Jacob Stahler Jr. and Katherina Sänger

Jacob Stahler was born March 30, 1839 in Nassau, Prussia. He was the son of Jacob Stahler and Anna Maria Rill.

Jacob married Katherina Sänger, widow of Nicholas Hentges (also spelled Henches). Katherina was born November 25, 1843 in Germany. She emigrated to the United States with her parents in 1848 and married Nicholas Hentges in 1859. He died in 1861. Katherina and Jacob were then married on February 9, 1862. They had six children, all born in Scott, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

• Katherine Stahler. She married Peter Schilz.

• Matthias Stahler was born August 25, 1863. He married Katharina Mueller, daughter of Jacob Mueller and Elisabeth Rinzel, on January 28, 1896 in Auburn, Wisconsin. They had at least two children.

  • Frances A. Staehler was born June 24, 1904. She married George J. Backhaus on October 15, 1923. George died January 20, 1961. Frances later married Theodore J. Schneider on June 18, 1966. Frances died April 2, 2002 in West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin.

  • Gertrude Agnes Staehler was born March 10, 1908 in Kewaskum, Washington County, Wisconsin. She died December 7, 1976.

  Katharina died August 19, 1917 in Kewaskum, Washington County, Wisconsin. Matthias died June 15, 1949 in West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin.

• John Jacob Staehler was born April 9, 1866. He married Elizabeth Rodenkirch, daughter of Mathias Rodenkirch and Elizabeth Schnitzler, on January 10, 1893. John and Elizabeth had at least nine children. I only know the names of eight.

  • Rose Staehler was born in 1893 and died in 1973. She married Joseph Mueller.
  • Alma Barbara Staehler was born September 24, 1895 in Wayne, Washington County, Wisconsin.
  • John Jacob Staehler was born in 1897 and died in 1933.
  • William Staehler was born in 1900.
  • Alois Staehler was born in 1902 and died in 1971.
  • Marie Staehler was born in 1904.
  • Andrew Staehler was born in 1908 and died in 1969.
  • Sylvester Staehler was born in 1909 and died in 1974.

  

  John Jacob Staehler family.
  Left to right: Alois Staehler, unknown, Alma Staehler, Marie Staehler, John Jacob Staehler Sr., Sylvester Staehler, Elizabeth (Rodenkirch) Staehler, Roman Staehler, Rose (Staehler) Mueller, Andrew Staehler, Joseph Mueller, perhaps William Staehler, John Jacob Staehler Jr.

  John died December 12, 1942 in Kewaskum, Washington County, Wisconsin. Elizabeth died April 25, 1958 at Enders Nursing Home in Glenbeulah, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

• Jacob J. Staehler was born April 7, 1868. He married Gertrude Berres, daughter of Casper Berres and Maria Lotter, on February 19, 1903. Jacob died August 25, 1950 at his home in Scott, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Gertrude died November 11, 1980 at her home in Polk, Washington County, Wisconsin.

• Theresa Stahler was born March 16, 1870. She married Louis Nicolaus Seefeld, son of Gottlieb Seefeld and Johanna Engel, on October 28, 1890. Theresa died at home on March 29, 1906. Louis died June 21, 1909 at Emergency Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

• Christina Stahler was born February 22, 1872. She married Edward Seefeld, brother of her sister Theresa's husband Louis, on November 25, 1899. Christina died August 21, 1946 in Beechwood, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Edward died March 1, 1964 in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

Katherina died February 10, 1912 of the dropsy (presumably pulmonary edema). Jacob died of pneumonia on January 25, 1915 at the home of his son John Staehler in Kewaskum.

Tylor Munson provided the photo of the John Jacob Staehler family.

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