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Wellemeyer, Rev. Frank Henry

Male 1849 - 1909  (59 years)


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  • Name Wellemeyer, Frank Henry 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Born 11 Dec 1849  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence Between 1850 and 1872  Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    • According to an obituary, Frank Henry moved with this family to Louisa County, Iowa at about the age of 2 years. For most of the next 22 years he worked on his parents' farm.
           For a brief time at the age of 19 or 20 he attended school in Quincy, Illinois, but for the most part he got his education at home.
    Residence Between 1872 and 1876  Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    • After about 22 years in Louisa County, Iowa, Frank took up farming in Hancock County, Iowa.
    Occupation Between 1876 and 1909  [9, 10] 
    a minister in the German Methodist Episcopal church 
    • Between 1876 and 1896, Rev. Wellemeyer served at Sleepy Eye and Henderson, Minnesota; Le Mars, Iowa; Freeport, Illinois; Giard, Dubuque, Le Mars (for the second time), Garner and Decorah, Iowa. Failing health necessitated a leave of absence from 1896-1901, which he and his family spent on their farm near Garner, Iowa. Rev. Wellemeyer returned to the pastoral ministry from 1901-1909 and served at Dubuque (for the second time), St. Charles, Gladbrook, and Rudd Iowa.
    Died 2 Jul 1909  Rudd, Floyd County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 11, 12, 13] 

    • Frank died in his sleep between 2 and 3 July. The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary which she reported had appeared on Wednesday, 14 July 1909 in the Garner Signal, of Garner, Iowa.

      Frank Henry Wellemeyer was born in a log house in Warren County, Missouri the 11th day of December 1848. His parents were Henry F. and Catherine E. Wellemeyer, nee Fiegenbaum, both of whom were natives of Germany. He was the oldest but one of a family of nine children. When about two years old he removed with his parents to Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. Here for about twenty-two years he lived the life of a farm boy and helped his parents to win out in the struggle against the wilderness and against poverty. Educational advantages were meager and the deceased used to tell his children that he had reached the age of twelve before he even learned his ABC's. He acquired a common school education at home, and when nineteen, being temporarily unfit for farm work, attended school at Quincy, Illinois a short time. Soon after he came of age he began farming on his own account in Louisa County. Then, like the pioneer he was, settled on a farm at that time in the original prairie sod of Hancock County, Iowa, which he still owned at the time of his death. On 3 June 1875 he was married to Mary Klaus of Colesburg, Iowa. After two years spent on the farm, the call to the ministry, which he had first become conscious of at Quincy, became imperative. He left the farm and entered the ministry in 1876, being stationed at Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. He served without interruption for twenty years, at the following places: Henderson, Minnesota; Lemars, Iowa; Freeport, Illinois; Giard, Iowa; Dubuque, Iowa; Lemars, Iowa; Garner, Iowa and Dacorab, Iowa. Then in the fall of 1896, because of poor health and the desire to have his family find work at home, he moved to his farm at Garner, Iowa. Here were spent five of the happiest years in the history of the family. In 1901 he resumed his work as a pastor. His subsequent appointments were: Dubuque, St. Charles and Gladbrook, Iowa. During the time of his residence at Gladbrook from 1904 to 1906 his health broke down completely and his life was dispared of. His ailment was heart trouble. For this reason he retired from active work and lived quietly in the town of Garner. About a year later he decided to make Charles City his home, this being congenial because of the location of the college here and the fact that so many of his fellow workers of the ministry lived here. Activity was the very breath of life to him. He could not be idle. So when the conference needed men in 1907, he took his place in the ranks once more and was assigned to the church at Rudd, Iowa, whose pastor he was at the time of his demise. The last weeks were very busy ones. The last week in May found him at the Basket meeting at Flood Creek, where as usual he was in the harness. Then came the Commencement of the college and the annual meeting of the trustee board, of which the deceased was vice president. It was his custom to attend the Garner Camp Meeting and he went there. In the meantime a revival of religion had begun in the English M. E. Church at Rudd under the leadership of Pastor Comyns and Evangelist Decker. His family advised rest, but the "King's Business" required his presence and he went. The trio of workers were very congenial and God crowned their work with success. On Friday, 2 July, he preached at the afternoon meeting from a text taken from the 13th chapter of 1st Corinthians. He was present at the evening meeting and was active in personal work. Even at ten o'clock he had the pleasure of influencing one of the audience to accept Christ. After the evening service, he and Evangelist Decker went to the Witzel home for the night. Brother Wellemeyer led in the evening devotions. In this prayer he said "We thank thee God that so far as we know we're saved up to date." At eleven o'clock he bade the assembled company goodnight and retired. The next morning he was called several times but did not answer. At length Brother Decker entered the room and found him lying as asleep. A closer examination disclosed the fact that he had departed this life. It is the testimony of all witnesses that there was no evidence of a struggle and death from heart failure undoubtedly ensured shortly after he fell asleep. To sum up his religious experiences, we may say that he was reared by parents whose Christianity was believed in by their neighbors. He was early converted and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. With true missionary instincts, he wanted others to find in religion the help he himself had found. He never allowed private business, inclement weather, pleasure, love of ease, or fear of man to stand in the way of the performance of his duty as a Christian minister. He was denied the advantages of a liberal education at school, and felt the loss keenly. This made him the more earnestly to desire better school advantages, not only for his own children, but for young people in general. His love for his family led him to sacrifice personal comfort and business ambition for their welfare. He was loyal to his friends regardless of consequences, and always championed their cause when necessary. He never learned what fear or expediency were, yet in dealing with those who he thought misunderstood or wronged him, he showed "Malice toward none and charity for all." It would be wrong to say he had no ambition, but it was directed towards building up the church where he was, not desiring honor or preferment. "Lift where you stand" was his motto. If his work was more successful among one class of people than another it was perhaps among our farmers. He knew every phase of farm work from having done it with his own hands, and even at the age of 50, few men could do a harder day's work. Those who survive him to mourn his loss and cherish his memory are as follows: an aged mother, (the father died in 1899) five brothers and three sisters. Of the immediate family are left: a wife, four sons and three daughters. Two children preceeded him, Lois who died in infancy and Estella who died two years ago. His grandchildren numbered three. A nephew aged seven had also been a member of the household since infancy. The funeral services were held at Charles City, Iowa, Tuesday morning and burial took place at Garner, the afternoon of the same day.

      The following is a translation of a biographical sketch of Rev. Frank H Wellemeyer that appeared in Die Nordwest Deutsche Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche: Geschichtlich, Sachlich und Biographisch Geschildert published in 1913:

           Rev. Frank H. Wellemeyer of the Northwest German Conference was born in Warren County, Missouri on 11 December 1849 and died at Rudd, Iowa on 2 July 1909. When he was about the age of 2 years, the family moved to Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, where he spent his childhood and youth. As he was the eldest son, he was required from an early age to help with the work on the farm; as a result his education was not very comprehensive, but was completed when, at the age of 20, he attended the college at Quincy, Illinois. In 1875 he moved to the neighborhood of Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, to a piece of land which the family still owns, and on 3 June of the same year married Mary Klaus of Colesburg, Iowa. Brother Wellemeyer was early on converted and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. At the school at Quincy it had become clear to him that he should serve the church as a preacher. The call of the church became undeniable in 1876, when in the autumn of that year he was given a mission field. He possessed a strong evangelical aptitude and consequently, as the fruit of his labor in the first year, had ten conversions and had received 27 provisional and 4 full members into the church. To my knowledge he had more or less the same success in each of his fields of labor. Between 1876 and 1896 he served the following missions: Sleepy Eye and Henderson, Minnesota; Le Mars, Iowa; Freeport, Illinois; Giard, Dubuque, Le Mars (for the second time), Garner and Decorah, Iowa.
           Failing health forced him to spend the years 1896-1901 with his family on the farm. From 1901 to 1906 he served the following communities: Dubuque (for the second time), St. Charles and Gladbrook, Iowa. At the last place, he was seriously ill with heart disease and was very near death, as a result of which he lived for one year at Garner, but in the autumn of 1907 he moved to Charles City and accepted a call to serve Rudd. In Rudd, in addition to the German congregation was an English one, which, under the leadership of an evangelist, held a revival from 15 June to 4 July, which the German congregation with Brother Wellemeyer heartily joined. The last day of his life serves as an illustration. On that day he made a pastoral visit outside the city on foot, at the afternoon prayer service in the city conducted a thorough exegesis of the 13 chapter of 1st Corinthians, took special pains during the evening meeting to lead an animated woman to certain faith, conducted the family devotions in the home of his host, where he uttered the noteworthy expression: "We thank Thee, dear Lord, that as far as we know, we are saved up to date," wished everyone a good night on his way to his rest and was found dead the next morning in his bed. In all probability, his sick and weary heart ceased is work as soon as he lay down.
           Among those especially grieving at his departure are: the aged mother, the widow, four sons and three daughters, who find themselves in various circumstances, also five brothers and three sisters; as well as a seven year old nephew who has been a member of the family since his early childhood. Two children are already deceased.
           After a divine service at the home of the Witzel family in Rudd that was well attended by members of the congregation and the city, the body was brought to Charles City on 3 July and on 4 July a joint memorial service was held at the English Methodist church at Rudd, at which this author and the English preacher spoke. The main funeral service took place on 6 July at Charles City attended by the congregation and representatives of Rudd, as well as 26 preachers from the same Conference and the various denominations within the city and from neighboring towns. The District Superintendent, W. H. Rolfing, preached from Matthew 20:8. On the same day, burial took place in Garner, attended by the resident pastor, the congregation and the town.
    Buried 6 Jul 1909  Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 14, 15, 16] 
    • After it was discovered on the morning of 3 July that Rev. Wellemeyer had died in his sleep, a service was held at the home of the Witzel family of Rudd, Iowa, where he had been staying during the revival. Later that day the body was transported to Charles City, Iowa. On 4 July a memorial service was held in Rudd, Iowa, attended by both the English and German Methodist congregations of that town. The main funeral service was held on 6 July at Charles City, Iowa and burial was on the same day in Concord Cemetery at Garner, Iowa.
    Person ID I274  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2010 

    Father Wellemeyer, Henry Frank,   b. 15 Dec 1822, Kingdom of Hannover Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1899, Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Fiegenbaum, Christine Elisabeth,   b. 25 Oct 1827, Lengerich, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1918, Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Residence (family) Between 1847 and 1850  Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Married 22 Aug 1847  St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 18, 19, 20, 21] 

    •      Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts provided the following transcription of an article which she reports appeared on 26 August 1897 in the Hancock County (Iowa) Democrat.

           Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Wellemeyer of this place celebrated the 50th anniversary of their marriage last Saturday, 21 August. A large number of relatives and friends graced the happy occasion showing their congratulations and good wishes together with more substantial tokens of their regard upon the worthy old couple. At about half-past four o'clock the guests were called in to partake of an old fashioned wedding dinner with their host and hostess. About ninety persons partook of the bounteous repast prepared. After dinner while the friends were gathered on the lawn around father and mother Wellemeyer, a short address was made by Rev. F. H. Wellemeyer, another by Mr. August Beinke of St. Louis, Missouri, which was followed by the reading of a short poem by C. L. Wellemeyer. After the short impromptu program the whole company led by the children again filed past the old people with hearty and heart felt congratulations. It was a very affective scene and one never to be forgotten. Tears flowed on every side, but they were tears of joy. When the invited guests had taken their departure, the children and grandchildren gathered in the pleasant sitting room and closed the day with songs and speeches and happy converse. All in all a most enjoyable occasion. Gifts were as follows: $50 in gold, Mr. and Mrs. Beinke; $50 in gold from the children; $2 in gold each from Rev. and Mrs. C. Schuler, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Schneider and Mr. and Mrs. John Ulrich; $1 in gold each from Mr. and Mrs. Louis Able, Mr. and Mrs. A. Schneider, Rev. and Mrs. H. R. Fiegenbaum and Rev. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum. One dozen gold coffee spoons in a handsome case from Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Lauf; two gold tablespoons from Mr. and Mrs. H. Woestman; gold crescent pin from Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Gove; chased silver cup and saucer from Mr. and Mrs. William Schneider, two gilded china cups each from Mr. and Mrs. August Grunze and Rev. and Mrs. A. Haefner; one gold salad fork from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schroeder; bread plate from Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wells and a dinner set in china and glass from the grandchildren.
    Residence (family) Between 1850 and 1875  Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [22] 
    Residence (family) From 1875 to 1899  Concord Township, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [23] 

    •      According to a passage from an obituary for Heinrich Frederick Wellemeyer:

      The rich and cheap lands of northern Iowa induced Mr. Wellemeyer to sell his Louisa County farm and buy several hundred acres of Hancock County prairie. On 4 December 1875 he moved with his family to this county and built their permanent home in Seymour's addition to Concord where they have since resided.
    Family ID F99  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Klaus, Mary Malvina,   b. 28 Jan 1853, Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1930, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 3 Jun 1875  Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [24, 25, 26, 27, 28] 
    Residence (family) Between 1896 and 1901  Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [29] 
    • Because of Frank Wellemeyer's ill health, the family lived on their farm near Garner.
    Children 
     1. Wellemeyer, Elizabeth Catherine,   b. 30 Apr 1876, Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1917, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
    +2. Wellemeyer, Carl Wesley,   b. 12 May 1877, Sleepy Eye, Brown County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1933, Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     3. Wellemeyer, Estella,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Sleepy Eye, Brown County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1907, Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
    +4. 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)
    +5. Wellemeyer, Ernest Edward,   b. 23 Jan 1882, Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1943, Patterson, Stanislaus County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    +6. Wellemeyer, John Fletcher,   b. 26 Dec 1883, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1967, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +7. Wellemeyer, Hulda Marie,   b. 18 Sep 1886, Giard, Clayton County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1957, Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +8. Wellemeyer, Ruth Lizette,   b. 15 Jan 1889, Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1964, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     9. Wellemeyer, Clara Lois,   b. 24 Oct 1890, Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1891, Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F100  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 29, 59-60.
      Frank Henry Wellemeyer, son of Henry Frank Wellemeyer and Catherine Elisabeth Fiegenbaum, was born on 11 December 1849 in Warren County, Missouri.

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 60-61.
      A transcription of an obituary for Frank Henry Wellemeyer reported to have appeared on Wednesday, 14 July 1909 in the Garner Signal, of Garner, Iowa.
           "Frank Henry Wellemeyer was born in a log house in Warren County, Missouri the 11th day of December 1848. His parents were Henry F. and Catherine E. Wellemeyer, nee Fiegenbaum, both of whom were natives of Germany. He was the oldest but one of a family of nine children."

    3. [S133] E. W. Henke, et al, Die Nordwest Deutsche Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche: Geschichtlich, Sachlich und Biographisch Geschildert (Charles City, Iowa: The Conference, 1913), pages 99-101.
      Biographical sketch of Rev. Frank H. Wellemeyer, deceased pastor of the Northwest Germany Conference. In German. Translation by J. Mark Fiegenbaum.
           "Rev. Frank H. Wellemeyer of the Northwest German Conference was born in Warren County, Missouri on 11 December 1849...."

    4. [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 - W (http://iagenweb.org/hancock/Cemeteries/bi_w.html).
           Wellemeyer, Frank H; born: 1849; died: 1909; cemetery: Concord.

    5. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 60-61.
      A transcription of an obituary for Frank Henry Wellemeyer reported to have appeared on Wednesday, 14 July 1909 in the Garner Signal, of Garner, Iowa.
           "When about two years old he removed with his parents to Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. Here for about twenty-two years he lived the life of a farm boy and helped his parents to win out in the struggle against the wilderness and against poverty. Educational advantages were meager and the deceased used to tell his children that he had reached the age of twelve before he even learned his ABC's. He acquired a common school education at home, and when nineteen, being temporarily unfit for farm work, attended school at Quincy, Illinois a short time. Soon after he came of age he began farming on his own account in Louisa County."

    6. [S133] E. W. Henke, et al, Die Nordwest Deutsche Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche: Geschichtlich, Sachlich und Biographisch Geschildert (Charles City, Iowa: The Conference, 1913), pages 99-101.
      Biographical sketch of Rev. Frank H. Wellemeyer, deceased pastor of the Northwest Germany Conference. In German. Translation by J. Mark Fiegenbaum.
           "When he was about the age of 2 years, the family moved to Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, where he spent his childhood and youth. As he was the eldest son, he was required from an early age to help with the work on the farm; as a result his education was not very comprehensive, but was completed when, at the age of 20, he attended the college at Quincy, Illinois."

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 60-61.
      A transcription of an obituary for Frank Henry Wellemeyer reported to have appeared on Wednesday, 14 July 1909 in the Garner Signal, of Garner, Iowa.
           "Then, like the pioneer he was, settled on a farm at that time in the original prairie sod of Hancock County, Iowa, which he still owned at the time of his death. On 3 June 1875 he was married to Mary Klaus of Colesburg, Iowa. After two years spent on the farm, the call to the ministry, which he had first become conscious of at Quincy, became imperative. He left the farm and entered the ministry in 1876, being stationed at Sleepy Eye, Minnesota."

    8. [S133] E. W. Henke, et al, Die Nordwest Deutsche Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche: Geschichtlich, Sachlich und Biographisch Geschildert (Charles City, Iowa: The Conference, 1913), pages 99-101.
      Biographical sketch of Rev. Frank H. Wellemeyer, deceased pastor of the Northwest Germany Conference. In German. Translation by J. Mark Fiegenbaum.
           "In 1875 he moved to the neighborhood of Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, to a piece of land which the family still owns...."

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 60-61.
      A transcription of an obituary for Frank Henry Wellemeyer reported to have appeared on Wednesday, 14 July 1909 in the Garner Signal, of Garner, Iowa.
           "He left the farm and entered the ministry in 1876, being stationed at Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. He served without interruption for twenty years, at the following places: Henderson, Minnesota; Lemars, Iowa; Freeport, Illinois; Giard, Iowa; Dubuque, Iowa; Lemars, Iowa; Garner, Iowa and Dacorab, Iowa. Then in the fall of 1896, because of poor health and the desire to have his family find work at home, he moved to his farm at Garner, Iowa....In 1901 he resumed his work as a pastor. His subsequent appointments were: Dubuque, St. Charles and Gladbrook, Iowa. During the time of his residence at Gladbrook from 1904 to 1906 his health broke down completely and his life was dispared of. His ailment was heart trouble. For this reason he retired from active work and lived quietly in the town of Garner. About a year later he decided to make Charles City his home, this being congenial because of the location of the college here and the fact that so many of his fellow workers of the ministry lived here. Activity was the very breath of life to him. He could not be idle. So when the conference needed men in 1907, he took his place in the ranks once more and was assigned to the church at Rudd, Iowa, whose pastor he was at the time of his demise."

    10. [S133] E. W. Henke, et al, Die Nordwest Deutsche Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche: Geschichtlich, Sachlich und Biographisch Geschildert (Charles City, Iowa: The Conference, 1913), pages 99-101.
      Biographical sketch of Rev. Frank H. Wellemeyer, deceased pastor of the Northwest Germany Conference. In German. Translation by J. Mark Fiegenbaum.
           1876 and 1896, served at Sleepy Eye and Henderson, Minnesota; Le Mars, Iowa; Freeport, Illinois; Giard, Dubuque, Le Mars (for the second time), Garner and Decorah, Iowa. Failing health necessitated a leave of absence from 1896-1901, which he and his family spent on their farm. 1901-1909 served at Dubuque (for the second time), St. Charles, Gladbrook, and Rudd Iowa.

    11. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 29, 59-60.
      Frank Henry Wellemeyer died 3 July 1909 at Rudd, Floyd County, Iowa.

    12. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 60-61.
      A transcription of an obituary for Frank Henry Wellemeyer reported to have appeared on Wednesday, 14 July 1909 in the Garner Signal, of Garner, Iowa.
           "On Friday, 2 July,...he bade the assembled company goodnight and retired. The next morning he was called several times but did not answer. At length Brother Decker entered the room and found him lying as asleep. A closer examination disclosed the fact that he had departed this life. It is the testimony of all witnesses that there was no evidence of a struggle and death from heart failure undoubtedly ensured shortly after he fell asleep."

    13. [S133] E. W. Henke, et al, Die Nordwest Deutsche Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche: Geschichtlich, Sachlich und Biographisch Geschildert (Charles City, Iowa: The Conference, 1913), pages 99-101.
      Biographical sketch of Rev. Frank H. Wellemeyer, deceased pastor of the Northwest Germany Conference. In German. Translation by J. Mark Fiegenbaum.
           "Rev. Frank H. Wellemeyer of the Northwest German Conference...died at Rudd, Iowa on 2 July 1909."
           He "...wished everyone a good night on his way to his rest and was found dead the next morning in his bed. In all probability, his sick and weary heart ceased is work as soon as he lay down."

    14. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 60-61.
      A transcription of an obituary for Frank Henry Wellemeyer reported to have appeared on Wednesday, 14 July 1909 in the Garner Signal, of Garner, Iowa.
           "The funeral services were held at Charles City, Iowa, Tuesday morning and burial took place at Garner, the afternoon of the same day."

    15. [S133] E. W. Henke, et al, Die Nordwest Deutsche Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche: Geschichtlich, Sachlich und Biographisch Geschildert (Charles City, Iowa: The Conference, 1913), pages 99-101.
      Biographical sketch of Rev. Frank H. Wellemeyer, deceased pastor of the Northwest Germany Conference. In German. Translation by J. Mark Fiegenbaum.
           "After a divine service at the home of the Witzel family in Rudd that was well attended by members of the congregation and the city, the body was brought to Charles City on 3 July and on 4 July a joint memorial service was held at the English Methodist church at Rudd, at which this author and the English preacher spoke. The main funeral service took place on 6 July at Charles City attended by the congregation and representatives of Rudd, as well as 26 preachers from the same Conference and the various denominations within the city and from neighboring towns. The District Superintendent, W. H. Rolfing, preached from Matthew 20:8. On the same day, burial took place in Garner, attended by the resident pastor, the congregation and the town."

    16. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 62-63.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Elizabeth Catherine Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on 9 February 1917 in the Garner Signal, of Garner, Iowa, apparently borrowing from the Marshalltown Times Republican, of Marshalltown, Iowa.
           "Burial will be in Concord Cemetery, Garner, Iowa next to her father."

    17. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 26-27.
      Transcription of an obituary reported to have appeared in the Garner Signal, of Garner, Iowa, on Wednesday 16 August 1899.
           Henry Frank Wellemeyer "emigrated to the United States in 1845 and settled in St. Louis, Missouri. Here he married Miss Catherine Fiegenbaum, 22 August 1847 and moved to Warrentown, Missouri where they resided for nearly three years."

    18. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Rev. Wellmeier and (Catherine) Christine Elisabeth Fiegenbaum; married 1905 [sic].

    19. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 24.
      Henry Frank Wellemeyer and Catherine Elisabeth Fiegenbaum were married 22 August 1847 at St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri.

    20. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
      Original data from: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, Missouri: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.
           Henry "Wellemeir" and Catherine Fiegenbaum were married in St. Louis, Missouri on 22 August 1847.

    21. [S113] Web site, "Julius Neumann-Amelia Catherine Wellemeyer Family Group Descendant Tree.".
      (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~drpatek/gp401.htm). D. R. Patek Family Ancestors - Rushton, Todd, Black, Neumann. 12 August 2010. Accessed 12 October 2012.
           Henry F. Wellemeyer and Katherine Elizabeth Fiegenbaum were married in 1847. No place given.

    22. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 26-27.
      Transcription of an obituary reported to have appeared in the Garner Signal, of Garner, Iowa, on Wednesday 16 August 1899.
           "Mr. and Mrs. Wellemeyer could not reconcile the institution of slavery, which then prevailed in Missouri. With their love of personal liberty, they moved to Louisa County near Wapello, Iowa, where they resided until 1875."

    23. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 26-27.
      Transcription of an obituary for "Henry Frank Wellemeyer" reported to have appeared in the Garner Signal, of Garner, Iowa, on Wednesday, 16 August 1899.

    24. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 60.
      Frank Henry Wellemeyer and Mary Malvina Klaus were married on 3 June 1875 at Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa.

    25. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 60-61.
      A transcription of an obituary for Frank Henry Wellemeyer reported to have appeared on Wednesday, 14 July 1909 in the Garner Signal, of Garner, Iowa.
           "On 3 June 1875 he was married to Mary Klaus of Colesburg, Iowa."

    26. [S133] E. W. Henke, et al, Die Nordwest Deutsche Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche: Geschichtlich, Sachlich und Biographisch Geschildert (Charles City, Iowa: The Conference, 1913), pages 99-101.
      Biographical sketch of Rev. Frank H. Wellemeyer, deceased pastor of the Northwest Germany Conference. In German. Translation by J. Mark Fiegenbaum.
           "...on 3 June of the same year [1875] married Mary Klaus of Colesburg, Iowa."

    27. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 61-62.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary which she reported had appeared on Wednesday, 2 April 1930 in an unidentified newspaper of Garner, Iowa.
           "On 3 June 1875 she was married to Frank Henry Wellemeyer and to this union were born nine children of whom six children survive. Lois died as an infant in 1891. Estelle passed away in 1907 and Elizabeth in 1917."

    28. [S206] History of Delaware County, Iowa and its People, edited by John F. Merry; 2 volumes (Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1914), volume 2, page 121.
      Biographical sketch of Samuel Wesley Klaus. "To their [John D. and Elizabeth (Hartbeck) Klaus] union were born six children, namely: Mary, the wife of Rev. F. H. Wellemeyer, of Charles City, Iowa;...."

    29. [S133] E. W. Henke, et al, Die Nordwest Deutsche Konferenz der Bischöflichen Methodistenkirche: Geschichtlich, Sachlich und Biographisch Geschildert (Charles City, Iowa: The Conference, 1913), pages 99-101.
      Biographical sketch of Rev. Frank H. Wellemeyer, deceased pastor of the Northwest Germany Conference. In German. Translation by J. Mark Fiegenbaum.
           "Failing health forced him to spend the years 1896-1901 with his family on the farm."


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