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Ida H. <I>Fietsam</I> Strathman

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Ida H. Fietsam Strathman

Birth
Death
19 Aug 1948 (aged 78)
Burial
Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Ida Fietsam was the daughter of German immigrants-George Fietsam from Oestrich, Rheiningen, Germany and Elizabeth Buhner. Ida was born near Fayetteville, Illinois, was the middle child of 11 children. She and Frank B Strathman were raised in the same small town. They married in 1891.
The Fietsam family tells the story of a past generation in Germany that acquired the "Fietsam" name. It was during a war. Two small children were separated from their parents and were wandering the countryside for days. Soldiers came along and found them alone. They couldn't understand what the young children were saying so they gave them the name "Fietsam".
The Strathman's had large family-6 boys and 5 girls. Daughter, Mary Ida died at birth, she was a twin to Barbara.
Frank 1892 Bertha 1894 Joseph 1896
Herman George 1898 Lydia 1899
Gerald John 1902 Edward Henry 1904
Alma Mary 1907 Barbara 1909
Mary Ida 1909 Albert 1911
Ida had a large garden and loved being in it.
Ida Fietsam was the daughter of German immigrants-George Fietsam from Oestrich, Rheiningen, Germany and Elizabeth Buhner. Ida was born near Fayetteville, Illinois, was the middle child of 11 children. She and Frank B Strathman were raised in the same small town. They married in 1891.
The Fietsam family tells the story of a past generation in Germany that acquired the "Fietsam" name. It was during a war. Two small children were separated from their parents and were wandering the countryside for days. Soldiers came along and found them alone. They couldn't understand what the young children were saying so they gave them the name "Fietsam".
The Strathman's had large family-6 boys and 5 girls. Daughter, Mary Ida died at birth, she was a twin to Barbara.
Frank 1892 Bertha 1894 Joseph 1896
Herman George 1898 Lydia 1899
Gerald John 1902 Edward Henry 1904
Alma Mary 1907 Barbara 1909
Mary Ida 1909 Albert 1911
Ida had a large garden and loved being in it.

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Ida H Strathman

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Born in Fayetteville, Illinois



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