Our Family Tree
Above is a picture of my husband & me several weeks after we met in
February of 1993. We were married on December 23rd, 1993 in Oglesby,
Illinois at the home of Jess' brother, Dave & Mary Kohr.
***If you recognize any of these names in your own line...please e-mail me! I need to fill in
so many blanks. No matter how minute the info...I can't tell you how many little tidbits of
information led to so much!***
This Page was UPDATED on 07 October 2000
First mentioned surnames are in CAPS...
Me- Vicki Sue DONNA b. 1969, Illinois (my line is the first ones listed)
Jess Allen KOHR b. 1972, Illinois (Jess' line is after the space in each set)
Parents-
John (no middle)Donna b. 1926, Illinois
Joanne Alberta SCHELL b. 1938, Illinois
Richard Herbert Kohr b. 1933, Illinois
Rosemary Elizabeth PREISER b. 1934, Illinois
Grandparents-
Peter Donna b. 1894, Illinois
Emma Margaret FOOCKLE b. 1893, Illinois
Clare Edward Schell b. 1911, Pennsylvania
Frances Alberta STARKEY b. 1913, Kansas
Herbert William Kohr b. Unknown
Martha BORN b. 1903, Illinois
Lester John Preiser b. 1907, Illinois
Myrtle Marie CROISSANT b. 1913, Illinois
Great Grandparents-
Antonio Donna b. Torino, Italy
Louisa BOGGIO b. Italy
John Foockle b. 1861 in Germany
Margaret NIEDERMYER b. 1870 in Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois
George Henry Schell b. 1865, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Josephine HEIM b. 1870, Germany
Aubrey W. Starkey b. 1888, Pike County, Indiana
Ida Pearl BRITTINGHAM b. 1882, Missouri
William Herbert Kohr b. 1872, Illinois
Hermiena "Minnie" H. HESS b. 1883, Pennsylvania
Fredrick J. Born b. 1887, Hobart, Lake County, Indiana
Julia (Maiden Unknown)
Fred A. Preiser
Wilhelmina "Minnie" FISCHER
Jacob Heinrich Croissant b. 1886, Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois
Rose Mary LEHMANN b. 1895, Leonore, LaSalle County, Illinois
2nd G.Grandparents-
Edward W. Foocker/Foockle b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
Henry Shell/Schell b. 1833, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Margaret Anna GEORGE b. 1830, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvnia
John Heim b. 1846, Zell Am Ziller, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
Elizabeth KORNA b. Zell Am Ziller, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria
George Marion Starkey b. May 12, 1850, Indiana
Almarinda CROSBY b. March 01, 1855, Crawford, Indiana
Rev. Phelix Falls Brittingham b. 1858, Indiana
Nancy Lucinda McMURTRY b. 1857, Indiana
Jacob Kohr b. 1847, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth MEYER b. 1847, Bavaria, Germany
John Jacob Croissant b. 1849, Selby Township, Bureau Co., Illinois
Mary SEEPE b. 1859, Peru, LaSalle Co., Illinois
Ernest Lehmann
Mary KAI
3rd G. Grandparents-
Henry George b. 1808, Pennsylvania
Anna Maria SHELLER b. 1804, Pennsylvania
Washington Crosby b. 1821
Alice LONG b. Indiana
William Brittingham b. 1817, Gibson County, Indiana
Sebra (Also seen as "Savannah")JOHNSON b. 1822
William Wilson McMurtry b. 1818, Warrick County, Indiana
Elizabeth STEVENS b. Abt. 1823
Phillip Jacob Croissant, Jr. b. 1814, Munich, Germany
Anna Katherina GENZLINGER b. 1814, Bavaria, Germany
William Seepe b. in Germany
Mary MARKS b. in Germany
4th G. Grandparents-
William Crosby b. 1798, Conneticut
Electa GRAVES b. 1799, Norwich, New London, Conneticut
William Brittingham, Sr. b. 1817, Gibson County, Indiana
Dicy HUMPHREY b. 1801, Kentucky
Robert Cravins (or Cravens) Johnson b. 1789, Virgina
Nancy GARWOOD b. 1790, North Carolina
John McMurtry b. 1791, Green, Elliott County, Kentucky
Amelia HUDSON b. 1791 Rowan, North Carolina
Phillip Jacob Croissant, Sr. b. 1783, Edenkoben, Reinpfalz, Bavaria, Germany
Barbara Anna HEINZ b. 1790, Edenkoben, Reinpfalz, Bavaria, Germany
Philipp Friedrich Genzlinger b. 1786, Bavaria, Germany
Maria Elisabeth BRECHTEL b. 1790, Bavaria, Germany
5th G. Grandparents-
Israel Graves b. 1760
Lydia WELLS b. ?
German/Jarman Brittingham b. ? (prob. Maryland)
(was m. to Tabitha Fields but not my blood line-blood 5th great grandmother unknown)
Robert Johnson b. 1749/50
Martha RALSTON b. Abt 1790
Joseph Garwood III b. 1760, Burlington, New Jersey
Elizabeth MOORE b. 1766, Burlington, New Jersey
William McMurtry b. Abt 1748, Rockbridge County, Virginia
Alice (Maiden Unknown) b. Jessamine County, Kentucky
Isaac Hudson b. 1761, Kent County, Delaware
Nancy (Maiden Unknown)
Johann Nikolaus Croissant, Jr. b. Abt 1757, Germany
Anna Barbara CLAUSSEN b. 1759, Grosskarlbach, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany
Johann Stephan Genzlinger b. 1751, Edenkoben, Pfaz, Bayern, Germany
Maria Elizabetha ZIMPELMANN b. 1790, Edenkoben, Pfaz, Bayern, Germany
Georg Jacob Brechtel b. ?
Maria Elizabeth ALBRECHT b. ?
6th G. Grandparents-
Matthew Graves b. 1735, Whately, Franklin, MA
Hannah MORTON b. 1744
Joseph Garwood, II b. 1737, Mansfield, Burlington County, New Jersey
Leah DEVINNEY b. 1741, Burlington, North Carolina
James McMurtry b. Abt. 1724, Bedford County, Virginia
Nancy TODD b. Abt. 1724, Armagh, Ireland
Johann Nikolaus Croissant, Sr. b. 1731, Edenkoben, Pfaz, Bayern, Germany
Maria Ursula MANKIN b. 1725, Edenkoben, Pfaz, Bayern, Germany
Johann Philipp Clauss/Claussen b. ?
Barbara Elisabetha BORN b. ? (Please note that the BORN name appears in a seperate family as well.)
Christoph Brechtel b. ?
Clara SCHUSTER b. ?
7th G. Grandparents-
David Graves b. 1693, Hatfield, Hampshire, MA
Abigail BARDWELL b. 1699, Hatfield, Hampshire, MA
Daniel Morton b. 1720
Esther BARDWELL b. 1723, Hatfield, Hampshire, MA (Abigail above is Esther's Aunt)
Joseph Garwood, Sr. b. Abt 1700, Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Elizabeth ANTRAM b. 1699, Mansfield Township, Burlington, New Jersey
Joseph McMurtry b. Abt 1712, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania
Ann BOONE b. Abt 1712, Agusta, Virgina
Samuel Todd b. ?
Ann HOUSTON b. ?
Hanss Martin Croissant b. 1706, Edenkoben, Pfaz, Bayern, Germany
Maria Clara ROMMICH b. ?
Philipp Carl Manck/Mankin b. ?
Anna Margaretha OBERLING b. ?
8th G. Grandparents-
Robert Bardwell b. Abt 1647, London, England
Mary GULL b. 1657, Wethersfield, Hartford, Conneticut
Abraham Morton b. 1676
Sarah KELLOGG b. 1683
Ebenezer Bardwell b. 1679, Hatfield, Hampshire, MA
Mary FIELD b. 1684, Hatfield, Hampshire, MA
John Garwood b. Abt. 1675, Holdbrook, Suffolk, England
Mary FARR b. Abt 1679, Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey*
(There has been a questioning to Mary FARR being the wife of John, no actual
documentation, use at your disgretion.)
James Antram b. 1667, Lancashire, England
Mary HANCE b. 1670, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey
Hanns Wilhelm Croissant b. 1681, Edenkoben, Pfaz, Bayern, Germany
Anna Barbara SCHWEITZER, b. 1678, Edenkoben, Pfaz, Bayern, Germany
9th G. Grandparents-
John Bardwell b. Abt 1620
Sara SCOTT b. 1622, Allhallows, London Wall, London, England
William Gull b. ?
Elizabeth SMITH b. 1626, England
Richard Morton b. 1640
Ruth (Maiden Name Unknown) b. Abt 1645
Robert Bardwell b. Abt 1647, London, England (Please note Robert & his wife, Mary are also G.G.G.G.G.G.G.G. Grandparents)
Mary GULL b. 1657, Wethersfield, Hartford, Conneticut
Joseph Field b. 1658, Hartford, Hartford, Conneticut
Joanna WYATT b. 1663
William Garwood b. Abt. 1628, Nacton, Suffolk, England
Annie ROW(E) b. Abt 1634, Holbrook, Suffolk, England
Thomas Antrim (notice sp. change) b. 1620, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
(Wife Unknown)
John Hance b. 1643, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey
Elizabeth HANSON b. 1645, Dover, Stafford County, New Hampshire
Nikolaus Abraham Croissant b. 1650, Heidelberg, Germany
Agnes Barbara HAAS b. Abt 1655, Heidelberg, Germany
Christoffel Schweitzer
(Wife Unknown)
10th G. Grandparents-
John Gull b. ?
Ann (Maiden Name Unknown)
Samuel Smith b. 1602, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth CHILEAB b. 1602, Whatfield, Suffolk, England
George Morton III b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
John Bardwell b. Abt 1620 (Please note John & wife, Sara are also G.G.G.G.G.G.G.G.G. Grandparents)
Sara SCOTT b. 1622, Allhallows, London Wall, London, England
William Gull b. ? (Please note William & wife, Elizabeth are also G.G.G.G.G.G.G.G.G. Grandparents)
Elizabeth SMITH b. 1626, England
Zechariah Field b. 1596, Yorkshire, England
Mary STANLEY b. Bef 1621, England
John Wyatt b. 1620, Conneticut
Mary BRONSON b. Abt 1631, Hartford, Hartford, Conneticut
Thomas Garwood, Jr. b. Abt. 1603, Suffolk, England
(Wife Unknown)
Thomas Robert Rowe b. ?
Grace (Maiden Unknown) b. ?
Hewe Hance b. Abt. 1595, Exeter, Devonshire, England
Anne LASHBROOKE b. ?
Thomas Hanson b. Dover, Stafford County, New Hampshire
Mary PAUL b. 1621, Dover, Stafford County, New Hampshire
Simon Croissant b. Abt 1610, Ste Marie, Aux-mines, France
Regina Catharina (MaidenNameUnknown)
11th G. Grandparents-
William Gull b. Abt 1562, Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth DICKINSON b. ?
Samuel Smith II b. 1575, England
Barbary MUNFORDE b. 1579, England
George Morton, Jr. b. 1585
Juliana CARPENTER b. 1583
John Gull b. ? (Please note John & Wife, Ann are also 10th G. Grandparents)
Ann (Maiden Name Unknown)
Samuel Smith b. 1602, Suffolk, England (Please note Samuel & Wife, Elizabeth are also 10th G. Grandparents)
Elizabeth CHILEAB b. 1602, Whatfield, Suffolk, England
John Field b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
John Bronson b. Abt 1614, Chelmsford, Essex, England
Hannah SCOTT b. Abt 1617, Farmington, Hartford, Conneticut (Not sure if Hannah is related to Sara)
Thomas Garwood, Sr. b. Abt. 1570, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Margaret COULLSON b. 1560/61, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
John Lashbrooke b. Abt. 1569, Hatherleigh, Devonshire, England
(Wife Unknown)
John Hanson b. 1523, Elland, Yorkshire, England
Frances PRITCHARD b. 1590
Daniel Paul b. 1590
Elizabeth LEVER b. 1590
Abraham LeVieux Croissant b. Abt 1570, Breroncourt, Germany
Valentin (MaidenNameUnknown)
12th G. Grandparents-
Thomas Dickinson b. ?
Annis TINGLE b. ?
Samuel Smith b. Abt 1549, England
(Wife Unknown)
George Morton b. 1553
Catherine BOWN b. 1556
William Gull b. Abt 1562, Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England (Please note William & Wife, Elizabeth are also 11th G. Grandparents)
Elizabeth DICKINSON b. ?
Samuel Smith II b. 1575, England (please note Samuel & Barbary are also in generation above)
Barbary MUNFORDE b. 1579, England
John Field b. ? (Father of John Field)
(Wife Unknown) (Mother of John Field)
Richard Bronson b. Abt 1586, England
(Wife Unknown)
Edmund Scott b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
William Coullson b. 1535, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Jane LYND(E) b. Abt 1535, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Thomas Hanson b. 1523, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England
Janet GLEDHILL b. 1525, Barkisland, Yorkshire, England
13th G. Grandparents-
Anthony Morton b. 1521
Mary PLUMPTON b. 1538
Thomas Dickinson b. ? (Note Thomas & Annis are also in generation above)
Annis TINGLE b. ?
Samuel Smith b. Abt 1549, England
(Wife Unknown)
John Hanson, Jr. b. Abt. 1493, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England
Agnes SAVILE b. Abt. 1496, Newhall, Yorkshire, England
14th G. Grandparents-
Robert Morton b. 1497
Alice MARKHAM b. 1499
John Hanson, Sr. b. Abt. 1467, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England
Catherine BROOKE b. Abt. 1469, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England
Nicholas Savile b. Abt 1470, Newhall, Yorkshire, England
Margaret WILKINSON b. Abt 1475, Yorkshire, England
15th G. Grandparents-
Charles Morton b. ?
Maud DALISON b. 1482
John Brooke b. Abt. 1421, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England
(Wife Unknown)
16th G. Grandparents-
Nicholaus Morton b. 1455
Elizabeth Alice WENTWORTH b. ?
Need to check the following for accurate dates: Use as a guide only for now
17th G. Grandparents-
Thomas Wentworth II b. ?
Grace GASCOIGNE b. ?
18th G. Grandparents-
Thomas Wentworth b. ?
Beatrice WOODRUFE b. ?
John Gascoigne b. ?
Anne VAVASOUR b. ?
19th G. Grandparents-
William Wentworth b. ?
Isabelle FITZWILLIAM b. ?
John Vavasour b. ?
(Wife unknown)
20th G. Grandparents-
Richard Fitzwilliam b. ?
Elizabeth CLARELL b. ?
Henry Vavasour III b. ?
Jane GASCOIGNE b. ?
21st G. Grandparents-
Edward Fitzwilliam b. ?
Catherine CLIFTON b. ?
Thomas Clarell II b. Alderwarke, Yorkshire, England
Elisabeth SCROPE b. ?
Henry Vavasour II b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
William Gascoigne XI b. Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England (Father of Jane)
Margaret CLARELL b. ? (Thomas II m. Elizabeth Scrope is her brother)
22nd G. Grandparents-
Edmund Fitzwilliam b. ?
Maud HOTHAM b. ?
Thomas Clarell b. Aldwark, Yorkshire, England (Thomas & Matilda are the parents of both Thomas & Margaret above)
Matilda MONTGOMERY b. ?
Henry Vavasour b. ?
Margaret SKIPWITH b. ?
23rd G. Grandparents-
John Fitzwilliam b. Enley, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth CLINTON b. Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
William Clarell b. Alderwarke, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth REYGATE b. ?
William Vavasour b. ?
Elizabeth STAPLETON b. ?
24th G. Grandparents-
John Fitzwilliam b. ?
Joan RERESBY b. ?
Thomas Clarell b. ?
Isabella ST. PHILBERT b. ?
Henry LeVavasour II b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
25th G. Grandparents-
William Fitzwilliam b. Emley, Yorkshire, England
Isabelle DEINCOURT b. Emley, Yorkshire, England
William Clarell b. ?
Agnes WALEIS b. ?
Henry LeVavasour b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
26th G. Grandparents-
William Fitzthomas b. Emley, Yorkshire, England (Father of William Fitzwilliam)
(Wife Unknown)
Roger Waleis b. ?
Agnes DeALDWARK b. ?
William LeVavasour b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
27th G. Grandparents-
Thomas Fitzwilliam b. Emley, Yorkshire, England (Father of William Fitzthomas)
Agnes BERTRAM b. ?
Roger DeAldwark II b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
John LeVavasour b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
28th G. Grandparents-
William Fitzwilliam b. Hopton, Yorkshire, England
Adela PLANTAGENET b. ?
Roger DeAldwark b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
Robert LeVavasour b. ?
Juliane DeROS b. ?
29th G. Grandparents-
William Fitzgodrich b. Emley, Yorkshire, England (Father of William Fitzwilliam)
Albreda DeLISOURES b. ?
Richard DeAldwark b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
William LeVavasour b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
30th G. Grandparents-
Godric Fitzketelborn b. Hopton, Yorkshire, England (Father of William Fitzgodrich)
(Wife Unknown)
Galfride DeAldwark b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
Mauger LeVavasour II b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
31st G. Grandparents-
Reginald DeAldwark b. ?
Catherine FLEMING b. ?
Mauger LaVavasour b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
32nd G. Grandparents-
William DeAldwark b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
33rd G. Grandparents-
Reginald DeAldwark II b. ?
(Wife Unknown)
34th G. Grandparents-
Reginald DeAldwark b. ?
(Wife Unknown)