I am providing this information here so that my people can find me when searching for these names and places. This is a very small part of the info I have. ~ T.
Please contact me if you have anything to add, fix or talk about this info… sistercat (at) gmail.com
Last updated: 02/09/2010
MY PATERNAL SURNAMES:
THOMAS
KLASS
HODSON
ANDERSON
SMITH
LOVELAND
HENDGES
GILMORE
MY MATERNAL SURNAMES:
WISNER (Adopted Name)
LATZEK
BRINKER
COLLINS
DECKER
BUGEL
SCHMIDT
DESSINGER
SOME OF MY PATERNAL NAMES (Deceased):
EDWIN KARL THOMAS (My Grandfather) 1905-1958
MINNIE MAE HODSON THOMAS (Mother of Edwin) 1875-1949
FRANK WILLIAM THOMAS (Father of Edwin) 1877-1967
GILLETTE THOMAS (Brother of Edwin)
ROBERT W THOMAS (Brother of Edwin)
ALEXANDER ALLIE FELKER (Brother of Frank, adopted name)
ALEXANDER THOMAS (Father of Frank)
CHRISTINA SMITH THOMAS (Mother of Frank)
FRANCIS THOMAS (Grandfather of Frank; Army Corporal, “Died of his wounds” in the Civil War) 1825-1864
THOMAS HODSON (Father of Minnie Mae)
PHILA (PHILIS, PHILIA, PHELIA) LOVELAND HODSON (Mother of Minnie Mae) 1848-1925
DOROTHY MARGARET KLASS THOMAS (My Grandmother a/k/a The Man Magnet) 1914-1998
EVA ELIZABETH KLASS WESTFALL MITCHELL (Sister of Dorothy)
PETER J KLASS (Father of Dorothy) 1888-1965
AUGUSTA M ANDERSON KLASS (Mother of Dorothy) 1887-1961
PETER JOSEPH KLASS (Father of Peter J)
MAGDALENA (LENA, LINA) HENDGES KLASS (Mother of Peter J)
GERTRUDE HENDGES REWA (Sister of Magdalena)
NELSON (NELS, NILS) ANDERSON (Father of Augusta) 1856-1938
HANNA (HANNAH) PIERSON ANDERSON (Mother of Augusta) 1865-1928
JOHN HENDGES (Father of Magdalena) 1822-1889
ANNA HENDGES (Mother of Magdalena) 1832-1899
SOME OF MY MATERNAL NAMES (Deceased):
ROBERT EUGENE LATZEK WISNER (My Grandfather) 1900-1986
ANNA, ANN, ANNE HERMINA COLLINS WISNER (My Grandmother) 1906-1992
JOHN F LATZEK (JACK) (Father of Robert) 1874-1953
FRANK LATZEK (Brother of John)
MAMIE A BRINKER LATZEK WISNER GOTHIEA (Mother of Robert) 1880-1946
HARRY BINNEY WISNER (Stepdad/Adopted Robert)
LOUIS GOTHIEA (Stepdad of Robert)
CHARLES HARRY COLLINS (Father of Anna Collins) 1880-1977
GERTRUDE DECKER (Mother of Anna Collins) 1879-1961
JOSEPH BRINKER (Father of Mamie) 1856-1940
ELIZABETH BUGEL BRINKER (Mother of Mamie) 1861-1925
HERMAN BRINKER (Father of Joseph) 1825-1916
CHRISTINE DESSINGER BRINKER (Mother of Joseph) 1830-1914
JAN LATZEK (LAZEK ?) (Father of John) 1834-1884
EWA LATZEK (Mother of John) 1845-1893
PLACES:
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
SPRING LAKE, MICHIGAN
CROTON, MICHIGAN
FREMONT, MICHIGAN
NEWAYGO, MICHIGAN
LARAMIE, WYOMING
SALEM (NEW SALEM), ALLEGAN COUNTY, MICHIGAN
BAY CITY, MICHIGAN
SAGINAW, MICHIGAN
HARRIS, TEXAS TX
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE TN
OXFORD, ONTARIO, CANADA
SWEDEN
GERMANY
POLAND
SCOTLAND
ENGLAND
PRUSSIA
US
USA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CEMETERIES:
MOUNT CALVARY CEMETERY, MT CALVARY, GRAND RAPIDS
GREENWOOD CEMETERY, GRAND RAPIDS
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, GRAND RAPIDS
FAIRPLAINS CEMETERY, GRAND RAPIDS
SAINT MARY’S CEMETERY, ST MARY’S, SALEM, ALLEGAN COUNTY
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY, TENNESSEE TN
MORE ABOUT FRANCIS THOMAS / FRANCES THOMAS:
ARMY
CORPORAL
COMPANY E
CO E, CO. E
10TH MICHIGAN INFANTRY
TENTH INFANTRY
CIVIL WAR
UNION
ENROLLED NOV 1861
REENLISTED FEB 1864
DIED JUL 1864
CHATTANOOGA, TN
I haven’t found a picture of Francis yet, but here is a picture of his Army Captain (Died Jun 1864).
