LOUIS BARKEI FAMILY

In about 1880, three Barkei brothers came to America from Gutersloh, Germany. They were Andrew, William and Henry.

Andrew, the father of Louis, started farming around 1885 north of Naperville, on Warrenville Road. Shortly before 1900, Andrew bought the farm less than ½ mile east of where he was then farming. He worked this land until 1917, when Louis married Anna Feldott. He then started farming on this same land. In later years he bought it, and it was farmed by Louis or someone of his family until 1963, when it was sold to Bell Laboratories.

Their children are: Gilbert, Mildred, Bernice, LeRoy, Paul, Elaine, Joan, Ruth, Marilyn, and Dorothy.