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The German spelling of their name was "Zodrow." Their son Leo [Sr.], later switched to the English spelling of "Zedrow".
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John married Agnes Mielke there.
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"Johann" and Agnes Zodrow immigrated from the port of Bremen, Germany, to Baltimore, Maryland, on a ship named "Weser", arriving on June 29, 1887, with their four eldest children, and settled at 15 Main St. in Naperville, DuPage County Illinois.
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They had five known children:
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1. Otilia "Tillie" (Zodrow) Koch. b. Nov. 1, 1873, in Prussia/East Germany. She married Joseph Koch, on Feb. 5, 1895, at the Sts. Peter and Paul (Catholic) Church, in Naperville, DuPage County Illinois. He is the son of Joseph Koch and Catherina Zemp, of Switzerland. They moved to Tennessee about 1896-1897, and lived at 460 N. Highland Drive, in East Memphis, Shelby County Tennessee. They had ten children together. d. Nov. 25, 1933 in Shelby Co. Tennessee. Buried: Calvary Cemetery, in Memphis, Shelby County Tennessee. (See her memorial with photos).
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2. Lucia "Lucy" (Zodrow) Herron. b. Jan 6, 1880, in Prussia/East Germany. m. Lee Andrew Herron (1868-1934), the son of William Herron and his wife Lizzie Taylor. They had a daughter Mary, who is buried in the Calvary Cemetery, near Lucy's sister Otilia "Tillie" Koch. They lived in Memphis, Shelby County Tennessee in 1910. d. Lucy died on Nov. 14, 1967. Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County Tennessee.
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3. Maria "Mary" (Zodrow) Keller. b. Sept. 15, 1883, in Prussia/East Germany. m. Jacob "Jake" Keller (1878-1964). Children: Albert W. Keller (1906-2000), and Edward Keller. They moved to Oklahoma City, OK in 1917, and operated a grocery store at 2433 N.-W. 16th Street. d. Sept. 27, 1954, in Oklahoma. Buried: Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co. Oklahoma.
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4. Leo Zodrow, later Zedrow [Sr.] Leo later changed the spelling of his name to "Zedrow." b. 1886, in Prussia/East Germany. m. Martha Kowalski, on Dec. 27, 1921. Note: The "Napier Settlement" in Naperville, Illinios, has a "letter of certification" for the marriage of Leo "Zodrow" to Martha Kowalski. d. 1963. Buried: Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Naperville, DuPage County Illinois.
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The first four born in West Prussia (East Germany).
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5. John Henry Zodrow Jr. b. Oct. 15, 1892, in Naperville, DuPage Co. Illinois. d. Nov. 23, 1939, in
Aurora, Kane County Illinois, age 47. Occupation: Labor: DuPage Boiler. Buried: Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Naperville, DuPage County Illinois.
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John Zodrow Sr. is buried in Section A, Row 2, Grave 15.
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John's wife Agnes and their sons Leo [Sr.] and John Henry Jr. are also buried in this cemetery.
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Their daughter Otilia "Tillie" (Zodrow) Koch, is buried in the Calvary Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.
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See the memorial for their son Leo Zedrow Sr. (1886-1963).
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The German spelling of their name was "Zodrow." Their son Leo [Sr.], later switched to the English spelling of "Zedrow".
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John married Agnes Mielke there.
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"Johann" and Agnes Zodrow immigrated from the port of Bremen, Germany, to Baltimore, Maryland, on a ship named "Weser", arriving on June 29, 1887, with their four eldest children, and settled at 15 Main St. in Naperville, DuPage County Illinois.
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They had five known children:
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1. Otilia "Tillie" (Zodrow) Koch. b. Nov. 1, 1873, in Prussia/East Germany. She married Joseph Koch, on Feb. 5, 1895, at the Sts. Peter and Paul (Catholic) Church, in Naperville, DuPage County Illinois. He is the son of Joseph Koch and Catherina Zemp, of Switzerland. They moved to Tennessee about 1896-1897, and lived at 460 N. Highland Drive, in East Memphis, Shelby County Tennessee. They had ten children together. d. Nov. 25, 1933 in Shelby Co. Tennessee. Buried: Calvary Cemetery, in Memphis, Shelby County Tennessee. (See her memorial with photos).
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2. Lucia "Lucy" (Zodrow) Herron. b. Jan 6, 1880, in Prussia/East Germany. m. Lee Andrew Herron (1868-1934), the son of William Herron and his wife Lizzie Taylor. They had a daughter Mary, who is buried in the Calvary Cemetery, near Lucy's sister Otilia "Tillie" Koch. They lived in Memphis, Shelby County Tennessee in 1910. d. Lucy died on Nov. 14, 1967. Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County Tennessee.
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3. Maria "Mary" (Zodrow) Keller. b. Sept. 15, 1883, in Prussia/East Germany. m. Jacob "Jake" Keller (1878-1964). Children: Albert W. Keller (1906-2000), and Edward Keller. They moved to Oklahoma City, OK in 1917, and operated a grocery store at 2433 N.-W. 16th Street. d. Sept. 27, 1954, in Oklahoma. Buried: Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co. Oklahoma.
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4. Leo Zodrow, later Zedrow [Sr.] Leo later changed the spelling of his name to "Zedrow." b. 1886, in Prussia/East Germany. m. Martha Kowalski, on Dec. 27, 1921. Note: The "Napier Settlement" in Naperville, Illinios, has a "letter of certification" for the marriage of Leo "Zodrow" to Martha Kowalski. d. 1963. Buried: Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Naperville, DuPage County Illinois.
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The first four born in West Prussia (East Germany).
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5. John Henry Zodrow Jr. b. Oct. 15, 1892, in Naperville, DuPage Co. Illinois. d. Nov. 23, 1939, in
Aurora, Kane County Illinois, age 47. Occupation: Labor: DuPage Boiler. Buried: Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Naperville, DuPage County Illinois.
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John Zodrow Sr. is buried in Section A, Row 2, Grave 15.
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John's wife Agnes and their sons Leo [Sr.] and John Henry Jr. are also buried in this cemetery.
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Their daughter Otilia "Tillie" (Zodrow) Koch, is buried in the Calvary Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.
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See the memorial for their son Leo Zedrow Sr. (1886-1963).
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