ANDRESEN, Christian

ANDRESEN, WALDE, WELDE, SPORMANN, BROWN, PUMPER, NICKELSEN

Posted By: Warren Andresen (email)
Date: 11/9/2001 at 19:43:42

Christian was the father of Peter Christian Andresen, b 22 Sep 1888 - d 26 Sep 1958 and my grandfather.

From the Clinton Advertiser, June 11, 1917

Aged Man Kills Self at Home

Chris ANDRESEN, 419 Elm St., 75 years of age, committed suicide at 3:15 o'clock this afternoon by hanging. The lifeless body was found in his bedroom. He has been in ill health for some time and it is supposed this was the cause of the act.

From the Clinton Herald, June 12, 1917

Aged German Resident Takes His Own Life

Christian William ANDRESEN, an aged German resident, residing at 419 Elm street, took his own life shortly before 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon when he hung himself in his bedroom. He was found shortly afterward, dead. Ill-health for the past 20 years caused him to become temporarily insane, it is believed. Coroner M. E. Anderson was called and decided that no inquest was necessary. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the family home, with Rev. J. S. Leamer officiating. Burial will be made in Springdale cemetery.

Mr. Andresen gave no intimation of considering the rash act, having been talking to a neighbor just a few minutes before and his family was under the impression he had gone to his bed room to sleep.

Deceased was born in Langhorn, Germany, 74 years ago, coming to the United States with his wife and five children in 1883. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Henry WALDE of California, Mrs. Charles SPORMANN, Mrs. Clyde BROWN and Mrs. William PUMPER and two sons, Rudolph and Peter, of Clinton.

Funerals

From the Clinton Advertiser, June 12, 1917

ANDRESEN Funeral

Funeral services for Christian William ANDRESEN will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock instead of 2:30 o'clock as first announced. They will be at the family home, 419 Elm street.

Obituary

From the Clinton Advertiser 13 June 1917

Andresen, Christian William

Christian William Andresen, who ended his life Monday afternoon by hanging, as mentioned exclusively in the columns of the Advertiser yesterday was 74 years old, last December, having been born in Langhorn, Germany. The deceased was married to Anna Dorothy NICKELSEN in the the old country in the year 1872. In 1883 he came to America with his wife and five children, settling at Clinton where he has been a resident ever since.

Mr. Andresen was employed as gardner on the Ryder fruit farm for the past 16 years. He had been ailing for 25 years and the family attribute continued despondency to have caused his rash act.

Those who survive to mourn his death besides his wife, are four daughters, Mrs. Henry WELDE, of California; Mrs. Charles SPORMAN, Mrs. Clyde BROWN and Mrs. William PUMPER of this city; two sons, Peter and Rudolph, also of Clinton; and 15 grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the family residence at 419 Elm street. The Rev. J. S. Leamer will officiate and burial will be made at Springdale.

(Notes: Mrs. Henry Walde is Christine Andresen, Mrs. William Pumper is Katheryn Andresen and Mrs. Clyde Brown is Annie Andresen.)