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Personal data Margaretha Elisabeth Frerichs 


Household of Margaretha Elisabeth Frerichs

She is married to Heiko Bruns.

They got married on February 17, 1886 at Grundy Co., IA, she was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Henry H. Bruns  1882-1952 
  2. (Not public)
  3. Etta Bruns  1918-1928
  4. Fred E. Bruns  1891-1972 
  5. Ewald Frerich Bruns  1893-1972 
  6. Johanna Bruns  1895-1990 
  7. Martha Elizabeth Bruns  1897-1988 
  8. Flora Marie Bruns  1899-1990 
  9. Heiko H. Bruns  1901-1984 


Notes about Margaretha Elisabeth Frerichs

Margaretha Elisabeth Frerichs

Source: Knock, Marvin, "Knock Family," (Sioux Fls., SD, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=knock&id=I142199, xxxi Dec MMVIII)

"... Margaretha FRERICHS ... Sex: F Birth: 26 Sep 1863 in Lübbertsfehn, , Ostfriesland, Germany Death: 14 Jan 1919 in , Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Burial: Jan 1919 ? ... Change Date: 31 Dec 2008 ...

Father: Frerich Nannen FRERICHS b: 27 Mar 1824 in Blaukirchen, , Ostfriesland, Germany Mother: Etta Catharina WEERS b: Unknown in ?

Marriage 1 Heiko BRUNS b: 11 Oct 1856 in Holtland, , Ostfriesland, Germany Married: 17 Feb 1886 in , Grundy County, Iowa, USA Change Date: 31 Dec 2008

Children

1. Etta BRUNS b: Unknown in ? 2. Johanna BRUNS b: 1896 in , Kossuth County, Iowa, USA 3. Martha BRUNS b: Unknown in ? 4. Flora BRUNS b: Unknown in ? 5. Fred BRUNS b: Unknown in ? 6. Henry H. BRUNS b: 20 Dec 1886 in , Kossuth County, Iowa, USA 7. Ewald BRUNS b: 1893 in , Kossuth County, Iowa, USA 8. Heiko BRUNS b: 21 Aug 1901 in , Kossuth County, Iowa, USA"

Appledorn, C. Robert, compiler, Strong, Lin Cornelius, Ed.: The Ostfriesen Families of German Valley Illinois, Vol. i, (S. St. Paul, MN, Ostfriesen Gen. Soc. of America, MMXII), Pg. 147, Repository: George IA Pub. Lib.

[Pg. 147]

"0780. Bruns, Heiko, * 1858 OSTF, + 1928 oo 1884 Margaretha Elisabeth Frerichs, * 1863 OSTF, + 1918"

Boyken, J. Clarine J., Chairman, The Whistle Blows at Noon, (Brainerd, MN, Titonka Centennial Committee, MCMXCVII), Pg. 3220

[Col. 1]

"BRUNS, HEIKO 1856 - 1928 BRUNS, MARGARETHA ELISABETH FRERICHS 1863 - 1919

Heiko Bruns family Front: Floora Tjaden, Martha Schutter, Johanna Franzen, Etta Fahrenholtz Back: Heiko, Fred, Ewald, Henry Bruns

HEIKO BRUNS, SR., son of Henry F. Bruns and Jana (Flesher) Bruns was born October 11, 1856 at Oldenburg Germany. He came to America in 1870 with his family and settled at Freeport, Illinois. Shortly after this time, he moved to GrundyCenter, Iowa.

MARGARETHA ELISABETH FRERICHS, daughter of Fred and Etta (Weers) Frerichs, was born on September 26, 1886 in German Township, Grundy County, then moved to German Township, Kossuth County.* Heiko bought land for $6.20 per acre in 1882,the farm where his grandson, LeRoy Bruns now resides. At the time of his arrival in the Titonka area the land was all prairie and few trees were to be seen. The nearest rail-"

[Col. 2]

"road station was at Wesley. He hauled grain there with horses for ifteen cents a bushel. That was a day's journey. It cost him fifteen cents to feed the horses and himself for a day.

They were the parents of nine children: Henry H.; Etta (John) Fahrenholtz; Fred; Ewald; Johanna (Herman) Franzen; Martha (John) Schutter; Flora (Stephen Tjaden; Heiko, Jr.; a daughter, Etta, who died in infancy. ... Margaretha died during the flu epidemic on January 14, 1919. Her son, Fred was en route home from France, after serving in World War I, at the time of his mother's death. Heiko, Sr. remained on the farm until 1924 when he retired toTitonka. He resided in what is now the Bill Hamilton home. He died on May 11, 1928.

They were faithful members of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Titonka, Iowa.

* (Note coincidence of township names.)" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Margaretha Elisabeth Frerichs

Nanne Frerichs
1787-1868
Mareke (Marieke) Janssen
1793-1868

Margaretha Elisabeth Frerichs
1863-1919

1886

Heiko Bruns
1856-1928

Henry H. Bruns
1882-1952
(Not public)
Etta Bruns
1918-1928
Fred E. Bruns
1891-1972
Ewald Frerich Bruns
1893-1972
Johanna Bruns
1895-1990
Martha Elizabeth Bruns
1897-1988
Flora Marie Bruns
1899-1990
Heiko H. Bruns
1901-1984

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    Birthday September 26, 1863

    • The temperature on September 26, 1863 was about 11.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
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    Day of marriage February 17, 1886

    • The temperature on February 17, 1886 was about -1.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
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    Day of death January 14, 1919

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