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Descendants of David Teske

Generation No. 3

3. JR. ? PAUL³ TESKE (PAUL², DAVID¹) was born February 05, 1844 in Sittnow, Flatow, West Prussia, and died October 18, 1937 in North Judson, Indiana, United States. He married (1) MATHILDA REETZ. She was born September 28, 1844 in Guntergost, Wirsitz, West Prussia, and died Abt. April 12, 1871 in Sittnow, Flatow, West Prussia. He married (2) CAROLINE AUGUSTA REITZ Abt. June 11, 1872 in Sittnow, Flatow, West Prussia. She was born November 28, 1848, and died July 11, 1933 in North Judson, Indiana, United States.

Notes for JR. ? PAUL TESKE:
39 years old - emigrated to USA on April 6, 1883 with his second wife, Augusta, born Reetz (she was the sister of his first wife, Mathilda Reetz) with his two children from his first wife, Herman and Gustav, and the five children from his second wife: Emil; Fredrick; Martha; Edward and August (he was only one year old). He dwelled in North Judson. Why in this town? Here three brothers-in-law dwelled before. He was not willing, that his sons Herman and Gustav went to the Prussian army.

In that time ground was cheap to buy. In North Judson were born his last five children: William; Ernest; Marie and the twins Clara and Helen.

At first Paul Teske was working at the railroad. He was a maintenance laborer. Later he bought a farm.

Ernest, who bought a farm in Medaryville during the world economic crisis(depression) 1930. Ernest's sons, Robert and Earl, cultivated 1980 corn, soja (soya?) beans and oats and possessed 90 hogs. Cows and horses they had given up.

The two sons from his first wife parted with the parents in USA and settled in Aurora (North Aurora) in Illinois. They were called in USA not Teske, but Taske.

The ancestors of Paul Teske were farmers in Sittnow county Flatow province West-Prussian. Till 1771 backwards all Teske were farmers. They had a great possession, were wealthy and had a good authority (prestige, esteem.)

More About JR. ? PAUL TESKE:
Fact 1: Bauer=Farmer; Maintenance Laborer

More About MATHILDA REETZ:
Fact 1: First wife of Paul Teske (Jr.)

More About CAROLINE AUGUSTA REITZ:
Fact 1: Also spelled "Reetz".

Children of PAUL TESKE and MATHILDA REETZ are:

4.	i.		HERMAN⁴ TESKE, b. Abt. September 28, 1868, Sittnow, Flatow, West Prussia; d. October 18, 1941, North Aurora, Illinois.
5.	ii.		GUSTAV TESKE, b. May 30, 1870, Sittnow, Flatow, West Prussia; d. October 30, 1941.

Children of PAUL TESKE and CAROLINE REITZ are:

6.	iii.	EMIL PAUL⁴ TESKE, b. February 14, 1873, Sittnow, Flatow, West Prussia; d. March 08, 1955.
	iv.	FREDERICK TESKE, b. September 20, 1875, Sittnow, Flatow, West Prussia; d. 1923, Indiana Harbor, Indiana, U.S.; m. ANNA STRANZ; b. 1876; d. 1967, Halifax, Nova Scotia..
7.	v.	MARTHA TESKE, b. Abt. December 09, 1877, Sittnow, Flatow, West Prussia; d. January 15, 1971.
8.	vi.	EDWARD TESKE, b. March 09, 1880, Sittnow, Flatow, West Prussia; d. November 07, 1945.
9.	vii.	AUGUST REINHOLD TESKE, b. Abt. April 02, 1882, Sittnow, Flatow, West Prussia; d. March 10, 1912.
10.	viii.	WILLIAM GOTTLIEB TESKE, b. September 28, 1884, North Judson, Indiana, United States; d. Abt. May 24, 1968.
11.	ix.	ERNEST JULIUS TESKE, b. February 16, 1887, North Judson, Indiana, United States; d. December 05, 1976, Medaryville, Indiana.
12.	x.	MARY (MARIE) EMMA TESKE, b. May 06, 1889, North Judson, Indiana, United States; d. October 14, 1977, San Fernando, California.
	xi.	CLARA TESKE, b. July 22, 1893, North Judson, Indiana, United States; d. April 26, 1969, Kankakee, Illinois; m. JOHN DUX, July 10, 1919, North Judson, Indiana, United States; d. Unknown.
13.	xii.	HELEN TESKE, b. July 22, 1893, North Judson, Indiana, United States; d. Abt. January 11, 1960, West Lafayette, Indiana.

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