ANNA MARIE KRISTINE (MORTENSEN) (BARNEKOW) THIEDE
Born: 1867 in Mineral Point, WI
Married: Clara Amelia
Minnie (Barnekow) Cox (Day) on (date)
Died: (date) in
West Allis, WI
Parents:
Siblings:
Children: George John
Emil, Gertrude, Steven, Jenny, Robert,
Ruth
William
fought in the Spanish American War. He died in West Allis,
Wisconsin at 84th Street at a railroad track. He was hit by a
train on a foggy night as he was walking home from work as a
foundry foreman. He is buried at Wauwatosa Cemetery. He was five
foot, four inches tall and had red hair and grey eyes.
Born: December
12, 1826 in Mecklenberg, Germany
Married: Mary Holtz
in the Spring of 1855
Died: May 16,
1913 in Wauwatosa, WI
Parents:
Siblings:
Children: William, Clara, Nellie, Fredrich,
John Ernst, Anna, Edward, Wilma, Carrie, Charlie, Herbert,
Lillian, Estella, McKinley, Myron
Friedrich was a highly honored veteran who served in the German
and American armies. He began his career in the German army at
the age of 22 and served for six years. He served in the U.S.
Army as Captain from 1861 to 1865. He was united in marriage with
Mary Holtz at the age of 29.
In the spring of 1858 Mr. Barnekow and his family
consisting of his wife, two sons and one daughter came to
America. His journey to America both on the ocean and cross
country was very hard and trying. They arrived in Milwaukee in
June of 1858. They lived in Milwaukee only one year, and their
home was near the pumping station on the shores of Lake Michigan.
The following year he and his family moved to Wauwatosa and
worked the farms of Mr. B Gilbert and also Joseph A. Warren.
CLARA AMELIA
MINNIE (BARNEKOW) COX
Born: 05-30-1878 in (place)
Married:
William
Steven Cox in the Spring of 1855
Married:
Frank "Major" Day on (date)
(second marriage)
Died: August,
1935 in West Allis, WI
Parents: Friedrich
Barnekow & Mary Holtz
Siblings:
William
John B. (Aug. 12, 1976), Clara A.M. (May 30, 1878), Nellie (Nov.
15, 1879), Fredrich (Jan. 29, 1881), John Ernst (Nov. 12, 1882),
Anna (July 17, 1884), Edward (April 11, 1886), Wilma (April 15,
1889), Carrie (Sep. 29, 1890), Charlie (Apr. 20, 1892), Herbert
(Jan. 21, 1894), Lillian (Aug. 29, 1896), Estella (Mar. 1, 1899
?), McKinly (Aug. 31, 1900), Myron (Apr. 9, 1905)
Children: Gertrude (Cox), George John Emil (Cox), Steven (Cox),
Jenny (Cox), Robert (Cox), Ruth (Cox)
Clara first married William. Later she married Frank
("Major") Day and had two children, Alice born on June
14, 1920 and Blair (died at 10 months). She died on Aug. 1935 and
was buried by Rev. L. Voss of Good Shepherd Church, at Highland
Memorial Cemetery, New Berlin, Wisconsin, section 9.
GERTRUDE CORNELIA (COX) MARTEN
Born: February 1, 1900
in (place)
Married: Arthur Marten on
(date)
Died: August 17, 1975
in Florida
Parents: William Steven Cox & Clara
Amelia Minne (Barnekow) Cox
Siblings: George, Steven, Jenny, Robert, Ruth, Alice
(half)
Children: Shirley Mae, Virginia Marie
Gertrude
worked at the T.B. Preventorium and Virginia lived there.
Gertrude introduced her brother, George, to his second wife,
Martha Krubsack, when Martha was her co-worker at the
Preventorium.
Born: 04-11-1902
in Milwaukee, WI
Married:
Annitha Dorothy
Marie Thiede on 04-24-1927
Married:
Martha Elisabeth
Krubsack on 06-23-1938
Died: 03-31-1978
in West Allis, WI
Parents: William Steven Cox & Clara
Amelia Minne (Barnekow) Cox
Siblings: Gertrude,
Steven, Jenny, Robert, Ruth
Children:
Marion Jean (first wife),
Raymond (first wife), Michael John (second wife), Grace Clara
(second wife), Marjorie Ann (second wife)
George's father died when he was seven. When he was 9 he went to
live with his Aunt Nelly (Murphy). He stayed there until he was
13. The Murphy family was Catholic but he stood outside the
church rather than go in when sent to worship with the children.
He went to 4th grade at Lincoln school in W.A. George also stayed
with his Uncle Fred at the Blatz farm. He enlisted in the Marines
on December 15, 1920. He was confirmed September 23, 1925. He
worked as a foundry shipping foreman at the time of his
retirement.
George married Annitha and they had two children. They lived
upstairs in Annitha's mother's home on Highland Avenue. George
worked at Rosenthals from Feb. 2, 1923 until during the
depression he was laid off and worked for American Express Co.
for 2 to 3 years and other places until April 1934. He moved to
98th street in 1934 for a short time, then to Greenfield Avenue
in fall of 1934. The rent was $18. per month. The house had a
shallow pond in the yard where the children played.
Annitha died in 1937, during one of the worst years of the depression. George and the children lived with Annitha's mother for a short time during Annitha's illness and after her death.
On June
23, 1938 George married Martha at Merrill, Wisconsin in St. Paul
Lutheran (Pine River) with Rev. Roland Lemke officiating. They
rented a home at 1503 S. 100 Street which they later purchased.
George was blond, 5 foot, 10 inches tall and weighed 180 pounds.
He died from cancer of the prostate gland which spread throughout
his body. He is buried next to Annitha at New Berlin, WI.
STEVEN DAVID (COX) PIERCE
Born:
March 30, 1904 in (place)
Married: Carol Klinger on (date)
Died: (date) in (place)
Parents: William Steven Cox & Clara Amelia
Minnie (Barnekow) Cox (Day)
Siblings: Gertrude, George, Jenny, Robert, Ruth,
Alice (half)
Children: Shirley Lenox (July 20, 1927), Gordon
(Dec. 24, 1935) , Kathleen (Mrs. Richard Julien (May 23, 1941)
Steven worked as a sales manager for Carpenter Baking Co. in
Milwaukee. He also had a grocery store on Barnekow Avenue where
he lived with his family. Steven and Robert both changed their
names from Cox to Pierce while their brother, George, was in the
Marines. George was very displeased with this.
ROBERT LA FOLLETT (COX) PIERCE
Born: January 1, 1908
in (place)
Married: Gladys Lasanke
on (date)
Died: March 5, 1970 in
(place)
Parents:
William Steven Cox & Clara Amelia
Minnie (Barnekow) Cox (Day)
Siblings: Gertrude, George, Jenny, Robert, RUth,
Alice (half)
Children: Barbara (Oct. 13, 1933), Robert Jr. (Aug.
19, 1934), Thomas (May 20, 1936), James Allen (July 25, 1943).
Robert changed his name from Cox to Pierce when his brother,
Steven, did. They never explained to George why they decided to
change their last name.
JENNY
(JEAN) (COX) SCHALLER
Born: November 24, 1905 in (place)
Married: Adolf Fred
Schaller on (date)
Died: February 28,
1979 in (place)
Parents:
William Steven Cox and Clara Amelia Minnie
(Barnekow) Cox (Day)
Siblings: Gertrude, George, Robert, Ruth, Alice
(half)
Children: Beverly (Bertram) (Apr. 15, 1927), Donald
(June 16, 1930), Warren (Dec 25, 1931)
Note:
Jenny legally changed her name from Jenny to Jean.
RUTH (COX) SUPITA
Born: January 14, 1910
in (place)
Married: Cecil (Bud)
Supita on (date)
Died: (date) in
(place)
Parents:
William Steven Cox and Clara Amelia Minnie
(Barnekow) Cox (Day)
Siblings: Gertrude, George, Jenny, Robert, Ruth,
Alice (half)
Children: Marsha (June 12, 1937), Sarah (Sally)
Elizabeth (June 4, 1942)
ALICE
(DAY) DRAWITZKE
Born: June 14, 1920 in
(place)
Married: (spouse) on
(date)
Died:
1985 in (place)
Parents: Frank Day &
Clara Amelia Minne (Barnekow) (Cox) Day
Siblings: George (half),
Gertrude (half), Steven (half), Jenny (half), Robert (half), Ruth
(half)
Children: Arthur, Anna
Marie
ANNA MARIE
KRISTINE (MORTENSEN) (BARNEKOW) THIEDE
Born: 02-03-1877 in
Hofjfelde, Denmark
Married:
E. Barnekow in 1895
Married:
Frederick Thiede in 1907
Died: (date) in
(place)
Parents:
Siblings:
Children: Walter (Barnekow), Ernest (Barnekow),
Norbert (Barnekow), Arthur (Barnekow), Robert (Barnekow), Alvin
(Thiede), Annitha (Thiede), Rolland (Thiede), Dellmar (Thiede),
Sylvia (Thiede), Frederick Jr. (Thiede)
Robert Barnekow suffered a spinal cord injury in the spring of 1937 in a fall from a tree he was trimming. He was in the same hospital as Annitha, at the time of her death. He lived for many years after this injury.
CHRISTINA (___) MARKESEN MORTENSEN
Born:
February 216, 1842 in Lolland, Denmark
Married: Mr. Markesen on
03-29-1872
Married:
Christian Mortensen on (date)
Died:
February, 1920 (Christina and Christian
Mortensen are buried at Harland, Wisconsin.)
Parents:
Siblings:
Children: Mrs. E. Mary Barfath, Wauw. - 1st
Husband, Peter Markesen, Kansas City - 1st Husband, Anna Marie
Christine (Mortensen) (Barnekow) Thiede, Denmark, Martin
Mortensen, Denmark, Fred Mortensen, Denmark, Mrs. John Gunther
(Tina) U.S., Mrs. Frank Hicks (Ella) U.S.
Robert
Mortensen - married to Nora and has daughter, Betty Mihalek and
son Royce. Royce died from brain tumor. She came to U.S. in 1881.
During the depression (about 1933) George Cox drove the family,
including his mother-in-law, "Marie" Thiede, and his
wife Annitha, out to Kansas City to visit Pete Markesen and his
wife, Sarah. Peter was Grandma Thiede's older half-brother; he
had the same mother, but a different father. Raymond and Marion
Cox also came along and perhaps Annitha's brothers, Fredrich and
Dellmar.
Born:
(date) in Denmark
Married: (spouse) on
March 29, 1872
Died:
Parents:
Siblings:
Children:
Christian came with is wife from Denmark. He was killed in 1927 by a hit and run driver in a Ford as he walked home from work at Allis Chalmers. He lived with his daughter, Tina, after his wife died in 1920. They lived in Hartland on a hill by a cemetery. He is buried there.
FREDERICK
THIEDE, JR.
Born: March 29, 1919
Married: Janet
on (date)
Died: October 30, 1995
Parents:
Frederick Thiede, Anna Markie Kristine
(Mrotensen) (Barnekow) Thiedeb
Siblings: Alvin, Rolland, Sylvia, Annitha, Dellmar
Children:Alberta Louise (step), Billy (step), Marie
Rene (adopted)
Fred had a heart attack when he was 58 and later had bypass
surgery. Fred visited Marion and Leonard Newman in Sanford, MI at
age 62. As of 1989 he lives in West Allis, WI and is Marion Jean
(Cox) Newman's only living uncle.
ERNST MARTIN BARNEKOW
Born: March 8, 1898 in
Wauwatosa, WI
Married: Edna
(first marriage)
Married: Gertrude
(second marriage)
Died: December 6, 1981
in Riverside, CA
Parents:
Ernst Barnekow & Anna Marie Kristine
(Mortensen) Barnekow (Thiede)
Siblings: Walter, Arthur, Norbert, Robert, Alvin
(half), Annitha (half), Rolland (half), Sylvia (half), Dellmar
(half), Fredrich, Jr., (half)
Children:
Ernst was the Uncle Ernie who Marion and her daughter, Kathleen,
traveled by train to visit about 1962. His first wife, Edna, died
and much later he married "Gertie". She died before
Ernie. They are both buried at Green Acres Memorial Park,
Bloomington, CA.
DELL THIEDE
Born: 1917 in (place)
Married:
(spouse) on (date)
Died:
1972 on 55th Birthday in (place)
Parents:
Siblings:
Children:
ANNITHA DOROTHY
MARIE (THIEDE) COX
Born:
11-26-1906 in Ludington, MI
Married: George John Emil
Cox on 06-04-1927
Died: 04-24-1937 in Milwaukee, WI
Parents: Frederick Thiede & Anna Marie( Mortenson) (Barnekow)
Thiede
Siblings: Alvin, Rolland, Dellmar, Sylvia, Frederick, Jr.
Children: Marion Jean, Raymond George
Annitha
was born at home. She attended eight grades at Ludington Public
School. She worked for Steve's and Coplan, a furrier, doing
housework. She was confirmed on September 23, 1925 at Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church with George Cox and his brother, Steven.
In 1937 she entered the Milwaukee County Hospital where she died
on April 24, 1937 from complications of childbirth. She was ill
for seven weeks. Rev. Luther Voss officiated at her funeral. She
is buried at Highland Memorial Cemetery, New Berlin, WI.
Born: September 21,
____ in Berlin, Germany
Married:
Anna Marie Kristine (Mortensen) (Barnekow)
on (date)
Died:
October, 1918 in Wauwatosa, WI
Parents:
Siblings: John
Children: Annitha, Alvin, Rolland, Sylvia, Dellmar
Frederick Jr.
Frederick
came from Germany with his brother, John, to New York and they
parted. The wicker chest which Marion (Cox) Newman has was his
from Germany. He worked for Hawke's nursery. He was treated for
the flu and died of a ruptured ulcer. He is buried in Wauwatosa
Cemetery. His wife gave birth to their last child after his death
and named the child after hime. As of 1989, Frederick Jr. was the
sole survivor of this family.
MARTHA ELISABETH (KRUBSACK) COX
Born:
10-29-1903 in Bessemer, MI
Married: George John Emil Cox on 06-23-1938
Died: April 29, 1997
in Wauwatosa, WI
Parents: Michael Joseph
Krubsack & Elisabeth Katherine (Gutekunst) Krubsack
Siblings:
Walter, Esther, Clara, Carl, Leone,
Louise, Ann, Marcus
Children:
Michael John, Grace Clara, Marjorie Ann
Martha
was baptized on November 10, 1903. When she was six her family
moved to Lincoln County, WI. She attended eight grades of public
school. She was confirmed March 24, 1918 by Rev. Kirchhafer. She
went to Milwaukee in 1924 and did housework. She worked as an aid
at the T.B. Sanitarium until 1938 when she was married. Martha
and George raised five children; Marion and Raymond from George's
first wife, and Michael, Grace, and Marjorie from their union.
She lived in the family house until 1989. In 1993 she moved to a
retirement apartment. She is buried next to George at New Berlin,
WI.
Born: 07-11-1929 in
West Allis, WI
Married: Leonard William
Newman on 06-18-1949
Died:
Where:
Parents: George John Emil
Cox & Annitha Dorothy Marie Thiede
Siblings: Raymond George,
Michael (half), Grace Clara (half), Marjorie (half)
Children:
Mary Annitha, William Benjamin, Christine
Carol, Elizabeth Ann, Ruth Ellen, Kathleen Louise
Marion attended Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and school. She graduated from eighth grade in 1942 and was confirmed on May 24th of the same year. She attended Lutheran High School in Milwaukee from 1942 to 1946. Marion attended Dr. Martin Luther College at New Ulm, MN. During the fall of 1947 she was sent to St. Matthew Church in Benton Harbor, MI to teach. Due to the severe shortage of teachers in the church at this time many, like Marion, were placed before completing four years of college.
Marion taught kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades in the church basement. She met Leonard during the fall of 1947. He proposed on Christmas Eve, 1948 and gave her a diamond ring. She gave him a portable typewriter which was much needed and used for many years.
Marion
and Leonard's first child was born in 1950. Five more would
follow, the fourth and fifth being twins. Marion returned to
teaching about 1973 and taught kindergarten at St. John Lutheran
School in Midland, MI for 13 years. She is currently involved in
many social and church activities including Pregnancy Aid, People
to People, Ladies Aid, Altar Guild, and family values work.
ALVIN THIEDE
Born: June 1, 1910 in
Wauwatosa, WI
Married: Madeline ____ on
(date)
Died: October, 1959 in
California
Parents:
Frederick Thiede & Anna Marie Kristina
(Mortensen) (Barnekow) Thiede
Siblings: Rolland, Sylvia,
Annitha, Dellmar, Frederick, Jr.
Children: None
Alvin
lived in Wisconsin until his brother, Robert, moved to California
about 1950. He then lived at Riverside, CA with his mother until
his death. He was separated (or divorced) from Madeline before
that time.
ROLLAND THIEDE
Born: April, 1912 in
Wauwatosa, WI
Married: Arline on (date)
Died:
September, 1967 in California
Parents: Frederick Thiede
& Anna Marie Kristina (Mortensen) (Barnekow) Thiede
Siblings:
Alvin, Sylvia, Annitha, Dellmar,
Frederick, Jr.
Children:
Arthur
Rolland
lived in Wisconsin until about 1950 when he and his family moved
to California to be with his brother, Robert, and other relatives
there including his mother. His son lives there as of 1989.
SYLVIA THIEDE
Born: December 24,
1914 in Wauwatosa, WI
Married:
Died:
1925, at age 12 in Wauwatosa, WI
Parents:
Frederick Thiede & Anna Marie Kristina
(Mortensen) (Barnekow) Thiede
Siblings:
Alvin, Rolland, Annitha, Dellmar,
Frederick, Jr.
Children:
Sylvia
died at home after having Scarlet Fever (or merhaps measles). She
was one of only two daughters, much loved by her mother,
"Marie", who was a widow at the time of Sylvia's death.
DELLMAR THIEDE
Born: February 20,
1917 in Wauwatosa, WI
Married:
Marion on (date)
Died:
February 18, 1972 in (place)
Parents: Frederick Thiede
& Anna Marie Kristine (Mortensen) (Barnekow) Thiede
Siblings:
Alvin, Rolland, Sylvia, Annitha,
Frederick, Jr.
Children:
Shirley, Sandy