Sand Ridge Cemetery/Burial Place of Joseph Kallis

Sorry I have not kept the blog updated on my research. I am still trying to find info on the deaths of Frank Kallis and Lena Selinger. I have come across information via Coal City public Library on the burial of Joseph Kallis, oldest uncle of my great grandmother Dorothy Nelson Reimel Behnke. From an email exchange from one of reference librarians;

The Kallis in the Necrology of Will County Pioneers 1902-1907 is Joseph Kallis.
His listing is under December 28, 1902 as follows:
Joseph Kallis, of Wilmington, aged 46 years. He was a native here.

We have a Will County Death Index book here that shows Joseph Kallis's place of death as Wilmington and cemetery location as Sand Ridge. The certificate number for this record is 10365 book # 176. These records should be available from the courthouse.

Another email exchange;

As for Sand Ridge, nobody around here recognizes that as being anwhere nearby. There seems to be a town named Sand Ridge in southern Illinois, but I do not know if that is what the record is referring to. Therefore, I don't know of any contacts to find out if Frank Kallis or other relatives are buried there as well. Again, the courthouse may have more information in that area.

Kallis/Selinger Family

I was just checking my stats and someone came to my blog through searching "Czech family singing 'Eva Marie'". This same reader came to my blog through searching Kallis/Selinger family. Normally I wouldn't post details about stats, but I want them to come back to this blog so that we can exchange info. This just seems like too much of a coincidence, that someone would choose to check for Czech music, plus know about a Kallis/Selinger marriage.
I will give a little bit info about my Kallis/Selinger connection. I am the great granddaughter of Dorothy Elizabeth (Nelson) Reimel Behnke. She was the daughter of Henry Nielsen/Nelson and Elizabeth (Kallis), wife and widow of William Reimel and wife and widow of Edwin Behnke. She was born in 1900, died 1995. She had one sister, Emma, and four brothers. Two of them were named Carl and Charlie. I can't remember the other names. They grew up in Wilmington, Illinois. Their mother, Elizabeth, passed away in 1909. After that the family moved to Michigan.
Elizabeth (Kallis) Nelson was born in 1864 to Frank Kallis and Elizabeth Selinger, in Diamond, Illinois. Frank and Elizabeth had a total of 12 children. One, Marie, died at sea when she was a new born. Frank (1826-1880) and Elizabeth (1835-1919) came to the US, from Nosalov, Bohemia, after 1850. Besides the younger Elizabeth, the only children to have current desendents would be Frank Jr who was married to Minnie Seymour and had one son, Frank. Mary (Kallis) Powell had four or five children. I have been in contact with one descendent of Mary.
I really hope you come back to this blog. If you have more info about Kallis/ Selinger family or would like more info, please leave a comment. If you do not want your comment published say "DO NOT PUBLISH" at the top of your comment. Give me your email in the comment or you can email me at gypzychik@yahoo.com.
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