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John Frederick “Fred” Wahlenmaier

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John Frederick “Fred” Wahlenmaier

Birth
Germany
Death
28 Mar 1904 (aged 62)
Cowley County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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John Fredrick Wahlenmaier (1841-1904) born Asperglen Wurttemberg, Germany and died at his homestead seven miles east of Arkansas City, came to Kansas from Germany in 1864, with his mother and three brothers. Married, 11-19-1868, Mary Hosch (1848-1911), daughter of Jacob and Catharina Schwarzel Biegert Hosch. Her sister, Carolyn Hosch, married William Wahlemnaier, younger brother of Fred, all of Wyandotte, KS. Fred and Mary came to Cowley County in 1870, followed in 1872 by his brother John Michael, and wife, Kate, and two young sons.
Fred and Mary's home was south of Baldwin School, which they were instrumental in forming so their children, and those of John and Kate Wahlenmaier, could begin their schooling. According to family legend, Fred was a tailor by trade in Germany, but he became a prosperous farmer in Cowley County. They were lifelong members of Prairie View Methodist Church. Their children, all lived and died in Cowley County: Wilhelmine (Minnie) Wahlenmaier (1870-1937) married Thomas P. Suiter (1871-1935), son of Henry and Mary lane Poulton Suiter. Their daughter was Edna, married Clarence Gilmore, later Ira D. Brashear.

Henry John Wahlenmaier (1872-193 1) married Katie May Moore, daughter of Theodore and Jessie Maude Jones Moore. Their son was Ralph Moore Wahlenmaier, married Joyce Kemper.

Jacob Fredrick Wahlenmaier (1875-1948) married 1902 Mae Lish (1880-1961). Their children were Weldon Wahlenmaier (1910- ) married Ogle Allen, and Donald Lish Wahlenmaier (1912-1985) married Lucille Lish.

William Franklin (Will) Wahlenmaier (1888-1972) in 1912 married Martha Lucy Turner, daughter of Edward and Sarah Ann Potter Turner. They owned the land where the country club and golf course now stand, east of Ark City.

Mary Bessie Wahlenmaier (1889-197 1) married Edwin 1. Turner son of Edward and Sarah Ann Potter in 1913. Their children were Edna Laverne Turner, who married Santford W. Craig, son of Santford S. and Essie M. Craig, and Orville Wayne Turner.

All of the children of Fred and Mary Wahlenmaier lived and died in Cowley County and are buried there. Many Wahlenmaier descendants live in Cowley County.

Scanned out of the Cowley County Heritage book, Page 315.

Note: bio info provided by Dan Minick (#47059028)
John Fredrick Wahlenmaier (1841-1904) born Asperglen Wurttemberg, Germany and died at his homestead seven miles east of Arkansas City, came to Kansas from Germany in 1864, with his mother and three brothers. Married, 11-19-1868, Mary Hosch (1848-1911), daughter of Jacob and Catharina Schwarzel Biegert Hosch. Her sister, Carolyn Hosch, married William Wahlemnaier, younger brother of Fred, all of Wyandotte, KS. Fred and Mary came to Cowley County in 1870, followed in 1872 by his brother John Michael, and wife, Kate, and two young sons.
Fred and Mary's home was south of Baldwin School, which they were instrumental in forming so their children, and those of John and Kate Wahlenmaier, could begin their schooling. According to family legend, Fred was a tailor by trade in Germany, but he became a prosperous farmer in Cowley County. They were lifelong members of Prairie View Methodist Church. Their children, all lived and died in Cowley County: Wilhelmine (Minnie) Wahlenmaier (1870-1937) married Thomas P. Suiter (1871-1935), son of Henry and Mary lane Poulton Suiter. Their daughter was Edna, married Clarence Gilmore, later Ira D. Brashear.

Henry John Wahlenmaier (1872-193 1) married Katie May Moore, daughter of Theodore and Jessie Maude Jones Moore. Their son was Ralph Moore Wahlenmaier, married Joyce Kemper.

Jacob Fredrick Wahlenmaier (1875-1948) married 1902 Mae Lish (1880-1961). Their children were Weldon Wahlenmaier (1910- ) married Ogle Allen, and Donald Lish Wahlenmaier (1912-1985) married Lucille Lish.

William Franklin (Will) Wahlenmaier (1888-1972) in 1912 married Martha Lucy Turner, daughter of Edward and Sarah Ann Potter Turner. They owned the land where the country club and golf course now stand, east of Ark City.

Mary Bessie Wahlenmaier (1889-197 1) married Edwin 1. Turner son of Edward and Sarah Ann Potter in 1913. Their children were Edna Laverne Turner, who married Santford W. Craig, son of Santford S. and Essie M. Craig, and Orville Wayne Turner.

All of the children of Fred and Mary Wahlenmaier lived and died in Cowley County and are buried there. Many Wahlenmaier descendants live in Cowley County.

Scanned out of the Cowley County Heritage book, Page 315.

Note: bio info provided by Dan Minick (#47059028)


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