Anna Margaret <I>Burr</I> Felder

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Anna Margaret Burr Felder

Birth
Jefferson Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Death
27 Mar 1933 (aged 62)
Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Burial
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The Guttenberg Press, IA, Thursday, March 30, 1933, pg. 1, col. 3

Mrs. Jos. Felder Dies On Monday At Home Here
Had Been in Ill Health Through Winter; Was 62 Years Old

Mrs. Joseph Felder, nee Anna Burr, died at her home in this city Monday noon following a long illness. She was 62 years old. She had been in ill health all winter, but recently had seemed to be gaining strength until Monday forenoon when she suffered a relapse and quickly passed away.

Mrs. Felder had been a resident of this city for many years and was one of the well known mothers of this community. She was born on a farm in Jefferson township on June 3, 1870, and was the daughter of Peter and Theresa burr (sic/Burr). She grew to womanhood there and then came to Guttenberg where she was united in marriage to Joseph Felder on April 14, 1891.

Eight Children

She is survived by her husband and eight children. The children are: Albert Felder, Wadena; Clarence Felder, LaCrosse, Wis.; Edward A. Felder, Guttenberg; Mrs. Hildegard Carrier, Guttenberg; Mrs. Clara Markes (sic/Markus), Dubuque; Sylvester Felder, Milwaukee, Wis.; Mrs. Frances Augustine (sic/Augustin), Dubuque, and Joseph Jr., at home. There are also two brothers: Matt Burr, Guttenberg, and Frank Burr, Jefferson township; and three sisters: Mrs. John Stamm, Mrs. Adolph Meyer and Miss Fanny Burr, of Guttenberg.

Funeral services were held Thursday morning from St. Mary's church at 9 o'clock. Rev. J. Dupont officiated and burial was made in Mt. Olivet cemetery.

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1984 History of Clayton County, Iowa, pages 223-224

Joseph and Anna Burr Felder Family

Joseph Felder was born Jan. 13, 1864 in Glen Haven, Wis., and died Feb. 13, 1952 in Dubuque. He was the son of Theodore Felder, who was born Feb. 19, 1823 in Hopporachus, Germany, and died December 17, 1886 in Guttenberg and Julia Schaller-Heitman Felder who was born July 21, 1841 in Cincinnati, Ohio; was orphaned and married first to Gerhardt Heitman. Julia and Gerhardt had two sons, Henry and August. August was legally adopted by Joseph and Mary Huene after his father drowned in the Mississippi River at Guttenberg in 1861. Julia subsequently married Theodore Felder who had come to the U.S. in 1856. They had 10 children: Joseph, Anna Kirschbaum, John, Mary Hampton, Frank, Susie Stoeffler, Peter, Philomena Westemeyer, William and Matilda "Tillie." Julia died July 30, 1907, also in Guttenberg.

Anna Burr Felder was born June 3, 1870 and died March 27, 1933. She was the daughter of Peter Burr and Theresa Bendar Burr. Her father, Peter Burr, came to America by way of New Orleans, with two of his brothers, Mathias and William Burr. Peter was born in Luxembourgh, Europe, in 1829 and died in Guttenberg in 1900. Peter married Theresa Bendar who was born in 1834 in Austria of Bohemian descent and died in 1892 in Guttenberg. The Bendars were believed to have lived in Ohio. Anna Burr had the following brothers and sisters: Mathias, Peter, Elizabeth Stamm, Frances, Frank, Emma Meyer, Mary Wolter and it is believed two children, Joseph and Minnie died as infants.

Joseph Felder and Anna Burr married and lived in Guttenberg. Joseph was a brick-layer and helped to construct several of the old brick homes in Guttenberg. They were the parents of Albert (deceased), Clarence (deceased), Edward (deceased), Hilda Carrier, Clara Markus, Sylvester (retired in Sun City Center, Fla.), Frances Augustine, and Joseph Jr. (deceased).

Joseph and Anna were members of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Guttenberg and are buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery there.
The Guttenberg Press, IA, Thursday, March 30, 1933, pg. 1, col. 3

Mrs. Jos. Felder Dies On Monday At Home Here
Had Been in Ill Health Through Winter; Was 62 Years Old

Mrs. Joseph Felder, nee Anna Burr, died at her home in this city Monday noon following a long illness. She was 62 years old. She had been in ill health all winter, but recently had seemed to be gaining strength until Monday forenoon when she suffered a relapse and quickly passed away.

Mrs. Felder had been a resident of this city for many years and was one of the well known mothers of this community. She was born on a farm in Jefferson township on June 3, 1870, and was the daughter of Peter and Theresa burr (sic/Burr). She grew to womanhood there and then came to Guttenberg where she was united in marriage to Joseph Felder on April 14, 1891.

Eight Children

She is survived by her husband and eight children. The children are: Albert Felder, Wadena; Clarence Felder, LaCrosse, Wis.; Edward A. Felder, Guttenberg; Mrs. Hildegard Carrier, Guttenberg; Mrs. Clara Markes (sic/Markus), Dubuque; Sylvester Felder, Milwaukee, Wis.; Mrs. Frances Augustine (sic/Augustin), Dubuque, and Joseph Jr., at home. There are also two brothers: Matt Burr, Guttenberg, and Frank Burr, Jefferson township; and three sisters: Mrs. John Stamm, Mrs. Adolph Meyer and Miss Fanny Burr, of Guttenberg.

Funeral services were held Thursday morning from St. Mary's church at 9 o'clock. Rev. J. Dupont officiated and burial was made in Mt. Olivet cemetery.

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1984 History of Clayton County, Iowa, pages 223-224

Joseph and Anna Burr Felder Family

Joseph Felder was born Jan. 13, 1864 in Glen Haven, Wis., and died Feb. 13, 1952 in Dubuque. He was the son of Theodore Felder, who was born Feb. 19, 1823 in Hopporachus, Germany, and died December 17, 1886 in Guttenberg and Julia Schaller-Heitman Felder who was born July 21, 1841 in Cincinnati, Ohio; was orphaned and married first to Gerhardt Heitman. Julia and Gerhardt had two sons, Henry and August. August was legally adopted by Joseph and Mary Huene after his father drowned in the Mississippi River at Guttenberg in 1861. Julia subsequently married Theodore Felder who had come to the U.S. in 1856. They had 10 children: Joseph, Anna Kirschbaum, John, Mary Hampton, Frank, Susie Stoeffler, Peter, Philomena Westemeyer, William and Matilda "Tillie." Julia died July 30, 1907, also in Guttenberg.

Anna Burr Felder was born June 3, 1870 and died March 27, 1933. She was the daughter of Peter Burr and Theresa Bendar Burr. Her father, Peter Burr, came to America by way of New Orleans, with two of his brothers, Mathias and William Burr. Peter was born in Luxembourgh, Europe, in 1829 and died in Guttenberg in 1900. Peter married Theresa Bendar who was born in 1834 in Austria of Bohemian descent and died in 1892 in Guttenberg. The Bendars were believed to have lived in Ohio. Anna Burr had the following brothers and sisters: Mathias, Peter, Elizabeth Stamm, Frances, Frank, Emma Meyer, Mary Wolter and it is believed two children, Joseph and Minnie died as infants.

Joseph Felder and Anna Burr married and lived in Guttenberg. Joseph was a brick-layer and helped to construct several of the old brick homes in Guttenberg. They were the parents of Albert (deceased), Clarence (deceased), Edward (deceased), Hilda Carrier, Clara Markus, Sylvester (retired in Sun City Center, Fla.), Frances Augustine, and Joseph Jr. (deceased).

Joseph and Anna were members of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Guttenberg and are buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery there.

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