Born in Westfalen, Preussen
Ancestors 
Daughter of Anton Franz Berles
and Maria Wilhelmina (Mette) Berles
Sister of
Franz Wilhelm Berles, Anton Berles, Maria Elizabeth (Berles) Schmidt and Joseph Albert Berles
Wife of
John Droste
— married
1 Sep 1881 in Westphalia, Clinton, Michigan, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Wilhelmina T. Droste, Anthony Francis Droste, Frank William Droste, Louise Elizabeth (Droste) Goeddeke, Theodore Joseph Droste, Anna A. (Droste) Hanses, Aloysius J. Droste, Alfred Joseph Droste and Infant Droste
Died
at age 79
in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Oct 2010
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Biography
Theresia was born in 1859. She was the daughter of Anton Berles and Minnie Mette. She passed away in 1939.
Sources
- "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXNV-696 : 26 March 2020), M. Theresia Berles, 1859.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M911-1GS : accessed 18 August 2020), Theresia Droste in household of John Droste, Westphalia township Westphalia village, Clinton, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20, sheet 8A, family 138, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,708.
- "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZS2-B5V : accessed 18 August 2020), Theresa Droste in household of John Droste, Westphalia, Clinton, Michigan, United States; citing ED 26, sheet 1B, line 76, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 761; FHL microfilm 1,820,761.
- "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZMX-2Z6 : 10 February 2018), John Droste and Theresia Berles, 01 Sep 1881; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 2,342,468.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Theresia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Theresia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Theresia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Theresia:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Louise (Bruman) Dice 
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