August Herman Wehmeyer
1826 - 1908 (82 years)
Generation: 1
1. August Herman Wehmeyer was born on 13 Jan 1826 in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; died on 05 Oct 1908 in Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. Notes:
Prominent Louisa County Man Dies
Columbus Junction, Ia., Oct. 7 – August Wehmeyer, an old and respected citizen of Louisa county, died very suddenly at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Albert Hank, near Columbus Junction Monday morning at 3:30 o’clock. He had been in usual health and was visiting at the home of another daughter on Sunday. The family only knew of his illness 15 minutes before his death and before the doctor or the nearest neighbors could get to the house he breathed his last. He was born in Prussia in 1826 and had lived in this county many years and had acquired a large amount of property. He leaves an aged wife, who had been blind for some years, and 11 children to mourn his demise.
The Muscatine News-Tribune, Muscatine, Iowa. Thursday 8 October 1908.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9415170/auguste-hermann-wehmeyerAugust married Wilhelmina Bottermille in 1853. Wilhelmina was born on 14 Dec 1836 in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; died on 30 Jan 1927 in Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Christina Matilda Wehmeyer was born on 27 Jan 1879 in Louisa County, Iowa; died on 26 Feb 1953 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa.