Second Generation
Family of Hinrich Wilhelm ECKHOFF (1) & Katharina FICK

2. Wilhelm J. (William) ECKHOFF. Born on 2 Dec 1873 in Hanover, Germany. Wilhelm J. (William) died in Henning, Ottertail, MN on 26 Dec 1952; he was 79.

On 12 Aug 1905 when Wilhelm J. (William) was 31, he first married Lucia A. TIEDMANN, daughter of Karsten TIEDMANN & Gesche STELLING, in Germany. Born on 4 Jun 1884 in Germany. Lucia A. died in Henning, Ottertail, MN on 23 Feb 1985; she was 100.

They had the following children:
10 i. Jurgen (1906-1919)
11 ii. Walter (1912-1919)
12 iii. Henry
13 iv. William (1910-1992)
14 v. Gesche
15 vi. Otto (1919-1998)
16 vii. Carl
17 viii. Anna
18 ix. Lucia
19 x. Ervin C. (1924-1944)

On 27 Apr 1901 when Wilhelm J. (William) was 27, he second married Katharina GROTHEER.

They had the following children:
20 i. Henry
21 ii. Johann

3. Anna ECKHOFF. Born on 11 Dec 1875 in Germany. Anna died on 30 Sep 1950; she was 74.

Anna married Henry MEYER.

They had the following children:
22 i. Henry W. (1901-1931)
23 ii. Anna (1889-1987)
24 iii. John (1904-1987)
25 iv. Tena
26 v. Herman H. (1909-1996)
27 vi. Gretchen

4. Johann Jurgen (John) ECKHOFF. Born on 31 Mar 1878 in Germany. Johann Jurgen (John) died in Henning, Ottertail, MN on 11 Apr 1955; he was 77. Buried on 14 Apr 1955.

In 1911 when Johann Jurgen (John) was 32, he married Anna TIEDMANN. Born on 19 Aug 1885. Anna died on 21 Mar 1968; she was 82.

They had the following children:
28 i. Henry J (1913-1970)
29 ii. Leonard K. (1920-1994)
30 iii. Arnold
31 iv. Laura
32 v. Irma
33 vi. Kathrina (Katie) (1911-1936)

5. Margaretha ECKHOFF. Born on 25 Jul 1881 in Germany. Margaretha died in Germany on 10 Oct 1931; she was 50.

Margaretha married Claus GROTHEER. Born on 1 Jan 1874 in Germany. Claus died in Germany on 28 Oct 1940; he was 66.

They had the following children:
34 i. Claus (1909-1991)
35 ii. Henry

6. Katharina ECKHOFF. Born on 14 May 1884 in Germany. Katharina died in Germany on 13 Feb 1925; she was 40.

Katharina married Diedrich SOEHL.

They had one child:
36 i. Henry W. (1909-1996)

7. Claus ECKHOFF. Born on 23 Aug 1889 in Germany. Claus died on 12 Aug 1967; he was 77.

On 6 Dec 1917 when Claus was 28, he married Bena KLEVER, daughter of Harry B. KLEVER & Hinrica. Born on 8 Sep 1896. Bena died on 9 Sep 1969; she was 73.

They had the following children:
37 i. Albert
38 ii. Raymond
39 iii. Reka K. (1918-)
40 iv. Freida
41 v. Marie
42 vi. Bernice (Died as Child) (1929-1930)

8. Christoph (Christ) ECKHOFF. Born on 4 Oct 1892 in Glinde, Germany. Christoph (Christ) died in Henning, Ottertail, MN on 15 Dec 1957; he was 65. Buried on 18 Dec 1957 in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Henning, Ottertail, MN.

On 22 Aug 1917 when Christoph (Christ) was 24, he married Margaretha Katharina (Margaret) STAPEL, daughter of Jakob Friedrich STAPEL & Katharina (Adeline) Adelheid MULLER, in Red Wing, Goodhue, MN. Born on 8 Sep 1896 in Muhlenheim, Germany. Margaretha Katharina (Margaret) died in Henning, Ottertail, MN on 15 Dec 1957; she was 61.

They had the following children:
43 i. Ernest John Henry (1918-)
44 ii. Herbert William (1920-1993)
45 iii. Rosella Katherine (1924-1998)
46 iv. Alvin Diedrick (1926-)
47 v. Raynold Henry (1929-)

9. Marie ECKHOFF. Born on 15 Aug 1895. Marie died on 16 Jan 1983; she was 87. Buried in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Henning, Ottertail, MN.

On 29 May 1916 when Marie was 20, she married Diedrick (Dick) STUEVE. Born on 24 Sep 1893. Diedrick (Dick) died on 21 Dec 1980; he was 87.

They had the following children:
48 i. Dora (1918-)
49 ii. Heinrich (1919-1919)
50 iii. Edwin C. (1920-1944)
51 iv. Emil H. (1922-1996)
52 v. Amanda
53 vi. Esther
54 vii. Eldon

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