Esther Elsie Wittnebel^[1]

1907 - 2008  (101 years)   Has 40 ancestors and 40 descendants in this family tree.

Otto Carl Wittnebel

1870 - 1944  (73 years)

Birth	7 Aug 1870	Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, United States
Died	1 Mar 1944	Los Angeles, California, United States
	Cause: Myocarditis
Buried	1944	Roosevelt Mem Cem. Gardena, California, United States
Father	Henry Wittnebel,   b. 1840, Prussia, Germany
Mother	Bertha Louise Falk,   b. May 1850, Prussia, Germany
Married	26 Mar 1869	Dodge, Wisconsin, United States
Family	Mary 'Marie" Ella Laubsch,   b. 19 May 1873, Germany
Married	25 Feb 1897	Stanton, Nebraska, United States
Children	+ 1. Fredrich Otto Richard Wittnebel,   b. 21 Nov 1897, Nebraska, United States + 2. Ida Bertha Marie Wittnebel,   b. 18 Jan 1899, Nebraska, United States + 3. Elise (Lizzie) Anna Wittnebel,   b. 27 Oct 1900, Nebraska, United States + 4. Wilhelm Otto Richard Wittnebel,   b. 13 Apr 1902, Stanton Co, NE + 5. Minnie Mary Wittnebel,   b. 11 Sep 1904, Nebraska, United States + 6. Esther Elsie Wittnebel,   b. 17 Mar 1907, Wessington, Beadle Co., SD + 7. Louis Wittnebel,   b. 17 Jun 1909, Beadle, South Dakota, United States + 8. Harry Alfred Wittnebel,   b. 7 Oct 1911, South Dakota, United States + 9. Mabel Grace Wittnebel,   b. 28 Apr 1915, Beadle, South Dakota, United States

Mary 'Marie" Ella Laubsch

1873 - 1952  (79 years)

Birth	19 May 1873	Germany
Died	11 Sep 1952	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Buried	1952	Gardena, Los Angeles, California, United States
Father	Carl Friedrich "Fred" Laubsch,   b. 15 Apr 1848, Letschin, Letschin, Lebus, Brandenburg, Germany
Mother	Anna Auguste Amalie Lindemann,   b. 28 Jul 1847, Letschin, Letschin, Lebus, Brandenburg, Germany
Married	14 Jul 1872
Family	Otto Carl Wittnebel,   b. 7 Aug 1870, Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, United States
Married	25 Feb 1897	Stanton, Nebraska, United States
Children	+ 1. Fredrich Otto Richard Wittnebel,   b. 21 Nov 1897, Nebraska, United States + 2. Ida Bertha Marie Wittnebel,   b. 18 Jan 1899, Nebraska, United States + 3. Elise (Lizzie) Anna Wittnebel,   b. 27 Oct 1900, Nebraska, United States + 4. Wilhelm Otto Richard Wittnebel,   b. 13 Apr 1902, Stanton Co, NE + 5. Minnie Mary Wittnebel,   b. 11 Sep 1904, Nebraska, United States + 6. Esther Elsie Wittnebel,   b. 17 Mar 1907, Wessington, Beadle Co., SD + 7. Louis Wittnebel,   b. 17 Jun 1909, Beadle, South Dakota, United States + 8. Harry Alfred Wittnebel,   b. 7 Oct 1911, South Dakota, United States + 9. Mabel Grace Wittnebel,   b. 28 Apr 1915, Beadle, South Dakota, United States

Paul Alfred William Dreger

1911 - 1993  (82 years)

Birth	11 Jan 1911	Nebraska, United States
Died	18 Mar 1993	Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States
Buried	Palm Downtown Cemetery, Las Vegas, NV
Father	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany
Mother	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Family	Esther Elsie Wittnebel,   b. 17 Mar 1907, Wessington, Beadle Co., SD
Married	5 Feb 1934	Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States
Children	+ 1. Janice Joy Pauline Dreger,   b. 26 Nov 1935, Norfolk, NE + 2. Barbara Jean Elaine Dreger,   b. 3 Feb 1938, Meadow Grove, Madison Co., NE

Janice Joy Pauline Dreger

L 1935 -  (90 years)

Birth	26 Nov 1935	Norfolk, NE
Father	Paul Alfred William Dreger,   b. 11 Jan 1911, Nebraska, United States
Mother	Esther Elsie Wittnebel,   b. 17 Mar 1907, Wessington, Beadle Co., SD
Married	5 Feb 1934	Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States
Family	Kenneth Clemens,   b. 2 Apr 1935, Battle Creek, Ne
Married	22 May 1956
Children	+ 1. Steven Kenneth Clemens,   b. 18 Mar 1957 + 2. Lori Ann Clemens,   b. 14 Aug 1959 + 3. Monica Marie Clemens,   b. 20 Aug 1963

Barbara Jean Elaine Dreger

L 1938 -  (88 years)

Birth	3 Feb 1938	Meadow Grove, Madison Co., NE
Father	Paul Alfred William Dreger,   b. 11 Jan 1911, Nebraska, United States
Mother	Esther Elsie Wittnebel,   b. 17 Mar 1907, Wessington, Beadle Co., SD
Married	5 Feb 1934	Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States
Family 1	Thomas Charles Caauwe,   b. 24 Nov 1934, Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Married	12 Jun 1955	Meadow Grove, Madison Co., NE
Divorced	1983
Children	1. Jeffrey Charles Caauwe,   b. 27 Apr 1959, Norfolk, Madison Co., NE + 2. Scott Alan Caauwe,   b. 22 Jan 1960, Norfolk, NE + 3. David Paul Caauwe,   b. 22 Aug 1961, Columbus, Platte Co., NE + 4. Christopher Frank Caauwe,   b. 10 Jun 1969, Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Family 2	Ronald Gene Lewis,   b. 10 Nov 1936, Meadow Grove, Ne
Married	16 Jul 1988	Merced, CA

• Name	Esther Elsie Wittnebel
  Birth	17 Mar 1907	Wessington, Beadle Co., SD
  Gender	Female
  Death	23 May 2008	Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States
  	Cause: Old Age
  Death	27 May 2008	Nevada, United States
  _MARNM	Dreger
  Burial	Palm Downtown Cemetery, Las Vegas, NV
  Person ID	I152	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Otto Carl Wittnebel,   b. 7 Aug 1870, Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, United States d. 1 Mar 1944, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary 'Marie" Ella Laubsch,   b. 19 May 1873, Germany d. 11 Sep 1952, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1897	Stanton, Nebraska, United States
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Paul Alfred William Dreger,   b. 11 Jan 1911, Nebraska, United States d. 18 Mar 1993, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1934	Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States
  Children	+ 1. Janice Joy Pauline Dreger,   b. 26 Nov 1935, Norfolk, NE (Age 90 years) + 2. Barbara Jean Elaine Dreger,   b. 3 Feb 1938, Meadow Grove, Madison Co., NE (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

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  [S500089] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage) (Reliability: 4). Esther Elsie Dreger (born Wittnebel)&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: Mar 17 1907 - Beadle, South Dakota, United States&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Feb 5 1934 - Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States&lt;br&gt;Immigration: 1910&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1910 - Wessington Ward 1, Beadle, South Dakota, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1911 - Moose Jaw Sub-Districts 100-136, Saskatchewan, Canada&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1920 - Wessington, Beadle, South Dakota, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1930 - Spring Branch, Stanton, Nebraska, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1935 - Same House&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1940 - Meadow Grove Election Precinct, Madison, Nebraska, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: May 23 2008 - Las Vegas&lt;br&gt;Death: May 23 2008 - Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States&lt;br&gt;Death: May 27 2008 - Nevada, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>Otto Carl Wittnebel</a>, <a>Mary 'Marie' Wittnebel (born Laubsch)</a>&lt;br&gt;Husband: <a>Paul Alfred Dreger</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Fred Otto Wittnebel</a>, <a>Ida Wittnebel</a>, <a>Lizzie A. Phillips (born Wittnebel)</a>, <a>William O Wittnebel</a>, <a>Minnie Mary Fahrenholz (born Wittnebel)</a>, <a>Louis Wittnebel</a>, <a>Harry Alfred Wittnebel</a>, <a>Mabel Grace Wittnebel</a>