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The Castle house at 518 West Jackson Street in St Marys, Ohio in 1982. This house was owned and occupied by my great-grandfather John W. Kleinhenz and family from 1926-1944.
A warm collection of photographs and captions gathered by Andy Niekamp.
The Castle house at 518 West Jackson Street in St Marys, Ohio in 1982. This house was owned and occupied by my great-grandfather John W. Kleinhenz and family from 1926-1944.
The Castle house at 518 West Jackson Street in St Marys, Ohio in 1982. This house was owned and occupied by my great-grandfather John W. Kleinhenz and family from 1926-1944.
The Castle house at 518 West Jackson Street in St Marys, Ohio on April 17, 2026. This house was owned and occupied by my great-grandfather John W. Kleinhenz and family from 1926-1944.
The Castle house at 518 West Jackson Street in St Marys, Ohio. Circa 1945. John W. Kleinhenz and family on their front porch. This house was owned and occupied by my great-grandfather John W. Kleinhenz and family from 1926-1944. Contributed by: David Hierholzer
John W. and Cataherine Kleinhenz hold a family reuntion and celebration in their new home at 518 West Jackson Street in St Marys, Ohio, on September 30, 1928 in their new house.
Can you help identify others? Please contact Andy Niekamp at andyniekamp@gmail.com
1 - John W. Kleinhenz
2 - Catherine Kleinhenz (John W's wife)
3 - Anthony Kleinhenz (John W's brother)
4 - Anna Kleinhenz (Anthony's wife)
5 - Arnold Kleinhenz (John W's son)
6 - Raymond Kleinhenz (John W's son)
6 - Hilda Kleinhenz (John W's daughter)
7 - Alfred Kleinhenz (John W's son)
8 - Hilda Kleinhenz (John W's daughter)
9 - Mabel (Klosterman) Kleinhenz (Raymond's wife)
10 - Pauline Kleinhenz (John W's daughter)
11 - Leonard Kleinhenz (John W's son)
12 - George Thieman (Olive's husband)
13 - Father Sebastion Kremer (Alfrida's uncle)
14 - Olive (Kleinhenz) Thieman (John W's daughter) LIKELY
15 - Alfrida Kleinhenz (John W's daughter)
16 - Minnie Kleinhenz (John W's sister)
17 - George Klosterman (Mabel's father)
18 - Mary Ann (Schwieterman) Klosterman (George K's wife)
19 - Esther Kleinhenz (John W's daughter)
20 - Edwin Kleinhenz (John Ws son)
21 - Robert John Kleinhenz (Raymond's son)
John W. and Cataherine Kleinhenz hold a family reuntion and celebration in their new home at 518 West Jackson Street in St Marys, Ohio, on September 30, 1928 in their new house. See associated photo with identified individuals? Can you help identify others? Please contact Andy Niekamp at andyniekamp@gmail.com
The Castle house at 518 West Jackson Street in St Marys, Ohio. Undated. This house was owned and occupied by my great-grandfather John W. Kleinhenz and family from 1926-1944. I believe this photo to be the oldest one of the photos in my collection.
The Castle house at 518 West Jackson Street in St Marys, Ohio. Undated. John W. Kleinhenz and family on their front porch. The car is likely a Ford Model T Touring Car (circa 1910–1925). This house was owned and occupied by my great-grandfather John W. Kleinhenz and family from 1926-1944.
The Castle house at 518 West Jackson Street in St Marys, Ohio. Undated. This house was owned and occupied by my great-grandfather John W. Kleinhenz and family from 1926-1944.
Wedding invitation for Alfrida Kleinhenz and Edgar Willke. 1931. Alfrida is my maternal grandmother and the daugther of John W. and Elizabeth Kleinhenz. Edgar is my maternal grandfather.
Wedding reception invitation for Alfrida Kleinhenz and Edgar Willke. 1931. Alfrida is my maternal grandmother and the daugther of John W. and Elizabeth Kleinhenz. Edgar is my maternal grandfather.
James "Jim" Niekamp at his home on 172 North Sycamore Street during Christmas of 1956. Jim Niekamp is my father's brother. Jim is the son Andrew and Alma (Bertke) Niekamp.
John W. Kleinhenz, deceased, in a casket at the Castle house at 518 West Jackson Street in St Marys, Ohio. December 27, 1944. John W. Kleinhenz is my maternal great-grandfather.
John W. Kleinhenz and Catherine Tuente on the wedding day. They were married on On February 14, 1917. Catherine Tuente is the daughter of Ben and Anna Buddendick Tuente of St. Rose, Ohio. Ben and Anna Buddendick Tuente were natives of Westfalen, Germany. Catherine Tuente was born at St. Patrick, Ohio, on August 1, 1889. They were the parents of two children.
John W. Kleinhenz and Elizabeth Kremer on the wedding day. They were married on November 6, 1895, at St. John Catholic Church, Maria Stein, Ohio. To this union 10 children were born, all at St. Rose, Mercer County, Ohio. Elizabeth Kremer is the daughter of Frank and Mary Seitz Kremer. She was born on the Kremer farm where her grandparents and great grandparents had lived in Maria Stein, Ohio, on October 19, 1874.
The John W. Kleinhenz Family. 1927. Photo likely taken at 518 West Jackson Street in St. Marys, Ohio.
Standing: Arnold, Pauline, Ray, Hilda, Alfred, Olive, Esther (behind Edwin)
Seated: Leonard, John, Edwin, Catherine & Alfrida.