Wellemeyer, Henry Frederick

Male 1857 - 1917  (60 years)


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  • Name Wellemeyer, Henry Frederick 
    Born 26 Feb 1857  Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Moved To 1875  Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Moved To Jul 1911  Early, Sac County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • According to an obituary, he was the manager of the Green Bay Lumber Company until ill health forced him to resign in February 1916.
    Died 2 Mar 1917  Early, Sac County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    • The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary which she reported had appeared on Thursday, 8 March 1917 in the Hancock County Democrat.

      Last Friday afternoon our people were startled and grieved by the announcement of the sudden death of our worthy townsman H. F. Wellemeyer which occurred at the home of a near neighbor while doing an errand. It seems that he had just entered the house and was seated in a chair talking when he was suddenly stricken with heart failure and died almost instantly. Mr. Wellemeyer came with his wife to Early in July 1911 and served as local manager of the Green Bay Lumber Company five and a half years. Almost three years ago his health began to fail and on account of his continuing failing health he was obliged to resign his position and cease active work a year ago, February 1st, 1916, since which time he was able to do little work and was continuously under the care of his physician with but little if any hope of his final recovery. Henry Frederick Wellemeyer was born near Wapello, Iowa 26 February 1857; hence was almost sixty years of age at the time of his death. He removed with his parents to Garner, Iowa, in the fall of 1875 where he resided for many years. June 3, 1895 he was married to Cora Birdsall of Spencer, who survives him. He was a good business man and an active member of the Early Presbyterian Church, which he served as elder since December 1912. He was an honorable and upright man and made many warm friends in business and social way during his residence in Early. Besides his widow, he leaves to mourn his untimely death, his aged mother, four brothers namely: E. M. of Garner, Iowa; George L. of Harris, Iowa; Will of Wymore, Nebraska; Charles of Warrenton, Missouri; all being present at the funeral except Will; three sisters and two sons by a former marriage and two grandchildren. Besides his brothers, his son J. H. of Minneapolis and his brother-in-law J. O. Birdsall of Spencer, and nephew Elmer Wellemeyer of Ames were in attendance at the funeral.
    Person ID I277  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 21 May 2014 

    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  [7
    Married 22 Aug 1847  St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10, 11

    •      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  [12
    Residence (family) From 1875 to 1899  Concord Township, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13

    •      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 1 Maben, Mary D.,   b. 15 May 1861, Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1890, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Married 15 Dec 1879  Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15
    • An obituary reports that the marriage took place on 25 December 1878. Another researcher states that the date was 15 December 1879.
    Children 
     1. Wellemeyer, John H.,   b. Abt 1880, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Wellemeyer, Wilbur Maben,   b. Dec 1886, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Wellemeyer, [--?--],   d. Bef 1890, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1870  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Birdsall, Cora A.,   b. Apr 1860, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1946, Boone, Boone County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Married 3 Jun 1895  Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1872  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 29, 67-68.
      Henry Frederick Wellemeyer, child of Henry Frank Wellemeyer and Christine Elisabeth Fiegenbaum, was born on 26 February 1857 at Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa.

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 67.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Henry Frederick Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Thursday, 8 March 1917 in the Hancock County Democrat.
           "Henry Frederick Wellemeyer was born near Wapello, Iowa 26 February 1857...."

    3. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 67.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Henry Frederick Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Thursday, 8 March 1917 in the Hancock County Democrat.
           "Henry Frederick Wellemeyer was born near Wapello, Iowa 26 February 1857; hence was almost sixty years of age at the time of his death. He removed with his parents to Garner, Iowa, in the fall of 1875 where he resided for many years."

    4. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 67.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Henry Frederick Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Thursday, 8 March 1917 in the Hancock County Democrat.
           "Mr. Wellemeyer came with his wife to Early in July 1911 and served as local manager of the Green Bay Lumber Company five and a half years. Almost three years ago his health began to fail and on account of his continuing failing health he was obliged to resign his position and cease active work a year ago, February 1st, 1916, since which time he was able to do little work and was continuously under the care of his physician with but little if any hope of his final recovery."

    5. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 29, 67-68.
      Henry Frederick Wellemeyer died on 2 March 1917 at Early, Sac County, Iowa.

    6. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 67.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Henry Frederick Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Thursday, 8 March 1917 in the Hancock County Democrat.
           "Last Friday afternoon our people were startled and grieved by the announcement of the sudden death of our worthy townsman H. F. Wellemeyer which occurred at the home of a near neighbor while doing an errand. It seems that he had just entered the house and was seated in a chair talking when he was suddenly stricken with heart failure and died almost instantly."

    7. [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."

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

    9. [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.

    10. [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.

    11. [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.

    12. [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."

    13. [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.

    14. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 67-68.
      Henry Frederick Wellemeyer and Mary D. Maben were married on 15 December 1879. No place given.

    15. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 67-68.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mary D. (Maben) Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on 19 November 1890 in the Garner Signal, of Garner, Iowa.
           "She was united in the bonds of holy wedlock to H. Fred Wellemeyer the 25th of December 1878. The result of this union was three children (boys) of whom one passed on before."

    16. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 67.
      Henry Frederick Wellemeyer and Cora A. Birdsall were married on 3 June 1895. No place given.

    17. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 67.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary which she reported had appeared on Thursday, 8 March 1917 in the Hancock County Democrat.
           "June 3, 1895 he [Henry Frederick Wellemeyer] was married to Cora Birdsall of Spencer, who survives him."