This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: karebaer22 Surnames: Huelsing, Hulsing, Winkler Classification: marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.stlouis/4974.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Anne! I seem to be about 5 1/2 years late. A fellow family member pointed out your post to me. Usually I've found the last name spelled "Huelsing" or "Hulsing". I've also found several records pertaining to this family. Georg Huelsing married Margaret Mary Hesspling on 25 Apr 1854 in St. Louis (found in St. Louis Marriage Records 1804-1876 and Missouri Marriage records 1805-2002). I don't know when he immigrated, but Georg was naturalized on 21 Jul 1857. He died on 20 Jul 1888 and is buried in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery with Margaret Mary, who died on 2 Jan 1915. Margaret arrived at New Orleans on the ship Jeverland on 18 Jan 1854. She came from Bremen with Engeline Hesspling, probably her sister. Catherina (whose name is spelled in a variety of ways from a variety of sources) was George Winkler's 3rd wife. Her siblings were Michael (1863-1933), Elizabeth (1865-?), and Mary (1867-?). She died on 28 Jun 1936. For a time after she was widowed she lived with her brother Michael in St. Louis George is the son of Nicholas Winkler (1818-1872) and Magdalena Thomas (1818-1877). He is one of 9 known siblings. He was born on 28 Mar 1842 in Germany. I do not know when the family came over, but it was probably somewhere between 1847-1849 (according to my research, a brother in 1847 was born in Germany and the next born in 1849 in Illinois). He was married twice before Catherine, and the wives apparently died in childbirth. George fought in the Civil War as evident by a widower's pension declaration made by Catherina. He died on 15 Jun 1888, a month before Catherina's father Georg dies. He is also buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Freeburg Illinois. His tombstone is at the front of the cemetery, next to Georg and Margaret Huelsing. Apparently Nicholas and Magdalena Winkler are also buried in the cemetery, but I have not been out to look for the stone yet. Catherina's grave is in the middle of the cemetery. My family is descended from George and Catherina's son: Philip George Winkler. Which sibling did your family descend from? There was always a family story that George Winkler committed suicide by hanging himself in a barn. I'm curious about this as suicides would not normally be buried in a Catholic cemetery. It is one thing that I would like to dig up. I have pictures of the gravestones, plus scans of the marriage and death certificates of many of these people. I also have 1 picture of George Winkler and of Catherine Huelsing/Winkler. I found many of the records at the LDS website, where the archdiocese of Belleville houses their scanned records. See here to tell you how to get there: http://www.stclair-ilgs.org/cath.htm Although it looks like right now the records from Belleville are down for maintenance. You can also view my tree ate http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14243314/family?fpid=80932344. I would knowing any further information you may have, especially family photos and stories. Hope this helps. Take care! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.