Sept 15, 1962, in the old Trinity Church.Clarence John Lechner Jr [Parents]
Other marriages:, Lucy
Marlene Mari Hintz [Parents]
Other marriages:Knight, Timothy William
They had the following children:
M i Andrew Alfred Lechner
Marvin Walter Hintz [Parents]
Other marriages:Chase, Sharyn
Mary Ellen Henriksen [Parents]
Sept 15, 1962, in the old Trinity Church.
They had the following children:
F i Marilyn Margreth Hintz M ii Martin Alfred Henry Hintz F iii Marlene Mari Hintz F iv Marcia Mariann Hintz M v Mark William Harold Hintz
Clarence John Lechner [Parents]
Elizabeth Maier [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Clarence John Lechner Jr M ii Craig Lechner M iii Curt Lechner
Alfred Wilhelm Johann Hintz [Parents] was born on Jun 8 1908 in Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin. He was christened in Trinity Ev Lutheran Church, Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin. He died on Dec 16 1962 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin. The cause of death was post-surgery infection; renal failure. He was buried in Caledonia Cemetery, Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin. He married Grace Mary Terpstra on Jul 9 1932 in Trinity Ev Lutheran Church, Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin.
Grace Mary Terpstra [Parents] was born on Jul 9 1912 in Somers, Kenosha County, Wisconsin. She died on May 12 1996 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin. She was buried in Caledonia Cemetery, Racine Co, WI. She married Alfred Wilhelm Johann Hintz on Jul 9 1932 in Trinity Ev Lutheran Church, Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin.
Alfred & Grace Hintz, July 9, 1932
Grandma Hintz (as she was known to me) never knew her true birthdate. Since her parents spoke only Dutch, and learned very little English until later, June and July in the Dutch language sound very much alike (Juni, Juli). When it came time for Grandma to get her Social Security, there was no record of her birth in Kenosha County on July 9, 1912, or on June 9, 1912, since there had been a fire at the Kenosha County Courthouse in the 1930s that had destroyed many vital records. She was told to "pick one", and she chose July 9, 1912. July 9, 1912, was also just 2 days short of exactly 9 months after her parents' wedding (Nov 11, 1911).
Grandma was the person who got me hooked on our family tree. After I was given a school assignment to do a family religious history, I asked her for some information, and she went well beyond what I thought I needed! Her stories, as well as her diaries, pictures, newspaper clippings, and family memorabilia, were a huge resource for my family tree.
Grandma (as well as Grandpa) were both left-handed, and back when they were in school, being left-handed was wrong. She had alot of difficulty learning to write right-handed, as well as learn to read English, in school. Some schools were still taught in German, which was easier for her to learn, because it was very similar to Dutch.
Grandma also told me a story about how she and her brothers and sisters would occasionally hop a train to Chicago. When it came time to hop one home, occasionally they hopped on the wrong one, and would have to jump from moving boxcars and walk for miles to get home, and there was usually a whipping waiting for them when they got there!
Grandma met Grandpa Hintz on a blind date, fixed up by their best friends. The four of them went skinny dipping on that first date!
Grandma endured many hardships during her married life. After marrying in the early years of the Great Depression, she and Grandpa tried farming in Somers, Kenosha County, first. That is where her first son Don was born. She said she was out on the tractor the day he was born, and she was back on the tractor a few days later. (Don was born Oct 1, 1933, which was during the peak of harvest season in Wisconsin.) Their second son, Ray, was born in Kansasville, Racine County in 1936. They had moved to the city of Racine by the time their 3rd son, Alvin was born in 1938.
Finally, they moved to the Hintz Homestead with Alfred's parents, Reinhold and Mathilda, where their 4th son Marvin was born. Marvin was breech, and the cord was wrapped around him. The doctor had to push Marvin back in and turn him to get him back out safely. Perhaps that is why she stopped having children!
Grandma began driving school bus in the late 1950s. Grandma and Grandpa stayed on the Hintz Homestead until 1960, when the farm was auctioned away. Grandma's sister, Pauline, and her husband Charlie, had their farm auctioned the same day. Then Grandma and Grandpa, along with Marvin, moved into a small apartment at 10331 7-mile Road until Alfred's death in December 1962. Grandma's sister Pauline also lost her husband earlier that year. Grandma stayed briefly with her son Don and daughter-in-law Anita, and then moved in with Marvin and his expectant wife Mary Ellen.
Then Grandma lost her first-born son, Don, early in January of 1964 in a tree-felling accident, just over a year after her husband died after surgery just before Christmas. Then in December 1971, her mother died. We often talk about how Grandma seemed depressed around Christmas. It's no wonder when she lost so many loved ones at that time of year.
Grandma stayed with Marvin and Mary Ellen through the births of 4 children and 3 moves. Then in October, 1972, Marvin and Mary Ellen bought the old Hintz Homestead, and along with Grandma and four children, moved there from the last home they rented on Nicholson Road south of Highway 38. The house had been treated badly over 12 years, and Grandma almost cried when she saw "her" hardwood floors in ruins. Over many years, the house was remodelled and updated to its former beauty. (Sorry to say, most of the hardwood floors have been carpeted!) Marvin and Mary Ellen had their 5th child, Mark, in 1977, and Grandma doted on him the most.
Grandma enjoyed living with all of us kids in the house. She never had any daughters, so my 2 sisters and I became her 2nd-chance daughters. She would always keep after us about keeping our rooms, as well as the rest of the house, clean. She would often take us for ice cream cones at DeRango's Drive-In on those especially hot Sunday afternoons in summer. And we spent alot of time on the front porch, usually shucking peas, and playing "car" games (guess the color of the next car). We also played board games, put together puzzles, and she taught all of us to crochet. Marvin and Mary Ellen had their 5th child, Mark, in 1977, and Grandma doted on him the most.
She lived on the Hintz Homestead until in 1982 she again stayed with Anita and her husband Jerry, and then moved to an apartment in Oak Creek, Milwaukee County, where her sister Pauline also lived. She lived there until January 1996, when she agreed to move to St. Rita's Assisted Living Facility in Racine. But after just a few days there, she took a fall in the night, and she was moved to Lincoln Lutheran Nursing Home. She had always said if she was put in a home she would die there (as her relatives had), and in May 1996, she died quietly in her sleep, just short of her 84th birthday.
They had the following children:
(l to r): Alvin, Ray, Marvin, Donald. (circa 1944)
M i Donald George Charles Hintz M ii Raymond Alfred Louis Hintz M iii Alvin Adolph Hintz M iv Marvin Walter Hintz
Harold Clifford Henriksen [Parents]
Mary Pinekenstein [Parents] was born on Aug 11 1917 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin. She died on Feb 1 2005 in Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin. The cause of death was pneumonia. She married Harold Clifford Henriksen in Apr 1941 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin.
Harold & Mary Henriksen, April 1941
They had the following children:
F i Mary Ellen Henriksen M ii Harold Clifford Henriksen Jr F iii Clara Christine Henriksen F iv Bette Beatrice Henriksen was born on May 19 1954 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin. She died on Jun 7 1954 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin. The cause of death was birth defects.
Reinhold Richard Hintz [Parents] was born on Apr 27 1874 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. He died on Feb 13 1958 in Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin. He was buried in Caledonia Memorial Cemetery, Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin. He married Mathilda Vollmer on May 16 1897 in Trinity Ev Lutheran Church, Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin.
Reinhold & Matilda Hintz, May 16, 1897
Reinhold was a well-known dairy farmer in the Caledonia community. The farm flourished even through the Depression years of the 1930s. My father's cousin, Laverne (Post) Becker, recalled when the Post family came to stay at the farm during those difficult years, and there was always an abundance of food, especially milk and butter. They even helped make beer in the basement!
Mathilda Vollmer [Parents] was born on Jun 28 1871 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. She died on Mar 8 1950 in Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin. The cause of death was stroke. She was buried in Caledonia Memorial Cemetery, Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin. She married Reinhold Richard Hintz on May 16 1897 in Trinity Ev Lutheran Church, Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin.
They had the following children:
F i Alma Emilie Henriette Hintz F ii Frieda Louisa Magdelone Hintz was born on Feb 3 1899 in Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin. She died on Feb 10 1899 in Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin. The cause of death was pneumonia. She was buried in Trinity Ev Lutheran Church Cemetery, Caledonia, Racine County, WI.
My grandmother, Grace (Terpstra) Hintz, told me that Frieda is buried in Trinity Church Cemetery, Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin. However, there is no grave marker. Grandpa (Reinhold) Hintz was the only family member that knew where she was buried, and would occasionally put flowers on her grave.F iii Hilda Emma Helene Hintz M iv Adolph Johann Otto Hintz F v Ellanore Amalia Anna Hintz M vi Walter Friedrich Wilhelm Hintz M vii Irwin Edwin Friedrick Hintz M viii Alfred Wilhelm Johann Hintz M ix Guilbert Gustav August Hintz was born on Jun 12 1914 in Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin. He was christened in Trinity Ev Lutheran Church, Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin. He died on May 14 1922 in Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin. The cause of death was injuries caused by being struck by an automobile. He was buried in Caledonia Cemetery, Racine Co, WI.
Guilbert and his brother Irwin were playing in the yard on Mother's Day, May 14, 1922. Guilbert was rolling a barrel hoop with a stick when it got away from him and he chased it into the street, and was hit by a car. Guilbert was deaf in one ear, and probably didn't see or hear the car approaching. Guilbert was brought into the house by his father, Reinhold, and carried into the parlor. A doctor was called, but it was too late.
A surprise party was being prepared for Reinhold & Mathilda's 25th Anniversary (May 16, 1922) by their children, which was cancelled because of Guilbert's death. Guilbert's funeral was held in the parlor of the home; Reinhold would not let his body be taken out of the house.
This photo hung in the parlor of the home at 8818 6-mile Road, Caledonia, WI until after Reinhold's death in 1958. (Story as told by my great-uncle Irwin Hintz, and my grandmother Grace Hintz.)
Marten Terpstra [Parents] was born on Sep 20 1886 in Hijum, Friesland, The Netherlands. He died on Nov 18 1961 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin. He was buried in Westlawn Cemetery, Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin. He married Jantje Krottje on Mar 11 1911 in Friesland, The Netherlands.
Jantje Krottje [Parents] was born on Nov 11 1886 in Vrouwenparochie, Friesland, The Netherlands. She died on Dec 22 1971 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin. The cause of death was natural causes (age). She was buried in Westlawn Cemetery, Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin. She married Marten Terpstra on Mar 11 1911 in Friesland, The Netherlands.
They had the following children:
Standing L to R: Eddie, Dorothy, Pauline, Martin. Seated center: Grace. (Circa 1930)
F i Grace Mary Terpstra F ii Pauline Lavine Terpstra F iii Dorothy Terpstra M iv Martin Terpstra M v Eddie Terpstra
Lieuwe Terpstra was born in Friesland, The Netherlands. He married Grietje Rollingswier.
Grietje Rollingswier was born in Friesland, The Netherlands. She married Lieuwe Terpstra.
They had the following children:
M i Marten Terpstra
Paulus Krottje was born in Friesland, The Netherlands. He died in Friesland, The Netherlands. He married Doetje Rienks.
Doetje Rienks was born in Friesland, The Netherlands. She died in Friesland, The Netherlands. She married Paulus Krottje.
They had the following children:
F i Evelyn Krottje F ii Jantje Krottje M iii Enna Krottje F iv Daughter Krottje F v Daughter Krottje
Hans-William Henriksen [Parents] was born on Sep 27 1889 in Arkdale, Adams County, Wisconsin. He died on Feb 16 1972 in Arkdale, Adams County, Wisconsin. He was buried 1 in East Arkdale Cemetery, Arkdale, Adams, Wisconsin USA. He married Clara Iverina Swenson on Dec 22 1914 in Strongs Prairie, Adams County, Wisconsin.
Clara Iverina Swenson [Parents] was born on Nov 2 1891 in Strongs Prairie, Adams County, Wisconsin. She died on Apr 24 1982 in Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. She was buried 1 on Apr 28 1982 in East Arkdale Cemetery, Arkdale, Adams County, Wisconsin. She married Hans-William Henriksen on Dec 22 1914 in Strongs Prairie, Adams County, Wisconsin.
William & Clara Henriksen, circa 1939
William & Clara Henriksen's 50th Anniversary, December 1964
They had the following children:
M i Harold Clifford Henriksen M ii Wallace Arvid Henriksen F iii Helen Stena Henriksen M iv Kenneth William Henriksen F v Mildred Harriet Henriksen
