Category Archives: Genealogy

Dubnicka Family

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Dubnicka Family Dubnicka was local multi-sport star ByFred Keller Posted Living Sussex Sun, March 10, 2015 A Lannon, Butler and Fussville man larger than life, Rudolph “Rudy” J. Dubnicka passed away Feb. 9, survived by seven children, 20 grandchildren and 24 great grand children, with many still living in the immediate area. He was 87 years old. Dubnicka stood out… Read more »

Harmon Family in Lannon

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The Harmon family in Lannon by Fred H. Keller Posted: Retrospect, Living Sussex Sun, Jan. 4, 2011 1:28 p.m. Glenn D. Harmon, 1898-1963, served as the second Lannon Village President from 1932-36. He was the grandson of an 1842 pioneer to the Lannon area as he originally applied for a homestead 160 acres on the north side of Good Hope… Read more »

Jeffery Family – Helen May Jeffery Meissner

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Helen May Jeffery was part of a major Lisbon family, the Scottish immigrant family of the Jefferys that claimed vast swaths of land in Lisbon on North Lisbon Road and Colgate Road, going back to the late 1840s. When she met Albert Otto Meissner (born Aug. 25, 1906) in 1932, he was a third generation of German immigrants in the… Read more »

Jung Family History

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  Jung Family History Fred H. Keller Last Revised 11/24/2008 Retrospect: Lisbon’s Richard Jung stood out among town’s VIP’s First of two parts Posted: October 29, 2008 Sussex Sun By Fred Keller, Sussex Village Historian Only one Lisbon town chairman served in the armed forces during World War II – Richard “Dick” M. Jung, a Navy man, on the aircraft… Read more »

Keebler Family History

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  Keebler Family History Compiled and transcribed by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 12/20/2005 Passing of Pioneer – One of the Early Settlers of the Town of Lisbon Dead     Lisbon, Oct. 21. – On Oct. 19 Frederick Keebler, while sitting in his chair, peacefully passed away. he was born in Wittenberg, Germany, on the Rhine, May 23, 1827. When… Read more »

George Byron Kerr Family History

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Charles Byron Kerr: Lisbon farmer, milk hauler by Fred H. Keller, Living Sussex Sun, Retrospect, September 1, 2009 C. B. Kerr was the common name of a prominent Lisbon farmer on Good Hope Road from before World War I to the early 1960s. Very few people knew that his proper name was Charles Byron. The Kerr farm was the old… Read more »

Howitt, James

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James Howitt Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 09/06/2012 Biographical Sketch of James Howitt – Andrew County, Missouri > From “History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County” Published 1888 Copyright. All rights reserved.http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htmhttp://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/mofiles.htm Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)      James Howitt was born in Scotland, December 27, 1823. His paternal grandfather was George Howitt, a native of… Read more »

Howard, Charles

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Charles Howard Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 01/29/2012 Descendants of Charles Howard, Sr. GenerationNo. 1 1.CHARLES1HOWARD, SR.He married ANNDUMPLETON.She was born 1784 in Hornsey, England, and died December 19, 1862. Notes for CHARLESHOWARD, SR.: Source: The Howards of Lisbon; The Howard Family: Town of Lisbon, WaukeshaCounty, by Douglas T. Hennig, Landmark, issue Summer, 1993, Vol. 26…. Read more »

Horne, Stanley, and Family

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Veteran Horne dies at 86 By Fred Keller Living Sussex Sun, Posted: Feb. 9, 2010 12:06 p.m. Lifelong Lisbon resident Stanley J. Horne died at his hillside home Jan. 31, 2010, at age 86. He was a part of the disappearing “Greatest Generation,” that fought in World War II. Visitation was Feb. 3 and burial with full military honors was… Read more »

Hodgson / Redford Family

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    Hodgson / Redford Family Images   Do the photos above show Emma/Emily Redford Hodgson, her husband William and son Edward? The 1900 Census lists William as a farmer in California – dressed in a suit? Are the two men the same as in the Templeton depot photo at the bottom of this page?    Above center photo has… Read more »