Seventeenth Generation

1765. Jennifer Eileen "Jenny" GRIGGS (*) (~) (+) (*+) (^) was born on 15 March 1965 in Wiesbaden, Hessen (Hesse) Province, Germany.⁵⁹² at the Wiesbaden Air Force Base Hospital. She was baptized in June 1965 in Darmstadt Regierungsbezirke (District), Hessen (Hesse) Province, Germany.³⁰⁵ She was baptised at the Protestant Chapel by Chaplain (Major) Wesley Buck, along with a cousin, Scott Griggs. Her godparents were Scott's parents, Duaine and Vicki (Robertson) Griggs.

As she was growing up, she lived in Bay View, WI; Southgate, MI; Eau Claire, WI; Auburn, AL; and Columbia, SC. She attended grade school at Christ the King Lutheran School in Southgate; junior high school in Eau Claire; and high school in Auburn. She was confirmed on 29 April 1979 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire Township, Eau Claire County, WI.⁸⁵⁷ at Epiphany Lutheran Church. Her sponsors were Duaine and Vicki Griggs. Jenny graduated in June 1983 in Auburn, Lee County, AL.¹¹³² from Auburn High School. She graduated in June 1988 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.^1132,1133 from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and a minor in Social Work.

After graduation, she worked at and managed several social services agencies in Columbia, SC; Asheville, NC; Eau Claire, WI; Chippewa Falls, WI, and Houlton, WI. Between 2000 and 2017 she served as the Director of the Voyagers Community Learning Center as well as the Director of the ATOD (alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse) prevention program for the Chippewa Falls school district. After that, she served for four years as the Executive Director of the Mental Health Task Force of Polk County (WI). In June 2023, she became the Executive Director of the Family Resource Center of St. Croix (WI) Valley. She graduated in May 2012 in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, WI.¹³²⁸ She received a Masters of Arts Degree in Counseling from Lakeland College at its campus in Chippewa Falls.

Jennifer Eileen "Jenny" GRIGGS (*) (~) (+) (*+) (^) and Jay Archie ANDRESS (+) were married on 5 August 1989 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^344,1133 After their marriage, they lived in Columbia, SC; Weaverville, NC; Burnsville, MN; Chippewa Falls, WI, and Houlton, WI. Jenny and Jay have always been actively involved in their children's church, school, scouting and sports programs. Jay Archie ANDRESS (+), son of Archie Wallace ANDRESS and Anita Ann PELOQUIN, was born on 15 September 1963 in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, WI.⁶⁴ He was baptized after 15 September 1963 in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, WI.¹¹³³ His Godmother is Beverly Kremer, a sister of his paternal grandmother. He graduated in 1982 in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, WI.¹¹³³ from Chippewa Falls High School. Jay graduated in 1986 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire Township, Eau Claire County, WI.¹¹³³ from the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire. He earned a BBA degree in Marketing (1986) and a BA Degree in Health Care Administration (1997). After 1986 he was . in computer sales and banking in Columbia, SC, and as a manager of car rental agencies in Columbia and Asheville, NC.

For the first ten years that they lived in Chippewa Falls, he served as the Administrator of the Pioneer Nursing Home in Prairie Farm, WI. In January 2009, they moved to Houlton, WI, and he became the director of a nursing home in St. Paul, MN. In 2018, he became the director of the United Pioneer Nursing Home in Luck, Polk County, WI.

Jennifer Eileen "Jenny" GRIGGS (*) (~) (+) (*+) (^) and Jay Archie ANDRESS (+) had the following children:

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Zachary Jay "Zach" ANDRESS (*) (~) (+).

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Benjamin Jon "Ben" ANDRESS (*) (~) (+).

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Hannah McKenzie ANDRESS (*) (~) (+) was born on 5 December 1997 in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, WI.⁶⁴ She was baptized on 29 March 1998 in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, WI.¹¹³³ Her Godparents are Lindsey Andress and Ian Winger.

She loves to read and attend the library's reading program. She is also very active in sports--especially softball, tennis and basketball. ⁶⁴ "Chippewa Falls High School Student of the Week. A native of Chippewa Falls, Hannah Andress, daughter of Jay and Jennifer Andress is the Chi-Hi Student of the Week. She has two older brothers, Zach and Ben, and a dog, Bella. Her grandparents are Anita Andress and the late Archie Andress of Chippewa Falls and Gary and Barbara Griggs of Pawleys Island, South Carolina. She attended Hillcrest Elementary School, Chippewa Falls Middle School and is currently a senior at Chippewa Falls High School.

Hannah is a member of the National Honor Society, secretary of the National English Honor Society, Student Leadership Team, Living Leadership student instructor and Athena. She attended Badger Girls’ State over the summer and is a Youth Rotarian Student Representative. She has played the trumpet in both the Marching and Concert Band all four years of high school. She is a member of the Harmonics Combo and played in the pit orchestra for various school musicals. Hannah lettered in Women’s tennis all four years, was captain both her junior and senior year and advanced to sectionals her junior and senior year. She also is the team manager for the Men’s tennis.

During her high school career, Hannah has been a volunteer for “Parents4Learning” activities, a Voyager Program tennis class assistant, volunteered for “Light the Night” holiday decorating at Irvine Park, and is a Special Olympic adult basketball coach. She likes to go on family vacations and their Packer Sunday trips. Recreational tennis and hanging out with friends are also tops on her list of fun things to do. Her favorite music is Indie Pop. Following graduation, she plans to major in education earning a degree in TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) at UW River Falls.

We are proud of Cardinal Hannah Andress!" She graduated in December 2020 in River Falls, Pierce County, WI.⁶⁴ She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Wisconsin--River Falls with a Bachelor Degree in Education. Her major was TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages). She is now in a teaching position.