Daniel D Trexler

M, b. 29 November 1842, d. 24 March 1914
FatherDaniel Trexler1 b. 1805, d. 1869
MotherAnna Dietrich1 b. 1812, d. 1891
Daniel D Trexler
     Daniel D Trexler was born on 29 November 1842 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.2 He married Agnes A Geiss, daughter of Samuel Geiss and Agnes Dundore, circa 1871. Daniel D Trexler died on 24 March 1914 at age 71.2 He was buried at Saint Thomas Cemetery in Bernville, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.2
     He served as pastor of four Lutheran Churches in the vicinity of Bernville, Pennyslvania.
He was the father of three ministers: Martin Luther, Samuel Geiss, and Charles Daniel.
Rev. Trexler farmed to supplement his income. He was a skilled horseman and his pure-bred horses were famous throughout the county.3,2

Family: Agnes A Geiss b. 14 Nov 1852, d. 2 May 1934

Citations

  1. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Number 43748670. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 43748670.
  3. [S150] Mrs. A. G. Trexler Dies at Age of 81, New York Times, unknown location, 3 May 1934. Hereinafter cited as New York Times.

Charles Daniel Trexler Jr

M, b. 25 April 1912, d. 20 February 2002
FatherCharles Daniel Trexler b. 1 Nov 1883, d. 28 Jul 1970
MotherChristine Henrietta Siefke1 b. 19 Feb 1887, d. 3 Mar 1965
     Charles Daniel Trexler Jr was born on 25 April 1912 in Brooklyn, New York, USA; Could be 25 May 1912. He died on 20 February 2002 at age 89.2 He was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.2
     Charles Daniel Trexler Jr Mr. Trexler attended Brooklyn's Poly Prep and then Princeton University where he graduated, cum laude, in 1935.
He spent the next five years in professional theater as a stage manager and actor, working with many notables including Ethel Barrymore, Jose Ferrer, Elissa Landi and Jimmy Stewart.
A member of the New York National Guard's 101st Cavalry, he enlisted in the US Army in 1941 as a private and was discharged in 1945 as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his work associated with the Operation Torch invasion of North Africa and the D-Day Invasion of Normandy. In recognition of his work as a Chief of Special Services in France he was awarded the Medaille de la Reconnaissance Française by General de Gaulle.
After the war, he entered the Lutheran Seminary at Philadelphia from which he received his Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1949. That same year he was granted a Master of Arts degree from Middlebury College, Vermont. He was ordained on June 15, 1949 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Buffalo. Following ordination he became pastor of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Long Island, a parish he served from its inception to his retirement in 1989.
In 1979, Wagner College conferred upon him the Doctor of Divinity degree. Following his retirement, Pastor Trexler resided in Manhattan remaining active, serving as supply preacher and celebrant to several churches in the city. He celebrated his 50th anniversary in the Holy Ministry on June 15, 1999 at Grace & St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Manhattan.
Pastor Trexler served as Chaplain to the Roosevelt Fire Department, on the Board of Advisors of the Nassau County Cerebral Palsy Association and as Chaplain to the Sons of the Revolution of the State of New York. He also served on numerous synodical and national church boards, including the Board of Directors of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia; president of the Long Island Conference of the New York Synod; the editorial board of Una Sancta magazine; the Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship; the Joint Committee for Lutheran Unity, and chairman of the Worship Committee of the Lutheran Church in America. Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA.2

Citations

  1. [S80] "Siefke-Heins Family Tree", 1 December 1938, Frederick Siefke (128 Marine Avenue, Brooklyn, New York), to The Siefke and Heins families; As cited on the tree, "…drawn almost entirely from information furnished by Wilhelmina D. Siefke (1852-1933) and recorded by her son Frederick Siefke (1881- )... " and prepared by the author as a Christmas present in 1938. Hereinafter cited as "Siefke-Heins Family Tree."
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Number 43829133. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Ruth Christine Trexler

F, b. 22 July 1916, d. 11 November 1972
FatherCharles Daniel Trexler b. 1 Nov 1883, d. 28 Jul 1970
MotherChristine Henrietta Siefke1 b. 19 Feb 1887, d. 3 Mar 1965
     Ruth Christine Trexler was born on 22 July 1916 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.2 She married Roderick William Errol Kerr, son of Errol Kerr, on 12 September 1953 at Lutheran Churchhouse in New York, USA. Ruth Christine Trexler died on 11 November 1972 at age 56.3 She was buried in 1973 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.2
     Ruth Christine Trexler was the manager of religious and educational programs for the American Broadcasting Company network.4

Family: Roderick William Errol Kerr b. 27 Jan 1913, d. 1 Sep 1995

Citations

  1. [S80] "Siefke-Heins Family Tree", 1 December 1938, Frederick Siefke (128 Marine Avenue, Brooklyn, New York), to The Siefke and Heins families; As cited on the tree, "…drawn almost entirely from information furnished by Wilhelmina D. Siefke (1852-1933) and recorded by her son Frederick Siefke (1881- )... " and prepared by the author as a Christmas present in 1938. Hereinafter cited as "Siefke-Heins Family Tree."
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Number 45827625. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Number 43829133.
  4. [S149] Dr. C.D. Trexler, Lutheran Leader, New York Times, New York, 31 July 1970. Hereinafter cited as New York Times.

Roderick William Errol Kerr1

M, b. 27 January 1913, d. 1 September 1995
FatherErrol Kerr1
     Roderick William Errol Kerr was born on 27 January 1913. He married Ruth Christine Trexler, daughter of Charles Daniel Trexler and Christine Henrietta Siefke, on 12 September 1953 at Lutheran Churchhouse in New York, USA. Roderick William Errol Kerr died on 1 September 1995 at age 82.1 He was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.1
     Roderick served as president of the American Dock Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Gulf States Land and Industries, Inc.1

Family: Ruth Christine Trexler b. 22 Jul 1916, d. 11 Nov 1972

Citations

  1. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Number 46059244. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Roderick Errol Kerr Jr

M
FatherRoderick William Errol Kerr b. 27 Jan 1913, d. 1 Sep 1995
MotherRuth Christine Trexler b. 22 Jul 1916, d. 11 Nov 1972

Family: Ann (?)

Herman Siefke

M, b. 1 August 1816, d. 13 January 1896
FatherHerman Siefke b. c 1775
MotherChristina Wenken d. 1853
     Herman Siefke was born on 1 August 1816 in Vorbruch, Hanover, Germany.1 He married Adaline Catharina Mangels, daughter of John Mangels, circa 1850.2 Herman Siefke died on 13 January 1896 at age 79.1 He was buried on 16 January 1896 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Section 60 Lot 8649.1
     Herman Siefke was also known as Hermann. In 1835, Herman Siefke and Frederick Siefke were in the wreck of the Orpheus with brother Henry off of the coast of Port au Prince, Haiti. They were cast ashore - they found employment and became friends of Burgher Jan, Dutch (or German) Consul who in 1837 arranged for them to go to New York via Savannah - he provided letter of reference to John Jacob Astor.2

Family: Adaline Catharina Mangels b. 10 Jun 1825, d. 6 Jan 1901

Citations

  1. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Number 42327256. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S80] "Siefke-Heins Family Tree", 1 December 1938, Frederick Siefke (128 Marine Avenue, Brooklyn, New York), to The Siefke and Heins families; As cited on the tree, "…drawn almost entirely from information furnished by Wilhelmina D. Siefke (1852-1933) and recorded by her son Frederick Siefke (1881- )... " and prepared by the author as a Christmas present in 1938. Hereinafter cited as "Siefke-Heins Family Tree."

Adaline Catharina Mangels

F, b. 10 June 1825, d. 6 January 1901
FatherJohn Mangels1
     Adaline Catharina Mangels was born on 10 June 1825 in Hipstedt, Rotenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany.2 She married Herman Siefke, son of Herman Siefke and Christina Wenken, circa 1850.3 Adaline Catharina Mangels died on 6 January 1901 at age 75.1 She was buried on 9 January 1901 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Sec 60, Lot 8649.1
     The Mangels Family came from Kingdom of Hanover, amt Bremafare, Dorf Hipstedt, Germany.3

Family: Herman Siefke b. 1 Aug 1816, d. 13 Jan 1896

Citations

  1. [S198] Adeline Siefke, Death Certificate 507. Hereinafter cited as Certificate and Record of Death - Adeline Siefke.
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Number 42327282. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S80] "Siefke-Heins Family Tree", 1 December 1938, Frederick Siefke (128 Marine Avenue, Brooklyn, New York), to The Siefke and Heins families; As cited on the tree, "…drawn almost entirely from information furnished by Wilhelmina D. Siefke (1852-1933) and recorded by her son Frederick Siefke (1881- )... " and prepared by the author as a Christmas present in 1938. Hereinafter cited as "Siefke-Heins Family Tree."

Fritz Henrich Von Dohlen

M, b. 1827, d. 24 January 1909
FatherJohann Henrich Von Dohlen1 b. 1796, d. 1854
MotherAnna Jungjohann1 b. 5 Oct 1796
     Fritz Henrich Von Dohlen was born in 1827 in Germany.2 He married Johanna Heins, daughter of Christopher Heins and Gesche Gesine Wohlers. Fritz Henrich Von Dohlen married Jane Ellen Behan circa 1858.3 Fritz Henrich Von Dohlen married Mary Lyle on 19 September 1871.4 Fritz Henrich Von Dohlen died on 24 January 1909 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA.2 He was buried at All Faiths Cemetery in Middle Village, Queens, New York, USA.2
     The von Dohlen Family came from Drankstedt, near Bremen, Germany.5 Fritz Henrich Von Dohlen was known by his family and friends as Frederick.

Family 1: Johanna Heins b. 24 Oct 1829, d. 20 Apr 1856

Family 2: Jane Ellen Behan b. 1836

Family 3: Mary Lyle b. c 1835, d. c 1910

Citations

  1. [S214] Fritz Henrich Von Dohlen on Ancestry.com, online https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/6901909/…. Hereinafter cited as Fritz Henrich Von Dohlen.
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, 143138068. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, 143138082.
  4. [S213] Mary Lyle, online https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/6901909/…. Hereinafter cited as Mary Lyle.
  5. [S80] "Siefke-Heins Family Tree", 1 December 1938, Frederick Siefke (128 Marine Avenue, Brooklyn, New York), to The Siefke and Heins families; As cited on the tree, "…drawn almost entirely from information furnished by Wilhelmina D. Siefke (1852-1933) and recorded by her son Frederick Siefke (1881- )... " and prepared by the author as a Christmas present in 1938. Hereinafter cited as "Siefke-Heins Family Tree."

Johanna Heins

F, b. 24 October 1829, d. 20 April 1856
FatherChristopher Heins1
MotherGesche Gesine Wohlers d. 4 Nov 1829
     Johanna Heins was born on 24 October 1829 in Germany. She married Fritz Henrich Von Dohlen, son of Johann Henrich Von Dohlen and Anna Jungjohann. Johanna Heins died on 20 April 1856 at age 26 of typhus fever. She was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.2

Family: Fritz Henrich Von Dohlen b. 1827, d. 24 Jan 1909

Citations

  1. [S80] "Siefke-Heins Family Tree", 1 December 1938, Frederick Siefke (128 Marine Avenue, Brooklyn, New York), to The Siefke and Heins families; As cited on the tree, "…drawn almost entirely from information furnished by Wilhelmina D. Siefke (1852-1933) and recorded by her son Frederick Siefke (1881- )... " and prepared by the author as a Christmas present in 1938. Hereinafter cited as "Siefke-Heins Family Tree."
  2. [S60] Green-Wood Cemetery On-Line Directory, online https://www.green-wood.com/, Internment Number 47475. Hereinafter cited as Green-Wood Cemetery On-Line Directory.

Frederick Siefke

M, b. 15 November 1881, d. 25 April 1957
FatherHerman Siefke b. 14 Apr 1852, d. 31 Mar 1923
MotherWilhelmina Dorothea von Dohlen1 b. 25 Nov 1852, d. 2 Jan 1933
     Frederick Siefke was born on 15 November 1881. He died on 25 April 1957 in Brooklyn, New York, USA, at age 75. He was buried on 29 April 1957 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.2

Citations

  1. [S80] "Siefke-Heins Family Tree", 1 December 1938, Frederick Siefke (128 Marine Avenue, Brooklyn, New York), to The Siefke and Heins families; As cited on the tree, "…drawn almost entirely from information furnished by Wilhelmina D. Siefke (1852-1933) and recorded by her son Frederick Siefke (1881- )... " and prepared by the author as a Christmas present in 1938. Hereinafter cited as "Siefke-Heins Family Tree."
  2. [S60] Green-Wood Cemetery On-Line Directory, online https://www.green-wood.com/, Lot 23674, Section L. Hereinafter cited as Green-Wood Cemetery On-Line Directory.

Adelaide Joan Siefke

F, b. 6 November 1883, d. 4 August 1885
FatherHerman Siefke b. 14 Apr 1852, d. 31 Mar 1923
MotherWilhelmina Dorothea von Dohlen1 b. 25 Nov 1852, d. 2 Jan 1933
     Adelaide Joan Siefke was born on 6 November 1883. She died on 4 August 1885 at age 1. She was buried on 6 August 1885 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.2

Citations

  1. [S80] "Siefke-Heins Family Tree", 1 December 1938, Frederick Siefke (128 Marine Avenue, Brooklyn, New York), to The Siefke and Heins families; As cited on the tree, "…drawn almost entirely from information furnished by Wilhelmina D. Siefke (1852-1933) and recorded by her son Frederick Siefke (1881- )... " and prepared by the author as a Christmas present in 1938. Hereinafter cited as "Siefke-Heins Family Tree."
  2. [S60] Green-Wood Cemetery On-Line Directory, online https://www.green-wood.com/, Lot 23674, Section L. Hereinafter cited as Green-Wood Cemetery On-Line Directory.

George Hamilton Siefke

M, b. 8 August 1893, d. 19 May 1905
FatherHerman Siefke b. 14 Apr 1852, d. 31 Mar 1923
MotherWilhelmina Dorothea von Dohlen1 b. 25 Nov 1852, d. 2 Jan 1933
     George Hamilton Siefke was born on 8 August 1893. He died on 19 May 1905 at age 11. He was buried on 21 May 1905 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.2

Citations

  1. [S80] "Siefke-Heins Family Tree", 1 December 1938, Frederick Siefke (128 Marine Avenue, Brooklyn, New York), to The Siefke and Heins families; As cited on the tree, "…drawn almost entirely from information furnished by Wilhelmina D. Siefke (1852-1933) and recorded by her son Frederick Siefke (1881- )... " and prepared by the author as a Christmas present in 1938. Hereinafter cited as "Siefke-Heins Family Tree."
  2. [S60] Green-Wood Cemetery On-Line Directory, online https://www.green-wood.com/, Lot 23674, Section L. Hereinafter cited as Green-Wood Cemetery On-Line Directory.

John Warren Siefke

M, b. 23 November 1895, d. 24 April 1900
FatherHerman Siefke b. 14 Apr 1852, d. 31 Mar 1923
MotherWilhelmina Dorothea von Dohlen1 b. 25 Nov 1852, d. 2 Jan 1933
     John Warren Siefke was born on 23 November 1895. He died on 24 April 1900 at age 4.2

Citations

  1. [S80] "Siefke-Heins Family Tree", 1 December 1938, Frederick Siefke (128 Marine Avenue, Brooklyn, New York), to The Siefke and Heins families; As cited on the tree, "…drawn almost entirely from information furnished by Wilhelmina D. Siefke (1852-1933) and recorded by her son Frederick Siefke (1881- )... " and prepared by the author as a Christmas present in 1938. Hereinafter cited as "Siefke-Heins Family Tree."
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Number 43829133. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Agnes A Geiss

F, b. 14 November 1852, d. 2 May 1934
FatherSamuel Geiss b. 1821, d. 1895
MotherAgnes Dundore b. 1825, d. 1911
Agnes Amanda Geiss
     Agnes A Geiss was born on 14 November 1852 in Bernville, Pennsylvania, USA.1 She married Daniel D Trexler, son of Daniel Trexler and Anna Dietrich, circa 1871. Agnes A Geiss died on 2 May 1934 in Bernville, Pennsylvania, USA, at age 81.1 She was buried at Saint Thomas Cemetery in Bernville, Pennsylvania, USA.2
     She attended Pennsylvania Female College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA.1 All her life, she was active in church, missionary and charitable work. She was one of the oldest members of the Friedens Lutheran CHurch in Bernville.

She never recovered from severe burns she suffered when her clothes caught fire while she was trying to light an oil stove.1

Family: Daniel D Trexler b. 29 Nov 1842, d. 24 Mar 1914

Citations

  1. [S150] Mrs. A. G. Trexler Dies at Age of 81, New York Times, unknown location, 3 May 1934. Hereinafter cited as New York Times.
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 43748851. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Number 43748670.

Samuel Geiss Trexler1

M, b. 1877, d. 1949
FatherDaniel D Trexler b. 29 Nov 1842, d. 24 Mar 1914
MotherAgnes A Geiss b. 14 Nov 1852, d. 2 May 1934
     Samuel Geiss Trexler was born in 1877.1 He died in 1949.1
     He was president of the United Lutheran Synod of New York.2

Citations

  1. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Number 43748670. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S150] Mrs. A. G. Trexler Dies at Age of 81, New York Times, unknown location, 3 May 1934. Hereinafter cited as New York Times.

Martin Luther Trexler

M, b. 1874, d. 1897
FatherDaniel D Trexler b. 29 Nov 1842, d. 24 Mar 1914
MotherAgnes A Geiss b. 14 Nov 1852, d. 2 May 1934
     Martin Luther Trexler was born in 1874.1 He died in 1897.1
     He prepared for the ministry but died soon after graduation from Mount Airy Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.

Citations

  1. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Number 43748670. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Samuel Geiss

M, b. 1821, d. 1895
     Samuel Geiss was born in 1821. He married Agnes Dundore circa 1851. Samuel Geiss died in 1895.1

Family: Agnes Dundore b. 1825, d. 1911

Citations

  1. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 43748851. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Agnes Dundore1

F, b. 1825, d. 1911
     Agnes Dundore was born in 1825.2 She married Samuel Geiss circa 1851. Agnes Dundore died in 1911.2

Family: Samuel Geiss b. 1821, d. 1895

Citations

  1. [S150] Mrs. A. G. Trexler Dies at Age of 81, New York Times, unknown location, 3 May 1934. Hereinafter cited as New York Times.
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 43748851. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Frances Eliza (?)

F
     Frances Eliza (?) married William Edwards.

Family: William Edwards

Isabel Ford

F, d. 1849
     Isabel Ford married James Young, son of James Young and Margaret Craik. Isabel Ford died in 1849.

Family: James Young b. 1807, d. 1887

George Carl Fink

M, b. 25 April 1915, d. 14 April 1996
FatherAlbert Knittle Fink b. 1888, d. 1953
MotherHulde Franke b. 20 Aug 1889, d. 25 Jun 1968
     George Carl Fink was born on 25 April 1915 in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA. He married Nancy Hope Reed, daughter of Samuel Kendrick Reed and Luela Emma Johnson, on 8 March 1938 in Angola, Indiana, USA. George Carl Fink died on 14 April 1996 in Brevard, Florida, USA, at age 80.
     He was a medical doctor.

Family: Nancy Hope Reed b. 19 Apr 1917, d. 8 Feb 2008

Nancy Hope Reed

F, b. 19 April 1917, d. 8 February 2008
FatherSamuel Kendrick Reed b. 1885, d. 1960
MotherLuela Emma Johnson b. 7 Aug 1888, d. 20 Jun 1951
     Nancy Hope Reed was born on 19 April 1917 in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA; 19/4/1917. She married George Carl Fink, son of Albert Knittle Fink and Hulde Franke, on 8 March 1938 in Angola, Indiana, USA. Nancy Hope Reed died on 8 February 2008 in Ann Arbor, Wastenawh, Michigan, USA, at age 90.

Family: George Carl Fink b. 25 Apr 1915, d. 14 Apr 1996

Joel Gene Barks

M
FatherGuy Samuel Barks b. 7 Oct 1922, d. 31 May 2004
MotherMary Louise Flatt
Joel Barks, 2006

Family: Barbara Hazel MacPherson

Barbara Hazel MacPherson

F
FatherKenneth Wilbur MacPherson b. 16 Nov 1906, d. May 2005
MotherHazel Virginia Haire b. 15 Jun 1912, d. 9 Jul 1979
Barbara Barks, 2006

Family: Joel Gene Barks

Matthew Alan Barks

M, b. 28 December 1975, d. 23 January 1993
FatherJoel Gene Barks
MotherBarbara Hazel MacPherson
     Matthew Alan Barks was born on 28 December 1975 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA. He died on 23 January 1993 in Okemos, Michigan, USA, at age 17.

Nancy Hope Fink

F
FatherGeorge Carl Fink b. 25 Apr 1915, d. 14 Apr 1996
MotherNancy Hope Reed b. 19 Apr 1917, d. 8 Feb 2008