Heinrich Mesenbrink Sr.

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Heinrich Mesenbrink Sr.

Date of Birth	circa 1797
Date of Death
Place of Birth	Kingdom of Hanover, Germany
Siblings
Buried
Wife	Maria
Wife's Data of Birth	1802
Wife's Birth Place	Kingdom of Hanover, Germany
Wife's Date of Death
Wife Buried In
Marriage Date and Place
Date of US Immigration	Prior to 1850, possibly prior to 1840
Route of Immigration
Description of Land First Owned	In 1840 listed only as in Section 19 -- the area of the Queen of Heaven Cemetery	1861 Flowers map indicates 221 acres owned by a Mesenbrink in Section 19.

Children:

Name	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Date of Death	Spouse
Henry Jr.	October 15, 1830	Kingdom of Hanover, Germany	November 11, 1899	Married Maria Mesenbrink nee Kolze; born February 26, 1831; died August 3, 1906
Henry ?	1834	Kingdom of Hanover, Germany
John ?	1840	Kingdom of Hanover, Germany

Additional Biographical Information:

Henry Sr may have had more than three children -- the census are unclear, still researching.
In 1852 Joined with eight other families to obtain permission to form a school district in the immediate vicinity of "Franzosenbusch" -- near 22^nd Street (Cermak) and Wolf Road.
In the 1860 Census there is a "Janice" listed as one year old. She was probably the children of Henry Jr. and his wife, Maria.

To see the bibliography for this entry, click on the Founding Fathers--Bibliography

We welcome any comments, questions and corrections. In accumulating this information we have found conflicting evidence. We have endeavored to use the most reliable sources available BUT we can not be sure we have all of the facts completely accurate. We need your help. More information from the families of these nine "Founding Fathers" would be of great value to this ongoing project in order to maintain accuracy. At this time, we are especially interested in photos, journals, letters, etc., which would describe the southeast corner of 22nd Street (Cermak) and Wolf Road in Hillside, prior to the 1860's. This will help us now, as we work on the restoration.

Please feel free to contact me at j.arbuthnot@sbcglobal.net. I will route your email through our other researchers.

The primary compiler of this information was Lana Gits with:

Jim Arbuthnot
Larry Godson
Drew Reaves
Patricia Reaves
Shirley Slanker

More entries on the Mesenbrink family can be found at:

Old Settler of Proviso Is Dead_LaGrange Citizen_July 11 1929

Last Modified: 02/06/2006