CHAPTER 8

The family and descendants of

married 1st HENRY STEINKE and ELIZABETH WERLING
married 2nd HENRY STEINKE and CELESTIA ROBBINS


Celestia Robbins & Henry E. Steinke


by
LINDA K. KNERR ... RAY B. WARREN
MARK E. STEINKE



Elizabeth Werling
(restored picture)


Elizabeth Werling & Henry E. Steinke
Wedding Picture ?
(A restored picture)


Henry E. Steinke


Ferd Steinke

Ralph Mote, Agnes Mote, Uncle Joe Werling, Grandma Reier
Four generations



Laura Steinke - 18 years old



Isadore & Iona Steinke
50th Wedding Anniversary


Isadore & Jerry Steinke


Laura & Frank Meyer


Agnes, Laura, Edmond and Werner


Newton & Agnes Baumgardner


Jerry & Edmond Steinke




Agnes, Charles & twins


Agnes, Isadore, Laura, Werner


          The Family and Descendants of HENRY STEINKE and ELIZABETH WERLING and CELESTIA ROBBINS


      Henry John (baptized Henry Eberhard) Steinke, the thirteenth child of Joseph and Mary Kaiser
      Steinke, was born March 30, 1858 at Rhine. He married first to Elizabeth Werling September 30,
      1879. She was born February 9, 1860 Fryburg to Michael and Agnes Martin Werling.  She died
      September 25, 1890 Burkettsville and Henry married Celestia Robbins August 6. 1891. She was
      born March 3, 1867 to Joseph and Aralia Studer Robbins. Celestia died July 16, 1916 Dayton
      and Henry died July 23, 1923 Burkettsville.


      Children of Henry and Elizabeth:

      I)   Agnes Steinke, born September 28, 1880 Victoria (St. Joseph) - died December 20, 1962.
           She married Charles Zeizert.

      II)  Ferdinand P. Steinke, born November 28, 1882 Victoria - died May 2, 1942.
           He married Catherine Boehmer.

      III) William Henry Steinke, born June 6, 1885 Burkettsville - died January 8, 1922 Burkettsville.
           He married Rose Rutschilling.

      IV)  Laura Elizabeth Steinke, born August 16, 1888 Burkettsville - died October 31, 1977 North
           Star. She married Frank Meyer.[1]

      V)   Frank George Steinke, born September 12, 1890 Burkettsville - died October 15, 1890
           Burkettsville.

      Children of Henry and Celestia:

      VI) Raymond (Roman) Henry Steinke, born July 13, 1894 Burketsville - died February 10, 1895
           Burkettsville.

      VII) Aurelia Maria Steinke, born February 17, 1896 Hamilton - died January 27, 1897 Burkettsville.

      VIII)Jerome Joseph Steinke, born March 12, 1898 Burkettsville - died September 29, 1943 Lima.
           He married Maria Brockman.

      IX)  Isador Alex Steinke, born September 14, 1900 Burkettsville - died September 22, 1975 Dayton.
           He married Iona Smith.

      X)   Jacob Werner Steinke, born December 13, 1902 Burkettsvllie - died March 8. 1982 Minster.
           He married Margaret Schoenlein.

      XI)  Rosaline Regina Steinke, born September 7. 1905 Burkettsville - died April 15, 1952.
           She married Leonard Neargarder.

      XII) Edmund Leo Steinke, born February 16, 1909 Burkettsville,- died June 17, 1958 Muncie, Indiana.
           He married Velma Shively.


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[1] In December 2000 I received a mail from Rebecca Bensman generously offering to send scanned images from the original pictures. If you compare the quality against the pictures of the other chapters you will agree that she deserves a heartfelt "Thank you, Becky". Furthermore I decided that I would put the additional information Becky sent onto a separate page.


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