Naperville Area Farm Families History

              Administrative Assistant at Nichols Library in Naper¬ ville.
Eari born December 18, 1918, married Betty Jane Smith, born August 22, 1922, and they have four children and three grandchildren. Eari owns and operates his own gas station in Joliet, Illinois.
Leverne born May 1, 1921, is married to Ora Mae Mohon, born April 20, 1925. Five children and four grandchildren make up this family An auto repair shop in Lisle is owned and operated by Leverne.
Margaret born August 11, 1922, married Eari Meisinger, i^orn July 27, 1920.
G. Alan was born September 6, 1923 and is married to Betty Lou Tranter, who was born July 21, 1927. Alan and Betty have seven children and eleven grandchildren. Office Manager is Alan's title at Morton Buildings.
The youngest, Jeanne, born November 21, 1933, mamed Roger Craig, born Nov 24, 1929 and they have two children and two grandchildren.
Michael and Barbara Dockendorf
The Dockendorf s purchased their farm of seven¬ ty seven and one half acres in March of 1911, from Jonathan Royce, which was adjacent to the Royce farm. It was located one fourth mile north of Royce Road, on what is now Barkdoll Road.
Michael and Barbara were both born in the Marywood area formerly called "Big Woods." They farmed in this area briefly before moving to Naperville. They raised one son, Edward. The farm was sold in March of 1942, and the family moved to Aurora.
Xavier Drendel I
Xavier Drendel I was born in Herbsheim, Alsace, France on January 18, 1799. His wife, Theresa Rotl, was born March 5, 1804. They were married on November 4, 1825 and emigrated to America on April 28, 1846.
It took them six weeks to cross the Atlantic and at first they settled in Chicago. Xavier bought five acres where the old Federal building now stands. He ran a hotel on the spot and from the hotel porch he would shoot wild ducks in the slough of Lake Michigan.
After several years he sold his Chicago property and bought 300 acres northeast of Naperville at $6.00 an acre. This property is located on both sides of Ogden Avenue, west of Yackley Avenue. There were at least 200 acres of woods on the farm and he frequently shot deer which roamed in the woods.
His sons, Joseph 1 and Xavier II, each had 100 acres a mile north of his farm.
Their children were Joseph I (Theresa Heddrich), Xavier II (Elizabeth Winckler), Madalena (Frederick Schwartz), Antoinette (Michael Rappel), Peter (Me- lanie Devereau), and Theresa (George Yender).
Xavier I was one of the founders of St. Raphael Church (1846 to 1864). After the church burned, it was rebuilt and renamed Saints Peter and Paul Church.
Xavier I passed away at the age of 73 years, 1 month, and 8 days on February 20, 1872.
Theresa died at the age of 80 years, 5 months, and 3 days on August 8, 1884.
Both are buried in Saints Peter and Paul Ceme¬ tery, Naperville, Illinois.
Xavier Drendel II
Xavier Drendel II was born April 7, 1829 in Herbsheim, Alsace, France. At the age of 17 he emigrated with his parents to this country and made Naperville and vicinity his home. He lived at home with his parents until he was twenty-five when he went to California and lived there for two years. He followed mining, and met with fair success; he went via Panama, and returned by the Nicaragua route.
Returning to Naperville in 1856, he married Eliz¬ abeth Winckler on November 4, 1856 at St. Rapha¬ el Church, now Saints Peter and Paul Church. Her parents, the Xavier Wincklers, also natives of Herbsheim, Alsace, France, emigrated to America in 1845 and settled in Will County, Illinois.
There were eight children by their marriage: Mar¬ tin (Louisa Bapst) (1857-1917), Theresa (1869-
1888), John (1863-1869), Mary (1867-1923), Elonora (Oscar Stephens) (1870-1972), Albert (Lozetta Bierman) (1872-1898), Andrew (1876- 1889), and August (Anna Meyer) (1880-1959).
After their marriage they lived on the old home¬ stead, and in 1869 bought 200 acres of land located two miles west of Naperville at Route 65 and Route 59. They spent thirty-five years there.
In 1904 they retired from active life and moved to 12 East Franklin Avenue, Naperville. Here one of the epochs of their lives was celebrated when they passed their fiftieth anniversary of wedded life in 1906.
Xavier 11 passed away on May 22, 1913, and Elizabeth died on November 9, 1926. Burials are in Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Naperville, Illinois.
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