Heller Family Reunion
September 16, 2012
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| GUTTFRIED
(GODFRIED) heller
Born 1827
Died December 15, 1902
Buried in Siberia
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| SUSANNA
DOEHLING HELLER Born 1841 Died June 24, 1896 |
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| Picture of the Heller family in Germany. Grandpa Heller's dad is in the upper right window. Grandpa Martin Heller is the little boy in the middle to the right of the keg. HUGH ANDERSON No picture Do not know birth date Married Mary Magdalene Harper on June 30, 1860 Children: Robert, James, Jessie, Lilly and twins Hugh & William Died sometime around 1870-1871 No recorded burial location - but believe in Secor Cemetery in unnmarked grave near his wife. |
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MARY MAGDALINE HARPER ANDERSON KEIM
Born:
May 17, 1840
Died: Nov. 9, 1925
Married Hugh Anderson
after his death she married Jonas Keim
Children:
David, Henry, Ella, Harry, A.W., Amel, Clifton, Harley |
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JAMES K. POLK COX
Born June
15, 1849 in Butler County, OH
Son of Smith and Sarah Jane Cox
Moved to Secor in 1860
Married
Jessie Ann Anderson on January 1, 1883
Died March 31, 1926
Buried Secor Cemetery
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JESSE ANN ANDERSON COX
Born October 15, 1865
Married James K. Polk Cox
Children: baby boy, Edith, Louetta,
Robert & Hugh
Died December 23, 1952
Buried Secor Cemetery
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MARTIN HELLER
Born October 1, 1878 Wurzburg, Germany
Married Edith May Cox May 7, 1903
Died January 22, 1965
Buried Secor Cemetery
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THE WESTERNLAND
This is the ship that Grandpa Heller came
from Germany to America on June 28, 1898
Built in England 1884
Antwerp to New York Service
Scrapped 1912
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| IMMIGRATION RECORD |
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| List or Manifest of Alien
Immigrants Sailed from Antwerp June 18, 1898 |
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EDITH MAY COX
Born April 22,
1886 in Secor
Married Martin Heller May 7, 1903
Children: Alice, Bud, Ann, Mary, Clara, George,
Louie, Lida,
Robert, Helen, Dorothy
Died: December 29, 1977
Buried Secor Cemetery
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| MR. & MRS. MARTIN HELLER
May 7, 1903
Bloomington, IL
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BECOMING A CITIZEN
On October 27, 1904, Martin Heller became
a naturalized citizen in the Woodford County Court House in Eureka, IL,
attested by Adolph Woltzen, County Clerk.
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HELLER CHILDREN BEGAN TO ARRIVE
First known family picture taken sometime
around Ann’s first birthday in 1908
Bud, Grandpa, Alice, Ann & Grandma
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Elise
(Alice) Susana Heller Schrepfer
Born March 16, 1904
Married Casper P. Schrepfer May
11, 1927
Children: C. Martin & Mary Jean
Died November 24, 1994
Buried Swan Lake Memory Gardens, Peoria
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MARTIN "BUD" GODREY HELLER
Born October 7, 1905
Married & Divorced Louise Schieber
Children: Eugene & Paul
Married Helen M. McLane May 6, 1951
Died January 29, 1998
Buried Secor Cemetery
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| ANNA MAY HELLER TROTTER Born July 4, 19707 Married Sidney Trotter on April 30, 1935 Children: Robert Lee, Kenny, Dick Died August 20, 1986 Buried Swan Lake Memory Gardens, Peoria |
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| MARY ALBERTA HELLER HEYUNGS Born July 21, 1909 Married Joyce Heyungs on March 17, 1941 Children: Janet, Jack, Jim & Joan Died December 28, 2006 Buried Secor Cemetery |
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JAMES LUDWIG "LOUIE" HELLER
Born July 2, 1911
Married Bessie M. Burt Gaynor on June 2,
1934
Children: Jean B. & Harlan
Died September 12, 1999
Buried East Lawn Cemetery in Bloomington
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| CLARA EDITH HELLER JAKOB Born October 17, 1913 Married George Jakob April 21, 1935 Children: Shirley & Chris Died May 7, 2010 Buried Secor Cemetery
Pictured with her Great Grandma Keim at
her home on Cat Trail in EP
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| GEORGE HELLER Born July 13, 1915 Married Fern Miller May 11, 1941 Children: Steve & Mark Died April 12, 1999 Buried Secor Cemetery
Picture of George holding Martin Schrepfer
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| LIDA AGNES HELLER HEYUNGS Born August 2, 1918 Married George H. "Heinie" Heyungs on May 11, 1941 Died May 29, 2012 Buried Secor Cemetery
Picture of Ann holding Lida
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| ROBERT HELLER Born May 23, 1920 Married & Divorced Eunice Tibbs Children: Carol Married & Divorced Peggy Moritz Children: Sheri & Rick Died March 4, 1990 Buried Secor Cemetery |
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| HELEN FRANCIS HELLER ROBENSTEIN Born August 17, 1922
Married George “Cobby” Robenstein
August 8, 1940
Children: Gary & Donna
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| DOROTHY JEAN HELLER MILLER Born February 19, 1925 Married & Divorced Donald L. Miller Children: Bonnie, Roger, Sue, Deborah & Tom Died: February 7, 2009 |
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| 1st HELLER FAMILY PICTURE OF 11 |
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| HELLER FAMILY 1934 |
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| LAST PICTURE OF ALL 11 JUNE 8, 1986 |
They may be gone from our presence,
but never from our memories – let’s take a few minutes to remember those who
have gone before us.
IN MEMORY
Martin
Heller
10/1/1878 – 1/22/1965
Secor
Cemetery
Jean
B. Heller
1/25/1927 -
4/6/1976
East Lawn
Memorial Gardens Bloomington
Edith
May Cox Heller
3/22/1886 – 12/29/1977
Secor
Cemetery
Joan
Edith Heyungs
Newell
7/31/1948 – 7/25/1978
Secor
Cemetery
Janet
Marie Heyungs
Brown
1/4/1942 – 11/9/1979
Secor
Cemetery
Anna May
Heller Trotter
7/4/1907 - 8/20/1986
Swan Lake Memorial Gardens, Peoria
Tyson
Peter Schrepfer
(Pete & Lisa Schrepfer)
8/14/1987 – 9/3/1987
Robert
Heller
5/23/1920 - 3/14/1990
Secor
Cemetery
Elise
(Alice) Susana Heller Schrepfer
3/16/1904 - 11/25/1994
Swan Lake Memorial Gardens, Peoria
Andrew
Joseph Heller
9/22/90 – 9/22/90
(Mark & Micki
Heller)
Martin“Bud”
Godfrey Heller
10/7/1905 - 1/29/1998
Secor Cemetery
George
Heller
7/13/1915 - 3/12/1999
Secor
Cemetery
James
Ludwig
“Louie” Heller
7/2/1911 - 9/12/1999
East Lawn Cemetery, Bloomington
Levi Lance
Heyungs
7/25/2002 – 8/10/2002
(Kurt &
Barbara)
Secor
Cemetery
Dusty
Leigh Breyman
8/21/1977 – 8/3/2005
Secor
Cemetery
Mary Alberta
Heller Heyungs
7/21/1909 - 12/28/2006
Secor
Cemetery
Dorothy
Jean Heller
Miller
2/19/1925 - 2/7/2009
Secor
Cemetery
Casper
Martin Schrepfer
3/1/1928 –
10/2/2009
Cremated
Clara Edith Heller Jakob
10/17/1913 - 5/7/2010
Secor
Cemetery
Lida Agnes
Heller
Heyungs
8/2/1918 - 5/29/2012
Secor
Cemetery
We have enjoyed planning this weekend. Until next time, God Bless and thank you for coming!
Roger, Karen, Gary, Judy, Jim, Bonnie, Jack, Cindy, Deb, Gary &
