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Birth Name: Jeanette Hope Buschmann
Date of Birth: September 21, 1913
Place of Birth: Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.
Date of Death: November 22, 1988
Place of Death: Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.
Ethnicity: German, possibly other
Janet Ertel was an American singer. She was a member of The Chordettes, a female pop music quartet founded in 1946 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and known for their songs “Mr. Sandman” and “Lollipop.” Other members of the group were, at various points, her sister Alice Mae Spielvogel, sister-in-law Carol Buschmann , as well as Lynn Evans Mand , Margie Needham, Jinny Osborn , Nancy Overton , and Dorothy Schwartz .
Janet was the daughter of Alice Henrietta and Albert Robert Buschmann.
Janet’s paternal grandfather was Herman E. Buschmann (the son of Ernst Buschmann/Bushmann and Sophia Diehl). Herman was a German emigrant, from in Königreich.
Janet’s paternal grandmother was Auguste Fredericke Ernstine Lange (the daughter of August Lange and Wilhelmine “Minnie” Heiden). Auguste was born in Wilson, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to German parents, from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. August was the son of John Lange and Louise. Wilhelmine was born in Altenbuckow, the daughter of Heinrich Ludwig Johann “Henry” Heyden/Heiden and Elisabeth/Eliesabeth “Elizabeth” Schramm.
Janet’s mother Alice and her sister Martha M. Janssen were adopted by Joseph Heinzen and Mary. Their biological parents are listed as Henry Jensen/Janssen and Mary Erst. Some sources indicate that Alice’s mother Annie Elta Nelson, a Norwegian emigrant. It is not clear if this is accurate. It appears Henry was born in Wisconsin, to German parents, Loebbe Tammen Janssen and Agatha Catharine Ross/Albers, who were from Hanover.
Sources: Genealogies of Janet Ertel – https://es.findagrave.com https://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Janet’s mother – https://www.familysearch.org
Janet’s mother and aunt in the family of Joseph Heinzen – https://www.familysearch.org