Volk Family Album
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John and Almira Volk in Oconto Falls Wisconsin |
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Garth Volk, captain, 1924 |
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THE VOLK FAMILY OF OCONTO FALLS

McKenny Family
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Howard, Emily, Addell, Marietta, Flo, Viola, Oliver McKenney |
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![]() Kent died in Belgium December 23, 1944 during World War II |
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Volk
Family Tree
John
and Almira Volk Family
John
Volk, Almira Volk, and
their children
Volks
came to America from
Tattisboone Bavaria
February
2010 compiled by Gayle
Volk: gvolk@lamar.colostate.edu
Generation 1
John Volk
born: September 11, 1775 in NYC; Sept 2, 1775 According to Norman Volk
autobiography
died: February 7, 1809 in NYC, Feb 7, 1810,
Buried in Old South Church
Cemetary according to Norman Volk.
+ Agnes
Christy (also Christie)
born: Dec. 25, 1781 in Hackensack, NY
Father: John Christie (1754 -
1815) of Hackensack and Dumont, Bergen County, New Jersey (family
originally from Iverden, Scotland, James
Christie immigrated to Bergen County, New Jersey in the late
1600's)
Mother: Annatie Hannah Brinkerhoff (1757
- 1848) of Ridgefield Park, Bergen County, New Jersey
married: 1800
died: Oct. 13, 1862, Norman Volk autobiography Bergen, New Jersey
Children of John Volk and Agnes Christy:
1. John Cooper Volk (Jan. 22,
1806 - Dec 11, 1892)
2. Henry Volk (1809 - 1870)
3. Rachael Volk married John
Banta
Generation 2
1. John Cooper Volk
born: Jan 22, 1806 in New York
died: Dec 11, 1892
burial: Volk Family Cemetery
+ Hannah Jersey: wife #1
born: June 3, 1805 From typed records of John Volk bible
married May 5, 1827 in NYC
died: March 6, 1830 in New Jersey, age 25 years
Child of Volk and Hannah Jersey:
1. John Christie Volk
born: May 25,1828 in New York From typed records of John Volk bible
occupation: sawyer in 1850 in DePere; lumber manufacturer in 1860
Siltes, Oconto County, WI
+ Mary Elizabeth Bunn
born: 1828 in New York
died: 1910
Children of John C. Volk and Mary Bunn:
1. Hannah M. Volk
born: 1851 in Wisconsin
died: 1915
married: Ernest Henry Schaal
Nov 15, 1847-1942 on 12/1871
children of Hannah Volk and Ernest
Schaal:
1. Oscar Schaal
1882
2. J Wesley Schaal 1890-1978 married Jennie Schaal 1891-1965
3. George Schaal married Amy E Armstrong Schaal 1882-1906
4. Wallace Schaal
Married Helen Schaal (Hannah was her
Grandmother)
5. Marjorie May Schaal 1921 - Raymond Brock 1916
1.
Clifford Brock (son of Marjorie Schaal and Raymond Brock)
6. Ferdinand Schaal
2. Lucy E. Volk
born: 1853 in Wisconsin married William
E Volk
3. David Henry Volk
born: 1855 in Illinois (or 1854?)
died: May 15, 1862 7 yrs 6 mos; Son of J.C. & M.E.
Volk
burial: Volk Family Cem
4. Maggie M. Volk (Margaret
May)
born: 1857 in Wisconsin
died: June 8, 1875 age 18y
+ Almira Ketchum (also
Ketcham); wife #2
born: Nov 18, 1810 In Long Island, Suffolk County, New York
Father: Richard
Dean Ketchum
Mother: Mary
Howell
Notes: Frances
(Francis) Olinger in Volk Family Cemetary is Almira Ketchum's
sister. Branches of Almira's family are said to date back to the
Mayflower voyage.
married Oct 9, 1830 in NYC
died: Sept 10, 1906 in Oconto Falls, WI
burial: Volk Family Cemetery
Children of Volk and Almira Ketchum:
1. James Henry Volk
born: Dec. 11, 1832 in New York (1860 census)
occupation: sawyer in 1850 in DePere, WI.; lumber
manufacturer in 1860 Siltes, Oconto County, WI
died: Aug 28, 1890
burial: Volk Family Cemetery
+ Ann Bunn
born: Jan 13, 1831 in Bernardsville, Summerset
County, New Jersey
married: June 18, 1852 in Oconto Falss, WI
died: Mar 20, 1890 in Oconto Falls, WI
burial: Volk Family Cemetery
children of Henry Volk and Anne Bunn:
1. George Washington Volk
born: April 14, 1855 in Cook County, Illinois Dec
24,1839-feb12 1945
died: June 1, 1922 Sandiago, California
+ Laura Theordora Delano
born: Dec. 25, 1859 in Brookside,
Oconto, WI
married: July 8, 1885 in Brookside, Oconto, WI
Nov. 21, 1928 in San Diago, California
Children of George W. Volk and Laura T. Delano:
1. Marcus Henry Volk 1886
2. Leonard Delano Volk 1888
3. Raymond George Volk 1891
4. Vivian Ida Volk
1893
2. Ann Amelia Volk
born: June 6,1857 in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin
died: Sept 12, 1911 in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin
+ Douglas
Cornish Elliott
born: Oct 29, 1857 in Scio, Allengheny County, New
York
married: November 19, 1883 in Oconto Falls, WI
died: March 8, 1942 Oconto Falls, WI
children: all born in Oconto County, WI;
1. Edna Jane Elliott 1887
2. Harry Douglas Elliott 1889
3. Howard Payne Elliott 1894
3. Mary (Marcella or Margella) Ella
Volk
born: Mar 12, 1859 in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin
died: Jan 2, 1896 Oconto Falls
burial: Volk Cemetery, Oconto
+ Fernando Badger
Perrigo
born: 1862 in Oconto Falls, WI
married: Nov. 24, 1883 Oconto Falls, WI
died: 1926 in Monrovia, California
Children of Mary Ella Volk and Ferdinand Perrigo (
all born in Oconto Falls, WI)
1. Sarah
(Lula) E Perrigo
born:October 1885 1886?
2. Estelle (Stella)
Amelia Perrigo 1887 - 1976
3. Zoella Perrigo
Aug. 14, 1888 Oconto Falls - April 24, 1941 LA, California (married
Hugh Montgonery Foster)
4. Ralph E. Perrigo Son
born:
1889
died: 1898 Oconto Falls, WI
5. Verna Evelyn Perrigo Hughes 1892 - 1966
6. Alice Hope Hazel Perrigo
1894 - 1966
7. Alma Ann ( Mildred) Perrigo
Leland 1894 - 1987
4. Sarah (Jean) Emogene Volk
born: 1861 in Wisconsin (1880 census)
died: Feb. 5 9, 1885, Daughter of Henry & Jane
Volk
burial: Volk Family Cemetery
+ Clark Bunn
5. Margaret (Maggie) Elmira Volk
born: Jan. 23, 1863 in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin
+ George W. McCorriston
married: 1884 in Oconto Fallss, WI
6. John Henry Volk
born: Feb. 24, 1864 in Wisconsin
died: age 35 years 6 months 29 days (1899)
burial: Volk Family Cemetery
+ Minnie Rollof Rollaf
born: June 8, 1873
Father: John Rollof (1849-1930)
Mother: Mary Rollof (1849-1939)
died: April 25, 1914 in Oconto Falls, WI
7. William
Lincoln Volk
born: Jan 13 19, 1867, in Oconto Falls
died: March 1420, 1869 in Oconto Falls
burial: Volk Family Cemetery; inscribed son of Henry
& Jane Volk
8. Edward Volk
born: 1868 in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin
+ Viola (nee?)
9. Jane Elizabeth
Volk
born: September 6, 1869 in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin
died: October 14 24, 1904 in Oconto Falls,
Wisconsin
burial: Volk Family Cemetery
10. Joseph
Ketcham Volk
born: Dec. 1, 1870 in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin
died: April 12, 1946 in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin
burial: Volk Family Cemetery
+ Etta Root
born: 1872
married: 1893 in Green Bay, Brown County, WI 1902?
died: 1935 in Green Bay, Wisconsin
burial: Volk Family Cemetery
children of Joseph K. Volk and
Etta Root:
1. Milton Volk
2. Ralph
Volk
3. Edward
Volk
4. John Volk
3. Agnes Jane Volk
born:
Oct. 1, 1836 in Cook County, Illinois born Jan 10, 1836 according to
John Volk Bible
died Feb. 1, 1900 Oconto Falls,
WI (jan 2)
burial: Volk Cemetery, Oconto
County, WI
+ Rufus Andrews husband #1
marriage: 1854 in Cook County,
Illinois
children of Agnes Volk and Rufus
Andrews
1. John R. Andrews - wife Anna
died at age 28 on May 4, 1892 burial in Volk Cemetery
2. Almira Andrews (1855 - 1879) burial
in Volk Cemetery age 24; married Carthron Beaver.
3. Florence Andrew born 1859; marrried Warren Rice
+ Daniel P. Temple husband #2
born: Sept. 9, 1838
died: July 13, 1911
children of Agnes J. Volk and Daniel
Temple:
1. Hannah L. Temple Boldt 1877-1934
2. Etta Temple (Sterling) Borgan
May 19, 1869 -April 18, 1938;
married: J Sterling
children of Etta Temple
and J. Sterling:
1. Ulrich G Sterling: died Sept 16,
1890 Aged 1 yr 3 days
2. Hyacinth Sterling 1894
4.
Harriet Volk
born: Sept. 19, 1838 in NYC
died: Sept. 25, 1838
burial: Niles, Illinois (stone in
Volk Cemetery, Oconto,County, WI)
5. George
Washington Volk
born: Dec 24. 1839 in Illinois
died: Feb 12. 1845 in Cook
County, Illinois (age 5, brain disease)
burial: Niles, Illinois (stone in
Volk Cemetery, Oconto,County, WI)
6. Esther
Volk
born: 1840 in Illinois
death: ?
7. Almira
(Maria) Volk
born: May 5, 1832 in Cook County, Illinois
died : Aug. 21, 1901 in Stiles, WI
burial: Volk Cemetery
+ George
Webb Temple
born: Sept. 10, 1832 in Bowdoin, Maine
married: March 18, 1860 in Stiles, WI (WI State pre 1907 Marriage Index)
died: Dec. 19. 1909 in Oconto Falls, WI
burial: in Volk Family Cemetery inscription: Our Father has gone to a
mansion of rest; to the glorious land by the Diety Blest.
children of Maria Volk and George Temple:
1. Adaline A. Temple
born: June 17, 1861
(1851)in Elizabethtown, Kansas
died: 1920
buried: Volk Family
Cemetery, Oconto County, WI
+ James G. Reynolds
born: 1861
died: 1942
buried: Volk Family Cemetery,
Oconto County, WI
child of Adaline Temple and James Reynolds:
1. Mary Reynolds: died
Dec 9 1896 aged 4 days; buried: Volk Family Cemetery, Oconto County, WI
2. Richard Temple
born: August 2, 1863 in Stiles, Oconto County, WI
died: Sept. 30, 1864, age 1 year
3. Willie Temple
born: Sept 30, 1864
died: 1865 Aged 1 yr 1 mo 28 d
buried: Volk Family Cemetery, Oconto County,
WI
4. Gar Temple
born: Sept 30, 1864
died: 1865 Age 1 yr 1 mo 28
d
buried: Volk Family Cemetery,
Oconto County, WI
5. George Temple
born: Sept. 8, 1865 Humboldt, Oconto County, WI
6. Emma Temple
born: Jan. 11, 1868 in Stiles, Oconto County, WI
died: 1932
buried: Volk Family Cemetery, Oconto County, WI
+ Roderick E. Rice
born: 1861
died: 1899
buried: Volk Family Cemetery, Oconto County, WI
children of Emma Temple and Roderick
Rice:
1. Clifford Wells Rice
1888-1926 PFC WWI G.D. CO 116TH A.S.C; buried: Volk Family Cemetery,
Oconto County, WI
2. Hazel Rice Fuller 1890-1910
on stone with father Volk Family Cemetery, Oconto County, WI
7. Lillian I. Temple
born: 1872
died: 1936
burial: Volk Family Cemetery, Oconto County, WI
+ Yarwood H. Matravers
born: 1870
died: 1962
burial: Volk Family Cemetery, Oconto County, WI
grandchild of Lillian Temple and Yarwood Matravers:
1.Betty Ruth Matravers:
Feb 5, 1927-Aug 6, 1932 The
BethRuth Matravers buried with Yarwood and Lillian in the Volk
Cemetery was their
granddaughter. Daughter of Leroy "Roy" and Vera Matravers.
She died as the results of a traffic accident in Green Bay. Obituary
8. Alvin C. Temple
born: 1874
died: 1957
burial: Volk Family Cemetery, Oconto County, WI
+ Nava J. (nee ?)
born: 1876
died: 1959
burial: Volk Family Cemetery, Oconto County, W
9. Evelyn Almira Temple
born: May 25, 1875 in Oconto Falls, WI
died: Aug. 30, 1937 in Grants Pass, Oregon
burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Grants Pass, Oregon
+ Myron G. Schaal
born: 1877
died: 1930
10.
Mabel Hope Temple
born: 1877
died: 1930
burial: Volk Family Cemetery, Oconto County, WI
+ Thomas James Gallagher
born: 1872
died: 1949
burial: Volk Family Cemetery, Oconto County, WI
children pf Mabel Temple and
Thomas Gallagher:
1. Baby Son Gallagher; birth and death:
April 3, 1908 burial: Volk Family Cemetery, Oconto County, WI
2. Baby Son Gallagher April 14, 1920 -
May 14, 1920 burial: Volk Family Cemetery, Oconto County, WI
11. Albert C. Temple
born: Aug 19, 1881
died: Sept 4, 1909
burial: Volk Family
Cemetery, Oconto County, WI.
8. James Ketchum Volk
born: Aug 20, 1844 in Cook County, Illinois -
according to John Volk Bible and James K Volk bible
occupation: farmer in Gillett in
1880
died: Dec. 20, 1908
burial: Woodlawn Cemetery,
Oconto County, WI
+ Clara
A. Cool wife #1
born:
married:
died:
burial:
child of
James K. Volk and Clara Cool (According to Norman Volk and James K
Volk bible):
1. Cora E Cool
Volk (born April 26, 1865) and
married Eugene Bunn on May
23, 1883,
+ Carrie
Temple wife #2
born: Sept. 15, 1842 in Maine
(1880 census)
Mother: Carrie Cool Temple (born: 1807 in
Maine):
married: May 1, 1867 according to James K Volk bible (1869 according to Norman Volk
autobiography)
died: September 15, 1923
June 25, 1880
burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Oconto
County, WI
children of James K. Volk
and Carrie
1. Charles W Volk
born: 1868 in Wisconsin March 7, 1868 (according to James K Volk bible)
married: Josie Schuette Sept 6, __
2. Lore Volk - daughter
born: 1870 in
Wisconsin
3. Rose A Volk
born: Sept 19,
1870
married: Edward I
Strawson Nov 17, 1886
children of Rose A. Volk and Edward Strawson:
1. Rose Lin
Strawson died April 8, 1893
2. Howard E
Strawson died Aug 16, 1888 aged 3 mo 20 days
4.
James Richard Volk
born: June 16,
1872 in Illinois Oconto Falls, according to Norman Volk's autobiography
died: June 6,
1946
burial:
Woodlawn Cemetery=Oconto Falls City Cemetary?, Oconto County, WI
+ Marietta Adeline McKenney
born: Feb. 24,
1873
married: Sept.
7, 1898
died: July 17,
1952, burial: Oconto Falls City Cemetary
children of
James R. Volk and Marrietta McKenney:
1. Hazel Volk born 9-12-1899 died 1972
Married #1 Clarence Arton,
#2 Ed Wranosky
2. Norman Volk born 1-16-1901 Married
Lois N. Gaskell 2-4-1928
3. Emily Volk married (?) Suettinger (Two Rivers)
4. Garth William Volk born 6-12-1905
5. Gaylord Volk born Aug 5
1908
5.
Clara Ethel Volk
born: May 4, 1876, died Dec 31, 1899
married
Hayes Caldwell, Sept 28, 1897
6. Asa
Montgomery Volk
born:Aug 30, 1877
married Theresa
Keegan June 24, 1903
7. Roy (?) Volk ? Not sure who this is
born:
1878 in Wisconsin
8. Blanche Leula Volk
born: Oct 26,
1879
married: Leiberch
9. Clarence Temple Volk
born: March 1, 1882
married: Pearl
Lace June 30, 1903
died: Feb 27,
1909)
10. Almira May Volk (Sanders?)
born: April 29, 1888 (AKA Myra? Married Carl Wilske?)
9. William
Edgar Volk
born: May 17, 1847 in Wisconsin
occupation: farmer in Gillett, WI 1880
died: April
28,1942
burial: Volk
Family Cemetery
+ Lucy Elmira Volk
born: Aug.
5, 1852 in Wisconsin
Father: John
Christie Volk
Mother: Mary
Elizabeth Bunn
married: December 22, 1872 in Oconto
County (pre 1907 WI State Marriage Index)
died: Nov. 22, 1939
burial: Volk Family Cemetery
Children of William E. Volk and Lucy Volk:
1. Bertha Volk married Gilbert E. Gowney on June 1934
born: Sept. 26, 1874 2 in Oconto County, WI Wisconsin
2. Edwin Bunn Volk married Cora Perry June 26, 1901
born: June 22, 1877 in Wisconsin
3. Ina Emogine Volk
born: June 7, 1881
married: Lovell Beach Allen Oct 5, 1940
4. William Lester Volk
born: Jan 14, 1884
married #1 Agnes G Robison (1893-1920) Sept 2,
1912 ; #2 Ida Sengstook
5. Mary
Ella Volk
born: June 2, 1885
married: W. Edward Lindstrom Sept 12, 1916
6. Ruth
Augusta Volk
born: Sept 21, 1889
married: Calvert E Lee June 29, 1920
died: Dec 27, 1944
7. Henry
(Harry?) Ellsworth Volk
born: Aug 6, 1892
married: Myrtle May Eastman July 2, 1918
10. J. Alfred Volk
born June 30, 1849
occupation: carpenter
died: Dec. 7, 1932 in Wheeler, Texas
burial: Elk City, Oklahoma
+ Ida McKenzie
born: Sept. 10, 1858 in Columbus,
WI
married: Nov. 16, 1875 in Oconto Falls, WI
died: Nov. 24, 1936 om Elk City,
Oklahoma
burial: Wanderer's Rest Cemetery, Gillett,
Oconto County, WI
Children of Alfred Volk and Ida McKenzie
1. Wayne
Volk
2. Beatrice
Volk
3. Frederick
Eugene Volk
born:1878; died in Wisconsin; college
professor, married with 3 children
4. Jay
Oliver Volk born:
born: 1881,
married Barbara Seidel; 4 children
died: 1949 in Coffeyville, Kansas;
5. Queenie
Antha Volk
born:1889;
married Jasper Geddes Vise; 3 children
died in South Carolina;
11. Julius Caesar Volk
born: Dec. 24, 1852 in Oconto Falls,
Wisconsin
died: May 25, 1916 in Oconto
Falls, WI
+
Adeline C. Beaver
born: Oct. 24, 1854 in Oconto Falls, WI
married: Oct. 29, 1879 in Wisconsin
died: November 3, 1907 in Oconto Falls
children of Julius Volk and Addie Beaver:
1.
Claude A. Volk
born April 1,1881 in Oconto Falls, WI
2. Agnes G. Volk
born Dec. 6, 1882 1883 in Oconto Falls,
WI;
married Ralph Elver
3. Lawrence B. Volk
born Sept 22, 1884 in Oconto Falls, WI
4. Myer John Volk
born Feb. 1, 1888 in Oconto Falls,
WI;
died: May 1, 1906
5.
Emory W. Volk
born Dec 19, 1892 in Oconto Falls,
WI;
married Margaret A. (nee ?) 1897 - 1954
died 1978;
buried both in Volk Family Cemetery, Oconto County, WI
6. Theron Leroy Volk
born May 12,
1896;
died Feb. 5
1897
12. Richard Frederick (R. F.) Volk
(Mother Almira living with him in 1900 Oconto
Falls)
born: June 27, 1854 in Wisconsin according
to John Volk bible
occupation: Hardware store in
1900 Oconto Falls
died: 1938 in Oconto Falls, WI
burial: Volk Family Cemetery,
Oconto County, WI
+ Marietta (Mary E.) Swaney
born: April 1862 in Wisconsin )
died: 1923 in Oconto Falls,
WI
burial: Volk Family Cemetery,
Oconto County,
WI
children of R. F. Volk and
Mary E.:
1. Ivy
B. Volk
born: Oct. 1887 in Wisconsin
2. Georgia
Volk
born: 1888 in Wisconsin
died: 1888
buried: Volk Family Cemetery,
Oconto County, WI
3. Josephine
B. Volk:
born: Feb. 1890 in Wisconsin
married: Hungerford
4. Shirley
Volk
born: 1892 in Wisconsin
died: 1895
buried: Volk Family
Cemetery, Oconto County, WI
5. Pearlie
Volk
born: 1892 in Wisconsin
died: 1892
buried: Volk Family Cemetery,
Oconto County, WI
6. Earl
G. Volk
born: Feb. 1894 in
Wisconsin
7. Raymond
J. Volk
born: July 1898 in Wisconsin
8. Jasper
Volk
born: 1898 in Wisconsin
died: 1960
buried: Volk Family Cemetery,
Oconto County, WI
9. Etta
Alice Volk - adopted daughter (father Earl Volk)
born: 1919
died: 1933
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