Wellemeyer, Andrew John

Male 1907 - 1961  (54 years)


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  • Name Wellemeyer, Andrew John 
    Born 9 Feb 1907  Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Graduation 1925  Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Address:
    Klemme High School 
    Died 19 Nov 1961  Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I5569  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2014 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Griewe, Lydia Dora,   b. 27 Feb 1880, Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1949, Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 22 Feb 1906  Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8
    Family ID F1799  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Williams, Elma Grace,   b. 21 Aug 1904, Glencoe, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1978, Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 30 May 1937  Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1801  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 114, 145-146.
      Andrew John Wellemeyer died 19 November 1961 at Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.

    2. [S227] IAGenWeb Project, Hancock County, Iowa. Klemme High School Graduates, 1902-1990.
      (http://iagenweb.org/hancock/schools/klemmegrads.html). Accessed in May 2014.
           Andrew John Wellemeyer graduated from Klemme High School in 1925.

    3. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 114.
      Andrew John Wellemeyer, child of Franz Arthur Wellemeyer and Lydia Dora Griewe, was born on 9 February 1907 in Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa.

    4. [S22] Obituary, "Ruth E. Hanson".
      Oakcrest Funeral Services (Titonka, Iowa). Obituaries. (http://www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com/obituary/63615/Ruth-Hanson//). Accessed in May 2014.
           "[Ruth Elizabeth (Wellemeyer) Hanson] died September 9, 2011." "Ruth was preceded in death by her...brothers and sisters, Andrew Wellemeyer,...."

    5. [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.

    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.
           "On 22 February 1906 he married Lydia Griewe. They were the parents of five children."

    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.
           "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."

    8. [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.

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 145-146.
      Andrew John Wellemeyer and Elma Grace Pitts were married on 30 May 1937 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.