Descendents of Joseph Bertsche
son of John, son of Michael
- 1 Michael Bertsche
- 1.1 Joseph Bertsche
- 1.2 Anna Bertsche Kinsinger
- 1.3 John Bertsche I
- 1.3.1 Katherina Bertsche Kinsinger
- 1.3.2 Joseph Bertsche--b. 11-27-1859;
m. Verena Greiser
(b. 3-29-1862 Baden, Germany to Joseph and Verona Zimmerman Greiser;
x. 4-7-1939)
Feb 28, 1882 Waldo, IL; x. 12-5-1930, Woodburn IN Mennonite Cem.
Left central IL for MO, but land was too poor to farm.
Moved to Allen County, IN to find better land.
- 1.3.2.1 John Bertsche-- b. 11-15-1882,
Livingston Co. IL; x. 4-8-1923, Woodburn, IN Mennonite Cem.
- 1.3.2.2 Minnie Bertsche Oyer-- b. 4-5-1884,
Livingston Co. IL; m. Eli J. Oyer 1-2-1910, Centralia MO; x. 1-6-1976,
Fort Wayne, IN.
- 1.3.2.2.1 Naomi Oyer Pollitt--b. 9-7-1919,
Paulding Co. OH; m. Harold D. Pollitt 9-22-1957, Fort Wayne IN.
- 1.3.2.2.2 Edwin B. Oyer--b. 6-18-1927,
Fort Wayne IN; m. Mary Ann Jones 8-23-1952, Lafayette IN.
- 1.3.2.3 Amelia Bertsche--b. 10-9-1885,
Livingston Co. IL; x. 7-31-1950, Fort Wayne, IN.
- 1.3.2.4 Joseph Bertsche--b. 9-4-1887,
Livingston Co. IL; m. Gertrude Gibson
(b. 10-19-1894, MO; x. 9-9-1975 Los Angeles Cnty, CA)
11-9-1911; div; x. 4-8-1969, Fort Wayne, IN.
- 1.3.2.5 Christopher A. Bertsche--b. 8-3-1889,
Livingston Co. IL; m. Ella J. Munson 11-27-1919
(b. 4-10-1894; x. 2-1975 Crestline, OH); x. 6-3-1970 Crestline, OH.
- 1.3.2.5.1 Ross E. Bertsche--b. 1921;
x. 1923.
- 1.3.2.5.2 Phyllis E. Bertsche Knuth--b. 1925;
m. David E. Knuth 1948 9-12-1948, Crestline OH.
- 1.3.2.5.2.1--Sandra R. Knuth--b. 11-28-1949.
- 1.3.2.5.2.2--Jo Ann Knuth--b. 2-5-1954.
- 1.3.2.5.3 Vivian Joan Bertsche Spoerl/Shell--b. 1928;
m. John Spoerl 1951; m. William Shell 1966;
x. 11-1979.
- 1.3.2.5.3.1--Pamela J. Spoerl--b. 12-21-1952; m. Mark Finfrock 5-18-1974.
- 1.3.2.5.3.2--Barbara Spoerl--b. 12-4-1953; m. Douglas Wolfe 6-14-1974,
Roger Wells 1-1-1984.
- 1.3.2.6 Benjamin Bertsche--b. 2-14-1892,
Livingston Co. IL;
m. Bessie Opal Husted (b. 6-21-1901; x. 8-23-1966)
12-25-1921; x. 7-25-1976, Woodburn, IN Mennonite Cem.
- 1.3.2.6.1 George Joseph Bertsche--b. 8-25-1926,
Woodburn IN; m. Mary Jacqueline
Bergstedt (b. 10-2-1929; x. 5-1-2000; SSN 315-26-4263) 8-30-1953;
x. 6-18-1997, Woodburn, IN Mennonite Cem.
- 1.3.2.6.1.1 Kirk Joseph Bertsche--b. 7-29-1957, Dallas, TX.
(KBertsche@aol.com)
- 1.3.2.6.1.2 Karen Elizabeth Bertsche Callis--b. 11-6-1961, Fort Wayne, IN;
m. Kimball J. Callis 7-14-1984, Diamond Bar, CA.
(KCallis7@aol.com)
- 1.3.2.6.1.2.1 Kitrick Ryan Callis--b. 1986.
- 1.3.2.6.1.2.2 Kiersten Trisha Callis--b. 1988.
- 1.3.2.6.1.2.3 Kameron Sean Callis--b. 1990.
- 1.3.2.6.1.2.4 Kassidy Paige Callis--b. 1994, x. 1994.
- 1.3.2.6.1.2.5 Keegan Graham Callis--b. 1996.
- 1.3.2.6.1.2.5 Karissa Callis--b.
- 1.3.2.6.1.3 Jennifer Ann Bertsche Moore--b. 10-21-1962, Fort Wayne, IN;
m. David Moore 1984, Fort Wayne, IN.
(DRMoore@aol.com)
- 1.3.2.6.1.3.1 Timothy Joseph
Moore--b. 1987, Fort Wayne, IN.
- 1.3.2.6.1.3.2 Jessica Leigh
Moore--b. 1989, Liberia.
- 1.3.2.6.2 Janice Pauline Bertsche Smith--b. 1931;
m. Mark Smith 1952, Woodburn, IN; x. 1989.
- 1.3.2.6.2.1 Catherine S. Smith--b. 8-27-1953,
Cecil Co. MD; m. Salvatore Cirnigliaro 3-6-1953,
Robert A. Osborne 5-17-1986.
- 1.3.2.6.2.2 Robin C. Smith--b. 9-29-1956,
Oak Park IL; m. James Younghaus 9-12-1983,
Newcastle, IN.
- 1.3.2.6.2.3 David M. Smith--b. 5-14-1958,
Newcastle IN; m. Jeanine Anglund 2-6-1984, Mentone, IN.
- 1.3.2.6.2.4 Laura J. Smith--b. 4-16-1961, Newcastle, IN.
- 1.3.2.6.2.5 Kimberly A. Smith--b. 6-26-1964, Newcastle, IN.
- 1.3.2.6.3 Herbert Bertsche--b. 9-2-1933,
Woodburn, IN; m. Nancy Holsinger 9-10-1960 Lansing MI. Lives in Woodburn, IN.
- 1.3.2.6.3.1 James Allan Bertsche--b. 3-5-1963.
Lives in Woodburn, IN.
- 1.3.2.6.3.2 Michael W. Bertsche--b. 9-1-1965;
m. Amy Coats 1989. Lives in Ft. Wayne, IN
(mabertsche@mail.fwi.com)
- 1.3.2.7 Jacob L. Bertsche--b. 8-22-1893,
Livingston Co. IL; x. 9-27-1973 Ft. Wayne, IN.
- 1.3.2.8 Emma M. Bertsche Oyer--b. 9-6-1895,
Livingston Co. IL;
m. Noah Oyer 12-23-1915 Woodburn IN; x. 6-23-1977 Ft. Wayne, IN.
- 1.3.2.8.1--Maurice J. Oyer--b. 11-20-1916 Paulding Co. OH;
m. Helen Irvin 1-7-1938; x. 4-28-1951 Fort Wayne IN. Had 3 children.
- 1.3.2.8.2--Harriet M. Oyer Sievers--b. 8-26-1919 Paulding Co. OH;
m. Robert Sievers 12-27-1941 Liberty IN. Has 2 children.
- 1.3.2.8.3--Paul David Oyer--b. 4-2-1924 Payne OH;
m. Edith Yoder 5-27-1945 Berne IN. Has 2 children.
- 1.3.2.8.4--Calvin E. Oyer--b. 10-1-1927 Woodburn IN;
m. Alice Cinader 6-3-1952 New York NY. Has 4 children.
- 1.3.2.9 Esther M. Bertsche Turner/Wesemeyer--b. 9-3-1897 Livingston Co. IL;
m. George Lee Turner 6-9-1921, Dietrich F. Wesemeyer (b. abt. 1899) 10-10-1963;
x. 3-28-1976 Santa Rosa, CA.
- 1.3.2.10 Mathilda Catherine Bertsche Davidson-- b. 8-14-1899,
Livingston Co. IL; m. Rudolph D. Davidson 1-11-1923; x. 12-9-1985 Monterey, CA.
- 1.3.2.10.1--Laura Davidson Baas--b. 12-8-1923 Renova PA;
m. Berend W.M. Bass 3-23-1946; x. 11-11-1996, Monterey Cnty, CA.
Has 2 children.
- 1.3.2.10.2--Maureen Davidson--b. 7-22-1925.
- 1.3.2.10.3--Marian Davidson Perry--b. 8-16-1927;
m. Milum D. Perry Jr. 6-14-1948. Has 3 children.
- 1.3.2.10.4--Rudolph Dell Davidson Jr--b. 8-27-1932 Vineland NJ;
m. Dorothy Starr Howell 8-23-1954.
- 1.3.2.11 Edna Verena Bertsche Miller--b. 7-24-1903,
Livingston Co. IL; m. Lewis J. Miller 9-1-1942, Fort Wayne, IN;
x. 12-4-1997, Monterey Cnty, CA.
- 1.3.3 Sussana Bertsche Bachman
- 1.3.4 John Bertsche II
- 1.3.5 Lenchen (Lena) Bertsche Gyssler
- 1.3.6 Peter Bertsche
- 1.3.7 Barbara Bertsche Kinsinger
- 1.3.8 Jakob Bertsche
- 1.3.9 Phoebe Bertsche
- 1.3.10 Elizabeth Bertsche
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