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iv. George was born on 19 Jun 1902 in Eaton, CO. He married Flora Gaede on 1 Jul
1929 in Cheyenne, WY. He adopted Ethel Dupper in Jul 1945 in Greeley, CO. He
died on 13 Jun 1980 in Greeley, CO, at age 77. He was buried on 18 Jun 1980 in
Wheat Ridge, CO.
22. v. Rachel, born 2 May 1904 in OK; died 12 Apr 1983 in Nampa, ID.
23. vi. Lillian W, born 13 Jan 1906 in Woodward, OK; died 22 Dec 1985 in Westminster,
CA.
24. vii. Henry, born 2 Dec 1907 in Granada, CO; died 26 Dec 1989 in Greeley, CO.
25. viii. Elsie, born 24 Sep 1910 in Ault, CO; died 25 Nov 1996 in Greeley, CO.
26. ix. Ella Marie, born 25 Oct 1915 in Ault, CO; died 9 Feb 2001 in Greeley, CO.
13. Dorothea WONNENBERG (Ludwig, Friedrich, Heinrich) was born on 15 Oct 1877 in Kronental, North
Caucasus. She married Johann 'John D.' Quast, son of Gottfried Quast and Karolina Hoffman, on 17 Nov 1894
in North Caucasus. Dorothea and Johann immigrated on 28 Oct 1905 to Gavesten, TX. She immigrated in Oct
1908 to Spondin area, AB. In Nov 1908 Dorothea and Johann took out a homestead at SW19 TW33 RG11 W4
which was close to Spondin, AB. They raised their family and farmed here until they retired. She died on 14
Oct 1954 in Calgary, AB, at age 76.
Children of Dorothea Wonnenberg and Johann 'John D.' Quast were as follows:
i. Karolina was born on 8 Feb 1894 and was adopted into the Quast family. She died
in 1918 in Castor, AB.
27. ii. Alexander 'Alex,' born 19 Jun 1901 in N. Caucusas; died 1 Mar 1977 in Hanna,
AB.
iii. Edward was born circa 1903 in N. Caucusas. He died in Oct 1905 at sea.
iv. Johann 'John' was born on 9 Oct 1906 in Alva, OK. Johann owned and operated a
Texaco service station between 1921 and 1960 in Hanna, AB. He married Evalina
Lorna (Janke) Haynes on 15 Jul 1961 in Osoyoos, BC. He died on 18 Aug 1984 in
Edmonton, AB, at age 77. He was buried on 21 Aug 1984 in Sherwood Park, AB.
v. Heinrich was born on 28 Jan 1910 in Spondin, AB. He died in Jul 1931 in
Spondin, AB, at age 21. He was buried in Jul 1931 in Spondin, AB.
28. vi. Leontina 'Leah,' born 30 Jul 1911 in Richdale, AB; died 11 Jan 1979 in Kamloops,
BC.
29. vii. Ema 'Emma' Wilhelmina.
30. viii. Ottilie 'Delia.'
31. ix. Miriam 'Marian' Alice.
14. Justina WONNENBERG (Ludwig, Friedrich, Heinrich) was born on 8 Sep 1874 in Rostov, North
Caucasus. She married Gottlieb Koenig, son of Jacob Koenig and Katherine Seigfried, circa 1895 in N.
Caucusas. She and Gottlieb Koenig emigrated from Kronental, North Caucasus, and sailed from Bremen,
Germany May 13, 1899 on the ship 'Kaiser Wilhelm de Gross' with their 2 oldest children arriving Ellis Island,
New York on 31 May 1899. We found Justina's parents and her siblings on the same ship. Between Feb 1906
and Oct 1908 Justina lived in Granada, CO, where the family had moved because of her husband’s illness. After
he died her brother, Martin helped take care of the beet crop on land that they had rented. In Oct 1908 Justina
immigrated to Canada along with her brother Ludwig Jr. Wonenberg and two sisters Dorothea (John Quast) and
Louisa (Sam Littau) and their families as well as her mother Wilhelmina Bauch Wonnenberg. The siblings went
to Hanna, Alberta to homestead and Justina stayed in Calgary cleaning houses, washed & ironed cloths and baby
sitting children while her own children went to school. Grandma Wonnenberg stayed with Justina and her
family. She married Phillip Keim in 1910 in Acme, AB. Philip was a strong Adventist and had just lost his wife
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