Preckwinkle

1. Mae Elizabeth Louise Preckwinkle: Born 17 March 1878, Beardstown, Cass, Illinois; Died 2 February 1946, Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Buried Elmwood Memorial cemetery, Elmwood Park, Illinois; Married 18 April 1902, Virginia, Illinois; Charles Arthur Dennis: Born 25 November 1878, Rushville, Illinois; Died September 1954, Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Buried Elmwood Memorial cemetery, Elmwood Park, Illinois. (See Dennis)

2. Henry Fred Preckwinkle: Born September 1856/1857, Evansville, or Ft. Wayne, Indiana; Died 16 August 1937, Kowama, OK; Buried Sapulpa, OK; Married 22 December 1877, Beardstown, Cass, Illinois; Anna Mary Gross: Born March 1854, Lancaster, New York; Died 1930, Sapulpa, OK. Henry was a tailor. Henry wanted to search for oil in the oil fields of Oklahoma. One night in April, 1891, he simply left while the family was asleep. While he was in Oklahoma, Mary had a baby by another man. This baby committed suicide as an adult. Mary divorced him while he was gone. She filed for divorce on the 22nd of February, in Virginia, Illinois. In the end, after the divorce, they were together when she rejoined him in Oklahoma. They were eventually re-married and even celebrated a fiftieth wedding anniversary. On this occasion they had a portrait taken. Henry and Mary had at least seven children: Mae Preckwinkle born 1878, who married Charles Dennis; Alice Preckwinkle who married Mr. Mohlman; Eleanor E. Preckwinkle who married Mr. Karnes; Anna Preckwinkle who married Mr. Bowman; Rose Preckwinkle who married and committed suicidwe shortly after; Grover Preckwinkle; and Glenn Preckwinkle. Sources: Records in Mae Dennis' Bible; Recollections of Cupie Johnson and Barbie Jean James.

Mary's Parents--

• I. Jacob Gross: Married Katharina "Katy" Hoetzle: Sources: Records in Mae Dennis' Bible.

Henry's Parents--

3. John August Preckwinkle: Born 6 June 1826, (71y 4m 29d age at death) Essen, Prussia, Germany; Died 5 November 1897, Beardstown, Cass Co. IL; Buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Beardstown, Cass, Illinois; Married Anna Maria Heitbrink: Born 30 Oct 1830, Harpenfeld, Prussia, Germany. John lived in Illinois for 40 years. He died from scirosis of the liver. The Mohlman Brothers were his undertakers. John and Anna had six chidren: Henry Fred Preckwinkle born 1856; Anna Preckwinkle born about 1860; August John Preckwinkle born about 1862 who married May Lilly "Mary" Smith and had Rance John, Harry August, Lou Ella Elizabeth, and Perry; Lizza Preckwinkle born about 1864 who married Michael Hurley; George Preckwinkle born about 1870; and Ella Preckwinkle born about 1873 who married Thomas Marshall. Sources: Records in Mae Dennis' Bible; John's Death Certificate.

Anna's Parents--

4. Frederick Heitbrink: Born Prussia, Germany; Married Gertrude Rohling: Born Prussia, Germany.