He died at about age 3 in a haystack fire. See story below.
"The Settling of a Frontier-a History of Rural Taylor County" [TX] by Daniel Zachry, pub. 1980
WILHELM FREDECK pg.165-166 (The following is condensed from original text)....
On Nov 11(sic), 1891, a disastrous fire broke out in a haystack near the site of the first Fredeck home. Joseph (called Little Joe), was fatally burned. Rosalie faught valiantly to save her son. Her hands were severly burned and Dr. Jim Alexander feared that amputation was the only answer. This stout hearted pioneer woman said an emphatic No. She would not permit it. Her hands healed and she used them the remainder of her life."
"The Settling of a Frontier-a History of Rural Taylor County" [TX] by Daniel Zachry, pub. 1980
WILHELM FREDECK pg.165-166 (The following is condensed from original text)....
On Nov 11(sic), 1891, a disastrous fire broke out in a haystack near the site of the first Fredeck home. Joseph (called Little Joe), was fatally burned. Rosalie faught valiantly to save her son. Her hands were severly burned and Dr. Jim Alexander feared that amputation was the only answer. This stout hearted pioneer woman said an emphatic No. She would not permit it. Her hands healed and she used them the remainder of her life."
He died at about age 3 in a haystack fire. See story below.
"The Settling of a Frontier-a History of Rural Taylor County" [TX] by Daniel Zachry, pub. 1980
WILHELM FREDECK pg.165-166 (The following is condensed from original text)....
On Nov 11(sic), 1891, a disastrous fire broke out in a haystack near the site of the first Fredeck home. Joseph (called Little Joe), was fatally burned. Rosalie faught valiantly to save her son. Her hands were severly burned and Dr. Jim Alexander feared that amputation was the only answer. This stout hearted pioneer woman said an emphatic No. She would not permit it. Her hands healed and she used them the remainder of her life."
"The Settling of a Frontier-a History of Rural Taylor County" [TX] by Daniel Zachry, pub. 1980
WILHELM FREDECK pg.165-166 (The following is condensed from original text)....
On Nov 11(sic), 1891, a disastrous fire broke out in a haystack near the site of the first Fredeck home. Joseph (called Little Joe), was fatally burned. Rosalie faught valiantly to save her son. Her hands were severly burned and Dr. Jim Alexander feared that amputation was the only answer. This stout hearted pioneer woman said an emphatic No. She would not permit it. Her hands healed and she used them the remainder of her life."
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JOE H. FREDECK - Born Sept 11, 1888 - Died Nov 10, 1891 (tombstone shared with sister, Emma)
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