JOHN J. BRUMMEL FAMILY

Joseph Brummel was born in Veri, Westphalia, Germany on November 9, 1837. He married Catherine Hermreck and they raised eleven children: Henry, Mary, Elizabeth, Peter J., John C., Christopher, Joseph, Frederick, Katherined and John C.

John C. Brummel was born March 28, 1876 and died February 1, 1957. He married Katherine Seppelfrick on January 15, 1900. She was bon on October 30, 1878. They had a family of five children.

John J. was born November 21, 1901. He married Lena Fritters of Pigeon Hill, Aurora, on May 28, 1924. He farmed with his father, John C., on the Nichols farm, one mile west of Route 59 on North Aurora Road. While living their two daughters were born Betty and Katherine.

In 1927 they moved to the diehl farm on Route 59 about one mile north of North Aurora Road. Three more daughters were born, Patricia, Marjorie and Marion, While the family lived there. At Christmas time in 1931, the barn caught fire during the night and cows, horses, machinery, hay and straw were lost.
The family moved in 1933 to Batavia, on the Stuff farm, which is now part of Fermi Lab. John and Lena were blessed with two more daughters, Alice and Bernice.

The George Keller farm on River Road, Naperville was the next move for them in 1936. At last two sons, John and Leon were born at this farm, as well as one more daughter, Dorothy. The children all attended SS Peter and Paul School and Naperville High School.

In 1948 John and Lena bought the Abbott farm on Route 59. The basement of the house was the Polling Place for the area for many years. After many years of milking cows, John sold them and raised grain, a few hogs and steers. The farm was sold to developers in 1961 and is now part of Longwood and Pebblewood. They rented again util the bu7ildings were torn down when the area was developed. John did May 2, 1963 and in 1971 Lena built a new house in Longwood. Lena passed away on October 16, 1973, and the house was sold in 1976.

Betty married Albert Collins of St. Charles; they farm in Yorkville, Illinois. They had nine children: Ronald, Raymond, Diane, Nancy, Joann, May, Carol, Albert Jr, and Bonnie. They have eleven grandchildren.

Patricia married Joseph Miller of Gloverdale. They now farm near Rochelle, Illinois and have four children, Janice, Jim, Kenneth and Linda.

Marjorie is married to Harvey Buckholz of Elgin and they farm near Rochelle also. Their children are Rosie, Donna, Linda, Bill, Connie Ed and Sandy. They have four grandchildren and their son Bill is deceeased.

John Weiland is Alice’s husband and they live in Marywood, Aurora, Seven children were born to them: Mike, Ricky, Debbie, Peggy, Kathy, Ronald and Lynette.

Bernice and Tony Konen of Marywood have seven children: Sherry, Darlene, Tony, Sue, Sally, Michelle, David and there are five grandchildren.

Marion married Charles Feltes and they live in Marywood. This family consists of ten children, Jean, Theresa, Rita, Doris, Lois, Karen, Leon, Dan, Paul and Janet. Two grandchildren have been added.

John and Jean have three sons, Danny, Johnny, and Dennis, and John now farms the Route 59 area and North Aurora Road area including the homestead.

Dorothy and John Falduto and their children Johnny, Patty, Tom, Julie, Jeanne and Karen, live in Elmhurst, Illinois.

Leon and Virginia of Chicago have five children. He continued farming the homestead and 500 acres in the area of several years and now farms near Genoa, Illinois. Kathryn is single and lives in Aurora and works in Naperville.

 
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