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  Carl Joseph Kollenberg  and  Jessie Kathryn (Shore) Kollenberg

Carl Joseph Kollenberg was born on 9 Mar 1911.

His parents were Henry Kollenberg and Mary Louisa (Fischer) Kollenberg.

Henry Kollenberg was born 4 Nov 1873 in Chicago, Illinois.  He died 5 Jan 1956 in San Antonio, Texas.

He is the son of Charles Henry Kollenberg, born 11 Jan 1850, and Emilia Kollenberg (maiden name unknown), born 1 Jun 1850.  Both parents were born in Germany.  Charles Henry Kollenberg died 3 Dec 1916 in Chicago.  Emilia Kollenberg died 25 Jan 1937 in Chicago.

Mary Louisa Fischer was born 20 Nov 1883 in San Antonio, Texas.  She died 10 Feb 1961 in San Antonio, Texas.

She is the daughter of Joseph Fischer, born 11 Mar 1850, and Louisa Fischer (maiden name unknown), born 16 Jul 1852.  Both parents were born in Germany.  Joseph Fischer died 3 May 1928 in San Antonio, Texas.  Louisa Fischer died 1 Apr 1919 in San Antonio, Texas.

The information above is in a Kollenberg family record, shown on this page.  In the 1910 and 1930 U.S. Federal Censuses, both of Mary Louisa's parents are shown as born in Germany; however in the 1920 census they are shown as born in France, with their 'mother tongue' listed as French.

Jessie Kathryn (Shore) Kollenberg was born on 17 Oct 1912 in San Antonio, Texas.

Her parents were Jesse Perry Shore and Anna Agnes (Gaffney) Shore.

Jesse Perry Shore was born in 1877 in Illinois.  His father was born in Illinois, and his mother was born in Missouri.

Anna Agnes (Gaffney) Shore was born in 1872 in Texas.  Her father was born in Texas, and her mother was born in England.

The life history of Jesse Perry Shore and Anna Agnes (Gaffney) Shore is shown in a separate page in the Family Gallery.

Carl and Jessie Kollenberg were married on 19 Aug 1935.  They had one child:

  • Carl Joseph Kollenberg, Jr, born 10 Mar 1944.

Carl died on 26 Aug 1996 in San Antonio.  Jessie died on 20 Feb 2000 in San Antonio.

  Documents

All of these Family Documents are shown below.

Census records.

The 1910 U.S. Federal Census shows the Kollenberg family living at 228 Clark Street, San Antonio.  It shows the parents Henry and Mary Kollenberg with one child, Eleanor (age 1).  Carl was born in 1911.

The 1910 U.S. Federal Census shows the Shore family living at 230 Sandmeyer Street, San Antonio.  It shows the parents Jesse and Anna Shore with two children, Ernest (age 7) and Louise (age 3).  Jessie was born in 1912.

The 1920 U.S. Federal Census shows the Kollenberg family living at 303 Elmhurst Avenue, San Antonio.  It shows the parents Henry and Mary Kollenberg with three children, Eleanor (age 11), Carl (age 8), and Conrad (age 4 years and 4 months).

The 1920 U.S. Federal Census shows Anna Shore with four children, Ernest (age 16), Louise (age 12), Annie (age 9), and Jessie (age 7), now living at 130 Sandmeyer Street, San Antonio.  Their father Jesse Shore was counted in a separate military census at Camp Travis, San Antonio.

The 1930 U.S. Federal Census shows the Kollenberg family still living at 303 Elmhurst Avenue, San Antonio.  It shows the parents Henry and Mary Kollenberg with three children, Eleanor (age 21), Carl (age 19), and Conrad (age 14).

The 1930 U.S. Federal Census shows the Shore family living at 716 Denver Boulevard, San Antonio.  It shows the parents Jesse and Anna Shore with two children, Margaret (age 19) and Kathryn (age 17).

The 1940 U.S. Federal Census shows Carl and Jessie Kollenberg married and living at 726 Essex Street, San Antonio.  Their house is just across the backyard alley from Jessie's parents at 716 Denver Boulevard.  Jessie is listed as Head of the household; Carl is listed as 'Husband'.  Her occupation is 'Sub Clerk, Post Office'; Carl is not shown with an occupation.

Other documents.

A Kollenberg family record shows the family through three generations.  The earliest recorded date is 1850; the last date is 1961.

Based on that family record and later information, here is a Kollenberg family tree:


Kollenberg Family Tree

Many photographs of the family are shown below.

A formal photograph shows Henry Kollenberg and Mary dressed for their wedding day.  Another photograph is a portrait of Mary.

Photographs show Jessie with her parents Jesse and Anna Shore.  More photos show scenes from Jessie's childhood.

Pages of Jessie's yearbook from Brackenridge High School, San Antonio, Texas (1932) show her formal school photograph, and show her together with her championship tennis team.

Here are two pages from the 1934 San Antonio City Directory.  Carl and Jessie are living at their parents' homes.

Carl:    Jessie:

His occupation is "Soda Dispenser" at a drugstore soda fountain.

Photos below on this page show Carl and Jessie as a young couple.

More photos show Jessie with two of her best friends, Ethel and Helen Brown.

More photos below on this page show the Kollenberg family with Carl, Jessie, and their son Carl Jr.

Two photos show both sets of grandparents, Jesse and Anna Shore, and Henry and Mary Kollenberg.  They were taken in 1945 at the home of Carl and Jessie (Shore) Kollenberg.

First photo:  In back: Jesse Shore, Henry Kollenberg, Mary Kollenberg, Anna Shore.  In front: Jessie (Shore) Kollenberg and her son Carl Kollenberg Jr.

Second photo:  In back: Louise (Shore) Green, Margaret Ann (Shore) Roberts (holding Cheryl Sue Roberts), Henry Kollenberg, Mary Kollenberg, Anna Shore.  In front: Jesse Shore (holding Thomas Green), James Roberts, Carl Kollenberg Jr, Carole Ann Roberts, Joseph Roberts Jr.

More photos show the Kollenberg family gathered together on family outings and in front of their homes.

Greeting cards are from Carl Kollenberg, on duty in Europe during World War II, written to his young son Carl Kollenberg Jr.  Other cards show birthday party invitations and holiday greetings from cousins and other family members.

Here is a list of names in Jessie's handwriting.  It includes Carl's brother Conrad ('Connie') and his wife Bonnie, and Carl's sister Eleanor.  Its date and purpose are not known, but the names may assist further research into the Kollenberg family heritage.


Jessie's List of Names

Burial records.

Carl died on 26 Aug 1996 in San Antonio.  Jessie died on 20 Feb 2000 in San Antonio.

Carl and Jessie are interred together at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas.  Their inscriptions are on each side of their headstone, and their gravesite is shown below.

Here are some images.


1910 Census
Kollenberg
Family

1910 Census
Shore
Family

1920 Census
Kollenberg
Family

1920 Census
Shore
Family

1930 Census
Kollenberg
Family

1930 Census
Shore
Family

1940 Census
Carl and Jessie
Kollenberg

Space Available

1912
Jessie Birth
Certificate

1973
Jessie Birth
Amendment

Space Available

Kollenberg
Family
Record

Abt. 1906
Henry and Mary
Kollenberg

 

Abt. 1906
Mary
Kollenberg


Zoom Color

1918
Jessie and Ann

1922
Frances,
Ann,
Jessie

1923
Jesse, Anna,
Jessie, Ann

1923
Jesse, Anna,
Louise,
Ann, Jessie

Abt. 1925
Jessie

Abt. 1935
Jessie

1932
Brackenridge
HS Yearbook
Cover

1932
Brackenridge
HS Yearbook
Title Page

1932
Brackenridge
HS Yearbook
Faculty

1932
Brackenridge
Jessie Photo

Zoom

1932
Brackenridge
Jessie
Tennis Team

Carl

Carl

Jessie

Carl, Jessie,
and
(Unknown)

Friend
Ethel Brown
and Jessie

Kollenberg
Family

Kollenberg
Family

Eleanor
Kollenberg
and Family

Eleanor
Kollenberg
and Family

Conrad
and Bonnie
Kollenberg

Friends
Helen Brown
and Husband

Friend
Ethel Brown
and Jessie

Friend
Ethel Brown

Friend
Ethel Brown
and Jessie

Jessie
and Friend
Ethel Brown

(Unknown)
and Jessie

(Unknown)
in a
Family Car

Carl, Jessie,
sister Louise
and Billy Copp
in Corpus Christi


Zoom

Jessie and
Sister Louise

Sister Louise
and Jessie

Jessie

Carl and
Jessie

Jessie and
Carl in
Mexico

1935
Carl and Nephew
Joseph Roberts Jr

1936
Anna Shore,
Jessie, and
James Roberts

Jessie

Zoom

Carl and
"Pudgy"
Photos  1  2

Jessie and
"Pudgy"
Photo

1942
Carl and
Jessie

31 Oct 1942
Jessie,
Anna, Jesse Shore,
Roberts Children

1943
Roberts and
Kollenberg
Parents

1  2


1944
Birth Record
Carl Jr

23 Apr 1944
Jessie
and
Carl Jr
Front  Back

23 Apr 1944
Ann Roberts
and
Carl Jr

1944
Jessie
and
Carl Jr

1944
Jessie
and
Carl Jr

1944
Jessie,
Carl Jr,
Carole Roberts

Space Available

Space Available

Space Available

1944
Carl Jr,
James Roberts,
Carole Roberts
Thomas Green

Dec 1944

1945
Henry and Mary
Kollenberg,
Jesse and Anna Shore,
Jessie and
Carl Jr

1945
Henry and Mary
Kollenberg,
Jesse and Anna Shore,
with
Grandchildren

Henry and Mary
Kollenberg
and Family

Kollenberg
Family

Abt. 1945
Carl Jr

Abt. 1945
Carl Jr

Abt. 1945
Carl Jr

Anna Shore
and
Grandson
Carl Jr

Henry Kollenberg
and
Grandson
Carl Jr

Abt. 1947
Carl Jr

Abt. 1947
Carl Jr
and
Thomas Green

Apr 1948
Kollenberg
Family

Apr 1948
Carole, Cheryl,
James Roberts,
Carl Jr

Abt. 1948
Carl and
Carl Jr

Abt. 1948
Jessie and
Carl Jr

Abt. 1948
Carl and
Carl Jr

Feb 1949
Jessie,
Carl Jr, and
Carl

Feb 1949
Carl Jr

Feb 1949
Carl and
Carl Jr

Carl and
Nieces

Cousins
Doris and Sandy

Cousins
Doris and Sandy
with
'Pat' and 'Mack'

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

Carl Jr and
Cousins

1948
Letter
to Carl

1950, 1953
Carl Jr
School Photos

1950
Birthday Party
Invitation

Valentine Card

Cards

Birthday Card
from
Roberts Cousins
Front  Inner

Easter Card
from Carl
to Carl Jr
Front  Back


1960, 1964
Carl Jr
School Photos

Aug 1969
Jessie
and Carl

Dec 1970
Jessie
and Carl

Oct 1975
Sisters
Louise and Jessie

Oct 1975
Sisters
Louise and Jessie

Apr 1984
Carl, Conrad
and Eleanor

Space
available

Jan 1985
Carl
and Jessie

Jan 1985
Carl
and Carl Jr

Jan 1985
Jessie
and Carl Jr

Dec 1985
Jessie
and Carl

Dec 1990
Betty and Carl Jr,
Jessie and Carl

Jessie in
Postal Service
Auxiliary

Detail


Jessie in
Postal Service
Auxiliary

Detail


Space
available


2008
Best Friend
Ethel Brown
Obituary

Space
available

Wills

Carl
Jessie

Carl


July 2008

Jessie


July 2008

Together

July 2008

The Family's Home

Carl and Jessie purchased their home in San Antonio, Texas in September 1941.
Barely two months later the country was at war, with Carl serving in Europe.
He was mustered out on 10 October 1945, and at last
the family could begin living in their home.

Here are some views of the home where Carl and Jessie and their son Carl Jr lived.


817 Greer St
Feb 1949


Feb 1949

Deed

Jan 1985



Feb 1985

Sep 2004



Sep 2004

Zoom

Sep 2004



Sep 2004

17 December 2014


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