Eckermann, Ludwig H. 1884-1892

ECKERMANN

Posted By: Linda Mohning (email)
Date: 10/7/2011 at 05:37:39

No obituary was found for this young boy. According to his gravestone, Ludwig died on July 2, 1892 and he was 7 years, 9 months and 20 days old, the son of H.G and H.C. Eckermann. His birth date would be September 12, 1884 and was probably the oldest of all the children. He had two younger brothers who are also buried next to him in the Remsen City Cemetery. Adolph lived two days in August of 1887 and Fredrich lived one day in January of 1898.
The Herman Eckermann family was still living in Plymouth County in October of 1898 according to this news article: “Mr. and Mrs. Gus Eckermann, of Davenport, were visiting in Remsen Thursday. They are the guests of Mr. Herman Eckermann, their brother in Meadow township, during their visit in Plymouth county.” – Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Oct 17, 1898, page 2.

Sometime between October of 1898 and the U.S. Census in 1900, the large Eckermann family moved to Cottonwood, Idaho. The father, Herman, died in 1912. His obituary, from a Le Mars newspaper, is below:
FORMERLY LIVED IN REMSEN. H.G. Eckermann, Victim of Ill Health, Destroys Himself.
Cottonwood (Idaho) Chronicle: This community was greatly shocked yesterday afternoon when word reached town to the effect that H. G. Eckermann, a prosperous farmer residing east of the city, had committed suicide. The news came in the way of a telephone message for a doctor and Dr. Shinnick left at once for the scene, but found the body cold in death when he reached the home.
Just what caused the rash act is hard to definitely determine. The deceased had spent the evening before with his family and some friends and seemed in his usual good spirits.
Herman G. Eckermann was a native of Holstein, Germany, and was sixty years of age last October. He had been a resident of this place for the past twelve or fourteen years and owned one of the most valuable and well improved farms in Idaho county. For the past several years he has been in poor health much of the time and it is thought is greatly responsible for his rash act.
He was well provided for with this world’s goods, owning 440 acres of valuable land, much stock and machinery as well as money on hand.
Mr. Eckermann lived near Remsen for many years before moving to Idaho. – Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, April 2, 1912, page 3.
The 1900 U.S. Census and 1910 U.S. Census in Cottonwood, Idaho, Idaho provide some additional information. The parents’ names were likely Herman C. and Helen C. Eckermann and they had other children named: Edward/Ewaldt C. born July 1885; Minnie M. born Dec 1895; Gustav B. born August 1887 (perhaps a twin to Adolph); Adele G. born March 1888; Johanna H. born May 1890; Annie C. born April 1892; Hilda C. born Jan 1894; Thekla F. born Jan 1896; Arthur H. born Dec 1898; Agnes born in 1904. Any further information or corrections would be appreciated.