Leo Bohnsack was my great-grandfather. He was born on December 16, 1891, in Schapville, Thompson Twp, Illinois, to Carl Herman Bohnsack and Carolina Sophia Wulff. He was the oldest of three children. He married Minnie Marie Deininger on February 16, 1916, in Galena, Illinois. Leo and Minnie had four children: Vernon, Norman, Marian, and…
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Wedding Announcement: Marian Bohnsack and Stanley Davis
My grandparents Marian Bohnsack and Stanley Davis married in Apple River, Illinois, on August 1, 1941. This was her first marriage and his second. Their wedding announcement appeared in the Freeport Journal-Standard on August 8, 1941. Transcription of Wedding Announcement Davis-Bohnsack Apple River, Ill., Aug. 8.—Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Marian Bohnsack,…
Obituary: Minnie (Deininger) Bohnsack
My mom recently lent me some binders filled with genealogical information. In them, I was excited to find my great-grandmother’s obituary. She was the wife of Leo Bohnsack and my mom’s grandmother. Minnie (Deininger) Bohnsack died before I was born, but my mom has always spoken very warmly of her. Mom said Minnie was the…
Forgotten History 