Family Group Records

John and Gertrude (Jung) Nimsgern

John was the son of Johann Nimsgern and Susanna Grill. He was eight years of age when he crossed the Atlantic in May of 1853 with his parents and his brother Peter and sisters' Maria, Annette and Susanna. After arriving in McHenry Township, McHenry Co., Illinois, the family settled on abt 45 acres of land on the south side of what today is Miller Road off of Spring Grove Road, just several miles from the village of Johnsburg. Today the Stade Dairy Farm is located here.

Little is known of John's childhood growing up in McHenry Township. On the 1870 census, age 28, John is found living within the household of a Peter Whitney. He was a hired farm laborer. A land deed from McHenry County, shows that John's first land purchase was 3 November 1870. He purchased land from Mathias and Gertrude (Schumacher) Wagner in Richmond Township, McHenry Co., Illinois This can be found on the 1872 McHenry County Plat Map for Richmond Township, John's name is shown as John Nimskin, in Section 35, approx 45 acres. It was located along South Solon Road just a short distance North of Miller Road, where he grew up.

John married Gertrude Jung, daughter of Johann Baptist Jung and Anna Wagner 4 May 1871 at St John the Baptist Catholic Church in Johnsburg, McHenry Co., Illinois. They were the parents of thirteen children, which included a set of twins, however only seven children survived to adulthood, six having died as infants. Their first five children were born on the above mentioned farmstead. Only the home from this farmstead remains today, it sits back from the road on a wide expanse of lawn graced with trees that were most likely there when John purchased the land from Matias Wagner, in 1870. The present owners have built around the original structure, and they left intact the original stone walls in the basement/cellar and the ceiling above is the original hard wood flooring supported by huge trunks from trees that were probably cut down on the property when the home was first built. The barn and any other original structures are no longer there.

John later sold this homestead to his brother-in-law Frank Jung (Susanna Hay). By 1892 John had again purchased farmland in a different Section of Richmond Township. On the 1892 McHenry County Plat Map for Richmond Township, John's land is shown in Section 26, his name is shown as John Nemsgern. This homestead consisted of approx. 145 acres of land. Today this area is known as Nottingham Woods, in Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois. On this homestead is where John and Gertrude's next seven children were born. I have a family photo given to me by a family member recently that I will add as a separate link below.

After their son Frank Nimsgern married (Catharine Schaefer), John and Gertrude moved a short distance to McHenry, McHenry Co., Illinois for a short time. The location is still unknown, as I have not been able to locate them on the 1900 federal census. Their son Frank and his wife Catharine (Schaefer) kept the farm running. Frank and Catherine's children were born on this farmstead. John and Gertrude did return at some point to their farmstead. It was later sold to the Michael Freund family several years after Gertrude and John had died. Gertrude, age 57 died 10 November 1910, several days after having suffered a stroke. John age 66 died just eleven days later, on 21 November 1910. According to his obit and death cert, he had been in ill health and after Gertrude died his condition worsened. He was transported to Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, where he died.

John and Gertrude's son Peter, aged 29 years, passed away the following year, on 4 July 1911, from tuberculosis at a tent colony in Waukegan, Lake Co., Illinois. Peter was a cement finisher, and had been living with his brother Robert Nimsgern, in Waukegan, Lake Co., Illinois. Robert was a member of the Waukegan Fire Department.

John and Gertrude, along with their son Peter and other family members, are buried in their family plot at St Peter's Catholic Cemetery in Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois. There is a grave site in the same lot as John and Gertrude marked "baby girl, buried 14 November 1910, age 2 days". This is somewhat of a mystery, it is unknown who this baby girl was ?

John and Gertrude are my maternal 2x great-grandparents, their son Frank is my great-grandfather. Information in Family Group Records was obtained from family members, church records, vital records, federal census, and obits ~ For questions or to add additional information, please contact me at [email protected]


Family Group Records



John Nimsgern
Son of Johann and Susanna Nimsgern
Born 28 Aug 1844/Betting, Moselle, France
Married Gertrude Jung 4 May 1871
St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg, McHenry Co., Illinois
Died 21 Novemebr 1910/Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
Buried 23 November 1910/St Peter's Cemetery, Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois
Gertrude Jung
Daughter of Johann Baptist Jung and Anna Wagner
Born 2 April 1853/McHenry Township, McHenry Co., Illinois
Died 12 Novemebr 1910/Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois
Buried 14 Novemebr 1910/St Peter's Cemetery, Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois

Children of John and Gertrude Clicking on the key, next to the child's name, will link to their family records, the next generation ~

1.Susanna
Born 15 May 1872/Solon Mills, McHenry Co., Illinois
Died 28 August 1872/Solon Mills, McHenry Co., Illinois
Buried at St John the Baptist Cemetery, Johnsburg, McHenry Co., Illinois

2.Maria
Born 15 August 1873/Solon Mills, McHenry Co., Illinois
Married Michael Degan 29 October 1896
St John The Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg, McHenry Co., Illinois
Died 30 June 1950/St Catherines Hospital, Kenosha, Kenosha Co., Wisconsin
Buried at St Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Kenosha, Kenosha Co., Wisconsin

3.Frank Matthew
Born 27 October 1874/Solon Mills, McHenry Co., Illinois
Married Katharina Schaeffer 28 November 1899
St John The Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg, McHenry Co., Illinois
Died 11 May 1922/Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois
Buried 15 May/St Peter's Cemetery, Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois

4.Mathias
Born 12 March 1877/Solon Mills, McHenry Co., Illinois
Married Maria Pittges 15 February 1912
St John The Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg, McHenry Co., Illinois
Died 9 February 1965/Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois
Buried 12 February/St Peter's Cemetery, Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois

5.Anna Maria
Born 8 April 1878/Solon Mills, McHenry Co., Illinois
Died 1 September 1878/Solon Mills, McHenry Co., Illinois
Buried at St John The Baptist Cemetery, Johnsburg, McHenry Co., Illinois

6.Martin
Born 12 May 1879/Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois
Never Married
Died 7 January 1954/St Francis Hospital, Freeport, Illinois
Buried at St Peter's Cemetery, Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois

7.Susan
Born 13 October 1880/Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois
Married Parick Graham 13 September 1938
Died 2 January 1968/Elgin, Kane Co., Illinois
Buried 5 January 1968/Mount Hope Cemetery, Elgin, Kane Co., Illinois

8.Peter John
Born 4 February 1882/Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois
Never Married
Died 4 July 1911/Tuberculosis Tent Colony, Waukegan, Lake Co., Illinois
Buried 7 July 1911/St Peter's Cemetery, Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois

9.John
Born 13 May 1883/Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois
Died 7 September 1883/Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois
Buried 8 September 1883/St John the Baptist Cemetery, Johnsburg, McHenry Co., Illinois

10.Robert Joseph
Born 9 September 1884/Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois
Married Elizabeth Bonkamp 7 May 1913
Died 25 September 1949/Waukegan, Lake Co., Illinois
Buried 27 September 1949/St Mary's Cemetery, Waukegan, Lake Co., Illinois

11.Joanna (twin)
Born 14 October 1886/Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois
Died/Infant, date unknown/Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois
Buried at St John the Baptist Cemetery, Johnsburg, McHenry Co., Illinois

12.Wilhelm (twin of Joanna)
Born 14 October 1886/Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois
Died/Infant, date unknown/Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois
Buried at St John the Baptist Cemetery, Johnsburg, McHenry Co., Illinois

13.John
Born 18 Decemebr 1887/Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois
Died/Infant, date unknown/Spring Grove, McHenry Co., Illinois
Buried at St John the Baptist Cemetery, Johnsburg, McHenry Co., Illinois


Family Photo
This family photo was taken about 1895. In front row left to right are:Frank, John, Robert, and Gertrude. Back row left to right are: Martin, Susan, Mathias, Mary and Peter.
I would like to thank my mother's cousin, Eddie Stoffel and his wife Anita, who took the time to share with me family information and photos'. I had just about given up hope of locating a photo of my 2x great-grandparents John and Gertrude. I have Eddie to thank for this family photo as well as the person who had passed it along to him, Clarence Young, who has since passed away.


Additional Family Group Records will be added for each of John and Gertrudes children, please check back for updates ~ [email protected]

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