The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kuehne,* Catherine's first husband was Hermann Friedrich Lesseg, Sr. Their first child was born in Pennsylvania in 1856 before the family arrived in Calhoun County, Illinois.
Hermann bought land in Point Precinct and established a farm there. They were the parents of a daughter by the time the Civil War broke out. A third child, Herman, was born during the war.
Hermann volunteered to fight in the Union Army. He came down with a serious case of pneumonia during the Battle of Vicksburg in the summer of 1863 and was sent home to recover. He died a week after his arrival home at the age of 28.
After Hermann's death, their children were raised in 3 separate homes.
Children from first marriage: 2 sons, 1 daughter.
Catherine Lesseg married Xavier Arnold (1833-1887) on 03 May 1864 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Brussels, Calhoun County, Illinois.
They were the parents of at least 8 children.
Catherine's father lived with the Arnolds until his death in 1874.
Children from second marriage: 6 sons, 2 daughters.
Catherine lived until 1884. At the time of her death, she was 44 years, 10 months and 19 days old. She was buried on 15 Feb 1884.
She was survived by her husband, Xavier, who passed away in 1887.
Mother of:
Fredrick Henry George "Fred" Lesseg
Catherina Louisa Lesseg Sagez
Herman Lesseg
Joseph "Joe" Arnold
Herman Arnold
Francis Xavier "Frank" Arnold
William "Willie" Arnold
August Arnold
John A. Arnold
Marie Catherine Arnold Halwe
Catherine "Katie" Arnold Dougherty
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Obituary:
Arnold, Catherine (Lessic/Sessig) wife of Xavior Arnold, died Feb. 14, 1884. They were married May 3, 1864. They lived in the Point Precinct, Ill. Father Winterhalter gave services at St. Mary's Church and burial was in the Church Cemetery, Brussels, Ill.
(Unknown Calhoun County newspaper; 1864)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
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*There are some records that say Catherine's maiden name was Catharina Christ or Crist. Catherine's replacement stone at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery has her maiden name recorded as Kuehne. St. Mary's record books have her father's name recorded as "Stephan Kuhni" on her death record. Her maiden name also appears elsewhere in the St. Mary's records, as in the birth records of her children, as a spelling variation of Kuehne.
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It is very important to note here that while Catherine Lesseg was married to Xavier Arnold (1830-1887), there were two other Xavier Arnolds in Calhoun County at about the same time.
One was an Xavier Arnold, Sr., born in 1817 in Switzerland. He and was most likely a related to Catherine's husband. Xavier Arnold, Sr. had a son named Xavier, Jr. who was born in Calhoun County in 1867.
Hermann bought land in Point Precinct and established a farm there. They were the parents of a daughter by the time the Civil War broke out. A third child, Herman, was born during the war.
Hermann volunteered to fight in the Union Army. He came down with a serious case of pneumonia during the Battle of Vicksburg in the summer of 1863 and was sent home to recover. He died a week after his arrival home at the age of 28.
After Hermann's death, their children were raised in 3 separate homes.
Children from first marriage: 2 sons, 1 daughter.
Catherine Lesseg married Xavier Arnold (1833-1887) on 03 May 1864 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Brussels, Calhoun County, Illinois.
They were the parents of at least 8 children.
Catherine's father lived with the Arnolds until his death in 1874.
Children from second marriage: 6 sons, 2 daughters.
Catherine lived until 1884. At the time of her death, she was 44 years, 10 months and 19 days old. She was buried on 15 Feb 1884.
She was survived by her husband, Xavier, who passed away in 1887.
Mother of:
Fredrick Henry George "Fred" Lesseg
Catherina Louisa Lesseg Sagez
Herman Lesseg
Joseph "Joe" Arnold
Herman Arnold
Francis Xavier "Frank" Arnold
William "Willie" Arnold
August Arnold
John A. Arnold
Marie Catherine Arnold Halwe
Catherine "Katie" Arnold Dougherty
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Obituary:
Arnold, Catherine (Lessic/Sessig) wife of Xavior Arnold, died Feb. 14, 1884. They were married May 3, 1864. They lived in the Point Precinct, Ill. Father Winterhalter gave services at St. Mary's Church and burial was in the Church Cemetery, Brussels, Ill.
(Unknown Calhoun County newspaper; 1864)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
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*There are some records that say Catherine's maiden name was Catharina Christ or Crist. Catherine's replacement stone at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery has her maiden name recorded as Kuehne. St. Mary's record books have her father's name recorded as "Stephan Kuhni" on her death record. Her maiden name also appears elsewhere in the St. Mary's records, as in the birth records of her children, as a spelling variation of Kuehne.
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It is very important to note here that while Catherine Lesseg was married to Xavier Arnold (1830-1887), there were two other Xavier Arnolds in Calhoun County at about the same time.
One was an Xavier Arnold, Sr., born in 1817 in Switzerland. He and was most likely a related to Catherine's husband. Xavier Arnold, Sr. had a son named Xavier, Jr. who was born in Calhoun County in 1867.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kuehne,* Catherine's first husband was Hermann Friedrich Lesseg, Sr. Their first child was born in Pennsylvania in 1856 before the family arrived in Calhoun County, Illinois.
Hermann bought land in Point Precinct and established a farm there. They were the parents of a daughter by the time the Civil War broke out. A third child, Herman, was born during the war.
Hermann volunteered to fight in the Union Army. He came down with a serious case of pneumonia during the Battle of Vicksburg in the summer of 1863 and was sent home to recover. He died a week after his arrival home at the age of 28.
After Hermann's death, their children were raised in 3 separate homes.
Children from first marriage: 2 sons, 1 daughter.
Catherine Lesseg married Xavier Arnold (1833-1887) on 03 May 1864 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Brussels, Calhoun County, Illinois.
They were the parents of at least 8 children.
Catherine's father lived with the Arnolds until his death in 1874.
Children from second marriage: 6 sons, 2 daughters.
Catherine lived until 1884. At the time of her death, she was 44 years, 10 months and 19 days old. She was buried on 15 Feb 1884.
She was survived by her husband, Xavier, who passed away in 1887.
Mother of:
Fredrick Henry George "Fred" Lesseg
Catherina Louisa Lesseg Sagez
Herman Lesseg
Joseph "Joe" Arnold
Herman Arnold
Francis Xavier "Frank" Arnold
William "Willie" Arnold
August Arnold
John A. Arnold
Marie Catherine Arnold Halwe
Catherine "Katie" Arnold Dougherty
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Obituary:
Arnold, Catherine (Lessic/Sessig) wife of Xavior Arnold, died Feb. 14, 1884. They were married May 3, 1864. They lived in the Point Precinct, Ill. Father Winterhalter gave services at St. Mary's Church and burial was in the Church Cemetery, Brussels, Ill.
(Unknown Calhoun County newspaper; 1864)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
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*There are some records that say Catherine's maiden name was Catharina Christ or Crist. Catherine's replacement stone at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery has her maiden name recorded as Kuehne. St. Mary's record books have her father's name recorded as "Stephan Kuhni" on her death record. Her maiden name also appears elsewhere in the St. Mary's records, as in the birth records of her children, as a spelling variation of Kuehne.
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It is very important to note here that while Catherine Lesseg was married to Xavier Arnold (1830-1887), there were two other Xavier Arnolds in Calhoun County at about the same time.
One was an Xavier Arnold, Sr., born in 1817 in Switzerland. He and was most likely a related to Catherine's husband. Xavier Arnold, Sr. had a son named Xavier, Jr. who was born in Calhoun County in 1867.
Hermann bought land in Point Precinct and established a farm there. They were the parents of a daughter by the time the Civil War broke out. A third child, Herman, was born during the war.
Hermann volunteered to fight in the Union Army. He came down with a serious case of pneumonia during the Battle of Vicksburg in the summer of 1863 and was sent home to recover. He died a week after his arrival home at the age of 28.
After Hermann's death, their children were raised in 3 separate homes.
Children from first marriage: 2 sons, 1 daughter.
Catherine Lesseg married Xavier Arnold (1833-1887) on 03 May 1864 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Brussels, Calhoun County, Illinois.
They were the parents of at least 8 children.
Catherine's father lived with the Arnolds until his death in 1874.
Children from second marriage: 6 sons, 2 daughters.
Catherine lived until 1884. At the time of her death, she was 44 years, 10 months and 19 days old. She was buried on 15 Feb 1884.
She was survived by her husband, Xavier, who passed away in 1887.
Mother of:
Fredrick Henry George "Fred" Lesseg
Catherina Louisa Lesseg Sagez
Herman Lesseg
Joseph "Joe" Arnold
Herman Arnold
Francis Xavier "Frank" Arnold
William "Willie" Arnold
August Arnold
John A. Arnold
Marie Catherine Arnold Halwe
Catherine "Katie" Arnold Dougherty
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Obituary:
Arnold, Catherine (Lessic/Sessig) wife of Xavior Arnold, died Feb. 14, 1884. They were married May 3, 1864. They lived in the Point Precinct, Ill. Father Winterhalter gave services at St. Mary's Church and burial was in the Church Cemetery, Brussels, Ill.
(Unknown Calhoun County newspaper; 1864)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
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*There are some records that say Catherine's maiden name was Catharina Christ or Crist. Catherine's replacement stone at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery has her maiden name recorded as Kuehne. St. Mary's record books have her father's name recorded as "Stephan Kuhni" on her death record. Her maiden name also appears elsewhere in the St. Mary's records, as in the birth records of her children, as a spelling variation of Kuehne.
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It is very important to note here that while Catherine Lesseg was married to Xavier Arnold (1830-1887), there were two other Xavier Arnolds in Calhoun County at about the same time.
One was an Xavier Arnold, Sr., born in 1817 in Switzerland. He and was most likely a related to Catherine's husband. Xavier Arnold, Sr. had a son named Xavier, Jr. who was born in Calhoun County in 1867.
Family Members
Parents
Children
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Fredrick Henry George "Fred" Lesseg
1856–1929
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Catherina Louisa Lesseg Sagez
1858–1935
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Herman Lesseg
1862–1935
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Joseph "Joe" Arnold
1867–1931
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Francis Xavier "Frank" Arnold
1869–1945
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William "Willie" Arnold
1872–1880
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August Arnold
1874–1944
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John A. Arnold
1876–1958
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Marie Catherine Arnold Halwe
1879–1965
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Catherine "Katie" Arnold Dougherty
1881–1953
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