The line of descent for Johann "John"

HELLE of Iowa, U. S. A., is through this first child of the second marriage.

5.ANNA MARIA MAGDALENA HELLE bp. Ruethen; 19 Oct. 1719

d.Ruethen; 31 July 1770

(6.JOHANN THEODOR (DIETRICH) in der HELLE

bp. Ruethen; 18 Mar. 1721

d.Ruethen,

(The Line of Descent for FREDERICK "FRED"

HELLE of Illinois, U. S. A. --  Dr. HANS HELLE of Bochum, Germany, and FRITZ HELLE of Ruethen, West Germany, is through this third child of the second marriage.)

7.CASPAR FERDINAND (ANTON) HELLE bp. Ruethen; 25 Mar. 1723

d.Ruethen; 8 June 1760

8.MARIA ELISABETH HELLE bp. Ruethen; 31 May 1724

d.Ruethen; 22 Oct. 1794

9.ANNA ANGELA HELLE bp. Ruethen; 24 Apr. 1726

d.Ruethen; 20 Oct. 1741

10.MARIA AGNES HELLE bp. Ruethen; 21 Jan. 1728

d.Ruethen; 24 Aug. 1752

IXJOHANN THEODOR (DIETRICH) in der HELLE

bp. Ruethen; 18 Mar. 1721

d.Ruethen

m.1st - Ruethen; 8 Jan. 1751 ANNA MARIA KATHARINA TENTHOFF bp. Ruethen; 1 Mar. 1718

br. Ruethen; 18 July 1760

m.2nd - Ruethen; 1 Nov. 1761 GERTRUD KRACKE

b.Belecke, Amsberg; Co.

d.Unknown

JOHANN THEODOR (DIETRICH) in der HELLE was a burger of Ruethen. A baker and a distiller, he lived in House Number 53. He served on the Ruethen Town Council and in 1764 was the exciseman. In 1777 he is listed as being a laborer working by the day. He married first at 29 years of age to ANNA MARIA KATHARINA TENTHOFF. Their four children were:

1.JOHANN PHILJFF HELLE

b.Ruethen; 7 Oct. 1751

d.Unknown

2. JOHANN JODOCUS HELLE, called

KUCKETAU

b.Ruethen; 1 Feb. 1753

d.Ruethen; 23 June 1811

(FREDERICK HELLE and FRITZ HELLE

descend from this child.)

3.ANNA ELISABETH HELLE

b.Ruethen; 8 May 1755

d.Unknown

4.ANNA MARIA JULIANE HELLE

b.Ruethen; 27 Feb. 1758

d.Unknown

Two years after the birth of the fourth child, MARIA died. Sixteen months later "DIETRICH" married GERTRUD KRAKE. The children of the second marriage were:

5.FRIEDRICH FERDINAND HELLE, called

GRONE

b.Ruethen; 21 Aug. 1762

d.Ruethen; 21 Nov. 1850

6.JOHANNA KATHARINA MARIA ANNA HELLE

b.Ruethen; 1 Sept. 1764

d.Unknown

7.KATHARINA ELISABETH HELLE

b.Ruethen; 13 Jan. 1767

d.Unknown

8.JOHANN JOSEPH HELLE

b.Ruethen; 2 Jan. 1769

d.Unknown

9.MARIA GERTRUD HELLE

b.Ruethen; 18 June 1770

d.Ruethen; 17 Feb. 1853

10.MARIA KATHARINA THERESIA HELLE

b.Ruethen; 8 Dec. 1773

d.Ruethen; 22 July 1853

11.JOHANN FRIEDRICH HELLE

b.Ruethen; 12 Jan. 1779

d.Ruethen; 2 Nov. 1832

X.JOHANN JODOCUS HELLE, called

KUCKETAU

b.Ruethen; 1 Feb. 1753

d.Ruethen; 23 June 1811

m.Erwitte, Lippstaclt Co.; 5 May 1781

MARIA ELISABETH GREWE RADIN

b.Erwitte, Lippstadt Co.; 11 Feb. 1751

d.Ruethen; 28 Jan. 1827

m.1st-JOHANN THEODOR RADIN

b.Mielinghausen, Lippstadt Co.

d.Erwitte, Lippstadt, Co.; 28 Jan. 1781

JOHANN JODOCUS HELLE, called KUCKETAU, was a shepherd and lived in House Number 53 in Ruethen. At age 28 he married MARIA ELISABETH GREWE RADIN of Erwitte who had been widowed four months earlier. She had one child from her first marriage born in Erwitte 26 July 1774. The children of JODOCUS and MARIA were:

1.ANTON FRIEDRICH ENGELBERT HELLE, called HELLERS

b.Erwitte, Lippstadt Co.; 21 Oct. 1783

d.Ruethen; 2 July 1855

2.JOHANN FRIEDRICH WILHELM "FRITZ" HELLE, called VOLLMER

b.Ruethen; 26 Oct. 1786

d.Ruethen; 14 Sept. 1840

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