PARENTS:
Edmund BREGE was the 7th of 10 children boen to Ernst BREGE & Anna Maria Magdalene KARSTEN.

BAPTISM:
Edmund Reinold BREGE was baptized 1 April 1900 by Rev. Joel David Druckenmiller at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church of Moltke. His sponsors were Johann Schaedig, Reinold Schewe, and Auguste Karsten.

CONFIRMATION:
Edmund BREGE was confirmed 28 March 1915 at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church of Moltke. His memory verse for life was Psalm 26:6-8.

MARRIAGE:
Edmund BREGE married Ethel Mary LaLONDE 05 January 1926 at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church - Rogers City, Michigan. Witnesses at Edmund and Ethel's marriage by Rev. Ernst Ross were Raymond Pagels of Hawks, Margaret LaLonde of Rogers City, Erhardt Karsten and Gertrude Brege.

CENSUS: (1900, 1910, 1920, 1930)
The 1900 Michigan, Presque Isle County, Moltke Township Federal Census (ED 148; Page 4B) enumerated 20 June 1900 by Emil Peltz shows:
BREGE, Ernest, head, 35, born July 1864 Germany, married 10 years, to America 1870, farmer
BREGE, Anna, wife, 34, born Sept1865 Germany, married 10 years, 7 children born with 5 living, to America 1870
BREGE, Herman, son, 9, born Jan 1891 Michigan
BREGE, Arnold, son, 8, born April 1892 Michigan
BREGE, John, son 5, born July 1894 Michigan
BREGE, Paul, son, 3, born July 1896 Michigan
BREGE, Edmund, son, 2/12, born March 1900
KARSTEN, Ernestine, mother, 66, born Feb 1834 Germany, widowed, 9 children born with 6 living, to America 1870

1910 Moltke Township Census shows:
BREGE, Ernst, head, 45,married 20 years, born Germany, to America 1870, Farmer
BREGE, Anna, wife, 43, married 20 years, 10 children born with 8 children living, born Germany, to America 1870
BREGE, Herman, son, 19, single, born Michigan, parents born Germany, Student at college
BREGE, Arnold, son, 18, born Michigan, parents born Germany, Farm laborer on home farm
BREGE, John, son, 15, born Michigan, parents born Germany
BREGE, Paul, son, 12, born Michigan, parents born Germany
BREGE, Edmund, son, 10, born Michigan, parents born Germany
BREGE, Laura, daughter, 7, born Michigan, parents born Germany
BREGE, Esther, daughter, 5, born Michigan, parents born Germany
BREGE, Gertrude, daughter, 3, born Michigan, parents born Germany

The 1920 Michigan, Presque Isle County, Moltke Township Federal Census (ED 315; Page 5A) enumerated 02 January 1920 by Ernst G. Brege shows:
BREGE, Ernst G., head, 55, owns, born Brandenburg, to America 1870, farmer, general farm
BREGE, Anna, wife, 53, born Brandenburg, to America 1870
BREGE, Edmund, son, 19, born Michigan
BREGE, Laura, daughter, 17, born Michigan
BREGE, Esther, daughter, 15, born Michigan
BREGE, Gertrude, daughter, 12, born Michigan

The 1930 Rogers City village federal census [E.D. 17 - page 33A] shows that Edmund is the proprietor of a barber shop.

Contributor: donald knopf (5792782)