Braaks, Habbe Wiards 1845-1923 Family

BRAAKS, ALBERS, TAMMENS, ROMAN

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 9/10/2022 at 05:08:00

Braaks, Habbe Wiards Braaks 1845-1923 Family

This BIOS narrative was compiled by Wilma J. Vande Berg of the Greater Sioux County Iowa Genealogical Society. See H. W. Braaks’ obituary further down this narrative for more biographical accounts of his life.

There are several good books that describe the early life and times of the pioneers that settled in Sioux county; including ‘The Story of Sioux County’ by Charles Dyke; ‘Siouxland A History of Sioux County’ by Nelson Nieuwenhuis and the ‘Ireton Centennial book of 1882-1982’. Also refer to the BIOS of their son Henry Braaks 1881-1962 for more information.

RESEARCH NOTES:
From the 1900 census of Reading Township Sioux County Iowa
Habbe Wiards Braaks age 54, born July 1845 Germany, immigrated 1887, wife Henderkje Albers Braaks age 45, born Feb 1855 in Germany, married 1881. Habbe was a blacksmith.
Children listed were: Henry H. age 18, Agatha E. age 14, Wiard Louis age 11, Frederick Carl age 9, Sophia Amelia age 6 and Henriette Wilhelmina age 2.

From a family history report posted on Public Member Trees on ancestry.com submitted by other family members, not verified by this submitter.

Habbe Wiards Braaks was born 18 July 1845 Pewsum, Ostriesland, Germany died 6 July 1923 Ireton, Sioux, Iowa He was the son of Wiard Harms Braaks and Gretje Hinrichs Tammens. Habbe was first married to Carolina Frederike Roman born 27 Nov 1845. In 1881 he married Hinderkje Hinderks Albers 1855-1945.

CHILDREN of Habbe Braaks and Caroline Roman, Romann, Rohman:

1. Wiardine/Verdena ‘Dena’ Marienau born Jun 14, 1875 Oost Friesland Germany. She died April 1940 at Mankato, MN. See her obituary as Marienau, Verdena ‘Dena’ Mrs. William C. 1875-1940. They were the parents of thirteen children all of whom survived their mother. They are Mrs. Karoline Gronemeyer, Preston township, Plymouth county; Henry of Ireton; Walter of New Ulm, Minn.; Otto of Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Anna Wolrabe and Mrs. Wilma Larsen of Amboy, Minn.; Mrs. Mable Reinke of Fairmont, Minn.; Alvin, Carl and Paul of Mankato, Minn.; Mrs. Viola Weyen of Hawarden; Mrs. Esther Popken of Akron, and Mrs. Leona Borchers of LeMars.

2. Louisa Braaks born Mar 20, 1873 Germany died Jan 1954 Ireton IA. She married Charles Kluter and they had 12 Children. Children listed in her obit were – An infant son and daughter died in infancy. Survived by four sons and six daughters: Louis; Mrs. Tillie Holtdorf, Mrs. Ruth Brown of Ireton, Ned of Chester SD, Carl of Warsaw MO, Elmer of Los Angeles CA, Mrs. Beatrice De Jager of Le Mars, Mrs. Ordeen Prince of Sioux City and Lillian Lighter and Mrs. Leona Fisher of Los Angeles.

CHILDREN of Habbe Braaks and Hinderkje Albers:
1. Henry Habben Braaks 15 Dec 1881 Pewsum, Oostfriesland, Germany died Aug 1962 See his BIOS for further information. He married Anna Marie Amen 1892-1979, and they had chilldren – Kathryn Braaks 1911-1991; Carl Hans Braaks 1912-1992; Louis O.Braaks 1916; Ruth Sophia Braaks 1917-1946 and Erma Joanne Braaks 1920-1997

2. Gretha ‘Gertie’ Braaks born Nov 8, 1883 at Pewsum, Germany died May 1953 at Adrian ND. She married Clarence Edwards 1899. They had seven children Mrs. Bessie Hecklesmiller of Ellendale, ND., and Mrs. Pearl Hanson of Minot,ND., a foster daughter Mrs. Estella Zabel of Lebanon, Ore.; four sons Claude and Kenneth of Edgeley, ND. Clarence of Ellendale, ND. and Richard of Edgeley, ND. A daughter preceded her in death.

2. Agatha ‘Gata’E. Braaks born 16 Mar 1886 Pewsum, Germany and died 22 Feb 1975 at Hawarden buried Ireton Iowa. She married John Siebels. She had two step daughters and a step son.

3. Wiard ‘Louis’ Braaks born Nov 1888 Iowa From the Alton Democrat of April 30, 1904
Louis Broaks (Braaks) of Ireton died Friday of inflammation of the bowels.

4. Carl Frederick Braaks born 28 Mar1891 Iowa died Dec 6, 1949 Ireton IA. Wife Anna L.
Dannenbring. No children

5. Sophia Amelia Braaks Muilenburg born 25 Sep 1893 Iowa died Aug 22, 1968 Ireton. She married Bastian Muilenburg Jan 5, 1940 Ireton. No children listed in obituary.

6. Henrietta ‘Etta’ Welhelmina Braaks born Aug 1897 Ireton IA husband Andrew P. Johnson, a child listed was Shirley Maxine Johnson 1920-1995

OBITUARY of H. W. Braaks 1845-1923

H. W. Braaks, one of the early day residents of Ireton, passed away at his home here last Friday after an illness of several months, during the last fourteen weeks of which he was bedfast. Funeral services were held at the Lutheran church in Ireton, Monday afternoon, being conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. E. Rich, Schmidt, and interment was made in the Ireton cemetery. The funeral was largely attended by relatives, friends and neighbors of the deceased and the business houses of Ireton were closed during the funeral hour as a mark of respect to his memory.

Habbe Wiards Braaks, was born at Pewsum, Ostfriesland, Germany on July 13, 1845, and died at Ireton, Iowa, July 6, 1923, at the age of 77 years, 11 months and 23 days. He was born in a Christian home and was given that kind of training, being brought up in the Lutheran faith in which he was confirmed at the conventional age. At the age of fourteen he became an apprentice in his father's blacksmith shop and worked at the trade until he entered the military service of his country under the Hannoverian government. In 1866 the year after the close of our own Civil War, there was war on the European continent with Prussia on the one side and Austria, Hanover, Saxony and the provinces of southern Germany on the other.
NOTE: There is a long listing of all the places that he served)
At the conclusion of the war Mr. Braaks again returned to his blacksmith shop and soon entered into holy wedlock with Caroline Friederike Rohmann. This union was blessed with three children, the third child dying in early infancy. On May 15, 1878, Mr. Braaks was bereft of his wife and the small children of their mother. These indeed were days of sore trial. In 1881 he entered into a second marriage with Hinderkje Alberts. This union was blessed with seven children, three sons and four daughters. One son, Louis Braaks, died in 1904.
In 1887 the family emigrated to America, arriving in Ireton on May 28th of that year. They made their home on a farm for three months and then, upon the suggestion and encouragement of friends, the father took up his old trade in Ireton establishing a blacksmith shop with a few adjoining living rooms on Main Street where the Security Savings Bank now stands.
This business and home was destroyed by fire, he was encouraged to rebuild another shop and home. He worked here for another 22 years and retired, his sons Henry & Carl established the firm of Braaks Bros.
During the last year Grandfather Braaks had been ailing. From Christmas until Easter he was up and down, feeling a little stronger one day, a little weaker the next. On Easter Sunday he attended church the last time and also partook of Holy Communion. Soon after his appetite failed him, entirely and from day to day he grew visibly weaker until last Friday when he fell quietly to sleep in full faith and trust in Good, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He leaves to mourn his departure his wife, and 8 children; Mrs. C. H. Kluter of Ireton, Mrs. Wm. Marienau of Truman, MN; Mrs. Clarence Edwards of Nortonville, MN; Henry Braaks of Ireton, Mrs. Andrew Johnson of Hartford, SD; and Carl, Agatha and Sophia Braaks of Ireton. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Fred Gruennagel of Chatsworth, besides 35 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, a host of friends and the local Lutheran congregation of which he was one of the early members. All of his children, with the exception of Mrs. Clarence Edwards were present at the funeral.
Hawarden Independent, July 12, 1923

OBITUARY of Hinderkje Mrs. H. W. Braaks 1855-1945.
Hawarden Independent(12-20-1945)
Mrs. H.W. nee Hinderkje Albers, Braaks, 90 died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Agatha Siebels, Sunday noon. She was born on February 23, 1855, at Groothusum, Germany. She was married to Habbe Wiards Braaks on April 20, 1881 at Pewsum,Ostfriesland,Germany. They came to America in May 1887 and located five and half miles southwest of Ireton. They lived there until the fall of 1887, when they moved into Ireton, where she lived ever since. About two weeks ago she spent two weeks with her son Carl and then came to the home of her daughter Mrs. Siebers. She was a charter member of St. Paul's Lutheran church and Aid Society.
She was a mother of seven children and two step-children, two being deceased, Mrs. Dena Marienau and Louie W. Braaks. The survivors are Mrs. Louisa Kluter, Henry H. Braaks, Mrs. Agatha Siebels, Carl F. Braaks, Mrs. Sophia Muilenburg, all of Ireton, Mrs. Etta Johnson of Rockford, and Mrs. Gretha Edwards of Hawarden. 37 grandchildren, 59 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren. Her husband preceded her in death on July 6, 1923.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 from the home and 2:00 from the St. Paul's Lutherans church with Rev. H.W. Kreiger in charge.

Pictured - Habbe Wiards Braaks Family about 1900 Ireton, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
The family of Henrietta Albert (Albers) and Habbe Wiards Braaks. Back row (l-r): Wiardine (daughter of Habbe & first wife, Frederika Caroline Rohman); Wiard Louis (Louis), Greta (Gertie), Hennrich (Henry); Friederich Carl; Louisa (daughter of Habbe & first wife, Federika Caroline Rohman); Agatha (Gata). Front (l-r): Sophia; Henrietta (Albert) Braaks; Henrietta (Etta); Habbe Wiards Braaks

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