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Griewe, Lydia Dora

Female 1880 - 1949  (69 years)


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  • Name Griewe, Lydia Dora 
    Born 27 Feb 1880  Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 31 Jul 1949  Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    • The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Lydia Dora (Griewe) Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Wednesday, 3 August 1949 in the Klemme Times, of Klemme, Iowa.

      Lydia Wellemeyer was born 27 February 1880 on a farm in Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa; the third of a family of six children born to her parents, Henry and Mary Ell Griewe. She attended the rural schools and also became a member of the Liberty Methodist Church at the time of her confirmation. In 1906, at the age of twenty-six, Lydia Griewe and Arthur Wellemeyer were married. They farmed for one year, and then moved to Klemme. Here they built a house, raised their family of five, and were a part of Klemme life for over forty years. Lydia Wellemeyer was a good mother and a neat housekeeper, of quiet disposition, her influence was restful in the home and sweet and peaceful in her community contacts. And now after a lifetime of service to her family and friends and just before the infirmaries of old age arrive, the Master says well done, and a heart attack took her from us early Sunday morning. She reached the age of 69 years, 5 months and 4 days. She leaves, besides her husband, five children: Andrew Wellemeyer, Springfield, Missouri; Ethel, Mrs. Don Bacon of Lake Mills, Iowa; Clarice, Mrs. James Carlson of Glen Flora, Wisconsin; Ruth, Mrs. Burton Hansen of Wesley, Iowa and Nora, Mrs. Richard Mohler of Dayton, Ohio; two sisters Mrs. Albert Hahnke of Garden City, Minnesota and Mrs. Fred Ortmeyer of Algona, Iowa and two brothers Rev. F. C. Griewe of Garner, Iowa and John E. Griewe of St. Paul, Minnesota; also eight grandchildren. Funeral services were held this Wednesday afternoon at the Klemme Methodist Church. Burial was in the Ell Township Cemetery.
    Buried Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 8] 
    Address:
    Ell Township Cemetery 
    Person ID I5566  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2014 

    Father Griewe, Henry,   b. 1849,   d. 1928  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Ell, Mary,   b. 1854,   d. 1927  (Age 73 years) 
    Married Y  [9, 10] 
    • According to an obituary for their daughter, Lydia, Henry and Mary were the parents of six children.
    Family ID F1800  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wellemeyer, Franz Arthur,   b. 22 Feb 1880, Henderson, Sibley County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1960, Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 22 Feb 1906  Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Children 
     1. Wellemeyer, Andrew John,   b. 9 Feb 1907, Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1961, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    +2. Wellemeyer, Ethel Marie,   b. 7 Dec 1908, Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2002  (Age 93 years)
    +3. Wellemeyer, Clarice Louise,   b. 6 Dec 1913, Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1996, North Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +4. Wellemeyer, Ruth Elizabeth,   b. 7 Feb 1918, Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 2011, Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    +5. Wellemeyer, Nora Adeline,   b. 31 May 1920, Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 2010, DeSoto, Dallas County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1799  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 113.
      Lydia Dora Griewe, child of Henry Griewe and Mary Ell, was born on 27 February 1880 in Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa.

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 113.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Lydia Dora (Griewe) Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Wednesday, 3 August 1949 in the Klemme Times, of Klemme, Iowa.
           "Lydia Wellemeyer was born 27 February 1880 on a farm in Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa; the third of a family of six children born to her parents, Henry and Mary Ell Griewe."

    3. [S113] Web site, IAGenWeb Project. Burial Index for all Hancock County Cemeteries.
      (http://iagenweb.org/hancock/Cemeteries/burialindex.html). Submitted by the Hancock County Genealogical Society, 1986. Burial Index - W (http://iagenweb.org/hancock/Cemeteries/bi_w.html). Accessed in March 2010.
           Wellemeyer, Lydia Dora Griewe; born: 1880; died: 1949; cemetery: Ell Township.

    4. [S113] Web site, Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
      Ell Township Cemetery. Lydia Wellemeyer, 1880-1949. (http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=500308). Accessed in May 2014.
           Image of grave marker shared with Arthur Wellemeyer (http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=500306). Arthur and Lydia are identified as the "parents of Andrew, Ethel,Clarice, Ruth, Nora."

    5. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 113.
      Lydia Dora died on 31 July 1949 at Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa.

    6. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 113.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Franz Arthur Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Wednesday 4 January 1961 in the Garner Leader, of Garner, Iowa.
           "He was preceded in death by his wife, Lydia, who died 31 July 1949."

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 113.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Lydia Dora (Griewe) Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Wednesday, 3 August 1949 in the Klemme Times, of Klemme, Iowa.
           "...a heart attack took her from us early Sunday morning. She reached the age of 69 years, 5 months and 4 days."

    8. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 113.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Lydia Dora (Griewe) Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Wednesday, 3 August 1949 in the Klemme Times, of Klemme, Iowa.
           "Funeral services were held this Wednesday afternoon at the Klemme Methodist Church. Burial was in the Ell Township Cemetery."

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 113.
      Lydia Dora Griewe, child of Henry Griewe and Mary Ell, was born on 27 February 1880 in Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa.

    10. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 113.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Lydia Dora (Griewe) Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Wednesday, 3 August 1949 in the Klemme Times, of Klemme, Iowa.
           "Lydia Wellemeyer was born 27 February 1880 on a farm in Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa; the third of a family of six children born to her parents, Henry and Mary Ell Griewe."

    11. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 112-113.
      Franz Arthur Wellemeyer and Lydia Dora Griewe were married on 22 February 1906 in Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa.

    12. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 113.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Franz Arthur Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Wednesday 4 January 1961 in the Garner Leader, of Garner, Iowa.
           "On 22 February 1906 he married Lydia Griewe. They were the parents of five children."

    13. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 113.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Lydia Dora (Griewe) Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Wednesday, 3 August 1949 in the Klemme Times, of Klemme, Iowa.
           "In 1906, at the age of twenty-six, Lydia Griewe and Arthur Wellemeyer were married. They farmed for one year, and then moved to Klemme. Here they built a house, raised their family of five, and were a part of Klemme life for over forty years."

    14. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), Ruth Elizabeth (Wellemeyer) Hanson. Memorial #114939525.
      (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114939525). Accessed in May 2014. Record created by "Robbie Decker" on 5 August 2013. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery at Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa. Gravestone photo posted by "Robbie Decker" on 5 August 2013. Photo of shared gravestone shows the inscription: Hanson | Burton Alldorf, August 7, 1920, August 2, 1979 | Ruth Elizabeth, February 7, 1918, September 9, 2011 | Married Feb. 22, 1943 | Parents of Linda, Bruce, Martha.
           Information reported on the the web site not shown on the gravestone includes: Maiden name of Ruth Elizabeth Hanson was Wellemeyer; Ruth Elizabeth Hanson was born at Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa; Ruth Elizabeth Hanson was the daughter of Franz Arthur Wellemeyer (1880-1960) and Lydia Dora Griewe Wellemeyer (1880-1949).
           It is not possible to determine the original sources of data presented in this database that are not observable in photos of the grave markers.


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