Flock, Herman

1797 - 1880  (83 years)

• Name	Flock, Herman  [1]
  Birth	3 Jul 1797	Quadrath-Ichendorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Family History Document	HERMAN FLOCK was born July 3, 1797 in Quadrath-Ichendorf, his mother's home village (see Map, pg. 12). Within the week he was baptized in the Church of St. Lawrence, Quadrath. He died August 13, 1880, St. Mary Ridge, Monroe County, Wisconsin. Herman's father was MATHIAS. FLOCK, born in Stommeln, September 24, 1765 and died there December 1, 1832. Herman's mother was MARIA KATHERINA IVEN, born in Ichendorf about the year 1765 and died in Stomrneln on June 19, 1846. We can only speculate why a Stommeln lad became acquainted with a Quadrath-Ichendorf lass. Very probably Matthias, like many young men from small villages, had to seek employment wherever it could be found. At any rate, Maria Katherina and Mathias were married January 13, 1795 but their first child had been born the previous December 8 and christened Wilhelm. This Wilhelm was the Grandfather Monsignor Flock of Sparta. Herman was the second child, followed by a brother Joannes (1799) that was the father of the Henry Flock, Herman's nephew, who came to America earlier in 1857 and settled near Sterling, Illinois. Sometime between the Fall of 1799 and the early part of 1801 Matthias and Maria moved to Stommeln, where their other six children were born and where Herman spent his childhood, went to school, grew into a young man, worked as a day-laborer beside his father and brothers. His Flock Grandparents, John and Catharina, also lived in Stommeln. In March of 1801 Herman's first sister was born and named Elizabeth after her paternal Grandmother, Elizabeth Schieffer. Three years later another sister, Marqaretha, was added to the family but. She died at the age of four. Herman had four more brothers: Otto and Reiner both lived but a few months. A second brother Wilhelm grew up to be a policeman of Stommeln. It was the custom to name children after their Godparents; as a result two children in a family could be given the same name; or if a child died, the name would be passed on to a later son or daughter. Thus Herman had an older and younger brother named William. Mathias and Maria named their last child Heinrich. His 1st wife was: Agnes Baus (1807-1839). She died and was buried in Germany. His second wife was Apolonia Breuer (1803-1891). She is buried at St. Mary's Ridge, Monroe Co, WI. National Archives of Washington, D.C. - discovered that the Herman Flock Family boarded the Steamer "Belgique" in Antwerp. Its Captain was M.J. Frantzen. Although no departure date is given, they arrived in New York Harbor June 20, 1857 with 464 passengers listed. Source: Herman Flock "A Little Bit of History"
  	Flock, Herman Family History
  Other Info or Events	Burials at Saint Mary's Ridge Flock, Agnes 1852-1914 Flock, Agnes 1886-1972 Flock, Alphonse 1908-1978 Flock, Anna (Schmitz) 1834-1904 Flock, Apolonia 1803-1891 Flock, Barbara A. 1868-1938 Flock, Casper 1869-1946 Flock, Clarence 1903-19 Flock, Elizabeth 1898-1898 Flock, Elizabeth M. 1845-1922 Flock, Gertrude H. 1881-1958 Flock, Herman 1797-1880 Flock, Herman 1861-1920 Flock, Herman 1883-1973 Flock, Herman M. 1868-1941 Flock, Irma 1903-19 Flock, John C. 1880-1973 Flock, Katherina 1867-1896 Flock, Magdalena 1851- Flock, Margaret A. 1911-1962 Flock, Margaret M. 1903- Flock, Marie 1911- Flock, Mathias 1831-1919 Flock, Ottilia 1878-1948 Flock, Peter 1835-1911 Flock, Peter 1874-1959 Flock, Peter 1898-1898 Flock, Peter J. 1906- Flock, Sophia A. 1900-1908 Flock, Tony A. 1896- Flock, William 1848-1937
  Immigration	20 Jun 1857	New York, New York, New York, USA
  on the Steamship Belgiique from Antwerp, Belgium
  Death	13 Aug 1880	, Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Burial	St. Mary's Ridge Cemetery, St. Mary Ridge, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I86636	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2015

  
  

  Family 1	Baus, Agnes,   b. 8 May 1808, , , , Germany d. 6 Sep 1839, Stommeln, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	26 Jun 1828	Stommeln, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  Children	1. Flock, Maria Katharina,   b. 31 Jan 1829, Stommeln, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 3 Jan 1915, LaCrosse, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA (Age 85 years) + 2. Flock, Mathias Matthew,   b. 22 Aug 1831, Stommeln, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 13 Nov 1919, Saint Mary's Ridge, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA (Age 88 years)  [Mother: Stepchild] + 3. Flock, Peter,   b. 30 Sep 1835, Stommeln, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 3 Apr 1911, Saint Mary's Ridge, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F27922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Breuer, Appolonia,   b. 7 May 1805, , , , Germany d. Abt 1891, Saint Mary's Ridge, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	21 Feb 1840	Stommeln, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  Children	1. Flock, Anna Catherina,   b. 24 Jun 1841, Stommeln, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 8 Jan 1935, Middle Ridge, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA (Age 93 years)   2. Flock, Elizabeth,   b. 9 Jun 1843, Stommeln, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. Bef 1943 (Age 99 years) + 3. Flock, William,   b. 25 Dec 1848, Stommeln, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. Abt 1937, Norwalk, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F27891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S565] Family Data Collection - Deaths.