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Family HistoryFamily History - Henry Charles Hauser, Jr.


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Henry Charles Hauser, Jr. and 20 of his descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. Henry Charles Hauser, Jr.,1 born 23 February 1903 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the son of Henry Charles Hauser and Agnes May Harris;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 died 22 December 1962 in Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan.2, 4 Henry married, 27 January 1925 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Christine Warner3 (born 2 June 1903 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan, the daughter of Zimri Hathaway Warner and Mary Ellen Crippen;5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Christine died 10 February 2006 in Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan8). Henry and Christine are buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan.2, 8

Children of Henry Charles Hauser, Jr. and Christine Warner:

 2i. Gwendolyn Ann Hauser, stillborn 29 August 1926 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan;11 died 29 August 1926 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.11
+3ii. Marilyn Margaret Hauser, born 11 February 1928 in Michigan. Married Harold Huston Cobb.
+4iii. Carol June Hauser, born 1 June 1930 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; died 4 August 2011 in Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan. Married (1) Chester Marion Kulesia Married (2) Bruce A. Smith.
+5iv. Thomas Warner Hauser, born 11 August 1936 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan; died 4 November 2017 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Married (1) Beverly Agnes Nanry Married (2) Carol Joan Barrack (née Antell) .

  1. Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949, Birth Registration, Henry Charles Hauser, Jr., born; 23 February 1903 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; father: Henry Charles Hauser, age 40, born in Rochester, New York; mother: Agnes May Harris, age 36, born in Rochester, New York.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Prospect Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, Henry C. Hauser, born: 1908 [sic, his gravestone and other records say he was born in 1903]; died: 1962 (from record).
  3. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Henry Charles Hauser, age 21, born in Chicago, Illinois, clerical work, father: Henry C. Hauser; mother: Agnes Harris; not previously married; Christine Warner, age 21, born in Lawrence, Michigan; stenographer; father: Zimry Warner; mother: Mary Crippen; not previously married; married 27 January 1925 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  4. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Certificate of Death, Henry Charles Hauser, died: 22 December 1962 in Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan; born: 23 February 1903 in Illinois; occupation: manager owner, grocery supermarket; married; wife: Christine W. Hauser; father: Henry Charles Hauser; mother: Agnes Harris; burial: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Michigan.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Berrien County, Benton Harbor, E.D. 11-12, Sheet No. 25B, Henry Hauser, 26, Ilinois, first married age 21, manager, grocery store; wife Christine Hauser, 26, Michigan, first married age 21; daughter Marilyn Hauser, 2, Michigan.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Cass County, Cassopolis, E.D. 14-7, Sheet No. 7B, Henry C. Hauser, 37, Illinois, grocery manager, retail grocery store; wife Christine W. Hauser, 36, Michigan; daughter Marilyn Hauser, 12, Michigan; daughter Carol J. Hauser, 9, Michigan; son Thomas Hauser, 3, Michigan.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Cass County, Cassopolis, E.D. 14-23, Sheet No. 3, Henry Hauser, 48, Illinois, manager, grocery store; wife Christine Hauser, 48, Michigan; daughter Marilyn Hauser, 22, Michigan, clerical, bank; daughter Karol Hauser, 20, Michigan, bookkeeper, electric store; son Thomas Hauser, 13, Michigan.
  8. Find a Grave (website). Prospect Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, Christine Warner Hauser, born; 2 June 1903 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan; died: 10 February 2006 in Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and three siblings).
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 165, Sheet No. 7A, Mary A. Warner, 49, Michigan, widow, 8 children, 7 living; son Boyd Warner, 21, Michigan, laborer, odd jobs; daughter Irene M. Warner, 12, Michigan; son Paul D. Warner, 9, Michigan; daughter Christine Warner, 6, Michigan.
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 196, Sheet No. 6A, Mary Warner, 59, Michigan, widow, keeper, hotel; son Paul Warner, 19, Michigan; son Boyd Warner, 30, Michigan, chauffeur, general driving; daughter Christine Warner, 16, Michigan.
  11. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Gwendolyn Ann Hauser, born: 29 August 1926 in Kalamazoo, Michigan; died: 29 August 1926; stillborn; father: Henry Hauser, born in Illinois; mother: Christine Warner, born in Michigan.
Second Generation
3. Marilyn Margaret Hauser2 (Henry1), born 11 February 1928 in Michigan.1, 2, 3 Marilyn married, 21 October 1950 in Cass County, Michigan, Harold Huston Cobb5 (born 18 August 1924, the son of Herbert L. Cobb and Delma E. Danielson;4, 5 Harold died 5 January 19694). Harold is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan.4

Children of Marilyn Margaret Hauser and Harold Huston Cobb:

+6i. Christine Cobb, born 3 August 1951. Married Henry R. ‘Heinie’ Leitke.
 7ii. Carol Teresa Cobb, born 20 November 1954;6 died 21 November 1954.6 Carol is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan.6
+8iii. Christopher Thomas Cobb, born 15 July 1956 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan; died 6 May 2022. Married Susan _____.

4. Carol June Hauser2 (Henry1), born 1 June 1930 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan;2, 3, 7 died 4 August 2011 in Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan.7 Carol married, first, 7 April 1951 in Cass County, Michigan, Chester Marion Kulesia10 (born 5 January 1931, the son of Chester L. Kulesia and Phyllis Grochowski;8, 9 Chester died 10 October 1975 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan8, 9). Carol married, second, 20 October 1985 in Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan, Bruce A. Smith7 (born 10 October 1927, parents not determined). Carol is buried in Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan.7 Chester is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan.8

Children of Carol June Hauser and Chester Marion Kulesia:

+9i. Cynthia Carol Kulesia, born 15 June 1953. Married (1) Larry Lee Nelson Married (2) Martin Lee Plasek.
 10ii. Jeanne Marie Kalesia, born 12 February 1955.11
 11iii. Romana Kulesia, born 7 December 1956.11
 12iv. Mary Kulesia, born 1 March 1959.11
 13v. John B. Kulesia, born 30 August 1961.11

5. Thomas Warner Hauser2 (Henry1), born 11 August 1936 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan;2, 3, 12 died 4 November 2017 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana.12, 13 Thomas married, first, 1959, Beverly Agnes Nanry (born 29 March 1933, the daughter of John Nanry and Agnes McCluskey11). Their marriage ended in divorce in January 1971 in San Diego County, California.14 Thomas married, second, 7 December 1972 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, Carol Joan Barrack (née Antell) 16 (born 28 May 1946 in Los Angeles, California, parents not determined15). Thomas is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan.12

Children of Thomas Warner Hauser and Beverly Agnes Nanry:

 14i. T. Michelle Hauser, born 11 April 1961.11
 15ii. Thomas W. Hauser II, born 31 December 1965 in San Diego County, California.17

Child of Thomas Warner Hauser and Carol Joan Barrack (née Antell) :

 16i. Andrew Thomas Hauser, born 20 December 1973 in San Diego County, California.18

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Berrien County, Benton Harbor, E.D. 11-12, Sheet No. 25B, Henry Hauser, 26, Ilinois, first married age 21, manager, grocery store; wife Christine Hauser, 26, Michigan, first married age 21; daughter Marilyn Hauser, 2, Michigan.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Cass County, Cassopolis, E.D. 14-7, Sheet No. 7B, Henry C. Hauser, 37, Illinois, grocery manager, retail grocery store; wife Christine W. Hauser, 36, Michigan; daughter Marilyn Hauser, 12, Michigan; daughter Carol J. Hauser, 9, Michigan; son Thomas Hauser, 3, Michigan.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Cass County, Cassopolis, E.D. 14-23, Sheet No. 3, Henry Hauser, 48, Illinois, manager, grocery store; wife Christine Hauser, 48, Michigan; daughter Marilyn Hauser, 22, Michigan, clerical, bank; daughter Karol Hauser, 20, Michigan, bookkeeper, electric store; son Thomas Hauser, 13, Michigan.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Prospect Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, Harold Huston Cobb, born: 18 August 1924; died: 5 January 1969 (from record).
  5. Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Harold Huston Cobb, age 26, father: Herbert L. Cobb; mother: Delma E. Danielson; Marilyn Margaret Hauser, age 22; father: Henry C. Hauser; mother: Christine Warner; married on 21 October 1950 in Cass County, Michigan.
  6. Find a Grave (website). Prospect Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, Carol Teresa Cobb, born: 20 November 1954; died: 21 November 1954 (from record).
  7. Find a Grave (website). Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan, Carol June Hauser Smith, born: 1 June 1930 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; died: 4 August 2011 in Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan (from record, which includes the text from her obituary, providing vital and biographical details and giving the names of her parents, two siblings, one husband, children and their spouses, step-children and their spouses).
  8. Find a Grave (website). Prospect Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, Chester Marion Kulesia, born: 1931; died: 1975 (from record).
  9. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Chester M. Kulesia, died: 10 October 1975 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; born: 5 January 1931.
  10. Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Chester M. Kulesia, age 21; father: Chester L. Kulesia; mother: Phyllis Grochowski; Carol June Hauser, age 21; father: Henry L. Hauser; mother: Christine Warner; married on 7 April 1951 in Cass County, Michigan.
  11. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  12. Find a Grave (website). Prospect Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, Thomas Warner Hauser, born: 11 August 1937 [sic, his gravestone shows 1936] in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan; died: 4 November 2017 in Spring Valley, San Diego County, California [sic, the source of this death information is not known; according to his obituary and a surviving relative, he died in South Bend, Indiana]. (from record).
  13. Obituary, South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana (available at legacy.com), 8 November 2017, Thomas Warner Hauser, died: 4 November 2017 in South Bend, Indiana; born: 11 August 1936 in Dowagiac, Michigan. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, siblings, three children and three grand-children.
  14. California Divorce Index 1966-1984; available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Thomas W. Hauser, born in 1936; Beverly A. Nanry, born in 1933; married in 1959; divorced in January 1971 in San Diego County, California.
  15. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Carol Joan Antell, born: 28 May 1946 in Los Angeles, California; mother’s name: Williams.
  16. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, Thomas W. Hauser, age 36; Carol J. Antell (also Carol J. Barrack), age 26; married on 7 December 1972 in San Diego, San Diego County, California.
  17. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Thomas W. Hauser, born: 31 December 1965 in San Diego County, California; mother’s name: Nanry.
  18. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Andrew T. Hauser, born: 20 December 1973 in San Diego County, California; mother’s name: Ansell.
Third and Fourth Generations
6. Christine Cobb3 (Marilyn,2 Henry1), born 3 August 1951.1 Christine married Henry R. ‘Heinie’ Leitke (born 24 August 1946, the son of Reinhart Leitke and Tina Marie Hiemstra;2 Heinie died 25 July 19952). Heinie is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan.2

8. Christopher Thomas Cobb3 (Marilyn,2 Henry1), born 15 July 1956 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan;3 died 6 May 2022.3 Christopher married Susan _____ (born ____, parents not determined). Christopher is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan.3

Child of Christopher Thomas Cobb and Susan _____:

 17i. Daniel Tyler Cobb, born May 1989.1

9. Cynthia Carol Kulesia3 (Carol,2 Henry1), born 15 June 1953.1 Cynthia married, first, 1 July 1978, Larry Lee Nelson4 (born 20 April 1939 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan, the son of Lawrence Nelson and Cecil Joy Wire;4 Larry died 12 February 1999 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana4). Cynthia married, second, Martin Lee Plasek (born 19 May 1955, parents not determined1). Larry is buried in Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan.4

Children of Cynthia Carol Kulesia and Larry Lee Nelson:

 18i. Carrie Noelle Nelson, born 27 November 1978.5
 19ii. Joshua Scott Nelson, born 24 January 1980.5
 20iii. Andrew Lee Nelson, born 25 November 1981.1
 21iv. Matthew Stephen Nelson, born 24 October 1983.5

  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan, Henry O. “Heinie” Leitke [sic, his middle initial is R.], born: 24 August 1946; died; 25 July 1995 (from record).
  3. Find a Grave (website). Prospect Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, Christopher T. Cobb, born: 15 January 1956; died: 6 May 2022 (from record, which includes the text from his obituary giving the names of his parents, sister, brother-in-law, and son.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan, Larry Lee Nelson, born: 20 April 1939 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan; died: 12 February 1999 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana (from record, which includes a copy of his death certificate; the text probably from his obituary; and provides the names and links for his mother, four siblings, and wife).
  5. Email between Cynthia Plasek and Lee Gazlay, February 2024, with information about her family.