Christopher NOWACK was born 4 December 1818 in Germany. Christopher married Mary Elizabeth GREGER in Germany, where they had one son before immigrating to the United States.
Christopher, Mary, and August immigrated about 1860.
Christopher and Mary had 6 children:
---- August N (1860-1928)
---- Gustina (1862-?)
---- Rosa A (1865-1940)
---- Gusta Tina (1867-1959)
---- John (1870-1950)
---- Louise Lucy (1872-1957)
Christopher died 28 July 1889 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois.
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Census:
1870, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
1880, South Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
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Note - his name is also seen as Christof NOVOLK
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Notes from Dk Cotton (member 49654738): The 8 gravestones in the Nowack plot are
-- front row (l to r):
---- a shared stone for Emma (Erhart) NOWACK and John NOWACK
---- father Christopher NOWACK
---- mother Mary (Greger) NOWACK
-- back row is all infants or young children of the family (l to r):
---- Paul K NOWACK, son of John and Emma NOWACK
---- Dorothy NOWACK, daughter of John and Emma NOWACK
---- Blanche NOWACK, daughter of John and Emma NOWACK
---- George HOFER, son of William and Rose HOFER
---- Lester NOWACK, son of John and Emma NOWACK
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Christopher, Mary, and August immigrated about 1860.
Christopher and Mary had 6 children:
---- August N (1860-1928)
---- Gustina (1862-?)
---- Rosa A (1865-1940)
---- Gusta Tina (1867-1959)
---- John (1870-1950)
---- Louise Lucy (1872-1957)
Christopher died 28 July 1889 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois.
∼
Census:
1870, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
1880, South Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
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Note - his name is also seen as Christof NOVOLK
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Notes from Dk Cotton (member 49654738): The 8 gravestones in the Nowack plot are
-- front row (l to r):
---- a shared stone for Emma (Erhart) NOWACK and John NOWACK
---- father Christopher NOWACK
---- mother Mary (Greger) NOWACK
-- back row is all infants or young children of the family (l to r):
---- Paul K NOWACK, son of John and Emma NOWACK
---- Dorothy NOWACK, daughter of John and Emma NOWACK
---- Blanche NOWACK, daughter of John and Emma NOWACK
---- George HOFER, son of William and Rose HOFER
---- Lester NOWACK, son of John and Emma NOWACK
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Christopher NOWACK was born 4 December 1818 in Germany. Christopher married Mary Elizabeth GREGER in Germany, where they had one son before immigrating to the United States.
Christopher, Mary, and August immigrated about 1860.
Christopher and Mary had 6 children:
---- August N (1860-1928)
---- Gustina (1862-?)
---- Rosa A (1865-1940)
---- Gusta Tina (1867-1959)
---- John (1870-1950)
---- Louise Lucy (1872-1957)
Christopher died 28 July 1889 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois.
∼
Census:
1870, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
1880, South Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
∼
Note - his name is also seen as Christof NOVOLK
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Notes from Dk Cotton (member 49654738): The 8 gravestones in the Nowack plot are
-- front row (l to r):
---- a shared stone for Emma (Erhart) NOWACK and John NOWACK
---- father Christopher NOWACK
---- mother Mary (Greger) NOWACK
-- back row is all infants or young children of the family (l to r):
---- Paul K NOWACK, son of John and Emma NOWACK
---- Dorothy NOWACK, daughter of John and Emma NOWACK
---- Blanche NOWACK, daughter of John and Emma NOWACK
---- George HOFER, son of William and Rose HOFER
---- Lester NOWACK, son of John and Emma NOWACK
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Christopher, Mary, and August immigrated about 1860.
Christopher and Mary had 6 children:
---- August N (1860-1928)
---- Gustina (1862-?)
---- Rosa A (1865-1940)
---- Gusta Tina (1867-1959)
---- John (1870-1950)
---- Louise Lucy (1872-1957)
Christopher died 28 July 1889 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois.
∼
Census:
1870, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
1880, South Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
∼
Note - his name is also seen as Christof NOVOLK
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Notes from Dk Cotton (member 49654738): The 8 gravestones in the Nowack plot are
-- front row (l to r):
---- a shared stone for Emma (Erhart) NOWACK and John NOWACK
---- father Christopher NOWACK
---- mother Mary (Greger) NOWACK
-- back row is all infants or young children of the family (l to r):
---- Paul K NOWACK, son of John and Emma NOWACK
---- Dorothy NOWACK, daughter of John and Emma NOWACK
---- Blanche NOWACK, daughter of John and Emma NOWACK
---- George HOFER, son of William and Rose HOFER
---- Lester NOWACK, son of John and Emma NOWACK
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Mary and Christopher were originally interred in St. Mary's Cemetery, then moved to Calvary Cemetery - from obituary and funeral announcements. b&w photo shows the burial site in 1917.
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