The “Dreiling Genealogy” was obtained by my father, Daniel D. Dreiling, husband of Felicitas Dreiling, from Helen (Linenberger) Hall, Hutchison, Kansas. Helen was the sister of Fr. Herbert Linenberger, C.PP.S. Helen’s parents were Herman J. Linenberger and Anna Maria Dreiling.…
Another weird name in the Dreiling Clan
Just a little correction on Mark’s list of 16 siblings. my Mother’s name was changed to Ada (by herself) Her given name was Edletrude Dreiling.  I have some pics that could be of intrest to you and your impending history…
They lived long and hard
Just a little info on the ages of these hard working people: The Father of this group; Michael M Dreiling  Born November 27, 1873 @ Herzog, Russia Died August 11, 1920 @ Emmeran, Kansas: age 47 (His father Michael Dreiling, born…
List of Kilian’s 16 siblings
“Here is a list of the 17 children in order of birth from “The Dinkels, A Geneology” by Florian Scheck, 1982.” We never referred to our aunts as “Aunt” or “Uncle.” We used their names or nicknames. We did however,…
Disrupting Mass “Not Good”
In 1955 my brother Paul and I worked for Father Kilian at the Sorrowful Mother Shrine in Ohio. One morning, while Kilian was saying mass, we were all waiting for mass to end and breakfast to begin. Looking out our second story…
Kilian’s pot
Still cooking! Another story about Fr. Kilian you many not have heard. Right after I graduated from college, I was home visiting the family and my mom gave me an old battered soup pot with a small wooden-handled lid. She…
“French Blood”
Napoleonic influence in Dreiling family Fr. Kilian’s grandmother on his father’s side was Barbara (Prevo) Dreiling and of French ancestry.  One story has it that a soldier was left behind during Napoleon’s ill-fated attack on Moscow. I have also heard that…