August Heinrich Bierbaum

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August Heinrich Bierbaum

Birth
Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Death
26 Jun 1874 (aged 11 days)
Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Garnavillo, Clayton County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.8669194, Longitude: -91.2351917
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ELEVENTH CHILD of Johann Christoph Bierbaum and Florentine (Johanningmeier) Bierbaum, was August Heinrich Bierbaum born June 15, 1874 and baptized at his parents' house on June 23. Atypical of Bierbaum baby baptismal records, there are no sponsors' names. (Entry #13, 1874 Births/Baptisms, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Elkport, Clayton County, Iowa)

August died on June 26 and is buried near his infant siblings in Garnavillo, Clayton County, Iowa. (Entry #8, 1874 Deaths/Burials, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Garnavillo, Clayton County, Iowa) (yes, different church)

On his gravestone is AUGUST H., Son of J. C. & F. M. BIERBAUM, BORN June 15, 1874, DIED June 26, 1874.

The child died at 11 days of age.

Church records and engraving on his gravestone do match.

NOTE: In the 1980s the stone for baby August was found upright at the base of a tree among other stones no longer at their original sites. It was in excellent condition but is believed broken since that time.

--DeeAnna Allum Granston, author
JOHANNINGMEIER, DRAHN, SCHRADER, Clayton County, Iowa
ELEVENTH CHILD of Johann Christoph Bierbaum and Florentine (Johanningmeier) Bierbaum, was August Heinrich Bierbaum born June 15, 1874 and baptized at his parents' house on June 23. Atypical of Bierbaum baby baptismal records, there are no sponsors' names. (Entry #13, 1874 Births/Baptisms, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Elkport, Clayton County, Iowa)

August died on June 26 and is buried near his infant siblings in Garnavillo, Clayton County, Iowa. (Entry #8, 1874 Deaths/Burials, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Garnavillo, Clayton County, Iowa) (yes, different church)

On his gravestone is AUGUST H., Son of J. C. & F. M. BIERBAUM, BORN June 15, 1874, DIED June 26, 1874.

The child died at 11 days of age.

Church records and engraving on his gravestone do match.

NOTE: In the 1980s the stone for baby August was found upright at the base of a tree among other stones no longer at their original sites. It was in excellent condition but is believed broken since that time.

--DeeAnna Allum Granston, author
JOHANNINGMEIER, DRAHN, SCHRADER, Clayton County, Iowa