In 1878 Charles Brumm's son, Philip Brumm, who was born in July 1845 of and was the second oldest son in Charles and Julianna's family, married Sophia (also spelled "Sophya") Meyers. She was born September 1, 1855, in Burlington and died May 15, 1920. Her parents, John (born circa 1834) and Dorothea (Staler) Meyers (born circa 1833), were natives of Germany. Sophia had at least one older sister, Mary, who was born in about 1850.
In the 1880 census, the homes of William Brumm, Philip Brumm, and their mother, Julianna Brumm, living with her younger children, were listed as three consecutive dwellings in the census enumeration of Benton Township that was taken on the 14th and 15th of June, 1880 by Thomas S. Poo. Apparently there were three houses on the farm.
Mother Julianna is listed as "Julia" on this census (indicating some further Americanization of her name). She was living in dwelling 103 and as family number 103 in Benton Township. Julia was 57 years old, which, if correct, would make her birthday in 1822/23 according to this census. Her children who were still at home were John, age 25, a farmer, born in Iowa; Charles, age 20, also a farmer, born in Iowa; Julia, 18 years old, "without occupation," born in Iowa; and Lewis (spelled "Louis" in 1860), aged 14, at school, born in Iowa.
Julianna Oswalt (or Osswald) Brumm, the matriarch of the Carl Brumm family who immigrated to the United States and Iowa as a young woman, died March 6, 1902; at that time she was living with the family of her son, John, and his wife, Mary. Julianna is buried in the Methodist Cemetery in Des Moines County, Iowa.
In 1880, Philip and his wife, Sophia (Sophya) Brumm, were living in dwelling 105, were family number 105. They did not yet have any children in June of 1880.
William and Helena Brumm, who lived in dwelling 104 and were family number 104 in the 1880 census of Benton Township, had three children and additionally Helena's mother, Mary, living with them. All the children were listed as born in Iowa; in this census, William Brumm was listed as born in Louisiana rather than Württemberg, which was incorrect.
In 1880, William and Helena's oldest son, Charles H. Brumm, was listed as six years old; Leslie Thomas Brumm (male) was 4, and Boyd Brumm was 2. Mary Thomas, William's mother-in-law, was listed as "without occupation" and 61 years old (making her birthday about 1819; it is much more likely she was closer to 70 years old and born closer to 1810). Mary probably continued to live with her daughter and son-in-law for another nine years until she died in 1889; in 1885 at the time of the Iowa census, she was still in their household, as stated earlier in the discussion about her.
Carl and Julianna Brumm's son, Philip Brumm (sometimes spelled "Phillip"), and his wife, Sophia A. (Meyers) Brumm, had five children. These were:
By the time the 1900 U.S. census was taken, Philip and Sophia were living in Burlington Township, rather than in Benton Township, and the following census information has been found on their family:
Philip Brumm was the head of his household, white, male, born July 1845 in "Germany," age 54, married for 21 years, his father and mother were born in "Germany," the year of immigration to the U.S. was 1852 (rather than the actual 1853), the number of years in the U.S. was 48, he was not a naturalized citizen, his occupation was a farmer, and Philip could read, write, and speak English, owned his residence, a farm, which had a mortgage.
Sophia A. Brumm was listed as born in September, 1855, aged 44 years, married for 21 years with five children, 3 of whom were living, she was born in Iowa, both parents were born in "Pennsylvania," she could read, write, and speak English.
Daughter Mary M. Brumm was listed as white, female, born January 1884 in Iowa, aged 16, single, her father born in "Germany," mother born in Iowa, she was at school 3 months during year, and she could read, write, and speak English.
John Brumm, their son, was born September 1886, aged 13, single, born in Iowa, his father was born in "Germany," his mother born in Iowa, he had been at school 7 months during year, and he could read, write, and speak English.
William August Fehse was another German immigrant, a Prussian, who settled in Burlington, Iowa. There he became a naturalized American citizen in 1871. He was born on November 8, 1838 in Germany, died on March 6, 1919 in Burlington and was buried on March 8, 1919 in Aspen Grove Cemetery, which is the largest (and main) cemetery in Burlington proper.
William's wife was Elizabeth Louisa (known as "Louise") Daries, the daughter of Fredrick Daries and Elizabeth Wemhoner. Louise Fehse died October 17, 1911. William and Louise were married between 1871/72 in the U.S.
Two of the six children of William and Elizabeth (Daries) Fehse married two of the children of Philip and Sophia Brumm. These children were Arthur William Fehse, who married Mary Margaret Brumm, and Rosa D. or "Rose" Fehse, who married John Fred Brumm.
Mary Margaret Brumm was born January 28, 1884 and died December 24, 1967. Her husband, Arthur William Fehse, was born August 11, 1877 in Burlington and died August 6, 1959, also in Burlington. They were married on October 28, 1903 in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. They had six children, who were:
Sophya Pearl (Fehse) Miller, William August Fehse, Ralph Adaluf Fehse, Ida May (Fehse) Lucas, John Phillip Fehse, and Pearl (Fehse) Andrews
Sophya Pearl Fehse was born August 31, 1904 in Burlington and died June 23, 1971, also in Burlington. Sophya married Alvie Miller, who was born on July 23, 1900 and died at age 85 during January of 1986. Their children were Betty J. (Miller/Wood) Wilkerson, Duane Miller, and another daughter, whose name is not known.
Sophya and Alvie Miller's daughter, Betty J. Miller, was born on April 15, 1926 in Burlington, died on November 17, 1999 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, and was buried on November 22, 1999 in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington. Betty worked for Bennett's Home Center in Burlington. When she retired from that career she moved to Missouri. Betty married John Walter Wood, the son of Walter Wood and Lema Walcott, on August 6, 1944 in Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois. He was born March 23, 1920 and died April 29, 1997. She later married Glen Wilkerson in April of 1998. Betty and John Wood's children were:
Michael Wood of Grover, Missouri, and Mary Kirkpatrick of Ozark, Missouri.
Betty also had two stepsons:
John Wood (Jr.) of Meredosia, Illinois, and Ed Wilkerson of West Burlington.
William August Fehse was born August 17, 1906 and died August 29, 1999 (both in Burlington). William was the husband of Grace Lucille Warth (December 16, 1907 - December 11, 2000) of New London, Iowa. Grace was the daughter of John Frederick and Kate May (Kellogg) Warth. Grace and William were married September 12, 1931 in Monmouth, Illinois, and they had at least two children:
Nancy (Fehse) Fariss, and Ronald William Fehse (October 22, 1938 - May 22, 1987)
Nancy Fariss has a daughter, who married a man named Schroeder.
Ralph Adaluf Fehse, the son of Mary and Arthur, was born January 7, 1908 in Burlington and died October 26, 1970 in Burleson, Johnson County, Texas. He was married to Marge Ladaer.
Ida May Fehse was born September 16, 1910 and died February 19, 2003 (both in Burlington). Ida married Rudolph O., "Rudy," Lucas, June 25, 1929. He lived from April 12, 1907 until June 14, 1966. Their children were:
Beverly (Lucas) Smith (husband Ralph), LaVerne (whose wife's name is Paula) Lucas, and Lyle Lucas.
John Phillip Fehse was born November 30, 1912 in Burlington, Iowa, and died August 28, 1989 in Burleson, Johnson County, Texas. He was buried August 31, 1989 in Laurel Land, a cemetery in Burleson. He was married to Ruth Pforts, the daughter of Frank Monroe and Mabel Clara (Nicholas) Pforts of the Sperry and Mediapolis, Iowa, area. John and Ruth (Pforts) Fehse had 8 children, including Gene Arthur Fehse. Gene was born February 1, 1938 and died October 9, 1984 in West Bountiful, Davis County, Utah. He is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
Pearl M. Fehse married a man named Andrews. She lives in Burlington.
Philip and Sophia Brumm's son, John Fred Brumm, was born September 21, 1886 in Burlington, and died December 16, 1965 in Oakville, Louisa County, Iowa. He married Rosa D. Fehse and they were later divorced.
John Fred and Rosa (Fehse) Brumm had four children:
Floyd A., Alvina Louise, Paul A., and Inez E. Brumm
Floyd A. Brumm, who was born September 27, 1907 in Burlington, died in January, 1973, in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois. Floyd married a woman named Freida (also spelled "Freda"), sometime between 1931 and 1935. They lived in Burlington at least until 1938, and during this time Floyd worked as a shipping clerk for Iowa Soap Company in Burlington. Later they settled in Quincy.
Alvina Louise Brumm was born August 9, 1909 and died July 21, 1993 (both in Burlington). Alvina first married Charles Andrew Koett (Sr.) He lived from May 13, 1903 until May 14, 1963. Alvina and Charles had three sons:
Eugene P., Charles (Jr.), and Dalton Koett
Eugene P. Koett was born January 30, 1928 in Burlington, and died November 9, 1997 in Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois. He was buried November 12, 1997 in West Genesee Cemetery, Coleta, Illinois. Eugene had three children:
Dave and Ian Koett, and Sandra (Koett) Galt
Eugene also married a woman named Foskitt and had several step children from that marriage.
Charles Koett (Jr.) was born May 19, 1926 and died August 13, 1992 in Cleveland, Coleman County, Texas.
Dalton Koett was born February 7, 1930 in Burlington, and died May 23, 1981 in Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois.
Alvina Louise Brumm also married Lloyd Titus and they had two sons:
Lyle and Frank Titus (Sr.)
Alvina was also married to Harry Frederick Lohmann, who was born April 27, 1883 in Burlington and died July of 1959. Harry was the son of German immigrants Carl Gottlieb Frederick Christian Lohmann and his wife, Dorothea Elizabeth ("Dora") Schaffer. His father, Carl, was a prominent businessman who founded a German language newspaper in Burlington in the 1800s, the Volksfreund (translation: the People's Friend). Harry and Alvina (Brumm) Lohmann had two children:
Alvina Harriett and William Charles Henry Lohmann
The daughter of this marriage, Alvina Harriett Lohmann (known as "Dottie"), married Ian Evans (or "Scottie") Stokes. Scottie was born June 21, 1937 in Glasgow, Scotland, and died February 21, 1995 in Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia. Dottie and his children were:
Christine Louise Cole (husband Jeffrey); Glynis Lynn Caudill (husband Steven Wayne Sr.); Kathleen Kelly Donovan (Eric); Elizabeth Cameron Hitt (Michael); Cameron McLean Stokes (who has a son, Christopher); Ian Evans Stokes II, who married Rebbecca Adamski and had a son, Sean Charles McLean Stokes
Jeffrey and Christine (Stokes) Cole have two children:
Heather and Josh Cole
Steven (Sr.) and Glynnis (Stokes) Caudill have two children:
Nicole and Stephen Wayne (Jr.) Caudill
Eric and Kathleen (Stokes) Donovan have three children:
Patrick, Ernest, and Amber Donovan
Michael and Elizabeth (Stokes) Hitt have five children:
Ashley; Brittney; Courtney Anne; Delaney; and Emily Faith Hitt
Harry and Alvina (Brumm) Lohmann's son, William Charles Henry Lohmann, was born November 17, 1942 and died January 11, 1996 (both in Burlington). He had six children.
Paul A. Brumm was born August 14, 1911 in Burlington and died August 1973 in Denver, Colorado. Paul spent much of his youth living with his mother, Rose, after the separation from her husband, John Fred Brumm.
Paul was a veteran of World War II.
Inez Brumm was the fourth child of John Fred and Rosa (Fehse) Brumm. She lived in Colorado.
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