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Frank Henry Diedrich

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Frank Henry Diedrich

Birth
Death
21 Nov 1956 (aged 93)
Texas, USA
Burial
Mentz, Colorado County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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According to secondary source baptism records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Frelsburg, Colorado Co., Texas, Frank Diedrich's name was "Franz Heinrich Theodor Dietrich". The surname for his family's various entries is spelled "Dietrich" or "Dietrichs" throughout the records, and his brother Heinrich's tombstone at the Meyer Family Cemetery also reads "Dietrichs".

Diedrich, Frank Henry

Ninety-three-year-old Frank H. Diedrich, father of Mrs. C. N. Duddleston Sr. of Eagle Lake and Mrs. Ed Dittmar of Cat Spring, was laid to rest in the Mentz Lutheran cemetery [Zoar Cemetery] last Thursday after death came the preceding Tuesday morning after a brief illness. The Rev. Walter Miller, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Eagle Lake, officiated. He had made his home in Eagle Lake with Mr. And Mrs. Duddleston for the past 5 years. Born in the Shaw's Bend community Sept 16, 1863, Mr. Diedrich was a farmer until he retired about 8 years ago. During his lifetime he lost his wife and 2 daughters by death. Mrs. Diedrich died in 1941. She was the former Emma Meyer. The couple celebrated their Golden anniversary several years before Mrs. Diedrich's death. Besides his daughters he is survived by 10 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were his grandsons, Charles Duddleston Jr. and Henry Kretzschmar Sr., Eagle Lake; David Konesheck and Franklin Kenter, Houston; Lee Allen Dittmar and Orville Stuessel, Sealy, and Herbert Meyer, Bernardo.

Unknown Newspaper (clipping), November 1956
Submitted by John Konesheck

Name: Frank Henry Diedrich
Death Date: 21 Nov 1956
Death Place: Eagle Lake, Colorado, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: W
Death Age: 93 years 2 months 5 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1863
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Wife's Name: Emma Meyer
Father's Name: Henry Diedrich (grave site unknown)
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name: Anna Kurzleben (grave site unknown)
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Occupation: Farmer
Place of Residence at death: Eagle Lake, Colorado Co., Texas
Cemetery: Mentz Lutheran Cemetery (a.k.a. Zoar Cemetery)
Burial Place: Colorado County, Texas
Burial Date: 22 Nov 1956
According to secondary source baptism records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Frelsburg, Colorado Co., Texas, Frank Diedrich's name was "Franz Heinrich Theodor Dietrich". The surname for his family's various entries is spelled "Dietrich" or "Dietrichs" throughout the records, and his brother Heinrich's tombstone at the Meyer Family Cemetery also reads "Dietrichs".

Diedrich, Frank Henry

Ninety-three-year-old Frank H. Diedrich, father of Mrs. C. N. Duddleston Sr. of Eagle Lake and Mrs. Ed Dittmar of Cat Spring, was laid to rest in the Mentz Lutheran cemetery [Zoar Cemetery] last Thursday after death came the preceding Tuesday morning after a brief illness. The Rev. Walter Miller, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Eagle Lake, officiated. He had made his home in Eagle Lake with Mr. And Mrs. Duddleston for the past 5 years. Born in the Shaw's Bend community Sept 16, 1863, Mr. Diedrich was a farmer until he retired about 8 years ago. During his lifetime he lost his wife and 2 daughters by death. Mrs. Diedrich died in 1941. She was the former Emma Meyer. The couple celebrated their Golden anniversary several years before Mrs. Diedrich's death. Besides his daughters he is survived by 10 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were his grandsons, Charles Duddleston Jr. and Henry Kretzschmar Sr., Eagle Lake; David Konesheck and Franklin Kenter, Houston; Lee Allen Dittmar and Orville Stuessel, Sealy, and Herbert Meyer, Bernardo.

Unknown Newspaper (clipping), November 1956
Submitted by John Konesheck

Name: Frank Henry Diedrich
Death Date: 21 Nov 1956
Death Place: Eagle Lake, Colorado, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: W
Death Age: 93 years 2 months 5 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1863
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Wife's Name: Emma Meyer
Father's Name: Henry Diedrich (grave site unknown)
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name: Anna Kurzleben (grave site unknown)
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Occupation: Farmer
Place of Residence at death: Eagle Lake, Colorado Co., Texas
Cemetery: Mentz Lutheran Cemetery (a.k.a. Zoar Cemetery)
Burial Place: Colorado County, Texas
Burial Date: 22 Nov 1956

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