JONAS, Friedrich Heinrich Theodor

1875 - 1960  (84 years)

• Name	JONAS, Friedrich Heinrich Theodor
  Nickname	Fred T.
  Birth	2 Oct 1875	Kellogg, Jasper, Iowa, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Christening	5 Mar 1876	Kellogg, Jasper, Iowa, United States   [4]
  	Address: St. Clements Ev. Lutheran Church
  Gender	Male
  Confirmation	10 Apr 1892	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [5]
  	Address: St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
  Occupation	1910	Pierce, North Dakota, United States   [1]
  	farmer and owned property with his two brothers
  Military Draft Registration	12 Sep 1918	Olivia, Renville, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  	World War I Draft Registration
  Misc	2 Oct 1955	Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: Route 1
  	Fred Jonas Sr. Is Honored at Birthday Party Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Jonas Rt. 1, Mishicot, entertained Sunday in honor of the 80th birthday anniversary of Fred Jonas Sr. His children and grandchildren attending were Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester (Irene) Schmitz and son James, of Kenosha: Mrs. Lydia Holleran and son, Roy, of Chicago: Lt. Col. and Mrs. Harvey H. Jonas of Fairborn, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Emmath Jonas and family, Mishicot; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jonas and family, Mishicot. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jonas, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Jonas and daughter, Sharon, of Wausau: Mr. and Mrs. Herman Tess, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tess, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Smejkal, and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Simonar of Sturgeon Bay. Mr. and Mrs. William Mullins and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davis and family of Fox Lake and Mrs. Ray Manthey of Cambria.; Mr and Mrs. Erhardt Jonas and family of Randolph; Mr. and Mrs. Willaim Jonas and family of Pewaukee. Mr. ad Mrs. Anton Zeman of Mishicot; Mrs Martha Jonas, Alfred Jonas, Mr. and MRs. William Geerdts and family, Mr. ad Mrs. Arthur Zierzow, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jaehnig and family, William Siebert of Two Rivers. Two Rivers Reporter Fri, Oct 07, 1955 ·Page 7 Names Omitted In the story of the 80th birthday anniversary of Fred Jonas Sr. of Mishicot, the names of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Jonas and family were inadvertently omitted from the guest list. Two Rivers Reporter Thu, Oct 13, 1955 ·Page 16
  Illness	1959–1960  [2]
  	a heart condition
  Death	1 Feb 1960	Two Creeks, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	From the Herald Times, Tues. Feb. 2, 1960 Jonas Fred T. Jonas, 84, of Rt. 1, Mishicot, died unexpectedly of a heart attack Monday morning at the home of a son, Harry, with whom he had made his home since 1943. He had been in failing health for about a year. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mishicot, the Rev. David Worgull officiating. Burial will be in Forest View Cemetery, Two Rivers. Mr. Jonas was born Oct. 2, 1875, at Kellogg, Jasper County, Iowa, a son of the late Fred and Wilhelmina Sporletter Jonas. He married the former Ida White at Vesta, Minn., Nov. 16, 1905. She died Sept. 26, 1923. Mr. Jonas celebrated his 80th birthday in 1955 with all members of his family present. He farmed in Minnesota until his retirement in 1941. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lydia Holloran of Chicago and Mrs. Irene Schmitz of Kenosha; three other sons, Emmath of Two Rivers, Harvey of San Antonia, Texas, and Fred of Rt. 1, Mishicot; two sisters, Mrs. Winton Raper of Chicago and Mrs. Herman Tess of Sturgeon Bay; a brother, Walter of Chicago; 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Friends may call at Klein & Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 2 p.m. Wednesday until 10 a.m. Thursday when the casket will be taken to the church where the body will lie in state until the time of service.
  Burial	4 Feb 1960	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: Forest View Cemetery
  	[18-2] Cemetery Section Lot Number
  Person ID	I926	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	JONAS, Friedrich Theodor Sr.,   b. 18 Jan 1849, Kittendorf, Stavenhagen, Mecklenberg-Schwerin, Germany d. 15 Sep 1934, Two Creeks, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 85 years)
  Mother	SPORLEDER, Wilhelmine,   b. 23 Nov 1854, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany d. 25 Feb 1923, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	14 Mar 1874	Mokena, Will, Illinois, United States   [6]
  	by Rev. Carl Schaub
  Family ID	F319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FREITAG, Ida Bertha Mathilde,   b. 29 May 1878, Nicollet, Minnesota, United States d. 20 Sep 1923, Birch Cooley, Renville, Minnesota, United States (Age 45 years)  [7]
  Marriage	16 Nov 1905	Vesta, Redwood, Minnesota, United States   [2, 3, 8, 9]
  	Marriage Index shows Fred Jonas marrying Ida White.
  Children	1. JONAS, Emmath George,   b. 21 Aug 1906, Lynd, Lyon, Minnesota, United States d. 15 Aug 1983, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 76 years)   2. JONES, Harvey Herman,   b. 17 Feb 1909, North Dakota, United States d. 19 Mar 1976, Fort Sam Houston, Bexar, Texas, United States (Age 67 years)   3. JONAS, Harry Gustave,   b. 31 Aug 1911, Wolford, Pierce, North Dakota, United States d. 18 May 1962, Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 50 years)   4. JONAS, Frederick William,   b. 6 Oct 1912, Devils Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota, United States d. 26 May 1978, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 65 years)   5. JONAS, Lydia A.,   b. 1 Jan 1916, Minnesota, United States d. 22 Dec 1986, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States (Age 70 years)   6. Private
  Family ID	F317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Frederich Heinrich Theodor Jonas moved to Minnesota and married Ida Bert ha Mathilde White Freitag Emmath was born in Marshall or Lynd, Lyon County, Minnesota. The family then moved to North Dakota with Fred's brothers Herman and John . The men became partners on a farm and appear on the 1910 Census for Pierce Co. North Dakota. (the county Harry and maybe Harvey were born). Howard, Ida's first son was living with them at the time, Adeline was not. Fred was born in Devil's Lake, Ramsey County North Dakota (Did the family move? or were they visiting?) Township 157 Range 71 Pierce Co. ND. Household 100 Reviewing land records of 1910, they did not own land at this time. http://www.odessa3.org/collections/land/nodak/link/pierce10.txt In 1920 Fred was unemployed living with the family on Ida's brother's farm in Birch Coulee Township, Morton, Renville County Minnesota. Fred lived in Bird (Island) at the time of his father's death in 1934. According to William F. Blum, sometime after Oct. 1934 (after the birth of his grandson Winton) Fred T. Sr., Emmath and Martha (Blum) Jonas their baby son Winton, Fred W. Jr. and Lydia lived on the farm of William F. Blum in Gibson Twp., Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. This was at the height of the depression. The Jonas Family lived with the Blum's for about 6 weeks. (I assume this was around the time of the death of his father) Two Creeks School Attendance Teacher E.A. Benedict Attendance October 3, 1881 - January 27, 1882 No.NameAgepresent absent 43Willie Jonas71167 44Freddie Jonas61167 Attendance January 30, 1882 - June 16, 1882 37Willie Jonas 1168 38Freddie Jonas1168 Attendance October 9, 1882 - January 26, 1883 Not Listed Attendance Feb. 29, 1883 - June 8, 1883 Not Listed Attendance Oct. 1, 1883 - May 29, 1884 (fall term) 31Willie Jonas915not listed Attendance Oct. 1, 1883 - May 29, 1884 (spring term) 17Willie Jonas934not listed Teacher S.C. Naser Attendance October 6, 1884 - January 28, 1885 33Freddie Jonas91729 Attendance October 6, 1884 - January 28, 1885 33 Freddie Jonas 91729 34 Willie Jonas 101432 35Louis Jonas 71724 January 29, 1885 - June 5, 1885 Annual Register of Parents and Scholars October 6, 1884 - June 5, 1885 Fred JonasWilliam Jonas1018 Nov. 188411 March 1885Kept at home to wor k " Louis Jonas718 Nov. 188431 March 1885Kept at home to work " Fred Jonas918 Nov. 18845 March 1885Kept at home to work Annual Register of Parents and Scholars Oct. 5 1885 - June 4 1886 Fred JonasFred Jonas1030 Nov. 18854 June 1885 Mrs. Fred Jonas William Jonas 1130 Nov. 1885 4 June 1885 Louis Jonas 8 13 Oct. 1885 4 June 1885

  
  

• Sources

  [S61] Census - 1910 United States Federal Population Schedule - Ancestry, Township 157 Pierce, North Dakota; Enumeration District: 0147; Roll: T624_1146; Page: 6B; FHL microfilm: 1375159.; dwelling 99, family 100; lines 63-69; Fred and Ida Jonas/Jones; viewed and downloaded; 12 April 2013. [S63] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Manitowoc Herald Times - Photocopy, Obituaries; Fred T. Jonas; newspaper photocopy; 2 February 1960; Column 2 page unknown; viewed; 12 April 2013; copy in possession of Ellen M. Rohr. [S123] Military - WWI Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 - FamilySearch, viewed and downloaded; 13 July 2019; Fred Theodor Jones; Fred Theodor Jonas; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K87R-97H; World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards. Fred Theodor Jones United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918Name: Fred Theodor Jones • Edit Event Type: Draft Registration Event Date: 1917-1918 Event Place: Renville County, Minnesota, United States Gender: Male Nationality: United States Birth Date: 02 Oct 1875 Birthplace: , , United States [S83] Church Records - St. Clements Ev. Lutheran Church - Kellogg, Iowa, Friedrich Heinrich Jonas Baptims; 5 March 1876. [S84] Church Records - St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church - Two Rivers, Wisconsin, Friedrich Heinrich Theodor Jonas Confirmation certificate; 10 April 1892. [S86] Vital Records - Illinois Marriage Index 1763-1900, viewed database online; 23 July 2016; Groom: JONAS, FREDERICK; Bride: SPORLEDER, WILHELMINE; Date: 1874-03-14; certificate #: 00005656; Illinois County: WILL. [S65] Vital Records - Minnesota - State of Minnesota Certificate of Death, death certificate; 12491; Sept 20, 1923; Filed October 10, 1923; Ida Jones. [S58] Vital Records - Minnesota Marriage System, viewed index online; 11 April 2013; Ida Freitag/Fred Jonas Marriage. REDWOOD Certificate G-17 Date: 11/16/1905 Groom: JONAS, FRED Bride: WHITE, IDA [S47] Personal Collection - Freitag Colleen Notes, Mrs. Fred Jones Killed by Horse; Ida Freitag Jonas; obituary; September 1923; Possibly published in the Tribune, article copied and clipped then scanned and emailed to Ellen.; 2013.