Below is a simple genealogy of Louie and Louise Poltevecque, both their ancestors and their decendents. It's not intended to meet rigorous historical standards but rather is intended to serve as a guide to the following pictorial biography. In that biography, all underlined names link back to this page, which should then appear with the level of the character chosen at the top of the browser window. To return to the page which contained the link, press the Alt button plus the back arrow.

Since Louie and Louise were born near the turn of the Twentieth Century, the decades of their lives matched those of the century, so I've arranged this biography in decade designations that correspond to the ages of Louie and Louise. To go to a particular decade, click on the name on the navigation bar above. To read the biography in order, simply click on the "Next" link at the bottom of each page.

Any updated information about this biography is welcome. Tom Bishop is responsible for most of the material in this document, but he gratefully acknowledges the invaluable help of Betty Bishop and Ida Hutchison. To e-mail Tom or Betty, click their names. This biography was possible almost entirely because Louie and Louise generously shared their memories and their many photographs, but mostly because they lived long, interesting lives with integrity and love. This is dedicated to them.

Jean Baptiste Polteveque

Marguarite Stanisiere

? m. Louise Michel Kaspermint

Louis Polteveque Sr.

Teresa Kaspermint Polteveque
[m. William Padbury]

Herman Dunker

Anna Schwesinger Dunker
[m. Karl Krause}

Bertha Dunker Kandlick

Russell Barnes

Olive Matilda Anderson Barnes

Herman Dunker Jr.

Alvina Dunker Shroeder

Louis "Louie" Poltevecque

Louise Dunker Poltevecque

Emma Dunker Londahl

John Poltevecque

William "Bill" Dunker

Dorothy "Dot" Barnes Peterson

Robert Louis "Bob" (Poltevecque) Bishop

Marjorie Catherine "Marge" Barnes Bishop

Robert "Bob" Barnes

Theodore "Ted" Barnes

Bruce Barnes

Daniel "Russ" Barnes

Marilyn Barnes Corbett

Elizabeth Cary "Betty" Bishop
[m. Richard Bishop]

Laura Louise Bishop Smith
[m. Lance Smith]
[m. Reed Erven]

Thomas Paul "Tom" Bishop
[m. Mary Shields]
[m. Linda Bornbone]

Robert Louis "Rob" Bishop, Jr.

Julie Christine Bishop
[m. Phillip Lang]

Daniel "Dan" Bishop

Persephone Smith Pappanikou

Chester "Chet" Lang

Michael "Mike" Bishop

Chelsea Lang

Dielle Bishop Norton

Joel Bishop

Neil Bishop