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Wurdeman, Meddy Grace

Female 1931 - 1996  (64 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Wurdeman, Meddy Grace was born 16 Dec 1931, Creston, NE. (daughter of Wurdeman, Ernst and Kunnemann, Anna Marie); died 14 Feb 1996, Fullerton, NE.; was buried 17 Feb 1996, Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE..

    Notes:

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    Meddy attended St John's Grade School south of Creston, NE. and graduated from Creston High School in 1948. She was employed by St Mary's Hospital; Columbus, NE.

    Facts about this person:

    Burial February 17, 1995/96
    Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE.
    Meddy attended St John's Grade School south of Creston, NE. and graduated from Creston High School in 1948. She was employed by St Mary's Hospital; Columbus, NE.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

    Meddy attended St John's Grade School south of Creston, NE. and graduated from Creston High School in 1948. She was employed by St Mary's Hospital; Columbus, NE.
    Original individual @I4530@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) merged with @I01660@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@)


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Wurdeman, Ernst was born 27 Jul 1893, Platte County, NE. (son of Würdemann, Hermann Sr. and Garmhausen, Elisa Fredericka); died 6 Oct 1979, Worthington, MN..

    Other Events:

    • Confirmation: 1907, Zion Lutheran Church; Leigh, NE.

    Notes:

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    Original individual @I4416@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) merged with @I01498@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@)

    Ernst married Kunnemann, Anna Marie 1918, ?. Anna (daughter of Kunnemann, Herman and Weichman, Anna) was born UNKNOWN, ?. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Kunnemann, Anna Marie was born UNKNOWN, ? (daughter of Kunnemann, Herman and Weichman, Anna).

    Notes:

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    Original individual @I01658@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I2234@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)

    Children:
    1. Wurdeman, Arland Wayne was born 29 May 1928, Creston, NE.; died 26 May 1999, Wayne, NE.; was buried , St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery; Leigh, NE..
    2. 1. Wurdeman, Meddy Grace was born 16 Dec 1931, Creston, NE.; died 14 Feb 1996, Fullerton, NE.; was buried 17 Feb 1996, Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE..
    3. Wurdeman, Herbert was born UNKNOWN, ?.
    4. Wurdeman, Pearl was born UNKNOWN, ?.
    5. Wurdeman, Verna was born UNKNOWN, ?.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Würdemann, Hermann Sr. was born 2 Jan 1849, Ahlhorn, Oldenburg, GER.; was christened 21 Jan 1849, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde, Grosskneten, Oldenburg, GER. (son of Würdemann, Johann Diedrich and Engelmann, Catharine Elisabeth); died 18 May 1933, Leigh, NE.; was buried 21 May 1933, Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE..

    Notes:

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    Herman emigrated aboard the Vessel BALTIMORE, which sailed from Bremen, Germany and arrived at Baltimore, MD. on December 14,1872. The ship's passenger list shows his name to be H. Wurdeman, age 24. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira Glazier and Robert Philby).

    From THE LEIGH WORLD, May 26,1933-
    Many relatives and friends at Last Rites for Octogenarian.
    Herman Wurdeman, one of the few surviving veterans of the Franco-Prussian War, passed away at Leigh on Thursday eve, May 18, death being due to thrombosis of the cerebral artery. Funeral Rites were held from the home to Zion Lutheran Church on Sunday afternoon with German and English sermons by Rev J.C. Kaiser.
    Mr. Wurdeman's favorite hymn, "Jerusalem, Thou City Fair and High", was sung by the church choir. Pall bearers were six Grandsons, Julius Moeller, Edward and Harold Asche, Edgar Wurdeman,Walter Bakenhus, and Elmer Asche. Burial was in the Lutheran Cemetery.
    Born in the Province of Hanover, Germany, on January 2,1849, Mr. Wurdeman had reached the age of 84 years, four months, and fourteen days. He grew to young manhood in Germany and served his country during the Franco-Prussian War. At the close of the war in 1872, he came to America to join Elisa Fredericka Garmhausen, a young German girl he had promised to marry when both were living in Hanover.
    Mr. Wurdeman came directly to Platte County, Nebraska and for two years worked on the farm of his half brother, J.H. Wurdeman. In the fall of 1874 he was able to make arrangements for a homestead, which is the farm six miles south of Leigh owned today by Herman Wurdeman, Jr., and on November 27 of that year, was joined in marriage to Fredericka Garmhausen, the wedding taking place in Columbus. They established themselves in a sod house, 12 x 16 feet, which served as home until they were able to replace it with a frame house of the same dimensions, three years later.
    Their hardest years were in the seventies when grasshoppers destroyed the precious grain but through unceasing labor and great sacrifice they were able to reclaim their portion of the vast prairie and in time purchased a second eighty acres of railroad land. As time passed the second eighty was cleared of debt and comforts and conveniences were added to the Wurdeman household. When Mr. Wurdeman retired from active farm life in 1909, he was the owner of 670 acres of as fine of land as may be found anywhere in the middle west.
    Mr. Wurdeman and his wife were among others of the early Germans who founded Christ Lutheran Church on Loseke Creek. They were identified with that church throughout the thirty five yearsthey spent on the farm. Since moving to Leigh in 1909, they have given their support to Zion Lutheran Church. They observed their Golden Wedding Anniversary at their home here in 1924... There are twenty nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

    Facts about this person:

    Burial
    Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE.

    Emigration December 14, 1872
    Baltimore, MD.
    Herman emigrated aboard the Vessel BALTIMORE, which sailed from Bremen, Germany and arrived at Baltimore, MD. on December 14,1872. The ship's passenger list shows his name to be H. Wurdeman, age 24. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).

    From THE LEIGH WORLD, May 26,1933-
    Many relatives and friends at Last Rites for Octogenarian.
    Herman Wurdeman, one of the few surviving veterans of the Franco-Prussian War, passed away at Leigh on Thursday eve, May 18, death being due to thrombosis of the cerebral artery. Funeral Rites were held from the home to Zion Lutheran Church on Sunday afternoon with German and English sermons by Rev J.C. Kaiser.
    Mr. Wurdeman's favorite hymn, "Jerusalem, Thou City Fair and High", was sung by the church choir. Pall bearers were six Grandsons, Julius Moeller, Edward and Harold Asche, Edgar Wurdeman, Walter Bakenhus, and Elmer Asche. Burial was in the Lutheran Cemetery.
    Born in the Province of Hanover, Germany, on January 2,1849, Mr. Wurdeman had reached the age of 84 years, four months, and fourteen days. He grew to young manhood in Germany and served his country during the Franco-Prussian War. At the close of the war in 1872, he came to America to join Elisa Fredericka Garmhausen, a young German girl he had promised to marry when both were living in Hanover.
    Mr. Wurdeman came directly to Platte County, Nebraska and for two years worked on the farm of his half brother, J.H. Wurdeman. In the fall of 1874 he was able to make arrangements for a homestead, which is the farm six miles south of Leigh owned today by Heman Wurdeman, Jr., and on November 27 of that year, was joined in marriage to Fredericka Garmhausen, the wedding taking place in Columbus. They established themselves in a sod house, 12 x 16 feet, which served as home until they were able to replace it with a frame house of the same dimensions, three years later.
    Their hardest years were in the seventies when grasshoppers destroyed the precious grain but through unceasing labor and great sacrifice they were able to reclaim their portion of the vast prairie and in time purchased a second eighty acres of railroad land. As time passed the second eighty was cleared of debt and comforts and conveniences were added to the Wurdeman household. When Mr. Wurdeman retired from active farm life in 1909, he was the owner of 670 acres of as fine of land as may be found anywhere in the middle west.
    Mr. Wurdeman and his wife were among others of the early Germans who founded Christ Lutheran Church on Loseke Creek. They were identified with that church throughout the thirty five years they spent on the farm. Since moving to Leigh in 1909, they have given their support to Zion Lutheran Church. They observed their Golden Wedding Anniversary at their home here in 1924... There are twenty nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
    [ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

    Herman emigrated aboard the Vessel BALTIMORE, which sailed from Bremen, Germany and arrived at Baltimore, MD. on December 14,1872. The ship's passenger list shows his name to be H. Wurdeman, age 24. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).

    From THE LEIGH WORLD, May 26,1933-
    Many relatives and friends at Last Rites for Octogenarian.
    Herman Wurdeman, one of the few surviving veterans of the Franco-Prussian War, passed away at Leigh on Thursday eve, May 18, death being due to thrombosis of the cerebral artery. Funeral Rites were held from the home to Zion Lutheran Church on Sunday afternoon with German and English sermons by Rev J.C. Kaiser.
    Mr. Wurdeman's favorite hymn, "Jerusalem, Thou City Fair and High", was sung by the church choir. Pall bearers were six Grandsons, Julius Moeller, Edward and Harold Asche, Edgar Wurdeman, Walter Bakenhus, and Elmer Asche. Burial was in the Lutheran Cemetery.
    Born in the Province of Hanover, Germany, on January 2,1849, Mr. Wurdeman had reached the age of 84 years, four months, and fourteen days. He grew to young manhood in Germany and served his country during the Franco-Prussian War. At the close of the war in 1872, he came to America to join Elisa Fredericka Garmhausen, a young German girl he had promised to marry when both were living in Hanover.
    Mr. Wurdeman came directly to Platte County, Nebraska and for two years worked on the farm of his half brother, J.H. Wurdeman. In the fall of 1874 he was able to make arrangements for a homestead, which is the farm six miles south of Leigh owned today by Heman Wurdeman, Jr., and on November 27 of that year, was joined in marriage to Fredericka Garmhausen, the wedding taking place in Columbus. They established themselves in a sod house, 12 x 16 feet, which served as home until they were able to replace it with a frame house of the same dimensions, three years later.
    Their hardest years were in the seventies when grasshoppers destroyed the precious grain but through unceasing labor and great sacrifice they were able to reclaim their portion of the vast prairie and in time purchased a second eighty acres of railroad land. As time passed the second eighty was cleared of debt and comforts and conveniences were added to the Wurdeman household. When Mr. Wurdeman retired from active farm life in 1909, he was the owner of 670 acres of as fine of land as may be found anywhere in the middle west.
    Mr. Wurdeman and his wife were among others of the early Germans who founded Christ Lutheran Church on Loseke Creek. They were identified with that church throughout the thirty five years they spent on the farm. Since moving to Leigh in 1909, they have given their support to Zion Lutheran Church. They observed their Golden Wedding Anniversary at their home here in 1924... There are twenty nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
    Original individual @I00837@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I4249@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)
    @NF0287@

    Hermann married Garmhausen, Elisa Fredericka 27 Nov 1874, Columbus, NE.. Elisa (daughter of Garmhausen, Diedrich and Brand, Dorotha) was born 8 Sep 1850, Colnrade, Hanover; GER.; was christened , Colrade Lutheran Church; GE.; died 26 Jan 1932, Leigh, NE.; was buried 30 Jan 1932, Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE.. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Garmhausen, Elisa Fredericka was born 8 Sep 1850, Colnrade, Hanover; GER.; was christened , Colrade Lutheran Church; GE. (daughter of Garmhausen, Diedrich and Brand, Dorotha); died 26 Jan 1932, Leigh, NE.; was buried 30 Jan 1932, Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE..

    Other Events:

    • Confirmation: Colrade Lutheran Church; GE.

    Notes:

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    From a previous family history-
    Several years of training in the rigid German school system laid the foundation for her busy life...In the Spring of 1871, with a married sister and her husband (Mr and Mrs Fritz Mackenstedt), Mrs Wurdeman came to America at the age of twenty years. She spent some time in South Dakota and two years in Decorah, IA. She came to Nebraska in 1873.

    Facts about this person:

    Burial
    Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE.

    Baptism
    Colrade Lutheran Church; GE.

    Confirmation
    Colrade Lutheran Church; GE.
    From a previous family history-
    Several years of training in the rigid German school system laid the foundation for her busy life...In the Spring of 1871, with a married sister and her husband (Mr and Mrs Fritz Mackenstedt), Mrs Wurdeman came to America at the age of twenty years. She spent some time in South Dakota and two years in Decorah, IA. She came to Nebraska in 1873.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

    From a previous family history-
    Several years of training in the rigid German school system laid the foundation for her busy life...In the Spring of 1871, with a married sister and her husband (Mr and Mrs Fritz Mackenstedt), Mrs Wurdeman came to America at the age of twenty years. She spent some time in South Dakota and two years in Decorah, IA. She came to Nebraska in 1873.
    Original individual @I1367@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) merged with @I01489@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@)
    @NF0287@

    Children:
    1. Wurdeman, Amelia Louise was born 29 Aug 1875, Platte County, NE; died 21 Jan 1959, ?.
    2. Wurdeman, Emma was born 23 Mar 1877, ?; died 5 Jan 1923, Leigh, NE.; was buried , Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE..
    3. Wurdeman, Alwine was born 7 Nov 1878, Platte County, NE.; died 10 Oct 1962, Schuyler, NE.; was buried , Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE..
    4. Wurdeman, William was born 17 Feb 1881, Platte County, NE.; died 20 May 1965, Schuyler, NE.; was buried , Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE..
    5. Wurdeman, Anna was born 22 Mar 1883, Platte County, NE.; died 22 Mar 1968, Scribner, NE.; was buried , Scribner Cemetery; Scribner, NE..
    6. Wurdeman, Theodore was born 7 Jan 1885, Platte County, NE.; was christened , Christ Lutheran Church; Columbus, NE.; died 7 Feb 1958, ?; was buried , Christ Lutheran Cemetery; Columbus, NE..
    7. Wurdeman, Julius was born 1 May 1887, Platte County, NE.; died 1 May 1887, ?; was buried , Christ Lutheran Cemetery; Columbus, NE..
    8. Wurdeman, Emil John was born 27 Apr 1888, Leigh, NE.; was christened 24 Jun 1888; died 8 Mar 1976, Columbus, NE.; was buried 11 Mar 1976, Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE..
    9. Wurdeman (Jr.), Herman was born 23 Jun 1891, Platte County, NE.; died 13 Feb 1964, Schuyler, NE.; was buried , Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE..
    10. 2. Wurdeman, Ernst was born 27 Jul 1893, Platte County, NE.; died 6 Oct 1979, Worthington, MN..
    11. Wurdeman, Walter was born 26 Jan 1897, Platte County, NE.; died 26 Mar 1897, Platte County, NE.; was buried , Christ Lutheran Cemetery; Columbus, NE..

  3. 6.  Kunnemann, Herman was born UNKNOWN, ?; died UNKNOWN, ?; was buried , Christ Lutheran Cemetery; Columbus, NE..

    Notes:

    _P_CCINFO 2-14330
    Original individual @I2235@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) merged with @I03385@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@)

    Herman married Weichman, Anna UNKNOWN, ?. Anna was born UNKNOWN, ?; died UNKNOWN, ?; was buried , Christ Lutheran Cemetery; Columbus, NE.. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Weichman, Anna was born UNKNOWN, ?; died UNKNOWN, ?; was buried , Christ Lutheran Cemetery; Columbus, NE..

    Notes:

    _P_CCINFO 2-14330
    Original individual @I03386@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I3965@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)

    Children:
    1. 3. Kunnemann, Anna Marie was born UNKNOWN, ?.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Würdemann, Johann Diedrich was born 30 Jun 1809, Littel, Oldenburg; GER.; was christened 9 Jul 1809, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde, Wardenburg, Oldenburg, GER. (son of Würdemann, Johann Heinrich and Teebken, Catherine Margarethe); died 1872, Platte County, NE.; was buried , Rural Leigh, Nebraska, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Emigration: 25 FEBRUARI 1870, Baltimore, USA

    Notes:

    _P_CCINFO 2-14330
    Diedrich emigrated aboard the Vessel OHIO, which sailed from Bremen, Germany and arrived at Baltimore, MD. on February 25,1870. The ship's passenger list shows his name to be DIEDRICH WURDEMAN, age 60. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira Glazier and Robert Philby).

    Facts about this person:

    Burial
    St Paul's Cemetery; Rural Leigh, NE.

    Source: Edna Sander

    Emigration February 25, 1869/70
    Baltimore, MD.
    In 1856, Diedrich was a farmer and builder in Steinloge.

    Diedrich emigrated aboard the Vessel OHIO, which sailed from Bremen, Germany and arrived at Baltimore, MD. on February 25,1870. The ship's passenger list shows his name to be DIEDRICH WURDEMAN, age 60. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby).

    Diedrich homesteaded in Sherman Township, Platte County, NE. but did not get the deed to the land, for he died in 1872, at the home of his son, John H.

    Original individual @I01137@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I4273@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)

    Johann married Engelmann, Catharine Elisabeth 10 Sep 1839, Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, GER.. Catharine (daughter of Engelmann, Diedrich and Brand, Dorotha) was born 14 Apr 1811, Grossenkneten, Oldenburg; GER.; was christened 19 Apr 1811, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde, Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, GER.; died 25 Apr 1850, Alhorn, Oldenburg; GER.; was buried 29 Apr 1850, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde, Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, GER.. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Engelmann, Catharine Elisabeth was born 14 Apr 1811, Grossenkneten, Oldenburg; GER.; was christened 19 Apr 1811, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde, Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, GER. (daughter of Engelmann, Diedrich and Brand, Dorotha); died 25 Apr 1850, Alhorn, Oldenburg; GER.; was buried 29 Apr 1850, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde, Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, GER..

    Notes:

    _P_CCINFO 2-14330
    Original individual @I01285@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I1100@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)

    Children:
    1. Wurdemann, Diedrich was born 7 May 1840, Ahlhorn, Oldenburg; GER.; was christened 17 May 1840, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde, Grosskneten, Oldenburg, GER.; died 16 Apr 1887, Platte County, NE.; was buried , St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE..
    2. Wurdemann, Anna was born 20 Dec 1841, Ahlhorn, Oldenburg; GER.; was christened 26 Dec 1841, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde, Grosskneten, Oldenburg, GER.; died 6 Apr 1907, Columbus, NE.; was buried , Christ Lutheran Cemetery; Columbus, NE..
    3. Wurdemann, Gerhard was born 26 Jan 1845, Ahlhorn, Oldenburg; GER.; was christened 2 Feb 1845, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde, Grosskneten, Oldenburg, GER.; died 4 Mar 1890, Platte County, NE..
    4. 4. Würdemann, Hermann Sr. was born 2 Jan 1849, Ahlhorn, Oldenburg, GER.; was christened 21 Jan 1849, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde, Grosskneten, Oldenburg, GER.; died 18 May 1933, Leigh, NE.; was buried 21 May 1933, Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE..

  3. 10.  Garmhausen, Diedrich was born Abt 1825, ?; died UNKNOWN, ?.

    Notes:

    _P_CCINFO 2-14330
    Original individual @I03336@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I1366@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)

    Diedrich married Brand, Dorotha UNKNOWN, ?. Dorotha was born Abt 1825, ?; died UNKNOWN, ?. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Brand, Dorotha was born Abt 1825, ?; died UNKNOWN, ?.

    Notes:

    _P_CCINFO 2-14330
    Original individual @I03337@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I568@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)

    Children:
    1. 5. Garmhausen, Elisa Fredericka was born 8 Sep 1850, Colnrade, Hanover; GER.; was christened , Colrade Lutheran Church; GE.; died 26 Jan 1932, Leigh, NE.; was buried 30 Jan 1932, Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE..
    2. Garmhausen, Helena was born 30 Jul 1845, Colrade, Hanover, GER.; died 30 Mar 1884, Leigh, NE.; was buried , St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE..