1880 Bremen, Cook, Illinois Gerhard 67 born Hannover, Margareta 68 Hannover living in the home of Catharina 38 and Charles F Vogt 40 with their children John 18, Henry 17, Emilia 15, August 11, Mary 9, Lizzie 4, Margareta 2 and 6 month Chatarina all born in IL

1870 Bremen, Cook, Illinois John Meys 84 so born ca 1786 in home of Baumhoff 54 and Catherine 54 and many others: Catherine 28 and Charles Vogt 31 and children

_____NAME AGE OCCUPATION REAL ESTATE VALUE BIRTHPLACE
28 Charles Vogt 31 Merchant $3200. Prussia
29 Catharine “ 28 Keeps House Hannover
30 John “ 9 Illinois
31 Henry “ 7 Illinois
32 Amelia “ 5 Illinois
33 Mary “ 3 Illinois
34 August “ 11/12 Illinois
35 Margrate Meyer 18 Domestic Servant Hanover
36 Fredric Wheler 31 Farm Hand Hanover
37 John Smackpaper 18 Farm Hand Hanover
38 John Von Engeln 17 Clerk Hanover
39 John Meyer 84 Hanover
40 Gerd Bomhoff 54 Hanover
1 Cathrine Bomhoff 54 Hanover

Carl Friedrich “Charles” Vogt (28) and his wife, Catharine Margarethe (Bomhoff) Vogt (29) were the owners of this house, at this time, and five of their children were here in 1870.

Margrate Meyer (35) is believed to be the niece of Margarethe (Bomhoff) Vogt (35) and the daughter of Margarethe’s brother, Dietrich Heinrich August Bruno Meyer.

John Von Engeln (38) is probably Margarethe’s nephew and the son of her sister, Rebecka Margarethe (Meyer) Von Engeln – probably Johann Cord Friedrich Heinrich Von Engeln.

Johann Gerhard GERD Heinrich August Bomhoff (40) and his wife Margarethe Sophie Fredericke Dortha Meyer (1) – erroneously called “Cathrine” in this census, are the parents of Catharine Margarethe (Bomhoff) Vogt (29).

And Johann Heinrich “John” Meyer (39) is the father of Margarethe Sophie Fredericke Dortha Meyer (1) and the grandfather of Catharine (Bomhoff) Vogt (29) and Margrate Meyer (35) and John Von Engeln (38).


1880 Bremen, Cook, Illinois Gerhard 67 born Hannover, Margareta 68 Hannover living in the home of Catharina 38 and Charles F Vogt 40 with their children John 18, Henry 17, Emilia 15, August 11, Mary 9, Lizzie 4, Margareta 2 and 6 month Chatarina all born in IL




From “New Bremen News”
Of the Tinley Park Historical Society
Volume 27, Number 1
March 2012
Mary Ann Marino and Brad L Bettenhausen, Editors

THE CARL VOGT BUILDING

“The CARL VOGT BUILDING is located at the southwest corner of Oak Park Avenue and History Street and is the only building in Tinley Park to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Long attributed to local businessman Carl Vogt, it is now believed that it was actually constructed much earlier for John or Allen C. Lewis, brothers who owned the property prior to Mr. Vogt. The Lewis brothers owned large tracts of land in the area and are believed to have had the house built circa 1865. Because of its large double decker “wrap around” porches, local folklore long speculated that the building was built as a hotel. Renovations done in 1992 revealed no evidence to suggest the dwelling had been built as anything other than a private residence. The structural layout, with its large eight foot wide central hallway, reminiscent of a plantation home, reflected the owner’s prosperity. The large wrap around porches on the front façade of both the first and second stories were obviously built to impress. Separate hallway and rear porch entrances exist to the basement and first floor, presumably to be used by domestic help and hired hands. The property continued to be occupied by the Vogt family long after Carl’s death in 1888. The “Widow Vogt’s Place” was acquired by Martha Bettenhausen at a court ordered sale in 1899. Descendants of Martha Bettenhausen (James Fulton Family) continued to own the building until 1987. The building was converted to office uses in 1992.”

We are a craft brewery in Tinley Park, Illinois. A southwest suburb of Chicago. Starting in June of 2021, for the summer months, you can come see us at The Vogt Bier Garden, on the east side of the historic Vogt Building! Our plan is to continue to move forward with the build out of our Brew Pub within the next year. We are located at 17400 Oak Park Avenue in the heart of the main street district of Tinley Park.