Thursday, September 23, 2010
George Bremmer and Katrina Bremmer (King/Koenig) Pioneer of the Bremmer Family
George Bremmer, born 27 May 1830, Hanover, Wuerrtemberg, Germany, passed away 9 June 1907, Oscheyedan, Osceola, Iowa
Catherine Dorthea King (Koenig/Konig), born 11 Nov 1827, Hanover, Wuerrtemberg, Germany, passed away 16 March 1896, Sibley, Osceola, Iowa.
Parents to Katherine, Henry, Dora Bremmer
Married around 1850 in Hanover, Germany
Arrival to the United States around 1868 with the kids.
They are the pioneer of the Bremmer family. You could say this is their family history in the United States.
Obituary:
George Bremmer Obituary - Osceola County Tribune.
A pioneer of Osceola County dropped out of the ranks when George Bremmer died last Saturday morning, aged 77 years. His diseased was a kidney ailment due to age. Mr. Bremmer came to Osceola County and took up a homestead in 1872. He was a native of Hanover, Germany. He came to American about 40 years ago, settling in Sauk County, Wisconsin when he moved to this county. Surviving him are two daughters and a son in middle age, namely: Mrs. Dora Graves of Ocheyedan and Mrs. Kate Richardson and Henry Bremmer of Sibley.
Mr. Bremmer was a member of the German Evangelical Church. His funeral services were held in the M.E. Church Monday afternoon and he was laid to rest in the Sibley cemetary beside his wife, who preceded him to the grave about a dozen years.
Among those who attended the funeral were Earl Bremmer of Carrol, James Bremmer of Goodell, Carl Bremmer of Baker township and Miss Bessie Bremmer of Omaha, Grandchildren of the dead man.
13 June 1907, Sibley Gazette, Thursday
Geo. Bremmer died Saturday morning June 8, 1907 at the ripe old age of over 77 years after an illness about six weeks, of kidney trouble.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon from the M.E. church, Rev. Herbert Clegg preaching the sermon.
Geo. Bremmer was born in Hanover Germany in 1830. Before removing to this country he was married to Katherine King, who died twelve years ago.
He united with the German Evangelical church in 1870. In 1872 he removed to his homestead in Ocheyedan township, where he lived up to ten years ago, when he moved in to Sibley and made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Robt Richardson. The deceased was one of Osceola's sturdy pioneers and was here through the grasshopper days. He was highly respected by everybody.
He leaves two daughters and a son all of whom attended the funeral. Mrs. John Graves of Ocheyedan; Mrs. Robt Richardson and Henry Bremmer of this city.
19 March 1896, Sibley, Iowa
Mrs. Bremmer, wife of John Bremmer, who lives on the south line of Ocheyedan township, died, last Monday.She is the mother of Mrs. R Richardson and Henry Bremmer, of this place and was a greatly respected old lady. The funeral occurs to-day, the remains being interred in the Sibley cemetery.
Quentin Martha Bremmer
My name is Quentin Martha Bremmer
My Brother
A Word Portrait of Quentin
Quentin Martha was born in Sibley, Iowa on 25 March 1906, he was the third son of Carl Jerry Bremmer and Lucy Methesmith Sharpe. I do not know where the name Quentin came from, but Martha was grandmother Bremmer’s name and she insisted that this child be named after her. The middle name soon became M.
Quentin, was a sweet, good natured little boy. He was very quiet, well mannered, shy and deeply religious.
One day mother noticed a large black and blue mark on his shoulder where his violin rested. He told her that he had these marks over all his body. Taken to the doctors immediately, he was diagnosed as having a serious blood disease and the outlook was not good. Mother and dad made countless trips with him to Mayo Brothers Clinic and Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. The doctors there, from the very first visit, gave the folks absolutely no hope for this sick little boy, but mother and dad could not give up.
For one year, our whole life centered on Quentin and attempting to make his days and nights easier. He gradually grew worse and just two days before sister Glee’s fifteenth birthday he died at home with parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters with him.
My parents grief is had to describe. They really never recovered from the loss of this twelve year old son.
This death certificate dated 6 September 1918, states cause of death:
Purpura Hemorrhagica, complicating Leukemia. He is buried in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
James Henry, Earl LeRoy, Carl Jerry Bremmer
Henry and Martha Rhoda (Green) Bremmer sons
James Henry Bremmer (uncle)
Earl LeRoy Bremmer (uncle)
Carl Jerry Bremmer father to Earl Henry Bremmer 1919-2005
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