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August Marquardt (1862-1941)

MARQUARDT, KNOLL, STEUCK, BOYENS, NEIMANN, STORM

Posted By: jane austin (email)
Date: 6/12/2021 at 21:05:24

Pioneer Farmer Taken By Death
August Marquardt Buried Tuesday at Sanborn [sic]

August Marquardt, for many years a resident of Center township, died at his home Saturday October 11 at the age of 79 years and 7 months. He had suffered from a chronic ailment for thirteen years but had been bedfast for only four weeks.

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at St. John's Lutheran church at Sanborn, Rev. Meyer officiating and burial was in Roseland cemetery near Sanborn. [sic]

August William Marquardt, a son of the late Wilhelm Marquardt and wife, was born Feb 13, 1862 at Tarnowke. West Prussia. In 1882 at the age of twenty he came with relatives to the United States, settling at Ft. Dodge. About a year and a half later he came to O'Brien county making his home with an uncle, Michael Steuck in Center township.

On Oct 21. 1887, he was married to Augusta Knoll of Rosenfeld, Germany To them seven children were born, four of whom died in infancy. A daughter Mrs. Anna Boyens, and his wife also preceded him in death.

After his marriage Mr. Marquardt was employed for a time on the Milwaukee railroad and lived in Sanborn, later moving to the farm in Center township which he purchased and which has since been his home. Mr Marquardt was the last remaining charter member of St. John's Lutheran church at Sanborn and was one of the original signers of the church constitution, drawn up in 1886.

He is survived by two daughters, Mrs Clara Boyens and Mrs. Minnie Neimann, both of whom live on the home farm. Two brothers, Julius of Omaha and Gustav of Des Moines and a sister Mrs. Justina Storm also survive. There are eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

O'brien County (Iowa) Bell, 15 Oct 1941, p1


 

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