Peter Diederich and Catharina Schneider
and their descendants

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Peter Diederich (1831 - 1893)
Catharina Schneider (18__ - 18__)
Sarah Stafford (18__ - 18__)

1. PETER4 DIEDERICH (JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 07 April 1831 at Lierstal, Province of the Rhineland, West Germany, the son of Johann Nicolaus and Anna Maria Catharina (Esper) Diederich.  He was baptized 8 April 1831 at St. Remigius Roman Catholic church at nearby Retterath.  His sponsors were Peter Arens of Kaleber and Anna Maria Berg. His birth is recorded in the civil birth register of Virneburg, Province of the Rhineland and his birth and baptism are recorded in the baptismal register of the church.

He died 01 February 1893, age 62, probably at his farm at Town of Lawrence, Brown County, Wisconsin and was buried 5 February 1893 in Cady Cemetery, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin.

He married, first, CATHARINA SCHNEIDER ___ October 1855 in a civil ceremony at Virneburg and on  28 October 1855 in a religious ceremony at St. Remigus Roman Catholic church at Retterath.  Reverend ______________ presided. The witnesses were ____________ and _____________. See the marriage records of the church. Also see Virneburg marriage records, v ______, no______.

She was born ___ _______ 18___ at _____________, Province of the Rhineland, the daughter of Nicolaus and Anna Maria (Michels) Schneider.  Her birth is recorded in the civil birth register of Virneburg and her birth and baptism are recorded in the baptismal register of St. Regigius Roman Catholic church

She died ___ __________ 18___, age __ of _____________ at probably, the family farmhouse at Town of Lawrence. The funeral was held at __________ Catholic church at _______, and she is buried in _____________ cemetery at ______________________.    See _________ County death certificates, v ___, no. ____.

He married, second, SARAH STAFFORD ________ _______1892, a widow, at ________   church at Town of ________, _____ County, Wisconsin. Reverend ______________________ presided. The witnesses were _____________________ and _________________. See the marriage records of _____________ church, p ____. Also see _____________ County marriage records, v ______, no______.

She was born _______________ at _____________, _____________ County, _____________, the daughter of ________ and _________ (_______) ___________.   See __________ birth records, v ______, no. _______.

She died ________________, age __ of _____________ at __________, ______________ County, _______________ and is buried in ___________________ cemetery at __________________. See _________ County death certificates, v ___, no. ____.

PETER and CATHARINA (SCHNEIDER) DIEDERICH had nine children:

2. i. JOHN PETER5 DIEDRICH, b. 03 July 1856, Ober Elz, Germany; m 1) Maria Cavil, 2) _________________,  d. 21 December 1942, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin and is buried in Riverside Cemetery near Ladysmith..

3. ii. EMMA ANNA MARIA DIEDRICH, b. 29 September 1860, Ober Elz, Germany; m. Joe Rupiper,  d. 1938, Lawrence, Wisconsin.

4. iii. MATHEW DIEDRICH, b. 11 October 1860 (???), Ober Elz, Germany; m. Mathilda Weidenhoeft, d. 16 July 1944, Tony, Wisconsin.

5. iv. PETER DIEDRICH, b. 12 December 1862; m. Mary Collins,  d. 1976.

6. v. JOSEPH DIEDRICH, b. 18 March 1865; m Elizabeth Collins, d._________

7. vi. MINNIE DIEDRICH, b. 23 February 1867, Lawrence, Wisconsin; m. Mathew Dodge,   d. 14 August 1903.

vii. HELEN DIEDRICH, b. 23 February 1869; d. 17 January 1871, of Croup.

8. viii. HENRY DIEDRICH, b. 11 October 1871, De Pere, Town of Lawrence, Brown County, Wisconsin; m. Margaret Cecilia Desmond, d. 13 April 1955, 205 Pleasant Place, De Pere, Wisconsin.

9. ix. ALBERT RICHARD DIEDRICK, b. 11 May 1874, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin; m. Patronella Camps, d. 30 September 1903, Phlox, Wisconsin and is buried in the Catholic cemetery there.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN PETER5 DIEDRICH (PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 03 July 1856 in Ober Elz, Germany, and died 21 December 1942 in Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin and is buried in Riverside Cemetery near Ladysmith. He married (1) MARIA CAVIL. He married (2) NORA RACHEAL _________.

JOHN PETER and MARIA (CAVIL) DIEDRICH had six children:

i. KATE6 DIEDRICH, m. ________ VANDEN ELZEN.

ii. ROBERT DIEDRICH.

iii. JOHN DIEDRICH.

iv. ARVIN DIEDRICH, m. ANNE DENOBLE.

v. RAY DIEDRICH, b. 17 July 1896, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin; d. Abt. 1968; m. EVERLY SMITH.

vi. CLARENCE DIEDRICH.

 

3. EMMA ANNA MARIA5 DIEDRICH (PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 29 September 1860 in Ober Elz, Germany, and died 1938 in Lawrence, Wisconsin. She married JOSEPH RUPIPER.

JOSEPH and EMMA (DIEDRICH) RUPIPER had five children.

i. PETER6 RUPIPER, b. Abt. 1881.

10. ii. MINNIE RUPIPER, b. 1885.

iii. MAYME RUPIPER, b. Abt. 1889; m. HENRY FONDER.

iv. HENRY RUPIPER, b. 1894.

v. WILLIAM RUPIPER, b. 31 August 1894, Lawrence, Wisconsin; d. 1978; m. NINA DUTTER WESTCOTT, 1956.

 

4. MATHEW5 DIEDRICH (PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 11 October 1860 in Ober Elz, Germany, and died 16 July 1944 in Tony, Wisconsin. He married MATHILDA WEIDENHOEFT 10 September 1888.

MATHEW and MATHILDA (WEIDENHOEFT) DIEDRICH had four children:

i. ARNOLD PETER6 DIEDRICH, b. 15 May 1890, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin; d. 12 November 1968; m. DORIS MILLER.

11. ii. ARTHUR MOSE DIEDRICH, b. 08 November 1891, Kaukauna, Wisconsin; d. 19 June 1968.

12. iii. ALFRED DIEDRICH, b. 20 February 1900, Phlox, Wisconsin.

13. iv. RALPH DIEDRICH, b. 20 December 1904; d. 1986.

 

5. PETER5 DIEDRICH (PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 12 December 1862, and died 1976. He married MARY COLLINS.

PETER and MARY (COLLINS) DIEDRICH had two children:

i. ELEANOR6 DIEDRICH, b. 1894; m. ART BERGEASON.

14. ii. RACHEL DIEDRICH, b. 13 July 1902, Lawrence, Wisconsin; d. 14 April 1981, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin.

 

6. JOSEPH5 DIEDRICH (PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 18 March 1865. He married ELIZABETH COLLINS.

JOSEPH and ELIZABETH (COLLINS) DIEDRICH had five children:

i. LEO6 DIEDRICH.

ii. ALLEN DIEDRICH.

iii. LESLIE DIEDRICH. Note: It is unclear in the record if Leslie Diedrich is male or female.

iv. LELAND DIEDRICH.

 

7. MINNIE5 DIEDRICH (PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 23 February 1867 in Lawrence, Wisconsin, and died 14 August 1903. She married MATHEW DODGE.

MATHEW and MINNIE (DIEDRICH) DODGE had two children:

15. i. FLORENCE6 DODGE, d. 1976.

ii. CHARLES DODGE, b. 30 March 1897; d. 04 December 1971.

 

8. HENRY5 DIEDRICH (PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 11 October 1871 in De Pere, Town of Lawrence, Brown County, Wisconsin, and died 13 April 1955 in 205 Pleasant Place, De Pere, Wisconsin. He married MARGARET CECILIA DESMOND November 1896 in St. Boniface Church, De Pere, Wisconsin.

HENRY and MARGARET (DESMOND) DIEDRICH had four children:

16. i. MYRTLE LOUISE6 DIEDRICH, b. 16 April 1899, Phlox, Wisconsin; d. 1998.

17. ii. FRANCIS WILLIAM DIEDRICK, b. 27 October 1901, Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin; d. 21 August 1991, Luthern Nursing Home.

iii. KARLTON BERNARD DIEDRICH, b. 24 June 1903; d. 21 March 1984, King Veteran Home.

18. iv. NORBERT HENRY DIEDRICH, b. 30 July 1912, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin; d. 27 January 1975, St. Vincent's Hospital.

 

9. ALBERT RICHARD5 DIEDRICK (PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 11 May 1874 in De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, and died 30 September 1903 in Phlox, Wisconsin and is buried in the Catholic cemetery there. He married PETRONELLA KAMPS 21 November 1899.

ALBERT and PETRONELLA (KAMPS) DIEDRICK had one child.

19. i. RICHARD PETER6 DIEDRICK, b. 11 December 1901, Phlox, Wisconsin.; d. 20 August 1984, Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin and is buried in ______ Catholic Cemetery at Suamico, Brown County, Wisconsin.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

 

10. MINNIE6 RUPIPER (EMMA ANNA MARIA5 DIEDRICH, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 1885. She married HENRY KEUKEN.

HENRY and MINNIE (RUPIPER) KEUKEN had two children:

20. i. EMMA E.7 KEUKEN, b. 26 September 1909, Town of Lawrence, Brown County, Wisconsin; d. 14 April 1995.

ii. RICHARD KEUKEN. Richard died young.

 

11. ARTHUR MOSE6 DIEDRICH (MATHEW5, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 08 November 1891 in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, and died 19 June 1968. He married IRENE SHARRAH 15 June 1929 in Tony, Wisconsin.

ARTHUR and IRENE (SHARRAH) DIEDRICH had one child:

21. i. ROSEMARY IRENE7 DIEDRICH, b. 23 April 1931, Village Tony, Rusk County, Wisconsin.

 

12. ALFRED6 DIEDRICH (MATHEW5, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 20 February 1900 in Phlox, Wisconsin. He married (1) MABEL GUSTAFSEN. She died, probably, before 1929. He married (2) OPAL WINTERROAD.

ALFRED and MABEL (GUSTAFSEN) DIEDRICH had two children:

i. DOROTHY7 DIEDRICH, d. 16 January 1988; m. GEORGE HAASE.

ii. MYRTLE DIEDRICH.

 

ALFRED and OPAL (WINTERROAD) DIEDRICH had four children:

iii. LLOYD7 DIEDRICH, b. 16 December 1929; m. SHIRLEY.

iv. MARION DIEDRICH, b. 14 November 1932; m. _______ KUKA.

v. RUTH DIEDRICH, b. 03 May 1934; m. ________ SCHMIDT.

vi. RICHARD DIEDRICH, b. 05 January 1940; m. SANDY STEPPERT.

 

13. RALPH6 DIEDRICH (MATHEW5, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 20 December 1904, and died 1986. He married (1) MAE O'MARK. He married (2) NADINE SHILLER 18 June 1951 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

RALPH and MAE (O'MARK) DIEDRICH had one child:

i. GERALD7 DIEDRICH.

 

14. RACHEL6 DIEDRICH (PETER5, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 13 July 1902 in Lawrence, Wisconsin, and died 14 April 1981 in De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin. She married GEORGE BUSHMAKER.

GEORGE and RACHEL (DIEDRICH) BUSHMAKER had one child:

i. HAROLD7 BUSHMAKER, b. 1925, Marinette, Wisconsin.

 

15. FLORENCE6 DODGE (MINNIE5 DIEDRICH, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) died 1976. She married (1) EDWARD CASMIR. She married (2) RAY O'KEEFE.

RAY and FLORENCE (DODGE) O'KEEFE had one child:

i. JOHN7 O'KEEFE. John O'Keefe was also known as "Jack".

 

16. MYRTLE LOUISE6 DIEDRICH (HENRY5, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 16 April 1899 in Phlox, Wisconsin, and died 1998. She married JOSEPH A. WILLIAM SANDERS 06 June 1923 in St. Joseph's Church, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin.

JOSEPH and MYRTLE (DIEDRICH) SANDERS had two children:

22. i. MARGARET LAVERNE7 SANDERS, b. 27 February 1925, St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, Wisconsin.

23. ii. DONALD JOSEPH SANDERS, b. 10 January 1929, 200 Grant Street, De Pere, Wisconsin; d. 24 July 1957, Wood Veterans Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

 

17. FRANCIS WILLIAM6 DIEDRICK (HENRY5 DIEDRICH, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 27 October 1901 in Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin, and died 21 August 1991 in Luthern Nursing Home. He married ELLA ELAND 20 June 1925.

FRANCIS and ELLA (ELAND) DIEDRICK had three children:

24. i. KENNETH FRANCIS7 DIEDRICK, b. 05 April 1926, Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin.

25. ii. DOROTHY DIEDRICK, b. 23 May 1928.

26. iii. ROBERT DIEDRICK, b. 17 August 1930, Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin; d. 12 June 1991, Gleason, Wisconsin, at home.

 

18. NORBERT HENRY6 DIEDRICH (HENRY5, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 30 July 1912 in De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, and died 27 January 1975 in St. Vincent's Hospital. He married LUCILLE DOLLAR 09 September 1940 in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, De Pere, Wisconsin.

NORBERT and LUCILLE (DOLLAR) DIEDRICH had three children:

27. i. ROY HENRY7 DIEDRICH, b. 25 November 1945, Oliver General Army Hospital, Georgia.

ii. MARY DIEDRICH, b. 28 April 1947; m. GARY KRAJNIK.

iii. JOHN DIEDRICH, b. 29 May 1951; d. 26 July 1976, Madison, Wisconsin.

 

19. RICHARD PETER6 DIEDRICK (ALBERT RICHARD5, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 11 December 1901 in Phlox, Wisconsin., and died 20 August 1984 in Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin and is buried in ______ Catholic Cemetery at Suamico, Brown County.. He married MARGARET JOSEPHINE MAES 26 September 1923 in Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin.

RICHARD and MARGARET (MAES) DIEDRICK had two children:

28. i. BEVERLY JANE7 DIEDRICK, b. 23 March 1928.

29. ii. RONALD GEORGE DIEDRICK, b. 30 August 1933, Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

 

20. EMMA E.7 KEUKEN (MINNIE6 RUPIPER, EMMA ANNA MARIA5 DIEDRICH, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 26 September 1909 in Town of Lawrence, Brown County, Wisconsin, and died 14 April 1995. She married AUGUST BARTELS 24 September 1929 in St. Boniface Church, De Pere, Wisconsin.

AUGUST and EMMA (KEUKEN) BARTELS had seven children:

i. HARVEY8 BARTELS, m. JUDY.

ii. JOSEPH BARTELS, m. ROSEMARY.

iii. BERNIECE BARTELS, b. 1930; m. SYLVESTER VERHOVEN, 1952.

iv. EDNA BARTELS, b. 1932.

v. LINDA BARTELS, m. MIKE KRAUSE.

vi. JOHN BARTELS.

vii. RACHEL BARTELS, m. (1) HAROLD CARTER; m. (2) GORDON KEMPH.

 

 

21. ROSEMARY IRENE7 DIEDRICH (ARTHUR MOSE6, MATHEW5, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 23 April 1931 in Village Tony, Rusk County, Wisconsin. She married DEAN MYLES ZUCK 18 September 1954 in Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin.

DEAN and ROSEMARY (DIEDRICH) ZUCK had seven children.

 

22. MARGARET LAVERNE7 SANDERS (MYRTLE LOUISE6 DIEDRICH, HENRY5, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 27 February 1925 in St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, Wisconsin. She married ROBERT GLADWIN ZACH 25 June 1949 in St. Joseph's Church, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin.

ROBERT GLADWIN ZACH was a Medical doctor (MD)

ROBERT and MARGARET (SANDERS) ZACH had five children.

 

23. DONALD JOSEPH7 SANDERS (MYRTLE LOUISE6 DIEDRICH, HENRY5, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 10 January 1929 in 200 Grant Street, De Pere, Wisconsin, and died 24 July 1957 in Wood Veterans Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He married DELORES JEWELL November 1953 in St. John's Cathedral, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

DONALD and DELORES (JEWELL) SANDERS had two children.

 

24. KENNETH FRANCIS7 DIEDRICK (FRANCIS WILLIAM6, HENRY5 DIEDRICH, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 05 April 1926 in Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin. He married GERALDINE MAY JOHNSON 16 July 1949.

 

KENNETH and GERALDINE (JOHNSON) DIEDRICK had five children.

 

25. DOROTHY7 DIEDRICK (FRANCIS WILLIAM6, HENRY5 DIEDRICH, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 23 May 1928. She married JOSEPH GIUDICE 01 May 19__.

JOSEPH and DOROTHY (DIEDRICK) GIUDICE had five children.

 

26. ROBERT7 DIEDRICK (FRANCIS WILLIAM6, HENRY5 DIEDRICH, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 17 August 1930 in Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin, and died 12 June 1991 in Gleason, Wisconsin, at home. He married (1) MARY (?) _________. He married (2) MARCIE BROCKMAN 04 December 1976.

ROBERT and MARY (_________) DIEDRICK had two children.

 

27. ROY HENRY7 DIEDRICH (NORBERT HENRY6, HENRY5, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born in Georgia.

ROY and _____ (________) DIEDRICH had two children.

 

28. BEVERLY JANE7 DIEDRICK (RICHARD PETER6, ALBERT RICHARD5, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 23 March 1928. She married MARVIN WERY 05 June 1948 in Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin.

MARVIN and BEVERLY (DIEDRICK) WERY had six children.

 

29. RONALD GEORGE7 DIEDRICK (RICHARD PETER6, ALBERT RICHARD5, PETER4 DIEDERICH, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PETER1) was born 30 August 1933 in Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin. He married JOAN COENEN November 1951.

RONALD and JOAN (COENEN) DIEDRICK had three children.

 

 

 

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