Bernice Dietrich

Notes:

Claude V. Dietrich, 74, 119 E. Ninth St., a retired decorator, died at Doctors Hospital at 8:20 p.m. yesterday.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church with Msgr. E.H. Vurpillat officiating. Burial wil be in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the Hummer-White Mortuary from tomorrow afternoon.

Mr. Dietrich was born at Cassville, Wis., July 2, 1886, the son of Alfred and Jeanette Dietrich. He was married to Augusta Machalleck, who preceded him in death. He was a member of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church and BPO Elks 432.

Only survivor is a niece, Mrs. Lucille Alt, Clinton, Iowa.

Source: Dietrich, Claude V. Dec 12, 1960 Mich City News Disp pg 5 col 2

(Research):Census Lisitings:

1920 Census
INDIANA LA PORTE MICHIGAN CITY
ED#151 818-36-45
Dietrich, Claude Head of Househould 33 M Wisc PA Wisc Decor
ating Contractor
Dietrich, Augusta Wife 36 M 1884 (year of emigration) Nov 1904 (year of naturalization) Po-G (Posen) German Germany German Germany German
Dietrich, Bernice Daughter 9 S Indiana Wisconsin Germany
Machalleck, Amelia Mother in Law 67 Widowed 1884 (year of emigration) Nov 1904 (year of naturalization) Po-G (Posen) German Germany German Germany German

1930 Census
Indiana, LaPorte County, Michigan City
ED #52 119-64-86
Dietrich Claude H Age 41 Married at age 20 Born: Wisc Father Born: PA Mother Born: IL Contractor, Decorating
Dietrich, Augusta Age 42 Married at age 21 Born in Germany, as were both parents Immigrated in 1888
Dietrich, Bernice Age 19 Single Born: Ind Father Born: Wisc Mother Born: GA Bookkeeper, Paint Store

Claude married Augusta Frances Machalleck on 7 Nov 1906 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Augusta (daughter of Peter Belen Machalleck and Mildred Amelia Jesse) was born on 5 Nov 1884 in Prussia; died on 2 Mar 1939 in Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Augusta Frances Dietrich, 54, died at 7:15 this morning at her home, 119 E. Ninth St. She had been ill a long time. Mrs. Dietrich was born Nov. 5, 1884, in Hamburg (sic), Germany, the daughter of Peter and Amelia Machalleck. Fifty-three years ago she came to this country and on November 1907, was married in Dubuque, Ia., to Claude V. Dietrich who survives. Others surviving include one daughter, Bernice, at home, and the following brothers and sisters: George Machalleck, this city; Joseph Machalleck, Niles, Mich.; Mrs. Anna Schultz, this city; Mrs. Barbara Everett, Niles and Mrs. Joseph Kamm, North Buena Vista, Ia. Mrs. Dietrich was affiliated with St. Mary's of the Immaculate Conception parish. Funeral arrangements will be announced Friday.

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Notes:

Married:
Claude Dietrich and Miss Augusta MaChalleck, both of Cassville were married in Dubuque afternoon of Wednesday, November 7, by Justice Zimmerman. The young couple visited relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Kimbel of Dubuque until Tuesday when they returned to this village where they will reside.

(Cassville Index 11-15-1906: Courtesy Mrs. LaVon Hall)

Alfred married Alvira Jenett Parce on 4 Dec 1870 in Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin. Alvira was born on 11 Oct 1849 in Batavia, Kane County, Illinois; died on 11 Jan 1914 in Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Claude appears to have been the youngest child of Alvira and Alfred. They were the parents of Frank, Regina, George, Conrad, Ernest and Claude. (Courtesy of Mrs. LaVon Hall).

Notes:

Peter MACHALLECK, formerly a resident of Cassville, died at the Grant county asylum August 21, after a week's illness. Deceased's wife and daughters Mary, Ann and Barbara, and sons Joe and George live at Michigan City, Ind. One daughter, Mrs. Claude Dietrich lives in Cassville; she and her husband and Mrs. Alfred Dietrich and Miss Millie Bossert went to Lancaster Thursday to attend the funeral held that afternoon. Interment was in the asylum cemetery. (Cassville Index, 8-21-1907: Obituary and Index information courtesy of Mrs. LaVon Hall).

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Cassville Town
Enumerated 15 Jun 1900
SD 2 ED 26 Sheet 12A
245-247
Machalleck, Belin Head W M May 1854 46 M 20 Germany Germany Germany 1885 15 Wood Chopper
Machalleck, Mildred Wf W F Jun 1852 48 M 20 7/6 Germany Germany Germany 1885 15
Machalleck, Agusta Dtr W F Nov 1884 15 S Germany Germany Germany 1885 15
Machalleck, Anna Dtr W F Jan 1887 13 S Wisc Germany Germany At School
Machalleck, Joseph Son W M Oct 1889 10 S Wisc Germany Germany At School
Machalleck, Barbara Dtr W F Nov 1890 9 S Wisc Germany Germany At School
Machalleck, George Son W M Sept 1893 6 S Wisc Germany Germany At School

Peter married Mildred Amelia Jesse about 1880 in Germany. Mildred (daughter of Andrew Jesse and Mary Bajrovik) was born on 10 Jun 1852 in Strelitz, Kreis Kolmar, Posen, Prussia; died on 18 Jan 1930 in Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana; was buried on 21 Jan 1930 in Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City, Laporte County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to Augusta Jesse Buchholz, Amelia married a Macholic (sic). Jo Peck indicates that they lived in Cassville, Wisconsin. Sandra Everett Sauceda, Amelia's great granddaughter, writes that "every MACHALLECK in this country is desended from them . The only member of my immediate family left that I could ask questions of married into the family and doesn't have any answers either. She did remember visiting the Bossert's in Wisconsin however." [Email from: sandrasauceda@yahoo.com to Melinda Strong, August, 2003]

At the time of the 1920 census, Amelia was living with her daughter and son-in-law, Augusta and Claude Dietrich.

Sandra also provided the following obituary that was published in the Michigan City (Indiana) News-Dispatch on January 17, 1930:

Mrs. Amelia Machalleck, 1121 Cedar Street, passed away at 11 o'clock Saturday morning, following a few hours illness. Death was due to apoplexy. She was born in Wisconsin (sic) on June 10, 1852, and had lived in Michigan City for many years. Her husband died several years ago. She is survived by two sons, Joseph Machalleck, Niles, Mich., and George of this city and four daughters, Mrs. Joseph Kamm, Buena Vista, Ia., Mrs. Claude Dietrich and Mrs. Harry Schultz, this city and Mrs. Barbara Everett, Niles, Mich., and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dietrich, 119 East Ninth street with the Rev. Lawrence Weber officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may view the body any time up to the hour of the service.

Additionally, the following cemetery records was found online:

M - Surnames at Greenwood Michigan Township 153 Tilden Avenue Phone (219) 873-1521 La Porte County, Indiana

MACHALLECK Amelia Jesse 76 01/18/1930 01/21/1930 O 2 16 1

(Research):
Census Listings:

1920 Census
INDIANA LA PORTE MICHIGAN CITY
ED#151 818-36-45
Dietrich, Claude Head of Househould 33 M Wisc PA Wisc Decor
ating Contractor
Dietrich, Augusta Wife 36 M 1884 (year of emigration) Nov 1904 (year of naturalization) Po-G (Posen) German Germany German Germany German
Dietrich, Bernice Daughter 9 S Indiana Wisconsin Germany
Machalleck, Amelia Mother in Law 67 Widowed 1884 (year of emigration) Nov 1904 (year of naturalization) Po-G (Posen) German Germany German Germany German

Notes:

AKA Andrew GESSE.

Andrew married Mary Bajrovik in Prussia. Mary was born before 1815 in Prussia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Barbara LaChance [lachance@ccis.com] notes that "in a lot of the slavic names many of the letters are either not pronounced or are pronounced like an entirely different letter. I tried looking up your name "BAJROVIK" and the closest I could get in my books was: BAJOREK (Pol.) Dweller by the slough or muddy place. (Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by E.C. Smith).

Notes:

Married:
The names of the children Mary and Andrew JESSE, are based on list prepared by their granddaughter, Augusta Jesse Buchholz. Augusta's granddaughter, Fern Falkenstein Bengelsdorf, has the original list, and gave a copy of it to Dorothy Ball Williams. It APPEARS that George and Anna were the oldest children, and Amelia the youngest. This seems logical since George and Anna appear to have been the first to emigrate. The birthdates of the other children are ESTIMATED based on this assumption. If they were not listed in birth order, this is likely incorrect.