Individual Details
Lewis Urias Kretsinger
(1 Apr 1822 - 31 Aug 1889)
Events
| Birth | 1 Apr 1822 | Shenandoah, Virginia, United States |  | ||
| Residence | 1844 - 1847 | Pine Creek, Ogle, Illinois United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1846 - 1847 | Carpenter - Pine Creek, Ogle, Illinois, United States |  | | |
| Marriage | 4 Jun 1846 | Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois, United States - Caroline Zigler | | ||
| Property | 1878 | 311 acres in Section 18 - Post Office: Wales, Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Religion | 1878 | Member, Class Leader, and Trustee - Church of the United Brethren, Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Death | 31 Aug 1889 | Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Miscellaneous, | | |
Families
| Spouse | Caroline Zigler (1823 - 1910) |
| Child | Elmer L. Kretsinger ( - 1878) |
| Child | Jennie C. Kretsinger ( - ) |
| Child | Mary L. Kretsinger ( - 1878) |
| Child | Ernest O. Kretsinger ( - ) |
| Child | Josiah T. Kretsinger ( - ) |
| Child | Samuel Clark Kretsinger (1847 - 1929) |
| Child | Lewis F. Kretsinger (1852 - ) |
| Child | Milton E. Kretsinger (1858 - ) |
| Child | David E. Kretsinger (1868 - ) |
| Father | George Kretsinger (1783 - 1829) |
| Mother | Dorothea "Dolly" Eckenbarger (1785 - ) |
Notes
Occupation
Lewis Kretsinger was a carpenter by trade. He served his apprenticeship in Maryland and followed the business for about 12 years. He was one of the contractors who built the first flour-mill in Pine Creek township, in 1846-1847, owned by Hoffman & Hitt.Occupation
Lewis Kretsinger was a Republican; was Road Commissioner for three years, Supervisor for three years, Road Master for three years, School Director for six years, and School Trustee, elected in 1877, to serve three years. He was also Director of the Leaf River & Rockvale Insurance Company, and a member of the Executive Committee. He was a member of the Church of the United Brethren, and a Class Leader and Trustee of that church.Endnotes
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2. History of Ogle County, Illinois (Chicago, IL: H. F. Kett & Company, Times Building, 1878), online document, accessed through Ancestry.com, 746.
3. History of Ogle County, Illinois (Chicago, IL: H. F. Kett & Company, Times Building, 1878), online document, accessed through Ancestry.com, 746.
4. History of Ogle County, Illinois (Chicago, IL: H. F. Kett & Company, Times Building, 1878), online document, accessed through Ancestry.com, 746.
5. Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index (Springfield, IL: Illinois State Archives), online database: http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/marriage.html, accessed December 2019, Lewis Kretsinger to Caroline Ziglar, 4 June 1846, License number: 00000351, Ogle County.
6. History of Ogle County, Illinois (Chicago, IL: H. F. Kett & Company, Times Building, 1878), online document, accessed through Ancestry.com, 746.
7. History of Ogle County, Illinois (Chicago, IL: H. F. Kett & Company, Times Building, 1878), online document, accessed through Ancestry.com, 746.
8. Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916 (Springfield, IL: Illinois State Archives), online database: http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/death.html, accessed December 2019, s.v. "Lewis Kretsinger," 31 August 1889, page 86, certificate number: 1107, Leaf River, Ogle County.
9. History of Ogle County, Illinois (Chicago, IL: H. F. Kett & Company, Times Building, 1878), online document, accessed through Ancestry.com, 746.