Looking for contact with decendents of George Christ Rey, who farmed & raised family in Henrietta & Golden Glen Twps (per 1910, 1920 & 1930 Census). He was widowed prior to 1920, left w/8 children - Clarence, b. 1906, Leona b. 1908, George b. 1909 (died as infant), Arthur b. 1910, Herbert, b. 1914 (died in WW II) and triplets Dorothy, Doris & Doreen, b. 1916.
His mother, Pauline, & my ggrandmother, Caroline, were sisters, nee Zwirn, who immigrated from Germany to Illinois 1877-1880.
My info is fairly sketchy so any help appreciated.

From here:
http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/databases/bio.php
Last Name:Rey
First Name:Clarence
Born:1906
Publication: Edgeley, N.D., 1887-1987. 1986.
Institute Call Number: F644.E33 E33 1986
Page No: 373

Last Name:Rey
First Name:George Christ
Born:1881
Died:1941
Illustration: ill.
Publication: Edgeley, N.D., 1887-1987. 1986.
Institute Call Number: F644.E33 E33 1986
Page No: 374

You could order copies of this information (or try to get the book via interlibrary loan if possible).

Clarence Rey b. 04 Nov 1906 d. 18 May 1991

George Christ Rey b. 4 Apr 1881, d. Feb 1969 according to the SSDI - the MN death index shows this; died Mower county, mother's maiden name 'Swirn' (sic). A probable brother of his, John, also died in MN (mother's maiden name Zwirn, b. 02/29/1888, d. 10/21/1963)

A possiblity for Arthur b. 1910 would be the one b. 07 Apr 1910, SSN issued MN, d. Nov 1981 last residence Lisbon, Ransom, ND.

Hi! I am Clarence's daughter. Email me what information you need.

Thanks so much for your response. I've sent you an email. If you don't get it, please advise. Thanks again. I'm so excited to find a contact.

George Rey was my maternal grandmother's brother. She was Fannie Rey Siedschlag. I have a wonderful family picture of them with their siblings and parents that I could email to anyone interested in it.

Hi. I think I have that picture also but you can email it to me if you want. Do you have the names listed on your picture?
We kind of guessed at the reunion, as we knew the years they were born. Thanks.

My name is Beverly ZWIRN-Godfrey. I have been researching the ZWIRN family for a number of years and Fannie REY' mother was Tine "Pauline" ZWIRN who happened to be a sister to my G-Grandfather Gottlieb ZWIRN.

I have ancester information on their parents and grandparent who were from Germany. I wold be very happy to pass this information on to you along with the information I have on Andresa "Andrew" REY.

Would you please be so kind as to forward to my the photo you mentioned in you e-mail of Feb 20, 2005. and any additional information.

I have been very ill the past year and half and could not keep up with my genealogy research and am try to make a come-back ):

My e-mail has changed so please use the following one:

bjg493@sbcglobal.net

Thank you, Beverly

Hi Bev,

I know I haven't corresponded with you in some time. Lots of things got away from me as I tried to navigage through my family tree. I have some info you could probably pull down from Ancestry.com looking at "Jim & Diane Marxen Family Tree 2009". Already it's getting out-of-date.

A couple of years ago, you said that you had some Zwirn photos. I posted photos of Pauline, Frederika, and Caroline to Ancestry - and some of the Cassens family as well.

I tried you email, but it was kicked back. You can email me at jrmarxe@hotmail.com


Jim Marxen