John Hafenrichter's Genealogical Research
- John Lee Hafenrichter (1928 to 2011) was a prolific genealogical researcher. This website was created to share his research of German emigrants who moved to the Oswego Prairie rural community in Kendall County and other areas in Illinois and Iowa. The main surnames are Hafenrichter, Hummel, Burkhart, Haag, Hem, Sorg, Shoger, Wolf, Bower, Schleicher, and Leyh.
- Genealogical documents off of John's computer
- Scanned photos, birth certificates, and marriage certificates
- Historical photos that were mostly taken by John's mother (Thanks to Dalman Hafenrichter for recovering these photos from negatives.)
- John's scrapbook of his life
- Links to videos, historical journals, Fred Shoger arsenic poisoning
- John's self-written obituary
- The Little White School Museum, John's favorite charity
- Music that John recorded in 1951
John's nephew Mark Leigh maintains this website. Please let Mark know when website links do not work. Use this email address for Mark: johnhafenrichter@gmail.com
