William was the first born son of Heinrich Wilhelm Theodor Bruders of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, and Johanna Freiderika Sophia Schroeder, the daughter of Maria Schroeder of Neukloster, Germany.
Translation of records in his mothers bible indicate that Williams given name may have been Wilhelm Karl Ludvig Bruders.
William was born in a little farmhouse outside Westgrove, Iowa, where his parents had settled after ariving from Germany. He attended school in Bloomfield, Iowa until the age of 16, when, due to his fathers ill health, he was forced to leave school and go to work for the railroad to help support the family. When he was 19 or 20 years old, the family moved to Fairfield, Iowa, where he, his father, and his brother Earl went to work for the Mallable Iron Works.
Allthough work was not allways steady, William remained at the Mallable off and on for about 14 years until approximately 1916 or 1917, when he migrated to St. Louis, Missouri. It was while in St. Louis that he learned the art of brass molding, which was a foundry workers specialty in those days. It was also while in St. Louis that he met and married Arvilla Sheppard. They were married in 1918, and they remained in St. Louis until 1923 when Arvilla died suddenly of complications of a burst appendicts.
After Arvillas' death, William returned to Fairfield, and went back to work for the Malable where he again worked off and on for the next 19 years whenever work was available.
In January of 1925, while visiting his brother Earl, he met one of Earls' neighbors, Lucretia Lily Martin, and three months later, on April 4, 1925 they were married in the First Christian Church of Memphis Missouri, by one Reverand Taggart. After their marriage, they returned to Fairfield where they remained for the next 17 years.
In 1942, a representative of the Skagit Steel and Iron Works located in Sedro Woolley, Washington, came to the Malable in Fairfield looking for experienced brass molders and because of Williams' earlier experience, they offered him a job if he would relocate to Sedro Woolley. Work at the Malable was slow and unsteady at the time, so William and Lucretia decided to make the move.
William left for Sedro Woolley on November 11, 1942, and the family followed in March of 1943. They took up residence in a house located at 521 Nelson St. in Sedro Woolley and William remained at Skagit Steel for the next five years.
On November 28, 1947, while listening to the radio, William suffered the first of a series of three heart attacks. The next morning (Saturday, Nov. 29, 1947) he suffered a second attack, and then throughout the rest of the day and into the evening, he appeared to be steadily improving. However, on Sunday morning, November 30, 1947, he suffered a third severe attack which proved fatal.
Funeral services were held at Lemley Mortuary on December 3, 1947 and he was interred in Union Cemetary outside Sedro Woolley. The officiating minister was Wayne Griffin.
William was 64 years, 7 months and 5 days old at the time of his death.
Translation of records in his mothers bible indicate that Williams given name may have been Wilhelm Karl Ludvig Bruders.
William was born in a little farmhouse outside Westgrove, Iowa, where his parents had settled after ariving from Germany. He attended school in Bloomfield, Iowa until the age of 16, when, due to his fathers ill health, he was forced to leave school and go to work for the railroad to help support the family. When he was 19 or 20 years old, the family moved to Fairfield, Iowa, where he, his father, and his brother Earl went to work for the Mallable Iron Works.
Allthough work was not allways steady, William remained at the Mallable off and on for about 14 years until approximately 1916 or 1917, when he migrated to St. Louis, Missouri. It was while in St. Louis that he learned the art of brass molding, which was a foundry workers specialty in those days. It was also while in St. Louis that he met and married Arvilla Sheppard. They were married in 1918, and they remained in St. Louis until 1923 when Arvilla died suddenly of complications of a burst appendicts.
After Arvillas' death, William returned to Fairfield, and went back to work for the Malable where he again worked off and on for the next 19 years whenever work was available.
In January of 1925, while visiting his brother Earl, he met one of Earls' neighbors, Lucretia Lily Martin, and three months later, on April 4, 1925 they were married in the First Christian Church of Memphis Missouri, by one Reverand Taggart. After their marriage, they returned to Fairfield where they remained for the next 17 years.
In 1942, a representative of the Skagit Steel and Iron Works located in Sedro Woolley, Washington, came to the Malable in Fairfield looking for experienced brass molders and because of Williams' earlier experience, they offered him a job if he would relocate to Sedro Woolley. Work at the Malable was slow and unsteady at the time, so William and Lucretia decided to make the move.
William left for Sedro Woolley on November 11, 1942, and the family followed in March of 1943. They took up residence in a house located at 521 Nelson St. in Sedro Woolley and William remained at Skagit Steel for the next five years.
On November 28, 1947, while listening to the radio, William suffered the first of a series of three heart attacks. The next morning (Saturday, Nov. 29, 1947) he suffered a second attack, and then throughout the rest of the day and into the evening, he appeared to be steadily improving. However, on Sunday morning, November 30, 1947, he suffered a third severe attack which proved fatal.
Funeral services were held at Lemley Mortuary on December 3, 1947 and he was interred in Union Cemetary outside Sedro Woolley. The officiating minister was Wayne Griffin.
William was 64 years, 7 months and 5 days old at the time of his death.
William was the first born son of Heinrich Wilhelm Theodor Bruders of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, and Johanna Freiderika Sophia Schroeder, the daughter of Maria Schroeder of Neukloster, Germany.
Translation of records in his mothers bible indicate that Williams given name may have been Wilhelm Karl Ludvig Bruders.
William was born in a little farmhouse outside Westgrove, Iowa, where his parents had settled after ariving from Germany. He attended school in Bloomfield, Iowa until the age of 16, when, due to his fathers ill health, he was forced to leave school and go to work for the railroad to help support the family. When he was 19 or 20 years old, the family moved to Fairfield, Iowa, where he, his father, and his brother Earl went to work for the Mallable Iron Works.
Allthough work was not allways steady, William remained at the Mallable off and on for about 14 years until approximately 1916 or 1917, when he migrated to St. Louis, Missouri. It was while in St. Louis that he learned the art of brass molding, which was a foundry workers specialty in those days. It was also while in St. Louis that he met and married Arvilla Sheppard. They were married in 1918, and they remained in St. Louis until 1923 when Arvilla died suddenly of complications of a burst appendicts.
After Arvillas' death, William returned to Fairfield, and went back to work for the Malable where he again worked off and on for the next 19 years whenever work was available.
In January of 1925, while visiting his brother Earl, he met one of Earls' neighbors, Lucretia Lily Martin, and three months later, on April 4, 1925 they were married in the First Christian Church of Memphis Missouri, by one Reverand Taggart. After their marriage, they returned to Fairfield where they remained for the next 17 years.
In 1942, a representative of the Skagit Steel and Iron Works located in Sedro Woolley, Washington, came to the Malable in Fairfield looking for experienced brass molders and because of Williams' earlier experience, they offered him a job if he would relocate to Sedro Woolley. Work at the Malable was slow and unsteady at the time, so William and Lucretia decided to make the move.
William left for Sedro Woolley on November 11, 1942, and the family followed in March of 1943. They took up residence in a house located at 521 Nelson St. in Sedro Woolley and William remained at Skagit Steel for the next five years.
On November 28, 1947, while listening to the radio, William suffered the first of a series of three heart attacks. The next morning (Saturday, Nov. 29, 1947) he suffered a second attack, and then throughout the rest of the day and into the evening, he appeared to be steadily improving. However, on Sunday morning, November 30, 1947, he suffered a third severe attack which proved fatal.
Funeral services were held at Lemley Mortuary on December 3, 1947 and he was interred in Union Cemetary outside Sedro Woolley. The officiating minister was Wayne Griffin.
William was 64 years, 7 months and 5 days old at the time of his death.
Translation of records in his mothers bible indicate that Williams given name may have been Wilhelm Karl Ludvig Bruders.
William was born in a little farmhouse outside Westgrove, Iowa, where his parents had settled after ariving from Germany. He attended school in Bloomfield, Iowa until the age of 16, when, due to his fathers ill health, he was forced to leave school and go to work for the railroad to help support the family. When he was 19 or 20 years old, the family moved to Fairfield, Iowa, where he, his father, and his brother Earl went to work for the Mallable Iron Works.
Allthough work was not allways steady, William remained at the Mallable off and on for about 14 years until approximately 1916 or 1917, when he migrated to St. Louis, Missouri. It was while in St. Louis that he learned the art of brass molding, which was a foundry workers specialty in those days. It was also while in St. Louis that he met and married Arvilla Sheppard. They were married in 1918, and they remained in St. Louis until 1923 when Arvilla died suddenly of complications of a burst appendicts.
After Arvillas' death, William returned to Fairfield, and went back to work for the Malable where he again worked off and on for the next 19 years whenever work was available.
In January of 1925, while visiting his brother Earl, he met one of Earls' neighbors, Lucretia Lily Martin, and three months later, on April 4, 1925 they were married in the First Christian Church of Memphis Missouri, by one Reverand Taggart. After their marriage, they returned to Fairfield where they remained for the next 17 years.
In 1942, a representative of the Skagit Steel and Iron Works located in Sedro Woolley, Washington, came to the Malable in Fairfield looking for experienced brass molders and because of Williams' earlier experience, they offered him a job if he would relocate to Sedro Woolley. Work at the Malable was slow and unsteady at the time, so William and Lucretia decided to make the move.
William left for Sedro Woolley on November 11, 1942, and the family followed in March of 1943. They took up residence in a house located at 521 Nelson St. in Sedro Woolley and William remained at Skagit Steel for the next five years.
On November 28, 1947, while listening to the radio, William suffered the first of a series of three heart attacks. The next morning (Saturday, Nov. 29, 1947) he suffered a second attack, and then throughout the rest of the day and into the evening, he appeared to be steadily improving. However, on Sunday morning, November 30, 1947, he suffered a third severe attack which proved fatal.
Funeral services were held at Lemley Mortuary on December 3, 1947 and he was interred in Union Cemetary outside Sedro Woolley. The officiating minister was Wayne Griffin.
William was 64 years, 7 months and 5 days old at the time of his death.
