Johannes Melchior Wendelin Holdener

1834 - 1879  (44 years)

• Name	Johannes Melchior Wendelin Holdener
  Nickname	Melchior
  Born	23 Mar 1834	Schweiz
  Christened	26 Mar 1834	Schweiz
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Mar 1879	St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I78481	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2015

  
  

  Family	Elisabetha Fuchs,   b. 24 Mar 1841, Deidesheim, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 27 May 1919, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1864	St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
  Children	1. Joseph Holdener,   b. 19 Jan 1867, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 7 Jan 1936, Illinois, USA  (Age 68 years)   2. Anna Maria Olivia Holdener,   b. 19 Jan 1867, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 19 Jun 1944, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA  (Age 77 years)   3. Katherine A. Holdener,   b. 25 Oct 1868, Illinois, USA ,   d. 1938, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA  (Age 69 years)   4. Magdalena Holdener,   b. 25 Oct 1868, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 1 Nov 1892, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA  (Age 24 years)   5. Xavier Holdener,   b. 26 Feb 1870, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 24 Dec 1958, Illinois, USA  (Age 88 years)   6. Cornelius W. Holdener,   b. 3 Jul 1872, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 27 Apr 1945, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA  (Age 72 years)   7. Mathias Holdener,   b. 5 Oct 1874, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 2 Feb 1948, Illinois, USA  (Age 73 years)   8. Frederick Holdener,   b. 13 Oct 1877, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 23 Jan 1951, Illinois, USA  (Age 73 years)   9. Melchior Holdener,   b. 23 Oct 1879, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 31 Mar 1960, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F35614	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Cole Family File Entries: 6884 Updated: 2006-02-11 19:49:19 UTC (Sat) Contact fsu6768@yahoo.com According to the ship manifest of passengers, Melchior, as he was called, at the age of 19 yrs., came to the port of New Orleans March 10, 1854 (or 52?) on the ship MARTHA L. WARD"When he came to Belleville, he engaged in the brick manufacturing business. The firm was known as Holdener & Company, which in its time furnished the building material for numerous edifices in the central part of St. Clair Co. Later he sold out his interests in the business and took a trip to his native Switzerland, where he did not remain long. He longed to return to the great western republic with its active and prosperous people. He again entered the brick manufacturing business, and sold out a second time and devoted himself to farming." from an article by Agnes Schmiskie and Lillian Holdener,He became a citizen of the US in 1859.

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Johann Melchior Wendelin Holdener Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about removing the ads from this memorial... Birth: Mar. 23, 1834, Switzerland Death: Mar. 7, 1879 St. Clair County Illinois, USA burial in St. John Catholic Cemetery, Smithton, IL Family links: Children: Joseph A Holdener (1867 - 1936)* Magdalena Holdener Berkel (1868 - 1892)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery Smithton St. Clair County Illinois, USA Created by: Cheryl Herrmann Record added: Apr 21, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 88896173