Holdener
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1. Holdener (son of Anthony Theodore Holdener and Doris E. Roth).
2. Anthony Theodore Holdener was born on 20 Jan 1925 in East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA (son of Frederick Holdener and Ottilia Reifers); died on 6 Feb 2014 in Oak Hill Nursing Home, Waterloo, Monroe County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 10 Feb 2014 in Saint Michael's Cemetery, Paderborn, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA. Anthony married Doris E. Roth [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Doris E. Roth Children:
Generation: 3
4. Frederick Holdener was born on 13 Oct 1877 in Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA (son of Johannes Melchior Wendelin Holdener and Elisabetha Fuchs); died on 23 Jan 1951 in Illinois, USA; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Fairview Heights, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA. Frederick married Ottilia Reifers on 17 Feb 1920 in Illinois, USA. Ottilia was born on 1 Mar 1887 in St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; died on 31 Jan 1973 in Illinois, USA; was buried on 3 Feb 1973 in Holy Cross Cemetery, Fairview Heights, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Ottilia Reifers was born on 1 Mar 1887 in St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; died on 31 Jan 1973 in Illinois, USA; was buried on 3 Feb 1973 in Holy Cross Cemetery, Fairview Heights, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA. Children:
- Pauline O. Holdener was born on 8 Jan 1921 in East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA; died on 3 Aug 2011 in Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 6 Aug 2011 in Saint Adalbert Cemetery, Fairview Heights, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA.
- Frederick Melchior Holdener was born on 12 Jul 1922 in East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA; died on 3 Feb 1978; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Fairview Heights, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA.
- Catherine Rita Holdener was born on 6 Mar 1924 in East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA; died on 6 Jul 2014 in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Shiloh, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA.
- 2. Anthony Theodore Holdener was born on 20 Jan 1925 in East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA; died on 6 Feb 2014 in Oak Hill Nursing Home, Waterloo, Monroe County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 10 Feb 2014 in Saint Michael's Cemetery, Paderborn, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA.
- Agnes Holdener
Generation: 4
8. Johannes Melchior Wendelin Holdener was born on 23 Mar 1834 in Schweiz; was christened on 26 Mar 1834 in Schweiz; died on 7 Mar 1879 in Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA. Notes:
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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.Johannes married Elisabetha Fuchs on 22 Nov 1864 in Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA. Elisabetha (daughter of Konrad Fuchs and Anna Margaretha Brenner) was born on 24 Mar 1841 in Deidesheim, Pfalz, Bayern; died on 27 May 1919 in Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Elisabetha Fuchs was born on 24 Mar 1841 in Deidesheim, Pfalz, Bayern (daughter of Konrad Fuchs and Anna Margaretha Brenner); died on 27 May 1919 in Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA. Children:
- Joseph Holdener was born on 19 Jan 1867 in Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA; died on 7 Jan 1936 in Illinois, USA.
- Anna Maria Olivia Holdener was born on 19 Jan 1867 in Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA; died on 19 Jun 1944 in St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; was buried on 22 Jun 1944 in Resurrection Cemetery, Gravois Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA.
- Katherine A. Holdener was born on 25 Oct 1868 in Illinois, USA; died in 1938 in Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Green Mount Cemetery, Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA.
- Magdalena Holdener was born on 25 Oct 1868 in Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA; died on 1 Nov 1892 in St. Louis City, Missouri, USA.
- Xavier Holdener was born on 26 Feb 1870 in Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA; died on 24 Dec 1958 in Illinois, USA.
- Cornelius W. Holdener was born on 3 Jul 1872 in Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA; died on 27 Apr 1945 in St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; was buried on 30 Apr 1945 in Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA.
- Mathias Holdener was born on 5 Oct 1874 in Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA; died on 2 Feb 1948 in Illinois, USA.
- 4. Frederick Holdener was born on 13 Oct 1877 in Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA; died on 23 Jan 1951 in Illinois, USA; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Fairview Heights, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA.
- Melchior Holdener was born on 23 Oct 1879 in Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA; died on 31 Mar 1960 in Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA.