THE SEEKER Published Quarterly by the Downriver Genealogical Society, Lincoln Park, 48146

A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME NOVEMBER 2019 Rana Willit Member # 1302 VOLUME 39 We all know how important it is to get the names correct in genealogical research. We go on the hunt armed with the name, date of birth, and No. 4 date of death of each person we are researching. But sometimes we are stopped by seemingly incorrect details. Don’t let one detail stop you. IN THIS IS- The facts might be wrong! SUE: rd My 3 great grandmother died when she was two years old. It was there A Rose by any in black and white. The right name, the right two parents, and the right other Name time frame. Of course, the French were known to give the same name to PAGES 37, 39 multiple siblings. My 3rd great grandmother had an older sister of the same name who was born in 1776 and died in 1777. My Cecelia LABADIE Dianne Batch PAGE 40 was born in 1778 and lived a long and fruitful life. nd Library Notice My 2 great grandmother was a mystery. We knew her name to be Eliza PAGE 40 SANTURE. It was on her death record, it was on her tombstone, it was Faith of our Fa- what all the family said she was named. In searching for her marriage thers PAGE 41- record, we found her father’s name to be Dominic TESSIER; her moth- 42 er’s name was correct. Who was Dominic? We couldn’t find any other records linking him to our tree until one late night web session when we Genealogy Limer- ick PAGE 42 made the connection. My sister and I yelled so loud in jubilation that her husband came barreling down the stairs sure there was something wrong! Fascinating Nope, we just found out for sure that Great Great Grandmother Eliza People PAGE 43 was named Euphrosine TESSIER. Then she became known as Eliza SAN- West Mound TURE dit TESSIER, then just Eliza SANTURE. Having the correct Cemetery PAGE name, I was able to find a baptismal record in a book that had been on 44-45 my shelf since 1975! (Bay Settlement by Father Lavoie). Although she Family Recipe was born to parents who attended St Antoine Church in Monroe, MI she PAGE 46 was christened at St Joseph Church in Erie. MI. (Continued on PAGE 39)

UPCOMING MEETINGS & TRIPS December 2019. No meeting January 15, 2020: Chris Hensley: The Hello Girls February 19, 2020. Dennis Skupinski: Michigan Military Heritage Museum March 18, 2020. Speaker not confirmed April 15, 2020. James Jackson: Researching the War of 1812. May 20, 2020. Potluck. Elizabeth Clemens: Poletown BOARD OF DIRECTORS WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Valerie Jambeau, Member #1019 Sherry Huntington, President (313) 382-3229 Vice President of Membership [email protected]

Christine Hensley, Vice President of Programs #1347 James MCMURDO (734) 365-9815 [email protected] 803 Mt. Vernon Blvd., Royal Oak, MI 48073 Valerie Jambeau, Vice President of Membership [email protected] (734) 283-4514 [email protected] Researching: MCMURDO, DUGUAY, SAN- Recording Secretary - Position open TORO, GAWRONSKI (GARON)

Gloria Saluk,Corresponding Secretary #1348 David R. BOOTH, Sr. (313) 928-6831 [email protected] 470 Ave., Sarah Lange, Treasurer (734) 941-9466 Lincoln Park, MI 48146 [email protected] [email protected] Researching: BOOTH, LINDA HAWKINS Linda Tilley, Director-at-Large (734) 676-5018 [email protected] #1349 Janet BURNETT Mary Pincek, Library Director (734) 942-0629 Maiden Name: BURNETT [email protected] 15484 Cynthia St., Southgate, MI 48195 Researching: FOWLER, SCRIVEN, BUR- NETT, HUNTER COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN #1350 Cheri OMEY T-Shirts, Sweatshirts & Tote Bags - Maiden Name: BLAY Valerie Jambeau 6017 Dudley, Taylor, MI 48180 Publication Sales - Position open Email: [email protected] Researching: BLAY, HORN, SHAFFER Michigan Genealogical Council, Delegates - Thomas Koselka, IN MEMORIUM Federation of Genealogical Societies, Delegate - CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES Valerie Jambeau Walt Meiers, member #1196 Oct. 2019 Book Binding Committee - Roger Bradley Society Facebook Page Administrator - Wanda Boals, Member #74, June 2019 Judy Kilhefner Katherine (Kay) Koths, Member #384, Au- Hospitality & Refreshments, Pot Luck Committee - gust 2019 Lucy Barringer Greeter & Sign-In - Mary Ellen Vangoff Dianne Batch, Member #1180, Recording Webmaster - Thomas Koselka Secretary. Oct 15, 2019. See PG. 40. Newsletter Editor - Linda Tilley TO SUBMIT ARTICLES FOR THE Newsletter Circulation - Position Open DOWNRIVER SEEKER: Ancestor Charts - Linda Tilley Please email to Linda Tilley Master of Sound - Jim Barringer [email protected] Girrbach-Krasun Funeral Home —Judy Bratcher Include name and Member number Newspaper Digitizing Committee— (if you have no access to email you may mail arti- Sherry Huntington, Carol Dobos, Lugene Flores, cles to DRGS or give to any officer) Gary & Kathy Gibson, Tom Koselka, Sarah Lange, Dave & Kay Warren, Colleen Wilkin. Obituary Scanning Project—Lugene Flores & Gloria Downriver Seeker Saluk ISSN 152308277X

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My grandmother (Eliza’s granddaughter) was named Eliza Paulina RIVARD, but was always called Lena. The only record calling her Eliza Paulina was her baptismal record. Her school records, birth record with the state, marriage record, death certificate and tombstone call her Lena. My other grandmother was named Michelina LYSKAWA. Most of her records, except her immigration record, marriage record, and tombstone called her Lena. When I named by daughter after my two grandmothers, I stuck to the simple--she is just Lena. My dad’s name was Aloysius Joseph JOBLINSKI, according to his baptismal record. He was always called Allie or Alec. A home birth, he needed an official birth certificate to get a pilot’s license. He had to present two witnesses who knew him and could verify his birth to get a delayed Certificate of Birth. He took two elderly neighbor ladies to testify they'd known him since birth, declaring his name to be Allie. So, Allie he became and remained the rest of his life. (He offered to take the two ladies up in his plane when he got his pilot’s license, but only one would do it. He said she screeched and laughed and had a good time, especially when he buzzed the home place!) All his records report his name to be Allie: his new birth certificate, marriage license, death certificate, and tombstone. Only the baptis- mal record uses the name Aloysius. My brother was named Charles August JOBLINSKI when he was born, but no one outside of the immediate family knows his name is Charles. My Grandmother took one look at the newborn and declared “He looks just like Gus.” So, Gus (or Gussie) he became, a reminder of my Grandfather August WICKENHEISER. Thus while all legal documents call him Charles, he has always been, and always will be Gus. Don’t go looking for Gus’s records--not a single document will have that name. Maybe “Gus” will go on his tombstone eventually, but that will be his wife’s call. Now back to a more recent find in the search for my ancestors. I wanted to get a copy of my Great Grandmother’s baptismal record. The daughter of Eliza (aka Euphrasine) SAN- TURE and the mother of Lena (aka Eliza Paulina) RIVARD, I should have known it wouldn’t be that easy. But I had irrefutable proof her name was Rose or Rose Anna. It was on her marriage papers, death certificate and tombstone. There are six generations of little girls named Rose in her honor, and certainly her own mother and daughter knew her name! Nope. Her name wasn’t Rose. On the microfiche copy of her baptism, there she is, right parents, right parish, right date of birth. Her name? Catherine Rosalie LEDUC! Well, it is Cathe- rine Rosalie, but still, it is Catherine. A name I had never heard associated with my great grandmother. The point to all this? Don’t insist that the facts fit your perception of things. Names were changed, nicknames were used on official documents, middle names were used, and the orig- inal first names forgotten in time. Before the advent of Social Security and the proper documentation required today, our ancestors played fast and easy with names, and even in my generation sometimes the nickname became the only name the person was ever known by. Of course, getting the name correct is vital in citing our research. But that correct name we could swear by may not be correct after all. Just keep an open mind. Happy re- searching!

NOVEMBER 2019 PAGE 39 ______MY THOUGHTS ON THE DEATH OF DIANNE BATCH Sherry Huntington, Member #10 Dianne was friendly, kind, and very funny. She genuinely loved people. She joined the Downriver Genealogical Society in 2008. Dianne became our Recording Secre- tary in January 2011 and stayed in that position until her recent death. Our society was given 60 years of old Mellus & News-Herald Newspapers in November of 2012. We formed the Newspaper Digitizing Project (NDP) in early 2013. Dianne also served as Recording Secretary of this important committee. She was a volunteer scanner and digit- ized many newspaper pages. She truly enjoyed doing this. Several months ago we purchased a larger format scanner. All scanner volunteers had to be retrained on the new scanner. I only heard Dianne complain once. She said, “the new scanner is so fast I don’t have time to read the articles!” There was always a smile on her face. It made me feel good just being around her. More than anything, Dianne was my friend and I will truly miss her.

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PAGE 40 THE DOWNRIVER SEEKER THE FAITH OF OUR FATHERS Rana Willit Member # 1302 When talking about Religion, a phase often heard is “My family has been (insert denomina- tion) forever. In the case of the WICKENHEISER family, that is all but true. Any WICK- ENHEISER can say “My family has been Catholic forever.” And mean it. The first ancestor we found who bore the WICKENHEISER name was Johannes, or Hans WICKENHAUSER born c. 1610. The name was first documented in the 1300s in Ravens- burg Germany, west of Munich. WICKENHAUSEN means “Settlement of Wiggo.” According to the dictionary of Medieval Names wiggo is a euphemism of various names beginning with the old High German “wic” meaning war or battle. Hans lived in Elsenz and is the first WICKENHAUSER entry in the Ortssippenbuch Elsenz church records. There were other WICKENHAUSERS in the area, but their relationship to Hans is unknown. The family was very influential in Elsenz and several drawings exist where they are the subject of the car- toon. The WICKENHAUSERS came from the Palatinate, part of the Holy Roman Empire during the Reformation. In 1619 when Hans was around 9 years old, Frederick V accepted the Bo- hemian crown, an event which contributed to the beginning of the 30 years’ war. Deaths from warfare and starvation during this war numbered over eight million people. Many vil- lages were entirely obliterated by slaughter, disease, and hunger. Finally, the war ended with the Peace of Westphalia. The head of state was no longer allowed to force his sub- jects to change to a state religion. However, to remain Catholic, you had to pay taxes to support the national religion and were subject to discrimination. In Elsenz, the Catholics could go to church in neighboring cities, but had to have their baptism, marriage, and burial ceremonies performed by the Reformed Pastor. All records were recorded in the Re- formed Church record books and were kept that way until 1657. Catholic Church records began again in 1699. In 1685 all religions were allowed, and vacant government positions could be filled by per- sons of any faith. However, churches, presbyteries and income remained Reformation pos- sessions, so Catholics had to hold their services in private homes or other personal areas. In Elsenz the Catholic Masses were held in a barn. There was great opposition from the Reformists to this policy. This led to dissention and disruption. One source cites “On 5th Sunday after Easter in 1686 the Katholliken found the “front door of the barn was so smeared with human excrement and a large stench, that they had to look for another place.” During all this religious discrimination WICKENHAUSERs were local leaders in the Catholic Community. Catholics were not allowed their own cemeteries but had to use the ones owned by the Reformed Church. This caused much disturbance, especially at the first fu- nerals in Elsenz. There was an infamous episode in August of 1686, when a Catholic boy died, and his father tried to hold a mass in front of the Reformed Church and cemetery. The Reformed minister told them to go to WICKENHAUSER’S house to perform the cere- mony. The Catholics returned from the WICKENHAUSER house with many more Catholics. A brawl began when the Catholic priest had the coffin of the boy set down in front of the cemetery and began the ceremony. There was fist fighting, hair pulling and such. Ultimate- ly the Catholics took the coffin away and held the funeral mass elsewhere, then returned to the churchyard to bury the child without a Priest present.

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Hans WICKENHAUSER (1648-1724) was born near the end of the Thirty Years’ War. He was called Hans the Younger and was known as an honorable and great man. From history we know his life was full of war, religious strife, and public service. He was the father of Johann WICKENHAUSER (1683-1780) who was a blacksmith, and later an innkeeper. Johann was the father of Johann Adam WICKENHAUSER (1732-1801), who was a farmer and the father of Johann Adam WICKENHAUSER (1759-1829), a master butcher. His son Franz Josef WICK- ENHAUSER (1788-1837) was the first of this family to live in Rohrbach. He was a plough- man; both of his brothers were farmers. Franz died at age 49 years, shortly after his young- est child was born. Germany was slowly recovering from 1816, known as the “Year without a summer.” The industrialization of the 1800’s created new jobs, but also led to the failure of many farms and cottage industries. Franz was the father of five sons, all of whom immigrated to America. One of those sons was Josef Anton WICKENHAUSER (or Anton Josef; it was written both ways). He married Thekla REBEL in Germany and they began a family. In 1865 the couple and their children Nickolas, age 14; Maria, age 9; and Rosa, age 7 booked passage on the steamship Oder. Anton was listed as a merchant, and they were able to purchase cabin tickets. Their ultimate desti- nation was Ash Michigan, where the family once again worked as farmers and dairy- men. Nikolaus remained in Michigan and was the father of August John (Gus) WICKENHEISER. August married a Godly woman, Eliza Paulina (Lena) RIVARD and raised a large family with ideals of thrift, family and faith. The WICKENHEISER family continues to be a force in the Catholic Church to this day. So, yes. When a WICKENHEISER says “We’ve been Catholic forever!” they mean it. And we can prove it, at least as far back as 1610. What a Blessed heritage.

Sources: Gehrig, Franz and Dorf und Pfarrei Elsenz pg 62 The Wickenheiser Book by T. Wickenheiser

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GENEALOGY LIMERICK Gloria Saluk Member # 1053 We look up our family tree For the ancestors we hope to see There are Misses and Misters with brothers and sisters, All making us what we will be.

PAGE 42 THE DOWNRIVER SEEKER FASCINATING PEOPLE -- MONTH BY MONTH by Gloria Saluk Member # 1053

Sometimes, I think my fascinating people are starting to write these articles without me. It seems they are seeking me out, wanting me to tell their stories. They obviously got a sneak peak at our speakers for the next few months, because their stories dovetail nicely with our upcoming presentations. NOVEMBER – Todd Brighton was scheduled to talk on “Patriots: Everyday Citizens and the Founding of America 1775-1815.” Know who would have fit in back then? William Louis DE- BO (1955-2018), of . Louis would pilot his boat along the shores of Grosse Ile, the , and in the tradition of his forebears. He walked the marsh- lands and scouted the woods where a Potowatami village had once been. Let Louis tell you in his own words. “Some Things Never Change: It’s a somber day along the shoreline of old Grosse Ile. The sky above with it’s various shades of gray casts down shadows on the water below creating surreal images of time gone by….I listen. Could it be the distant drums of the Potowatami that I hear? Or, across the way in the marshland, dissipating from the musket of a French voyageur, could it be autumn’s familiar thunderous sound at harvest time? ...(its just) the many sounds that have come and gone along the shoreline of old Grosse Ile.--Nov. 1994.” NOVEMBER. Todd Brighton cancelled so Lenore Bolthouse (AKA Rosie Lenore) will speak on the “ Rosies”. Clara CANNING (died 2003) of Taylor was one such wom- an. In 1942, she worked at Ford Motor Company and was one of many “Rosie the Riveters”, working at the bomber plant at Airport. She worked on the radio operators’ seat mounts and camera mounts for the B24 Liberator Bombers. In 1999, she was inter- viewed in “Empires of Industry, War Planes of World War II.” a program aired on the His- tory Channel. As a result of that show, Clara was selected by the U. S. Postal Service to give a speech when it unveiled its 1940s stamps commemorating “Rosie the Riveter” on July 29, 1999. DECEMBER – NO MEETING This is the holiday season, which makes me think of Marjorie DOUTE (died 2001). She worked for over 40 years for the Lincoln Park Parks and Recrea- tion Department. As such, she was instrumental in creating several programs and was one of the founders of Fantasyland. This will be the 55th annual Fantasyland, with its wonderful holiday displays, treats, and a chance to talk to Santa himself! And as January, 2020 is the 40th anniversary of the Downriver Genealogical Society, let us take a moment to remember Mary E. DeLISLE of Lincoln Park (died 1996). She founded the Lincoln Park Historical Society and was a charter member of DRGS and established our ge- nealogical library in the Lincoln Park Historical Museum, where we were “small but mighty”. Where would we be without her? Our library's move to the Flat Rock School Administration Building (at 28639 Division Street) has been a rousing success. We have received many donations of books. Our new hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 11 am to 4 pm. Our telephone num- ber is now 734-535-6530. Come down and check us out!

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WEST MOUND CEMETERY, TAYLOR TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN ESTABLISHED 1882, ORIGINAL LOT OWNERS Indexed by Sherry Damman Huntington Member # 10 Continued from the August 2019 Newsletter

SEC- SEC- OWNER LOT TION OWNER LOT TION Mordis, Elnora 102 C Nowland, George 475 A Mordis, Hayes 102 C O?er, Buford 39 B Morgan, Richard 89 B Oetting, Henry 215 A Moss, Herman 427 A Olms 26 C Moss, Mrs Fred 315 C Oneill, James 124 C Mozader, Clarence 59 C Oneill, Olena 124 C Muck 352 A Orbin, George 384 A Muck, Anna 580 A Orenz, August L 1 B Muck, Clarence 579 B Orr, Eugenia 120 C Muck, Ludwic 118 A Orr, Eugenia 101 C Muck, Ludwic 117 A Orr, James 120 C Munsell 33 C Orr, James 101 C Murphy, Edward 390 A Otto, Gustave 19 B Murphy, Frank O 406 A Otto, Herman 241 A Murphy, J 104 A Pack 33 C Natzel, August 155 A Paczewitz 117 C Neander, Hilda 201 B Papiolek 188 B Neumann, Christian 360 A Pappas 54 C Neumann, Otto 360 A Paul, Lena 185 B Newberry, Ralph 265 B Pepke, Charles 303 A Newberry, Wallace 267 B Pepko, Edward 102 B Newton 92 C Perry, George W 286 A Nichol, William 185 B Perry, James r 99 C Nicholas. Frank 395 A Perry, William N 248 A Nicoli, Frank 189 B Person, Minerva 120 A Nightingale, Frank 63 B Peterson, Charles 194 B Nightingale, Frank 64 B Petroska, Albert W 271 A Nightingale, Frank 65 B Petroske, A 297 A Nowitzke 86 B Petroske, Mrs Martin 385 A Nowitzke, Biro 85 B Petroske, William 361 A Nowitzke, Charles 494 A Pevey, Rose 54 B Nowitzke, Eileen 95 B Peyton, A 11 C Nowitzke, Fredrick 495 A Phelps, Harland 193 B Nowitzke, Paula 109 B Piccock, Thomas 221 B

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SEC- SEC- OWNER LOT TION OWNER LOT TION Pichan 365 A Putnam, Henry 85 A Pichan, John 378 A Rachenbach, Edward 550 A Pidd, Mrs Donald 67 B Rachenbach, Edward 551 A Piehl, J 230 A Racho, Fred 206 A Pinter, Joseph 405 A Racho, William 176 A Pinter, Julius 405 A Radebach 80 B Piotraschme, Martin 137 A Radebach, Emma 94 C Poet, Amelia 250 B Radebach, Otto 535 A Poet, Charles 250 B Radebach, Otto 94 C Poet, E 227 A Radebach, Paul 181 B Poet, F 192 A Radke, Frederick 317 A Poet, James 29 A Rainey, George 114 C Poet, Jessie 318 A Rainey, Mrs James O 39 C Poet, Peter 151 A Rasch, Philip 107 C Poet, Thomas J 89 C Raths 24 C Pohl, Emil 108 A Readel, George 146 B Pomeranaraneng, F 368 A Readle, Mrs Augu?? 186 B Pomeraning, Louis 170 A Reeves, Albert 203 A Porath 268 A Reidel, Fred 554 A Porath, Lewis 482 A Reidel, Harvey 121 B Porch, Mrs Benjamin 48 B Reidel, Harvey 122 B Porter 92 C Reinchenbach, Charles 1 A Porter 48 C Reitz, Charles 45 C Portraska, R 524 A RESOLD 111 C Potrafka, R 523 A RESOLD 116 C Pounders 74 C Rhodes, Floyd 139 B Priskorn 340 A Richardson, Ira 407 A Priskorn, Charles 341 A Riley, William 133 B Priskorn, Michael 33 A Ritter, Fred 431 A Proctor, E 228 A Ritter, Viola 262 B Prouty, Daniel 121 A Ritter, William 456 A Prouty, Mrs Stephen 227 B Robbins, William 113 C Prouty, William 160 A Roberds, Mary 23 C Pruce, Alvina 20 C Roberds, Roy 23 C Pruce, Earl 20 C Robertson, Gladys 53 B Pruce, Fred 423 A Roehl, Fred 496 A Puhl, Joseph 488 A Rose?feld 26 B Putman, Miles M 255 A Rosenkoetter, ? J 255 B

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FAMILY RECIPE

Rosemary Joblinski Bruck’s Homemade Bread Submitted by Rana Joblinski Willit Member # 1302

In medium bowl mix 2 packets dry yeast 1 teaspoon sugar ½ cup warm water Set aside to let yeast work In large mixing bowl mix 1 tablespoon salt 2 tablespoons Crisco 3 tablespoons sugar 1 ¾ cups warm water 3 cups all purpose flour Stir well, then add the yeast mixture and still till well mixed. Batter will be quite thin. Add 3 to 4 cups more flour and stir/knead well. The key to great bread is making sure you knead it enough. Dough should be elastic and slightly sticky. Cover with dishtowel and place in a warm place to rise. Once it is risen to approximately twice original size, punch down and let rise again. The second time punch down and divide into 3 or 4 pieces (depends on your loaf pan size). Knead between your hands until the ball of dough is soft and smooth. Place in well-greased loaf pan and cover to rise again. When twice the size place in pre heated oven to bake until golden brown. 350 degrees, 20-25 minutes. When done, turn out of the loaf pan and brush melted butter over the top of the bread. Enjoy!

PAGE 46 THE DOWNRIVER SEEKER 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION The Downriver Genealogical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations to the Society are tax deductible. Any donations should be given to the President, Treasurer or the Library Director.

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The Seeker is always happy to publish queries. You never know who might have the missing puzzle piece to complete your research. Queries for the newsletter should be given to a DRGS Board mem- ber or sent to the newsletter email address at [email protected].

Focus on what you are looking for. Be specific, the more information you can include the better your results. Your query can be regarding a family surname, individual, event, location, research problems, etc. Use phrases like “Need marriage date & location of…”or” Seeking parents of… “Use immediate family surnames in main paragraph of query. Capitalize all surnames you are researching.

Don’t include too much detail; you want to get the reader’s attention easily and quickly. Be as specific as you can. Where are you searching? If you don’t know the town, use the county or area of the state. Keep in mind that boundaries may have changed, and mention that if it applies.

What time-frame? If you don’t have exact dates use phrases such as “bet. 1858-1870”, or “abt. 1760” or “circa 1790”. Only make one request per query.

Be sure to include your name and email address or home address. ______

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