Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Thompson Family
Margaret Mae Ehredt
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Margaret Mae Ehredt Family/Spouse: Jenson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:Family/Spouse: Feddersen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:Family/Spouse: Oderwald. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Joseph Lee Ehredt was born on 10 Aug 1953 in Savanna, Illinois (son of Charles William Ehredt and Crystal Viola Dyson); died on 15 Feb 1983. Joseph married Juanita Evelyn Albertson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Juanita Evelyn Albertson Children:
Generation: 3
4. Charles William Ehredt Charles married Crystal Viola Dyson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Crystal Viola Dyson Children:
- David Wilbur Ehredt
- Ronald William Ehredt
- 2. Joseph Lee Ehredt was born on 10 Aug 1953 in Savanna, Illinois; died on 15 Feb 1983.
- Gary Wayne Ehredt was born on 18 Mar 1956; died on 03 Dec 1962.
- Cindy Lou Ehredt
- Benjamen Harrison Ehredt
6. David Albertson David married Juanita Vivian Dake. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Juanita Vivian Dake Children:
Generation: 4
8. 
David Daniel Ehredt was born on 20 Feb 1897 in Elizabeth, Illinois (son of John Adam Ehredt and Barbara Hesselbacher); died on 08 Sep 1983. Notes:
David Daniel Ehredt was the 6th child of John and Barbara Ehredt. He was born on their farm and moved with them to Elizabeth, Illinois when he was 3 years old. He graduated from Elizabeth High School. Then worked 2 years in McQuillans Grocery Store before enlisting in the U.S. Army on 01 Apr 1918. He served with the 82nd Field Artillery at Ft. Bliss, Texas.
He married Ina Catherine Ravenscraft on 01 Feb 1919. They had 3 children. They farmed his mother’s farm for 22 years. Then moved to Hanover, Illinois where he worked as a foreman at the Savanna Ordnance Depot for 20 years. He bought the farm when his mother died, later selling. When he retired he was the Hanover Township Assessor for 7 years.
He was an active member of the Masons. First becoming a member in Elizabeth, then transferring to Hanover. He joined the Consistory in Freeport, Illinois and the Shrine 32nd Degree at Rockford, Illinois. He served as “Master” in Elizabeth and in Hanover.
David married Ina Catherine Ravenscraft on 01 Feb 1919 in East Dubuque, Iowa. Ina (daughter of Charles Ravenscraft and Mary Gable) was born on 06 Sep 1895 in Hanover, Illinois; died on 18 Mar 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Ina Catherine Ravenscraft was born on 06 Sep 1895 in Hanover, Illinois (daughter of Charles Ravenscraft and Mary Gable); died on 18 Mar 1978. Children:
- Ruth Marietta Ehredt
- Mary Jeanette Ehredt was born on 13 Mar 1922 in Elizabeth, Illinois; died on 26 Jul 2009 in New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida.
- 4. Charles William Ehredt