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Storck Family of Dornheim

1. ___________ Storckwas born in Dornheim in 1490. He died in 1542.

He was a very wealthy man whose land encompassed the villages of Dornheim, Dornberg and Butelborn.

2. Herman Storckwas born in Dornberg in 1520. He was born on the Bensheimer farm near Leeheim.

From 1542-1567 he was a magistrate to a Hessian Duke. He lived in Dornheim and farmed the family land that formerly belonged to his father along with his brother Bestand Jostand their seven sisters.

3.  Nikolaus Storckwas born in Leeheim in 1545. He died February 11, 1608.

He was a wealthy landowner and church treasurer in Dornheim 1567-1605. He harvested five wagon loads of grapes and produced over 150 gallons of wine.

4.  Johannes Storckwas born in Dornheim in 1576. He died of the plague in 1635. He was married to Elizabeth Voltz(1578-1635) the daughter of his predecessor Kaspar Voltz. His wife died also in 1635 presumably of the plague.

In 1592, he entered the University of Marburg. He was headmaster of a school in Trebur in 1598, a deacon in Grossbier in 1599 and pfarrer (minister) in Wixhausen 1621-1635. He was a magistrate in 1569.  It is to this Johannes that the coat-of-arms was given. Johannes and his wife had nine children; eight sons and one daughter.

5.  Johannes Storck. He was born in 1605 in Grossbier. We have very little information as yet on this Johannes.  He was called Hans.

6. Johannes Storckwas born in Wixhausen in 1630.  Johannes Storck died in 1691 and his wife died in 1681. On January 8, 1660, he married Katherina Geltzanleuchter, daughter ofHans Harm Geltzanleuchterand Catherina Reis.

He later moved to Arheilgen which was then an independent town but is now a suburb of Darmstadt.  Hans Geltzenleuchter was an assistant judge. Johannes was also an assistant judge, village mayor of Arheilgen, tax collector and a landowner.

Johannes and Katherina had four children.

7.  Johann Storckwas born in 1661 in Arheilgen. Johann Storck died March 3, 1728 and his wife died November 28, 1735 of old age. He marriedAnna Margaretha Windthauson November 26, 1692.

He was a baker's helper and court assistant.  They had nine children.

8.  Johann Conrad Storckwas born in Arheilgen on January 18, 1703. Conrad died August 28, 1734 of dropsy and an ear infection. On January 15, 1726 he married Julianna Dieters, whose parents were Johannes Dietersand Catherina Lieberg. Julianna was born Feb. 6, 1705 and died March 16,1773.

He was a court official and a member of the village council.

9.  Johann Jacob Storckwas born in Arheilgen on May 9, 1727. Jacob died August 6, 1788 and his wife died January 3, 1794. On October 28, 1755 he married Anna Gertrud Schutter, daughter of Johann Mattheus Schutterand Dorothea Catherina Botter.

He also was a village councilman.  Jacob and Anna had five children.

10.  Johann Adam Storckwas born September 20, 1756 in Arheilgen. Adam died February 10, 1827 from old age. On March 20, 1783, he married Anna Catherina Heidelbach. His wife died March 10, 1847. She was 91 years old.

He was a master tailor. They had 16 children. Eight of them died before reaching the age of three. They died of dysentery, measles and smallpox.

11.  Johann Valentin Storckwas born in Arheilgen on December 12, 1793. On February 9, 1822, he married Anna Catharina Bachfrom Grafenhausen. He died June 4, 1854 and is buried with his medal in Riverside Cemetery in Defiance, Ohio.

In 1810, he joined the Hessian Army which was hired out to Napoleon. Valentin became a personal body guard to Napoleon and marched with him into Russia. Valentin was one of the few survivors of that march in the winter of 1812. Upon returning, Napoleon awarded Valentin a bronze medal for bravery and loyalty. He was given an honorable discharge from the army. He then became a gardener for the Duke of Hesse.  

Valentin and Anna had eight children. As adults, some of Valentin's children came to the United States and stayed near Toledo, Ohio until Valentin, his wife and two children, Johannand Susanna, joined them there the following year. Once the family was united, they sailed down the Maumee River from Toledo to Defiance, Ohio where they landed on June 2, 1849. They had come by water from the East traveling the Hudson River, the canal to Buffalo, New York and Lake Erie to Toledo, Ohio. Valentin bought some land near Defiance, Ohio and became a farmer.

12.  Johannes Storckwas born in Arheilgen January 16, 1826. On April 10, 1854, Johannes married Elisabeth Geierfrom Bavaria, Germany where she was born in 1831. His first wife Elisabeth died March 28, 1857. Johannes married Barbara Martinon February 11, 1858. Johannes died July 8, 1867 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Defiance, Ohio.

In 1849, he came with his parents and sister Susannato the United States. The family settled near Defiance, Ohio. In the 1850 Ohio census, Johannes is listed as a mason. He later returned to farming. He was also a constable in the Defiance Common Pleas Court. Johannes had nine children, three by his first wife and six by his second wife. Johannes, or John as he was called, was the first son (second child) of Johannes and his first wife, Elisabeth Geier.

13.  John Storck, known as John Jr., was born March, 9, 1857 in Defiance Township, Defiance County, Ohio. He was one of a set of twins. His twin brother, John Frederick, died at the age of six months. John died June 12, 1941 in Defiance and is buried in Riverside Cemetery with his father and grandfather. On September 14, 1880, he married Rosalie Bassler, daughter of John Basslerand Freida Greiner. Rosalie died April 4, 1913. On January 20, 1914, John married Sarah Wirth.

Two weeks after their birth, their mother died and the twins were put in the charge of two elderly ladies for their recuperation. At the age of one year, John was healthy enough to return to his father, who had just remarried. Perhaps the new wife felt unable to cope with a small child, for John was placed in the care of friends of the father he knew in Germany. These were John and Catherine March. The Marches wanted to adopt the child, but John would not permit this as the child was the only son John had at the time to carry on the Storck name. John was 10 years old when his father died. At the age of 16, John went to work for the DeÞance Post Office where he worked as a postal clerk and later as Post Master. He was very active in the Lutheran church that Valentin had helped establish. He also assisted in getting the Defiance library started. A bronze plaque in the entrance to the library bears his name as one of the founders.

They had five children:

14. Karl, born June 21, 1881

15. Arthur, born August 24, 1887.   Arthur had one son,Ralph.

16. Emil, born November 17, 1894

17. Otis, born November 1, 1990

18. Frieda Marie, born March 22, 1904 and died Nov. 23, 1987.

14.  Karlhad two daughters:

16.  Emil Leonard Storckwas born November 17, 1894 in Defiance, Ohio. Emil died on September 27, 1956. He married on August 4, 1919Hylda Madge Lunn, who was born January 11, 1897 in Hastings, Michigan. Hyldah married Arthur Jerolamon, a friend from Saint Andrew's on February 14, 1958. She died on March 14, 1974.

He lived on Senaca Street and later Thurman Street with his father, John, and mother, Rosalie Bassler.  After graduating from Defiance High in 1912, Emil went to Sturgis, Michigan to live with his brother Karl and family and to learn and work in his brother's hardware store. In 1917, he entered the U.S. Army and was sent to Fort Custer in Battle Creek, Michigan, where he met Hyldah. After graduation from Battle Creek High School, she worked for Consumers Power Company. In September 1918, Emil was sent to Archangel, Russia, with the Polar Bear Expedition, as a supply sergeant, 339th Infantry. They fought against the Bolshevik 6th Army through a very cold arctic winter until they left in June 1919. After his return to Michigan, he and Hyldah eloped to Wapakonetta, Ohio. 

Emil and Hyldah moved to Detroit and lived on St. Paul Avenue with a high school friend of Hyldah's, Ebie and Willard Copeland. Emil first worked for Standart Bros. Hardware and then for Reading Hardware as a sales representative. Emil was active in VFW, Post 436 Polar Bears and Masonic Friendship Lodge, and was secretary of Lexington Heights Association. Hyldah joined Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Trumbell Avenue in Detroit, Mich, which was later rebuilt on 12th and Glendale. She helped organize the Mothers' Club, was active in the Georgia Grigsby Sunday School Class, and was the first woman deacon of the church. Since Emil traveled a great deal, she also served in the Red Cross and was a Campfire Girl guardian. In 1935, the family built a cottage in Lexington Heights on Lake Huron, and the spent summers there with their four daughters. Hyldah also worked as a volunteer for the Detroit School for the Deaf. 

Hylda and Arthur lived in his home in Livonia, Michigan, where she was president of Rosedale Garden Club, Pioneer Unit Senior Citizens Club, Rosedale United Presbyterian Church, 40 Plus Club, Service Group, O.E. S. Battle Creek Chapter, and the American Red Cross.

    21. Daughter Betty Louwas born May 12, 1920,  and died July 24, 1998.

    22. Mary Janewas born on June 13, 1923 and died June 19, 1974.

    23. Virginia Leewas born June 19, 1925, died April 2, 1981.

    24. Johanna Jeanwas born March 9, 1929. She died March 28, 1994.

Many thanks to Janet Hadacz for submitting the information on this page!!