Wellemeyer, Ethel Marie

Female 1908 - 2002  (93 years)


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  • Name Wellemeyer, Ethel Marie 
    Born 7 Dec 1908  Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Graduation 1927  Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Address:
    Klemme High School 
    Died 2002  [2, 4
    Buried Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Address:
    Ell Township Cemetery 
    Person ID I5570  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 Bacon, Donald Leroy,   b. 1 Sep 1909, Harden County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1992, Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 4 Jun 1935  Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Children 
    +1. Bacon, JoAnn
    +2. Bacon, Charles
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1804  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 114, 146.
      Ethel Marie Wellemeyer, child of Franz Arthur Wellemeyer and Lydia Dora Griewe, was born on 7 December 1908 at Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa.

    2. [S113] Web site, IAGenWeb Project. Burial Index for all Hancock County Cemeteries. Submitted by the Hancock County Genealogical Society, 1986.
      Accessed March 2010. (http://iagenweb.org/hancock/Cemeteries/burialindex.html). Burial Index - B (http://iagenweb.org/hancock/Cemeteries/bi_b.html).
           Bacon, Ethel Wellemeyer; born: 1908; died: 2002; cemetery: Ell Township.

    3. [S227] IAGenWeb Project, Hancock County, Iowa. Klemme High School Graduates, 1902-1990.
      (http://iagenweb.org/hancock/schools/klemmegrads.html). Accessed in May 2014.
           Ethel Wellemeyer graduated from Klemme High School in 1927.

    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,...Ethel Bacon,...."

    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), page 146.
      Donald Leroy Bacon and Ethel Marie Wellemeyer were married on 4 June 1935 at Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa.

    10. [S22] Obituary, "Clarice L. Carlson".
      Electronic Obituaries. Mason City Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa). (http://showcase.netins.net/web/dockhorn/obits/mcgg/1996/m96oct2.htm). Accessed on 20 May 2014.
           "She [Clarice Louise (Wellemeyer) Carlson] is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Bacon of Klemme, Iowa; ...."