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STATE OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Burial- Removal -Transit Permit Section of Vital Statistics Permit No NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF DEATH DEATH COMMUNICABLE1 I December 1, 1965 I o YM ~ No SEX AGE PLACE OF DEATH (Cit)' Villace or T01rlUhip) (CountJ) Female I 71 City of Faribault Rice METHOD OF DISPOSAL: PLACE OF DISPOSITION (Name of cemet8IT or eremato17) (Clt7. VW.. a or T01rlUhlp, County, State) ~ BURIAL 0 CREMATION I St John's Cemetery Forest Twp Rice Co. Minnesota

(CltT. vw... or Towaahip) (C01Ult7) DATE ISSUED City of Faribault Rice IDec 3, 1965

AUTHORIZED DISPOSITION AS STATED I SIGNATURE OF SEXTON OR CEMETERY OFFICIAL I DATE RECEIVED ABOVE OCCURRED ON, (D.te, Dec 3, 1965

9 1464 2M BK S Order No. 882 86

BALDWIN, EMMA. NEE: DEMANN

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Surname: DEMANN Married Name: BALDWIN (WILLIAM) Given Name: EMMA Interred Name: BALDWIN Middle Name If Any: Gender: FEMALE Date Of Birth: NOVEMBER 12, 1894 Place Of Birth: Date Of Death: DECEMBER 1, 1965 Place Of Death: RICE COUNTY – FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 9n/o

Father: CHARLES W. DEMANN Date Of Birth: JANUARY 14, 1859 Place Of Birth: RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Date Of Death: FEBRUARY 28, 1935 Place Of Death: RICE COUNTY – FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 9j

Mother: MARY REMICK Birth Date: APRIL 26, 1865 Place Of Birth: KENT, OHIO Date Of Death: MARCH 3, 1953 Place Of Death: RICE COUNTY – FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 9k/l

Marital Status: MARRIED Date: 1. WILLIAM BALDWIN born:

Children: 1. WILLIAM LEROY BALDWIN JR. born: OCTOBER 12, 1924

NOTE: The Burial – Removal – Transit Permit shows the place of burial to be ST. JOHN’S CEMETERY, which is the same as GERMAN UNION CEMETERY. St. John’s Church, before it’s demise, was located nearby and the cemetery was sometimes referred to as ST. JOHN’S CEMETERY. BALDWIN, EMMA. NEE: DEMANN

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Last First Newspaper Date Notes Name Name Mrs. William Baldwin, Emma, passed away on Dec. 1, 1965. Emma Demann was born on Nov. 12, 1894 to Charles and Mary Remick Demann. She attended Faribault High School and Mankato State College. She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Fee, Faribault Baldwin Emma 08/Dec/1965 Mrs. Elsie Zabel and Miss Mary (Peg) Damann. Two Daily News brothers, Henry and Charles Damann. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son William (Billy). Two sisters, Ann and Claire and a brother, Walter. Interment will take place in St. John’s Cemetery in Forest Township

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BALDWIN, WILLIAM LEROY JR.

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Surname: BALDWIN Given Name: WILLIAM JR. Middle Name If Any: LEROY Gender: MALE Date Of Birth: OCTOBER 12, 1924 Place Of Birth: RICE COUNTY – FARIBAULT – MINNESOTA Date Of Death: MAY 21, 1932 Place Of Death: Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 11c/d

Father: WILLIAM BALDWIN Date Of Birth: Place Of Birth: Date Of Death: Place Of Death: Place Of Burial:

Mother: EMMA DEMANN Married Name: BALDWIN (WILLIAM) Birth Date: NOVEMBER 12, 1894 Interred Name: BALDWIN Place Of Birth: Date Of Death: DECEMBER 1, 1965 Place Of Death: RICE COUNTY – FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 9n/o

Marital Status: NEVER MARRIED

Children: NONE

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BEYER, CHARLES FREDERICK

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STATE OF MINNESOTA CERTIFICATE NO, C- 3 70 - 2 76 COUNTY OF RICE

DECEASED I NFORMATION ..... NmE, CHARLES FREDRICK BEYER

DATE OF DEATH: JULY 16, 1920 DATE FILED, JULY 20, 1920

DATE OF BIRTH: JANUARY 19, 1874 SOCIAL SECURITY NO, NOT GIVEN

PLACE OF DEATH, FOREST TOWNSHIP RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA

USUAL RESIDENCE, FOREST TOWNSHIP RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA

PLACE OF BIRTH, GERMANY

MANNER OF DEATH, NATURAL GENDER, MALE

CAUSE OF DEATH, PRESUMED TO BE HEART DISEASE AS HE SUFFERED HEART PAIN AND DIED SUDDENLY IN HIS ORDINARY HEALTH INFLUENZA FROM WHICH HE NEVER FULLY RECOVERED

MAR ITAL STATUS, MARRIED

MOTHER (MAIDEN SURNAME) .. NmE, (UNKNOWN) FREDRICK

FATHER .. . . , ...... NmE, WILLIAM BEYER

I, MEREDITH TRUMAN, COUNTY RECORDER IN AND FOR THE COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE LEGAL DEATH RECORD ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN MY OFFICE.

IN TESTHIONY vlHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said office at FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA, this TWELFTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1996 MEREDITH TRUMA.1\!'

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GERMAN UNION CEMETERY THREE-GENERATION GENEALOGY Created by Ronald R. PrinzingSusan Surname: BEYER Given Name: CHARLES Middle Name If Any: FREDERICK Gender: MALE Date Of Birth: JANUARY 19, 1873 Place Of Birth: BRAUNSFORD, GERMANY Date Of Death: JULY 15, 1920 Place Of Death: RICE COUNTY – FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 13a/b

Father: WILLIAM FREDERICK BEYER SR. Date Of Birth: JANUARY 23, 1833 Place Of Birth: BRAUNSFORD, GERMANY Date Of Death: FEBRUARY 19, 1901 Place Of Death: FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 13g/h

Mother: FREDERIKA BEESE Other Possible Spelling Of Surname: BUSE Birth Date: 1839 Interred Name: BEYER Place Of Birth: GERMANY Date Of Death: MAY 13, 1922 Place Of Death: FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 13h/20a

Marital Status: MARRIED Date: JANUARY 16, 1900 in FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA

1. EMMA HANNAH ABEL born: JANUARY 31, 1876 in FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Children: 1. MARIE ESTHER BEYER born: OCTOBER 16, 1900 in FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA 2. ESTHER MARIE BEYER born: SEPTEMBER 7, 1902 in FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA 3. INFANT GIRL born: 1904 – died: 1904 Note: (Age 1 – 2 Days) 4. IRENE MARTHA BEYER born: APRIL 15, 1907 in FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA

NOTE: Charles Frederick Beyer and Emma Hanna Abel (Husband and Wife) were also foster parents to Elsie E. Beyer. NOTE: Permit for Burial or Removal shows the date of death to be July 15, 1920 which is in contrast to the Death Certificate which has the date of death to be July 16, 1920. It also shows the cemetery as FOREST CEMETERY – THIS IS INCORRECT – The place of burial is the GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA. BEYER, CHARLES FREDERICK

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Last First Name Newspaper Date Notes Name CHARLES FREDERICK BEYER OF FOREST DIED VERY SUDDENLY THIS MORNING. NO PARTICULARS HAVE BEEN LEARNED ABOUT HIS DEATH, BUT IT IS THOUGH HE DIED FROM HEART FAILURE. 16/JUL/1920—CHARLES FREDERICK BEYER OF FOREST DIED SUDDENLY YESTERDAY MORNING, JULY 15, FROM HEART DISEASE, WHICH SEEMINGLY WAS LEFT WITH HIM FROM THE INFLUENZA, OF WHICH HE HAD A SERIOUS ATTACK LAST WINTER. HE FARIBAULT 15/JUL/1920 NEVER FULLY RECOVERED FROM THE CHARLES BEYER DAILY AND FLU, BUT HAS BEEN ABLE TO BE OUT FREDERICK NEWS 16/JUL/1920 AND AT HIS WORK SINCE SPRING. YESTERDAY MORNING HE GOT UP AND WENT TO HIS BARN TO DO THE MORNING CHORES. HE COMPLAINED OF NOT FEELING RIGHT, AND WENT UPSTAIRS AND THREW HIMSELF ACROSS THE FOOT OF HIS BED FOR A REST. FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER HE HAD GONE UP, HIS DAUGHTER WENT UPSTAIRS TO CALL HIM FOR BREAKFAST AND FOUND HIM DEAD. HE WAS 46 YEARS OLD AND LEAVES A FAMILY.

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BIOGRAPHY

PAGE 1 OF 2 FOR: BEYER, CHARLES FREDERICK BOOK - RICE COUNTY FAMILIES. PUB. 1981 The Charles Frederick Beyer Family. Charles Frederick Beyer (1873 to August 4, 1921) came to the United States from Germany at the age of 8 with his family. One child died during the trip. Parents were William and Frederika; brothers William F., Fred, and Herman; sisters Bertha, Annie, Martha and Mary, some of whom were born later in this country. They settled on a farm in the Lonsdale area. Charles married Emma Hannah Abel (January 31, 1876, to October 15, 1966) and they farmed west of Circle Lake near Millersburg on the Abel farm. They had 4 daughters, Marie (October 16, 1900, to 1978); Esther (September 7, 1902); Irene (April 15, 1907); and 1 who died in infancy. They also raised Elsie Beyer, daughter of CHARLES Charles’ sister, Martha. Charles died at BEYER BIOGRAPHY FREDERICK the age of 45 as a result of complications from flu and pneumonia. Emma and her daughters worked the farm land. Emma later married William Beyer (1884-1950), Charles’ brother, who was a widower with grown children: Carl, Minnie, and Kate, and step-children, Herman and Anna. William was a retired railroad employee who had lived in Dubuque, IA, with his first wife, Amilea. Emma and William lived on the farm until they retired to Faribault, renting the farm to Marie and her husband, Thomas Walstad (March 12, 1895 to September 6, 1963). A son, Maranius, was born to Emma and William Beyer, November 25, 1923. Marie Beyer married Thomas Walstad and they farmed the Beyer farm at Circle Lake for many years. They had no children. When retiring to Faribault, they sold the farm to the Dalby Brothers. Esther Beyer married

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Roland Prinzing, residing for a time in Faribault where Roland worked for Wilson Meat Packing, then farming near the Millersburg Store, and later retiring to a home in Northfield. They had 1 son, Ronald (October 8, 1941) who married Sandra Kubinski and has children, Tina and Thomas. Irene Beyer married Hans P. Christensen of Northfield, and had children, Darlene, Dayton, and Dennis. Darlene and husband, Gordon Pfahning, lives in Farmington with children Brad and Patti. Dayton and wife, Jeanne, live in Prior Lake, MN, and Dennis and wife, Marilyn, live in Prior Lake with children Travis, Shelle, and Susan. Elsie Beyer married Henry Wadekamper and farmed in the Faribault area. They had a daughter, Bernice, who married Donald Heaney and had children, Diane, Rick, Steven and Kathy. Don and Bernice Heaney were teachers in the St. Paul area. Daughter, Dorothy Wadekamper, was a nurse and now lives in Mankato. Son, Alvin Wadekamper, lives in Minneapolis. Son, Arnold Wadekamper, lives in Mankato with wife, Eileen, and children, Debbie, Mark and Blaine. Maranius Beyer married Jean Nelson of Northfield. They live in Minneapolis where Maranius works for the Soo Line Railroad. They have a daughter, Mary Jo, who has sons, Brian and Peter; and a son, Gary Beyer.

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Surname: BEYER Given Name: EDNA Middle Name If Any: Gender: FEMALE Date Of Birth: 1901 Place Of Birth: GERMANY Date Of Death: 1903 Place Of Death: Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 20g

Father: FREDERICK WILLIAM BEYER Date Of Birth: 1875 Place Of Birth: GERMANY Date Of Death: MAY 6, 1953 Place Of Death: ASBURY HOSPITAL – HENNEPIN COUNTY – MINNEAPLOIS, MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 20p

Mother: IDA (EDITH) T. KOLTERMAN Interred Name: BEYER Birth Date: 1880 Place Of Birth: GERMANY Date Of Death: DECEMBER 30, 1928 Place Of Death: HENNEPIN COUNTY – MINNEAPLOIS, MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 20o

Marital Status: NEVER MARRIED

Children: NONE

BEYER, EDNA

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1. BEYER (CHARLES), 2. BEYER (WILLIAM), EMMA HANNA. NEE: ABEL

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Surname: ABEL Married Name No. 1: BEYER (CHARLES FREDERICK) Given Name: EMMA Married Name No. 2: BEYER (WILLIAM FREDERICK) Middle Name If Any: HANNAH Interred Name: BEYER Gender: FEMALE Date Of Birth: JANUARY 31, 1876 Place Of Birth: FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Date Of Death: OCTOBER 15, 1966 Place Of Death: RICE COUNTY – FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 13b/c

Father: JOHN ABEL Other Possible Spelling Of First Name: JOHANN Date Of Birth: APRIL 1838 Place Of Birth: ZERNSDORF, SHERIN GERMANY Date Of Death: MARCH 12, 1903 Place Of Death: FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: MARCH 15, 1903 – GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 53e

Mother: ELIZABETH SOPHIA DORA BOHME Interred Name: ABEL Birth Date: JUNE 1840 Place Of Birth: GERMANY Date Of Death: MARCH 16, 1902 Place Of Death: FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 53c

Marital Status: MARRIED Date: JANUARY 16, 1900 in FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA

Marriage 1. CHARLES FREDERICK BEYER born: JANUARY 19, 1873 in BRAUNSFORD, GERMANY Children: 1. MARIE ESTHER BEYER born: OCTOBER 16, 1900 in FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY MINNESOTA 2. ESTHER MARIE BEYER born: SEPTEMBER 7, 1902 in FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA 3. INFANT GIRL born: 1904 – died: 1904 Note: (Age 1 – 2 Days)

4. IRENE MARTHA BEYER born: APRIL 15, 1907 in FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA

Marriage 2. Date: AUGUST 4, 1921 WILLIAM FREDERICK BEYER born: AUGUST 7, 1864 in BRAUNSFORD, GERMANY Children: 1. MARANIUS MAYNARD BEYER born: NOVEMBER 25, 1923 in FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA PAGE 1 OF 2 FOR: 1. BEYER (CHARLES), 2. BEYER (WILLIAM), EMMA HANNA. NEE: ABEL

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NOTE: STEP CHILDREN FROM MARRIAGE NO. 2 1. KATE BEYER born: 2. MINNIE BEYER born: 3. CARL BEYER born:

NOTE: WILLIAM FREDERICK BEYER ALSO HAD STEP CHILDREN PRIOR TO HIS MARRIAGE TO EMMA HANNAH BEYER (ABEL) – THEY WERE: 1. HERMAN born: 2. ANNA born:

(Source: Rice County Families Their History Our Heritage – Page Number 418)

NOTE: Charles Frederick Beyer and Emma Hannah Abel (Husband and Wife) were also foster parents to Elsie E. Beyer.

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Last First Newspaper Date Notes Name Name Funeral services were held for Mrs. Emma H. Beyer of Faribault at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Faribualt with the Rev. Robert H. Sorenson officiating. Pallbearers were Dennis Christensen, Lt. Dayton Christensen, Ronald Prinzing, George Prinzing, Alvin Wadekakmper and Arnold Wadekamper. Interment was made in St. John’s Cemetery in Forest Township. Mrs. Beyer was born Jan. 31, 1876 to John and Dora Behm Abel in Forest Township. She was a life-long resident of Rice county. She was united in marriage to Charles Beyer who preceded her in death. Emma Faribault On Aug. 4, 1921 she became the bride of William Beyer 28/Oct/1966 H. Daily News Beyer. Mrs. Beyer was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She passed away Saturday morning, Oct. 15 at the age of 90 years at the Johnson Rest Home after an extended illness. Prayer services were held at the Boldt Funeral home on Sunday evening. Mrs. Beyer is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Elsie Wadekamper of Faribault; Mrs. Marie Walstad of Faribault; Mrs. Roland (Esther) Prinzing of Faribault and Mrs. Hans (Irene) Christensen of Northfield; one son, Maranius of Minneapolis; a step-daughter, Mrs. Minnie Ricketts of Milwaukee, Wis.; a step-son Carl Beyer of Dubuque, Iowa; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

1.BEYER (CHARLES), 2. BEYER (WILLIAM), EMMA HANNA. NEE: ABEL

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CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS O,' DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH PERMI1 N 1457 w 401 CITY HALL Permit for Burial or Removal A death certificate as req uired by Minnesota Statutes 1945, Section 144.181, having been flied in my office, permission is hereby granted for the disposition as indicated below of the remains of: NAME SEX AGE Fr ederick Wi l liam Beyer M 77 PLACE OF DEAn:! b H DATE OF DEATH BIRTHPLACE As ury OS p . (State or County) (City, Vii. or Twp.) 5-6-53 Germany CAUSE OF DEATH I MEDICAL ATTENDANT DISEASE: COMMUNICABLE 0 OR NON-COMMUNICABLE EX R. Bre ctenbuckrAl" FUNERAL DIRECTOR OR EMBALMER ADDRESS LICENSE NO. We lander -Quist Mp ls. NATURE OF DISPOSITION: PLACE OF DISPOSITION: PROPOSED St· .Tohn! S Chn:a ch DATE REMOVAL ~. (Cemetery) BURIAL Q[ CREMATION 0 AT Ri ce Count VETERAN? t J ~ YES 0 --~~~~~~~~~~~~~tr.f--~~~~~------f---~ NO 0 Signature of (local or Deputy) Registrar *E NAME WAR I ~ Dote Issued 01) E This form may be used for disinterment-reinterment in accordance with Regulation 23. o Z FORM H108

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~ For Use Only by Minnesota Embalmers MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TRANSPORTATION PERMIT Identification of Remains Name of deceased Feederick W. Beyer Color j,Aite Sex gal e Age....1L Date of Death i'lIl.'[ 6, 19~ Place of Death Minneapolis , (City, Village or Township) CAUSE D communicable or El non-communicable disease Attending Physician Dr, Erei tenbutcher Address Minne;p:>li s , Minn.

Embalmers Certificate I hereby certify that the remains have been prepared for transportation in accordance with the regulations of the Minnesota State Board of Health relating to the transportation of the dead; that the body has EI or has not D been embalmed, and I further certify that I 1M' am or D am not a Sub- registrar of vital statistics.

-- () O. ~ ~a-- --License No. XL jI %~ < (SignatUl'e) 1825 eLi cago Ave._ lie 1Mae. ~~i if. (;1. (F rm arne (Address) Permit of Registrar (To be signed by the Local Registrar or a Sub-registrar) Transportation, by means of Auto , is permitted (Conveyance) for the removal on Ha;y- 9, 19 53 of the remains from Mp1s to Rice County Minn.

for disposition. J.Jtte ~ ~~) I .D.,. May 9 , 19~ (SignatUl'e) LOCAL REGISTRAR (Title)

Person in Charge of Conveyance

(Signature) NOTE: This permit, issued pursuant to the provision of Regulation 35, is to be filed, to- gether with the burial-removal permit, with the cemetery sexton at destination or with the health officer in cities that have local ordinances requiring burial permits by him in all caBe~. - .l ---- BEYER, FREDERICK WILLIAM

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Surname: BEYER Given Name: FREDERICK Middle Name If Any: WILLIAM Gender: MALE Date Of Birth: 1875 Place Of Birth: GERMANY Date Of Death: MAY 6, 1953 Place Of Death: ASBURY HOSPITAL – MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 20p

Marital Status: MARRIED Date: 1. IDA (EDITH) T. KOLTERMAN born: 1880 in GERMANY

Children: 1. LILLIAN E. BEYER born: October 20, 1903 2. MARGARET BEYER born: 3. ELFRIEDA BEYER born: January 30, 1911 4. ADELINE M. BEYER born: 5. GEORGE BEYER born: 6. WILLIAM (BILLY) BEYER born: 1899 7. EDNA BEYER born: 1901

NOTE: Some records will show the place of burial to be ST. JOHN’S CEMETERY, which is the same as GERMAN UNION CEMETERY. St. John’s Church, before it’s demise, was located nearby and the cemetery was sometimes referred to as ST. JOHN’S CEMETERY. ALSO: The Permit for Burial or Removal shows the place of disposition as ST. JOHN’S CHURCH at RICE COUNTY, WISCONSIN – THIS IS INCORRECT – The place of burial is the GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA. BEYER, FREDERICK WILLIAM

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PLA e~ DEA:H STATE OF MINNESOTA REGISTRAR'S V-L / J ! ~:::~hi~ ".·.t;~ ···· No ..... OR Village .. OR ...... Permit for Burial or Removal City ...... ?; I(J /PUc ~ Death,~ ~ ·········· ~ · ···· ft ······19. J., . ~ Full N~e ...... ~ .... ~T(£,gI .. (I.9.' ...... yrs. S~x ...... (~~~ .. Pla~(l)~~ ~, ~~~ , ~~~~~:l causmg frat~::!. " , . 'P~~P~~~d~~'~i"" j/,~ "" ,~~ attendant}.f~r.T. .. 7~0?: .. burial or remov. 1 ., .. , ... ~ .19. ?: ..,2.- Place of BuriaL /iA.:.r.U.. , f!.f..-!, ~~ ".7 .. . Place of remov~, .,~" .. ".' ~ . " '.' .. '. / ' ... ' .. , .. , .via , ~ " "." ' Z;;;"""'rJ "" Undertaker .. , ..,.., .. ,.I!:l:f'!;:,(?0'r Address, ... ".,.'?",. t: .. .,."' ~,!;,., ... Min!~~~:i1h~~ebfy d:~~o~~~i~ge~~~ .. ~~~ ..'.~~!.~~ ~ ..~~~~ ~~ .. ~:'.~ ~~.otr~h~ab~oi (Burial or Removal"') of said deceased person as stated above. r n case of death from a dangerous communicable ~~~ib~a~~eo~h~~it~~ removal must be CO:~~/.!;: i ~:-;:he r~/t the State and Dated." .,,~~~ . <; '~9;;r.;:':j~:~';~;~fD;~th;).:,:.. it{ ·,·, ~~;~j Official Title *Write "Burial" or "Removal" as tho CRse may be. Burinl permits must be delivered by the Under. taker to the Seston. Removal permits must be given to the Agent of Transportation Company, nnd nttached by him to box containing body, Subrcgistrars will write " Sub" before the words "Registrar of Deaths" and "Licensed Embalmer No ...... " below, always giving No. of License. Pine or imprisonment for receiving a Lady for burial without permit. Received ... , .. ",.' ... " ",., ... 19"" .... ", .... '''''"."" ... ''''' .. ' '",." ,Sexton Name of Cemetery". " ,,, ..... "" "'''". " .. "",Address""". "'" ...... ,. , .. " '''' 823_11_17_21 _2M

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Surname: BEESE Other Possible Spelling Of Surname: BUSE Given Name: FREDERIKA Married Name: BEYER (WILLIAM SR.) Middle Name If Any: Interred Name: BEYER Gender: FEMALE Date Of Birth: 1839 Place Of Birth: GERMANY Date Of Death: MAY 13, 1922 Place Of Death: FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 13h/20a

Father: Date Of Birth: Place Of Birth: Date Of Death: Place Of Death: Place Of Burial:

Mother: Birth Date: Place Of Birth: Date Of Death: Place Of Death: Place Of Burial:

Marital Status: MARRIED Date: Marriage 1. WILLIAM FREDERICK BEYER SR. born: JANUARY 23, 1833 in GERMANY

Children: 1. HERMAN BEYER born: AUGUST 7, 1862 2. WILLIAM FREDERICK BEYER born: AUGUST 7, 1864 in BRAUNSFORD, GERMANY 3. ANNA M. BEYER born: SEPTEMBER 14, 1863 in GERMANY 4. CHARLES FREDERICK BEYER born: JANUARY 18, 1873 in BRAUNSFORD, GERMANY 5. FREDERICK WILLIAM BEYER born: 1876 in GERMANY 6. MARTHA M. BEYER born: JULY 28, 1878 7. MARY BEYER born: DECEMBER 23, 1880 in BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY 8. BERTHA BEYER born:

NOTE: The Permit for Burial or Removal states the name as Mrs. Rieke Beyer. Also, the Permit for Burial or Removal shows the name of the cemetery as UNION CEMETERY, which is the same as GERMAN UNION CEMETERY. BEYER, FREDERIKA. NEE: BEESE

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Last First Newspaper Date Notes Name Name MRS. WILLIAM BEYER DIED SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 13, AT 1 O’CLOCK AT THE HOME OF HER DAUGHTER, MRS. ANNA HIRDLER, IN FOREST TOWNSHIP. FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD THIS AFTERNOON AT 1 O’CLOCK FROM THE HOME AND AT 2 O’CLOCK FROM THE CHURCH. BURIAL WAS MADE IN UNION CEMETERY IN FOREST. 18/MAY/1922--- MRS. FREDRIKA BEYERS PASSED AWAY SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 13, AT 1 O’CLOCK AT THE HOME OF HER SON-IN- FARIBAULT 15/MAY/1922 LAW AUGUST HIRDLER AFTER AN BEYER FREDRIKA DAILY AND ILLNESS OF SEVERAL WEEKS, AT THE NEWS 18/MAY/1922 AGE OF 82 YEARS 11 MONTHS. SHE IS SURVIVED BY THREE SONS, HERMAN, WILLIAM AND FRED BEYERS AND FOUR DAUGHTERS, MRS.BARFKNECHT, MRS. AUGUST HIRDLER, MRS. FRED PRINZING AND MRS. CHARLES PRINZING. THE FUNERAL WAS HELD MONDAY AT 1 O’CLOCK AT THE HOME OF AUGUST HIRDLER AT 2 O’CLOCK FROM ST. JOHN’S CHURCH. BURIAL WAS IN ST. JOHN’S CEMETERY (GERMAN UNION CEMETERY). SIX GRANDSONS WERE THE PALLBEARERS.

BEYER, FREDERIKA, NEE: BESSE

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STATE OF MINNESO'llA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Burial- Removal- Transit Permit Section of Vital Statistics Permit No. NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF DEATH DEATH COMMUNICABLE? Heman Beyer I Sept 13 .1957 I o y" 51: No SEX COLOR OR RACE I AGE PLACE OF DEATH (City Village or Township) (County) I Cau 95 I City of Faribault Rioe PLACE OF DISPOSITION (Name of cemetery or crematory) (City. Village or Township, County. State)

I JInion Cemetery Forest Rice Minn BUSINESS ADDRESS I Faribault Minn

AUTHORIZED DISPOSITION AS STATED I DATE RECEIVED ABOVE OCCURRED ON: (Date) I 12-15-56 1500 Bks. Order No. 136

BEYER, HERMAN

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Surname: BEYER Given Name: HERMAN Middle Name If Any: Gender: MALE Date Of Birth: AUGUST 7, 1862 Place Of Birth: Date Of Death: SEPTEMBER 13, 1957 Place Of Death: RICE COUNTY – FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 13p/20i

Marital Status: NEVER MARRIED

Children: NONE

NOTE: The Burial – Removal – Transit Permit shows the name of the cemetery as UNION CEMETERY, which is the same as GERMAN UNION CEMETERY. BEYER, HERMAN

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STATE OF MINNESOTA pI:1i _~F ~~"2 .. REGISTRAR'S county .. ~. (v.~~ ,. Township .. No ... OR ViUege .. Permit for Burial or Removal Vf79ate o~eath cJ!~ }'~r' 19?:-:f( Full ~e ~ (ld41d~4 ... Ic1:f. yrs. Sex T..t ,. . Pla~f@jfth >:~,/" Disease causing dea V~ ~t~~~:~t}t .J, :u.!~~ra!s~:r~~~v~n .19 .. Pla.ce of Burial 9'M . ~f',. ~ Place of rem.9,V#~-Z I· vi;.;;; ji?~ ; Undertaker c.:p ~;(I;' '"'7' ~ ' ''P Address J ' ~''''''~' ...... A certificate of death having been filed in' my office in accerdance v,"ith the laws of Minnesota, I hereby authorize the...... 0£ the body (Burial or Removal*) of said deceased person as stated above. I n case~fde ' h from a dange~OmmUni~~~ disease, the burial or removal must ~n~ted ac rding to the rules the state2J local boa!~d~f alth' ==. L;4 :'= "D {'v~~?lJ Dated.. '. . 201mY~.o£~,.: >A:~ cia! Title *Writ "Burial" or "Removal" as the case may be. :G trial permits must be delivered by the Under~ taker to the Sexton. Removal pennits must be given to the Agent of Transportation Company, and attached by him to box conb>.ining body_ Subregistrars will write "Sub" before the words "Registrar of Deaths" and "Licensed Emhalmer No ...... " below, always giving No. of License. Fine or imprisonment for receiving a body for burial without permit, Received ...... 19. ..Sexton Name of Cemetery ...... Address .. 3S0-U-14-18- 50M. .O~II •. • OW co. tT, ~ A'"

BEYER, IDA (EDITH) T. NEE: KOLTERMAN

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Surname: KOLTERMAN Married Name: BEYER (FREDERICK) Given Name: IDA (EDITH) Interred Name: BEYER Middle Name If Any: T Gender: FEMALE Date Of Birth: 1880 Place Of Birth: GERMANY Date Of Death: DECEMBER 30, 1928 Place Of Death: HENNIPIN COUNTY – MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 20o

Father: FREDRICK KOLTERMAN Date Of Birth: JANUARY 25, 1843 Place Of Birth: Date Of Death: AUGUAT 9, 1921 Place Of Death: Place Of Burial:

Mother: ALBERTINA KRUEGER Birth Date: 1851 Place Of Birth: GERMANY Date Of Death: JUNE 5, 1933 Place Of Death: Place Of Burial:

Marital Status: MARRIED Date: 1. FREDERICK WILLIAM BEYER born: 1875 in GERMANY

Children: 1. LILLIAN E. BEYER born: OCTOBER 20, 1903 2. MARGARET BEYER born: 3. ELFRIEDA BEYER born: JANUARY 30, 1911 4. ADELINE M. BEYER born: 5. GEORGE BEYER born: 6. WILLIAM (BILLY) BEYER born: 1899 7. EDA BEYER born: 1901

NOTE: The Permit for Burial or Removal shows the place of burial to be FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA - THIS IS INCORRECT – The place of burial is the GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA. BEYER, IDA (EDITH) T. NEE: KOLTERMAN

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Surname: BEYER Note: INFANT Age: 1 – 2 DAYS Given Name: Middle Name If Any: Gender: FEMALE Date Of Birth: 1904 Place Of Birth: Date Of Death: 1904 Place Of Death: Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 13o

Father: CHARLES FREDERICK BEYER Date Of Birth: JANUARY 19, 1873 Place Of Birth: BRAUNSFORD, GERMANY Date Of Death: JULY 15, 1920 Place Of Death: RICE COUNTY – FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 13a/b

Mother: EMMA HANNA ABEL Interred Name: BEYER Birth Date: JANUARY 31, 1876 Place Of Birth: FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Date Of Death: OCTOBER 15, 1966 Place Of Death: RICE COUNTY – FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 13b/c

Marital Status: NEVER MARRIED

Children: NONE

BEYER, (INFANT)

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Surname: BEYER Note: INFANT Given Name: WILLIAM Middle Name If Any: Gender: MALE Date Of Birth: 1899 Place Of Birth: Date Of Death: 1900 Place Of Death: FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 20h

Father: FREDERICK WILLIAM BEYER Date Of Birth: 1875 Place Of Birth: GERMANY Date Of Death: MAY 6, 1953 Place Of Death: ASBURY HOSPITAL – HENNEPIN COUNTY – MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 20p

Mother: IDA (EDITH) T. KOLTERMAN Interred Name: BEYER Birth Date: 1880 Place Of Birth: GERMANY Date Of Death: DECEMBER 30, 1928 Place Of Death: HENNEPIN COUNTY – MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 20o

Marital Status: NEVER MARRIED

Children: NONE

BEYER, WILLIAM

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STATE OF MINNESOTA CERTIFICATE NO , A- 227 - 5 COUNTY OF RICE

Deceased Information ...... NAME , WILLIAM BEYER

DATE OF DEATH , FEBRUARY 19, 1901 DATE FILED, DECEMBER 31 , 1901

DATE OF BIRTH , NOT GIVEN SOCIAL SECURITY NO, NOT GI VEN

PLACE OF DEATH, FOREST TOWNSHIP RICE, MINNESOTA

USUAL RES I DENCE , FOREST TOWNSHIP RICE, MINNESOTA

PLACE OF BIRTH, GERMANY

MANNER OF DEATH, ACCIDENTAL GENDER, MALE

MARITAL STATUS, MARRI ED S POUSE :

Mother ...... NAME, NOT GIVEN

Father ...... NAME , NOT GIVEN

I, MEREDITH TRUMAN, ACTING COUNTY RECORDER IN AND FOR THE COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE LEGAL DEATH RECORD ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN MY OFFICE.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said office at FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA, this SEVENTEENTH DAY OF MAY, 1994 M EDITH TRUMAN, 'CORDER

BEYER, WILLIAM FREDERICK SR.

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Surname: BEYER Given Name: WILLIAM SR. Middle Name If Any: FREDERICK Gender: MALE Date Of Birth: JANUARY 23, 1833 Place Of Birth: BRAUNSFORD, GERMANY Date Of Death: FEBRUARY 19, 1901 Place Of Death: FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 13g/h

Father: Date Of Birth: Place Of Birth: Date Of Death: Place Of Death: Place Of Burial:

Mother: Birth Date: Place Of Birth: Date Of Death: Place Of Death: Place Of Burial:

Marital Status: MARRIED Date: 1. FREDERICKA BEESE (Other Possible Spelling Surname: BUSE) born: 1839 in GERMANY Children: 1. HERMAN BEYER born: AUGUST 7, 1862 2. WILLIAM FREDERICK BEYER born: AUGUST 7, 1864 in BRAUNSFORD, GERMANY 3. ANNA M. BEYER born: SEPTEMBER 14, 1863 in GERMANY 4. CHARLES FREDERICK born: JANUARY 18, 1873 in BRAUNSFORD, GERMANY 5. FREDERICK WILLIAM BEYER born: 1876 in GERMANY 6. MARTHA M. BEYER born: JULY 28, 1878 7. MARY BEYER born: DECEMBER 23, 1880 in BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY

BEYER, WILLIAM FREDERICK SR.

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OBITUARY

Last First Newspaper Date Notes Name Name A WELL TO DO GERMAN FARMER LIVING THREE MILES WEST OF MILLERSBURG MET WITH AN ACCIDENT TUESDAY, FEB. 26, THAT COST HIM HIS LIFE. HE LEFT HIS HOME MONDAY MORNING AND STARTED FOR FARIBAULT TO MILL WHERE HE STAYED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY AND STARTED FOR HOME. HE ARRIVED AT MR. DULAC’S PLACE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND MR. DULAC FINDING HIM IN A STATE OF INEBRIATION WENT WITH HIM AS FAR AS THE POST OFFICE. WHEN LEFT ALONE BEYER PAID NO ATTENTION TO THE ROAD AND WHEELED OFF INTO MR. STRANGE’S ORCHARD AND FROM THERE OVER MR. CUSHMAN’S FIELD TOWARD THE LAKE. ON TRYING TO GET ONTO THE ROAD HE DROVE OVER A STEEP BANK UPSETTING HIS SLEIGHS AND LOAD ALL OF WHICH PILED UPON HIM MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO EXTRICATE RICE HIMSELF, AND IN THIS CONDITION HE WAS FOUND BEYER WILLIAM COUNTY 27/FEB/1901 FROZEN STIFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 4:30 JOURNAL O’CLOCK BY MISS ETTA DEAMAN WHO HAD COME ACROSS THE LAKE FOR MAIL. MISS DEAMAN NOTIFIED MR. CUSHMAN, THE POSTMASTER, WHO WENT AT ONCE TO THE SCENE AND LATER NOTIFIED THE FAMILY OF THE DECEASED. THE TEAM THAT MR. BEYER WAS DRIVING BECAME TANGLED UP IN A WIRE FENCE AND THE HARNESS, AND FOR TWO DAYS LIVED UPON BRANCHES OF TREES AND HAD EATEN EVERYTHING WITHIN THEIR REACH. WHEN RELEASED THEY COULD HARDLY MOVE. MR. BEYER WAS ABOUT SIXTY YEARS OLD AND MOVED TO MILLERSBURG ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO FROM FRENCH LAKE, PURCHASING THE FARM OF JOSEPH THOMPSON. HE WAS IN GOOD CIRCUMSTANCES AND LEAVES A WIFE AND SEVERAL GROWN CHILDREN TO MOURN HIS LOSS.- ---NORTHFIELD NEWS

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BIOGRAPHY

BOOK - RICE COUNTY FAMILIES. PUB. 1981 The William Beyer Family. William and Frederika Beyer came to the United States from Germany in 1884. They settled in the Lonsdale area on a farm. Children were Charles, William Fred, Herman, Annie, Bertha, Martha, and Mary. Charles married Emma Abel and farmed near Circle Lake. Children were Marie, Esther, Irene and Elsie. William married Amilea, who was a widow with children, Herman and Anna. They lived in Milwaukee, WI, where William worked for the railroad. Later they had children: Kate, Minnie and Karl. Following the death of his wife and his retirement, William returned to Minnesota BEYER WILLIAM BIOGRAPHY and married his brother’s widow, Emma Abel Beyer. A son, Maranius, was born to them. Fred married Edith Koltermann and they lived in Shieldsville. They had 5 children: Lillian, Margaret, Gertrude, Frieda, Adeline, and George. Herman never married. Annie married August Hirdler. Only 1 son, Emil, is recalled. Bertha married August Barfknect and lived in Faribault. Their children were Henry, Walter, Alfred, Lydia, and Eddie. Martha married Fred Prinzing. They also farmed near Circle Lake. Children were Elsie, George, Herbert, Pearl, and a daughter who died in infancy. Mary married Charles Prinzing. They lived in the Faribault area. Children were Cecelia, Roland and Henry.

NOTE: They had 8 children, William and Edna who died.

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GERMAN UNION CEMETERY THREE-GENERATION GENEALOGY Created by Ronald R. PrinzingSusan Surname: BEYER Given Name: WILLIAM Middle Name If Any: FREDERICK Gender: MALE Date Of Birth: AUGUST 7, 1864 Place Of Birth: BRAUNSFORD, GERMANY Date Of Death: JULY 6, 1948 Place Of Death: RICE COUNTY – FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 20p

Mother: FREDERICKA BEESE Other Possible Spelling Of Surname: BUSE Birth Date: 1839 Interred Name: BEYER Place Of Birth: GERMANY Date Of Death: MAY 13, 1922 Place Of Death: FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Place Of Burial: GERMAN UNION CEMETERY – FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA Plot Number: 13h/20a

Marital Status: MARRIED Marriage No. 1 Date: 1893 1. EMILIE UTECH born: Children: 1. HERMAN BEYER born: 2. ANNA M. BEYER born: 3. KATE BEYER born: 4. MINNIE BEYER born: 5. CARL BEYER born:

Marriage No. 2 Date: AUGUST 4, 1921 2. EMMA HANNA ABEL born: JANUARY 31, 1876 in FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNRESOTA Children: 1. MARANIUS MAYNARD BEYER born: NOVEMBER 25, 1923 in FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA NOTE: STEP CHILDREN FROM MARRIAGE NO. 2 1. MARIE ESTHER BEYER born: OCTOBER 16, 1900 in FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA 2. ESTHER MARIE BEYER born: SEPTEMBER 7, 1902 in FOREST TOWNSHIP – RICE COUNTY – MINNESOTA PAGE 1 OF 2 FOR: BEYER, WILLIAM FREDERICK

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Last First Newspaper Date Notes Name Name William Frederick Beyer, 719 Fifth Avenue N. W., passed away at his home this morning after a spirat weeks illness. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon, July 9, with a brief service at the Boldt Funeral Home and with services at Trinity Lutheran church at 2 p. m. with the Rev. W. A. Lemke officiating. Interment will take place in St. John’s cemetery in Forest township. Friends may call at the Boldt Funeral Home from Wednesday afternoon until the hour of the services on Thursday. Mr. Beyer is survived by his widow; three daughters, Mrs. Anna Jacobson, Joseph, Iowa, Mrs. Kate William Faribault Tetzman, Dubuque, Iowa, Mrs. Minnie Ricketts, Beyer 09/Jul/1948 Frederick Daily News Milwaukee, Wis.; and two sons, Herman Beyer, Tacoma, Wash., and Carl Beyer, Dubuque, Iowa, by his first marriage and one son, Marainus of Minneapolis, and three daughters, Mrs. Roland Prinzing (Esther) of Faribault, Mrs. Thomas Walstad (Marie) Lonsdale and Mrs. Hans Christensen (Irene) and Mrs. Elsie Wadekamper of Faribault, by the second marriage. There are also surviving 15 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Prinzing and Mrs. Fred Prinzing of this city, and two brothers, Herman of Faribault and Fred of Kasson. He was preceded in death by is first wife, his parents and two sisters.

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