1800 (Approx.) Ewald Friedrich Von Massow Birth date: 7 Sep 1761 Death date: 4 Jan 1827
1860 Wanda (Von Massow) Krebs Birth date: 21 Mar 1841 Death date: 22 Feb 1933 Lived with her son Arthur, until the time of her death in Belleville, IL.
1867 First home of the Hartmann family built on the Star Brewery property. Mamima lived here until their home on Charles Street was built in 1884.
1871 Edward Rutz Birth date: 1829 Death date: 1905 Emma Rutz's father. Was Treasurer of the State of Illinois, lived for a while in Chicago.
1880 Anna Amalie Katerina Hartmann and Bernardt Rudolph Arnold Hartmann on a Florida vacation. Bernard and his brother, Hubert, owned the Star Brewery, the present site of St. Teresa Catholic Church in Belleville. Bernard died a millionaire, November 13, 1919, just five months before his great granddaughter, Jane Krebs, was born.
1890 Arthur Ewald Krebs Birth date: 27 Apr 1858 Death date: 15 Jul 1941 Arthur founded Premier Stove (originally Perfect Stove) in 1912 with Kelmme of Eagle. Premier merged with Peerless, a Belleville enameling company. Peerless gas ranges continue to ship worldwide. Arthur remained an official at the Peerless Enamel Plant.
1891 Christiana Hartmann at age 23. Jane Krebs' Grandmother.
1895 Hartmann, Herman Ludwig Birth date: 8 Aug 1877 Death date: 15 Apr 1964
1895 Stoffregen, Anna Lioba Friederike Birth date: 4 Dec 1879
1897 Hedwig Wangelin, backyard of 416 North Church St., Belleville, IL.
1800 (Approx.) Florine Fredericke Hedwig (Von Kamptz) Von Massow Birth date: 8 Sep 1783 Death date: 24 Jul 1852
1862 Emma (Rutz) Krebs Married to Arthur Krebs Birth date: 15 Nov 1859 Death date: 14 Mar 1944
1867 Marie (Maus) Rutz Birth date: 1839 Death date: 1923 Wife of Edward Rutz.
1874 Mamima, age 6. Mary Jane (Miller) Torpin has the original etching in her home in San Diego.
1880 Charles Drees Birth date: 31 May 1839 Death date: 5 May 1909 Opened his China Bazaar at 218 East Main, Belleville, in 1863. His china and crockery store did so well that when he sold to Krebs & Company in 1896, the store was known as the Crystal Palace.
1890 Bertha (a friend) and Christiana Friederike (Mamima) Wangelin.
1892 Dr. Carter was the first dentist in Belleville, Il., arriving from New Hampshire in 1892. His Italian villa still stands (as of 2013) at 310 East Washington. This photo is here because Jane loved this home and painted it when she was in her 60's. The painting can be seen in the Oils & Watercolor section of this site.
1895 Hartmann, Jr., Bernhard Hubert Birth date: 16 Sep 1869 Death date: 26 Apr 1954
1895 The Hartmann Family, Belleville Back row, L to R: Hans, Ben, Herman, Hubert, Rolf First row, L to R: Louischen, Mamima (wearing her wedding dress), Anna
1897 Otto A. (Opa) and Mary (Oma) Kreb's children, from left to right: 1. Waldo Karl (Baa): Father of David, Jane and Wanda 2. Otto St. Clair: Doctor and father of Mary Clair, Otto Jr. (Kiki); Uncle Otto delivered Mark and Mary Jane 3. Marie: Mother of Mary Julia Fitzporter
1810 Believed to be Hans Wolfe von Kamptz's sword , made in Solingen, a manufacturing center in Germany known for knives, scissors, armour, etc. It is a close match to a Prussian officer’s sword seen online from the Napoleanic era. — Virginia Vogler
1865 Charles Frederick (Karl) Krebs Birth date: 1 Mar 1860 Death date: 22 Jun 1923 Arthur Ewald Krebs Birth date: 27 Apr 1858 Death date: 15 Jul 1941
1867 Paulina Wilhemine Henrietta (Von Kamptz) Von Massow Birth date: 6 Oct 1817 Death date: 24 Jun 1873 Came to the US in 1838 with Ewald Von Massow. Paulina is the daughter of Hans Wolf Von Kamptz, her husband's uncle.
1874 Postcard printed in 1945 showing an aerial view of Star Peerless Brewery Co., "Brewers of Stern Brau and Oltimer Premium Beer."
1880 Emma (Rutz) Krebs Birth date: 15 Nov 1859 Death date: 14 Mar 1944 Wife of Arthur Krebs. Arthur Krebs, Married 30 Jan 1890 in Chicago, IL
1890 Mark toured Belleville in March of 2013 with his third cousin, Janet Conant, and took this photo of the Hartmann home being restored.
1895 Charles Drees store on 424 Main Street, later renamed the Crystal Palace.
1895 Hartmann, MD, George Bernhard (Ben) Birth date: 19 Oct 1873 Death date: 12 Feb 1957
1895 Wangelin, Christiana Friederike (Mamima) Birth date: 26 Jul 1868 Death date: 15 Dec 1954
1898 Hedwig Wanda Wangelin Birth date: 1 Aug 1895 Death date: 23 May 1989 (Hedwig was named after Hedwig Hartmann, a young child who would have been her aunt had she survived infancy. "Aunt Hedwig" was born Oct 12, 1871 and died Apr 30, 1872.)
1810 Believed to be Hans Wolfe von Kamptz's sword , made in Solingen, a manufacturing center in Germany known for knives, scissors, armour, etc. It is a close match to a Prussian officer’s sword seen online from the Napoleanic era. — Virginia Vogler
1865 Main Street, Belleville, IL. Mamima's birthplace where her father, Bernardt Rudolph Arnold Hartmann, owned a grocery story before he founded the brewery.
1868 Summer Daguerreotype of Dr. Hugo Wangelin, Hedwig Kreb's father and Jane Miller's grandfather.
1874 The Star-Peerless Brewery included a 3-story main building, an ice house, a cooperage, and a blacksmith shop. The cellar consisted of 4 rows of double arches containing 19 vaults with 34 50-barrel fermenting tubs. There were 6 lower cellars with the entire length over 500 feet wide and 13-feet high. Two large ponds furnished water. Prior to refrigeration, all beer needed to be delivered promptly and in 1874 1,200 barrels per month were delivered as far as a team of horses could go in a day. Star-Peerless Brewery, at 1125 Lebanon Avenue, closed in 1954. St. Teresa Church now occupies the site.
1884 Charles Frederick (Karl) Krebs Birth date: 1 Mar 1860 Death date: 23 Jun 1923 Married Emma (Jenny) Virginia Stanley 25 Jun 1886
1890 The Hartmann home on 117 South Charles Street in Belleville, IL. It was built in 1884 and at one time served as an office building for law partners Gagen and Gagen.
1895 Hedwig Krebs (Maa) was born above Knapp Bros. Furniture, August 1, 1895. The store was located at 304 East Main Street in Belleville, IL.
1895 Hartmann, Rolf Heinrich Birth date: 21 Jul 1883 Death date: 29 Aug 1958 (Twin with Lawrence, Louise Catherine)
1896 Hedwig Wangelin, through window of her Grandfather Hartmann's home, 117 South Charles St., Belleville, IL.
1830 Sophie Wilhelmine Antoine Von Kamptz Surname at birth: Von Oertzen Birth date: 15 Oct 1798 Death date: 11 Oct 1863 Antoine was Jane Kreb's Great-Great-Great Grandmother, born in Ankershagen, Germany. I found this in my mother's files. It appears to be a photo of a painting which would have been done around 1830. It is the oldest original image in my possession!--Mark Miller
1866 Edward Rudolph Ludwig II Krebs Birth date: 15 Jan 1833 Death date: 11 Sep 1878 Captain in the Union Army. Was wounded in action and taken prisoner in the Civil War. Retired to live with is sister in Holland to recover from failing health.
1869 Gen. Hugo Arel Wangelin Birth date: 11 Jul 1818; Death date: 18 Oct 1882 Hugo Wangelin, a native of Prussia, immigrated to the United States in the 1830s. He joined the 12th Missouri Infantry on August 10, 1861 as the regiment’s major. He was promoted to colonel on June 14, 1862, and assumed command of the regiment; he retained command of the 12th for the remainder of the war, but also commanded a brigade during the Chattanooga and Atlanta campaigns. The 12th Missouri Infantry fought at Pea Ridge, Arkansas Post, Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Kennesaw Mountain, and Atlanta. Wangelin was severely wounded during an assault on Ringgold Gap, Georgia in late November 1863, resulting in the amputation of his right arm. Colonel Wangelin mustered out with his regiment on October 18, 1864. Until his death, he celebrated the anniversary of losing his arm by gathering his children and having an oyster dinner. He lived at 314 Abend Street in Belleville and died in Belleville, Illinois, in 1882.
1878 Walter Conrad Schrimpf (Center} Birth date: 7 Mar 1864 Death date: 8 Oct 1900 Walter was Mamima's (right) half brother. Also shown is her brother Bernard Hubert (left).
1888 Dr. Hugo Wangelin seen in stovepipe hat (without beard), in front of drugstore in Belleville, IL.
1890 (Using 1890 date for a side-by-side comparison when viewed chronologically.) The Hartmann House as it appears in 2011 on Google Maps.
1895 Hartmann, Hans Wilhelm Birth date: 30 Jan 1875 Death date: 26 Aug 1956
1895 Lawrence, Louise Catherine (Louishen) Birth date: 21 Jul 1883 (Twin with Hartmann, Rolf Heinrich)
1897 Hedwig Wangelin, back porch, 416 North Church St., Belleville, IL.
