Nicholas Seraphin “Seraphin” WendlingAge: 72 years1854–1927
- Name
- Nicholas Seraphin “Seraphin” Wendling
- Given names
- Nicholas Seraphin
- Nickname
- Seraphin
- Surname
- Wendling
Nicolaus Seraphin Wendling
- Name
- Nicolaus Seraphin Wendling
- Given names
- Nicolaus Seraphin
- Surname
- Wendling
Nicolaus Serephin Wendling
- Name
- Nicolaus Serephin Wendling
- Given names
- Nicolaus Serephin
- Surname
- Wendling
Birth | June 4, 1854 30 28 Source: Genealogy of Karen Betts Note: The N.S. Wendling chronicle lists the birthdate as 02 JUN 1855. Since the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild says that the ship Mercury set sail in 1854 and arrived in the States in January of 1855 when Nicholas was 9 months old, it suggests that Nicholas was born in 1854 rather than 1855. So I went with the 1854 date in Karen Betts' genealogy |
Emigration | 1854 Text: Ship Mercury
248 Seraphin Wendling 9mos m France |
Immigration | January 1855 (Age 6 months) |
Birth of a brother | Frank A. Wendling June 14, 1857 (Age 3 years) Source: Genealogy of Karen Betts Note: Other sources list only the year of 1856. Since Karen Betts' date was more complete I chose to go with that. |
Birth of a brother | Delesfor Albert “Del” Wendling May 3, 1858 (Age 3 years) Source: Genealogy of Karen Betts |
Birth of a brother | John Wendling June 12, 1861 (Age 7 years) Source: Genealogy of Dolores Ingersoll Publication: |
Birth of a sister | Mary Wendling April 10, 1863 (Age 8 years) twin: Victoria E. Wendling — twin sister |
Birth of a sister | Victoria E. Wendling April 10, 1863 (Age 8 years) twin: Mary Wendling — twin sister |
Birth of a sister | Magdalena “Lena” Wendling January 20, 1865 (Age 10 years) Source: Genealogy of Karen Betts |
Death of a maternal grandfather | François Joseph Dietsch December 20, 1865 (Age 11 years) |
Birth of a sister | Anna M. Wendling October 10, 1866 (Age 12 years) |
Birth of a brother | Joseph Frederick Wendling March 6, 1868 (Age 13 years) Source: Genealogy of John Wendling |
Birth of a sister | Ida Wendling 1869 (Age 14 years) |
Death of a paternal grandfather | François Wendling July 5, 1871 (Age 17 years) |
Death of a paternal grandmother | Marie Madeleine Suhr December 6, 1871 (Age 17 years) Source: Genealogy of Karen Betts |
Death of a sister | Ida Wendling 1880 (Age 25 years) |
Marriage | Mathilde M. Hofschulte — View this family 1888 (Age 33 years) |
Birth of a daughter #1 | Mathilde Wendling 1890 (Age 35 years) |
Birth of a son #2 | Seraphin Frederick Wendling 1892 (Age 37 years) |
Birth of a daughter #3 | Victoria Wendling 1894 (Age 39 years) |
Birth of a son #4 | Frank Wendling 1896 (Age 41 years) |
Birth of a daughter #5 | Ann Wendling 1898 (Age 43 years) |
Death of a sister | Therese Marie-Agathe Wendling April 26, 1900 (Age 45 years) Source: Genealogy of Karen Betts |
Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Wendling 1901 (Age 46 years) |
Birth of a son #7 | Joseph A. “Joe” Wendling 1905 (Age 50 years) |
Death of a mother | Marie-Victoire Dietsch October 23, 1905 (Age 51 years) Address: Home of her daughter, Anna Soener |
Occupation | Farmer |
Residence | 1907 (Age 52 years) Note: Farm 1/4 mile west of Olpe (Nicholas) Seraphin Wendling's home, Lyon County, Kansas, USA Note: 1/4 mile west of Olpe, Lyon County, Kansas, USA |
Death of a father | Francois Seraphin “Seraphin” Wendling July 20, 1908 (Age 54 years) |
Death of a brother | Frank A. Wendling February 4, 1913 (Age 58 years) Source: Genealogy of Karen Betts Note: Marlene Roddy's genealogy listed his death as occuring on 14 feb 1957 in Glendale, California. Since Marlene didn't have any data on his wife, Mary Jane, and since the Betts genealogy said the Mary Jane died in 1957, I gave the 1957 date to her and kept Karen's 1913 date for Frank. |
Death | March 14, 1927 (Age 72 years) Note: Karen Betts' genealogy lists the date as 29 mar 1927. |
Family with parents |
father |
Francois Seraphin “Seraphin” Wendling Birth: March 23, 1824 24 25 — Grussenheim, Canton of Andolsheim, Colmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France Death: July 20, 1908 — Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA |
mother |
Marie-Victoire Dietsch Birth: December 24, 1825 37 — Grussenheim, Canton of Andolsheim, Colmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France Death: October 23, 1905 — Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA |
Marriage: February 14, 1850 — Grussenheim, Canton of Andolsheim, Colmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France |
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1 year elder sister |
Therese Marie-Agathe Wendling Birth: February 5, 1851 26 25 — Grussenheim, Canton of Andolsheim, Colmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France Death: April 26, 1900 — Fairbank, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA |
3 years himself |
Nicholas Seraphin “Seraphin” Wendling Birth: June 4, 1854 30 28 — Grussenheim, Canton of Andolsheim, Colmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France Death: March 14, 1927 — Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA |
3 years younger brother |
Frank A. Wendling Birth: June 14, 1857 33 31 — Lisle, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Death: February 4, 1913 — Hoven, Potter County, South Dakota, USA |
11 months younger brother |
Delesfor Albert “Del” Wendling Birth: May 3, 1858 34 32 — Lisle, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Death: April 28, 1927 — Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA |
3 years younger brother |
John Wendling Birth: June 12, 1861 37 35 — Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Death: August 18, 1930 — Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA |
22 months younger sister |
Mary Wendling Birth: April 10, 1863 39 37 — Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Death: June 16, 1928 — St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA |
younger sister |
Victoria E. Wendling Birth: April 10, 1863 39 37 — Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Death: May 14, 1937 — Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA |
21 months younger sister |
Magdalena “Lena” Wendling Birth: January 20, 1865 40 39 — Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Death: September 5, 1953 — Stearns County, Minnesota, USA |
21 months younger sister |
Anna M. Wendling Birth: October 10, 1866 42 40 — DuPage County, Illinois, USA Death: May 7, 1942 — Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA |
17 months younger brother |
Joseph Frederick Wendling Birth: March 6, 1868 43 42 — DuPage County, Illinois, USA Death: April 21, 1951 — Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA |
22 months younger sister |
Ida Wendling Birth: 1869 44 43 Death: 1880 |
Family with Mathilde M. Hofschulte |
himself |
Nicholas Seraphin “Seraphin” Wendling Birth: June 4, 1854 30 28 — Grussenheim, Canton of Andolsheim, Colmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France Death: March 14, 1927 — Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA |
wife |
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Marriage: 1888 — |
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3 years daughter |
Mathilde Wendling Birth: 1890 35 21 — Kansas, USA |
3 years son |
Seraphin Frederick Wendling Birth: 1892 37 23 — Kansas, USA |
3 years daughter |
Victoria Wendling Birth: 1894 39 25 — Kansas, USA |
3 years son |
Frank Wendling Birth: 1896 41 27 — Kansas, USA |
3 years daughter |
Ann Wendling Birth: 1898 43 29 — Kansas, USA |
4 years daughter |
Mary Wendling Birth: 1901 46 32 — Kansas, USA |
5 years son |
Joseph A. “Joe” Wendling Birth: 1905 50 36 — Kansas, USA |
Birth | Genealogy of Karen Betts |
Emigration | Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild: Volume 7 - Ship Mercury Text: Ship Mercury
248 Seraphin Wendling 9mos m France |
Immigration | Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild: Volume 7 - Ship Mercury |
Marriage | 1910 US Census: Kansas, Lyon, Center, page 13B |
Residence | Obituary, Bulletin-Journal: Seraphin Wendling |
Residence | Chronicle: N.S. (Seraphin Nicholas) Wendling |
Name | Genealogy of Marlene Horton Roddy |
Name | Chronicle: The Grussenheim Papers, English Translation |
Death | Prayer Card: Nicholas Seraphin Wendling |
Source | Chronicle: The Grussenheim Papers, English Translation Citation details: page 27 Text: They have two children, Maria Agatha and Nicolaus Serephin. The latter will be the ancestor for the Wendling's of Independence, Iowa. The farm exists today and is now in the fourth generation and is owned by James Wendling. Chronicle: Translation of the Grussenheim Papers Type: Document Chronicle: The Grussenheim Papers, German original Type: Manuscript Note: Introductory letter from Marg Saunders:
Alice Mosley Siedelman and Barbara Mosley Peck have been working for over twenty years researching our family's history. A few others have joined with them, but the bulk of the work and time has been theirs. Recently Janet Fries of Bloomington received some very interesting papers and she passed them on to Barb and Alice.
These papers are 12½ single spaced, typewritten pages. They were compiled by Abbe Raymond Seeman of Grussenheim, France. This is a part of his ongoing search for the descendants of the villagers of
Grussenheim.
There was only one problem with these papers. They were written in medieval and modern French and German. We tried, unsuccessfully, to find someone who would translate the papers for us. Being stubborn and naive, I decided to translate the papers myself. I was fully immerged and in eminant danger of being fully submerged, when a good friend came to my rescue.
Inga Kremeyer is a well educated lady who speaks German and French. She was raised in Germany and has a good understanding of German-French history. After I had researched each word, and listed all the possible meanings, Inga and I would place ourselves mentally into the historical time frame and then Inga would translate. As she read, I would check the words against my research and sometimes I was able to correlate English words or terms that eluded Inga. There is one word that we were unable to translate: SIGRESTEN. If you know the meaning, please let us know.*
I have placed this document in notebook form so that it can be expanded. When we have more information we will share it. At the end of the papers you will find a form that you can use for your own family history sheet.
- I have used slash marks (/) to separate my own comments from the main body of the translations. I hope these comments and explanations will clarify the more confused parts of the papers. You will also note that the European method of dating has been used. Example: 29.5.1856, 29th of May, 1856 — day/month/year.
If you can add anything to our information about our family, we would like to hear from you.
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*As we go to the printer's, we have found the meaning of the word "Sigresten". It is of Swiss dialect, a sacristan, an officer in church entrusted with the care of the sacristy, a sexton.
Note: The footnotes in the pdf version of the document refer to the "Corrections to the Translation of the Grussenheim Papers" by Abbe Raymond Seemann. You can find that document in the Mulitmedia Object section below. |
Source | 1870 US Census: Iowa, Buchanan, Washington, page 5 Text: Name: Seraphin Wendling
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854
Age in 1870: 16
BirthPlace: Deutschland
Home in 1870: Washington, Buchanan, Iowa
Family and Neighbors: View Results
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Independence 1870 US Census: Iowa, Buchanan, Washington, page 5 Type: Document |
Source | 1910 US Census: Kansas, Lyon, Center, page 13B Text: Name: Nichols Wendling
[Nichols Wendlings]
Age in 1910: 34 [54]
Estimated birth year: abt 1876 [1856]
Birthplace: Germany
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Spouse's name: Matilda
Home in 1910: Center, Lyon, Kansas
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1885 [1855]
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Nichols Wendling 34
Matilda Wendling 41
Matilda Wendling 20
Seraphin Wendling 18
Victora Wendling 16
Frank Wendling 14
Anna Wendling 12
Mary Wendling 9
Joseph Wendling 5 |
Source | 1920 US Census: Kansas, Lyon, Center, page 5A Text: Name: N S Wendling
Home in 1920: Center, Lyon, Kansas
Age: 70 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1850
Birthplace: Alsace-Lorraine
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Matildy M
Father's Birth Place: Alsace-Lorraine
Mother's Birth Place: Alsace-Lorraine
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Year of Immigration: 1885
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 654
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
N S Wendling 70
Matildy M Wendling 51
Seraphin Wendling 29
Mary Wendling 18
Joseph A Wendling 16 |
Birth | The N.S. Wendling chronicle lists the birthdate as 02 JUN 1855. Since the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild says that the ship Mercury set sail in 1854 and arrived in the States in January of 1855 when Nicholas was 9 months old, it suggests that Nicholas was born in 1854 rather than 1855. So I went with the 1854 date in Karen Betts' genealogy |
Residence | Farm 1/4 mile west of Olpe |
Death | Karen Betts' genealogy lists the date as 29 mar 1927. |
Residence | (Nicholas) Seraphin Wendling's home, Lyon County, Kansas, USA Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 700 × 536 pixels File size: 136 KB Type: Photo Note: 1/4 mile west of Olpe, Lyon County, Kansas, USA |
Media object | Nicholas Seraphin Wendling Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 300 × 756 pixels File size: 77 KB Type: Photo Highlighted image: yes |
Media object | Prayer Card for Nicholas Seraphin Wendling Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 342 × 543 pixels File size: 75 KB Type: Card Highlighted image: yes |
Media object | The Family of Nicholas Seraphin and Mathilde Hofshulte Wendling Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 700 × 541 pixels File size: 103 KB Type: Photo Highlighted image: yes |