Descendants of Peter Goeres
Generation No. 1
1. PETER1 GOERES (FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 17-May-1849 in Eschweiler, Luxembourg,
and died 10-Oct-1937 in Earling, Shelby Co., Iowa. He married ELIZABETH KOCH 02-Mar-1875 in
Luxembourg, daughter of JEAN KOCH and ANNA KOENIG.
Notes for PETER GOERES:
!The data for the Goeres family was provided by Margaret Goeres Stessman of
Defiance, Iowa (Sept 1992) with additional ancestor history provided by Loren
Goeres of Seattle, Washington and Catherine Goeres of Osmond, Neb. (1993).
!1880 census data (taken 21 Jun 1880) for Westphalia Twsp, Shelby Co., Iowa
(Page 31) shows the household of Peter Goeres (Age 30) and his wife Elizabeth
(25) -both born in Luxembourg, along with a boarder Theodore born in Luxembourg
(19 - probably his brother), daughter Anna (2 - born in Minn.), and son Theodore
(age 5/12, born Jan 1880 in Iowa).
!Interestingly, on page 28 of the same census record, the family of Michael and
Katie Miller and their 7 children (John P., Josephine, John, Mary, Katie, Emil,
& Julius) are listed.
!1900 Census indicates that year of immigration to the U.S. for both Peter
Goeres and his wife Elizabeth was 1873, while the 1910 Census record indicates
that it was 1875. Anecdotal information from Nicol Goeres in Eschweiler, Lux
in 1993 says that Peter and Elizabeth left for America the day after their
wedding;i.e., on 3 Mar 1875. The family was recorded in both records under
Westphalia Township, Shelby County, Iowa. He disappears from this area in the
1920 census, although seperate records are shown in Shelby County for three of
his sons: Peter Jr. & family, August & family, and Joseph who was living alone
at the time. Information received from Catherine Goeres of Osmond,
Nebraska indicates that he may have been in Caledonia, Minn at that
time courting and/or taking his second wife, Elizabeth (last name
unknown), who was the widow of a friend he had immigrated with to the
U.S. Catherine also reports that Peter Goeres was in Osmond about 1927 for
several months helping his son P. Theodore add a room to the farm house there.
Diane Gardner:
Buried in St. Joseph's cemetary.
Goeres, Peter; Iowa, naturalized 1891-1892, p. 238.
Gonner, Nicholas, Luxembourgers in the New World. Volume I. 1987. p. 393.
1874 Luxembourg military service (enlisted 1868-1874) document showing date of birth 17 May 1849, and
parents name, Francios Goeres, and Anna Marie Schlechter. In late 1891 Peter bought 160 acres of land
south of Osmond, Nebraska and brought his two sons there to farm it (P. Theodore). Roger Tacy still
owns the property. News sent by other newspapers to the Central Location of Luxembourg News from
1871-1918 is listed below. Microfilm housed at the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, IA. per Beatrice
A. Drier, Pres., Luxembourg Society of Wisonsin, 120 Lindale Street, Belgium, Wisconsin 53004.
Day/Month/Year Page
Peter Goeres 25-12-1894 8
21-11-1911 7
05-11-1912 12
03-12-1912
J. Goeres 22-11-1887 4
25-03-1890 5
01-04-1890 8
Children of PETER GOERES and ELIZABETH KOCH are:
2. i. ANNA2 GOERES, b. 20-Nov-1878, Caledonia, Houston Co., Minnesota, USA; d. 09-Apr-1915, Defiance, Shelby County,
Iowa, USA.
3. ii. P. THEODORE GOERES, b. 20-Jan-1880, Westphalia, Shelby County, Iowa, USA; d. 10-Jul-1930, Osmond, Nebraska, USA.
4. iii. CATHERINE GOERES, b. 13-Sep-1881, Earling, Shelby County, Iowa, USA; d. 15-Dec-1968, Blair, Nebraska, USA.
5. iv. JOHN WILLIAM GOERES, b. 21-Jan-1882, Earling, Shelby County, Iowa, USA; d. 11-Dec-1940, Lemmon, South Dakota,
USA.
6. v. PETER GOERES, b. 25-Dec-1884, Westphalia, Shelby County, Iowa, USA; d. 30-Nov-1948, Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa,
USA.
vi. ROSA GOERES, b. 28-Dec-1887, Earling, Shelby County, Iowa, USA; d. 13-Dec-1894, Earling, Shelby County, Iowa, USA.
Notes for ROSA GOERES:
!Died with Scarlet Fever.
7. vii. AUGUST GOERES, b. 19-Mar-1890, Earling, Shelby County, Iowa, USA; d. 08-Jan-1953, Earling, Shelby County, Iowa,
USA.
viii. BARBARA GOERES, b. 14-Jul-1892, Earling, Shelby County, Iowa, USA; d. 05-May-1896, Earling, Shelby County, Iowa,
USA.
Notes for BARBARA GOERES:
!This child died a tragic death. According to 2 accounts, she either: (1) Fell
into boiling water and was scalded to death (per Marge Stessman); or (2) She
drowned in a bucket of water (per Joe Miller).
ix. MARY GOERES, b. 1895.
Notes for MARY GOERES:
This baby was stillborn.
8. x. JOSEPH JOHN GOERES, b. 28-Feb-1897, Earling, Shelby County, Iowa, USA; d. 26-Nov-1979, Defiance, Shelby County,
Iowa, USA.
Generation No. 2
2. ANNA2 GOERES (PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 20-Nov-1878 in Caledonia, Houston
Co., Minnesota, USA, and died 09-Apr-1915 in Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa, USA. She married JOHN
PETER MILLER 12-Nov-1895 in Earling, Shelby Co., Iowa, son of MICHEL MULLER and CATHRINA SCHUMACHER.
Notes for ANNA GOERES:
Conflicting dates on sources of birth date. Either November 20 or November 28, 1878.
Obituary from the Shelby County Republican, Thursday, April 15, 1915.
"MRS. PETER MULLER DIED FOLLOWING OPERATION.
Mrs. Peter Miller died at Mercy hospital, Council Bluffs, Friday at six P.M., after an operation for
appendicitis and gall stones. The operation was performed on Tuesday and she seemed to be recovering
nicely, so that her sudden death was a shock to everyone. The body was brought to Defiance Saturday
morning and funeral services held in the Catholic Church Monday at 9:30 A.M., conducted by Rev.
Berkheiser. Interment was made in the Catholic cemetary.
Miss Anna Goeres was born in November, 1877, at Calidonia, Minn. She was united in marriage to Peter
Miller at Earling in November, 1896, and to this union seven children were born, two girls and five boys,
all of whom are living. In 1903 they moved to the farm 3 1/2 miles west of Defiance, where they have
since resided.
Mrs. Miller's brother, Theodore Goeres, of Osmond, Neb., and cousin Peter Goeres of Whitelake, S.D.,
besides numerous other relatives and friends from out of town, attended the funeral."
Notes for JOHN PETER MILLER:
John Peter Miller was born in Elkador, Iowa, on June 5, 1868. He moved to Westphalia, Iowa, with his
parents when he was 5 years old. He was the oldest in the family. He had 6 sisters ( 3 who became nuns )
and 4 brothers. His father was a farmer and he helped his dad farm till he sold it. He went to Earling,
Iowa and worked as a bartender until he got married on November 12, 1895 to Anna Goeres of Earling,
Iowa. Anna was born in Caledonia, Minnesota, on November 28, 1878. It is unknown when she came to
Earling, Iowa. Anna's father bought them a farm around 1900 for $60.00/acre. In this union, 7 children
were born.
Lizzie April 21 1896
Kate Aug 26 1898
Peter March 11 1900
Frank Nov 14 1901
Lawrence April 2 1904
Joe April 6 1907
Leo April 26 1910
In World War I, they bought a farm across the road for $385/acre. Anna died April 9, 1915 from a blood
clot after having gall-bladder surgery and an appendectomy. John's father, Michael Miller also died that
year, September 19, 1915. In 3 year period during the "dry" years they lost their farms. The homeplace
was lost in 1935. Corn was 11 cents per bushel and cattle and hogs were 3 cents per pound. They
continued to live on the homeplace by renting it from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. They were
left with 8 cows and 4 horses. Joe farmed the land until he went into the service in 1942. He rented it out
while he was in the service but on returning home, he bought his own place. John lived with Joe on his
farm until he died in June 19, 1949 of ear cancer.
This information was relayed to me (Lawrence Miller of Washington) by Joe Miller in 1989. He also
related that his Dad was a stubborn, strict man. He never admitted that his father-in-law bought them a
farm. He said the "spirit" went out of him when he lost both farms. Especially the homeplace. He lived
with Joe until he died as "I was single and he was too hard to live with."
Children of ANNA GOERES and JOHN MILLER are:
9. i. FRANK J.3 MILLER, b. 14-Nov-1901, Earling, Shelby Co., Iowa; d. 30-May-1987, Defiance, Shelby county, Iowa, USA.
10. ii. CATHERINE JOSEPHINE MILLER, b. 26-Aug-1898, Westphalia, Shelby Co., Iowa; d. 21-Apr-1994, Harlan, Shelby, Iowa.
11. iii. LAWRENCE DANIEL MILLER, b. 02-Apr-1904, Defiance, Iowa; d. 02-Jul-1989, Los angeles, California.
12. iv. LEO PETER MILLER, b. 26-Apr-1910, Union Township, Shelby Count, Iowa, USA; d. 17-Feb-1979, Bozeman, Gallatin,
Montana.
13. v. ELIZABETH MILLER, b. 21-Apr-1896, Earling, Shelby County, Iowa, USA; d. 02-Nov-1989, Denison, Crawford county,
Iowa, USA.
vi. JOSEPH LEO MILLER, b. 06-Apr-1907, Earling, Shelby County, Iowa, USA; d. 21-Nov-1990, Omaha, NE, USA.
14. vii. PETER JOHN MILLER, b. 11-Mar-1900, Earling, Shelby County, Iowa, USA; d. Apr-1988.
3. P. THEODORE2 GOERES (PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 20-Jan-1880 in Westphalia,
Shelby County, Iowa, USA, and died 10-Jul-1930 in Osmond, Nebraska, USA. He married VICTORIA DORA
KENKEL 24-Apr-1906 in Westphalia, Shelby, Iowa.
Notes for P. THEODORE GOERES:
!Theodore, along with his brother John and sister Catherine, were brought to
Osmond, Nebraska around 1896 in a covered wagon to work a 1/4 section of land
purchased there in 1891 by their father, Peter Goeres. Peter remained with them
for awhile, but returned to Earling, Iowa in the fall of that year.
Diane Gardner has year of birth to be 1890... This is unlikely, as that would have made him 6 years old
instead of 16 to move to Nebraska.
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News Article sent by L. Miller 2/95
Goeres-Tacey Century Farm Honored: Monument Recounts Years
Five farms were recognized as pioneer family farms during
Saturday evening ceremonies at the Pierce County Fair. The awards are a
project of Nebraska Association of Fair Managers, Ak-Sar-Ben and ConAgra,
Inc. Each recipient received and engraved walnut plaque and an aluminum
gatepost marker from the sponsors. The awards are inscribed to recognize
the 100 year continuous ownership by the family. This year a total of 227
families across the state were honored.
Goeres-Tacy Homestead
Among this year's winners was the Goeres-Tacy homestead. In 1891
Peter Goeres of Earling, IA., originally from Erschweiler-Wiltz,
Luxembourg, purchased a quarter section of land southeast of Osmond.
Several years later he and three of his young children, P. Theodore, John
and Catherine came to Nebraaska in a covered wagon to settle the farm. In
the fall of that year Peter went back to Earling, leaving his three
children to break the prairie.
John and Catherine were soon married and P. Theodore batched on the
farm until his marriage in 1906 to Dora Kenkel. They continued to operate
the farm and their four children were born and raised there. Of their
children, Margaret (Gudenkauf) and John are deceased, Catherine lives in
Osmond, and Veronica is married to Raymond Tacey and lives in Norfolk. The
Taceys lived on the farmstead for 26 years. They have two chidren; Barbara
Sovereign, who lives in Omaha, and Roger, who lives on and operates the
farm with his wife, Joyce and their three children, Michelle, Adam and
Pamela.
In 1976 the family formed Tacey Farms Ltd, a family limited partnership.
the Ak-Sar-Ben award has Goeres-Tacy Homestead inscribed on it because the
farm was operated exactly 50 years by the Goeres family and 50 years by the
Tacey family.
To keep a farm in one family for 100 years truly takes a
large amount of "blood, sweat and tears", says Roger, and there is a
little of each represented in the monument which the Taceys created.
The cupola comes from the large horse barn built by P. Theodore in the
early days of the farm. Lightning rods are from the first "real house"
which Peter Goeres helped build. The steel frame under the roof came from
the scale at the old Dennis Elevator; the wood in the roof came from a barn
built by Peter and Theodore Goeres in 1896. The hand pump on the left came
from the 'old windmill;" the hand pump on the right came from a Buchholz
farm purchased by Raymond and Veronica Tacey in 1964. The hay sling pulleys
and track on the left are from a large barn originally located on a farm
purchased by Roger and Raymond in 1973; the track and sling pulleys in the
center are from the Goeres horse barn, and the track and pulley on the
right were used by Raymond to lift silage out of a pit silo he built in the
late 1940's. The steel rods for the flag poles come from the first center
pivot purcased by Roger in 1969. Steel support in the stone pillars is
provided by disc blades from the first piece of equipment bought by the
partnership of Tacey Farms Ltd.
Joyce hand-painted the sign in the center of the cupola which includes
the Ak-Sar-Ben coat of arms. The stone is from local fields and has been
split to reveal the true colors. Stones picked up in many states by family
members while on vacation are also included. Still to be added are the
names of each of the family members who have worked the farm during the
past 100 years, and small flags representing three nations and three
religions from which these family members originated.
Children of P. GOERES and VICTORIA KENKEL are:
15. i. MARGARET3 GOERES, b. 13-May-1907, Osmond, Nebraska; d. 22-Nov-1983.
ii. JOHN GOERES, b. 06-Nov-1909; d. 13-Feb-1987; m. MILDRED OBRIEND, 20-Aug-1931.
iii. CATHERINE GOERES, b. 20-Aug-1911, Osmond, Nebraska.
Notes for CATHERINE GOERES:
!According to Annette Goeres Jans (Vianden, Luxembourg - 1993), Catherine is
a former school teacher and the real genealogist of the Goeres family. She was
the first one to identify and establish contact with the European line of the
family:
!P.O. Box 63
!Osmond, NE 68765
Taught for 43 years in elementary school (21 years in Osmond, Nebraska).
16. iv. VERONICA GOERES, b. 16-Sep-1913, Osmond, Nebraska.
4. CATHERINE2 GOERES (PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 13-Sep-1881 in Earling, Shelby
County, Iowa, USA, and died 15-Dec-1968 in Blair, Nebraska, USA. She married FRED MEHRENS 03-Sep-
1902 in Osmond, Nebraska.
Children of CATHERINE GOERES and FRED MEHRENS are:
i. FREDERICK3 MEHRENS, b. 19-Aug-1905; d. 21-Sep-1974.
ii. ISABELL MEHRENS, b. 12-May-1907; d. 25-Aug-1962; m. HAWKINS.
Notes for ISABELL MEHRENS:
Diane Gardner has year of birth to be 1908 rather than 1907 stated in other research.
iii. PETER MEHRENS, b. 04-Feb-1909; d. 14-Nov-1993.
iv. ROSALIE MEHRENS, b. 03-May-1911; m. BERTWELL.
17. v. CATHERINE MEHRENS, b. 19-Jul-1915; d. 25-May-1991.
5. JOHN WILLIAM2 GOERES (PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 21-Jan-1882 in Earling, Shelby
County, Iowa, USA, and died 11-Dec-1940 in Lemmon, South Dakota, USA. He married MARY ELLEN
KURT 08-Oct-1901 in Osmond, Nebraska.
Notes for JOHN WILLIAM GOERES:
Traveled to western North Dakota in a covered wagon and homesteaded north of Lemmon, South Dakota
in 1907 at the same time the railroad was laid in the area. Sons, Matt b. 1903 and Frank b. 1905, were
born in Clark, South Dakota. They were quarantined at Clark with scarlet fever.
Prairie Pioneers, Adams Co. History
The John Goeres Family
John Goeres filed on his homestead in South Fork township in 1906.
Because the family was quarantined with Smallpox they had to stay in Clark,
So. Dak. that winter. So they came to their homestead in July 1907.
Traveling by covered wagon; they crossed the Missouri River on a ferry at
Mobridge. They pulled their wagon with 4 horses. There was a kerosene
lantern for light. They had a crate with 2 dozen Plymouth Rock chickens
fastened on the side. When they camped for the night they would turn the
chickens loose for exercise then at dark they would come to the crate to
roost.
At that time the Milwaukee Railroad grade was just being surveyed. So,
they followed Indian Trails most of the way.
Their homestead was situated on the Northwest quarter of section 24 in
South Fork township (Adams county).
The first home was a small sod structure roofed with the tarpaulin from
their wagon.
Supplies were hauled from Glen Ullin and Richarton, about 140 miles
away. The trip usually took over a week.
In the summer of 1908 a sod house was built. Also a hand dug well. A
dug out barn completed their first farmstead. Their first cow was kept on a
picket rope because they had no fence. They also picketed their pig using a
halter fastened around her belly and over her head.
Mr. Goeres worked on the Harry Simmons ranch for $1.00 per day in the
winter time. He also broke horses for Charles Kreutz in 1908. He would walk
home, a distance of about six miles to spend Sunday with his family.
During the summers Mr. Goeres broke land for homesteaders using four
horses on a walking plow. He received $4.00 per acre and plowed about one
acre per day.
Mrs. Goeres and sons Matt, John and Frank used to walk to the Cedar
River (about 2 miles) to catch fish to supplement their diet of bread and
salt pork. An extra treat would be mushrooms which were found in the
numerous buffalo wallows. Wild mustard greens and dandelion lettuce were
also a part of their diet. There were wild plums, choke cherries and
currants growning along the river and creek banks.
Flour, sugar, coffee and salt were staples that had to be purchased.
Yeast for bread was made from wild hops gathered along the river. The hops
were also used for medicinal purposes. Cottontail rabbits and prairie
chicken which were abundant were the fresh meat supplement to the usual
salt pork diet.
In the summer of 1911 Mr. and Mrs. Goeres and family and the Will Kurt
family took a short trip by wagon to the Grand River south of Thunder Hawk
in search of wild plums; and to hunt rabbits. They found no fruit but they
killed and dressed over 200 cottontail rabbits and put them in salt brine
(prepared at home for the purpose). This was to be their winter meat.
1911 was a dry, hot summer and no grain was produced.
The winter of 1912 was exceptionally hard for the Goeres family. In the
fall Mr. Goeres was helping his neighbor John Jackson dig a well by hand.
He accidentally fell into the 25 ft. deep hole puncturing a lung and
breaking his ribs from his back on one side. He was bedridden for two
months and was unable to work that winter.
The children attended Lathrop school. Miss Hazel Noe was the first
teacher in 1908.
Margaret and Lloyd were born in the sod house.
From the first 160 acres the farm was gradually expanded to 640 acres.
In 1918 a frame house was purchased and moved to the farm. The other sod
buildings were gradually replaced including a barn in 1926 and tile hog
house and chicken house in 1927.
They installed an electric light plant in 1926.
Their first car a 1916 Model T Ford was purchased at an auction held by
the Ford garage in Lemmon in 1924.
Mr. Goeres owned one of the first threshing machines, powered by a
gasoline tractor. And for many years (until the coming of the combines) he
threshed for miles around.
Sons Matt and Frank attended State Auto school in Aberdeen in the winter
of 1926 and 27. Upon graduation from there Frank purchased a new Case
Tractor and it was from then on that the farming operations became
mechanized.
Old Settlers Picnics, dances in the schoolhouse, baseball games and
riding bucking horses made up the entertainment of those early days. Matt
won prize money for bareback riding and also saddle bronc. Ralph Hedger and
Aaron Wallace were also competitiors in the early rodeos.
Mr. and Mrs. Goeres continued to live on the farm until their deaths.
Mr. Goeres died in December 1940 and Mrs. Goeres in Sept 1941.
Sons Frank and Lloyd still live in the area. John passed away in 1958.
Matt lived in Grant county for many years and in the 60's moved to Montana.
Margaret also lives in Montana.
The farm is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hedger.10
Children of JOHN GOERES and MARY KURT are:
18. i. JOHN W.3 GOERES, b. 16-Feb-1902; d. 18-Aug-1958.
19. ii. MATTHEW PETER GOERES, b. 31-Oct-1903, Clark, South Dakota; d. 24-Dec-1993, Montana.
20. iii. FRANK NICHOLAS GOERES, b. 27-Jul-1905, Clark, South Dakota; d. 02-Dec-1976, Lemmon, South Dakota.
21. iv. MARGARET GOERES, b. 04-Mar-1909, Poplar Bluff, Minnesota.
22. v. ALOYSIUS PETER GOERES, b. 26-Feb-1913, Lemmon, South Dakota.
6. PETER2 GOERES (PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 25-Dec-1884 in Westphalia, Shelby
County, Iowa, USA, and died 30-Nov-1948 in Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa, USA. He married MARY
KOHLES 30-Jan-1906 in Westphalia, Shelby, Iowa.
Children of PETER GOERES and MARY KOHLES are:
i. ANNABEL3 GOERES, b. 05-May-1909; m. SCHNEIDER.
ii. ELIZABETH GOERES, b. 28-May-1912, Iowa; d. 05-Jul-1989.
Notes for ELIZABETH GOERES:
SS# 482-58-2072
iii. LENORA GOERES, b. 22-May-1914.
7. AUGUST2 GOERES (PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 19-Mar-1890 in Earling, Shelby
County, Iowa, USA, and died 08-Jan-1953 in Earling, Shelby County, Iowa, USA. He married AMELIA
KENKEL 09-Aug-1911 in Earling, Shelby County, Iowa, USA.
Children of AUGUST GOERES and AMELIA KENKEL are:
i. ISIDORE3 GOERES, b. 26-May-1912; d. 06-Dec-1971.
23. ii. SYLVIA GOERES, b. 21-Jun-1916.
24. iii. MARIE GOERES, b. 02-Aug-1924.
8. JOSEPH JOHN2 GOERES (PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 28-Feb-1897 in Earling, Shelby
County, Iowa, USA, and died 26-Nov-1979 in Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa, USA. He married (1)
MARIE BLUM 29-Mar-1921 in Earling, Shelby, Iowa. He married (2) JOSEPHINE COTY 03-Mar-1930 in
Defiance, Iowa.
Notes for JOSEPH JOHN GOERES:
SS# 479-46-2275
Children of JOSEPH GOERES and MARIE BLUM are:
i. DONNA3 GOERES, b. 15-Jun-1924; m. TED GOLLIBUT.
25. ii. CLARENCE GOERES, b. 17-Nov-1925.
Child of JOSEPH GOERES and JOSEPHINE COTY is:
26. iii. MARGARET3 GOERES, b. 20-Oct-1930, Defiance, Iowa.
Generation No. 3
9. FRANK J.3 MILLER (ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 14-Nov-1901 in
Earling, Shelby Co., Iowa, and died 30-May-1987 in Defiance, Shelby county, Iowa, USA. He married
ISABEL C. WEIHS 09-Apr-1929 in Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa, USA, daughter of JOSEPH WEIHS and
THERESA SCHILTZ.
Notes for FRANK J. MILLER:
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Newspaper: ???
Frank Miller, 85
DEFIANCE - Services for Frank J. Miller were held Tuesday morning (June 2) at St. Peter's Catholic
church in Defiance. Burial was in St. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Defiance.
Miller, 85, died Sat., May 30, 1987, at Little Flower Haven nursing home in Earling, where he had resided
since March, 1986. He was a former Defiance area resident.
Surviving are his wife, Isabel, of Defiance, six sons - Don of Defiance, Vernon of Irwin, Eugene of
Ralston, NE., Marvin of Harlan, Duane of Denison, and Larry of Defiance; two daughters - Norma (Mrs.
Tony) Bueltel of Omaha, NE., and Mary Carol (Mrs. Joe) Gross of Donahue, Ia.; 27 grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; three brothers - Peter of Lohrville, Ia., Lawrence of Long Beach, CA., and Joe of
Defiance; and two sisters - Elizabeth McCord of Denison, and Kate (Mrs. Walt) Mueller of Harlan.
A wake service was held Monday evening at Pauley Funeral Home in Harlan.
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LAND TRANSACTIONS:
May 18, 1856,. State of Iowa sold 120 acres to Mississippi Railroad
1916 Mississippi Railroad sold 120 acres to George & Mary Steinberg.
Sept. 14, 1928, George & Mary Steinberg sold 120 acres to John Schnuettgen.
Aug. 18, 1942, John Schnuettgen sold 120 acres to Frank Miller for $77/acre.
80 Acres . Feb. 23, 1949, Bernard & Gertrude Pauley sold 80 acres to Frank Miller for $200/acre.
Sept. 10, 1990, Estate of Frank & Isabel Miller sold by auction all 120 acres to Russ Morfield of Omaha,
NE, for $1,020/acre.
Miller Farm new owner March, 1991. Russ Morfield.
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The following was written by Audrey Miller
Frank J. Miller Genealogy
Frank Miller was born Nov. 14, 1901 to John Peter Miller and Anna Goeres Miller on a farm near
Defiance, Iowa. He was the 4th of 7 children. He had 4 brothers and 2 sisters. Frank was 13 years old
when his mother died from a blood clot after Gall-bladder Surgery. His Grand-father Michael also died the
same year. With his mother gone and his sisters married, the cooking and the cleaning of the house-hold
became Frank's job. His brother Joe commented that his brothers were always envious of him because his
clothes and person were always neat & clean and people would comment about it. "We always grumbled
that he had the easy job." As he got older he did also help in the fields.
He met Isabel Weihs at a local dance and courted her for 3 ½ years before getting married April 9, 1929.
They were the fourth couple to get married in the new St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa.
They rented a farm in Buck Grove, Iowa for 11 years. They then moved to a farm 2 miles south-east of
Defiance. They rented the farm for $5.00 an acre for a couple years and then bought it for $77.00 an acre.
Later on they purchased another 80 acres to make their proud ownership of 200 acres. He also rented a
pasture from Leo Reisenberg for some cattle he was raising. Frank raised cattle & hogs besides farming.
Isabel & Frank had 8 children:
Donald April 25, 1930
Norma Feb. 24, 1932
Vernon March 7, 1934
Eugene Nov. 17, 1935
Marvin Aug. 14, 1937
Duane Oct. 24, 1939
Larry March 22, 1942
Mary Jan. 20, 1947
After Frank & Isabel retired, they continued to live on the farm while son, Larry, farmed the land. They
enjoyed watching birds and wild-life around the farm. It wasn't unusual for deer to come close to the farm
hunting for food. One day a couple deer came into the yard by the fuel tank hunting for food. One year
they enjoyed watching a pair of great-horned owls make a nest and hatch their babies in a tree outside their
picture window.
Frank & Isabel were avid card players. If any of the children came by for a visit. it wasn't long before
they were involved in a hot game of "pitch." Frank was known for his "sweet-tooth" and was known for
his comment."This little bit won't hurt", much to Isabel's objections.
Frank suffered a stroke in March, 1986 and after hospitalization, had to enter Little Flower Nursing Home
in Earling, Iowa where he resided till his death May 30, 1987. He was 86 years, 5 months, and 13 days
old.
Isabel lived in town with a live-in housekeeper & companion until she died May 10, 1988 at age of 82
years, 2 months, and 3 days.
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Notes for ISABEL C. WEIHS:
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Newspaper: ???
ISABEL MILLER
Isabel Caroline Miller, the daughter of Joseph and Theresa (Schiltz) Weihs was born on a farm near
Westphalia, Iowa, on March 13, 1906. She died at the Myrtue Memorial Hospital, Harlan, Iowa, on May
10, 1988, having attained the age of 82 years, one month, and seven days.
She was baptized, received her first communion, and was confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in
Westphalia. She attended country school near Westphalia, and at the age of 11 years, moved with her
family to Defiance.
On April 9, 1929, Isabel was united in marriage to Frank Miller at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance.
Eight children were born to this union.
After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Miller farmed near Buck Grove for nine years before moving to a farm
near Defiance. After the death of Frank on May 30, 1987, Isabel continued to make her home in Defiance.
She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance, St. Peter's Alter Society, and Silver Tops
Senior Citizens in Defiance.
In addition to her parents and husband, Isabel was preceded in death by four brothers, Frank, George,
Tony, and Joe; and four sisters, Anna, Mamie, Emma, and Clara.
She is survived by six sons, Don of Defiance; Vernon of Irwin, Iowa; Eugene of Ralston, Nebraska;
Marvin of Harlan; Duane of Denison, Iowa; and Larry of Defiance; two daughters, Norma (Mrs. Tony)
Bueltel of Omaha, Nebraska; and Mary Carol (Mrs. Joe) Gross of Donahue, Iowa; 32 grandchildren; 14
great grandchildren; nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.
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The following was written by Audrey Miller
Isabel Caroline Weihs Miller
Isabel Weihs Miller was born March 13, 1906 in Lincoln Township near Westphalia, Ia. to Joe & Theresa
Schiltz Weihs. She joined 5 brothers and 5 sisters plus 1 baby who died in childbirth. She lived on the
farm till her parents sold it and moved to Defiance, Ia. From going to a "country school" she was enrolled
in the Town school which was the Catholic Church as well. The building was used as a school during the
week and a Church on Sundays. She went thru the 8th grade. She wanted to go on to High School but
the school was a "Public" school and her father would not allow her to attend a "Public" school. Besides
quote "girls don't need to further their education. They are to help at home as needed." Unquote.
Isabel was kept busy helping her older brothers and sisters when they all had babies. Isabel met Frank
Miller at a dance and was courted 3 ½ years before getting married April 9, 1929 in Defiance at age 23.
They moved to a rented farm at Buck Grove, Ia. 11 years later they bought a farm at Defiance, Ia. and
moved there where they lived till they moved to town in 1985.
To this union, 8 children were born:
Donald April 25, 1930
Norma Feb. 24, 1932
Vernon March 7, 1934
Eugene Nov. 17, 1935
Marvin Aug. 14, 1937
Duane Oct. 24, 1939
Larry March 22, 1942
Mary Jan. 20, 1947
Isabel was an excellent cook. It was noted that she could make a dinner on a moments notice with nothing
in the house. No one ever went away from her house hungry. According to her niece, Marie Gubbels, she
was always cooking or baking over a hot wood-burning stove. Threshers would look forward to
"threshing days at the Millers" because of Isabels cooking.
Isabel always had a huge garden from which she would "can". She also loved flowers and had a
continuous display of flowers during the summer months. During the winter she was kept busy crocheting,
tatting or sewing. She always had a pot of coffee ready for visitors and a deck of cards handy for "anyone
who was interested in a quick game or two".
Isabel suffered a stroke in 1985 which slowed her down. She required a house-keeper with her. She still
enjoyed a game of cards. After Frank suffered a stroke in 1986 and had to enter Little Flower Nursing
Home in Earling, Iowa, Isabel made daily trips to see him. She only missed days when she was sick or if
the weather was bad. Frank died May 30, 1987.
Isabel enjoyed her new house-keeper Molly and taught her how to "cook & play cards." She enjoyed
week-ends with her children who took turns staying with her. She especially enjoyed going out to eat and
having a piece of pie.
Isabel died suddenly May 10, 1988 in Mytue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, Iowa of viral pneumonia. She
was 82 years, 1 month, and 7 days.
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Marriage Notes for FRANK MILLER and ISABEL WEIHS:
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Frank & Isabel's letter on their 50th Wedding Anniversary:
50 Years of Love, Work and Thanks
Frank & Isabel met at a dance after courting three and one-half years decided to tie the knot on April 9,
1929. They were the fourth couple to be married in the new St. Peter's Church in Defiance, Iowa. Joe
Miller and Clara Gubbels were their attendants.
After a honeymoon to Omaha (complicated by getting their Model T Roadster stuck in the mud on their
wedding night), they settled down on a rented farm a few miles from Buck Grove, Iowa, a little area
referred to fondly as "Pretty Prairie".
On April 25, 1930, their first son was born. He was named Donald. Don married Alice Freund from
Earling, Iowa. Don works for the railroad. Don & Alice have two sons and two daughters Keith, Cheryl,
Craig and Lori. All of Don & Alice's children are still in school.
On February 24, 1932, their first daughter was born. She was named Norma. Norma married Tony Bueltel
from Dedham, Iowa. Tony is an estimator at B. G. Peterson Com-pany in Omaha. Norma is employed as a
secretary at Metropolitan Technical Community College, Fort Omaha Campus. Tony and Norma have five
Children, four sons and one daughter. Randy (married Donna O'Dell of Omaha) are expecting their first
child (which will be Frank and Isabel's first great grandchild) Gary, Terry, Brian and Lisa.
On March 7, 1934. Vernon was born, Vern married Mary Eckermann from Defiance, Iowa. Vern and
Mary own and operate Miller Oil Company. They have six children, three sons and three daughters- Mike,
Julie, Rick, Joan, Jean and Ron.
On November 17, 1935, Gene arrived. Gene married Audrey Heithoff from Elgin, Nebraska. Gene works
at Continental Can in Omaha and Audrey is a nurse. Gene and Audrey have four children, two daughters
and two sons -Cindy, Jeff, Joe, and Suzanne; all at home.
On August 13, 1937, Marvin arrived. Mark married Pat Griffin from Harlan, Iowa. Mark works for Wilson
Hybrid in Harlan. Mark and Pat have four children - Jana, Scott, Joelle and Jill, all at home.
Despite the hard times of the Great Depression, Frank and Isabel decided to go out on their own. On
February 24, 1938, they moved to a 120 acre farm about two miles south-east of Defiance, another 80
acres was purchased later.
On October 24, 1939, Duane appeared. Dee married Sue Beymer from Denison, Iowa. Dee works for
Iowa Beef in Denison. Dee and Sue have three children - Matt, Jason and Melissa.
On March 20, 1942, Larry appeared. Larry married Ann Reeder from Dunlap, Iowa. Larry farms the
homestead. Larry and Ann have three sons Tom, Gary and Andy.
On January 20, 1947, Frank and Isabel were blessed with their second daughter, they named her Mary.
Mary married Joe Gross from Westphalia, Iowa. Joe and Mary now live in Davenport, Iowa. Joe teaches
school in Davenport and Mary is a secretary. Joe and Mary have two daughters - Maria and Laura.
We enjoyed writing this, to be able to share this with you. We wish many more happy years together for
our Mom and Dad.
Thanks for the gifts and well wishing, but most of all, thanks for coming and sharing this "Special Day".
FRANK and ISABEL
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Newspaper article:
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller
Defiance couple to celebrate 50th anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller of Defiance will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, Sunday, April 1.
An anniversary Mass will be celebrated at 1p.m. at St. Peter's church in Defiance, followed by an open
house from 2-4 p.m. All relatives and friends are invited to attend. The couple requests no gifts.
The Millers were married April 9, 1929 at St. Peter's church in Defiance.
Their children are: Don of Defiance, Mrs. Tony (Norma) Bueltel of Omaha, Vern of Defiance, Gene of
Omaha, Marvin of Harlan, Duane of Denison, Larry of Defiance, and Mrs. Joe (Mary) Gross of rural
Donahue. They also have 32 grandchildren.
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Children of FRANK MILLER and ISABEL WEIHS are:
27. i. DUANE LEO4 MILLER, b. 24-Oct-1939, Defiance, Shelby county, Iowa, USA.
28. ii. DONALD PETER MILLER, b. 25-Apr-1930, Buck Grove, Iowa, USA.
29. iii. NORMA A. MILLER, b. 24-Feb-1932, Buck Grove, Iowa, USA.
30. iv. VERNON JOSEPH MILLER, b. 07-Mar-1934, Buck Grove, Iowa, USA.
31. v. EUGENE F. MILLER, b. 17-Nov-1935, Buck Grove, Iowa, USA.
32. vi. MARVIN ANTHONY MILLER, b. 13-Aug-1937, Buck Grove, Iowa, USA.
33. vii. MARY CAROL MILLER, b. 20-Jan-1947, Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa, USA.
34. viii. LARRY L. MILLER, b. 22-Mar-1942, Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa, USA.
10. CATHERINE JOSEPHINE3 MILLER (ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 26-Aug-
1898 in Westphalia, Shelby Co., Iowa, and died 21-Apr-1994 in Harlan, Shelby, Iowa. She married
WALTER MULLER 24-Dec-1917 in Harlan, Iowa, son of WALT MULLER'S FATHER.
Notes for WALTER MULLER:
Walt Muller and Millie (Mildred Viola Muller LeMaster), 2nd wife of Lawrence D.
Miller, are brother and sister.
Children of CATHERINE MILLER and WALTER MULLER are:
i. ALDINE ANNA4 MULLER, b. 26-Apr-1919, Harlan, Iowa; m. RUDOLPH NORDGREN, 10-Sep-1950, Harlan, Iowa.
35. ii. DARELL DON MULLER, b. 08-Nov-1925, Harlan, Iowa.
11. LAWRENCE DANIEL3 MILLER (ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 02-Apr-
1904 in Defiance, Iowa, and died 02-Jul-1989 in Los angeles, California. He married (1) SARAH/VERA
LUCILLE HAYDEN 24-Jun-1933 in Portsmouth, Virginia. He married (2) MILDRED VIOLA MULLER 06-Dec-
1946 in Glendale, California, daughter of WALT MULLER'S FATHER.
Notes for LAWRENCE DANIEL MILLER:
One of seven (7) children born into a hard working Iowa farm family at the turn
of the century. His father (J. Peter) was a proud and stern man. His mother
died one week after his 11th birthday and his father had his hands full running
a farm and raising 5 rambunkous sons alone. (The daughters married and left
shortly after their mother's death.) His schooling was interruped because of
demands on the farm (common in those days in the midwest), He joined the U.S.
Navy at age 19 and stayed through WW II (22 years active duty). His longest
and proudest service was on the battleship U.S.S. Idaho. His trade specialty
was Machinist Mate. Served most of WW II in the Pacific theater.
He was a proud and ambitious man who worked hard all his life to rise above his
modest circumstances. He read extensively and expanded his education while in
the Navy. He rose through the Navy enlisted and NCO ranks and eventually
achieved a war time commission of Lt. (j.g.). When he left active duty in
1945, he moved to Long Beach, CA where he began a long, successful, and
rewarding career in Real Estate. He was very active in civic affairs and a
member of Tostmasters International where he took pride in polishing his
speaking style and winning numerous competitions.
Following the breakup of his marriage to Vera l. Hayden in 1944, he married the
sister (Mildred Viola Muller LeMaster) of his sister Kate's husband Walter
Muller on 6 Dec 1946. "Millie" was a wise and gentle person more compatible
with his difficult temperment and childhood background. She was a stalwart
helpmate in the growth of his real estate business.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was his hero. Unflinchingly patriotic and proud of his
Navy serivce. Never owned any color or type car but a black Chevrolet. (Each
of which he kept for years. Very fiscally conservative and not prone to self
indulgence. (Probably an acquired trait from his father's poor experience in
this area.) Favorite motto: "Procrastination is the thief of time" - which he
had framed and hung over his office desk for years.
Notes for SARAH/VERA LUCILLE HAYDEN:
Vera was actually named Sarah at birth (presumably in honor of her maternal
Grandmother) but was always called Vera. It wasn't until well into her adult
life that she discovered this when applying for a copy of her birth
certificate. At that time she had it formally changed to reflect the name she
understood to be her given name: Vera.
Vera and Vernon ("Buddy") were surprise twins, the shock of which reportedly
hastened the death of their maternal grandmother, Sarah Peebles (or Peoples)
Croom, who was living in the household and died less than 2 weeks after their
birth. Vera was devoted to Buddy. They shared a circle of friends that were
an integral part of her entire life. His death (9/17/43) while flying a night
mission in Hawaii in WW II was a profound loss that she never overcame. This,
followed shortly thereafter by the death of her youngest child Donald (6/26/44)
and her divorce from Lawrence formed a crucible of sadness that haunted her
entire life. She went to business school to support herself and her remaining
child (L.D., Jr.). Her second marriage to Wilson Rowe 11/19/46 (a wounded WW
II Army vetern who had been in Buddy's large circle of friends) was a very happy
one. She has been a devoted daughter, mother, grandmother, and aunt to her
family.
Generous to a fault, she gives unselfishly of herself and has more friends than
anyone I know. She has always had a keen eye for color and fashion. Her home
and person are always pleasing to the eye and identify her as a woman of good
class and taste. With her excellent taste and color coordination skills, she
probably would have had an excellent career in interior deccorating had she
ever taken it up professionally.
Children of LAWRENCE MILLER and SARAH/VERA HAYDEN are:
36. i. LAWRENCE DANIEL4 MILLER, b. 26-Mar-1934, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., Virginia.
ii. DONALD LEO MILLER, b. 23-Oct-1937, Long Beach, California; d. 26-Jun-1944, Portsmouth, Virginia.
Notes for DONALD LEO MILLER:
Died of tubercular menengitis at age 6 1/2.
12. LEO PETER3 MILLER (ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 26-Apr-1910 in
Union Township, Shelby Count, Iowa, USA, and died 17-Feb-1979 in Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana. He
married CEILIA ANNA BLUM 31-Oct-1938.
Children of LEO MILLER and CEILIA BLUM are:
37. i. DEANN MARY4 MILLER, b. 18-Sep-1940, Manning, Carroll, Iowa.
38. ii. JOHN LEONARD MILLER, b. 16-Jun-1942, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota.
iii. PEARL MARGARET MILLER, b. 07-May-1944, Redding, Shasta, California; m. (1) MARTIN WESLEY WALKER, 28-Nov-
1967, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho; m. (2) JACK LUND, 12-Apr-1991, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana.
39. iv. RONALD JOSEPH MILLER, b. 29-Sep-1945, Manning, Carroll, Iowa; d. 23-Aug-1979, Butte, Silverbow, Montana.
v. WILLIAM PETER MILLER, b. 22-Oct-1947, Lakeport, Lake, California; d. 29-Jun-1948, Manning, Carroll, Iowa.
40. vi. RAYMOND PETER MILLER, b. 03-Aug-1949, Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa.
41. vii. GRACE ANN MILLER, b. 14-Sep-1950, Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa.
42. viii. KATHLEEN THERESA MILLER, b. 15-May-1957, Wolf Point, Roosevelt, Montana.
13. ELIZABETH3 MILLER (ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 21-Apr-1896 in
Earling, Shelby County, Iowa, USA, and died 02-Nov-1989 in Denison, Crawford county, Iowa, USA.
She married BLAIR MCCORD 12-Aug-1916.
Children of ELIZABETH MILLER and BLAIR MCCORD are:
i. VIRGIL BLAIR4 MCCORD, d. 1991.
ii. DONALD GAIL MCCORD.
iii. VERA BELLE MCCORD, m. MURTAUGH.
14. PETER JOHN3 MILLER (ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 11-Mar-1900 in
Earling, Shelby County, Iowa, USA, and died Apr-1988. He married MAURECIA NOONEN 25-Apr-1928.
Notes for MAURECIA NOONEN:
!One of a set of triplets.
Children of PETER MILLER and MAURECIA NOONEN are:
43. i. PATRICK THOMAS4 MILLER, b. 06-Oct-1928, Defiance, Shelby, Iowa.
44. ii. GILES VINCENT MILLER, b. 16-Apr-1930, Defiance, Shelby, Iowa.
45. iii. SHEILA ROSE MILLER, b. 22-Dec-1931, Defiance, Shelby, Iowa.
46. iv. MICHAEL MILLER, b. 04-Aug-1933, Westphalia, Iowa; d. Aug-1984, Lohrville, Iowa.
47. v. JAMES FRANCIS MILLER, b. 02-Jun-1935, Westphalia, Iowa; d. Feb-1985, Valparaiso, Florida.
48. vi. DANIEL DELANO MILLER, b. 20-Jan-1937, Westphalia, Iowa.
49. vii. JEREMIAH LEO MILLER, b. 07-Oct-1938, Westphalia, Iowa; d. 09-Jun-1994, Seattle, Washington.
viii. LAWRENCE JOSEPH MILLER, b. 1940, Harlan, Iowa; d. 1940, Harlan, Iowa.
50. ix. ROBERT JOEL MILLER, b. 03-Jan-1941, Manning, Iowa.
15. MARGARET3 GOERES (P. THEODORE2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 13-May-1907 in
Osmond, Nebraska, and died 22-Nov-1983. She married JOHN GUDENKAUF 19-Jun-1946.
Notes for MARGARET GOERES:
She was a teacher.
Children of MARGARET GOERES and JOHN GUDENKAUF are:
51. i. BONITA4 GUDENKAUF, b. 29-Apr-1951.
52. ii. DONALD GUDENKAUF, b. 28-Oct-1947, Nebraska.
16. VERONICA3 GOERES (P. THEODORE2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 16-Sep-1913 in
Osmond, Nebraska. She married RAYMOND TACEY 20-Oct-1936.
Notes for VERONICA GOERES:
They farmed for 26 years on the Goeres Homestead. They lived in Norfolk, Nebraska, about 30 miles
south of Osmond, Nebraska.
Children of VERONICA GOERES and RAYMOND TACEY are:
53. i. ROGER4 TACEY, b. 04-May-1951, Norfolk, Nebraska.
54. ii. BARBARA TACEY, b. 01-Sep-1939.
17. CATHERINE3 MEHRENS (CATHERINE2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 19-Jul-1915,
and died 25-May-1991. She married OLSEN.
Child of CATHERINE MEHRENS and OLSEN is:
i. KAY4 OLSEN.
18. JOHN W.3 GOERES (JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 16-Feb-1902, and
died 18-Aug-1958. He married LAURENTINE SCHMITZ 01-Jun-1937.
Children of JOHN GOERES and LAURENTINE SCHMITZ are:
55. i. CLAUDE4 GOERES, b. 15-Jan-1943.
56. ii. VERNON GOERES, b. 02-Aug-1946.
iii. LOREN GOERES, b. 14-Jul-1952.
Notes for LOREN GOERES:
Loren Goeres
San Diego, CA
iv. AUDREY GOERES, b. 24-Aug-1953; d. 24-Aug-1953.
v. ROSS GOERES, b. 22-Dec-1955; m. MINDY CONNOLLY, 02-Jul-1988.
vi. ANTON GOERES, b. 28-May-1957.
Notes for ANTON GOERES:
Anton Goeres
1306 College Ave.
Midland, TX 78701
19. MATTHEW PETER3 GOERES (JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 31-Oct-1903
in Clark, South Dakota, and died 24-Dec-1993 in Montana. He married AGNES LOUISE O'DONNELL 11-May-
1930 in Morristown, South Dakota.
Notes for MATTHEW PETER GOERES:
SS# 503-42-8823
OBITUARY- MISSOULA
Matt Goeres, 90, died peacefully in his sleep of natural
causes Friday, Dec 24, at his home.
He was born Oct, 31, 1903 in Clark, SD to John and Mary Goeres. The
family was quarantined in Clark during the winter of 1905-06 when his
father contracted small pox. In July 1907, he traveled with his parents and
two borthers, John and Frank, to their homestead in South Fork Township,
Adams County, ND. The family built a sod house small enough for the canvas
off the wagon to cover the roof and tore the wagon box apart for a door and
roof supports. His father worked the homestead until his death in 1940.
Matt's mother passed away the following year.
Matt grew up on the prairie, was educated in one-room schools and
attended auto school with his brother Frank in Aberdeen, SD in the winters
of 1926-27 and 1927-28. In his late teens and early 20's, Matt farmed in
the summers and hunted coyotes and trapped during the winters. For
entertainment, he played baseball and rode broncos.
On May 12, 1930, he married Agnes O'Donnel at Sacred Heart Church in
Morristown, SD. The couple farmed in North Dakota until health problems
forced Matt's retirement in 1962. They then sold their farm and moved to
Missoula.
He was a member of St. Anthony's Parish and past member of the Moose
Lodge and Welcoma Club. Matt enjoyed dancing, bowling, hunting, fishing,
and most of all, visiting with his countless friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers John and Frank; son
Jim in 1988; an infant grandson and an infant great-grandson.
His family and friends will miss him. However, Matt will always be
remembered for his two greatest assests; his memory and sense of humor.
Surviviors include his wife, Agnes; a brother, Lloyd Goeres, Lemmon,
SD; a sister, Margaret Hedger, Missoula; three daughters, Eileen Nedved,
Coram; Evelyne Ricker, Missoula; and Jeanette Holmes, El Paso, Texas, three
sons, Leonard, Dickinson, ND; and Lee and Ray, both of Missoula; 27
grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 9 am-7 pm Wednesday at
Livingston-Malleta and Geraghty Funeral Home, with a parish vigil service
at 7 pm.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am Thursday at the St. Anthony
Catholic Church with the Rev. John Miller as celebrant. Burial will be at
St. Mary's Cemetery.
The family suggests memorials to the Poverella Center or Missoula Youth
Homes.10
Children of MATTHEW GOERES and AGNES O'DONNELL are:
57. i. EILIENE4 GOERES, b. 02-Mar-1931.
58. ii. LEONARD MATTHEW GOERES, b. 23-Jul-1932.
59. iii. EVELYN E. GOERES, b. 18-Jun-1934.
60. iv. LEE MICHAEL GOERES, b. 30-Oct-1936.
v. JAMES W. GOERES, b. 15-Jul-1938.
Notes for JAMES W. GOERES:
No children.
61. vi. RAYMOND VINCENT GOERES, b. 25-Dec-1943, Lemmon, South Dakota.
vii. JEANETTE HOLMES GOERES, b. 10-Jan-1952; m. FRANK HOLMES, 28-Jul-1973.
Notes for FRANK HOLMES:
Live in El Paso, TX
20. FRANK NICHOLAS3 GOERES (JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 27-Jul-1905
in Clark, South Dakota, and died 02-Dec-1976 in Lemmon, South Dakota. He married KATHARINE HESS
08-Oct-1936.
Notes for FRANK NICHOLAS GOERES:
SS# 504-05-0102
Frank and his brother, Matt, once were asked if they were related to the Goeres family in Texas. That
family was also tall and thin.
OBITUARY - Frank Goeres
Mass of Christian burial was celebrated for Frank N. Goeres at 10 am
from St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lemmon Monday, Dec. 6. Rev. Andrew
Morvay, the pastor was the celebrant. Goeres died suddenly Thursday at St.
Alexius Hospital in Bismarck following a stroke.
Pall bearers were Adon Dayton, Rollin Young, Bernard Even, Ted
Hartinger, Lyle Schmitz and Joe Heil. Eldon Jensen sang accompanied by Mrs.
John Sulivan. Burial was in Greenhill cemetery.
Goeres was born July 27, 1905 at Clark, the son of John and Mary
Goeres. When he was two years old, the family moved to the Lemmon area and
subsequently homesteaded in South Fork township in Adams county.
He received his education in the Lemmon area and in 1927 and 1928
attended auto mechanics school at Aberdeen.
He married Katherine Hess Oct 8, 1936 at Lemmon, They ranched in Adams
County until he retired in 1973. They had lived in Lemmon since 1948.
Goeres was a member of St. Mary's Church, a past member of the Knights
of Columbus, served on the Spring Butte School Board and was a member of
the Lemmon Senior Citizens.
Surviving are his wife, Katherine of Lemmon; a son, Donald, Cedar Falls,
Iowa; three daughters, Mrs. Wilmer (Betty) Hermann of Yorkville, Ill, Mrs.
Richard (Karen) Bingham of Iraklion AFB, Crete and Mrs Eichard (Susan)
Jones of Kearney, Neb; two brothers, Matt of Missoula, Mont., and Lloyd of
Morristown; a sister, Mrs. George (Margaret) Hedger, Missoula and five
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and a granddaughter.
Out of town guests attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Goeres,
Mr. and Mrs. John Goeres, and Frank Goeres, Osmond, NE; Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Stessman and Roger, Defiance IA; Mr. and Mrs. Ted Gallobit, Manilla, IA;
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Hess and Mrs. Joe Hess, Gering, NE; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Kohl and Mr. and Mrs. Joey Kohl, New England, ND; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Schmitz,
Elgin; Mrs. and Mrs. Bernard Nehl, McIntosh; Mrs and Mrs. Leonard Goeres,
Atkinson.5
Notes for KATHARINE HESS:
SS# 504-82-3753
Children of FRANK GOERES and KATHARINE HESS are:
62. i. DONALD JAMES4 GOERES, b. 19-Oct-1937, Lemmon, South Dakota.
63. ii. BETTY JANE GOERES, b. 15-Apr-1940.
64. iii. KAREN MARIE GOERES, b. 18-Mar-1943.
iv. SUSAN ELAINE GOERES, b. 28-Sep-1950; m. ROBERT F. JONES, 09-Oct-1971.
21. MARGARET3 GOERES (JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 04-Mar-1909 in
Poplar Bluff, Minnesota. She married (1) HEDGER 21-Feb-1927. She married (2) NICHOLAS HESS Jun-1940.
She married (3) GEORGE HEDIGER 15-Nov-1947.
Child of MARGARET GOERES and HEDGER is:
65. i. CLIFFORD4 HEDGER, b. 28-Oct-1927; d. 08-Jan-1994.
22. ALOYSIUS PETER3 GOERES (JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 26-Feb-1913
in Lemmon, South Dakota. He married CLEO ALKIRE 08-Jun-1933.
Notes for CLEO ALKIRE:
SS# 502-54-9541
Children of ALOYSIUS GOERES and CLEO ALKIRE are:
66. i. BARBARA4 GOERES, b. 06-Jan-1935.
67. ii. BEVERLY GOERES, b. 21-Feb-1936.
68. iii. BEATRICE MARY GOERES, b. 21-May-1939.
69. iv. BERNADINE GOERES, b. 17-Oct-1945.
v. BRADLEY GOERES, b. 31-Mar-1950.
23. SYLVIA3 GOERES (AUGUST2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 21-Jun-1916. She married
ALFONS GAUL.
Notes for SYLVIA GOERES:
Diane Gardner has date of birth as 6-12-1917.
Children of SYLVIA GOERES and ALFONS GAUL are:
i. DENNIS4 GAUL.
ii. NEAL GAUL.
iii. LARRY GAUL.
iv. ARLENE GAUL.
24. MARIE3 GOERES (AUGUST2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 02-Aug-1924. She married
ALPHONSE GOESER.
Children of MARIE GOERES and ALPHONSE GOESER are:
i. DARREL4 GOESER.
ii. DWAINE GOESER, d. 1975.
iii. DEAN GOESER, b. 1974.
iv. DAVID GOESER.
v. JANE GOESER.
vi. JULIE GOESER.
25. CLARENCE3 GOERES (JOSEPH JOHN2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 17-Nov-1925. He
married VIRGINIA.
Notes for CLARENCE GOERES:
Clarence Goeres
2123 Ironwood Road
Defiance, Iowa 51527
Children of CLARENCE GOERES and VIRGINIA are:
i. STEVE4 GOERES.
Notes for STEVE GOERES:
No children.
Steve Goeres
2120 Ironwood Road
Defiance, Iowa 51527
70. ii. TERRY GOERES.
26. MARGARET3 GOERES (JOSEPH JOHN2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 20-Oct-1930 in
Defiance, Iowa. She married DAVE STESSMAN.
Notes for MARGARET GOERES:
Dave and Marge Stessman
2207 Highway 59
Defiance, IA 51527
Children of MARGARET GOERES and DAVE STESSMAN are:
i. LARRY4 STESSMAN.
ii. PATTY STESSMAN.
iii. JANE STESSMAN.
iv. ROGER STESSMAN.
Generation No. 4
27. DUANE LEO4 MILLER (FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 24-Oct-
1939 in Defiance, Shelby county, Iowa, USA. He married SUE ELAINE BEYMER 08-Apr-1967 in Denison,
Crawford county, Iowa, USA, daughter of CARL BEYMER and ISABEL STORJOHANN.
Children of DUANE MILLER and SUE BEYMER are:
71. i. MATTHEW DUANE5 MILLER, b. 05-Oct-1967, Denison, Crawford county, Iowa, USA.
ii. JASON ALLEN MILLER, b. 16-Dec-1970, Denison, Crawford county, Iowa, USA.
iii. MELISSA ANN MILLER, b. 02-Oct-1975, Denison, Crawford county, Iowa, USA.
28. DONALD PETER4 MILLER (FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 25-
Apr-1930 in Buck Grove, Iowa, USA. He married ALICE FREUND 06-Apr-1959 in Earling, Shelby County,
Iowa, USA, daughter of MATH FREUND and MARY GROSS.
Children of DONALD MILLER and ALICE FREUND are:
72. i. CRAIG MATTHEW5 MILLER, b. 19-Jan-1965, Harlan, Iowa, USA.
73. ii. CHERYL ANN MILLER, b. 21-Mar-1963, Harlan, Iowa, USA.
iii. LORI ANN MILLER, b. 15-Apr-1968, Harlan, Iowa, USA; m. JEFFRY DEAN LEINEN, 23-Jun-1990, Defiance, Shelby
County, Iowa, USA.
iv. KEITH DONALD MILLER, b. 05-Aug-1961, Harlan, Iowa, USA; m. MARSHA THOMPSON, 10-Nov-1984, Irwin, Iowa, USA.
29. NORMA A.4 MILLER (FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 24-Feb-
1932 in Buck Grove, Iowa, USA. She married ANTHONY BUELTEL 29-Aug-1953 in Omaha, NE, USA, son
of JOE BUELTEL and ELIZABETH RAHM.
Children of NORMA MILLER and ANTHONY BUELTEL are:
i. GARY5 BUELTEL, b. 16-Feb-1956, Omaha, NE, USA; m. MAUREEN MCCARTHY, 08-Oct-1980, Omaha, NE, USA.
74. ii. TERENCE BUELTEL, b. 01-Mar-1957, Omaha, NE, USA.
75. iii. RANDALL BUELTEL, b. 25-Nov-1954, Omaha, NE, USA.
iv. BRYAN BUELTEL, b. 22-Apr-1959.
76. v. LISA BUELTEL, b. 06-Nov-1962, Omaha, NE, USA.
30. VERNON JOSEPH4 MILLER (FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 07-
Mar-1934 in Buck Grove, Iowa, USA. He married MARY MAGDELINE ECKERMAN 14-May-1956 in Defiance,
Shelby County, Iowa, USA.
Children of VERNON MILLER and MARY ECKERMAN are:
77. i. MICHAEL FRANCIS5 MILLER, b. 23-Feb-1957, El Paso, Texas, USA.
78. ii. JULIE ANN MILLER, b. 10-Oct-1958, Omaha, NE, USA.
iii. RICHARD TIMOTHY MILLER, b. 28-Sep-1959, Harlan, Iowa, USA; m. JULIE ANN LYMAN, 03-Jul-1993, Lincoln,
Nebraska.
79. iv. JOAN CLAIR MILLER, b. 24-Feb-1961, Harlan, Iowa, USA.
80. v. JEAN MARIE MILLER, b. 21-Oct-1963, Harlan, Iowa, USA.
vi. RONALD MILLER, b. 27-Sep-1966.
31. EUGENE F.4 MILLER (FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 17-Nov-
1935 in Buck Grove, Iowa, USA. He married AUDREY HEITHOFF 03-Sep-1960 in Elgin, NE, USA.
Children of EUGENE MILLER and AUDREY HEITHOFF are:
81. i. JEFFREY LOUIS5 MILLER, b. 08-Aug-1962, Omaha, NE.
ii. CYNTHIA KAY MILLER, b. 26-Jun-1961, Omaha, NE, USA; m. MARSHALL CHASE, 18-Jun-1988, Omaha, NE, USA.
iii. JOSEPH EUGENE MILLER, b. 31-Jan-1967, Omaha, NE, USA.
82. iv. SUZANNE MARIE MILLER, b. 09-May-1974, Omaha, NE.
32. MARVIN ANTHONY4 MILLER (FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born
13-Aug-1937 in Buck Grove, Iowa, USA. He married PATRICIA ANN GRIFFIN 12-Oct-1959 in Harlan, Iowa,
USA, daughter of PATRICK GRIFFIN and FRANCES KNOWLTON.
Children of MARVIN MILLER and PATRICIA GRIFFIN are:
83. i. JANA5 MILLER, b. 27-Jul-1962, Harlan, Iowa, USA.
ii. SCOTT MILLER, b. 01-Nov-1965, Harlan, Iowa, USA.
84. iii. JOELLE MILLER, b. 21-Mar-1967, Harlan, Iowa, USA.
iv. JILL ERIN MILLER, b. 18-Jan-1979, Harlan, Iowa, USA.
33. MARY CAROL4 MILLER (FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 20-
Jan-1947 in Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa, USA. She married JOSEPH GROSS 31-May-1969 in Defiance,
Shelby County, Iowa, USA, son of EMIL GROSS and AQUINETA KAUFMAN.
Children of MARY MILLER and JOSEPH GROSS are:
i. MARIA5 GROSS, b. 06-Nov-1974, Davenport, Iowa, USA.
ii. LAURA GROSS, b. 05-Feb-1977, Davenport, Iowa, USA; d. 04-Mar-1994, Donahue, Iowa, USA.
iii. GREGORY GROSS, b. 27-Jul-1980, Davenport, Iowa, USA.
34. LARRY L.4 MILLER (FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 22-Mar-
1942 in Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa, USA. He married ANN REEDER STEIMER 24-Aug-1973 in Omaha,
NE, USA.
Children of LARRY MILLER and ANN STEIMER are:
i. TOM5 STEIMER, b. 09-Sep-1962, Omaha, NE, USA; Stepchild.
85. ii. GARY STEIMER, b. 05-May-1965, Omaha, NE, USA; Stepchild.
iii. ANDREW MILLER, b. 27-Aug-1969, Manning, Iowa, USA; m. KIMBERLY, 02-Dec-1995, Orlando, Florida, USA.
35. DARELL DON4 MULLER (CATHERINE JOSEPHINE3 MILLER, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB,
CORNELIUSC) was born 08-Nov-1925 in Harlan, Iowa. He married HAZEL BAUER 18-Feb-1948.
Children of DARELL MULLER and HAZEL BAUER are:
i. MARY JO5 MULLER, b. 16-Sep-1952, Harlan, Iowa, USA; m. RICK EGGLESTON, 03-May-1995.
86. ii. LINDA MARIE MULLER, b. 28-Sep-1955, Harlan, Iowa.
iii. JUDY ANN MULLER, b. 25-Oct-1961, Harlan, Iowa, USA; m. ANTHONY W. CAPALDI, 05-Sep-1982, Harlan, Iowa, USA.
36. LAWRENCE DANIEL4 MILLER (LAWRENCE DANIEL3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was
born 26-Mar-1934 in Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., Virginia. He married BETTY LOU VAUGHAN 23-Jan-1960 in
Suffolk, Nansemond Co., Virginia.
Children of LAWRENCE MILLER and BETTY VAUGHAN are:
i. DIANE LAURENE5 MILLER, b. 02-Nov-1961, Seattle, King Co., Washington.
ii. DANIEL LEO MILLER, b. 14-Jan-1964, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.
iii. KEVIN VAUGHAN MILLER, b. 13-Apr-1966, Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida.
iv. BRIAN WILSON MILLER, b. 11-May-1970, Waynesboro, Augusta, Virginia.
37. DEANN MARY4 MILLER (LEO PETER3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 18-
Sep-1940 in Manning, Carroll, Iowa. She married JAMES LEE MARTIN 24-Feb-1963 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Children of DEANN MILLER and JAMES MARTIN are:
i. JAMES LEE5 MARTIN, b. 10-Oct-1963, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California.
87. ii. LORI ANN MARTIN, b. 01-Feb-1965, Castro Valley, Alameda, California.
iii. JON ALAN MARTIN, b. 10-Dec-1968, Fremont, Alameda, California.
iv. JULIE LYNN MARTIN, b. 07-Nov-1977, Hayward, Alameda, California.
38. JOHN LEONARD4 MILLER (LEO PETER3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 16-
Jun-1942 in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. He married LINDA LOU LAWRENCE 20-Sep-1969 in Bozeman,
Gallatin, Montana.
Children of JOHN MILLER and LINDA LAWRENCE are:
i. TAMI JO5 MILLER, b. 21-Jul-1970, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana.
88. ii. MELISSA JEAN MILLER, b. 28-Oct-1972, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana.
39. RONALD JOSEPH4 MILLER (LEO PETER3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 29-
Sep-1945 in Manning, Carroll, Iowa, and died 23-Aug-1979 in Butte, Silverbow, Montana. He married
BONNIE LOU ROE 21-Aug-1976 in Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana.
Child of RONALD MILLER and BONNIE ROE is:
i. MICHELLE5 MILLER, b. 07-Sep-1976, Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Montana.
40. RAYMOND PETER4 MILLER (LEO PETER3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born
03-Aug-1949 in Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa. He married ALVIRA LEE STUBER 04-Mar-1972 in Bozeman,
Gallatin, Montana.
Children of RAYMOND MILLER and ALVIRA STUBER are:
i. SHAWNA RHEA5 MILLER, b. 28-Jun-1974, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana.
ii. SHANE MONTANA MILLER, b. 14-Nov-1975, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana.
iii. JASON SCOTT MILLER, b. 14-Jun-1977, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana.
iv. JUSTIN JAMES MILLER, b. 09-Nov-1979, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana.
41. GRACE ANN4 MILLER (LEO PETER3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 14-
Sep-1950 in Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa. She married JOHN ANTHONY ATWOOD 12-Sep-1969 in Bozeman,
Gallatin, Montana.
Children of GRACE MILLER and JOHN ATWOOD are:
i. SHANNON KAY5 ATWOOD, b. 04-Jul-1972, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana.
ii. TANA MARIE ATWOOD, b. 29-Oct-1973, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana.
iii. STEVEN JOHN ATWOOD, b. 11-Jan-1978, Hardin, Big Horn, Montana.
42. KATHLEEN THERESA4 MILLER (LEO PETER3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born
15-May-1957 in Wolf Point, Roosevelt, Montana. She married (1) MITCHELL SCOTT BENSON 05-May-
1978 in Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana. She married (2) CHARLES EDWARD MCLAUGHLIN 20-Oct-1990 in
Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana.
Children of KATHLEEN MILLER and MITCHELL BENSON are:
i. DAVID LEE5 BENSON, b. 28-Mar-1979, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana.
ii. APRIL CHRISTINE BENSON, b. 02-Sep-1981, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana.
iii. SARAH LYNN BENSON, b. 06-Jan-1984, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana.
iv. HANNAH MARIE BENSON, b. 31-Jan-1987, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana.
43. PATRICK THOMAS4 MILLER (PETER JOHN3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born
06-Oct-1928 in Defiance, Shelby, Iowa. He married JOANNE PROHASKA 1953 in Ft. Dodge, Iowa.
Children of PATRICK MILLER and JOANNE PROHASKA are:
i. KEVIN5 MILLER.
ii. BRIAN MILLER.
iii. MARK MILLER.
iv. PATRICK MILLER.
v. SHONDA MILLER.
vi. BETSY MILLER.
vii. PETER MILLER.
44. GILES VINCENT4 MILLER (PETER JOHN3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born
16-Apr-1930 in Defiance, Shelby, Iowa. He married MARY LOUISE MALLINGER 20-Sep-1956 in Fort Dodge,
Webster, Iowa.
Children of GILES MILLER and MARY MALLINGER are:
i. CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH5 MILLER, b. 01-Nov-1957, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
89. ii. TERESA MARIE MILLER, b. 17-Oct-1958, Cincinatti, Ohio.
iii. DAVID PAUL MILLER, b. 12-Jun-1960, Cincinatti, Ohio; m. SHARON.
iv. ANNE MARIE MILLER, b. 22-Nov-1964, Cleveland, Ohio.
v. JOSEPH GILES MILLER, b. 10-Dec-1971, Cleveland, Ohio; d. 28-Aug-1972, Cleveland, Ohio.
45. SHEILA ROSE4 MILLER (PETER JOHN3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 22-
Dec-1931 in Defiance, Shelby, Iowa. She married EDWARD CLINE 12-Nov-1952.
Children of SHEILA MILLER and EDWARD CLINE are:
i. FRANCIS5 CLINE, b. 21-Sep-1955.
90. ii. JACQUELINE CLINE, b. 08-Nov-1962, Lake City, Iowa, USA.
iii. JAMES CLINE, b. 23-Apr-1973, Lake City, Iowa, USA.
iv. PHILLIP CLINE, b. 11-Aug-1953, Lake City, Iowa, USA; m. IOLA JANE PARKER, 23-Apr-1983.
v. PRISCILLA CLINE, b. 23-Sep-1959, Lake City, Iowa, USA; m. OLSEN.
46. MICHAEL4 MILLER (PETER JOHN3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 04-Aug-
1933 in Westphalia, Iowa, and died Aug-1984 in Lohrville, Iowa. He married DOROTHY BURKE Aug-1956.
Marriage Notes for MICHAEL MILLER and DOROTHY BURKE:
Divorced
Children of MICHAEL MILLER and DOROTHY BURKE are:
i. MICHAEL5 MILLER.
ii. NICHOLAS MILLER, b. Aug-1958.
iii. PATRICK MILLER, b. 1960.
iv. MATTHEW MILLER, b. 1961.
91. v. JEFFERY MILLER, b. 20-Aug-1965, Carroll, Iowa, USA.
47. JAMES FRANCIS4 MILLER (PETER JOHN3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 02-
Jun-1935 in Westphalia, Iowa, and died Feb-1985 in Valparaiso, Florida. He married BARBARA BYO 1960
in Struthers, Ohio.
Children of JAMES MILLER and BARBARA BYO are:
i. TIM5 MILLER.
ii. KATHLEEN MILLER.
iii. JOHN MILLER.
48. DANIEL DELANO4 MILLER (PETER JOHN3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born
20-Jan-1937 in Westphalia, Iowa. He married VELDA JEAN GREER 1962 in Harlan, Iowa.
Children of DANIEL MILLER and VELDA GREER are:
92. i. MARY5 MILLER, b. 23-Dec-1966.
93. ii. DANIEL D. MILLER, b. 20-Feb-1968.
49. JEREMIAH LEO4 MILLER (PETER JOHN3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 07-
Oct-1938 in Westphalia, Iowa, and died 09-Jun-1994 in Seattle, Washington. He married ROSE MARIE
TAIBER 1962 in Churdan, Iowa.
Marriage Notes for JEREMIAH MILLER and ROSE TAIBER:
Divorced
Children of JEREMIAH MILLER and ROSE TAIBER are:
i. CHRISTINE ANN5 MILLER, b. 1963.
ii. SANDRA LEIGH MILLER, b. 1964.
50. ROBERT JOEL4 MILLER (PETER JOHN3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 03-
Jan-1941 in Manning, Iowa. He married MARCELLA LIGHTNER Abt. 1961 in Churdan, Iowa.
Children of ROBERT MILLER and MARCELLA LIGHTNER are:
i. ANTHONY5 MILLER, b. 18-Aug-1961, Des Moines, Iowa; m. TERESA CUNNINGHAM, Nov-1993, Bozeman, Gallatin,
Montana.
ii. NATHAN MILLER, b. 08-Aug-1962, Des Moines, Iowa; d. Jul-1979, Norwalk, Iowa.
iii. STEVEN MILLER, b. 08-Aug-1966, Des Moines, Iowa; m. LUCY SCOTT, 14-Feb-1994, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
94. iv. JOEL MILLER, b. 01-May-1969, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
v. SHERRIE MILLER, b. 02-Sep-1970, Des Moines, Iowa.
51. BONITA4 GUDENKAUF (MARGARET3 GOERES, P. THEODORE2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born
29-Apr-1951. She married DON KESTING 25-Jun-1971.
Notes for BONITA GUDENKAUF:
Don and Bonita Gudenkauf
Omaha, Nebraska
Children of BONITA GUDENKAUF and DON KESTING are:
i. DINA5 KESTING, b. 09-Apr-1973.
ii. ANGELA KESTING, b. 07-Jan-1978.
52. DONALD4 GUDENKAUF (MARGARET3 GOERES, P. THEODORE2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born
28-Oct-1947 in Nebraska. He married LOIS DIEDRICHSEN 19-Apr-1974.
Notes for DONALD GUDENKAUF:
He served in the US Air Force for 4 years. He works for Public Power District in Osmond, Nebraksa as an
area service manager.
Children of DONALD GUDENKAUF and LOIS DIEDRICHSEN are:
i. MARK5 GUDENKAUF, b. 17-Dec-1976.
ii. NICOLE GUDENKAUF, b. 01-Aug-1978.
iii. REBECCA GUDENKAUF, b. 31-Jul-1982.
iv. DANIEL GUDENKAUF, b. 19-Jun-1984.
v. KRISTIN GUDENKAUF, b. 10-Mar-1993.
53. ROGER4 TACEY (VERONICA3 GOERES, P. THEODORE2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 04-
May-1951 in Norfolk, Nebraska. He married JOYCE DIERICHSEN 19-Sep-1975.
Notes for ROGER TACEY:
He served 5 1/2 years in the Nebraska Air National Guard. In the spring of 1974 he and Joyce took over
the family farming operation.
Children of ROGER TACEY and JOYCE DIERICHSEN are:
i. MICHELLE5 TACEY, b. 29-Apr-1978.
ii. ADAM TACEY, b. 16-Apr-1980.
iii. PAMELA TACEY, b. 08-Jun-1981.
54. BARBARA4 TACEY (VERONICA3 GOERES, P. THEODORE2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 01-
Sep-1939. She married RON SOVEREIGN 23-Feb-1962.
Child of BARBARA TACEY and RON SOVEREIGN is:
95. i. TONY5 SOVEREIGN, b. 02-Jun-1964.
55. CLAUDE4 GOERES (JOHN W.3, JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 15-Jan-
1943. He married JOYCE SCHICKLING 17-Nov-1962.
Children of CLAUDE GOERES and JOYCE SCHICKLING are:
i. RON5 GOERES.
ii. CRYSTAL GOERES.
iii. EDWARD GOERES.
iv. VERLYN GOERES.
56. VERNON4 GOERES (JOHN W.3, JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 02-Aug-
1946. He married GEORGINE BOND 15-Apr-1968.
Notes for VERNON GOERES:
Vern and Georgine Goeres
Morristown, South Dakota
Children of VERNON GOERES and GEORGINE BOND are:
i. KELLY5 GOERES.
ii. JAMES GOERES.
iii. JOHN GOERES.
57. EILIENE4 GOERES (MATTHEW PETER3, JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 02-
Mar-1931. She married (1) IZZY KOLADYCHUCK. She married (2) NEDVED.
Notes for IZZY KOLADYCHUCK:
Kolodejchuck
Notes for NEDVED:
Coram, Montana
Children of EILIENE GOERES and IZZY KOLADYCHUCK are:
i. ARLEN5 KOLADYCHUCK.
ii. ALLAN KOLADYCHUCK.
iii. ANN KOLADYCHUCK.
iv. ARDELL KOLADYCHUCK.
v. ARTHUR KOLADYCHUCK.
vi. GLENN KOLADYCHUCK.
vii. ANNETTE KOLADYCHUCK.
58. LEONARD MATTHEW4 GOERES (MATTHEW PETER3, JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was
born 23-Jul-1932. He married MARY JONAS Aug-1955.
Notes for LEONARD MATTHEW GOERES:
Leonard Goeres
RR 6, Box 101
Dickenson, North Dakota
Children of LEONARD GOERES and MARY JONAS are:
i. HARVEY5 GOERES.
ii. LYLE GOERES.
Notes for LYLE GOERES:
Lyle Goeres
1493 E. Monroe Ave.
Riverton, WY 82501
iii. DONNA GOERES.
Notes for DONNA GOERES:
Donna Goeres
722 8th Street
Dickinson, ND 58601
iv. MARTY GOERES.
Notes for MARTY GOERES:
Marty Goeres
San Jose, CA 95113
v. MARGIE GOERES.
Notes for MARGIE GOERES:
Margie Goeres
RR 3, Box 34F
Dickenson, ND 58601
59. EVELYN E.4 GOERES (MATTHEW PETER3, JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born
18-Jun-1934. She married ROBERT RIEKER 05-Aug-1950.
Notes for ROBERT RIEKER:
Missoula, Montana
Children of EVELYN GOERES and ROBERT RIEKER are:
i. DAVID5 RIEKER.
ii. DONALD RIEKER.
iii. DUAINE RIEKER.
iv. DALE RIEKER.
v. DENISE RIEKER.
vi. DEBBY RIEKER.
60. LEE MICHAEL4 GOERES (MATTHEW PETER3, JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born
30-Oct-1936. He married COLETTE MANNING 23-Aug-1954 in Lemmon, South Dakota.
Notes for LEE MICHAEL GOERES:
Lee Goeres
1927 E. Broadway
Missoula, MT 59802
Children of LEE GOERES and COLETTE MANNING are:
i. TIMOTHY5 GOERES, b. 16-Feb-1956.
Notes for TIMOTHY GOERES:
2 children
Kalispell, MT 59901
ii. DEANNA S. GOERES, b. 01-May-1957; m. SCHWENK.
Notes for DEANNA S. GOERES:
Has 2 children.
iii. ANTHONY W. GOERES, b. 06-Aug-1958.
Notes for ANTHONY W. GOERES:
2 children
Tony Goeres
1700 Cooley Street
Missoula, MT 59802
iv. THEODORE A. GOERES.
Notes for THEODORE A. GOERES:
Bonneville, WA
Has 2 children
v. DIXIE GOERES, b. 09-Feb-1962; m. MCLAUGHLIN.
Notes for DIXIE GOERES:
Missoula, MT
No Children.
vi. THOMAS B. GOERES, b. 29-May-1965.
Notes for THOMAS B. GOERES:
Santa Maria, CA
Has 2 children.
vii. DARLA M. GOERES, b. Jan-1971.
61. RAYMOND VINCENT4 GOERES (MATTHEW PETER3, JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was
born 25-Dec-1943 in Lemmon, South Dakota. He married DORA 31-Aug-1968.
Notes for RAYMOND VINCENT GOERES:
Ray V. Goeres
2906 Highland Dr.
Missoula, MT 59805
Children of RAYMOND GOERES and DORA are:
i. J. A.5 GOERES.
ii. JOHN GOERES.
iii. V. T. GOERES, m. MARY.
Notes for V. T. GOERES:
V.T. Goeres
4011 S. 35th
Lincoln, NE 68506
62. DONALD JAMES4 GOERES (FRANK NICHOLAS3, JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was
born 19-Oct-1937 in Lemmon, South Dakota. He married SHARON HOLLAND 11-Aug-1973.
Notes for DONALD JAMES GOERES:
Donald Goeres
2709 Minnetonka Drive
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
e-mail: RE19719@deere.com
Children of DONALD GOERES and SHARON HOLLAND are:
i. LEAH MARIE5 GOERES, b. 09-Aug-1974; d. 04-Dec-1974.
ii. JUSTIN JAMES GOERES, b. 16-Nov-1975.
63. BETTY JANE4 GOERES (FRANK NICHOLAS3, JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born
15-Apr-1940. She married WILMER JOHN HERMAN 24-Nov-1961.
Children of BETTY GOERES and WILMER HERMAN are:
i. DAVID JOHN5 HERMAN, b. 10-Jun-1965; m. ANN ERICKSEN, 12-Sep-1987.
ii. JEFFERY JAY HERMAN, b. 11-Jan-1969.
64. KAREN MARIE4 GOERES (FRANK NICHOLAS3, JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born
18-Mar-1943. She married RICHARD PAUL BINGHAM 27-Jul-1964.
Children of KAREN GOERES and RICHARD BINGHAM are:
i. SCOTT RICHARD5 BINGHAM, b. 14-May-1965.
ii. STACY RENEE BINGHAM, b. 05-Nov-1971.
65. CLIFFORD4 HEDGER (MARGARET3 GOERES, JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born
28-Oct-1927, and died 08-Jan-1994. He married (1) BETTY MCMURTIE 11-May-1953. He married (2)
BARBARA LANDE 30-Jun-1973.
Children of CLIFFORD HEDGER and BETTY MCMURTIE are:
i. LLOYD5 HEDGER.
ii. KATHY HEDGER.
66. BARBARA4 GOERES (ALOYSIUS PETER3, JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 06-
Jan-1935. She married HERMAN WESTPHAL 24-Nov-1956.
Children of BARBARA GOERES and HERMAN WESTPHAL are:
i. MICHAEL5 WESTPHAL, b. 25-Aug-1958.
ii. RHONDA WESTPHAL, b. 1960.
iii. CHARLES WESTPHAL, b. 17-May-1964.
67. BEVERLY4 GOERES (ALOYSIUS PETER3, JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 21-
Feb-1936. She married WILLIAM GIANNONATTI 24-Nov-1956.
Children of BEVERLY GOERES and WILLIAM GIANNONATTI are:
i. GREGORY5 GIANNONATTI.
ii. DARRELL GIANNONATTI.
68. BEATRICE MARY4 GOERES (ALOYSIUS PETER3, JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was
born 21-May-1939. She married MARVIN BAUMEISTER 15-Jul-1959.
Children of BEATRICE GOERES and MARVIN BAUMEISTER are:
i. NITA5 BAUMEISTER, b. 19-Oct-1960.
ii. HARLEY BAUMEISTER, b. 28-Jul-1962.
iii. CHERYL BAUMEISTER, b. 12-Jun-1964.
iv. KARIN BAUMEISTER, b. 14-Nov-1966.
v. SUSAN BAUMEISTER, b. 02-Feb-1968.
vi. NANCY BAUMEISTER, b. 27-Jan-1969.
vii. DALE BAUMEISTER, b. 27-Nov-1970.
viii. JANET BAUMEISTER, b. 31-Oct-1971.
69. BERNADINE4 GOERES (ALOYSIUS PETER3, JOHN WILLIAM2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born
17-Oct-1945. She married (1) STEVE JOHNSON. She married (2) BERNARD KORANG 09-Oct-1965.
Child of BERNADINE GOERES and BERNARD KORANG is:
i. MARCIE5 KORANG.
70. TERRY4 GOERES (CLARENCE3, JOSEPH JOHN2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC). He married DIANE.
Notes for TERRY GOERES:
Terry & Diane Goeres
403-8th Ave.
Defiance, IA 51527
Children of TERRY GOERES and DIANE are:
i. SCOTT5 GOERES.
ii. ADAM GOERES.
iii. BRIAN GOERES.
Generation No. 5
71. MATTHEW DUANE5 MILLER (DUANE LEO4, FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC)
was born 05-Oct-1967 in Denison, Crawford county, Iowa, USA. He married CORINNE MEGHAN SAUNDERS
13-Nov-1993 in Chicago, Illinois, daughter of RICHARD SAUNDERS and BARBARA SHANNON.
Child of MATTHEW MILLER and CORINNE SAUNDERS is:
i. COLETTE ISABEL6 MILLER, b. 18-Sep-1995, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA.
Notes for COLETTE ISABEL MILLER:
Colette was born on Monday, September 18, 1995 at 12:23pm. She weighed 6 lbs. 9 oz., and was 19 1/2 inches long.
Corinne had her first contractions at 5:30am and her water broke shortly thereafter. After making a few phone calls to the
grandparents to be and after Matt watered the outside plants, they were at the hospital by 7:30am.
The labor progressed fairly rapidly for Corinne's first baby and she only required a sedative, called statal. Right before
Corinne started pushing at about 11:00am, Corinne's sister, Michelle Duffy, called the hospital and reached the labor room.
The nurse answered as Corinne was having a contraction and was "yelling" that "I can feel the head and I have to push."
Michelle heard that and got pretty upset, to say the least!
As Colette was born, it was truly love at first sight with her parents. Grandma and Grandpa Miller arrived at about
1:00pm as Grandpa had the day off of work and they drove up to see the arrival of their new grandaughter. Colette and
Corinne were discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, September 20th.
Matt's company, Norand, started their International Sales Meeting on the day Colette was born. Matt was due to make
several presentations during that week but little Colette was a good enough excuse to be on vacation instead.
The total bill for Colette's birth was $ for the Mercy Hospital labor and visit and $1,750 for the pre-natal OB/GYN
visits and doctor fee during labor. The Norand insurance covered $ for the hospital and $ for the pre-natal visits.
72. CRAIG MATTHEW5 MILLER (DONALD PETER4, FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB,
CORNELIUSC) was born 19-Jan-1965 in Harlan, Iowa, USA. He married LISA LYNNE NICHOLL 08-Jul-1989 in
Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa, USA, daughter of JAMES NICHOLL and NORMA BURGER.
Children of CRAIG MILLER and LISA NICHOLL are:
i. CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH6 MILLER, b. 23-Oct-1995, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
ii. JESSICA MARIE MILLER, b. 19-Jan-1993, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
73. CHERYL ANN5 MILLER (DONALD PETER4, FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC)
was born 21-Mar-1963 in Harlan, Iowa, USA. She married DAVID ALLEN ANDERSEN 06-Aug-1983 in
Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa, USA.
Children of CHERYL MILLER and DAVID ANDERSEN are:
i. MATTHEW DAVID6 ANDERSEN, b. 31-May-1987, Harlan, Iowa, USA.
ii. MALISSA JOY ANDERSEN, b. 16-Dec-1991, Harlan, Iowa, USA.
74. TERENCE5 BUELTEL (NORMA A.4 MILLER, FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC)
was born 01-Mar-1957 in Omaha, NE, USA. He married CYNTHIA WEZOREK 21-Apr-1979 in Omaha, NE,
USA, daughter of ROBERT WEZAREK and ANGELINE ROMANO.
Children of TERENCE BUELTEL and CYNTHIA WEZOREK are:
i. TERENCE6 BUELTEL , JR., b. 17-Jun-1981.
ii. ERIC BUELTEL, b. 29-Jun-1984.
75. RANDALL5 BUELTEL (NORMA A.4 MILLER, FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC)
was born 25-Nov-1954 in Omaha, NE, USA. He married DONNA O'DELL 11-Jun-1976 in Omaha, NE,
USA, daughter of ARTHUR O'DELL and BEVERLY SCOTT.
Children of RANDALL BUELTEL and DONNA O'DELL are:
i. ADAM6 BUELTEL, b. 22-May-1979.
ii. SARAH BUELTEL, b. 24-Jun-1981.
76. LISA5 BUELTEL (NORMA A.4 MILLER, FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was
born 06-Nov-1962 in Omaha, NE, USA. She married JOHN DONOVAN 01-Aug-1987 in Omaha, NE, USA,
son of JOHN DONOVAN and JOANN HAKEL.
Children of LISA BUELTEL and JOHN DONOVAN are:
i. DANIELLE6 DONOVAN, b. 05-Feb-1991, Omaha, NE, USA.
ii. TREVOR DONOVAN, b. 20-May-1993, Omaha, NE, USA.
77. MICHAEL FRANCIS5 MILLER (VERNON JOSEPH4, FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB,
CORNELIUSC) was born 23-Feb-1957 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He married (1) TINA ANN HOLMES. He
married (2) KATHY JO MERNIN 26-Mar-1992 in Yankton, South Dakota.
Children of MICHAEL MILLER and KATHY MERNIN are:
i. JACOB BURTON6 MILLER, b. 18-May-1982, Denison, Crawford county, Iowa, USA.
ii. MICHAELA CORLEINE MILLER, b. 30-Dec-1992, Fairmont, Minnesota.
78. JULIE ANN5 MILLER (VERNON JOSEPH4, FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was
born 10-Oct-1958 in Omaha, NE, USA. She married (1) JONATHAN HALE BRODERS 03-May-1980. She
married (2) HERMAN LEVINN JOHNSON 16-Oct-1988 in Humble, Texas.
Children of JULIE MILLER and HERMAN JOHNSON are:
i. CHRISTINE ANN6 BRODERS, b. 29-Mar-1982, Denison, Crawford county, Iowa, USA.
ii. JEREMY KANE JOHNSON, b. 13-Jun-1989, Houston, Texas, USA.
79. JOAN CLAIR5 MILLER (VERNON JOSEPH4, FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC)
was born 24-Feb-1961 in Harlan, Iowa, USA. She married JERALD PAUL BIEKER 25-Aug-1979 in Defiance,
Shelby County, Iowa, USA, son of JEROME BIEKER and ALICE MASEK.
Children of JOAN MILLER and JERALD BIEKER are:
i. SARA JEAN6 BIEKER, b. 20-Jan-1980, Harlan, Iowa, USA.
ii. CARLA MARIE BIEKER, b. 20-Sep-1982, Harlan, Iowa, USA.
iii. MASON JEROME BIEKER, b. 05-Apr-1989, Omaha, NE, USA.
iv. COLIN JERALD BIEKER, b. 05-Nov-1990, Omaha, NE, USA.
80. JEAN MARIE5 MILLER (VERNON JOSEPH4, FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC)
was born 21-Oct-1963 in Harlan, Iowa, USA. She married GARY FRANCIS MUHLBAUER 03-Oct-1981 in
Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa, USA, son of DAVE MUHLBAUER and MARILYN LUDWIG.
Children of JEAN MILLER and GARY MUHLBAUER are:
i. RACHELLE CLAIR6 MUHLBAUER, b. 06-Sep-1981, Harlan, Iowa, USA.
ii. CRAIG RANDALL MUHLBAUER, b. 17-Nov-1984, Harlan, Iowa, USA.
iii. JASON ALLAN MUHLBAUER, b. 03-Jul-1989, Harlan, Iowa, USA.
81. JEFFREY LOUIS5 MILLER (EUGENE F.4, FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was
born 08-Aug-1962 in Omaha, NE. He married JUDY BAKER 21-Mar-1987 in Anchorage, Alaska, USA,
daughter of ED BAKER and LE ZUBER.
Children of JEFFREY MILLER and JUDY BAKER are:
i. KYLE6 MILLER, b. 01-Dec-1989, Anchorage, Alaska.
ii. NICOLE MILLER, b. 05-Nov-1991, Anchorage, Alaska.
82. SUZANNE MARIE5 MILLER (EUGENE F.4, FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC)
was born 09-May-1974 in Omaha, NE. She married MICHAEL GAETA 13-May-1995 in Las Vegas, Nevada,
USA, son of MICHAEL SR. and LINDA AKEYSON.
Children of SUZANNE MILLER and MICHAEL GAETA are:
i. TYLER6 GAETA, b. 11-Mar-1989, Omaha, NE, USA; Stepchild.
ii. SETH GAETA, b. 26-Dec-1990, Omaha, NE, USA; Stepchild.
83. JANA5 MILLER (MARVIN ANTHONY4, FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was
born 27-Jul-1962 in Harlan, Iowa, USA. She married RICHARD CULLEN DORE 15-Jan-1988 in Lake Charles,
Luisiana.
Children of JANA MILLER and RICHARD DORE are:
i. NICHOLAS GRIFFIN6 DORE, b. 04-Jan-1993, Kansas City, Missouri.
ii. BENJAMIN MICHAEL DORE, b. 18-Aug-1994, Kansas City, Missouri.
84. JOELLE5 MILLER (MARVIN ANTHONY4, FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was
born 21-Mar-1967 in Harlan, Iowa, USA. She married DARIN PAUL BEEZLEY 22-Sep-1995 in Iowa City,
Iowa.
Child of JOELLE MILLER and DARIN BEEZLEY is:
i. GRAHAM NOAH6 BEEZLEY, b. 11-Jan-1996.
85. GARY5 STEIMER (LARRY L.4 MILLER, FRANK J.3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was
born 05-May-1965 in Omaha, NE, USA. He married BETTY DITTLECOME JOHNSTON 17-May-1990 in Las
Vegas, Nevada, USA, daughter of SAM DITTLECOME and GEORGIA.
Children of GARY STEIMER and BETTY JOHNSTON are:
i. JEAN6 JOHNSTON, b. 23-Jun-1980; Stepchild.
ii. JASON JOHNSTON, b. 24-Jul-1982; Stepchild.
86. LINDA MARIE5 MULLER (DARELL DON4, CATHERINE JOSEPHINE3 MILLER, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA,
PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born 28-Sep-1955 in Harlan, Iowa. She married BRUCE ELMER MAYER 20-Oct-
1979 in St. Michael's Ch, Harlan, Iowa.
Children of LINDA MULLER and BRUCE MAYER are:
i. CHRISTOPHER DARYL6 MAYER, b. 05-May-1985, Robinson, IL, USA.
ii. JONATHAN RYAN MAYER, b. 07-May-1990, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
87. LORI ANN5 MARTIN (DEANN MARY4 MILLER, LEO PETER3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB,
CORNELIUSC) was born 01-Feb-1965 in Castro Valley, Alameda, California. She married RALF HALMUT
GILKYSON 01-Sep-1986 in Reno, Washoe, Nevada.
Child of LORI MARTIN and RALF GILKYSON is:
i. ERIC MARTIN6 GILKYSON, b. 03-Jun-1986, Hayward, Alameda, California.
88. MELISSA JEAN5 MILLER (JOHN LEONARD4, LEO PETER3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC)
was born 28-Oct-1972 in Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana. She married JEFFREY ANTHONY BLAKE 27-Jun-
1992.
Child of MELISSA MILLER and JEFFREY BLAKE is:
i. KELSEY JEAN6 BLAKE, b. 19-Aug-1992, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana.
89. TERESA MARIE5 MILLER (GILES VINCENT4, PETER JOHN3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB,
CORNELIUSC) was born 17-Oct-1958 in Cincinatti, Ohio. She married MAPES.
Children of TERESA MILLER and MAPES are:
i. ERIN MARIE6 MAPES, b. 06-Aug-1979.
ii. AMY MAPES, b. 06-May-1981.
iii. SARA MAPES, b. 06-Sep-1983.
iv. TESSA MAPES, b. Feb-1986.
90. JACQUELINE5 CLINE (SHEILA ROSE4 MILLER, PETER JOHN3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB,
CORNELIUSC) was born 08-Nov-1962 in Lake City, Iowa, USA.
Child of JACQUELINE CLINE is:
i. MEGAN6 CLINE, b. 22-Jun-1989, Lake City, Iowa, USA.
91. JEFFERY5 MILLER (MICHAEL4, PETER JOHN3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was born
20-Aug-1965 in Carroll, Iowa, USA. He married DIANE MILLER.
Children of JEFFERY MILLER and DIANE MILLER are:
i. NATHAN S.6 MILLER.
ii. MARIA E. MILLER.
92. MARY5 MILLER (DANIEL DELANO4, PETER JOHN3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was
born 23-Dec-1966. She married JEFF PETERS Jun-1990 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA.
Child of MARY MILLER and JEFF PETERS is:
i. WESLEY6 PETERS, b. 14-Feb-1993.
93. DANIEL D.5 MILLER (DANIEL DELANO4, PETER JOHN3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC)
was born 20-Feb-1968. He married THERESA MILLER 13-Aug-1989.
Children of DANIEL MILLER and THERESA MILLER are:
i. JESSICA J.6 MILLER, b. 11-Mar-1988.
ii. JACOB L. MILLER, b. 12-Jan-1992.
iii. JANA R. MILLER, b. 12-Aug-1993.
94. JOEL5 MILLER (ROBERT JOEL4, PETER JOHN3, ANNA2 GOERES, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB, CORNELIUSC) was
born 01-May-1969 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. He married ANGELA SEASE 17-Sep-1994 in Cummings,
Iowa, USA.
Child of JOEL MILLER and ANGELA SEASE is:
i. MADISON6 MILLER, b. 14-Jun-1996, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
95. TONY5 SOVEREIGN (BARBARA4 TACEY, VERONICA3 GOERES, P. THEODORE2, PETER1, FRANCIOSA, PIERREB,
CORNELIUSC) was born 02-Jun-1964. He married JULIE BUCHOLZ 14-Jun-1986.
Child of TONY SOVEREIGN and JULIE BUCHOLZ is:
i. HOLLYANN6 SOVEREIGN, b. 22-Sep-1988.
