The SUMMANN History
Our SUMMANN Ancestors
We have a very special family history in that very few can take their surname back to it's
origin. We are able to do this with our Summann name because of the unusual name
practices in the area of Germany where the Summann came from.
First, lets start with Andreas Hartlage married Anna Catharin Schainer, they had a daughter,
Ann Marg Ilsaben Hartlage. Ann Marg married Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Winkelmann. They
had a son, Christoph Heinrich Winkelmann, our first starting point.
Second, there was Johann Friedrich Spreen married Anna Margret Ilsaben Rolfingen, they
had a daughter, Anne Margret Ilsaben Charlotte Spreen. She married Johan Cord
Friedrich Wm. Schlotmann and they had a daughter, Anne Margarethe Ilsaben Schlotmann,
our second starting point. Ann Margret married Christoph J. H. Summann.
Now for the rest of the story.
A landowner handed down his land to his oldest son. When he had no son then the land
went to the oldest daughter. When she married, if he wasn't a landowner, her husband took
the wife's last name for his own and thereby taking possession of the land. The children
would go by the wife's name also. So in that case the blood line is still there but just using
the wife's name instead of the husband's name. In our case it is just a little bit different.
There was a Christoph J. H. Summann who owned the land #14 in Preussiches
Stroehen, Province of Westfalen, Germany. He was not a blood relative to us. He married
Anna Margarethe Ilsabein SCHLOTTMANN on November 6, 1793. Christoph soon
died, leaving the land to his wife. She then remarried Christoph Heinrich Winkelmann.
He was not a landowner, so he took his wife's name which was now Summann. Because
of this arrangement, this is as far back as our Summann line goes as any further back
would not be relatives.
Christoph Heinrich (WINKELMANN) SUMMANN is our oldest known ancestor in the
Summann family. Christoph was from farm #15 in Hanover Stroehen, Germany. He was
born a Winkelmann not a Summann. He took his wife's name to keep her land.
Christoph was married to Anne Margarethe Ilsabein (SCHLOTTMANN) SUMMANN on
April 15, 1801. Anne was born on January 6, 1771. This was her second marriage. She
was previously married to Christoph J. H. Summann with whom she had no children.
Christoph and Anne were the parents of at least five children -
Christine Wilhelmine Sophie
* Heinrich Conrad,
* Henriette Sophie,
* Margrethe Elisabeth,
* Marie Christine Elisabeth.
They were farmers and lived in Preussiches Stroehen, Germany on Anne's land #14 that
she had from her first husband.
Christoph died on October 29, 1848 and was buried on November 1, 1848 in Preussiches
Stroehen, Germany. He was 67 years 10 months 25 days old when he died.
Anne died on April 24, 1853 and was buried April 27, 1853 in Preussiches Stroehen,
Germany. She was 82 years 3 months 18 days old when she died. She died of weakness
of old age.
*********************** Conrad **********************************
Heinrich Conrad SUMMANN was born on January 12, 1806 in Preussiches Stroehen,
Germany. He was the son of Christoph Heinrich (Winkelmann) SUMMANN and Anne
Margaret (SCHLOTTMANN) SUMMANN. Conrad was baptized on January 19, 1806 in
Preussiches Stroehen, Germany.
Conrad was married to Marie Sophie Elisabeth TRENTELMANN on January 10, 1843
in Preussiches Stroehen, Germany. Marie was born at 4:00 PM on June 5, 1823 and
baptized on June 15, 1823 in Preussiches Stroehen, Germany. She was the daughter of
Johann Christoph (SPREEN) TRENTELMANN and Marie Sophie Dorothee
(ROHLFING) Summann.
Conrad was a farmer and landowner of farm #14, the family farm, as he was the oldest son.
He and Marie were the parents of twelve children -
* Marie Sophie Dorothee,
* Christina Heinrich,
* Heinrich Wilhelm,
* twins Marie Wilhelmine and Caroline Dorothee,
* Conrad Fredrich,
* Conrad Friedrich Wilhelm,
** Christian Heinrich August,
* Marie Sophie Luise,
* Christian August Theodor,
* Christian Hermann.
Conrad died at 5:00 PM on May 18, 1869 and was buried on May 22, 1969 in Preussiches
Stroehen, Germany. He was 63 years 4 months 6 days old when he died. Marie then
married Christoph Hermann Mosewinkel on January 14, 1870.
******************************* HENRY **************************************
Christian Heinrich August SUMMANN was born in Preussiches Stroehen, Province of
Westfalen, Germany on September 9, 1856 at 7:00 AM. He was the son of Heinrich
Conrad and Marie Sophie Elisabeth (TRENTELMANN) SUMMANN. Henry was
baptized on September 21, 1856. His baptism witnesses were Christian Schroeder,
Wilhelm Segelhorst, and Christoph Tacke.
Henry married Marie Sophie Dorothee AUKAMP on November 9, 1883 in Preussiches
Stroehen, Germany. She was the daughter of Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm and Karolina
M. Dorothee (HILKER) AUKAMP. Marie was born on January 9, 1866 in Preussiches
Stroehen, Germany and was baptized there on January 21, 1866.
Henry came to America in 1884 with his wife, Marie, and her parents, Wilhelm and
Karolina AUKAMP. To come to America, they needed a sponsor. They were sponsored
by Fred Hilker, Carolina's brother. It cost him $1.00 to do this for them. Henry filed his
intentions to become a United States citizen on August 9, 1888 and after the mandatory two
years wait, became a naturalized citizen on August 19, 1890.
He was a farmer in Wilberton Township, Fayette County, Illinois for 50 years. In 1918 he
lost a hand and part of his arm in a oats chopper. Henry suffered with asthma. Henry and
Marie were the parents of twelve children. There were seven sons and five daughters -
* Wilhelm Friedrich "Bill"
* Friedrich Heinrich "Fred"
* Marie S. L.
* Emma A. R.
* Clara Louise Wilhelmine
* Mathilda Sophie Anna "Tillie"
* Heinrich H. E.
* George Carl Herman,
* Herman Heinrich Wilhelm
* Ella Emma Maria
** Martin Herman Carl
* Walter Wilhelm Carl "Butch"
The family were of the Lutheran religion and were members of the St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Henry died on Sunday January 5, 1936 at 3:00 in the afternoon at his home and was buried
on Wednesday, January 8, 1936. Marie died on April 3, 1940 at home in Wilberton
Township. Henry and Marie are both buried in row 15 on the south side of the drive in the
St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery which is located approximately six miles west and one mile
south of ST. Peter, Illinois.
**************************** Martin *********************************
Martin Herman Carl SUMMANN was the sixth son and eleventh child of Henry and Marie
(AUKAMP) SUMMANN. He was born on May 1, 1904 in Wilberton Township, Fayette
County, Illinois. He was baptized on May 15, 1904 and confirmed in 1918 at the St. Paul
Lutheran Church. Martin quit school at the age of 14 in 1918 to help his father, Henry, do
the farming due to Henry losing his arm in a oats chopper.
Martin was united in marriage with DeEtta Jeneiva STOMBAUGH on September 5, 1934
at Champaign, Illinois. DeEtta was born on July 27, 1914 in Vandalia, Illinois. She was the
daughter of John Rolland and Flora Marybelle (JONES) STOMBAUGH.
Martin and DeEtta lived on a farm in Wilberton Township, Fayette County, Illinois. Martin
was a farmer and DeEtta worked at the Princess Peggy Dress Factory in Vandalia, Illinois.
They were members of the St. James Lutheran Church at Vandalia. Martin and DeEtta
were the parents of three sons and three daughters -
*Georgianna Jean,
*Shirley Dee,
*Martin Rolland,
*Glen Lee,
*Wayne Carl,
*Marjorie DeEtta.
On February 12, 1958 near Highland, Illinois Martin and DeEtta were both killed in a
automobile accident along with their daughter, Shirley. Martin and DeEtta are both buried
in Fairlawn Cemetery at Vandalia, Illinois.
origin. We are able to do this with our Summann name because of the unusual name
practices in the area of Germany where the Summann came from.
First, lets start with Andreas Hartlage married Anna Catharin Schainer, they had a daughter,
Ann Marg Ilsaben Hartlage. Ann Marg married Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Winkelmann. They
had a son, Christoph Heinrich Winkelmann, our first starting point.
Second, there was Johann Friedrich Spreen married Anna Margret Ilsaben Rolfingen, they
had a daughter, Anne Margret Ilsaben Charlotte Spreen. She married Johan Cord
Friedrich Wm. Schlotmann and they had a daughter, Anne Margarethe Ilsaben Schlotmann,
our second starting point. Ann Margret married Christoph J. H. Summann.
Now for the rest of the story.
A landowner handed down his land to his oldest son. When he had no son then the land
went to the oldest daughter. When she married, if he wasn't a landowner, her husband took
the wife's last name for his own and thereby taking possession of the land. The children
would go by the wife's name also. So in that case the blood line is still there but just using
the wife's name instead of the husband's name. In our case it is just a little bit different.
There was a Christoph J. H. Summann who owned the land #14 in Preussiches
Stroehen, Province of Westfalen, Germany. He was not a blood relative to us. He married
Anna Margarethe Ilsabein SCHLOTTMANN on November 6, 1793. Christoph soon
died, leaving the land to his wife. She then remarried Christoph Heinrich Winkelmann.
He was not a landowner, so he took his wife's name which was now Summann. Because
of this arrangement, this is as far back as our Summann line goes as any further back
would not be relatives.
Christoph Heinrich (WINKELMANN) SUMMANN is our oldest known ancestor in the
Summann family. Christoph was from farm #15 in Hanover Stroehen, Germany. He was
born a Winkelmann not a Summann. He took his wife's name to keep her land.
Christoph was married to Anne Margarethe Ilsabein (SCHLOTTMANN) SUMMANN on
April 15, 1801. Anne was born on January 6, 1771. This was her second marriage. She
was previously married to Christoph J. H. Summann with whom she had no children.
Christoph and Anne were the parents of at least five children -
Christine Wilhelmine Sophie
* Heinrich Conrad,
* Henriette Sophie,
* Margrethe Elisabeth,
* Marie Christine Elisabeth.
They were farmers and lived in Preussiches Stroehen, Germany on Anne's land #14 that
she had from her first husband.
Christoph died on October 29, 1848 and was buried on November 1, 1848 in Preussiches
Stroehen, Germany. He was 67 years 10 months 25 days old when he died.
Anne died on April 24, 1853 and was buried April 27, 1853 in Preussiches Stroehen,
Germany. She was 82 years 3 months 18 days old when she died. She died of weakness
of old age.
*********************** Conrad **********************************
Heinrich Conrad SUMMANN was born on January 12, 1806 in Preussiches Stroehen,
Germany. He was the son of Christoph Heinrich (Winkelmann) SUMMANN and Anne
Margaret (SCHLOTTMANN) SUMMANN. Conrad was baptized on January 19, 1806 in
Preussiches Stroehen, Germany.
Conrad was married to Marie Sophie Elisabeth TRENTELMANN on January 10, 1843
in Preussiches Stroehen, Germany. Marie was born at 4:00 PM on June 5, 1823 and
baptized on June 15, 1823 in Preussiches Stroehen, Germany. She was the daughter of
Johann Christoph (SPREEN) TRENTELMANN and Marie Sophie Dorothee
(ROHLFING) Summann.
Conrad was a farmer and landowner of farm #14, the family farm, as he was the oldest son.
He and Marie were the parents of twelve children -
* Marie Sophie Dorothee,
* Christina Heinrich,
* Heinrich Wilhelm,
* twins Marie Wilhelmine and Caroline Dorothee,
* Conrad Fredrich,
* Conrad Friedrich Wilhelm,
** Christian Heinrich August,
* Marie Sophie Luise,
* Christian August Theodor,
* Christian Hermann.
Conrad died at 5:00 PM on May 18, 1869 and was buried on May 22, 1969 in Preussiches
Stroehen, Germany. He was 63 years 4 months 6 days old when he died. Marie then
married Christoph Hermann Mosewinkel on January 14, 1870.
******************************* HENRY **************************************
Christian Heinrich August SUMMANN was born in Preussiches Stroehen, Province of
Westfalen, Germany on September 9, 1856 at 7:00 AM. He was the son of Heinrich
Conrad and Marie Sophie Elisabeth (TRENTELMANN) SUMMANN. Henry was
baptized on September 21, 1856. His baptism witnesses were Christian Schroeder,
Wilhelm Segelhorst, and Christoph Tacke.
Henry married Marie Sophie Dorothee AUKAMP on November 9, 1883 in Preussiches
Stroehen, Germany. She was the daughter of Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm and Karolina
M. Dorothee (HILKER) AUKAMP. Marie was born on January 9, 1866 in Preussiches
Stroehen, Germany and was baptized there on January 21, 1866.
Henry came to America in 1884 with his wife, Marie, and her parents, Wilhelm and
Karolina AUKAMP. To come to America, they needed a sponsor. They were sponsored
by Fred Hilker, Carolina's brother. It cost him $1.00 to do this for them. Henry filed his
intentions to become a United States citizen on August 9, 1888 and after the mandatory two
years wait, became a naturalized citizen on August 19, 1890.
He was a farmer in Wilberton Township, Fayette County, Illinois for 50 years. In 1918 he
lost a hand and part of his arm in a oats chopper. Henry suffered with asthma. Henry and
Marie were the parents of twelve children. There were seven sons and five daughters -
* Wilhelm Friedrich "Bill"
* Friedrich Heinrich "Fred"
* Marie S. L.
* Emma A. R.
* Clara Louise Wilhelmine
* Mathilda Sophie Anna "Tillie"
* Heinrich H. E.
* George Carl Herman,
* Herman Heinrich Wilhelm
* Ella Emma Maria
** Martin Herman Carl
* Walter Wilhelm Carl "Butch"
The family were of the Lutheran religion and were members of the St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Henry died on Sunday January 5, 1936 at 3:00 in the afternoon at his home and was buried
on Wednesday, January 8, 1936. Marie died on April 3, 1940 at home in Wilberton
Township. Henry and Marie are both buried in row 15 on the south side of the drive in the
St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery which is located approximately six miles west and one mile
south of ST. Peter, Illinois.
**************************** Martin *********************************
Martin Herman Carl SUMMANN was the sixth son and eleventh child of Henry and Marie
(AUKAMP) SUMMANN. He was born on May 1, 1904 in Wilberton Township, Fayette
County, Illinois. He was baptized on May 15, 1904 and confirmed in 1918 at the St. Paul
Lutheran Church. Martin quit school at the age of 14 in 1918 to help his father, Henry, do
the farming due to Henry losing his arm in a oats chopper.
Martin was united in marriage with DeEtta Jeneiva STOMBAUGH on September 5, 1934
at Champaign, Illinois. DeEtta was born on July 27, 1914 in Vandalia, Illinois. She was the
daughter of John Rolland and Flora Marybelle (JONES) STOMBAUGH.
Martin and DeEtta lived on a farm in Wilberton Township, Fayette County, Illinois. Martin
was a farmer and DeEtta worked at the Princess Peggy Dress Factory in Vandalia, Illinois.
They were members of the St. James Lutheran Church at Vandalia. Martin and DeEtta
were the parents of three sons and three daughters -
*Georgianna Jean,
*Shirley Dee,
*Martin Rolland,
*Glen Lee,
*Wayne Carl,
*Marjorie DeEtta.
On February 12, 1958 near Highland, Illinois Martin and DeEtta were both killed in a
automobile accident along with their daughter, Shirley. Martin and DeEtta are both buried
in Fairlawn Cemetery at Vandalia, Illinois.