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Facts and Events
| Name |
William Herman Wessels |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
28 Jun 1889 |
Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, United States |
| Residence? |
1900 |
Crescent Township, Iroquois, Illinois, United States |
| Residence? |
1910 |
Crescent, Iroquois, Illinois, United States |
| Marriage |
10 Jan 1918 |
Milford, Iroquois, Illinois, United Statesto Caroline Emma Marie Schaumburg |
| Other? |
Bet 1917 and 1918 |
Iroquois County, United States, IllinoisDraft Registration |
| Residence? |
1920 |
Crescent, Iroquois, Illinois, United States |
| Residence? |
1930 |
Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, United States |
| Residence? |
1940 |
Crescent Township, Iroquois, Illinois, United States |
| Other? |
1942 |
Watseka, Iroquois, IllinoisDraft Registration |
| Death? |
17 May 1971 |
Watseka, Iroquois, Illinois, United States |
| Burial? |
28 May 1971 |
Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, United States |
The farm is located approximately 40.70655°N 87.81663°W
He is listed in the 1900 U S Census, State of Illinois, Iroquois County, Crescent Township, Sheet 5 B.
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M through Z, Date of Import: Mar 14, 2002, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.108316.47]
TODO: Check Illinois 1910 Census
Date: 1 AUG 2016
TODO: Check Illinois World War I Draft Registrations
Date: 1 AUG 2016
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~middels/
TODO: Investigate the Wessels and Reinholz Genealogy
Date: 2 AUG 2016
Name: Wessels and Reinholz Genealogy
URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~middels/
Name: World War 2 Draft Registration
URL: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1KV-D71
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[Obituary furnished by Iroquois County Historical Society]
W. H. Wesseis dies; services set Thursday
A prominent Crescent township resident, 81, of RR 3, Watseka died Monday, May 17, at 3:20 a.m. at Iroquois Memorial Hospital here. He had been in failing health several years and hospitalized 10 days.
Born June 28, 1889 in Crescent Township, he was a son of Gerd and Thede Siebelts Wessels, and was married January 10, 1918 at Schwer to the former Emma C. Schaumburg.
Surviving are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Carlton (Geneva) Bode of Fox River Grove, Ill., and Mrs. Emil (Bernice) Gotsch of Oak Park, Ill., two sons, Randolph of Watseka and Howard of Arcadia, Cal.; 10 grandchildren, six great grandchildren; 4 sisters, Mrs. Lena Luke, and a brother, Harry Wessels, both of Milford. Two brothers and four sisters preceded him in death.
A lifelong Crescent Township farmer, Mr. Wessels was a member of the St. Peter Lutheran Church of Crescent City, was a World War I veteran and a member of Watseka Post 23, The American Legion; served many years as Crescent Township Drainage Commissioner and for several years on the Crescent City High School board.
Services set for 2 pm Thursday May 20, at the St. Peter Lutheran Church, Crescent City, the Pastor, the Rev. H. J. Knophloh officiating, and burial in the church cemetery. Visitation from 2 pm Wednesday and until noon Thursday at DeValk Funeral Home in Watseka. Body to lie in state at the Church one hour prior to rites. Graveside military rites set by the Watseka American Legion post.
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