hmtl5 Elsie Wunnenberg b. 24 Feb 1895 Des Moines County, Iowa d. 12 Mar 1918 Iowa: Wunnenberg family
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Elsie Wunnenberg

Female 1895 - 1918  (23 years)


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  • Name Elsie Wunnenberg 
    Born 24 Feb 1895  Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 12 Mar 1918  Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 6] 
    Buried Latty Church Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Person ID I24  Wunnenberg
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2023 

    Father Henry Wunnenberg,   b. 03 Sep 1854, Benton Township, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1934, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Wiegert,   b. 15 Feb 1870, Benton Township, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1937  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 02 Apr 1892  Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 8] 
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Feb 1895 - Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Mar 1918 - Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Latty Church Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Elsie Wunnenberg    		Elsie Wunnenberg
    Wunnenberg headstones at Latty Church cemetery    		Wunnenberg headstones at Latty Church cemetery
    Henry Wunnenberg and his second wife, Elizabeth. Their daughter Elsie is next to their stone. Henry's son Fredrick E. by his first wife, Lydia is nearby.

  • Notes 
    • Committed suicide
      Miss Elis Wunnenberg, housekeeper for Grover Ream, committed suicide Tuesday night by drinking carbolic acid. The act was committed at 10:30 o’clock, and she died at 12:05. Drs. Brock of Oakville, and Browning of Mediapolis, were called, but neither arrived in time to give relief, as death came a few moments after their arrival. No reason for the act is known. Her parent are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wunnenberg, who lived 6 miles southwest of Kingston.
      The Oakville Sentinel, Oakville, Iowa. 14 March 1918.
      [6]
    • Girl swallows acid and dies
      Miss Elsie Wunnenberg of Oakville thought victim of mistake.
      Oakville, Ia., March 14. – (Special.) – Miss Elsie Wunnenberg, a domestic in the home of Grover Ream, five miles south of Oakville, drank an ounce of carbolic acid Monday evening and died with three-quarters of an hour after taking the drought. Her parents live near Sperry, Ia.
      It is not believed that it was intentional, as she had shown no cause or reason for being tired of life.
      Dr. Brock of Oakville was called and reached the home as soon as possible, but she was past medical aid. She had poured the acid out of a bottle into a glass and drank it. The bottle bore the label of a Burlington physician and had “Use as directed written on the label. There was no poison label on it. Miss Wunnenberg was about 22 years of age.
      Davenport Democrat, Davenport, Iowa. Thursday, 14 March 1918, page 2.
      [7, 9]

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] 1900 US census.

    2. [S3] Tombstone, Latty Church Cemetery.

    3. [S29] Iowa birth records.

    4. [S6] Find a Grave.

    5. [S1] Genealogical Records of Celia Crawford.

    6. [S24] newspaper clipping.

    7. [S7] Obituary.

    8. [S32] marriage record.

    9. [S36] Newspaper article, newspapers.com.


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