“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