Joseph Degenhart's parents were Caspar and Margaretha Elisabeth Doering Degenhardt. He came to America with his mother, two brothers and two sisters from Germany and they settled in St. Clair County, Illinois, in 1851. Mr. Degenhart enlisted in the Union army in 1861 and served his adopted country three years and three months. After the war he settled in Monroe County, Illinois. In 1868 he was united in marriage to Margerita Keen (Margretha Wucherpfennig Kiehn). To this union were born three sons, two dying in youth, and two daughters. One son and the two daughters survive to mourn the loss of the father, one daughter Mrs. Anna Grubb living in Oklahoma City, Mrs. Lena Kells at Mound Valley, Kansas, and the son, Christoph near Thayer, Kansas. Mr. Degenhart moved with his family to western Kansas 1885 where his wife preceded him to the heavenly home September 9, 1892. The deceased has made his home with his son, Christoph for the past 19 years, moving to Thayer with him in 1914. He was a farmer and enjoyed raising bees. He died at the home of his son. Mr. Degenhart accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior in youth accepting the Roman Catholic faith as his church.
Surname was originally Degenhardt, but Joseph dropped the second "d" and went by Degenhart
Joseph Degenhart's parents were Caspar and Margaretha Elisabeth Doering Degenhardt. He came to America with his mother, two brothers and two sisters from Germany and they settled in St. Clair County, Illinois, in 1851. Mr. Degenhart enlisted in the Union army in 1861 and served his adopted country three years and three months. After the war he settled in Monroe County, Illinois. In 1868 he was united in marriage to Margerita Keen (Margretha Wucherpfennig Kiehn). To this union were born three sons, two dying in youth, and two daughters. One son and the two daughters survive to mourn the loss of the father, one daughter Mrs. Anna Grubb living in Oklahoma City, Mrs. Lena Kells at Mound Valley, Kansas, and the son, Christoph near Thayer, Kansas. Mr. Degenhart moved with his family to western Kansas 1885 where his wife preceded him to the heavenly home September 9, 1892. The deceased has made his home with his son, Christoph for the past 19 years, moving to Thayer with him in 1914. He was a farmer and enjoyed raising bees. He died at the home of his son. Mr. Degenhart accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior in youth accepting the Roman Catholic faith as his church.
Surname was originally Degenhardt, but Joseph dropped the second "d" and went by Degenhart
Inscription
JOS. DEGENHART
CO. F
43 ILL. INF.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
