Hi James,
I'm forwarding this through the Allen County list since your return
address seemingly didn't work. The below came back as unbelievable mail,
etc. Hope you get this. Please let me know if you get it.
Finally, I am getting back to you. Greg Bender his E-Mail is
glbender(a)erols.com He saw my names on INALLEN-L@ROLL CALL. He e-mailed
me. He is my third cousin. He lives in Virginia.
The GRIMME AND REKERS FAMILIES. His great grandmother, Elizabeth GRIMME,
is a sister to my great grandmother Anna Grimme. Our great great
grandmother, Adeline Rekers, married John H. GRIMME they had children
Gerhard B. GRIMME, John C. Grimme.
Anna GRIMME Married Frank A PETGEN they had 6 children one was my
Grandmother, Madeline PETGEN, she married Frank A DEWALD of Fort Wayne his
father came from the famous George DeWald family of Fort Wayne. They had
two children; Franklin K. and Geraldine F., who married John William CONLEY
oF Indianapolis. I am their oldest daughter of five children. I am Karen
Ann Conley.
Elizabeth GRIMME, and Margaret GRIMME.
It is Gerhard B. Grimme and Anna
their children Irene
Adeline m. Frank Beker
Heneretta
Lillian m. Charles Kramer
Hortese m. March
Anna Grimme m. Frank Petgen
Madeline
Emma
Charles
Celeste
Ralph
Heneretta
Elizabeth Grimme m. Louis Gocke
Edward Gocke
Veronica Gocke
I do have the Wedding dates for Clara Jane Gocke and Henry Charles Kramer
Jan. 8,1898. Million Grimme and Charles A. Kramer Oct. 9 1907.
I have been to Fort Wayne Catholic Cemetery is located on Lake Street.
Lot of
our families are buried out there.
I also found a lot of information on FAMILY TREE MAKER VOL 11 #2644.
I hope this might help.
Good Luck!
Karen Ann Conley
P.S. I have a second cousin in Fort Wayne Paul DeWald and his wife, Mary.