau presided at the organ and the stirring notes of Lohengrin's wedding march followed the couple as they left the church. Miss Kellerman entered and approached the altar on the arm of the best man. Mr. John O'Connell, while Mr. Lauerman led the maid of honor, Miss Minerva Lynes.

After the ceremony the party with guests harried to the Northwestern depot and took the train at 7:40 for Milwaukee, where Mr. and Mrs. Lauerman will be the guests of Mr. Herman Benedict, a friend of the groom's in Milwaukee, and a gentleman well known in Marinette. After a few days with Mr. Benedict the young people will take a southern trip, visiting New Orleans, Memphis and Hot Springs, returning in three weeks to take up their home in the Flannigan residence on State street, which has been prepared for them with every comfort imaginable.

Presents From Many Friends

It would be hard to find a young couple in this city more showered with good wishes than Mr. and Mrs. Lauerman. Both well known and with friends by the score, both prominent in social and church circles, it is little to be wondered at that Mr. Lauerman's office, the new home on State street and the bride's home on Currie street are today literally overrunning with wedding gifts of all sorts, eloquent expressions of regard and affection from many friends in all quarters. A list of these gifts would be hard to prepare and long to read but when the young people come home and settle down their friends will have a chance to call and see these pleasant messengers of regard.

Mrs. Lauerman has for eight or ten years been active in social and church circles. A charming young lady in every ideal way, she has always been at the front in every move of a charitable nature and in her church connections was ever depended on when help was needed. For years she has leased her voice to choir work and her sweet singing has been heard on many occasions for charity or someone's benefit. It was indeed the unanimous testimony of Mr. Lauerman's friends at his bachelor dinner Saturday evening that he had been most fortunate in securing such a bride and the young lady must indeed been flattered if she heard of the eloquent and kindly toasts proposed to her on that occasion and blushingly admitted by the groom and applauded by the guests at the tables.
Fun at the Depot

The friends of the couple gathered in force at the train and the usual shower of castaway boots, shoes and the slippers, to say nothing of rice in liberal quantities, followed the couple onto and into the train. This pretty wedding and the kindly approval of so many friends on this St. Valentine's day proves beyond a doubt that the little fellow is still busy and consummating happy matches.

In an effort to show their regard for Mr. Lauerman the employees of the Savings Bank got together and presented him with a magnificent leather covered lounge and a Morris chair, as fine specimens of furniture maker's art as ever came to Marinette, while the Briney club, mindful that another chair was needed, presented the couple with a handsome leather chair, matched with the other gift. The Elks Lodge also presented a full outfit of solid spoons, knives and forks.
The bride wore a dress of gray broadcloth trimmed with chiffon and real lace and the maid of honor wore blue foulard trimmed with chiffon and black appliqué. Both the ladies wore black hats. The groom and his best man were attired in the conventional afternoon wedding clothes for gentlemen, frock coat, light striped trousers, etc.^8,9,10

Cecelia Josephine Kellermann witnessed the baptism of Edgar Joseph Kellerman on 24 March 1908 at St. Henry's Catholic Church, Watertown.

Cecelia Josephine Kellermann and Joseph Albert John Lauerman lived at 1975 Riverside Drive in 1920 in Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin.⁶

Cecelia Josephine Kellermann lived at 1975 Riverside Avenue on 22 June 1942 in Marinette; The following article appeared in the Marinette Eagle-Star on 22 June 1942:
Mrs. J. A. J. Lauerman, 1975 Riverside avenue, returned Sunday evening from a three weeks' visit with her daughter, Mrs. Eugene Brennan of Chicago, Mrs. Alex Casper of Park Ridge, Ill., and Mrs. E. A. Meyer of Green Bay. Mrs. Meyer came from Green Bay this morning to spend the day with her mother.⁶

Cecelia Josephine Kellermann died on 17 September 1954 at Marinette at age 83.^10,4

The following obituary appeared in the Marinette Eagle-Star:
     Mrs. Lauerman Stricken Today
     Had Resided Here For Many Years
     Mrs. Cecelia Lauerman, 83, prominent Marinette resident, died early today at her home at 1975 Riverside Ave. Though she had been ill a long time, death was unexpected.
     Mrs. Lauerman was long active in Catholic circles, having been a charter member of The Catholic Woman's Club. She was also a member of the Lourdes Altar Society, the Lourdes Alumni and was a Franciscan Tertiary.
     
     She sang in Our Lady of Lourdes Church choir for 15 years while the late Father Fox, later Bishop Fox, was pastor here, an experience of which she was proud.
     She was born Aug. 13, 1871, at Juneau, the daughter of the late Henry Kellerman and Katherine Luber Kellerman. At the age of 13, she enrolled in St. Mary's Academy at Prairie du Chien, and the following year moved with her family to Marinette. She had resided here ever since.
     While here, she attended St. Mary's Institute, now Our Lady of Lourdes High School.
     In 1900, she married the late Joseph A. J. Lauerman.
     Survivors are five children, Henry J. Lauerman of Menominee, Mrs. Eugene Brennan of Chicago, Mrs. Alex Kaspar of Park Ridge, Ill., Mrs. C. Clarke Glavin of Pelham Manor, N. Y., and Mrs. Edward L. Meyer of Green Bay. A son, Joseph Jr., preceded her in death.
     
     Also surviving are one brother, Harry Kellerman of Watertown; one sister, Mrs. George Newton of marinette, and 26 grandchildren. Two sisters and five brothers preceded her in death.
     The body was taken to the McClain-Thielen-Langer funeral home. Services are incomplete.⁸

Lauerman Family Reunion on 4 July 2003 at Lauerman Inn, Marinette, Wisconsin.¹¹

     She was born on 3 September 1730 at Münster, Westphalia.¹ She was the daughter of Gerhard Kellermann and Anna Christina Voss.¹

Christina Helena Kellermann was baptized. Witnesses were Johann Heinrich Wiedebusch and Christina Helena von Hohenholte.²

Christina Helena Kellermann married Ernst Heinrich Greive on 12 October 1752 at Münster, Westphalia.¹

     She was born on 8 February 1904 at Neuss, Rheinland, Germany.¹ She was the daughter of Franz Kellermann and Maria Degenhardt.¹

Christine Kellermann married Wilhelm Kampmann on 28 May 1936 at Neuss, Rheinland, Germany.¹

Christine Kellermann was a witness when Franz Kellermann was gathering with the family in 1954.²

Christine Kellermann was a witness when Adolf Kellermann was gathering with the family in 1970.²

Christine Kellermann died on 29 September 1974 at Neuss at age 70.¹

     She was born on 8 March 1826 at Schoneboeck, Westphalia. She is the daughter of Bernhard Kellermann and Anna Christina Kinneboeck.

Clara Kellermann was baptized on 10 March 1826 at Nienburge, Westphalia.

     She was born on 9 September 1939 at Osterode, Lower Saxony.¹ She was the daughter of Rudolf Kellermann and Maria Gebhardt.¹

Edda Kellermann died on 19 September 1989 at age 50; Died of cancer.^1,2

     She was born on 12 June 1912 at Neuss, Rheinland, Germany.¹ She was the daughter of Franz Kellermann and Maria Degenhardt.¹

Elisabeth Kellermann was a witness when Franz Kellermann was gathering with the family in 1954.²

Elisabeth Kellermann was a witness when Adolf Kellermann was gathering with the family in 1970.²

Elisabeth Kellermann died on 14 July 1996 at Neuss at age 84.¹

     She was born before 1734.¹

Elisabeth Kellermann witnessed the baptism of Stephan Kellermann on 2 May 1734 at Havixbeck, Westphalia; Additional witness: Stephan Wagener.¹

Elisabeth Kellermann witnessed the baptism of Catherin Elisabeth Bremer on 13 February 1759 at Havixbeck, Westphalia.¹

     She was born on 1 April 1839. She is the daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm Kellermann and Gertrud Levermann.

Elizabeth Bernardine Gertrud Kellermann was baptized on 2 April 1839 at Münster, Westphalia.

     She was born on 3 September 1933 at Neuss - Böderich, Rheinland, Germany.¹ She is the daughter of Rudolf Kellermann and Maria Gebhardt.¹

Eugenie Kellermann was a witness when Adolf Kellermann was celebrating his 80th birthday on 27 January 2001.

     He was born on 19 July 1840 at Münster, Westphalia.^1,2,3,4 He was the son of Maximilian Franz Kellermann and Sofie Schengber.

Ferdinand Anton Joseph Kellermann was baptized on 20 July 1840 at St. Ludgeri, Münster. Sponsors: Ferdinand Joanning, Agnes Schenkber.^1,5,2,4

Ferdinand Anton Joseph Kellermann immigrated on 28 August 1865 to New York, New York; The correlation in this record may simply be coincidental.

An F. Kellermann, aged 25, was known to have sailed aboard the Hansa from Bremen and Southhampton to New York, arriving on 28 Aug 1865.⁶

Ferdinand Anton Joseph Kellermann lived in 1871 in Michigan.⁷

Ferdinand Anton Joseph Kellermann lived in 1874 in Juneau, Dodge County, Wisconsin.⁷

Ferdinand Anton Joseph Kellermann was naturalized in 1876 at Dodge County, Wisconsin.⁸

Ferdinand Anton Joseph Kellermann was a merchant before 21 August 1877 at Juneau.⁹

Ferdinand Anton Joseph Kellermann died on 22 August 1877 at Juneau, Dodge County, Wisconsin, at age 37; Alternate Death Date
His obituary in the Beaver Dam Argus lists his date of death as August 22nd, 1877.^10,7

Ferdinand Anton Joseph Kellermann was buried at Holy Assumption Cemetery after 22 August 1877 at Clyman, Dodge County, Wisconsin.⁹

Ferdinand Anton Joseph's obituary was printed on 30 August 1877:
DIED.--In this village, on Wednesday morning, Aug. 22d, at the residence of his brother, Henry, Ferd. Kellerman. Deceased was born in Muenster, Westpalen, July 17th, 1840, and was therefore in his 38th year at the time of his death. He was in the act of rising from his bed when a blood vessel burst, causing death instantly. He had been sick for the past five or six years, first with fever and ague which finally settled on his lungs, causing slow consumption. His death though sudden was hourly expected, and the many friends that he made during his presence here, mourn his loss deeply.¹⁰

     She was born on 17 November 1831. She is the daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm Kellermann and Gertrud Levermann.

Francisca Bernardina Sibella Kellermann was baptized on 20 November 1831 at Münster, Westphalia.

     She was born on 1 August 1844. She is the daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm Kellermann and Gertrud Levermann.

Francisca Friederica Kellermann was baptized on 4 August 1844 at Münster, Westphalia.

     He was born on 19 July 1875 at Münster, Westphalia.¹ He was the son of Wilhelm Franz Carl Kellermann and Christina Jülkenbeck.¹

Franz Kellermann was a gartendirektor at Neuss, Rheinland, Germany.¹

Franz Kellermann married Maria Degenhardt, daughter of Georg Degenhardt and Sophie Pforr, on 12 October 1901 at Kassel, Hesse.¹

Franz Kellermann lived in Neuss.²

From the History of the Kellerman Family

Here I answer a wish of my son Rudolf that was for me to write a short history of the Kellermann family. Unfortunately, this article can only extend to my great grandparents, because my ancestors from earlier generations are unknown to me. The older generations were all from Westphalen, most of them originated from the vicinity of Münster as well as from Telgte, Handorf, Altenberge, etc. They were all innkeepers, farmers, distillers, smiths, and landlords. I have written in more detail about the lives of my parents, my siblings, and mine, and about those things that I thought would be of most interest to my children. I hope that my children will be satisfied with my efforts.

The Kellerman Family Chronicle
Since I lost my parents at the age of six, I unfortunately cannot write about them as much as I would like. I can only remember my father vaguely, he died in 1881. My mother died in 1882, and I can remember a little bit more about her. From my knowledge, she never spoke about our ancestors. What I do know I learned from a half-sister of my father, who was the old aunt Johanna and also a little information from my mother's brother, Uncle Heinrich, by whom I was raised. Uncle Heinrich was not comfortable in speaking about my parents because in their last years they had difficult and painful lives.

My Paternal Ancestors
My grandfather, Franz Kellermann, was a distiller. He was the second husband of my grandmother; the first one was called Leppermann. The property of my grandparents was located in Münster NW, on the corner of Königstrasse and Schützenstrasse. There they had a distillery with the appropriate property, as well as a grocery store; in this complex, they also resided. And in the area before the city gates, they owned approximately 50 morgens of land. They were respected burgers. Also at this time, they owned two horses, 6 cows, and a herd of swine. The first marriage of my grandmother with William Leppermann produced three children. William, who later inherited this property, and who was married to Katherina Althaus from Telgte. Then came Elisabeth who was married to Pape, the owner of the brewery which was located on the Clemensstrasse. Then came Johanna who was somewhat deformed and lived unmarried her entire life in her parents' house. This aunt, more than anyone else, gave more attention to us, the orphan children.
As long as I lived in Münster, I had to have dinner with her every Sunday. The other two mentioned children took little or no notice of us after the death of our parents. From my grandmother's first marriage with Wilhelm Leppermann, Katherina Althaus had four children. Her oldest son Hermann was later a gymnasium professor in Paderborn and in Münster. He was married to Cäcila Tyssen and died in 1922. Her second son was Ferdinand, who took over the family business and was married to Wilhelmina Heissing from Warendorf. He died in 1904. His widow married the gymnasium director, Dr. Hermkes Eschweiler, and so it happened that the grandparents' properties when completely into the hands of strangers. The oldest daughter from Wilhelm Leppermann, Sophie, married a butcher called Rapp from Münster. The youngest of Wilhelm Leppermann, died at the age of 16. The marriage of Elisabeth Leppermann with the brewer Pape produced four children. All of the above mentioned people are already dead.

My grandmother's second marriage with the distiller Franz Kellermann produced four sons. The eldest was my father, then came uncle Ferdinand, then Heinrich and Bernhard. After my father married Christine Jülkenbeck in 1867, he received from his father 6,000 taler which enabled him to take over a distillery on the Breitegasse in Münster, after which his three younger brothers immigrated to America, where Heinrich married a German girl from Württemberg. This marriage produced nine children, the eldest daughter Cecilia visited Germany in the summer of 1926 and also visited us here in Neuss. Heinrich died when he was 86 years of age in the state of Wisconsin in the city of Marinette. Ferdinand also died there several years after his immigration. In 1883, Bernhard returned to Münster and married Helene Focke. He owned in Münster on the Südstrasse a grocery store with living quarters. In 1894, he and his only child died. His widow died in 1935 in Düsseldorf.

My Parents
My father was a successful brewer, who served in the Kaiser Franz-Garde-Genadier Regiment in Berlin and fought in the war of 1870-71. When I was a child I played with the medals that he was awarded from this war, but they have been lost since then. After his marriage he took over a distillery with living quarters and a bakery on the Breitegasse in Münster from a widow for whom he worked for a few years as a brewmaster. It was very nice business that exists today and is now in the possession of a family called Beisenkötter. It consists of a large house with a garden and a distillery, a bakery, and a vegetable garden surrounded with hundred-year-old chestnut trees, a beautiful bowling alley, etc. In the main house, there was a large beer kitchen as they were in the former times, two large drawing rooms, and a large number of living rooms. We had chickens, one horse, two cows, and a number of pigs in the barn, and, before the city, on what is now called Josefskirche on the Hammerstrasse two beautiful gardens, in which I spent a lot of time. My father died at age 42 in 1881. My mother continued to run the business under difficult circumstances, until she became ill and in February 1882 died the age of 42. The property was then sold by my relatives for the balance of the mortgage of 45,000 to the distiller Beisenkötter which today is still in the possession of that family. Nothing remained for us children. About which acquaintances later expressed their indignation, especially after my father's oldest half-sister, Mrs. Pape, took over the two gardens from the estate to pay my mother's unpaid bill of 500 reichmarks, a few years later many lots were sold from this property for building purposes. And so we four children were left with nothing. My sister Johanna still says today when we speak of our parents "we were certainly poor children." We lost everything, the estate of my father and also the estate that my mother brought into the marriage.

My Maternal Ancestors
My grandfather, John Jülkenbeck, came from Telgte by Münster. My grandmother who was born Jockweg came from Altenberge by Münster. I have been told, that my father was originally a bookbinder but after he purchased the property on the Bohlweg in Münster, which is today in the possession of my cousin Adolf Jülkenbeck, became a farmer that produced market vegetables. These grandparents had eight grandchildren. The oldest girl, Marta, entered the convent at an early age in Münster. She was very similar to her sister, my mother. I often visited her. She was very good and she looked after us the orphan children. She died in 1898 at the age of 62. The second oldest child was Franz, who after the death of my grandparents took over the business and the farm and was married to Therese Holtmann, a farmer's daughter. She died in 1913 and Franz died in 1919. They left six children, Bernhard, Adolf, Heinrich, Christine, Therese, and Anna.
The third oldest girl was my mother. She married in 1867 at the age of 28 to my father and died in 1882 in the hospital in Mauritz. She was at the hospital from November 1881 for three months and I visited her often with my aunt. We can say that she always had something for us children, and when we would leave her room she would stroke our hair at which time tears always appeared in her eyes because by then she must have known that she must die. Once when we went to visit her she was already dead. She was too good to live, she shared everything with poor people, even then when she herself had almost nothing. She was buried in the Mauritz cemetery in Münster. Whenever I visit Münster, I always visit her grave. She must have been a very good housekeeper, because until her marriage she was responsible for the management of her parents' household. Years ago an old man who knew my mother very well told me that "your father took the best cow out of the Jülkenbeck's barn." I can remember very clearly as a small child, when she was a widow, I worked with her until late in the evening helping her with the household chores. The fourth oldest child was Aunt Therese. She remained unmarried, she had a heart condition. A veterinarian, Dr. Sterntrupp wanted to marry her. He came to visit her each week but because of her illness nothing came of this. She was the soul who, from her and Uncle Heinrich's market garden, went every morning to the market to sell their products and bring a lot of money home. This Aunt Therese was my second mother. She was very strict with me but otherwise very good. On the morning of February 4, 1894, she was found dead in her bed. She died from a heart attack at the age of 52 years. Until her death, it was said and understood that I would someday take over the market garden from Uncle Heinrich but after her death this was never spoken of. The fifth oldest child was Pastor Adolf Jülkenbeck, a fine religious man, a first class nature animal and bird friend, who himself would go into the forest and look for birds. For many years he was a chaplain at the Aigidi Church in Münster and then twelve years a naval chaplain in Wilhelmshaven, and then until his death, the pastor in Dronsteinfurt by Münster. He lived there in a beautiful parsonage, an old Westphalen farmhouse. He had many rare curiosities brought to him by the sailors from overseas. He also had various animals like monkeys, parrots, Chinese dogs, and a large collection of rare birds. He had a beautiful garden with a pond full of rare fishes and in his room he had a wonderful parrot. When he entered his room in the mornings, the parrot would say to him "good morning, uncle pastor." When he would take a piece of sugar in his fingers, the parrot would say "please, please, uncle pastor." He died in 1906 at the age of 62 of pneumonia. I visited him often and trimmed his grapevines. For which he gave me each time 10 RM. He left an estate of 24,000 RM which he bequeathed to the church which he earned through his income as an author. The sixth oldest child was Uncle Heinrich to whom I was sent after the death of my parents, and as long as he lived he took the place of my father. He had with his sisters, Therese and Franziska, purchased a market garden from a family named Feldmann, after their marriage of their eldest brother Franz. He was a good man, very religious and fair. In 1894, after the death of his sister Therese, he leased his market garden but before that his younger sister Franziska married the estate owner Anton Lehmann in 1886. Uncle Heinrich was a very good and industrious gardener and a great lover of animals. He had four cows, one horse, and a number of pigs in his barn, all types of dogs and birds which he very carefully cared for. When he purchased this property originally in 1874, there was an old house in the middle of the garden, however, in 1884, he built a new house for himself for 40,000 RM directly on the Bohlweg in which today my cousin Heinrich Lehmann lives. Everything that I am today I owe to Uncle Heinrich, my education and in part my current house in Neuss. My children often spent their vacations there, Rudolf, Johanna, Christa, Maria, and Trude can still remember him quite well. He died in 1923 at the age of 78. In Münster, he was a very respected man. I will never forget him. The seventh oldest child was Aunt Anna. She was teacher in Enninger, a very proud person. During the vacation time she regularly came to visit Uncle Heinrich in Münster. People say she was a little bit too proud to walk on the sidewalk. She did not interest herself in us orphans, in 1909 she died of pneumonia at the age of 62 and her plan to travel to Rome in that year came to nothing. She was only interested in the family Lehmann in Enninger where she often visited, Mrs Lehmann was her sister and she was the person who arranged the marriage. The youngest of the siblings of my mother was Aunt Franziska, who until her marriage in 1886 with the estate owner Anton Lehmann from Enninger was the second woman in the market garden from Uncle Heinrich. She was always very loving even in my earliest childhood. Later I had less contact with her, although twice in 1887 and 1888 I spent six weeks with her during the vacation time on her beautiful 300 morgen estate. Since she was a partner in the property of Uncle Heinrich after his death she took the house and a large portion of the garden. She opposed my right of inheritance from Uncle Heinrich's estate, she did not behave herself very well, in fact she attempted to have me disinherited which however did not happen. She died in 1933 at 82 years old. Before that, she broke all contact with me. Her husband died in 1938 at 86 years of age. Lehmann as well as his wife took the entire inheritance from their siblings who preceded them in death. The other relative only received valueless furniture and pictures. None of them were able to go against them in court including Uncle Heinrich who was too good of a person. This aunt had three children, Therese, who died six weeks after her birth, Heinrich, who today is an architect in Münster, and Franz, who inherited the estate.

My Siblings and I
My parents had nine children, five of which died in their childhood--Heinrich, Johannes, Sophie, Therese, and Adolf. At the death of my mother, my oldest brother Wilhelm was still alive, my oldest sister Franziska, I, and my youngest sister Johanna. We four children were taken to live with relatives on the same day November 1881 my mother was taken to the hospital. My brother Wilhelm 14 years of age was taken to the youngest half-sister of my father, Aunt Johanna who lived on Königstrasse. My sister Franziska, 13 years of age, was taken to the oldest half-sister of my father, the Mrs. Pape, on the Clemensstrasse, I, 6 years of age, was taken to my Uncle Heinrich on the Bohlweg, and my youngest sister Johanna, 3 years of age, was taken to my mother's cousin, the city counciler Kleinmann on lived on the Goldstrasse. We four children who lived without any problems in our parents' house were suddenly completely separated from each other.
This was particularly difficult for my youngest sister Johanna. People later told me that for a long time she cried for me and often said "I want to go to Franz". But since to reach the Kleinmann house, it was only necessary to go through Uncle Heinrich's garden, I was often taken to play with her. My brother Wilhelm and my sister Franziska often went to visit her because they were older, but still it was very difficult for her. I also for a long time missed my mother, also because my uncle and my aunt because of their work were not able to pay so much attention to me as my mother did. However, in retrospect we children were very well taken care of.

Biography of My Brother William
After the death of my mother in February 1881, my brother William, who lived with Aunt Johanna, became an apprentice in the big department store of Herbermann and Höter which was located on the old Steinweg in Münster. After he finished his three-year apprenticeship, he took employment in the paint store Simons and Hüssen that was located in the Roggenmarket in Münster. Here he remained until 1890. Since he did not have to become a soldier, in the autumn 1890 he went to Düsseldorf to work in the firm of Pelke and Jürgens, which in the Ellermühle conducted a grain and cereal business.
In 1891, I visited him there with my cousin Lepperman. During this trip I visited Köln for the first time. In the spring of 1897, he returned to Münster and took a job with the firm Werner and Stemper, located on the Körderstrasse and then after a few years he took a job with the firm Giesen on the Jüdefelderstrasse. He left this position in 1908 and became a bookkeeper with the Westphalian County Credit Institute on the Schorlemerstrasse, where he remained until his death in 1921. During the period he lived in Münster, he always lived with our old Aunt Johanna who took very good care of him and by whom he was able to save a lot of money. At his death he had an estate worth 54,000RM, which my sister Johanna and I inherited, however, which became worthless because of the inflation. We could only save a few thousand marks. In 1905, after the death of Aunt Johanna, William was taken care of in the same apartment by an old lady called Miss Schwarz. When my sister Johanna, who was married since 1904, moved into the house on the Piusallee of her father-in-law, the state counciler Kleinmann, who died in 1911, my brother William moved in with her and lived there until his death. William who was a bachelor was a good honest man, and was highly thought of as a civil servant. He had as a bachelor his own peculiarities. He especially drank a lot of beer which was the cause of his premature death. He died in November 1921 from cancer after staying in the hospital for two months in Mauritz at the age of 53. He is buried in the Mauritz cemetery in Münster. I will never forget him, because he helped me a great deal-a young man who didn't have much money. From the first money that he earned, he purchased tombstones for our parents and for our oldest sister Franziska, which we appreciated very much.

My oldest sister Franziska went to live with the oldest half-sister of my father, a Mrs. Pape, as was previously said. There she learned how to cook and she helped in their business. I visited her there frequently and when I did I always had to eat a great big butter and bread sandwich. And only after I finished that was I allowed to leave. She was very fond of me and I was very fond of her. She often brought me back to Uncle Heinrich's apartment and on the way home she told me many wonderful fairytales. At age 16, she became ill and died after several months of consumption. She was buried in the cemetery on the Weselerstrasse next to my father. However, the graves are no longer there, because the beginning of this century, a church was built on that location.

My youngest sister Johanna was taken to the home of a cousin of my mother after the disbursement of the children from our parents' house. She was married to the city counciler Kleinmann who later became an honorary citizen of Münster. She was well received by the old cousin Frau Kleinmann and her daughter and a strict upbringing. She especially had a strict religious education but she was also allowed to be exposed to many things. At 18, she entered the Friedrichsburg school in Münster which was run by an order of Catholic nuns. After that she spent a year working in the rectory of Borghorst by Burgsteinfurst and then she returned to the Kleinmann family. In 1904 at the age of 25 she married the teacher Ferdinand Quante who taught at the Mauritzschule in Münster for many years. This marriage produced eight children, Anna, Elizabeth, Anton, Adolf, Franziska, Bernhard, Johanna, and Wilhelm. Bernhard was killed in June 1940 in a battle in Belgium. In 1934 her husband died. She lives until today in the Kleinmann house on the Piusallee in Miete. Kleinmann in his will left his entire fortune and his property to the bishop of Münster although my sister received her original dowry and also an amount of cash, but most of this was lost through the inflation. Johanna and I have always understood each other well. We visit each other quite frequently.

My Biography

Last autumn it was 60 years ago that my siblings and I left our parents' house. I can clearly remember the event. An empty vegetable wagon came to our parents' house and I had to climb aboard. After which my things were put aboard which included a cage with my two rabbits, my green-painted sled, and a box with my clothing. That was all that I took with me from my parents' house. I had no idea what was going to happen to me, but the journey brought me to my uncle and to my aunt, who lived on Vohlweg, where we as children so often visited. It was strange from me that first night to be prepared for my bed by an unknown young girl. However, during the next days, I was taken to the market and to the fields which I enjoyed very much. I frequently asked about my mother and I was told that my mother was in the hospital and that when she would recover she would return to us. When I was at home, I had to, of course, go to school, now I did not have to go to school, but my new freedom did not last long. My aunt Therese enrolled me in the St. Mauritz School. There I remained seven and a half years. At the beginning I was with the teacher Surhold, then by Mölle, and the last three years by the rector Petermann. On the eighth day of my stay with my uncle, he obtained a new gray horse. I was told that St. Nikolaus brought this horse. My uncle had this horse for ten years and I often had the opportunity to ride him. In the house of my uncle and my aunt I had a problem-free youth, but it was not the same as my parents' house. Because when I compare the life of my children in our family house on the Parstrasse so I must say such a family life I did not have. In addition to my schoolwork, I had to make myself useful. I had to pick up supplies, I had to bring vegetable and milk to the city and later with the horse I was able to pick up produce from the fields. My uncle also had four apprentices working for him so I was never at a loss for a playmate, but a ward is always difficult. I had to sleep alone in a warehouse room and had to go to bed in the dark, before which I had to say my evening prayers in the kitchen. There alone in my bedroom I shed many tears, in fact the most of my life. During the time I had to often think of my parents' house. When I was 14 years of age and I was finished with school, my aunt asked me if I wanted to continue my studies. I said no and I therefore received a blue gardener's apron and I came to my Uncle Heinrich as an apprentice. From April 1, 1889, until February 1, 1892, I learned about gardening and I had to work very hard. In summer from 5 o'clock in the morning until 8 o'clock in the evening, we worked. Digging, planting, fertilizing, working with the tractor, harvesting and everything that must be done in a large vegetable garden. Also I had to often go to the market with my aunt. I was frequently told that I must be the best of the workers. Therefore, I learned to be a good worker. In this type of work, one did not consider theoretical ideas practical. I thought at that time that I was someday expected to inherit the vegetable garden from my uncle but then I also thought it would be a good idea that I should also have experience in another type of work. Therefore, on February 1, 1892, through the arrangements made by my aunt, who was a nun in a convent, but who previously worked for Jakob Bender in his large vegetable garden in Koblenz, I was taken to Koblenz by my Uncle Heinrich. Here I worked as a volunteer for two years.
There I learned a great deal but I did not particularly like being there because the old head gardener was a grumpy unfriendly old bachelor. In addition to that the food and accommodations were bad and I was most happy when my aunt wrote after two years that I should return to Münster. The recreation room for the gardeners in Koblenz was also used as a workroom for preplanting and garland binding. It was often most unpleasant to be there. So with great joy on the first of February 1894, I returned to Uncle Heinrich. I was only there ten days when they found Aunt Therese in the morning dead in her bed. She died from a heart attack. Now my second mother was also dead, and I mourned her almost more than I did my own mother, because I was older and I realized what had happened. It was especially difficult for Uncle Heinrich for now he was alone, and the housekeeper Angela was no substitute, and so he decided to sell the vegetable garden, even though his siblings were against the idea. One day my uncle said to me, "You have to find yourself another position. I have leased out my garden." This was very hard for me because then I realized that my hope to remain with him would not be possible. I was at that time 20 years of age and I found through the help of a friend of mine who was also a gardener on January 1, 1895, a position as gardener by the Baron von Oer who owned the Castle Egelberg estate which was located by the village Legden in the district Ahaus. There life was quite beautiful. I lived together with the forester. In my free time and on Sundays we went hunting, we had a good apartment, good food, and in spite of the loneliness I did have good friends in the village Legden. There I learned my hunting skills. Unfortunately this good life did not last long. I was now more than 20 years old and I had to join the army. I had to report for duty in Ahaus. At the beginning I was assigned to the foot artillery regiment in Köln, and then later I was assigned to the infantry regiment under General Herwath von Bittenfeld in Münster. On October 15, 1895, I began my service in this regiment with 70 other young men, most of whom came from the coal-mining district and we were lodged in the Höster military camp. Here we spent 6 hard months in basic training as recruits under the unfriendly old captain von Lösewitz, in April we joined the regulars. In summer, we participated in company and battalion exercises in the Loddenheide. In the autumn, we participated for 6 weeks in sharpshooting exercises with the regiment and with the hunters from Büchburg, and we spent 14 days in maneuvers in the Sauerland after which we returned to Münster. On September 27, 1896, with four other comrades who were also privates we were put under the command of the Captain Edler von Greve, and efficient and good man. In the following winter, my assignment was to instruct new recruits, which I enjoyed very much. Then in the summer of 1897, we again went on company and battalion maneuvers, and then for the next 6 weeks we went for additional exercises to the Friedrichsfeld by Wesel. From there we returned to Münster, and then in September by train we went to Cronau on the Holland border and then we went to Mannöver through Ahaus, Borken, Bocholt by Wesel, and then through the Rhine valley through Xanten and then we went as far as Coch. These were the most beautiful days of my army career. On the 20th of September I was released from the army as a noncommissioned officer. Throughout my army service during my free time, evenings, and on Sundays, I visited Uncle Heinrich, where I was always very well fed and often helped him in his garden. He frequently gave me money and for Christmas in 1895 he gave me a complete army uniform. A few months before my separation from the army, I begin looking for a job. I could return to the Edelberg castle because I wanted to work in a nursery school so on the 27th of September 1897, I began working for Heinrich Laurentius nursery school in Krefeld. I lived there with a master baker and stayed in his oven room. The working conditions in the nursery were good and also there wasn't much to do, but it didn't pay very much, 30 RM a month with free meals, therefore with my new work I wasn't too satisfied and seriously decided I should learn to do something else. I was advised that I should become more knowledgeable with the theoretical aspects of gardening so I could find a better job. Personally I had no money. With my monthly salary of 30 RM I was barely able to pay my basic expenses. In the gardening profession trade papers, they frequently recommended a private garden school in Köstritz in Thuringen, in which school a student could work for the school in the afternoon and receive free classes in the morning and in addition to that he could live and receive his meals in a dormitory free of charge. I made an application to this institution and I was accepted. I did not inform my uncle of this decision because I hoped to be able to achieve this without becoming a burden on him. When I spent Christmas with him in Münster in 1898 and I informed him of my decision he only shook his head and he didn't say much. He spoke regarding this matter to his brother the pastor who then wrote to the Catholic pastor in Köstritz regarding this school.
The letter came back undelivered because in Köstritz there was no Catholic parish because the entire area was Protestant, therefore I was forbidden to continue with my plans. I did not give up my plan and it was recommended to me that I should apply to the Royal Garden Institute in Geisenheim. Uncle Heinrich informed me that he was more than willing to pay all the expenses for the school. I applied to Geisenheim but I was told there was a two-year waiting period. This I found to be most inconvenient, because now I was 25 years of age and I informed Uncle Heinrich about this situation. Then my uncle the pastor was able through the Catholic pastor in Geisenheim to reach Dr. Feldmann, the director of the garden institute in Göthe and so I was able to enroll there on March 1, 1899. There I had to study very hard and I was able to pass my examinations very well on the 15th of February 1900. I was able to live with the secretary of the institute, a Mr. Hohmes, who was very helpful to me. Here I felt very comfortable, I had good lodgings and excellent food; but of course I was always in need of money because Uncle Heinrich was very careful in advancing and giving me money. After the examination, the students were offered various positions; I was offered a position with the garden institute in Köln which I wanted. However, when I found out that I would be assigned to work in the cemetery and be paid 3 RM daily, I did not accept this position. I was then offered a position to work in a large garden on the island of Zeeland in the vicinity of Middelberg in Holland. However, this position did not appeal to me either. Then the director of my institute sent me to Berlin to work for his friend, Dr. Dietrich, who lived on the Hollendorfstrasse and who recently purchased a several hundred acre estate which he wished to separate partially in a park type landscape and the other part he wanted to plant fruit trees. This position pleased me and I accepted it. I began working on this assignment from the first of March 1900 to the 20th of February 1901. Here it was very lonesome, it was situated two hours behind Altstrelitz in the middle of a great forest which belonged to the grand duke. I was paid monthly 75 RM and also received a very good room and excellent food, however I was very happy when my work came to an end and I was glad to leave this solitude and the presence of the owner's unfriendly housekeeper with whom I never had a good understanding. In the meantime, I took a position with a Dr. Schaumlöffel who was also a miller, and who in the Schockathal by Kassel built a sanitorium. I was there barely two months when Dr. Schaumlöffel told me that he was completely satisfied with my work and suggested that I make this a permanent position and find a wife in the area. And since I was tired of going from place to place, his suggestion made sense to me and I found and married my dear wife, your mother, who I met there. At that time I had to do a 14 day exercise by the infantry regiment #82 in Göttingen as a non-commissioned officer. However, soon it became clear to me that I could not stay here forever, because the income was too small and I saw that the sanitorium was not doing enough business. We did have there a very comfortable three-room apartment, and I will never forget the time where I spent the first year and a half of my marriage. Rudolf and Hanna were born there. The countryside here was very beautiful and we often received relatives as guests from Kassel. During this period I tried to make myself as independent as I could and tried to pay my loan from my uncle as soon as I could. With this in mind, in the Christmas period of 1902, I asked my uncle in a letter that he or my uncle the city councilor Kleinmann who at that time was responsible for installing a large garden in the city in Münster to see if they could find a position for me there. Fourteen days later, I received a letter from Kleinmann to be the city gardener for Neuss. On January 21, 1903, I went to Neuss and I introduced myself. There I was carefully interviewed by the park commission and then I was given a tour of the park and the newly established city garden. However, I had to return home without a definite proposal from the commission. Eight days later I received a proposal for the position as city gardener on a monthly probation basis and a monthly income of 150 RM and a three-room apartment. I was not too enthusiastic about accepting this position because I knew Neuss from earlier experiences and did not like the city. But I could no longer remain in Schocksthal especially since my uncle strongly wished that I live in a Catholic area and of course the income was twice as much as I was currently making in Schocksthal. On February 27, 1903, with mother, Rufolf, and Hanna, we went to Neuss to accept the offered position. The first years there were not comfortable especially since the apartment on the Parkstrasse was everything else but livable. The many responsibilities that I was given and the unpleasantness of the surroundings, I began to think that in a few years I would have to leave Neuss. But with time one accustoms oneself to everything and since efforts were made to make my apartment more comfortable and since in 1907 I received a promotion to become the city's garden inspector because of my success in establishing
the new city garden and rose garden. And in 1908, I was recognized as a city

official, therefore I no longer thought about my plans to leave. I and my family became more known and accepted in the city. And so we felt more and more comfortable, and at the same time the city was under the direction of the then Oberburgermeisters Gielen who was very helpful to me and so I was able to install large grass areas in the city which was very well received. This situation continued until 1914. Then came the world war, and I had to report for the first mobilization, and was assigned to the landsturm battalion Neuss and was assigned to guard the railroad as a noncommissioned officer. On January 27, 1915, I was promoted to sergeant and I was ordered to return to the first company to which I belonged to go on maneuvers, After that I had to check morning and night the guarding of the railroad station. I was chosen for the guarding of the railroad station because a few years before I was prepared for such work. In addition to my military work, I also was able to continue the supervision of the city parks. At the end of July 1916, the Lord Mayor assigned me to supervise the distribution of the farm products, like potatoes, other vegetables, and fruit in the city. Here I experienced some very difficult days. Serving under me I had 12 office workers, 80 workers, 13 horses, 2 oxen and various animal corrals that all had to be organized and kept productive, but it all worked out, and my then unassuming assistant Wilhem Thywissen once said that Neuss was the best provided city with farm products in the entire lower Rhine area. For the work I accomplished here and my military service I was awarded the military service cross. Then came the sad end of the war. In December 1918, the Belgians overran the city and made great troubles. They raided the stables for horses. The city had to live from what was available in the warehouses until towards 1921 when again we were able to buy things on the market. At that time the entire food rationing program was discontinued and I was happy that it was all over. Now began the work to restore the parks. They had to be put into order and in order to help the many unemployed new parks were established, for example, the Nordpark, the arena, etc. At the dedication of the arena in June 1924, I was promoted to be the garden director of the city for the recognition of my work. I was therefore able to organize various projects which made the city more beautiful. And I also was able to increase the park acreage from 400 morgen to 740. In 1926, I was able to celebrate my 25 years of service to the city at which occasion I received many awards. After the National Socialists took power I received many new responsibilities which included the organization the parks in the suburb on Reuschenberg and the nature preserve in Reuschenberg and Solikum, as well as the park in Buschhausen. The work was made more complicated because of the war situation. In 1940 I was 65 years of age and, according to law, I had to retire. However, because of the war, this did not happen although I did receive in the same year the gold medal for 40 years of loyal service. In 1936, I sold the property which I received from Uncle Heinrich on the Piusalle in Münster for 24,000 RM, a portion of which I gave to my son Rudolf which he established a factory in Osterode on the Harz. With the rest of the money I bought a piece of property on Grefrather road on which I built a house, which we moved into on the 1st of December, 1937, where we felt very comfortable and for the remaining years we were able to lead a happy family life. I am now married 40 years and my beloved wife has given me 11 healthy children, who today are all alive: Rudolf, Johanna, Christine, Maria, Gertrud, Wilhelm, Elisabeth, Josefine, Therese, Franz, and Adolf. May it be the will of God that we live a long life and that the entire family remain together.

Neuss, January 1942.³
He was gathering with the family in 1954.⁴

Franz Kellermann died on 5 January 1958 at Neuss at age 82.¹

Franz Kellermann was buried at Cemetery of Neuss at Nuess.

Family gathering in 1970.⁴

     He was born on 14 April 1917 at Neuss, Rheinland, Germany.¹ He was the son of Franz Kellermann and Maria Degenhardt.¹

Franz Kellermann was a store employee.¹

Franz Kellermann married Ilse Morgenstern on 18 July 1941.¹

Franz Kellermann died on 10 April 1944 at Greece at age 26.¹

     He was born on 27 August 1942 at Osterode, Lower Saxony.¹ He is the son of Wilhelm Kellermann and Henriette Röper.¹

     He was born on 8 August 1836 at Schoneboeck, Westphalia. He is the son of Bernhard Kellermann and Anna Christina Kinneboeck.

Franz Alloisius Kellermann was baptized on 10 August 1836 at Nienberge, Westphalia.

     He was born on 27 November 1834. He is the son of Heinrich Wilhelm Kellermann and Gertrud Levermann.

Franz Anton Kellermann was baptized on 29 November 1834 at Münster, Westphalia.

     He was born on 7 September 1803 at Telgte, Westphalia, Prussia.¹ He was the son of Johannes Bernardus Kellermann and Anna Elisabeth Middendorf.

Franz Arnold Kellermann was baptized on 9 September 1803 at Telgte. Sponsors: Franz Arnold Schwartze, Anna Gertrud Funcke; Hebamme: Frau Evens.²

Franz Arnold Kellermann was also known as Frans Arnold.³

Franz Arnold Kellermann died on 3 January 1807 at Telgte at age 3; Consumption (tuberculosis?).⁴

Franz Arnold Kellermann was buried at an unknown place on 5 January 1807 at Telgte.⁴

     He was born on 1 February 1942 at Herford, North Rhein-Westphalia.¹ He is the son of Franz Kellermann and Ilse Morgenstern.¹

Franz Joachim Kellermann was a witness when Adolf Kellermann was celebrating his 80th birthday on 27 January 2001.

     She was the daughter of Wilhelm Franz Carl Kellermann and Christina Jülkenbeck.¹

Franziska Kellermann died; Died of consumption at 16.²

     He was born circa 1710 at Münster, Westphalia.¹

Gerhard Kellermann was also known as Gerdt.²

Gerhard Kellermann was a brick-layer master.²

Gerhard Kellermann married Anna Christina Voss, daughter of Johannes Voss and Catharina Horstrup, on 13 June 1730 at Münster, Westphalia.³

Gerhard Kellermann was buried at an unknown place on 3 April 1739 at Münster, Westphalia.⁴

Gerhard Kellermann died on 3 April 1739 at Wilkinghege, Westphalia.³

     She was born on 28 May 1907 at Neuss, Rheinland, Germany.¹ She was the daughter of Franz Kellermann and Maria Degenhardt.¹

Gertrud Kellermann married Hubert Gotzens in August 1942.¹

Gertrud Kellermann was a witness when Franz Kellermann was gathering with the family in 1954.²

Gertrud Kellermann was a witness when Adolf Kellermann was gathering with the family in 1970.²

Gertrud Kellermann died on 31 July 1982 at Neuss at age 75.¹

     She was born on 23 May 1937 at Lasfelde bei Osterode, Lower Saxony.¹ She is the daughter of Wilhelm Kellermann and Henriette Röper.¹

Gertrud Kellermann was a witness when Adolf Kellermann was celebrating his 80th birthday on 27 January 2001.

     She was born on 10 August 1888 at Marinette, Marinette County, Wisconsin, An alternate birth date of 10 Aug 1889 is given by Leona Kellerman Chesemore in her correspondence.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann and Katharina Luber.

Gertrude Kellermann lived at 803 Currie Street in 1900 in Marinette.²

A conflicting marriage date of 28 Feb 1928 exists.

Gertrude Kellermann married George Newton on 29 April 1928 at Marinette, Marinette County, Wisconsin.³

Gertrude Kellermann was music a teacher at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.

Gertrude Kellermann died on 11 October 1955 at Marinette at age 67.³

Gertrude Kellermann was buried at an unknown place after 11 October 1955 at Marinette.⁴

The following obituary appeared in the Marinette Eagle-Star:
     Attack Is Fatal To Mrs. Newton
     Taught Classes In Art For Years
     Mrs. George Newton, 66, the former Gertrude Kellerman, died Tuesday at 11:40 p.m., at the family home, 803 Currie St. Although she had been under a doctor's care, death was unexpected and was attributed to a heart attack.
     Mrs. Newton was well known as an artist and taught art classes in Marinette high School and the Vocational school in recent years. She taught for a number of years in St. Joseph, Mo., Detroit and Mass City, Mich.
     
     She was born in Marinette August 10, 1889 and graduated from St. Mary's Institute of Marinette and St. Mary's Academy at Prairie du Chien. She did graduate work in music and art as Detroit Institute of Art and Music. She married Mr. Newton April 28, 1928 in Our Lady of Lourdes church, of which she was a member. Mrs. Newton was also a member of the Altar Society.
     Surviving with her husband are one daughter, Mrs. Arthur Bice of Marinette, and one brother Harry Kellerman of Watertown. Two sisters preceded her in death. Miss Jane Kellerman died in 1952 and Mrs. Cecilia Kellerman in 1954.
     The Rev. Leo Courtney will officiate at the 9 o'clock requiem mass Friday morning in Lourdes church. Burial will be in Forest Home cemetery. Friends may call at the McClain-Thielen-Langer funeral home from 2 p.m., Thursday until 8;30 a.m., Friday. The Parish and Altar society rosary will be Thursday at 7:30 p.m.⁴

     He was born on 23 January 1941 at Osterode, Lower Saxony.¹ He is the son of Rudolf Kellermann and Maria Gebhardt.¹

     She was born on 14 March 1959 at Neuss, Rheinland, Germany.¹ She is the daughter of Adolf Kellermann and Alice Böthin.¹

Hedda Kellermann married Peter Stausberg.²

Hedda Kellermann was a witness when Adolf Kellermann was celebrating his 80th birthday on 27 January 2001.

     He was born on 19 July 1841. He is the son of Heinrich Wilhelm Kellermann and Gertrud Levermann.

Heinrich Bernard Ferdinand Kellermann was baptized on 21 July 1841 at Münster, Westphalia.

     He was born on 20 November 1841 at Münster, Westphalia, 9 P.M.
An incorrect birthdate of 21 Nov 1844 was listed on the State of Wisconsin death record for Henry Kellerman, and also given by Leona Kellerman in her personal correspondence.^{3,4,5,6,7,8,9} He was the son of Maximilian Franz Kellermann and Sofie Schengber.²

Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann was baptized on 21 November 1841 at St. Ludgeri Catholic Church, Münster, Westphalia. Sponsors: Ferdinand Joanning and Agnes Schenkber. The Bachmann research and the St. Ludgeri documents list the sponsors as Heinrich Bitter and Elisabeth Johanning.^10,11,9

Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann was also known as Henry Kellerman.¹²

Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann was born on 21 November 1844 Alternate Birth Date as listed on the State of Wisconsin Department of Health - Bureau of Vital Statistics Copy of Death Record. This date is also stated in the notebooks of Anna Molzahn Kellerman.^13,14

Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann emigrated between 1862 and 1863.

Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann married an unknown person on 21 November 1866.

Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann married Katharina Luber, daughter of John Luber and Susanna Schaus, on 21 November 1867 at St. Henry's Church, Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin; Witnessed by W. Bernard.^{15,16,13,17,18}

Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann was naturalized in 1876 at Dodge County, Wisconsin.

Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann was a saloon keeper Saloon Keeper in 1880 at Oak Grove, Dodge County, Wisconsin.¹⁹

Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann lived in 1880 in Oak Grove; A young woman, T. Katymiller, was living with the family as a housekeeper in 1880.¹⁹

Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann was circa 1886 at Marinette, Marinette County, Wisconsin, relocated from Juneau, Wisconsin.³

Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann Purchased Land Lots 17 and 18 in Block 12 of Gilbert's first addition to the Village of Marinette

Henry Kellerman purchased the land on which he later built the Kellerman home at 803 Currie Street. He paid $1950 on 19 October 1887 at Marinette.

Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann lived at 803 Currie Street in 1900 in Marinette.²⁰ He witnessed the baptism of Andrew Hertel on 19 March 1903 at St. Henry Church, Watertown, WI.¹⁵

Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann was a grocer before 4 February 1928 at Marinette.^4,13

Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann lived at 803 Currie St., 5th ward. before 4 February 1928 in Marinette.^4,21

Henry Kellerman's obituary was printed in the Marinette Eagle-Star on 4 Feb 1928:
Death Claims Pioneer Man; Henry Kellerman, 87, Retired Business Man of City, succumbs early today
     Death claimed a retired pioneer business man of Marinette this morning at 8 o'clock when Henry Kellerman died at his home, 803 Currie street. Senile debility was the cause of his demise. Mr. Kellerman had been failing quire perceptibly all winter, the family members from away having been summoned here in November by his condition. The end came peacefully, with all the children residing in Marinette at the bedside of their father.
     Born in Germany.
     Mr. Kellerman was born in Munster, Germany, November 21, 1841, hence had reached the venerable age of 87 years. When 21 years old he emigrated to the United States, locating in Watertown, where he was married on is natal anniversary, Nov. 21, 1866 to Katherine Luber of Watertown, later removing to Juneau and coming to Marinette from that place in 1886, engaging in the grocery business, his store having been in Hall avenue. He retired many years ago, since which period he had lived a secluded life, having been a semi-invalid due to rheumatism for years. He was a staunch Democrat and never missed voting at an election in spite of his infirmities. In 1873 Mr. Kellerman returned to his native land, passing four months at his boyhood home.
     Mr. Kellerman was the father of ten children, four sons dying, two after reaching maturity. The survivors are Mrs. Joseph A. J. Lauerman, Marinette; Harry Kellerman, Watertown; Mrs. George E. Cleary, Marinette; Max Kellerman, Escanaba; Jennie Kellerman, city, who was her father's devoted attendant throughout the years of his secluded life and Gertrude Kellerman who teaches music in the schools of Detroit.
     Burial on Tuesday.The funeral will be held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock from Our Lady of Lourdes church, with the Very Rev. Dean F. G. Tulley, rector, as the celebrant of the Requiem. Interment will be made in the Kellerman plat in Forest Home cemetery.
     Mr. Kellerman was a long-time member of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin, Branch No. 5 of Marinette.
     The body was taken to the McLain Funeral Home and later will be taken back to the family residence.
     Mrs. Kellerman died in Marinette January 29, 1894. There are twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren among the survivors. One of the grandchildren, Antoinette Lauerman of this city, is on a world tour, leaving Los Angeles on Thursday for the Orient.³

Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann died on 4 February 1928 at Marinette at age 86; He died at 8 a.m. of chronic myocarditis and general arteris-sclerosis. Alternate death dates of 2 and 28 Feb 1928 is given by Leona Kellerman Chesemore in her correspondence.^{3,4,22,7,23,24}

The following obituary appeared in the Watertown Gazette:
     Died
     Henry Kellermann, a Watertown businessman for over 50 years, died at his home in Marinette, Wis., last Saturday. He was the father of Harry Kellermann of this city, and is kindly remembered by the older residents of Watertown, among them the editor of The Gazette.²⁵

The following obituary was printed in the Marinette Eagle-Star:
     DEATH OF A FORMER RESIDENT
     The Marinette Eagle-Star tells of the death of a former resident, Henry Kellerman, who was born in Munster, Germany, November 21, 1841.
     When 21 years old he emigrated to the United States, locating in Watertown, where he was married on his natal anniversary, November 21, 1866 to Katherine Luber of Watertown, later removing to Juneau and coming to Marinette from that place in 1886, engaging in the grocery business, his store having been in Hall Avenue. He retired many years ago, since which time he had lived a secluded life, having been a semi-invalid due to rheumatism for years. He was a staunch democrat and never missed voting at an election in spite of his infirmities. In 1873 Mr. Kellerman returned to his native land, passing four months at his boyhood home.
     Mr. Kellerman was the father of ten children, four sons dying, two after reaching maturity. The survivors are Mrs. Joseph A. J. Lauerman, Marinette; Harry Kellerman, Watertown; Mrs. George E. Cleary, Marinette; Max Kellerman, Escanaba; Jennie Kellerman, Marinette, who was her fathers devoted attendant during the years of his secluded life, and Gertrude Kellerman, who teaches music in the schools of Detroit.
     Mr. Kellerman was a long-time member of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin, Branch No. 5 of Marinette.
     Mrs. Kellerman died in Marinette January 29, 1894. There are twelve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren among the survivors. One of the grandchildren, Antoinette Lauerman, is on a world tour, leaving Los Angeles on Thursday for the Orient.¹²

Heinrich Eduard Franz Kellermann was buried at Forest Home Cemetery on 7 February 1928 at Marinette.^3,4,13,26