Judith married BROOKS, Richard Wayne [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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27 December 1985, Tonawanda News

HASELEY-Clarence R. Haseley, age 73, from the Town of Wheatfield, (Bergholz), on December 25, 1985 in Erie County Medical Center, after a lengthy illness.
Survived by his dear wife, Irma L. (nee Pokelwaldt) Haseley; three daughters, Mrs. Donald (Lois) Walck of Lockport, Mrs. Richard (Judith) Brooks and Jean Wyles, both of Buffalo; two sisters, Mrs. Frances Voelker of Bergholz and Mrs. Norman (Mabel) Harder of North Tonawanda; three granddaughters, Mrs. Marc (Debbie) Gillespie, Donna and Doreen Walck; one great-granddaughter, Danielle Gillespie. Pre-deceased by one sister, Evelyn Brown and one brother Melvin Haseley.
Friends may call at the Hamp Funeral Home corner of Adam and Seymour Streets, Tonawanda, Thursday 7-9 and Friday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 28, at 11 a.m. in St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bergholz with Rev. Lyle E. Larson officiating. Interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Development Fund of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church. Funeral arrangements are by the Dubois Funeral Home.

Clarence married POKELWALDT, Irma Lillian Delma on 26 Sep 1936 in Walmore, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Irma (daughter of POKELWALDT, Herman Willam and WITTKOPP, Helena Louise) was born on 28 Feb 1915 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died on 8 Jan 2007 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Irma L. (Pokelwaldt) Haseley
HASELEY-Irma L. (Pokelwaldt) Age 91 of Buffalo, formerly of Wheatfield, was called peacefully in her sleep on January 8, 2007 at the home of her daughter, Judith Haseley Brooks in Buffalo. Born in the Town of Wheatfield on February 28, 1915 to the late Herman and Helena (Wittkop) Pokelwaldt. Member of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bergholz, and was an accomplished seamstress and cook. Beloved wife of the late Clarence R. Haseley, who died December 25, 1985. Survivors include three daughters: Lois A. (Donald) Walck of Lockport, Judith Haseley Brooks and Jean Haseley Wynes, both of Buffalo; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Also pre-deceased by four brothers: William, Irving, Edward and Norman Pokelwaldt; and a sister, Olivia Pokelwaldt. Friends may call at the DUBOIS FUNERAL HOME, 2436 Niagara Road, (Bergholz) in Wheatfield on Tuesday from 7-9 PM. Services will be conducted Wednesday at 11 AM in St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, corner Niagara Rd. and Rohr St. in Bergholz. Interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Church.

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Niagara Gazette - 9/25/1936

Haseley-Pokelwaldt
SANBORN. Sept. 25—The marriage
of Miss Irma Pokelwaldt. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Pokelwaldt, of
Sanbom, to Clarence Haseley, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Christ Haseley. also of
Sanbom. will take place tomorrow at
3:30 o'clock tn St. Peter's Lutheran
church. Rev. Edw. Orabau will officiate.

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Christ D. Haseley, 61, Passes at Bergholz
BERGHOLZ. N. Y. - Christ D. Haseley, 61, died suddenly this morning at his home in Rohr street. He was born in North Tonawanda and had resided there and in this village practically all' his life. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Emma Wienke Haseley; two sons, Clarence, of this village, and Sergeant Melvin Haseley. serving with the U.S. Army in England: three daughters, Mrs. Henry Voelker and Mrs. Norman Harder, of this village, and Mrs. Alfred Walck, of Sanborn, N.Y.; ten grandchildren; two brothers, Rudolph, of Pekin, N. Y- and Edward, of Niagara Falls, N. Y„ and two sisters, Mrs. Warren Hill of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs, Rudolph Wienke, of Sanborn, N. Y. The funeral will be held; Saturday afternoon at 2:'5 o'clock.at the home and at 2:30. at St. James church. The Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate. Interment will be in St James cemetery.

Christian married WIENKE, Emma Pauline Mathilde on 30 Apr 1908 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Emma (daughter of WIENKE, Albert Frederic and RETZLAFF, Mathilda Bertha Auguste) was born on 5 Dec 1888 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Feb 1979 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Haseley-Emma P., age 90, of the Town of Wheatfield, Sunday, Feb. 18. 1979 in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Haseley was a member of St. James Lutheran Church and the women of the church. Surviving are 2 sons; Clarence R. Haseley and Melvin C. Haseley, both of the Town of Wheatfield, 2 daughters; Mrs. Frances M. Voelker and Mrs. Mabel H. Harder, both of the Town of Wheatfield. Mother of the late Evelyn Brown who died 2 years ago. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and 2 great great-grandchildren. A brother. Reinhard Wienke and a sister, Mrs. Esther Moll, both of the Town of Wheatfield. A sister-in-law, Mrs. Winifred Haseley, Niagara Falls. N.Y. The family will receive friends at the FRETTHOLD FUNERAL HOME Inc.,1141 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. Tuesday from 7 - 9 and Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9. Services will be held from St. James Lutheran Church, Bergholz, N. Y. Thursday at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. John C. Crilley will officiate. Interment In St. James Lutheran Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. James Lutheran Church Memorial Fund

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Can't be Feiwel Perkelwald arrived in US in 3/14/1898 from Rotterdam - ship - Spaarndam - marital status - M - last residence - Merzyez - nationality - Russian - going to see brother-in-law Schwartzberg (?) at 154 Allen Street, New York - BECAUSE the 1910 census shows him as nationalized in 1884

Was he HERMANN POECKELWALD listed as age 7 came with mother in 6/14/1884 on ship POLYNESIA from Hamburg?? If so, mother was Marie - age 31 - other children with her were Marie age 11 months, Ferdinand age 2 months

NF Gazette

H. W. Pokelwaldt Fatally Stricken
TONAWANDA -Herman W. Pokelwaldt, 82, of 60 Cleveland Ave., died unexpectedly early today (Oct. 26, 1956) after suffering a heart attack at the Columbus-McKinnon Chain County, where he was employed. City firemen administered oxygen and took Mr. Pokelwaldt to DeGraff Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Born in Germany, Mr. Pokelwaldt formerly resided at Walmore before moving to this city 19 years ago. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, St. Johnsburg. Surviving are his wife, Adelaide Winke (sic) Pokelwaldt; three sons, Irving Pokelwaldt, Lockport, Edward Pokelwalt, (sic) Niagara Falls, and Norman Pokelwaldt, North Tonawanda; a daughter, Mrs. Clara Haseley, Bergholtz; two stepsons, Arthur Schmeichel, Buffalo, and Wilbert Schmeichel; this city; a stepdaughter. Mrs. Donald Black. this city; a brother, Ferdinand Pokelwaldt, Medina; and a sister, Mrs. Anna Heinaman (sic), Buffalo. The Rev. J. Walter Theimeck will conduct services at. 2 p.m. Monday at the Ramp Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery.

Herman married WITTKOPP, Helena Louise on 30 Jan 1902 in Walmore, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Helena (daughter of WITTCOPP, Christian Friedrich and HASELEY, Friederike Louise) was born on 19 Jan 1879 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 14 Apr 1919 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

August married HELLERT, Auguste Albertine Maria on 7 Nov 1878 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Auguste (daughter of HELLERT, Johann Friedrich and SCHULZ, Friederike) was born on 23 Jun 1854 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 11 Dec 1912 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/28/1945

Albert F. Wienke, 86, of the
Falls bouelverd, Bergholtz, died
yesterday afternoon after a brief
illness. Born in Germany, he had
lived in the town of Wheatfield
the past 61 years. Mr. Wienke is
survived by four sons, Adolph
of Sanborn, John and Remhard
of Bergholtz and Albert F., Jr.,
of North Tonawanda; five daughters,
Mrs. Albert Schnemichel of
North Tonawanda, Mrs. Edward
Jagow of Niagara Falls, Mrs
Christ Haseley and Mrs. Esther
Moll of Bergholtz and Mrs. William
Eggert of Ransomville; 35
grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held Saturday at 2:30 p. m. from
the residence of his daughter, Mrs.
Moll, Falls Blvd. and at 3 p. m from
St. James church The Rev
Otto Bruss will officiate. Burial
will be in St. James cemetery.

Albert married RETZLAFF, Mathilda Bertha Auguste on 4 Feb 1879 in Stolzenburg, Prussia. Mathilda (daughter of RETZLAFF, Christian and LEMKE, Maria Dorothea) was born on 20 Oct 1860 in Pampow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 17 Apr 1935 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Falls Gazette - 4/1935

Aged Bergholtz Resident Passes
BERGHOLTZ, April 17,-Mrs. Matilda Wienke, nee Retzlaff, 74 years old, wife of Albert Wienke, died today at her home, in Cayuga road after a brief illness. She was stricken with paralysis Sunday. She was born in Campow (sic), Germany, and had resided in this village for the past 51 years. She was a member of St. James Lutheran church and the Ladies' Aid society.
Besides her husband, she is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Edward Jagow and Mrs. William Eggert, both of Niagara Falls, Mrs. Albert Schmeichel, of North Tonawanda, Mrs. Christ (sic) Haseley, of Sanborn, and Mrs. Gustav Moll, of Bergholtz; five sons, Adolph, of Sanborn, John, Hugo and Reinhard, all of Bergholtz. and Albert, of North Tonawanda; 34 grandchildren; seven great granchildren (sic); two brothers, Fred, of Grand Haven, Mich., and Edward, of Sanborn. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p. m. from the home and at 2:30 from St. James church. The Rev. Otto Bruss will officiate. Interment will be in St. James cemetery.

William + SY, Marie. Marie was born on 8 Oct 1863 in Miedzyrzecz, Poland; died on 29 Sep 1901 in Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In Census 1860 in Royalton with parents
In Census 1870 in Royalton with Hollenbeck family
In 1880 Census with Frederike and 3 children as Wittcop
In 1900 Census as widow with 8 children in Town of Niagara as Wittkopp
In 1910 Census as Wittcof/Witteoh (Wittcop) with wife and 1 child
1920 Census in LaSalle with son, daughter, grandson and brother, Frank L as Christ F. Witcop - transcribed as Witcok - Per Bill Wittcopp on 2/22/09 - Christian wanted to serve in the Civil War but was deemed to be too young so he went to Canada and re-established himself with the change of name and new birth date in order to serve.

WITTCOPP-At La Salle, N. Y., Jan. 26th, Christian F., aged 81, father of Albert of Cambria, Henry of Bergholtz, Philip and Mrs. William Camann of La Salle, Mrs. Wm. Schultz of North Tonawanda and Esther at home. Funeral from the family residence Tuscarora Road, Tuesday, Jan 29th, at 2 p.m. Burial in Shawnee, N. Y. Mr. Wittcopp served through the Civil War as corporal in Co. H, 20th Regiment,. U. S. Infantry.
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CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES AT FAMILY HOME IN TUSCARORA ROAD
Christian F. Wittcopp Changed Spelling of Name in Order to Enlist.
Christian F. Wittcopp, 81 years old, one of the few remaining Civil War veterans of the town of Niagara, died Saturday afternoon at the family home in the Tuscarora road. Funeral services will be held from the home on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Edward Graubau (sic), of the Walmore church, will officiate. Interment will be in Shawnee cemetery.
At the outbreak of the Civil War Mr. Wittcopp tried to enlist on several occasions but each time was told that he was too young. He was a large boy for his age and finally decided to conceal his identity by changing the spelling of his name and his address. The name was originally spelled Wittkopp but he changed the "k" to a "c" and told the recruiting officer he came from Canada. He had retained the changed spelling of his name ever since. He enlisted in Company H. 20th, Regiment, U. S. Infantry, and soon became a corporal. He participated in many engagements and at the close of the war was given an honorable discharge. He is survived by three sons, Albert, of Cambria; Henry, of Bergholtz, and Philip, of the town of Niagara; and three daughters, Mrs. William Camann, of Niagara. Falls; Mrs. William Schultz, of North Tonawanda, and Miss Estelle Wittcopp, of the Tuscarora road, with whom he made his home.
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NF Gazette

SERVICES FOR VETERAN
Last Rites for C. F. Wittcopp, Soldier in Civil War, Held at Home.
SANBORN, Jan. 30-Funeral services, for Christian F. Wittcopp, 81, one of the few remaining Civil war veterans of the town of Niagara, who died Saturday at the family home in the Tuscarora road, were held from the home yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Edward Graubau (sic), of the Walmore church, officiated. Interment was in Shawnee cemetery. The bearers were Raymond Schultz, Norman Pockelwaldt, Arthur Wittcopp, Erwin Pockelwaldt, Clarence Wittcopp and Edward Pockelwaldt. Mr. Wittcopp served throughout the Civil war. His loss is mourned by a wide circle of friends and relatives

Christian married HASELEY, Friederike Louise on 6 Feb 1873 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Friederike (daughter of HASELEY, Friedrich II and FAHRENWALD, Dorothea) was born on 15 Apr 1846 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 21 Apr 1882 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]