hmtl5 Mary Elizabeth Riemann b. 09 Aug 1877 Des Moines County, Iowa d. 18 May 1980 McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas: Wunnenberg family
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Mary Elizabeth Riemann

Mary Elizabeth Riemann

Female 1877 - 1980  (102 years)

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  • Name Mary Elizabeth Riemann 
    Born 09 Aug 1877  Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 May 1980  McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Buried 19 May 1980  Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Person ID I100  Wunnenberg
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2023 

    Father Friederick William Riemann,   b. 22 Oct 1833, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Jun 1896, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Dorothea Marie Bremer,   b. 10 Oct 1843, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Mar 1936, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Family ID F43  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Schmeiser,   b. 10 Feb 1876, Franklin Mills, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1940, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 10 Apr 1901  Kingston, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Vera Dorothy Schmeiser,   b. 12 May 1905, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Jun 1993, San Juan, Hidalgo County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     2. Orval Milton Schmeiser,   b. 26 Feb 1908, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1998, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     3. Ora Marie Schmeiser,   b. 26 Feb 1908, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Jul 1911, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     4. Alice Lucille Schmeiser,   b. 28 Jun 1913, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1997, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2018 
    Family ID F56  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 09 Aug 1877 - Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Apr 1901 - Kingston, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 May 1980 - McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 19 May 1980 - Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Schmeiser,Mary001.jpg    		Schmeiser,Mary001.jpg
    Schmeiser,Mary002.jpg    		Schmeiser,Mary002.jpg
    Family of Frederick and Dorthea Bremer Riemann    		Family of Frederick and Dorthea Bremer Riemann
    Front row: Frederick, Dorothea, Frederick William, Jr. Back row: Minnie, Anna, Mary. On the wall is a photo of Louise.
    Schmeiser, Joe and Mary Riemann    		Schmeiser, Joe and Mary Riemann
    Schmeiser, Mary Riemann    		Schmeiser, Mary Riemann
    Riemann, Mary    		Riemann, Mary
    Sisters Anne Riemann Wunnenberg and Mary Riemann Schmeiser    		Sisters Anne Riemann Wunnenberg and Mary Riemann Schmeiser
    Riemann sisters, Minnie, Mary and Anne    		Riemann sisters, Minnie, Mary and Anne
    Riemann, Mary    		Riemann, Mary
    Wunnenberg & Bremer families    		Wunnenberg & Bremer families
    Bremer, Riemann and Wunnenberg families.
    Left to right, back row: Alice Wunnenberg, Vernon Wunnenberg, Joseph Schmeiser, unknown man, Frederick William "Will" Bremer, Fred Meyer, Uncle William Bremer, Herbert Wunnenberg, and Nellie E. Riepe.
    Seated middle row: Anna Mary Riemann Wunnenberg, Louise Marie Ruckenbrod Bremer, Mary Elizabeth Riemann Schmeiser, Aunt Mathilda Kuchel Bremer, Grandma Dorthea Marie Bremer Riemann, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Margaret Peters Bremer, Unknown Riepe, Minnie Riemann Meyer, Unknown Riepe, and unknown woman in hat.
    Children seated on lawn: Ralph Wunnenberg, Mildred and Ralph Bremer, Vera and Orval Milton Schmeiser, unknown, unknown, Pearl Wunnenberg, unknown, and Eddy Slater.

  • Notes 
    • Information for Mary Reimann is from Times to Remember: Benton Township Rural, by Dan Dustman, pages 68-69.
    • Mary Schmeiser
      Wapello, Iowa – Services for Mary Elizabeth Schmeiser, 102, of McAllen, Texas, formerly of Wapello, will be 2 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church, Wapello. Burial will be in Wapello Cemetery.
      Memorial may be made to the church.
      Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
      Mrs. Schmeiser died Sunday in McAllen.
      Mary Riemann married Joseph Schmeiser in 1901 near Kingston, Iowa. He died in 1940.
      She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and a charter member of the Wapello Friendly Neighbors Club.
      Survivors include daughters, Mrs. Mearl (Vera) Melson, San Juan, Texas, and Mrs. Clayton (Alice) Robertson, McAllen; a son, Orval, Wapello; seven grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren.
      Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa. Thursday, 22 May 1980, page 6.
      [5, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Genealogical Records of Celia Crawford.

    2. [S9] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S5] Death certificate.

    4. [S6] Find a Grave.

    5. [S7] Obituary.

    6. [S15] Iowa Marriage Records, 1850-1937.

    7. [S36] Newspaper article.


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