Well, I was researching my family history and I discovered an unknown daughter of my 3rd great-grandfather, William Deininger Sr. He was my maternal grandmother’s great-grandfather. I was searching for Deininger information on FamilySearch.org – trying to figure out if there were any other Deiningers in the Jo Daviess county, Illinois, area between 1850-1900. Thought…
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Biography: John Deininger
John Deininger was the brother of my great-great grandfather, William Deininger Jr. His biography appeared in Portrait and Biographical Album of Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties, Illinois (1889, page 626-627. —————————————– JOHN DEININGER. A snug farm of seventy acres lying on section 28 in East Galena Township comprises the well-regulated homestead of the subject of…
Death Announcement: Rosina (Heffner) Deininger
Death Announcement for Rosina (Heffner) Deininger, which was published in the Galena Daily Gazette on December 30, 1918. She was my ggg-grandmother. Rosina married William Deininger Sr in 1853 in Pennsylvania. They had five children: Barbara, John, Mary, William Jr, and Amelia. (William Jr is my gg-grandfather.) Transcription of obituary: Death Calls Aged Woman Mrs….
William Deininger Sr Biography
When I was visiting my grandmother in Galena, Illinois, one of the places we went was Greenwood Cemetery. We always visit her parents and grandparents in their eternal resting place. Grandma had mentioned several years ago that there were Deiningers buried in the older section of Greenwood, but she couldn’t remember where. Well, after visiting…
Forgotten History 