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The Beyersdorf Family
By Delores Miller
Emma Lembke was born in 1897, the oldest child of Fred and Bertha Lembke of Dupont. Siblings included Louie or Ludwig, 1900-1982, Elsie Schmidt 1902-1999, Alma Zillmer 1904-1993 (my Mother), Leona Ostermann 1908-2001, and Clarence 1912-1979.
Emma, being the oldest became the historian of the family and passed much of this information on to me before her debilitating stroke on Christmas Day, 1980.
I realize some of these verbal details may be incorrect.
Heinrich (Henry) Beyersdorf, 1830-1919 and his wife Johanna Holtznagel (1831-1907 immigrated from Hohenburg, Pommerania, Germany and had the following children: Carl/Charles Beyersdorf, 1857-1925, married Amanda Miller, August 1862-1925, Matilda Beyersdorf 1864-1938, and Bertha Beyersdorf, 1867-1933.
Carl/Charles and his wife Amanda had these offspring: Herman, 1882-1958, Albert, 1885-1959, Frank, 1886-1954, William, 1889-, Henry 1892-1963.
August Albert Beyersdorf was born January 26, 1862 and married Augusta Anklam, born February 17, 1869. They had 12 children: Martha, Albert, Otto, Ida, Henry, Sophie, Mary, Emil, Annie, Alma, Paul and Meta. Augusta Beyersdorf died on February 17, 1920 at the age of 51. At the time they lived on a large farm near Split Rock, and she had a stroke while milking a cow, fell into the manure and gutter and died. August Beyersdorf died on December 20, 1925 at the age of 63. Both are buried at the Peace Lutheran Cemetery in Split Rock awaiting kingdom come.
Martha, 1890-1958 the oldest child married Emil Marquardt, 1885-1946 and lived in West Dupont, near Hunting and begat four daughters, Ida, Lorraine, Viola, Minnie and one son Jule.
Albert Beyersdorf, 1892-1966, the oldest son, married Bertha, 1891-1971 and lived in the Sheboygan area, worked for lumber companies and was survived by two children, Albert Jr.(Sonnie) and Clara Strohschoen.
Otto 1893-1958 married my dear Aunt Emma Lembke in 1915 and lived in Sheboygan for a few years before moving to Big Falls where he worked for Otto Faehling in the saw mill and pickle factory. He was musical inclined, playing the fiddle. They had three daughters, Doris Begrow, Elda Draheim, and Margaret Larson and one son Alvin. Otto died one warm July day while at the saw mill of a stroke. Emma continued living in Big Falls on a dead end street, across from the Big Falls Cheese Factory until her severe stroke and died 3 years later on January 1, 1985. Neighbors were Lettmans, Reetzs, Faehlings, Kruegers, others. Emma served on the Big Falls Village Election Board.
Ida 1895-1949 married Charley Schwede and had two children Irene Fetter and Elmer Schwede and also lived in the Hunting area. Both are buried at the Trinity West Dupont Cemetery.
Henry Beyersdorf, 1897-1971 married Prisilla 1903-1988, lived in the Fremont area before moving to Appleton. Three daughters Gladys, Irene and Mary and one son Henry Jr.
Sophie 1899-1968 married Louis Redman 1894-1952 and lived at Tigerton. Eight daughters: Ruth Hille, Ellen Keyser, Ila Grunewald, Betty Grunewald, Ruby Pastovic, Roma Milligan, Lois Maas and Aretta Strong.
Marie or Mary 1901-1966 married Arnold Wendt 1899-1967, farmed around Split Rock and had six children: Howard, Clyde, Ervin, Florence, Dorothy and Alice. Migrated to the Quinn, Michigan area.
Emil 1903-1971 married Della lived at Sheboygan.
Annie 1905-1972 married Alfred Schroeder 1899-1966. In 1923 twin boys arrived, Rolland and Raymond and twelve years later, a girl was born named Mary Ann. Lived at Caroline.
Alma 1908-1967 married Fred Schlender 1898-1976 and lived at Oshkosh.
Paul 1911-1976 was born in Big Falls and as a young man lived in the Tigerton area, later in Downey, Illinois and Oshkosh. In later years in Gwinn, Michigan where he died on August 25, 1976, he was living with his niece, Mrs Roy Trottier. He was the last surviving member of the original twelve children of August and Augusta Beyersdorf.
Meta 1915-1922, the baby of the family was born when her Mother Augusta was 46 years old. She burned to death, two years after her Mother died. Her clothes caught fire when she was playing with matches. One of her brothers had brought cigarettes into the house.
Belated thanks to my dear Aunt Emma Beyersdorf for sharing information. She was a gracious lady, always a smile on her face, wavy white hair with a fierce love for her family, her children and grandchildren. She was a wonderful cook and baker, her baked beans were so delicious. Legend says Emma Beyersdorf was midwife when Delores was born Sunday noon, June 26, 1938. It was the day after her daughter Elda was married to Harold Draheim. It has been 25 years since she passed away, and we all miss her.
Information furnished by Richard Dixon, Mary Rahr, Genealogist, Emma Beyersdorf verbal history, Elsie Schmidt
recollections and cemetery records.
copyright Delores and Russell Miller, 2011
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