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Family HistoryFamily History - Jacqueline Leona ‘Jackie’ Quardokus


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 Jacqueline Leona ‘Jackie’ Quardokus and two of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Jacqueline Leona ‘Jackie’ Quardokus,1 born 17 August 1926 in Stevensville, Berrien County, Michigan, the daughter of Harry Henry Quardokus and Hattie Belle Herman;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 died 5 June 1981 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana.1, 2, 3, 4 Jackie married, first, 4 November 1950 in Stevensville, Berrien County, Michigan, George Robert Bookwalter8 (born 16 May 1915, parents not determined;7 George died 24 August 1993 in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan7). Jackie married, second, ca. 1970 in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, John Anthony Reitz10 (born 14 June 1925 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, parents not determined;9 John died 22 March 2013 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan9). Jackie is buried in Riverview Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan.1 George is buried in Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan.7

Children of Jacqueline Leona ‘Jackie’ Quardokus and George Robert Bookwalter:

 2i. (unnamed male) Bookwalter, born 25 March 1955 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan;11 died 25 March 1955 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan.11
+3ii. Wendy Lynn Bookwalter, born 29 November 1962. Married Mark Eugene Mitch.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Riverview Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan, Jacqueline L. “Jackie” Quardokus Reitz, born: 1926 in Michigan; died: 1981 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and four siblings).
  2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Reitz, Jacquelyn, no. 380-20-1155; born 17 August 1926; died June 1981.
  3. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Program Correspondence/Document, Jacqueline Leona Quandokus [sic], alias Jacqueline Leo Reitz; died: June 1981; born: 17 August 1926 in Stevensville, Michigan; father: Harry Quandokus [sic]; mother: Hattie Herman.
  4. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Jacqueline L. Reitz, State No. 81-022650; died: 5 June 1981 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana; born: 17 August 1926 in Michigan; married, husband: John Reitz; father: Harry Quardokus; mother: Hattie Herman; burial: Riverview Cemetery, St. Joseph, Michigan.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Berrien County, Lincoln Township, Enumeration District 11-32, Sheet No. 10A, family of Harry Quardogus [sic] (36, Michigan, laborer, federal building, first married age 26; wife Hattie Quardogus (31, Michigan, first married age 21); daughter Jane Quardogus (9, Michigan); daughter Clare Quardogus (8, Michigan); son Fay Quardogus (6, Michigan); daughter Chatharina Quardogus (3 8/12).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Berrien County, Lincoln Township, Enumeration District 11-45, Sheet No. 8A, family of Harry Quardokus (46, Michigan, farmer, fruit farm); wife Hattie Quardokus (41, Michigan); daughter Jane Quardokus (19, Michigan); daughter Clair Quardokus (18, Michigan); son Fay Quardokus (16, Michigan); daughter Jacqueline Quardokus (14, Michigan); son Harlan Quardokus (5, Michigan).
  7. Find a Grave (website). Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, George Robert Bookwalter, born: 16 May 1915; died: 24 August 1993 in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan (from record, which includes the text from her obituary).
  8. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (available at ancestry.com), George Walter Bookwalter and Jacqueline Leona Quardokus, married on 4 November 1950 in Stevensville, Michigan.
  9. Obituary, legacy.com; John Anthony Reitz, died: 22 March 2013 in St. Joseph, Michigan; born: 14 June 1925 in Chicago, Illinois. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of one wife (Rose Clark), his children and their spouses.
  10. U.S., Newspapers.com, Marriage Index, 1800s-current (available at ancestry.com), John Anthony Reitz, age 45, and Jacqueline Leona Bookwalter; married about 1970 in Benton Harbor [Michigan].
  11. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Male, Bookwalter; born 25 March 1955; died 25 March 1995; father: George Bookwalter; mother: Jacquelyn Quardokus.
Second Generation
3. Wendy Lynn Bookwalter2 (Jacqueline ‘Jackie’1), born 29 November 1962.1 Wendy married, 16 July 1988 in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, Mark Eugene Mitch2 (born 7 November 1959, parents not determined1).

  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  2. Wedding Announcement, Sunday Times-Sentinel, Point Pleasant, West Virginia; Wendy Lynn Bookwalter and Mark E. Mitch, married on 16 July 1988 in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The announcement includes the names of the parents of both bride and groom.