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Charles Julius Emil Carl Martin “C.J.” Rohwer

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Charles Julius Emil Carl Martin “C.J.” Rohwer

Birth
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Death
12 Sep 1907 (aged 69)
Thatcher, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
Burial
Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, USA Add to Map
Plot
B-17-20-6
Memorial ID
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Emigrated from Germany to join the LDS saints in America. Was a polygamist, having four wives. Two wives, Hanne Jorgene and Bodel Christene, were sisters. He formally separated from his first wife, Annie.

He lived in Brigham City, Park Valley, and Thatcher. He was one of the first settlers in the Thatcher/Penrose area and was called to various church positions.

On September 12, 1907, C.J. spent the day working hard, threshing wheat; he came in to eat a hearty meal that evening. The story is told that, as he sat at the table, he heard three knocks at the door. When he opened it, no one was there. He is said to have stated that the three knocks were a sign of his death. Finishing his meal, he went back into the yard, where he suffered a heart attack and died. He was buried in Brigham City next to infant Christene, daughter of Bodel Christene.

Died of heart failure.
Emigrated from Germany to join the LDS saints in America. Was a polygamist, having four wives. Two wives, Hanne Jorgene and Bodel Christene, were sisters. He formally separated from his first wife, Annie.

He lived in Brigham City, Park Valley, and Thatcher. He was one of the first settlers in the Thatcher/Penrose area and was called to various church positions.

On September 12, 1907, C.J. spent the day working hard, threshing wheat; he came in to eat a hearty meal that evening. The story is told that, as he sat at the table, he heard three knocks at the door. When he opened it, no one was there. He is said to have stated that the three knocks were a sign of his death. Finishing his meal, he went back into the yard, where he suffered a heart attack and died. He was buried in Brigham City next to infant Christene, daughter of Bodel Christene.

Died of heart failure.


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