The Karr Family Descendant Report, put on the web by Kathleen S. Karr.
Started Dec 22, 1999 E - Mail to: KSKar6@Yahoo/com
Please Visit familysearch.org free site very good
Updated Oct 27, 2022
WISH TO THANK THE RESEARCH OF Mr. and Mrs Albert Keller of Germany
and Mrs Janet Kaiser of the United States.
A additional Thank You to Harald Fuchs of Germany for his help in 2003.
His E mail address is FuchsHarald@t-online.de
also visit the other branches of my family at: familysearch.org
all information and updates will be now on the family search website as of December 2020.
1. The Martin Karr Family Web Page is at:
https://members.tripod.com/~KSKarr6/KarrFamilyTree.html
2. The John Karr family tree from Bliesransback Germany
https://kskarr6.tripod.com/KarrfamilyGermanyindex.html
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3. The Hess Family Web Page is at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inlake/hessdesc.txt
4. The Erwin Hess Sr. Family Web Site
https://members.tripod.com/~KSKarr6/HessFamilyindex-2.html
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5. The Tarnowski Family Tree of Indiana
https://kskarr6.tripod.com/index-3.htmltarnowskifamilytree
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6. The Ingle Family Web Page is at: Tripod
https://members.tripod.com/~KSKarr6/index.html
7. The Trippeer and English Family Web Site
by Kathleen S. Karr & Mary Baker
https://members.tripod.com/~KSKarr6/TrapierandEnglishfamilyhtml
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8. The John Hessler Family Web Page is at:
https://kskarr6.tripod.com/Hesslerfamilytreeindex-2.html
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Additional information added Sept 27, 2003 of Descendants. Updated these May 20 2022
1. Johann Peter Karle (Karr) born Feb 23 1690 Bubingen Germany
died Feb 1758 Bliesransbach Germany
Wife. Maria Catharina Zimmer
2. Son Franz Karl (Karr, Karle) born Nov 1715 Bliesransbach Germany
died 1786
Wife. Anna Muller
3. Son Peter Karr born Jan 10 1750 Bliesransbach Germany Died April 24 1802
Wife. Margarete Lemme born 1752
4. Peter Karr May 25, 1774
4. Michael Karr Feb 7, 1775 died May 26, 1856
4. Johann Karr April 10, 1776 died Sept 6, 1793
4. Peter Karr May 8, 1777 died Dec 18, 1829
4. Domian Karr Nov 4, 1778
4. Regina Karr June 3, 1780
4. Anna Karr Oct 24, 1781
4. Maria Catharina Karr May 28, 1783 died July 7, 1784
4. Jakob Karr Aug 26, 1786 died Sept 27, 1796
4. Catharina Karr July 8, 1789 died May 12, 1823
4. Barbara Karr Jan 31, 1792 died Nov 24, 1848
4. Elisabeth Karr Feb 17, 1794
4. Matthias Karr born March 28, 1788 Bliesransbach Germany
Died Nov 9, 1837 Bliesransbach Germany
Wife. Catharina Becker Born 1807
Matthias and Catharina Karr son was Johann Karr who married Margarete Follmar
5. Elisabeth Karr Nov 01, 1818
5. Nikolaus Karr Aug 28, 1820
5. Ludwig Karr Feb 07, 1823
5. Martin Karr Sept 11, 1825
5. Mathias Karr March 17, 1828
5. Johann Peter Karr Aug 16, 1830
5. Jakob Karr Sept 23, 1836 died Aug 02, 1869
5. Johann (John) Karr 11/26/1833 - 5/13/1893 Bliesransbach Germany
Wife of Johann Karr Margarete Follmar 11/15/1832 - 08/28/1868
6. Gertrude Karr (1864 - 1948) & Johann Klopp (1859 - 1938)
7 Peter Klopp (1882 - 1959) & Katharina Amboss
8 Henriette Klopp & Ernst Hoffmann
9 Gerda Hoffmann
8 Vikolaus Klopp
8 Ernst Klopp
7 Margarete Klopp (1888 - 1971) & Peter Petry (1888 - 1945)
8 Ehrenfried Jost Petry
8 Meta Petry
8 Alfons Petry & Hertha Klopp
9 Monika Petry & Peter Ludt
10 Daniela Ludt
9 Christoph Petry
8 Ernst Petry
7 Nikolaus Klopp (1890 - 1964) & Anna Breyer (1889 - 1967)
8 Johann Klopp (1911 - ) & Katharina Speicher (1913 - 1987)
9 Gerhard Klopp (1935 - ) & Christel Korn
9 Sieglinde Klopp & Edga Brach (1936 - )
10 Christine Brach & Gerhard Michelbach
10 Ingeborg Brach
10 Bernhard Brach
9 Edith Klopp & Helmut Heid
10 Isabelle Heid
9 Theresia Klopp & Wolfgang Schimer
8 Peter Klopp
7 Albert Klopp (1899 - 1986) & Elisabet Lutsch (1901 - 1969)
8 Gerda Klopp & Rudolf Becker
9 Wolfram Becker & Guenter Becker
10 Michael Becker & Myriam Becker
8 Fridolin Klopp (1930 - 1980) & Theresia Bauer
9 Maria Klopp & Werner Hassel
8 Malchen Klopp & Hubert Becker
9 Ingrid Becker & Jochaim Kany
10 Claudia Kany
10 Mathias Kany
8 Ingrid Klopp
7 Viktor Klopp (1901 - 1944) & Margarete Helle (1905 - 1960)
8 Helga Klopp & Werner Theis
9 Manfred Theis
9 Gerd Kuntz & Siegrid Theis
9 Dagmar Theis
7 Robert Klopp (1905 - 1968) & Anna Bruckmann (1908 - )
8 Nora Klopp & Hermann Piskol
9 Claudia Piskol
8 Elsbet Klopp & Viktor Kany
9 Birgit Kany & Michael Reichert
10 Sebastian Reichert
10 Dominik Reichert
8 Robert Klopp (1937 - ) & Gerda Becker (1942 - )
9 Brigitte Klopp (1964 - )
8 Renate Klopp
8 Walter Klopp & Thea Freude (1950 - )
9 Erik Klopp
7 Katharina Klopp (1904 - ) & Nikolaus Keller (1906 - 1970)
8 Albert Keller (1933 - ) & Margit Ebert (1947 - )
9 Markus Keller (1966 - )
9 Carmen Keller (1968 - ) & Alina Dier (1996 - )
7 Johann Klopp
7 Josef Klopp
5. Johann (John) Karr 11/26/1833 - 5/13/1893 Bliesransbach Germany
Wife of Johann Karr Margarete Follmar 11/15/1832 - 08/28/1868
6 Margarete Karr (? - ) & Peter Niederlander
7 Katharina Niederlander* & Heinrich Lot
8 Maria Niederlander & Karl Calisse
9 Max Calisse
7 Katharina Niederlander* & UNNAMED
8 Karl Calisse (1904 - 1970) & Maria Niederlander
9 Max Calisse
7 Gerdrut Niederlander
7 Rosa Niederlander
7 Clara Niederlander (1902 - ? ) & Peter Kany
8 Peter Jr. Kany & Felitcitas Kany
9 Rita Kany & Walter May
9 Herbert Kany & Petra
10 Heiko Kany
10 Sebastian Kany
7 Josef Niederlander & Lina Schwartz
8 Angnes Niederlander
8 Fritz Niederlander
8 Ella Niederlander
8 Gunda Niederlander
8 Erich Niederlander & Maria Dahlem
9 Harold Niederlander
9 Dagmar Niederlander & Willi Bur
7 Magarete Niederlander & Johann Kramer
8 Peter Klopp & Hilde Kramer
9 Manfred Klopp (1939 - ) & Waltrout Graeber (1942 - )
10 Susanne Klopp (1963 - ) & Rolf Schneider
11 Melanie Schneider
11 Thomas Schneider
10 Thomas Klopp
9 Cecelia Klopp (1944 - ) & Manfred Follmar (1942 - )
10 Jochaim Follmar
10 Petra Follmar
9 Irmgard Kramer & Aldis Weimrich
10 Doris Weimrich
10 Gunker Weimrich
8 Irmgard Kraemer & Alois Weimrich
9 Doris Weimrich
9 Gunter Weimrich
5. Johann (John) Karr 11/26/1833 - 5/13/1893 Bliesransbach Germany
Wife of Johann Karr Margarete Follmar 11/15/1832 - 08/28/1868
6 Catharina Karr & Nikolaus Follmar
7 Anna Follmar & Josef Kany
8 Ottmar Kany & Theresia Quack
9 Erwin Kany & Hanneliese Kany
10 Marco Kany
10 Denis Kany
8 Irene Kany & Josef Lembert
9 Edelgard Lembert & Harald Fuchs
10 Desiree Fuchs
9 Erwin Lembert & Jutta Streit
10 Josef Lembert
8 Lea Kany & Jean Both
9 Bernhard Both
9 Rulf Both
8 Erwin Kany & gef.
8 Rosel Kany & Josef Dillmann
9 Josef Dillmann
8 Maria Kany & Robert Schondorf
9 Emil Schondorf
9 Astrid Schoendorf & Jochaim Hajduk
10 Nicole Hajduk
8 Dorothea Kany & Egon Schwartz
9 Gunter Schwartz
7 Maria Follmar (1892 - 1985) & Rudolf Freude (1891 - 1961)
8 Helmut Freude
8 Rudi Freude & Gisela Henn
9 Thea Freude & Walter Klopp
10 Erik Klopp
7 Peter Follmar & Rosa Kany
5. Johann (John) Karr 11/26/1833 - 5/13/1893 Bliesransbach Germany
Wife of Johann Karr Margarete Follmar 11/15/1832 - 08/28/1868
6 Maria Karr (? - ) & Franz Weimrich
7 Nikolaus Weimrich
7 Franz Weimrich & Gerdrut Bruckmann
8 Josef Weimrich & Helene Schwartz
9 Gerdrut Weimrich & Erwin Schwobel
10 Lukas Schwobel (1965 - )
10 Peter Schwobel (1967 - )
10 Stefan Schwobel (1969 - )
8 Alfred Weimrich
8 Herbart Weimeich & gefallen
7 Katharina Weimrich & Josef Tinnes
8 Franz Tinnes
8 Ludwig Tinnes
8 August Tinnes & Walburga Birster
9 Hannelore Tinnes & Bernhard Diseux
10 Nicole Diseux
9 Wolfgang Tinnes & Fritzi Pachter
7 Gerdrut Weimrich & Franz Malter
8 Julia Malter
8 Viktor Malter
8 Heinrich Malter
8 Franz Malter
8 Rosina Malter
7 Margarete Weimrich & Ledig
7 Karoline Weimrich & Seewald
8 Edgar Seewald
7 Maria Weimrich & Johann Breyer
8 Irma Breyer
8 Josef Breyer
8 Engelbert Breyer
8 Reinhard Breyer
8 Rudi Breyer
5. Johann (John) Karr 11/26/1833 - 5/13/1893 Bliesransbach Germany
Wife of Johann Karr Margarete Follmar 11/15/1832 - 08/28/1868
6. Martin Karr Sr. Karr (11 Feb 1866 - 8 Jan 1924) """""" Only Son Four Sister """""""""
Wife of Martin Karr Centi Hessler (1879 - 9 May 1965)
7. Martin H. Karr* (1906 - 1990)
Wife of Martin H. Karr Lorraine Hess ( 1919 - 1986)
8. Kathleen Sandra Karr ( 1952 - )
8. Dennis Lee Karr ( 1947 - 2014 )
7. Martin H. Karr* ( 1906 - 1990) & Opal Goodnight Divorced
Unknown ( Stillborn ) Karr (28 Oct 1932 - )
7. John Karr II ( 1900 - 1982) & Rose Trinkle
8. Carol Karr (1931 - ) & Don Keane (1927 - )
9. Michael Keane (1954 - 1987)
9. Mark Keane & Linda Nelson
10. John Keane (1988 - )
10. Ariel Keane (1990 - )
10. Briana E. Keane (1992 - )
10. James Keane ( 1995 - )
9. Paul Keane & Patricia Culver
10. Alexandra Keane ( 1993 - )
10. Grace Keane ( 1995 - )
10. Michael Keane (1997 - )
10. Camille Keane (1997 - )
10. Ingrid Keane (2001 - )
8. Joan Karr & Tom Richards Sr
9. Tom K. Richards Jr (1956 - ) & Page Wolper (1963 - )
9. Robert H. Richards ( 1959 - ) & Maggy Aston ( 1960 - )
10. Mary Aston Richards ( 1997 - )
8. John Karr III ( 1938 - ) & Sharon Luther
9. Jennifer Karr (1981 - )
8. Joseph J. Karr (1934 - 1934)
7. Arthur Karr (1908 - 1994) & Mildred ( Millie ) Brydon ( - 1995)
8. Marlene Karr (1933 - 2022 ) & Victor Kotso (1927 - )
9. Julia Kotso* ( 1960 - ) & Michael Kimberling
10. Mandy M. Kimberling ( 1976 - )
9. Julia Kotso* ( 1960 - ) & Mark Walker
9. Brian Kotso (1961 - ) & Roberta Pandell
9. Marianne Kotso (1965 - ) & David J. Abraham
10. Kyle Abraham (1993 - )
10. Jason Thomas Abraham ( 1995 - )
10. Allison Abraham (1998 - )
8. Nancy Karr (1938 - 2009 ) & Richard Zaffron
9. Peter Zaffron & Anglia Figmond
9. Robert Zaffron
7. Bernard Karr* (1918 - 1995) & Lucille Theisen
8. Diane Karr & Urban Bezan
9. Jeffrey ( Jeff ) Bezan (1966 - ) & Joyce Berenyi
10. Rachel Bezan (1992 - )
10. Jeffrey Ryan Francis (1986 - )
9. Raymond ( Ray ) Bezan (1967 - ) & Jan Sedler
9. Greggory Bezan (1971 - )
7. Bernard Karr* ( 1918 - 1995) & Lucille Defrenza
7. Emma Karr ( 1899 - 1983)
7. Walter Karr ( 1914 - 1994) & Mary Garr (1919 - 2006 )
8. Luanne Karr* ( 1943 - ) & Bruce Piper (1943 - )
9. Keith Piper
9. Tim Piper and Beth ( Currier) Brooks
10. Jordan Brooks Step-Son
10. Jayson Brooks Step-Son
8. Luanne Karr* (1943 - ) & Gary Wright
9. Michelle Lynn Wright ( 1965 - ) & Tom Daniel Ruble ( 1962 - )
10.Stefanie Lynn Ruble (1990 - )
9. Christine Ann Wright* ( 1967 - ) & Tom Johnson
10. Julie Christine Johnson ( 1986 - )
9. Christine Ann Wright* (1967 - ) & Alex Kepchar 3rd ( 1959 - )
10. Katherine Elizabeth Kepchar ( 1991 - )
8. Michael Karr ( 1948 - ) & Cathleen Meade
9. Jason Karr ( 1982 - )
9. Catrina Karr (1986 - )
9. Bryan Karr (1988 - )
8. James (Jimmy) Karr ( 1960 - ) & Ann Krawczak
9. Jacob Michael Karr ( 1998 - )
9. Truman James Karr ( 2001 - )
7. Martha Karr* ( 1903 - 1988) & Albert Lindholm (? - Circa 1920)
7. Martha Karr* (1903 - 1988) & Joseph ( Joe ) Brom (1899 - 1959)
8. Janet ( Ann ) Brom ( 1938 - ) & John Kaiser ( 1938 - )
9. Eric Kaiser ( 1966 - ) & Elizabeth Ann Wong
10. Daniel V. Kaiser ( 2000 )
10. Emily Nicole Kaiser ( 2004 )
9. Evan Kaiser (1969 - ) & Paula Harmon (1971)
10. Hannah Danielle Kaiser ( 2000 )
8. Marilyn Brom (1943 - ) & Thomas Reed Divorced
9. Jennifer Reed ( 1969 -) married Christopher Gioiella (1999 - )
9. Justin Reed ( 1974 - )
7. Joseph M. Karr (Circa 1900 - )
7. Theresa Karr (? - ? )
7. Charles Karr (1911 - 1976)
6. Gertrude Karr & Johann Klopp Sister of Martin Karr Sr
1864
6. Margarete Karr (? - ) & Peter Niederlander Sister of Martin Karr Sr
1859
6. Catharina Karr & Nikolaus Follmar Sister of Martin Karr Sr
1862
6. Barbara Karr 1868
1st Generation Born in Germany
2nd Generation Born in Germany Immigration to the United States Martin Karr Sr.
3rd is the first Generation to be born in the U S
4nd is the second Generation Born in the U S
History of the Karr family in the United States Dated Jan 01, 2001
By Kathleen Sandra Karr. ( E Mail to: KSKarr6@Yahoo.com )
The Karr Family started in Bliesransbach Germany with Johann (John) Karr senior,
and his wife Margarete Follmar.
Johann Karr had one son Martin Karr senior,and had four daughters,all born in Germany
in Europe. Their names are Gertrude, Maria, Catharina, Margarete, Barbara.
His son Martin senior, came to the United States around 1887 and used the Port of Cherbourg France .
Martin met and married Cynthia Hessler in the United States.
Cynthia Hessler was born in 1879 in Germany, and died in 1965 in Calumet City Illinois.
Cynthia Hessler's father, was John Hessler. Who was also born in Germany.
After coming to the United States, and settling in Illinois. He became the First Village
President of West Hammond, Illinois in 1893. Which is now Calumet City, Illinois.
John Hessler was married to, Kreszentia Graf, but she died in Germany. All five children,
were put into an orphanage. Then John Hessler Immigrated, and settled in the United States.
As the story goes, John Hessler came to the United States, and sent for each one of his
children, one at a time. One of John Hessler daughters was Cynthia Hessler.
Who met and married Martin Karr senior, here in Calumet City area.
Martin Karr senior was born in the year 1866, in Saarbucken, Germany and died in
Calumet City Illinois, Jan 8, 1924 from a accident at the age of 58, while cutting
a tree in the Cemetery.
When Martin died his youngest child was Bernard age 6 and the oldest child was Emma age 25 Martin Karr
senior, had seven sons. Martin Herman Karr, Bernard, Walter, Arthur,
Charles , John, and Joseph, who did not live long.
Also he had 3 daughters, Martha, Emma, and Theresa who died about Two years old.
Martin Herman Karr, who was my Father ! Was born March 30, 1906 in Calumet City, Ill.
And lived 60 years of his 83 years, in Hammond, Indiana, with his second wife.
Lorraine Hess and their two children, Dennis Lee Karr, and Kathleen Sandra Karr.
Martin Herman Karr, first wife was Opal Goodknight. They had one stillborn child,
and they divorced in 1944.
Lorraine Hess was born 1919 and Married Martin in 1946.
She lived until 1986. Her parents were Erwin Hess, and Viola Ingle.
Lorraine Hess great Great, Grand father was Joseph Hess senior, the founder,
of Hessville Indiana.
And the town of Hessville Indiana, was named for Joseph Hess senior, in 1850.
Joseph Hess senior, Immigrated from Alsace Lorraine, a region of France.
He was the first white settler, in the lake county region of Indiana.
Dennis and Kathleen Karr have never married, but I am glad to say, the Karr
family name will survived. Our cousin Michael Karr, son's of Walter Karr, had two boys Jason and Bryan and one girl.
Jimmy Karr wife also has two sons.The Karr name will be carried on into the 21st century.
also visit the other branches of my family at:
The Karr Family Web Page is at:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/8028/
and at https://members.tripod.com/~KSKarr6/KarrFamilyTree.html
The Hess Family Web Page is at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inlake/hessdesc.txt
The Ingle Family Web Page is at: Tripod
https://members.tripod.com/~KSKarr6/index.html
The John Hessler Family Web Page is at:
https://kskarr6.tripod.com/Hesslerfamilytreeindex-2.html
Put on the Web by Kathleen S. Karr E-mail me at. kathleenkarr@sbcglobal.net
WISH TO THANK THE RESEARCH OF Mr. and Mrs Albert Keller of Germany
and Mrs Janet Kaiser of the United States.
A additional Thank You to Harald Fuchs of Germany for his help in 2003.
FuchsHarald@t-online.de