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The
Zeckzer Family
Photo probably taken between 1905-1910
Back row: Marie, Max, Paul, William, Elizabeth, Otto
Front row: Emil, Ferdinand, Wilhelmina, Ewald
Ferdinand Julius Zeckzer: Born Aug
21, 1855, Brandenburg, Germany. Married May 18, 1884 to Wilhelmina
Otilla Hinz. Lived at 720 Hill Ave, Muskegon. Was a day watchman for
Lyons Machine Co. Died Feb 5, 1929 at 11:30 am in Muskegon, MI. Buried
Feb 7, 1929 in Oakwood Cemetery. Cause of death: Myocarditis (The
middle layer of heart muscle becomes inflamed and irritated, causing
symptoms similar to a heart attack or even heart failure. It is a fairly
uncommon disorder). Age at death: 73 years, 5 months, 16 days.
Wilhelmina Otilla
Hinz Zeckzer: Born Dec 2, 1859, Dragoslaw, Germany. Nicknamed
Minnie. Father was Wm. Hinz. Occupation: housewife. Died June 20, 1939
at 11:55 pm. In Muskegon, MI. Buried June 24, 1939 in Oakwood Cemetery.
Cause of death: Arterio Sclerosis (hardening of the arteries), Chronic
Myocarditis, Chronic Nephritis (inflammation
of the tissues of the kidney), 7 years; suffered from Varicose
Veins for 20 years. Age at death: 79 years, 6 months, 18 days. Died at
202 Catherine Ave (Mae’s house?).
Their children (in order of birth):
William, Paul, Marie, Max, Elizabeth, Otto, Louis, Emil, Ewald.
Louis Zeckzer:
Born 1895. Died 1896.
Emil Andrew Zeckzer:
Born Dec 19, 1897. Engineer in hospital. Never married. Died Sep 7, 1946
of cancer. Buried Sep 10, 1946 in Oakwood Cemetery. Age at death: 48
years, 8 months, 18 days.
Marie Wilhelmine (Mae, Mary) Zeckzer: Born July 15, 1888. Married Ray Stone May 18, 1909
(same day as her parents’ wedding anniversary). She was 21 and he was
24. Her name is listed as Mary M on the marriage license. Witnesses were
Ethel Stone and Wm. Zeckzer. Julius Reichert, Pastor. Ray was the son of
Joe E. Stone and Jennie Rainourd (possibly Rainoard). He was a machinist
and she was not employed. No children, but
raised her sister Elizabeth’s children after Elizabeth and her husband
died. Lived at 202 Catherine Ave, Muskegon. Mae died January 25, 1972
and was buried January 28. Ray was born Oct 2, 1884 and died Dec 3,
1967.
Elizabeth Auguste
Zeckzer: Born Feb 19, 1892. Confirmed April 1, 1906 at St. Johns
Church in Muskegon. Married Robert Heinrich Luhman June 19, 1913. Had 2
children, Robert (May 8, 1914) and Ewald (Sep 5, 1918). (See Luhmann
family tree). Died in 1937 from cancer.
William Frederick
Zeckzer: Born Feb 1885. Did 1956. Married Ruth E. Smith (March
25, 1893-Sep 1972, died in Casnovia, MI). Had a daughter, Madeline
Grace Zeckzer.
- Madeline
was born in Muskegon, MI. She married Donald Seelman on November 3,
1944. She was 22 and he was 27. Witnesses were Wm. F. Zeckzer and
Ruth E. Zeckzer. Rector William T. Reeves, Jr., St. Paul's. He was
the son of John Seelman and Barbara Rittmeyer and was born in
Conklin, MI. Donald was a clerk and Madeline was not employed. They had two children, Barbara and Susie
Seelman.
Ewald H. (Abe) Zeckzer:
Born June 16, 1900, Muskegon, MI.
Married Iva T Anderson (1897-1940). They had 2 children, William
(Bill) F. Zeckzer and Beverly J. Zeckzer. Married Mabel
O. Nielsen on May 1, 1944. They were both 43. Witnesses were Ray E.
Stone and Marie M. Stone. H.P. Jorgensen, Pastor, Central Lutheran
Church. Mabel was born April 15, 1901. Ewald was a machinist and Mabel was an
inspector. Her parents were Charles A. Eklund and Anna B. Anderson. She
died Jan 1979. Ewald died April 22, 1993, Muskegon, MI.
- William
married Elizabeth. Lived in Benicia, CA. One son and two
daughters: William Scott, Kameron Joan, Kerry Marie.
- Beverly
was born Jan 24, 1923, Muskegon, MI. Married George A. Abbott July
7, 1949. She died Sep 30, 1999, N Muskegon, MI. He was born in 1913 and
died May 1999, Muskegon, MI.
Maxwell Nater Zeckzer:
Born May 22? 1890. Married Clara E Hall on March 31, 1915 in
Muskegon, MI by the Rev. A.F. Schulz. He was 25 and she was 22.
Witnesses were Sylvia Hall and Ewald Zeckzer. Clara was born to Henry
Hall and Elma Nichols. Max was a machinist according to marriage
certificate and inspector according to death certificate. Clara was not employed.
Max died September 12, 1931 of Cardiac Hypertrophy. They had 2 children, Richard Arthur (Feb 28, 1924 in
MI - Sep 24, 2002 in Lake Elsinore, CA) and Maxwell
Henry (Sep 3, 1916-Dec 23, 1975. PHM 3 US Navey WWII).
- Richard
married Bernice. They had 2 children, Richard William
and Carol.
- Richard
William married Gloria Ingraham and had 2 (possibly 3)
children, Richard Charles and Sheryl Kay. Also a
son, Michael?
- Richard
Charles married Susan Scarpa and had 2 children, Kevin
Anthony and Michael.
- Sheryl
Kay married Sean Hayes and had 3 children, Brandon, Ryan, and
Kyle.
- Maxwell
married Ardis Rose. They had 6 children, Shirl, Candice, Gawyn,
Ian, and Leigh
and RoAne (twins).
- RoAne married Thomas Paul Young and they had 2 children, Tiffany
Marie and Todd Thomas.
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Ian M. married Amy Marie and they had
two 2 children, Rian Edward and Erin Marie.
Otto Henry Zeckzer:
Born Oct 7, 1894. Lived in at 9362 Brickyard Road,
Holton, MI. Married Laurencia Josephine Algaard June 4,
1917 in Chicago. She
was born March 27, 1895 in Chicago, IL. She was the daughter of Laurence Andreas
Algaard (April 20, 1868, Bergen, Norway - 1936, Chicago, IL) and Anna
Maria Becklenberg (Sep 24, 1872, IL - Aug 2, 1932, Chicago, IL). Otto worked as a farmer. They lived on a
farm in Holton, MI. Laurencia was a reader in the Christian Science
Church in Fremont, MI. Otto died of a
Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm, Ateriosclerotic Heart Disease and Generalized
Arteriosclerosis on November 9, 1970 in Fremont, MI. Laurencia died
subsequent to Carcinoma of the Ovary and secondary Anemia Feb. 8,
1963 in Holton, MI. They had 2 children, Lawrence
Algaard Zeckzer and Jewel LaVern Zeckzer. Otto was also married to Ida
Anna Zeckzer (she was Paul's widow). They were married January 16, 1965.
She was 70 and he was 70. Ida was born in Schmaleinken, Germany to
Edward Schweissinger and Amalie Garmeister. Witnesses were Lawrence
Zeckzer and Patsy Bonnett. Rev. Samuel N Oliver, Congregational
Minister.
- Jewel
married Samuel James Stitt II May 25, 1938 in Muskegon, MI. They had
10 children, James Patrick, Ronald Allen, Terry Lee, Bert Joseph,
Karon Louise, Nancy LaVern, Samuel James III, Leah Rachel, Michael
William and Esther Marie.
- Lawrence
was born March 5, 1918 in Chicago, IL. He married Mazana (Mazie) A. Kelly on Nov 6,
1948. Witnesses were Earl Kenneth Kelly and Jewel LaVerne (mis-spelling
on marriage license?) Stitt. She was born
Feb 17, 1920 in Kokomo, IN to Lloyd Irl Kelly and Ella Cook. They
lived in Holten, MI. He was an engineer and she was a waitress.
Mazie had been previously married. She died May 29, 1996, Muskegon,
MI, of a Myocardial Infarction subsequent to Cancer of the Nasal
Sinuses. Lawrence died May 29, 2002 of lung cancer. They had two children, Dawn and Larry Zeckzer.
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Larry
married Vikki in Holton, Michigan around 1980. They adopted
Amanda in 1988. They divorced about 2 years later. Larry married
Terryl and they did not have any children together.
- Amanda never married. She
had two daughters, Sarah and Allison.
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Dawn
married Lawrence Beyer in Holton, Michigan. They had one daughter,
Michele. They divorced and Dawn remarried several times.
Dawn married Dennis Price and they had a daughter, Nikki.
They divorced two years later. Dawn married Carl Gardenour and
they didn't have any children together.
- Michele Beyer was born May
3, 1970.
- Michele married Joshua
Breton on September 23, 2006. They have a son
Benjamin Thomas Breton, born August 31, 2008. They
currently live in Oregon.
- Nikki Price was born October
21, 1980.
- Nikki was married a
couple of times and currently lives in New Mexico. She
has two daughters.
Paul John Zeckzer:
Born June 24, 1886 in Muskegon, MI. Married Ida Anna Schweissinger
on July 22, 1914 in Muskegon, MI. She was 20 and he was 28. She was born March 22, 1894 in Schmallengkin Germany
(currently Poland). Her parents were Edward Schwiessinger and Amalia
Garmeister. She was a Christian Scientist. He died of Parkinson’s Disease Feb 1, 1962
Muskegon, MI. She died April 24,
1967 in Fremont, MI. Their children: Alvin Alfred, Patsy Ann, Joyce
Lorraine, Wallace Clayton, Eugene Gordon, and Paul Edward Ferdinand.
- Alvin
was born in 1930 and died December 29, 1930 of Endocarditis at age
11 months, 15 days.
- Wallace
was born July 19, 1923 in Muskegon. He died October 11, 1944 in
Germany –WWII Army, Technician Fourth Grade, Killed In Action.
- Patsy
was born Dec 19, 1932 in Muskegon and married Francis R. (Barney)
Bonnett in Muskegon, MI. He was born Feb 13, 1923 in Muskegon, MI.
He died Aug 11, 1972 in Everett, WA. They had 2 children, Barry
(born July 9, 1955, died in Lake Charles, LA approximately 1988?) and
Brent Paul (Feb 15, 1962). She later married Bob Hoos.
- Joyce
was born Nov 30, 1924 in Muskegon, MI. She married Bradley Carlisle
Cowan November 24, 1949. Lived in Los Angeles, CA. He was born Jan
20, 1928 in Santa Monica, CA. He died Feb 19, 1995 in Culver City,
CA. Their children: Blair Millington (March 6, 1954, Hollywood,
CA-March 8, 1954), Carla Jean Johnstone (April 7, 1955), Robert
Blair (Sep 14, 1956-Santa Monica, CA), and Wendy Marie (Sep 24,
1963).
- Robert
Blair married Michelle Jones (April 5, 1955-Canada). Their child:
Kelly Jean Cowan (June 27, 1986).
- Eugene
was born April 7, 1921 in Muskegon and died Sep 25, 1996 in
Muskegon. He married Jeanette Leone Greene on January 31,
1948. Witnesses were Robert L. Greene and Mrs. Richard Barnes. J.M.
Hogevboom (sp?), Minister of the Central Reformed Church, Muskegon.
Jeanette was born in Muskegon to L.Z. Elsworth Greene and Marie
Caroline Wulff. Eugene was a Sgt. For US Army Air Corps, WW II. Their children: Darrell
Paul and Carolynne.
- Darrell
was born Oct 31, 1949 in Muskegon and married Sally Buckus. Served in US
Army, Vietnam. He died Nov 22, 1996 in Muskegon. Their child:
Daric J (served in the Marines). Darrell's second marriage was to
Deb (maiden name unknown); they did not have any children. His
third marriage was to Kelly (maiden name unknown) and they had 2
children, Darrell Paul Jr. and Gordon Eugene.
- Carolynne
was born May 21, 1951 and married David Dykhuis. Their children:
Benjamin and Jason.
- Paul
Edward Ferdinand was born May 13, 1916 in Muskegon and died Feb 1989 (Ferndale,
MI). He married
Lucille Toegel, born Dec 4, 1915. Their children: Alvin
Richard, Ronald James, and Clayton Gordon. They were married 23
years, then divorced. Paul married Joan in Nov 1966. She had 4
children of her own.
- Alvin
married Cathy Barclay and had a daughter, Susan and a son, Scott.
- Scott married Deborah Eifert.
They have a daughter, Bethany; a son, Caleb; and a son
Nathan,
born October 2003.
- Susan married Jim Wright and
they have a son, Alexander.
- Ronald
married Alice Richmond LeRoy and had 2 daughters, Joy
Lucille and Tracy Elizabeth.
- Tracy married Michael Benson.
She later married Michael Sheesy.
- Joy married David Folkertsma and had 2 children,
Hunter and
Taylor.
- Clayton
married Ann and had a daughter, Patricia.
- Patricia married Frank Ford and
they have a daughter
Jennifer.
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