Lewis Sr was the second oldest child one of William & Mary Kniel's 6 children, who were all born in LaSalle, Illinois. Mary & William were both born in Germany.
Katherine 1870-1953 [Frank Joseph Gross 1855-1921]
Lewis Joseph Sr 1873-1951 [divorced Agnes Hoey 1880-1944]
William Jr. 1873-1969 [Harriet Rice 1880-1917, Lillian E Wolff 1902-1963]
John Carl [Cisular Jane Yearsley 1883-1973]
Mary 1878-1949 [William Griener 1870-1980]
Emma 1883-1967 [Edwin Herman Helmig 1879-1939]
William Jr & John C and Mary "Greiner" lived and are interned in Iowa.
Katherine "Gross" and Emma "Helmig" lived and are interned in Illinois.
Lewis Sr died in Detroit, MI; but I do not know where he is interned. He lived in Detroit from 1913-1926, sometime after his divorce in 1926 he moved in with his sister, Mary in Iowa. He again lived in Detroit from abt 1940-1951.
***I never knew anything about his Family, or that he had any living relatives until a few years ago.
My Grandfather Lewis Jr and my Grandma adopted Patrick Louis when he was born in 1926 and later had my father John Edward in 1933.
My Grandparents met at Madison Electric in Detroit, where they both worked. Lewis Jr worked there until his death and Amy worked there over 50 yrs.
Lewis Sr was the second oldest child one of William & Mary Kniel's 6 children, who were all born in LaSalle, Illinois. Mary & William were both born in Germany.
Katherine 1870-1953 [Frank Joseph Gross 1855-1921]
Lewis Joseph Sr 1873-1951 [divorced Agnes Hoey 1880-1944]
William Jr. 1873-1969 [Harriet Rice 1880-1917, Lillian E Wolff 1902-1963]
John Carl [Cisular Jane Yearsley 1883-1973]
Mary 1878-1949 [William Griener 1870-1980]
Emma 1883-1967 [Edwin Herman Helmig 1879-1939]
William Jr & John C and Mary "Greiner" lived and are interned in Iowa.
Katherine "Gross" and Emma "Helmig" lived and are interned in Illinois.
Lewis Sr died in Detroit, MI; but I do not know where he is interned. He lived in Detroit from 1913-1926, sometime after his divorce in 1926 he moved in with his sister, Mary in Iowa. He again lived in Detroit from abt 1940-1951.
***I never knew anything about his Family, or that he had any living relatives until a few years ago.
My Grandfather Lewis Jr and my Grandma adopted Patrick Louis when he was born in 1926 and later had my father John Edward in 1933.
My Grandparents met at Madison Electric in Detroit, where they both worked. Lewis Jr worked there until his death and Amy worked there over 50 yrs.
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