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Karl Ferdinand Bredemeier

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Karl Ferdinand Bredemeier

Birth
Germany
Death
17 Apr 1924 (aged 79)
Chase County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Marion, Marion County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Karl Ferdinand Bredemeier was born August 31, 1884 in Hanover, Germany and was called from active life from the home of his eldest daughter, Minnie Meierhoff in Chase County on April 17, 1924, having reached the ripe old age of 79yrs, 7 mons, 15 days.
He came to America in 1861, at age 17, living in the east for several years before homesteading in Dickson County, KS and then moved to Marion county, where he lived for 40yrs.

October 13, 1870 he married Sophia Louise Heirer in Cincinnati, Ohio and to this union were born ten children. The two oldest sons, John and Albert, preceded him in death and his lost his companion on March 29, 1922. He seemed to fail rapidly after her death and succumbed to death himself after an illness of one year.
He was in the Union Army, Infantry and served his country faithfully and defended it with his life.
He leaves to mourn his loss, five daughters, Minnie Meierhoff, Lizzie Niensteadt, Annie Druse, Mary Bowers and Sadie Riffle; three sons, Will, Charles and Fred Bredemeier; 27 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
Karl Ferdinand Bredemeier was born August 31, 1884 in Hanover, Germany and was called from active life from the home of his eldest daughter, Minnie Meierhoff in Chase County on April 17, 1924, having reached the ripe old age of 79yrs, 7 mons, 15 days.
He came to America in 1861, at age 17, living in the east for several years before homesteading in Dickson County, KS and then moved to Marion county, where he lived for 40yrs.

October 13, 1870 he married Sophia Louise Heirer in Cincinnati, Ohio and to this union were born ten children. The two oldest sons, John and Albert, preceded him in death and his lost his companion on March 29, 1922. He seemed to fail rapidly after her death and succumbed to death himself after an illness of one year.
He was in the Union Army, Infantry and served his country faithfully and defended it with his life.
He leaves to mourn his loss, five daughters, Minnie Meierhoff, Lizzie Niensteadt, Annie Druse, Mary Bowers and Sadie Riffle; three sons, Will, Charles and Fred Bredemeier; 27 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.

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