I am looking for decendents of Wilhelm TIMM B. Nov. 16, 1849 in Germany D. Sept 29, 1928 in Wellington Township, Renville County. We are also looking for the KESKE family and the DEHNEL`s who are related to the TIMMS in the same county

Looking for the death date and place of Edward O'CONNOR and his wife Minnie BLOWERS, residents of Renville County in 1880. Also any further information on Minnie's parents John BLOWERS and Sarah BELT. Thank you for any help you can give me. I have information on Edward and Minnie's son William Edward O'CONNOR if anyone is looking for this.

Renville County Family Genealogy Information SURNAME: GRIMES

Generation 1.

William Thomas GRIMES b. 1834 Ireland d. 1888 Renville County? married 1862 in Jessenland, Sibley County, MN to Catherine DOHENY b. 1840 Tipperary, Ireland d. 1896 Renville?

Generation 2.

Thomas GRIMES b. c1864 Golden Gate, Renville County, MN d. ???? married c 1890 in Renville County to Emma NELSON b. ???? d. ????
Children:
5 sons (William, Florene, Henry, Robert, Ambrose
2 daughters (Constance, one unknown)

Edgar GRIMES b. ???? Golden Gate, Renville County, MN d. ???? married c1890s in Renville? to Alice BERGER b. ???? d. ????
Children:
2 sons (Leo and Patrick)
4 daughters (Beatrice, Marie, Marjorie, Janet)

Robert GRIMES b. ???? Golden Gate, Renville County, MN d. ???? married 1890s in Renville? to Rosie HOFFENSPEIGER b. ???? d. ????
Children:
1 son (name unknown)
4 daughters (Hillary, Monica, Genevieve, Unknown)

William Louis GRIMES b. 1870 Golden Gate d. 1964 Detroit, MI married 1901 in Birch Cooley, Renville County, MN to Sarah Jane (Sadie) BROWN b. 1879 Birch Colley d. 1972 Detroit, MI
Note: William and Sarah Jane are my grandparents. I have a lot of data on the BROWNs also from Renville County, which I will send later
Children (all born in Franklin, Renville County, MN):
Mary Edith b. 1901 d. 1979 Yankton, SD
James Bernard b. 1903 d. 1986 Detroit, MI
NOTE: My father Patrick b. 1905 d. 1991 St. Paul, MN
Catherine b. 1906 d. 1996 Detroit, MI
Margaret b. 1909 Still living in Phoenix, AZ
Wifred b. 1910 Still living in Flint, MI
Lorraine b. 1912 Still Living in Farmington, MI
Lawrence b. 1914 Still living in Farmington, MI
David b. 1915 Still living in Farmington, MI
Collette b. 1917 d. 1995 in Southfield, MI
Clare Grace b. 1920 still living in Farmington, MI
Lois Eileen b. 1922 d. 1970 in Detroit, MI

Eugene GRIMES b. ???? Golden Gate, Renville County, MN d. ???? married 1890s in Renville? to Unknown Spouse
Children:
1 son, 4 daughters (all names unknown)

Kate GRIMES b. ???? Golden Gate, Renville County, MN d. ???? married 1890s in Renville? to Alex HUGHES b. ???? d. ????
Children:
1 son, 2 daughters (all names unknown)

Mary GRIMES b. ???? Golden Gate, Renville County, MN d. ???? married 1890s in Renville? to Dennis DOHENY b. ???? d. ????
Children:
2 sons, 3 daughters (all names unknown)

Henry GRIMES b. ???? in Renville ? d. ???? in Renville married 1890s in Renville? to Mary HARTMEN(n) b. ???? d. ???? (****)
Children:
1 son (Thomas), 6 daughters (names unknown)
**** Another researcher has a different spouse for Henry. Have lost her email address and will have to find her in my paper files

Here is some of my BROWN line data:

Generation 1.

James BROWN(1) b. 1835 Quebec, Canada d. 1881 Norfolk Twp, Renville married 1861 at Tingwick, Arthabaska County, Quebec to Mary Anne GOGGIN b. 1843 Tingwick, Que d. 1920 Franklin, Renville, MN James and Mary Anne emigrated from Quebec to Norfolk Twp. Renville County, MN in 1868. James died in a railroad accident.

Generation 2.

James BROWN (2) b. 1862 Tingwick, Que d. 1946 Morton, Renville married 1904 at Birch Cooley, Renville County to Ellen (Nellie) LANIGAN b. 1879 Renville? d. 1965 Renville?

Mary Ann (Moll) BROWN b. 1865 Tingwick, Que d. 1959 Franklin, Renville married 1894 Henryville Twp, Renville to Anthony POSS b. 1864 Carrolltown, PA d. 1951 Franklin, Renville Owned Poss Hardware in Franklin, MN

Edmund John BROWN b. 1868 Kitchener, Ontario d. 1935 Tacoma, WA married 1891 in Renville? to Nellie SWEENEY b. 1868 Berlin, WI d. 1952 Seattle, WA Edmund was a railroad engineer between Minneapolis and Seattle

David William BROWN b. 1869 Norfolk Twp, Renville d. 1946 Morton, Renv. married 1893 in Kandiyohi, MN to Sarah Ann LAWLOR b. 1872 Scott, MN d. 1940 Redwood City, Redwood Cty, MN

Catherine Elizabeth BROWN b. 1871 Norfolk Twp, Renville d. 1947 at Franklin, Renville County, MN. Married 1894 Renville County to Charles FREEMAN b. 1869 New York d. 1951 Franklin, Renville

Ellen (Nellie) BROWN b. 1872 Norfolk Twp, Renville d. 1956 St Paul, MN married 1896 Henryville Twp, Renville to Henry BECKMAN b. 1871 Sand Creek, Scott, MN d. 1954 St Paul, MN Henry was Cashier for State Bank of Morton, MN

Edward Henry BROWN b. 1875 Norfolk Twp, Renville d. 1934 Minneapolis married 1907 at Faifax, Renville, MN to Mae L. ROWE b. 1879 at ???? d. 1947 at ???? Edward owned Fairfax Hardware Co., Faifax, MN

Patrick Andrew BROWN b. 1877 Norfolk Twp, Renville d. 1949 St Paul married 1920 at Franklin, Renville, MN to Lenora May DVORAK b. 1892 at ???? d. 1954 at ???? Patrick was a Sales Rep for Central Petroleum Co.

Sarah Jane BROWN b. 1879 Norfolk Twp, Renville, MN d. 1972 Detroit, MI married 1901 at Birch Cooley, Renville, MN to William Louis GRIMES b. 1870 Golden Gate (Eden), Renville, MN d. 1964 Detroit, MI (My Grandparents)

I am looking for descendants of John and Lydia (BRINKMANN) REKOWSKI. The Brinkmann Family lived in Danube, MN at one time. Lydia (BRINKMANN) REKOWSKI was born about 1909 and died in 1980 in Minneapolis. She was married to John J. REKOWSKI (b: 1897, d: 1966 in Minneapolis). They had 3 children: Kathleen (REKOWSKI) SWENJAKOW/JENKINS, Irwin/Erwan J. and Donald J. REKOWSKI.

I am looking for relatives of William and Emma Augusta (BRINKMANN) STEWART. Emma was born about 1905 in MN. The BRINKMANN Family lived in Danube, MN at one time. After Emma's marriage, her and her husband lived in Henning, MN.

Other STEWART names that are listed in an old address book c1970's, Thomas STEWART who lived in CA. Believe he married a woman named Lillion. Also, Constance Jean STEWART possibly born September 24, 1936. Not sure how Thomas and Constance are related. There is a possibility that William and Emma STEWART did not have any children.

We have some pictures of the ZASKE and LENZ families of Renville. This branch never had children and we would like to give them to someone who could care for them. We do not know who most of the pictures are of, but they could be of historical interest. Thanks

My wife's grandmother was a HUMBOLDT from Renville County and her father Charles was listed in the county history as one of the early settlers.
HUMBODLT, Charles - Lived in Renville County about 1870-1910,
(http://www.mtn.org/mgs/cross/goodlund/surname.htm)

We are looking for the LANTZ/LENTZ family, originally living in Baker Twp, Stevens Co. Specifically, William LENTZ b: 1887 married Rose BRENNAN, and had one child Walter LENTZ. William later moved to Calif. William also had a sister, Ella LENTZ, who according to the 1900 census was living with an aunt & uncle William & Littcie ZUMMACH. I would appreciate hearing from anyone with connections to either of these families.

Please see the large list of my surnames posted on the surnames page. Any info/questions on these surnames from my GRIMES-BROWN family will be gratefully accepted and responded to.

I am seeking information on the NELSON family. Mary JESSEN, her brother Marcus (b. 25 Dec 1851 in Bov, Åbenrå, Denmark), and brother Lawrence Peter (b. 10 Dec 1861) immigrated in 1882-3 and settled in Bird Island, Renville Co. Mary may have been married to Jens Peter NELSON before leaving Germany (Schleswig). They had four children, the youngest of whom was Christine Marie b. 12 Jan. 1895 in Renville Co., MN and d. 8 Nov 1990 in New Ulm, Brown Co. She married a Rev. FUERSTENAU. The boys, Joe b. 28 July 1884, John GOTTLIEB b. 17 Oct 1890, and Peter GOTTLIEB b. 9 Apr 1892 were all born near Olivia.

Where did (Jens) Peter and Mary live in Renville County and when did they die? They were not members of the same church as Marcus and Lawrence (Palmyra Ev. Lutheran), or at least their names don't appear in the early records.

Looking for information on or descendents of Ole GUNDERSON of Sacred Heart Village, Renville County, Mn. Ole was living in Sacred Heart in 1920. He was born in May of 1850 in Dovre, Oppland, Norway and came to the United States in 1880. His wife, Ragna, was born in about 1880 in Norway and came to the United States in 1903. They had four children as of the 1920 U.S. Census: Iola(13), Gladys(11), Oney(9) and Harry(5). Information I have indicates that Ole is my greatgrandmother's brother. Any information about this family would be greatly appreciated, and I am willing to share what I have.

Looking for the names KORTGARD, KORTGAARD, SOLBERG, and IVERSON in the making of the co. history mid to late 1800's. thanks