“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, say “Fr. Kilian” and “Sr. Virginita.”

1.  Aquilinus or Aquiline or (Ack) 1894

2.  Raymond (Ray or “Langa Ryemund”- 6′ 4″ tall) 1896

3.  Bernard (Ben) 1897

4.  Hieronymus (Jerry) 1898

5.  Margaret Dinkel  1900

6.  Euphrosena (Sena)  1902 (not married)

7.  Odillia (Sr. Virginta) 1903

8.  Armella Grote  1904

9.  Ada Zerr  1906

10.  Kilian (Fr. Kilian) 1907

11.  Sophia (Sophie) 1909 (not married)

12.  Florian Maria (Marie) Brady  1911

13.  Felicitas (Felits) Dreiling 1913

14.  Francis (Frank) 1915

15.  Alberta (Berty) Von Lintel 1917

16.  Paul (WWII B-17 bomber veteran) 1918

17.  Constantine (the only one born in a hospital and the only one to die at childbirth).  Born Sept. 2, 1912, died Sept. 5, 1912

Author : Mark Dreiling

List of Kilian’s 16 siblings

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