Honoring Our Veterans

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Nov 112006
 

People sleep peaceably
in their beds at night
only because rough men stand ready
to do violence on their behalf.
~George Orwell

Veterans Day

World War I ended with the armistice, which went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918.

November 11 then became known as Armistice Day, first recognized as an official U.S. holiday in 1926, and a national U.S. holiday 12 years later.

On June 1, 1954, the name of this holiday was changed to Veterans Day to honor all U.S. veterans.

New legislation in 1968 changed the national commemoration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. It soon became apparent, however, that November 11 was a date of historic significance to many Americans. Therefore, in 1978 Congress returned the observance to its traditional date.
Our American family has many individuals who have answered the Call to Duty. Thank you…to all who have courageously answered that call.

This news clipping shows the grandsons of Maria Johanna Sweere, sent to me by their proud mom….thanks Donna!

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Our Newest Angel

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Sep 152006
 

Word from a proud aunt, Annemieke tells us that the Sweere family has expanded to Russia…

The Sweere Clan welcomes our newest angel, Lukas Daniel Sweere, born 4 September 2006 in Moscow, Russia to Michael Johan Gerard Sweere and Natalia Fedyushina.

Grampa Hans sent a picture:

Luke Michael Sweere
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Sweere Progress

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Aug 192006
 

I received an email this month from Hans Sweere, who is the grandson of Gerardus Sweere, b. 1870 and Hendrica de Groot. This is an exciting event because Gerardus is the oldest brother of our founding American patriarchs, Theodorus and Hendrickus Sweere by their father’s first marriage to Henrika Arts.

In the information I received from Hans, he suggests that our earliest proven Sweere, Hermannus Sweere, was married twice, first to Anna Maria Nabben and second to Henrica Creemers.

I had been aware of these marriages of Hermannus Sweere recorded in Boxmeer, but had no proof that the Hermannus is question is the same man.

The marriage records of Gerardus Johannes Sweeren, b. 1797 in Boxmeer, married 1827 to Jacoba Vermaeten states that Hermannus and Anna Maria Nabben’s are his parents.

However, I have no marriage records for Hermannus and Anna Maria to tell me who Hermannus’ parents are.

Later, I have a marriage record for Hermannus Sweere and Henrica Creemers, which states that the parents of Hermannus are Cornelis Sweere and Dorothea Verhaert. If Hans is correct and the Hermannus of both marriages are one and the same, then we have moved back a generation and now the task will be to figure out who the father of this Cornelis Sweere is.

I suspect this Cornelis is the oldest son of Adrianus Corneliszn Sweere and Anna Antonisse Anemaat but I need proof.

The digging continues.

-ex animo ~J

Late afternoon update:

I received another email from Hans stating that my suspicion is correct. His records show that the grandfather of our Hermannus, is in fact, Adrianus Corneliszn Sweere, b. 1715 Made en Drimmelen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. This break through effectively takes our Sweere line to the mid-1600′s.

Cees..we’re related!

~J

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Grand Army of the Republic: Mathias Godfried Leimkeuhler

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Aug 112006
 

Mathias Leimkuhler arrived from Prussia in New York on December of 1856 with Wilhelm Duren via the ship Constitution.

Together, the two men traveled to Cazenovia in south central Wisconsin, where they carved out their homes and raised big families in Westford Township along the banks of the Little Baraboo River in Richland County.

In 1864, Mathias mustered in with 3rd Wisconsin Calvary Volunteer Infantry, 52nd Regiment, Company E to serve with the Union in the War of the Rebellion.

His name is recorded as Mattias G. Leimkiller on page 591 of The Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 and Mathias G. Limkihler on page 919 of the Fifty-second Regiment Infantry, Company E.

In 1878 at age 50, Matt Leimkuehler died the week before his eleventh child and baby daughter, Maggie, was born.

His his young wife, Gert, age 38, was left with all her eleven children under the age of 19 living in her house.

Two years later, Gertrude (Bauer) Leimkuehler and her eleven children are recorded on the 1880 US Federal Census.

Mathias Godfried Leimkuehler (1828-1878) was my third-great grandfather.
He is buried in Saint Anthony’s Catholic Cemetery in Germantown,
just outside the city limits of Cazenovia, Wisconsin.

Image of headstone base for Mathias Leimkeuhler

On 28 March, 1888, ten years after Mathias Leimkeuhler died, his seventh child, Mary Leimkuehler, married Nicholas Jax, the son of Civil War Veteran, Peter Jax, and his wife, Anna Margareta (Steffes) Jax.

Peter Jax served in the War of the Rebellion with the 12th Wisconsin Volunteer infantry, Company F.

Image of Peter Jax headstone.

On the 12th of May in 1891, Mathias’ oldest son, Hubert Alexander Leimkuehler married Anna Adelman, the daughter of his neighbor, Benedict J. Adelman, who also fought in The War of the Rebellion.

Image of Benedict Adelman's headstone.

~ex animo~J

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Myrtle at Rest

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Jul 222006
 

On Saturday, July 15, 2006 Myrtle (Schmidt) Sweere was honored by a Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Carrington, North Dakota. A flower arrangement of pink carnations, red roses, and purple filler was ordered. At the gravesite each daughter released a pink balloon and lay a red rose on the gravesite.

Myrtle’s ashes were then buried alongside her late husband and venerable patriarch, Leo (Alphonso) Sweere and her final resting place was marked by a stone that matches his. After the graveside service a luncheon was served at noon in the church hall.
On July 16, space #1 at Carrington City Park was reserved for a catered family reunion.

Donna (Amdahl) Marvel was kind enough to take pictures of the gravestones and email them for use on this site. Along with Leo and Myrtle, she also sent (finally!) a picture of Theodorus Johannes Sweere‘s headstone.

Richard Theodore Sweere attended the memorial for Myrtle, and is planning a stop in Butler, Minnesota on his way back to the midwest. He has promised to take lots of pictures in the Holy Cross Cemetery there. Stay tuned!

ex animo,

~J

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