Jacob Gergens & Appolonia E. Frick

Migration: Germany >OH >NE

Descendants of Jacob & Appolonia Gergens

Generation No. 1

1. JACOB⁵ GERGENS (JOHANN MARTEN⁴, JOHANN PETER³ GERGENS/GEORGENS, JOHANN ABRAHAM² GERGENS, JOHANN ADAM¹) was born 17 Aug 1827 in Bad Duerkheim, Pfalz County, Germany, and died 18 Mar 1905 in Humboldt, Nebraska. He married APPOLONIA EVALINA FRICK 20 Mar 1852 in Piketon, Ohio, daughter of GEORG FRICK and EVA ZAHN. She was born 03 May 1835 in Bad Duerkheim, Germany, and died 26 Feb 1913 in Humboldt, Nebraska.

Notes for JACOB GERGENS:

1860 Federal Census, Jackson County, Scioto Township, Ohio shows:
Jacob Gergens age 32 Merchant b. Germany
Evaline 25
Magdalene 7
Catherine 5
Jacob 4
Christina 3
Mary 8 mo.

THE JACOB GERGENS FAMILY

Jacob Gergens and Appolonia Evalina Frick came to America from Germany in 1838 with their respective parents. Both families settled in the vicinity of Beaver, Pike Co., Ohio. They were married in Pike County, March 20 1852. They lived in that area until 1885 when they moved to Nemaha County, Nebraska, where Jacob homesteaded southeast of Howe. In 1873 they lived on a farm southwest of Salem, in Richardson County. In 1875, Jacob puchased a farm 3 1/2 miles southeast of Humboldt where the family resided for many years.

Thirteen children were born to this couple, seven of them in Ohio: Mattie, who married John Tenney; Catherine, who married Lee Roy Mason of Stella, Nebraska; Jacob W.; Mary, who married John Gardner and lived on what came to be known as the August Moritz place, four miles west of Stella and one mile south; Frances, who married John Schmelzel of Humboldt; Peter, who married Anna Reynolds and lived on a farm northeast of Humboldt, a farm which later passed to his son Warren; and Martin, who married Emma Pritts of Stella and lived near there. During the early settling of Oklahoma as a state, the Tenney, Mason, Schmelzel, Gardner and Martin Gergens families removed to that region.

Born in Nebraska were William, Lewis, Charles, Irene, John and Arthur Ruel, the latter two being born near Salem and Humboldt, respectively. Charles died in infancy and Jacob W. lost his life in a hunting accident when he was 23. William married Louella Creed and they lived most of their married lives in or near Humboldt; Lewis married Agnes Kroh of Stella and they also lived four miles west of Stella. One son of Lewis and Agnes, Glenn, moved to Twin Falls, Idaho. The Gardners and the Lewis and John Gergens families all lived in Porter Precinct (Nebraska equivalent of a township) and their children -- Lola Gardner, Gerald, Glenn and Thelma Gergens -- all attended Porter Center school. Thelma Gergens and her husband Hubert Benson lived on the John Gergens farm in Porter Precinct from 1934-1941 and their son, Wayne also attended Porter Center school.

Irene married Rudolph Watzke, who owned a clothing store in Humboldt. Irene had the honor of being the first Worthy Matron of the Humboldt chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. John married Nellie Vaught in Humboldt, August 17, 1904. They had one daughter, Thelma. Arthur Ruel married Clara Antrim. They lived in Humbodt and Auburn, where he owned a dray company.

-by Thelma Gergens Benson (with some minor modifications by Wayne Benson)

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Baptism: 19 Aug 1827, Evangelisch-Reformierte, Bad Duerkheim, Germany

Burial: Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt, Nebraska

Notes for APPOLONIA EVALINA FRICK:

Appolonia Frick had a middle name of Albidene or Evalina. She was known to her grandsons as Grandma Evelyn. Evalina is in the marriage record. Perhaps she carried all three names and preferred Evalina. Her tombstone in the Humboldt cemetery says Anna E. Gergens.

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Burial: Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt, Nebraska

Children of JACOB GERGENS and APPOLONIA FRICK are:

2. i. MATALEAN (MATTIE)⁶ GERGENS, b. 23 Feb 1853, Piketon, Ohio; d. 1909.

3. ii. CATHERINE ELIZABETH (KATIE) GERGENS, b. 13 Jun 1854, Pike County, Ohio; d. Dec, Hobart, Kiowa County, Oklahoma.

iii. JACOB W. GERGENS, b. 02 Feb 1856, Pike County, Ohio; d. 16 Dec 1879, Humboldt, Nebraska.

Notes for JACOB W. GERGENS:

Jacob was killed in a hunting accident.

4. iv. CHRISTINA FRANCES (FANNY) GERGENS, b. 10 Oct 1857, Piketown, Ohio; d. 04 Dec 1940, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

5. v. MARY ANN (MATE) GERGENS, b. 06 Oct 1859, Piketon, Ohio; d. 25 Oct 1939, El Reno, Oklahoma.

6. vi. PETER MARTIN GERGENS, b. 26 Dec 1861, Chillicothe County, Ohio; d. 27 May 1933, Humboldt, Nebraska.

vii. MARTIN PETER GERGENS, b. 27 Mar 1863, Jackson County, Ohio; d. 10 Oct 1917, Foss, Canadian County, Oklahoma; m. EMMA PRITTS, 23 Aug 1893, Probably Humboldt, Nebraska.

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Burial: El Reno, Oklahoma

7. viii. WILLIAM FREDERICK GERGENS, b. 25 Jun 1866, Nemaha City, Nemaha County, Nebraska; d. 18 Jan 1934, Humboldt, Nebraska.

8. ix. LOUIS FRANKLIN GERGENS, b. 29 Mar 1868, Howe, Nebraska; d. 28 Jan 1948, Humboldt, Nebraska.

x. CHARLES GERGENS, b. 29 Apr 1870, Howe, Nebraska; d. 21 Mar 1871, Howe, Nebraska.

Notes for CHARLES GERGENS:

 

Gordon Gergens has different dates for Charlie: b. April 29, 1865, d. March 21, 1868

9. xi. IRENE GERGENS, b. 16 Mar 1872, Howe, Nebraska; d. 25 Sep 1945, Humboldt, Nebraska.

10. xii. JOHN REUBEN GERGENS, b. 08 Jul 1874, Salem, Nebraska; d. 09 Dec 1935, Auburn, Nebraska; Stepchild.

11. xiii. RUEL ARTHUR GERGENS, b. 15 Oct 1876, Richardson County, Nebraska; d. 12 Sep 1945, Oakland, Californina.

 

Generation No. 2

 

2. MATALEAN (MATTIE)⁶ GERGENS (JACOB⁵, JOHANN MARTEN⁴, JOHANN PETER³ GERGENS/GEORGENS, JOHANN ABRAHAM² GERGENS, JOHANN ADAM¹) was born 23 Feb 1853 in Piketon, Ohio, and died 1909. She married JOHN TENNY 20 Apr 1870.

Notes for MATALEAN (MATTIE) GERGENS:

For some years lived on a fram 1 mile northwest of Howe, Nebraska. Later moved to Oklahoma as did brother Martin and sister Mary Ann Gergens Gardner.

Children of MATALEAN GERGENS and JOHN TENNY are:

i. CORA IRENE⁷ TENNY.

ii. DELLA (CLARA DELL) TENNY.

iii. ROY TENNY.

iv. LOVA BELLE TENNY.

v. ORAL FOSTER TENNY.

 

3. CATHERINE ELIZABETH (KATIE)⁶ GERGENS (JACOB⁵, JOHANN MARTEN⁴, JOHANN PETER³ GERGENS/GEORGENS, JOHANN ABRAHAM² GERGENS, JOHANN ADAM¹) was born 13 Jun 1854 in Pike County, Ohio, and died Dec in Hobart, Kiowa County, Oklahoma. She married LEE ROY MASON 12 Jun 1873 in Nemaha City, Nemaha County, Nebraska. He was born 20 Aug 1842 in Hardin County, Ohio.

Notes for CATHERINE ELIZABETH (KATIE) GERGENS:

When married lived 3 miles northwest of Stella. Later moved to Hobart, Oklahoma.

Children of CATHERINE GERGENS and LEE MASON are:

i. FRANK⁷ MASON.

ii. BESSIE MASON, m. ED GENTRY.

iii. ETHEL MASON, m. JOHN WINFREY.

Notes for JOHN WINFREY:

John Winfrey was a brother to Dick Winfrey, who was the third husband of Nellie Vaught Gergens.

 

4. CHRISTINA FRANCES (FANNY)⁶ GERGENS (JACOB⁵, JOHANN MARTEN⁴, JOHANN PETER³ GERGENS/GEORGENS, JOHANN ABRAHAM² GERGENS, JOHANN ADAM¹) was born 10 Oct 1857 in Piketown, Ohio, and died 04 Dec 1940 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She married JOHN V. SCHMELZEL 04 Jan 1880 in Humboldt, Nebraska. He was born 08 Sep 1856, and died 03 Nov 1935 in El Reno, Oklahoma.

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Burial: El Reno, Oklahoma

Children of CHRISTINA GERGENS and JOHN SCHMELZEL are:

i. CLINTON⁷ SCHMELZEL, b. 12 Jan 1884; d. 10 Apr 1958, El Reno, Oklahoma.

More About CLINTON SCHMELZEL:

Burial: El Reno, Oklahoma Cemetery

ii. GERTRUDE SCHMELZEL, b. 15 Oct 1882.

iii. EDITH SCHMELZEL, b. 03 Dec 1887.

 

5. MARY ANN (MATE)⁶ GERGENS (JACOB⁵, JOHANN MARTEN⁴, JOHANN PETER³ GERGENS/GEORGENS, JOHANN ABRAHAM² GERGENS, JOHANN ADAM¹) was born 06 Oct 1859 in Piketon, Ohio, and died 25 Oct 1939 in El Reno, Oklahoma. She married JOHN Q. GARDNER 05 Feb 1884 in Humboldt, Nebraska. He was born 1859, and died 1940 in El Reno, Oklahoma.

Notes for MARY ANN (MATE) GERGENS:

Mary Ann is a sister of John R. Gergens. She and her husband lived on the "August Moritz place" in Porter Precinct, Richardson County, Nebraska, about a mile south of J. R. 's farm. In the early 1900s they emigrated to Oklahoma.

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Burial: El Reno, Oklahoma Cemetery

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Burial: El Reno, Oklahoma Cemetery

Child of MARY GERGENS and JOHN GARDNER is:

i. LOLA ELMA⁷ GARDNER, m. EARL MORRIS.

 

6. PETER MARTIN⁶ GERGENS (JACOB⁵, JOHANN MARTEN⁴, JOHANN PETER³ GERGENS/GEORGENS, JOHANN ABRAHAM² GERGENS, JOHANN ADAM¹) was born 26 Dec 1861 in Chillicothe County, Ohio, and died 27 May 1933 in Humboldt, Nebraska. He married ANNA EVELYN REYNOLDS 09 Feb 1888 in Humboldt, Nebraska. She was born 15 Jun 1862 in Princeton, Illinois, and died 03 Apr 1949 in Humboldt, Nebraska.

Notes for PETER MARTIN GERGENS:

In the early 1900s Peter owned an 80 acre farm in section 31 of Porter precinct - the same precinct with bro John and sister Mary and her husband, John Gardner.

More About PETER MARTIN GERGENS:

Burial: Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt, Nebraska

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Burial: Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt, Nebraska

Children of PETER GERGENS and ANNA REYNOLDS are:

i. FLORENCE⁷ GERGENS, b. 29 Nov 1893, Near Humboldt, Nebraska; d. 19 Jul 1981; m. JOHN ILIFF, 24 Feb 1916, Peter Gergen's home, north of Humboldt, Neb.; b. 02 Feb 1893, Dawson, Nebraska/Dawson, Richardson Co., NE; d. 22 Apr 1971, Lincoln, Nebraska (St. Elizabeth's Hospital).

More About FLORENCE GERGENS:

Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery, north of Humboldt, Nebraska

More About JOHN ILIFF:

Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery, north of Humboldt, Nebraska

ii. RAYMOND REYNOLDS GERGENS, b. 01 Feb 1895, Near Humboldt, Nebraska; d. 02 May 1968, Humboldt, Nebraska; m. VERA A. TREASTER, 14 Feb 1917, Humboldt, Nebraska; b. 21 Jan 1896, Fairbury, Nebraska; d. 21 Aug 1985, Pawnee City, Nebraska.

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Burial: Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt, Nebraska

More About VERA A. TREASTER:

Burial: Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt, Nebraska

iii. WARREN GERGENS, m. VELMA MARY KANEL, 02 May 1923; b. 11 Dec 1901.

iv. FORREST EARL GERGENS, d. in infancy.

 

7. WILLIAM FREDERICK⁶ GERGENS (JACOB⁵, JOHANN MARTEN⁴, JOHANN PETER³ GERGENS/GEORGENS, JOHANN ABRAHAM² GERGENS, JOHANN ADAM¹) was born 25 Jun 1866 in Nemaha City, Nemaha County, Nebraska, and died 18 Jan 1934 in Humboldt, Nebraska. He married LUELLA CREED 17 Dec 1890 in Probably Humboldt, Nebraska. She was born 14 Jul 1871, and died 05 Jan 1955 in Humboldt, Nebraska.

More About WILLIAM FREDERICK GERGENS:

Burial: Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt, Nebraska

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Burial: Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt, Nebraska

Child of WILLIAM GERGENS and LUELLA CREED is:

i. BUELL⁷ GERGENS.

 

8. LOUIS FRANKLIN⁶ GERGENS (JACOB⁵, JOHANN MARTEN⁴, JOHANN PETER³ GERGENS/GEORGENS, JOHANN ABRAHAM² GERGENS, JOHANN ADAM¹) was born 29 Mar 1868 in Howe, Nebraska, and died 28 Jan 1948 in Humboldt, Nebraska. He married AGNES KROH 20 Dec 1900 in Probably Humboldt, Nebraska.

Notes for LOUIS FRANKLIN GERGENS:

His tombstone reads "Louis", but the obituaries read Lewis.

Lewis and Agnes lived 4 miles west of Stella, just east of the "Gust Moritz" place.

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Burial: Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt, Nebraska

Children of LOUIS GERGENS and AGNES KROH are:

i. GERALD⁷ GERGENS, b. 16 Nov 1904, Near Humboldt, Nebraska; d. 12 Feb 1966, Wendell, Idaho.

More About GERALD GERGENS:

Burial: Wendell, Idaho Cemetery

ii. GLENN GERGENS.

 

9. IRENE⁶ GERGENS (JACOB⁵, JOHANN MARTEN⁴, JOHANN PETER³ GERGENS/GEORGENS, JOHANN ABRAHAM² GERGENS, JOHANN ADAM¹) was born 16 Mar 1872 in Howe, Nebraska, and died 25 Sep 1945 in Humboldt, Nebraska. She married RUDOLF E. WATZKE 25 Dec 1907 in Humboldt, Nebraska.

Notes for IRENE GERGENS:

Irene was christened "Rena" but she preferred Irene.

More About IRENE GERGENS:

Burial: Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt, Nebraska

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Burial: Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt, Nebraska

Children of IRENE GERGENS and RUDOLF WATZKE are:

i. BRYAN⁷ WATZKE, b. 15 Sep 1908, Humboldt, Nebraska; d. 22 Jul 1981, Falls City, Nebraska; m. (1) PEARL KANEL, 12 Dec 1936, Honey Creek, Nebraska; d. 13 Jan 1973; m. (2) VIOLA ROBERTSON CREED, 07 Apr 1974, Bern, Kansas.

More About BRYAN WATZKE:

Burial: Sabetha Cemetery, Sabetha Kansas

ii. RUDOLF WATZKE, d. 15 Dec 1938, Humboldt, Nebraska.

 

10. JOHN REUBEN⁶ GERGENS (JACOB⁵, JOHANN MARTEN⁴, JOHANN PETER³ GERGENS/GEORGENS, JOHANN ABRAHAM² GERGENS, JOHANN ADAM¹) was born 08 Jul 1874 in Salem, Nebraska, and died 09 Dec 1935 in Auburn, Nebraska. He married NELLIE ELESTA VAUGHT 17 Aug 1904 in At the home of the bride, Humboldt, Nebraska, daughter of JAMES VAUGHT and SARAH SMITH. She was born 20 Jul 1882 in Near Indianola and Sidell, Illinois, and died 01 Oct 1974 in Humboldt, Nebraska.

More About JOHN REUBEN GERGENS:

Burial: Sheridan Cemetery, Auburn, Nebraska

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Burial: Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt, Nebraska

Child of JOHN GERGENS and NELLIE VAUGHT is:

i. THELMA ELMA⁷ GERGENS, b. 27 Jun 1905, Humboldt, Nebraska; d. 05 May 1995, Lincoln, Nebraska; m. HUBERT VERLE BENSON, 29 Jan 1927, Marysville, Kansas; b. 11 Jun 1907, Sterling, Nebraska; d. 18 Oct 2004, Kearney, Nebraska.

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Burial: 08 May 1995, Sheridan Cemetery, Auburn, Nebraska

 

11. RUEL ARTHUR⁶ GERGENS (JACOB⁵, JOHANN MARTEN⁴, JOHANN PETER³ GERGENS/GEORGENS, JOHANN ABRAHAM² GERGENS, JOHANN ADAM¹) was born 15 Oct 1876 in Richardson County, Nebraska, and died 12 Sep 1945 in Oakland, Californina. He married (1) CLARA ANTRIM 05 Nov 1902 in Humboldt, Nebraska. He married (2) ANN D. JONES Bef. 1920 in Probably California. She was born 04 Dec 1888 in Mammoth Cave, Edmonson Co., Kentucky, and died 09 Nov 1968 in Kansas City, Missouri.

More About RUEL ARTHUR GERGENS:

Date born 2: 15 Oct 1876, Humboldt, Nebraska

Child of RUEL GERGENS and ANN JONES is:

i. GORDON A.⁷ GERGEN, b. 11 Jan 1922, Dalla, Dallas Co, Texas; m. LILA KENDIG, 13 Jul 1946, Kansas City, Kansas.

 

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