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BORN:	March 31, 1852 in the Kingdom of Prussia. 16 08a 35
DIED:	Jan. 25, 1917 16 35
PARENTS:	Gertrude Kramer and Joseph Koenigs 08a 36
OCCUPATION:	Farmer 08a Pathmaster 08a
RELIGION:	Member of Mt. Calvary Catholic Church. 21 08a
MARRIAGE:	Anna Maria Seurer (April 7, 1851 - Nov. 5, 1904) on July 12, 1874 16 08a 35 36

CHILDREN

NAME	BORN	DIED	SPOUSE	NUMBER OF CHILDREN	NOTES
Gertrude KOENIGS 05 16 71	June 1, 1875 Forest, Fond du Lac Co., WI 05 16 71	Feb. 8, 1931 Mt. Calvary, Fond Du Lac Co., WI 71	Nikolaus Johannes Abler 16 71	0	Married on Aug. 22, 1908 in Hoven, Potter Co., SD 16 71 They are in Hoven in 1910 and 1920 and are back in Wisconsin in 1930. 06 07 08
Joseph KOENIGS 16	Feb. 6, 1877 16	Aug. 8, 1921, age 44 16
Mathias KOENIGS 05 06a	Jan. 18, 1879 05 06a	1932	Katherine Entringer 06a	4
Mary Ann KOENIGS 05	Feb. 28, 1881 05	1948	Joseph Berenz	0
Paul KOENIGS 05	Mar. 1, 1883 05	June 17, 1962	Sophia Strobel	5
Magdelene KOENIGS (Lena) 05 16	June 7, 1885 05 16	?	Adam Entringer 16	0 16	Married on Feb. 18, 1908 16
Anna Marie KOENIGS (Annie)	July 1, 1887 Fond du Lac Co., WI	Feb. 1959 Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co., WI	Edward J. Schaefer	1
John KOENIGS, Jr. 05	May 20, 1890 05	Jan. 18, 1940	Ceclia Guelig	4
Susan KOENIGS 16	Aug. 16, 1891 16	Aug. 29, 1891, age 13 days 16
Elizabeth KOENIGS 05 16	Oct. 5, 1894 05 16	Feb. 19, 1901, age 6 16

NOTES:	There is a biographical sketch of John Koenigs in the Portrait and Biographical Album of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin p.215. " John Koenigs was a lad of five years when the family left Germany for America. He was reared to manhood in this country, and in the schools of the neighborhood acquired his education. He has long been closely connected with the history of the community and though he began life in limited circumstances he is now numbered among its well-to-do farmers. In 1873 his father attaining to an advanced age, like a dutiful son he relieved him of the care of the farm, assuming the entire management. He now owns and operates the old homestead, which comprises eighty acres of valuable land, and has made some of the best improvements to be found in the community. In connection with general farming he is engaged quite extensively in stock raising and does a flourishing business in that line. He has made almost all that he has by untiring industry and persistent effort and the competence which he has acquired is but a fitting reward for his labors. In 1874 Mr. Koenigs led to the marriage altar Miss Mary Ann Seurer, and by their union a family of eight children has been born, namely: Gertrude, Joseph, Mathias, Mary Ann, Paul, Lena, Annie and John Jr. Mr. Koenigs has held several local offices of trust, and is now serving in the capacity of Pathmaster. It is needless to say to those who have known him since boyhood that his duties have ever been discharged with faithfulness and fidelity. In politics, he generally supports the Democratic party, but is not so strictly partisan that he will not cast his ballot with any other organization or its candidate if he believes it for the best interests of the community. Religiously he is a member of the Catholic Church at Mount Calvary." 08a
SOURCES:	21 Letters from Virginia Sippel
	16 Tony Schmitz
	08a Portrait and Biographical Album, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin 1889
	35 Foertsch-Achter-Seurer Family Chronicles by Dorothy Kaler, 1993
	36 Genealogy Report from Ron Friedel, 1997
	71 Kelberg GedCom file by Karl-Josef Tonner