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John Detrick Brecht

Male 1894 - 1929  (34 years)


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  1. 1.  John Detrick Brecht was born on 6 May 1894 in Miller City, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 23 Mar 1929 in Miller City, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Center Cemetery, Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Census: 1920, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54033579/john-dietrick-brecht

    Family/Spouse: Evillna "Eva" Schafer. Evillna (daughter of Henry Philip Schafer and Martha Weller) was born on 23 Sep 1895 in Ohio; died on 27 Feb 1971 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; was buried on 2 Mar 1971 in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Belva Velzora Brecht  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Nov 1915 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 21 Feb 1977 in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana; was buried on 24 Feb 1977 in Christian Union Cemetery, Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana.
    2. 3. Vivian Irene Brecht  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Sep 1917 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 30 Aug 2009 in North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana.
    3. 4. Paul Rolland Brecht  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Sep 1920 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 29 Jul 1989 in Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
    4. 5. Dorothy Brecht  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Nov 1922 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 30 Jun 2018 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana.
    5. 6. John J. Brecht  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Nov 1924 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 27 Sep 1998 in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana; was buried on 1 Oct 1998 in Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Adams County, Indiana.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Belva Velzora Brecht Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 6 Nov 1915 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 21 Feb 1977 in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana; was buried on 24 Feb 1977 in Christian Union Cemetery, Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93361554/belva-v.-tooman

    Belva married Earl William Tooman on 1 Apr 1935 in Indiana. Earl was born on 25 Feb 1910 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 6 Jul 1986 in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana; was buried on 9 Jul 1986 in Christian Union Cemetery, Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Vivian Irene Brecht Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 16 Sep 1917 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 30 Aug 2009 in North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48191063/vivian-irene-walther

    Plot: 10-156-2

    Vivian married Maurice Carl Walther on 30 Jan 1938. Maurice was born on 12 Sep 1914 in Silver Lake, Kosciusko County, Indiana; died on 5 Dec 1999 in Silver Lake, Kosciusko County, Indiana; was buried on 8 Dec 1999 in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Paul Rolland Brecht Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 22 Sep 1920 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 29 Jul 1989 in Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: set-up man, General Motors machine factory
    • Census: 1950, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio

    Notes:

    Paul R. Brecht
    Continental – Paul R. Brecht, 68, of here, died at 6:45 a.m. Saturday at his home.
    Mr. Brecht was born Sept. 22, 1920, in Miller City, the son of John and Eva Schaffer Brecht. On March 29, 1941, he married Doris Johnson, who survives.
    Mr. Brecht retired in 1982 from defiance Precision Products machine shop. He was a member of Free Christian Church of God in Continental and Continental Masonic Lodge 570.
    Survivors also include four sons, John Brecht and Kenneth Brecht, both of Continental, Dennis Brecht and Bill Brecht, both of North Creek; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one brother, John Brecht of Decatur, Ind.; and two sisters, Mrs. Maurice (Vivian) Walther of Silver Lake, Ind., and Mrs. Richard (Dorothy) Freeman of North Manchester, Ind.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Free Christian Church of God, Continental, Rev. James Fry officiating. Burial will be in Monroe Cemetery, Continental.
    The Lima News, Lima, Ohio. Sunday, 20 July 1989, page 4.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59443646/paul-r.-brecht

    Paul married Doris Lee Johnston on 29 May 1941 in Putnam County, Ohio. Doris was born on 18 Aug 1919 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 31 Oct 2004 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Dorothy Brecht Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 30 Nov 1922 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 30 Jun 2018 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana.

    Notes:

    Daughter of John and Eva (Schafer) Brecht.

    Dorothy was a 1940 graduate of Northside High School in Fort Wayne. She married Richard Freeman on January 1, 1950, in North Manchester; he died July 18, 1990. She worked at Snyder IGA and then at Heckman Bindery for 20 years, retiring in 1984. She was a member of the Congregational Christian Church, Past Matrons, 73 year member of the Ivy Chapter #69 Order of the Eastern Star, and Past Grand Representative of Indiana Grand Chapter of Order of the Easter Star. Dorothy loved the Chicago Cubs and Indiana Hoosier basketball. She enjoyed making pies and fried chicken, and loved being with her family at family dinners.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191013050/dorothy-mae-freeman

    Dorothy married Lieut Richard Pershing Boren on 16 Nov 1940 in Indiana. Richard was born on 24 Feb 1919 in Cedar Creek Township, Allen County, Indiana; died on 28 Aug 1947 in Japan; was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Dorothy married Richard Freeman on 17 May 1949 in Indiana. Richard was born on 17 May 1923 in North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana; died on 18 Jul 1990 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Sandra Sue Freeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jan 1942 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; died on 13 Aug 2015 in South Whitley, Whitley County, Indiana; was cremated in cremated, ashes scattered.

  5. 6.  John J. Brecht Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 24 Nov 1924 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 27 Sep 1998 in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana; was buried on 1 Oct 1998 in Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Adams County, Indiana.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: watch repairman, retail jewelry
    • Census: 1950, Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan

    Notes:

    Decatur Daily Democrat, Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, Monday, Sept 28, 1998
    John Brecht, 73, 1027 Parkview Dr., died at 8:05 a.m. Sunday at home.
    He was born on November 24, 1924 in North Cedar, Ohio, to John D. and Eva Scaffer Brecht and married Margaret Hancher on December 27, 1942; she survives.
    He owned and operated Brecht Jewelry in downtown Decatur from 1955-75 and was a member of First Methodist Church and Elks Lodge 993, both in Decatur.
    Other survivors are a son, Fred Brecht, Decatur; two daughters, Mrs. Dale (Ann) Linnemeier, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. David (Sisan sic) Spiegel, Sebring, Florida; two sisters, Vivian Walther, Silver Lake, and Dorothy Freeman, North Manchester; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
    A brother Paul Brecht, and a sister, Belva Tooman, are deceased.
    A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of First United Methodist Church, Decatur. There is no visitation. Arrangements are by Haggard and Sefton Funeral Home, Decatur.
    Decatur Daily Democrat, Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, Monday, Sept 28, 1998.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71970481/john-j.-brecht

    John married Margaret Elizabeth Hancher on 27 Dec 1942 in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana. Margaret was born on 19 Nov 1923 in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana; died on 7 Feb 2004 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; was buried on 10 Feb 2004 in Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Adams County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Sandra Sue Freeman Descendancy chart to this point (5.Dorothy2, 1.John1) was born on 27 Jan 1942 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; died on 13 Aug 2015 in South Whitley, Whitley County, Indiana; was cremated in cremated, ashes scattered.

    Notes:

    Sandra Sue Harper, 72, South Whitley, IN died Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 2:40 a.m. in her residence.

    She was born January 27, 1942 in Fort Wayne, IN to Richard and Dorothy (Brecht) Freeman. On April 15, 1961 she married Charles Douglas Harper.

    She retired in 2012 from North Webster Medical Clinic after 15 years of service. She also worked at Mason Healthcare for 6 years and had been employed with Peabody Retirement Community and Timbercrest Senior Living Community. She was a member of Congregational Christian Church, North Manchester, IN and OES. She volunteered at North Manchester Thrift Store and loved her family pet Whitley and her special koi.

    She is survived by her husband, Charles Harper, South Whitley, IN; three sons, Mitchell (Tracy) Harper, Columbia City, IN, Christopher Harper, Plymouth, IN and Aaron (Shannan Krull) Harper, South Whitley, IN; one daughter, Sarah (Kim) Carpenter, Wabash, IN; one sister Richardine "Ritchie" (Dennis) Frieden, North Manchester, IN; grandchildren, Blake Harper, Colton Harper, Kailen Carpenter, Kamden Carpenter, Kenner Carpenter, Jaxon Harper and Emerson Harper.

    McKee Mortuary

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150678934/sandra-sue-harper

    Sandra married Charles Douglas Harper in 1961 in Indiana. Charles was born on 31 Oct 1941 in Lafayette, Christian County, Kentucky; died on 20 Feb 2020 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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