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Below is a quick history of the Heckstetter family over the last 166 years going back to 1845. The
following list is of the members in my family that we were able to traced back as far as my
great-great grandparents.
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1845 |
Matthias Schroff (great-great grandfather/paternally) born in Germany. |
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1859 |
Hattie Schroff (great-great grandmother/paternally) born in Germany. |
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1863 |
Henry Guelker (great-great grandfather/maternally) born in Germany. |
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1868 |
Mary Guelker (great-great grandmother/maternally) born in Germany. |
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1876 |
Joseph Heckstetter (great grandfather/paternally) born and then, raised in Collinsville, IL. |
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1880 |
Matthias Schroff and Hattie Schroff are married and eventually had children to include Alvina. |
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1883 |
Alvina Schroff-Heckstetter (great grandmother/paternally) born and then, raised in Collinsville, IL. |
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1889 |
Henry and Mary Guelker are married and eventually had seven children (5 boys and 2 girls-Anna). |
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1891 |
Dziadzi-Bronislaw Dyonzak (great grandfather/paternally) born in Poland. |
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1894 |
Busi-Theresa Bielik-Dyonzak (great grandmother/paternally) born a twin to Joseph Bielik in Poland. |
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1910 |
Matthias Schroff (great-great grandfather/ paternally) died at age 65. |
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1910 |
Joseph Heckstetter and Alvina Schroff-Heckstetter are married and eventually had one child (Eugene). |
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1911 |
Eugene Joseph Heckstetter Sr. (grandfather/paternally) born. |
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1913 |
Henry Guelker died at age 50. |
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1914 |
Dziadzi-Bronislaw Dyonzak and Busi-Theresa Bielik-Dyonzak are married and eventually had three children (Victoria, Joe, & Tony). |
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1915 |
Victoria Frances Dyonzak-Heckstetter (grandmother/paternally) born in St. Louis, MO. |
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1916 |
"Papa" Eugene Heckstetter attends Humbolt Grade-School & on to Roosevelt High School. |
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1917 |
Joseph Dyonzak (great-"uncle”/grandmother’s brother) born. |
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1920 |
"Grammie" Victoria Heckstetter attends Our Lady of Czestochowa Grade-School |
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1921 |
Tony Dyonzak (great-“uncle”/grandmother’s brother) born. |
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1928 |
Hattie Schroff (great-great grandmother/ paternally) died at age 60. |
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1935 |
Joseph Heckstetter (great grandfather/ paternally) died at age 49. |
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1936 |
Eugene Heckstetter Sr. and Victoria Dyonzak-Heckstetter are married and eventually had three children (Joan, Gene, & Dan). |
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1936 |
Joan Heckstetter (aunt/paternally) born in St. Louis, MO. |
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1942 |
Gene-Eugene Joseph Heckstetter Jr. (uncle/paternally) born in St. Louis, MO. |
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1942-1944 |
Wartime - during War "papa" heckstetter was security guard at Army Munitions plant on Goodfellow. |
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1944 |
Dziadzi-Bronislaw Dyonzak (great-grandfather/paternally) died at age 54. |
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1947 |
Dan-Daniel Heckstetter (father/paternally) born in St. Louis, MO. |
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1948 |
Connie Guise-Heckstetter (mother/paternally) born. |
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1954 |
Mary Guelker died at age 86. |
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1955 |
Alvina Schroff-Heckstetter (great-grandmother/paternally) died at age 72. |
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1970 |
Dan Heckstetter and Connie Guise-Heckstetter are married and eventually had two children (Jeny & Danny). |
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1970 |
Jeny-Jennifer Joan Heckstetter (sister) born in St. Louis, MO. |
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1972 |
Jay-Eugene Joseph Heckstetter III (cousin) born in St. Louis, MO. |
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1972 |
Busi-Theresa Bielik-Dyonzak (great grandmother/paternally) died at age 79. |
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1973 |
Danny-Daniel Heckstetter Jr. born in St. Louis, MO. |
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1976 |
Carrie Elizabeth Heckstetter (cousin) born in St. Louis, MO. |
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1978 |
Stephanie Lewis-Heckstetter (wife) born in St. Louis, MO. |
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1980 |
Becky-Rebecca Anne Heckstetter (cousin) born in St. Louis, MO. |
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1997 |
Victoria F. Heckstetter (grandmother/paternally) died at age 82. |
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1998 |
Eugene Joseph Heckstetter Sr. (grandfather/paternally) died at age 87. |
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2001 |
Danny Heckstetter and Stephanie Lewis are married in St. Louis, MO. |
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2007 |
Jacob Daniel Heckstetter born to Danny & Stephanie Heckstetter. |
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2009 |
Zachary Joseph Heckstetter born to Danny & Stephanie Heckstetter. |
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