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Dreiling family of Hays, Kansas

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Balthasar Michael Dreiling (1875-1935) — also known as B. M. Dreiling — of Hays, Ellis County, Kan. Born in Herzog (now Susly), Russia, November 1, 1875. Democrat. Postmaster at Hays, Kan., 1916-20. Catholic. Volga German ancestry. Died in Victoria, Ellis County, Kan., January 3, 1935 (age 59 years, 63 days). Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery, Hays, Kan.

		Relatives: Son of Barbara (Prewo) Dreiling (1850-1914) and Michael M. Dreiling (1851-1909); married to Gertrude Linenberger (1878-1925); uncle of Edmund J. Dreiling (1901-1990); second cousin once removed of Norbert R. Dreiling.
		Political family: Dreiling family of Hays, Kansas.
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Edmund J. Dreiling (1901-1990) — of Hays, Ellis County, Kan. Born in Victoria, Ellis County, Kan., October 14, 1901. Democrat. Acting postmaster at Hays, Kan., 1965-67. Catholic. Volga German ancestry. Died in Victoria, Ellis County, Kan., October 13, 1990 (age 88 years, 364 days). Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery, Hays, Kan.

		Relatives: Son of Joseph M. Dreiling (1878-1954) and Katherine (Weigel) Dreiling (1882-1952); married to Rose M. Wolf (1901-1992); nephew of Balthasar Michael Dreiling (1875-1935); third cousin of Norbert R. Dreiling.
		Political family: Dreiling family of Hays, Kansas.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Norbert R. Dreiling (1925-2005) — of Hays, Ellis County, Kan. Born in Gorham, Russell County, Kan., April 7, 1925. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1960, 1972; Kansas Democratic state chair, 1966-74. Catholic. Volga German ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Kiwanis; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Hays, Ellis County, Kan., August 1, 2005 (age 80 years, 116 days). Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery, Hays, Kan.

		Relatives: Son of Richard A. Dreiling (1901-1953) and Amalia Mary (Eichman) Dreiling (1901-1972); second cousin once removed of Balthasar Michael Dreiling; third cousin of Edmund J. Dreiling (1901-1990).
		Political family: Dreiling family of Hays, Kansas.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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