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Ferdinand Dentinger / Dendinger is my g-g-grandfather. He left his home in
the Alsace-Lorraine area at the age of 22 along with his wife Margaret (Meyer)
and their two year old daughter, Margaret. They boarded a ship called the Windsor
Castle in Havre, France and arrived in New York on June 12, 1845.
The couple settled in and lived on a farm in Reed
Twp., Seneca Co., Ohio that eventually grew to encompass 200 acres.
The house still stands today.
Ferdinand had a very large family to help with his farm chores. I
have been able to identify four wives , Margaret
Meyer, Magdalena Willman,
Josephine Weishart, and Anna Hummer Herrig, and 21 children. If you
are researching your Dentinger / Dendinger roots from Seneca Co., Ohio there is
a very good chance that Ferdinand is an ancestor of yours. Follow the links
above to each mother's name to see pages set up specifically for their children
and grandchildren.
The photos on this page are mostly from family reunions and many people remain
unidentified in them. If you can name someone from a photo please do not
hesitate to contact me.
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the full sized picture, then use your Web browser's Back button to return to
this page.
Ferdinand Dendinger (1820 - 1902)
Drawing courtesy of Father Robert
Dendinger
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Josephine Weishart Dendinger (1849 - 1889) Third
wife of Ferdinand
Drawing courtesy of Father Robert
Dendinger
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The children of Ferdinand Dendinger present at the
Dendinger reunion. c. 1920
Back L-R: Charles, Jacob, Alois, Edward, Frank,
Joseph
Seated: Ferdinand "Fred", Caroline
Reinhart, Veronica LeMaire, Rose Sietz, Mary Elisabeth Schreiner, John
Photo
courtesy of Susan (Lepley) Green.
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The women present at the Dendinger reunion. c.
1920
Seated: x, Veronica Dendinger LeMaire, x, Margaret
Reinhart, Caroline Dendinger Reinhart, x, Mary Elizabeth Dendinger
Schreiner, x, x, x, x, x, x, Rose Dendinger Sietz.
Back row: all unidentified
Photo courtesy of Father Robert
Dendinger
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The men present at the Dendinger reunion.
c.1920
Front: Charles D., x, x, Joseph D., Ferdinand
"Fred" D., John D., x, x, x.
Second row: x, x, Edward D., Jacob D., x, x, x.
Standing: unidentified except third from right -
Frank D.
Photo courtesy of Father Robert
Dendinger
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The children present at the Dendinger family
reunion. c. 1920.
All unidentified. Somewhere in here
might be my
Grandma, Coletta Reinhart.
Photo courtesy of Father Robert
Dendinger
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All unidentified except Catherine Dendinger on far
left.
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Front
row L-R: Bena Martin, Maude Dice, Mildred Dendinger, Lydia Dendinger
Middle:
Marti?, Lena Dendinger, Anna Boyer, Betty Boyer, Coletta Miller, Tillie
Dendinger.
Back:
Jenny Dice, Fronie D, Margaret Green, Agnes D., Nora D.
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women. It must be before 1925, as that is when my great
grandmother, Caroline, died. The names given are just my guesses.. Compare with the other photos for
yourself and tell me what you think.
Front
row L-R: Mary E. (Dendinger) Schreiner, Caroline (Dendinger) Reinhart,
x, x, x
Back:
x, x, Veronica (Dendinger) LeMaire, Lena (Wagner) Dendinger, x, x, Lydia
(Wollenslegel) Dendinger
Photo courtesy of Susan (Lepley) Green.
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