CHRISTIAN HEINRICH HERMANN GLIEDT (1875-1921)
THE SEVENTH GENERATION-GLIEDT
PART ONE
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THE FOURTH GENERATION-PÖPPELMEIER
This story begins on New Years Day, 1875, with the birth of (#286) Christian Heinrich HermannG7 Gliedt, who was better known as Hermann. He was the great, great, great, great grandson of EberdtG1 Glied; the great, great, great grandson of JobstG2 Glied; the great, great grandson of Albert HenrichG3 Glied; the great grandson of Albert HenrichG4 Glied; the grandson of HermannG5 Glied; and the son of Philipp GottliebG6 Gliedt and his wife, Hanne FriederikeG3 Gliedt nee Pöppelmeier. He was also the great grandson of BernhardG1 Pöppelmeier, and the grandson of HermannG2 Pöppelmeier and his wife, Anne CatharineG5 Pöppelmeier nee Glied. His common ancestor was Albert HenrichG4 Glied.
The Civil War ended ten years prior to Hermann's birth. In the ten years since the end of the Civil War, there had been many changes. By 1875, there were over 40,000 miles of railroad tracks crisscrossing America. 1875 was the first year that the first Kentucky Derby was run. It was also the year that Swift opened a large Chicago meat firm, and Thomas Adams made the first chewing gum, and called it "Adams New York Gum-Snapping and Stretching".1 Closer to Hermann's home, the city of St. Louis bought Forest Park with the proceeds of bonds.2
The setting for this chapter opens on the Columbia Bottom section of St. Ferdinand Township located in St. Louis Co., MO. It is in this locale that Hermann's parents, Gottlieb and Hanne, lived in 1875. Gottlieb and Hanne had just celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary shortly before the birth of their third child, Hermann. After his birth, they continued to live in the German community on the Columbia Bottom for another eleven years. For most of the time, Hermann's parents were probably content living on the Columbia Bottom. They shared a mutual German heritage and language, with many of the people living in this area. There was a small German Church located near their home called St. Petri's3 His parents were Communicant members of St. Petri's. The land was good for growing their produce which they sold in St. Louis. Apparently 1875, was a fairly good year for Hermann's father, Gottlieb. When Gottlieb received his 1875 tax bill for $3.51, his personal estate was valued at $740,4 and when he received his 1876 tax bill, his personal estate had increased to $860.5
286. CHRISTIAN HEINRICH HERMANNG7 GLIEDT (Eberdt,G1 Jobst,G2 Albert Henrich,G3 Albert Henrich,G4 HermannG5 ) (Pöppelmeier:G4 Bernhard,G1 HermannG2 ), the third child of Philipp GottliebG6 and Hanne FriederikeG3 Gliedt nee Pöppelmeier, was born on 1 Jan 1875.6 At the time of his birth, his parents were renting farm land located on the Columbia Bottom section of St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis Co., MO, from Mr. & Mrs. George Brunner.7 He was baptized on 31 Jan 1875 by Pastor John P. Fackler at St. Petri's Evangelical Lutheran Church located on the Columbia Bottom. He was named after his sponsors, who were Christ Lowes and Glied grossvater (grandfather).8 He was only four years old when his mother gave birth to Sophia, in Jan of 1879. His sister, Sophia, died shortly after her birth. When the 1880 U.S. Census was taken for St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis Co., MO, the census enumerator found Hermann, age 6, living in his parents' household, along with his older sister, Auguste. Neither Hermann nor his sister, Auguste, could read or write at that time.9 Shortly after the census enumerator had visited their household, Hermann's mother gave birth to twins. As Hermann grew, he helped his father with the chores. His mother had another set of twins in 1882, when Hermann was seven. His brother, Paul, was born in 1884, and his brother, Gustav, in 1885. Hermann's parents, Gottlieb and Hanne, became discontented with living on the Columbia Bottom. The final straw was probably the death of Gustav, who died three months before his first birthday. Within a month of Gustav's death, Hermann's father bought land in Lawrence Co., MO. The Columbia Bottom was probably becoming too crowded for Hermann's parents, and the family was frequently ill. Hermann's parents wanted to own their own land, preferably in a German community. They also wanted a healthier place to raise their family. Hermann's aunt, Justine Breder, and her family, had moved from Franklin Co., MO, to the German settlement located near Freistatt, Lawrence Co., MO, sometime prior to 1885. Hermann's parents probably heard from Justine Breder about the Freistatt locale, and became interested in moving there. So the decision was made to move, and in Sep of 1886, Hermann's father bought a parcel of land in Section (18), Township (27), of Range (27), located in Lawrence Co., MO.10 Hermann was eleven and one-half years old when the family moved to this Geeran settlement, which became known in 1890 as Freistatt Township, Lawrence Co., MO. As soon as the family settled into their new home, they traveled to Freistatt to attend worship services at the Evangelical (Trinity) Lutheran Church. There was a Christian Day School at Freistatt which was open to members of the congregation of Trinity. The entrance age for the school was eight. Hermann probably attended this school for a short time. His mother gave birth to her third set of twins in 1887, when Hermann was twelve. Hermann received instruction in the Lutheran faith and was confirmed on 25 Mar 1888 at the Evangelical (Trinity) Lutheran Church, Freistatt, MO. The Rite of Confirmation was in German.11 Hermann was fifteen when his mother gave birth to Ernst, and seventeen when his mother gave birth to a stillborn child, in Jul of 1892.
Over the years, Hermann matured into a fine, Christian man. He had dark hair, and he grew a moustache. As a young, single man, Hermann would help with the thrasher during the summer. He would measure the grain into the sacks. When it got dusty, he would move to the clean side to catch the grain. His brothers and friends noticed that he was slow and clumsy getting it done. Eventually they nicknamed him "Schluerkassen"12 which is low German for heel dragging.13 Hermann grew up in the Freistatt locale and was a farmer. He helped his father on the home farm until he bought his own place, shortly before he married. Hermann bought eighty acres of land on 7 Feb 1900 from Wm. and Louise Moenkhoff which was described as all the West half of the Southeast quarter of Section (18), Township (27), of Range (27).14
Freistatt was a close-knit community which attracted German speaking people from Germany, and from other parts of the U.S. The people shared a common heritage, German language, and belief in God. The Evangelical (Trinity) Church, a Missouri Synod Church, at Freistatt was the nucleus of the community. About ten years before the Gliedt family moved this locale, a man named Henry Doennig was living in Illinois, which was becoming crowded. When the railroad offered to sell land cheaply in Lawrence Co., MO, Henry Doennig was interested in buying some of the land. Henry,15 the first child of Friedrich Wilhelm and his second wife, Christine Marie Ilsabein Dönnig nee Schnake, was born on 19 Dec 1845 at Eickhorst #59 in Westfalen, Germany.16 He came to America in 1861, and first settled in Washington Co., IL. He became engaged to Mary,17 the daughter of Christian Diederich Hermann and Maria Elisabeth Brandhorst nee Könemann, who was born on 14 Dec 1856 near Nashville in Washington Co., IL.18 Sometime before 1877, Henry traveled to Lawrence Co., MO, and bought land in the Mt. Pleasant Township from the railroad. He returned to Illinois for his fiancee, Mary. Henry and Mary were married on 12 Jul 1877 by the Rev. Grupe at Freistatt, MO.19 Mary became the mother of nine children, five daughters, and four sons. Only six of their children survived to adulthood. Henry and Mary Doennig were already members of the Evangelical (Trinity) Lutheran Church at Freistatt, when Hermann's parents joined. The Doennig and Gliedt families became acquainted at church and became friends. Four of Henry and Mary Doennig's children married four of Gottlieb and Hanne Gliedt's children.
Figure 1: Hermann and Anna (Doennig) Gliedt 17 May 1900, Freistatt, MO
Hermann became acquainted with Anna Doennig, the oldest daughter of Henry and Mary Doennig. No one remembers if this was an arranged marriage or not. Hermann courted their oldest daughter, Anna, and they decided to marry. Hermann and Anna Doennig applied for their marriage license on 11 May 1900 at the county clerk's office at Mt. Vernon, MO.20 On 17 May 1900, Christian Heinrich Hermann Gliedt, age 25, wed ANNA CAROLINE LOUISE DOENNIG, age 17. They were married by Pastor Johannes E. Roschke at the Evangelical (Trinity) Lutheran Church at Freistatt, Lawrence Co., MO. Hermann asked his brother, Heinrich Gliedt, and his sister, Louise Gliedt, to be his witnesses, and Anna asked her brother, Wilhelm Doennig, and her sister, Minna Doennig, to be her witnesses.21 Following the wedding ceremony, the newlyweds enjoyed a reception held at the home of the bride's parents. Over 100 family members and friends gathered to celebrate their marriage. It is of interest to note that the four young people who acted as their witnesses, later became engaged, and were married in a double wedding ceremony in 1902.
Anna Caroline Louise Doennig, the third child of Carl Heinrich (Henry) and Sophia Maria Elisabeth (Mary) Doennig nee Brandhorst, was born on 12 Aug 1882 at her parents' home located in Mt. Pleasant Township, Lawrence Co., MO. She was baptized by Pastor Johannes Roschke on 27 Aug 1882 at the Evangelical (Trinity) Lutheran Church in Freistatt, MO. Her sponsors were Caroline Hesemann, Wilhelmine Hesemann, and Louise Korff.22 Anna grew up in this locale, and attended the Christian Day School at Freistatt, MO for a short time. She was confirmed by Pastor Johannes Roschke on 7 Apr 1895 at the Evangelical (Trinity) Lutheran Church. Her Bible Verse was Ps. 32: 8.23 Anna was a fun-loving person, when she was young.
After their marriage, Hermann and Anna made their home on the farm that Hermann had bought shortly before their marriage. When Wiley J. Rutledge, the enumerator for the 1900 U.S. Census, visited the farm of Hermann Gliedt on 19 Jun 1900, he found Hermann, age 25, and Anna, age 18. He listed Hermann as a farmer who owned a mortgaged farm.24
During the next decade, Hermann continued to farm his land in Lawrence Co., MO, and Anna gave birth to four children, three sons, and one daughter. During this decade, the rest of Hermann's siblings also married. Hermann saw his sister, Louise, marry Wilhelm (Bill) Doennig, and his brother, Henry, marry Minna Doennig, in a double wedding ceremony, in 1902. In Aug of 1906, Hermann saw his brother, Fred, merry Martha Meinert, and in 1907, he saw his brother, Wilhelm (Bill), marry Bertha Meinert. On 31 Jul 1909, Hermann's sister-in-law, Martha Gliedt nee Meinert, died. The following month, Hermann's brother, Paul, married Lena Oexmann. In Apr of 1910, William Howard enumerated Freistatt Township for the Thirteenth U.S. Census. Mr. Howard found the family of Hermann Gliedt living on a farm in Freistatt Township. The household consisted of Hermann, age 35; his wife, Anna, age 27; and their children: Richard, age 7; Alvin, age 5; Clara, age 3; and Oscar, age 1 4/12. Hermann operated a general farm which was mortgaged.25 In the spring of 1910, Hermann's brother-in-law, Ernst Kaiser, got the wanderlust. He found a place he liked in Benton Co., MO. So Ernst, Auguste, and their children, were the first members of the family to move away from Freistatt. In the fall of 1910, two of Hermann's brothers married. His brother, Fred, married Clara Doennig in Sep, and his brother, Adolph, married Alma Oexmann. Two years later, Hermann's brother, Martin, married Alma Lampe, in Nov of 1912.
1912 was the year that a stranger would change the life of Hermann and Anna. The stranger was Mr. C. L. Peirce of Winnebago, IL. He owned a tract of land in the Shipman and Charles League in Brazoria Co., TX containing 3590+ acres. In Sep of 1912, Mr. Peirce subdivided this tract of land into blocks and farm lots into a subdivision to be known as the C.L. Peirce Subdivision of a portion of the Shipman and Charles League in Brazoria Co., TX. Mr. Peirce was also the President of the "Linwood Ranch Company".26 Mr. Peirce's action would have a profound effect on the rest of Hermann and Anna's lives. By the fall/winter of 1912, Mr. Peirce started advertising the sale of his Texas farm lots, in Freistatt. He advertized his farm lots as being rich in soil and minerals. Here was the opportunity of a lifetime--to be on the ground floor of building a new community, and the chance to get rich, as sulphur and oil had already been discovered in parts of Brazoria Co., TX. After hearing about the land in Texas, Hermann's mother was convinced that "it was a good deal". Hermann's mother tried unsuccessfully to convince her husband to sell up and move to Texas. But Hermann's father didn't want to. So, Hermann's mother turned her efforts to her children, encouraging them to sell up and move. On a Sunday after, the entire Gliedt family was invited over to the Gliedt farm located on the Schwarze Bottom on the Spring River, so that Hermann's brother, Henry, along with Ryan Schmeling, and Henry Aufdembrink, could talk the opportunities in Texas. Quite a few of the men were interested in the Texas farms. So in 1913 a group of men went to Texas and looked over the land.27 Apparently Hermann liked what he saw in Texas. After he returned to Freistatt, he started making plans to move to Texas. On 29 Sep 1913, Hermann and Anna Gliedt sold their 80 acre farm to Hermann W. Kramme.28
On 1 Jan 1914, C. H. (Hermann) Gliedt and his brothers, Henry, William (Bill), Adolph, Martin, and Fred, along with H. W. (Bill) Doennig, his brother-in-law, and Louis Holtmann, bought farm lots from Mr. C.L. Peirce. Two weeks later, Hermann's brother, Paul, also bought farm lots from Mr. Peirce. Hermann bought 100 acres of land, being farm lots or tracts numbered (14), (15), (16), (17) and (18) all in block (5) of the C. L. Peirce Subdivision of a portion of the Shipman and Charles League in Brazoria Co., TX. Mr. Peirce sold the lots for $2750.00. Hermann made a down payment ($693.50) in cash, to be followed by six promissory notes payable on 1 Jan 1915, 14 Mar 1915, 1 Jan 1916, 14 Mar 1916, 1 Jan 1917, 1 Jan 1918.29 Hermann and his family, along with his brother-in-law, H. W. (Bill) Doennig and his family, were one of the first families to move to Texas. Hermann, Anna, Richard, Alvin, Clara, and Oscar, probably traveled by train to Texas. Their new farm was next to Adolph's place. The land was flat, but the soil appeared rich. It was heavily wooded and rather swampy. Spanish moss hung from the trees. Since the land was so flat, drainage was always a problem. Even after a hard rain, the water would stand in the fields long enough to damage the crops. The swampy conditions were an ideal breeding place for mosquitoes, which spread diseases, such as malaria and Typhoid Fever.30
1914-1915 were busy years for Hermann and Anna. It was very difficult starting over from nothing. There were no houses, no church or school. No roads to speak of, just trails and dirt tracks, which became almost impassable after a rain storm. It was vastly different from what they had in Missouri. They were lonely, until the rest of their kinfolk arrived. Hermann had to clear his land first, in order to plant his crops. He found that goats did a fairly good job in helping to clear the land. After he cleared the land, he planted crops, such as Egyptian Wheat, Elephant Corn, fig trees, sugar cane, banana plants, and cabbage. Some of these crops were different from what he was used to in Missouri, and he had to learn how to tend these new crops.31 He had a well drilled for water. After the others families arrived, the brothers worked together to build houses for each of the families.
One by one the Hermann's brothers, and their families, arrived in Texas. Right away, the families missed having a place to worship and made plans to build a church as soon as possible. Until the church could be erected, reading services were held in the homes, and once a month Pastor Stoppenhagen of the Evangelical Church in Wharton, drove out to the German settlement to perform the Communion Service, weddings, etc. As the eldest brother, Hermann felt responsible for the rest of the families. John Doennig writes, "Hermann was the oldest child of eight boys and three girls. He was a fine man. People went to him for advice and at times comfort. I remember he was chosen to be the part-time reader in our church services three times a month. While we lived in Texas, we had Sunday Services in the homes. Besides farming, he would do carpenter work." Hermann and his brother-in-law, Bill Doennig, were the designated trustees of the Linwood German Lutheran Church. On 3 Apr 1914, Hermann and Bill Doennig bought 10 acres of land from C.L. Peirce which was located in Block (3), South half of farm lot (48), for the site of the new church. The land was bought with the condition that the church building "shall be erected within two years, and if abandoned for 6 months, the 10 acres of land would revert to C.L. Peirce".32 The church was not erected on this site, and the land reverted back to C.L. Peirce on 13 Mar 1915.33 On 11 Mar 1915, Bill Doennig bought 10 acres of land from C.L. Peirce which was located in Block (4), East third of farm lot (4). Bill Doennig and his wife, Louise, turned around and sold this same parcel of land to Hermann Gliedt and Bill Doennig, trustees of the Linwood German Lutheran Church, on 13 Mar 1915.34 This site for the proposed church was more convenient for the family members. Unfortunately, the church was never built.
By the spring of 1914, most of the families had arrived in Texas. Those still living at Freistatt were Ernst, Adolph and his family, along with Gottlieb and Hanne. Hermann's brother-in-law, Leonhard(t) Kaiser, and his family, decided not to move to Texas, but moved instead to Benton Co., MO, where Ernst and Auguste Kaiser nee Gliedt lived. Shortly after the families arrived in Texas, World War I broke out in Europe. Sentiment ran high against Germans in many parts of the U.S. The area where the families lived in Texas was rather isolated, and so they weren't affected by the hostility.
Hermann's father died on 7 Jul 1914 at his home in Freistatt, MO and buried the next day in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery at Freistatt, MO.35 After his death, Hanne and Ernst made plans to move to Brazoria Co., TX. Eventually, Hanne, Ernst, Adolph and his family, joined the rest of the Gliedt families already living in Texas.
Hermann and Anna withstood gulf storms, and swampy conditions. They became very self-sufficient. On 16-19 Aug 1915, a fierce hurricane hit the Galveston area of Texas,36 about 55 miles from where Hermann and Anna lived. It had winds in excess of 100 m.p.h., and lasted for 48 hours.37 The heavy rains caused the nearby San Bernard River to flood. The damage caused by the water was greater than the wind damage.38 It was hard for some of the families to make their payment on their promissory notes that spring, but after the hurricane, it was even more difficult for them to meet the payment. So on 7 Oct 1915, Hermann, Ernst, William, Henry, Fred, Martin, Adolph, Paul, and Bill Doennig, signed agreements leasing the mineral rights of their lands to C. L. Peirce.39 After the hurricane, there seemed to be more illness among the family members. Hermann's brother, Paul, became ill. The nearest doctor was in Wharton, and so arrangements were made to take Paul to the doctor in Wharton. Paul died a short time after he arrived in Wharton. Paul died 19 days after the men had signed the agreements to lease the mineral rights of their land.
John Doennig writes, "We heard that Alvin Gliedt is feeling bad, and is in bed, has pain and a fever. The folks called to see him, and learned that Oscar was lying down too. Uncle Hermann called a doctor who told them it was typhoid fever. He left medicine, and told them how to take care of Oscar and Alvin. Now about two weeks before this, they (Alvin and Oscar) had captured a fawn and had befriended it quite a bit and kept it inside the lawn fence. Aunt Anna said Oscar had asked about the fawn one day. Both boys are running high fevers. One morning early, Oscar dies. Rev. Stoppenhagen had the funeral on the lawn, north of uncle Hermann's house. His funeral text was taken from Job 1:21, "The Lord has given, The Lord has taken away". Oscar was buried in Damon Mound. We learned the little fawn disappeared soon after Oscar was no more present. Alvin is getting to feel better and later recovers. I remember when we came to uncle Hermann's the next time, aunt Anna had baked bread. We know how good that would taste. She gave us a piece of chocolate thick-iced cake. It went down too fast we think." It was a very sad time for Hermann and Anna.
Shortly after the deaths of Paul and Oscar, the families gathered together once again to discuss moving away. Since 1914, the Rev. Dautenhahn of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Fairland, OK, had sent several letters to the editor of the German newspaper Rundshau, a German newspaper, with a wide spread distribution across the U.S. In his letters to the editor, Rev. Dautenhahn promoted the farming opportunities for German speaking people in Oklahoma.40 It was suggested at the family meeting that they should move to Fairland in Ottawa Co., OK, as there were some farms available to rent. So it was decided that they would move.41 One by one the families moved. Some families just up and left their farms, in many instances their belongings as well. The long-time residents of the area were amazed at the suddenness of their departure.42
Hermann, Anna, and their three surviving children, moved to Fairland, OK. By the spring of 1916, they had joined St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Fairland, OK.43 Hermann, along with his brothers, Ernst, Adolph, Henry, Fred, and Martin, signed an agreement on 29 Apr 1916, selling the mineral rights to their land in Brazoria Co., TX, to Frank Gaines. The contract was notarized at Ottawa Co., OK.44 On 11 Nov 1916, Hermann Gliedt and Bill Doennig, trustee of the German Lutheran Church sold the 10 acres of land located in Block (4), South third lot (6) to Bill Doennig.45 Hermann's farm lots (14), (15), (16), (17) and (18) in Block (5) of the C.L. Peirce subdivision of a portion of the Shipman and Charles League, in Brazoria Co., TX, along with the farm lots belonging to his brother, Fred, were sold on 3 Apr 1917, at public auction to pay off their notes. Mr. W.F. Barnes, of Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL, bought Hermann's and Fred's farm lots at the auction.46 Hermann's brothers, Martin and his wife, Alma; Adolph and his wife, Alma; Henry and his wife, Minna47 ; Fred and his wife, Clara, Ernst, along with his brother-in-law Bill Doennig and his wife, Louise, eventually moved to Fairland, and became members of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church.48 Hermann's sister, Louise Doennig, became ill, so after staying in Fairland only a few months, her husband, Bill Doennig, moved his family to Freistatt so that Louise would be near a doctor. Hermann and Anna heard that Louise died on 17 Jun 1917.
During this time, the war in Europe continued. Hermann's brother, Ernst, was drafted into the army and was sent to France, where he saw action. The German community of Fairland was not as isolated from the anti-German sentiment like it was in Brazoria Co., TX. Even though the war years were difficult for the members of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, they continued conducting the church services and the Christian Day school in the German Language. A few non-Lutheran people living in the area were suspicious of the members of the "German" church and targeted the church with vandalism, and treated some of the members badly. As a result of the anti-German sentiment, the German Language was suspended in 1918, for several years. During 1918, about a dozen families moved from Fairland to the Chelsea area of Oklahoma.49 Hermann, Anna, and their three children, were one of the families who made the move to the rural area near Chelsea, OK.
When Fourteenth U.S. Census was taken of Rider Township, Mayes Co., OK, on 29 Jan 1920, the enumerator found the family of Hermann Gliedt. Hermann, age 44, was the head of the household that included his wife, Anna, age 36; and their children: Richard, age 17; Alvin, age 13; and Clara, age 12. Hermann owned a mortgaged general farm. His sons helped him on the home farm.50 Later that same year, Hermann and Anna lost another son. Richard died on 28 Oct 1920.
Within six months of Richard's death, Hermann died too. Christian Heinrich Hermann Gliedt died on 10 Mar 1921 at Rider Township, Mayes Co., OK. He died from cerebral hemorrhage and apoplexy. He was only 48 years, 2 months and 9 days old at the time of his death. He was buried on 12 Mar 1921 in the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Mayes Co., OK.51 Donna Budzier writes, "Ever since I learned that my grandfather, Hermann, died from a cerebral hemorrhage, I have wondered if perhaps he had a small stroke when he was a young man since his nickname was "Schluerkassen" which is low German for heel dragging. A cerebral hemorrhage could have caused him to be slow and drag his heels."
Selma Lindeman writes about Anna, "She had a very hard life, a widow at a young age, two teenage children, and a lot of debts. The things I remember most of Aunt Anna, was she went to church, rain or shine. She talked to me about the Christ Child at Christmas time and about Christmas. She played Santa Claus to us kids every year. She always raised lots of peanuts, then she roasted them. She always had apples from her trees and she also raised pop corn. Those she would bring to us when she was Santa and if all went well we got an orange and peppermint stick candy that I think my parents paid for. Now here was the fun. They would come over a few nights before Christmas and visit us and after a while she disappeared and then the next thing we heard was a noise at the window and sure enough there she was, and of course, I and my younger brothers were scared out of our wits and got on the first lap that would have us. Mom and Dad would let her in the door and she always carried her stick or cane and her goodies. She would talk to the big folk and then whoever lap we were on she would say "Bata Mahl" which meant that we needed to pray so we would pray and then she gave us the goodies and we had to say Danka Schoen, which meant thank you and if we got brave enough, we would kiss Santa and she would leave and undress the garb and come back in. Boy we shone with glee to tell all about Santa. Sure was fun. Then after we moved to MO, we went back to visit sometimes and if we didn't come to her house first and stay, most of the time her feelings were hurt. She always tried to be a mother to everyone and show all a good time."
Figure 2: Left to Right: Clara (Doennig) Gliedt and Anna (Doennig) Gliedt.
Laura Radke once said about Anna, "She had a heart of gold. If someone was sick, she would be over right away to help out. She also liked to stir up trouble." When Laura got married, Laura wanted to wear face powder and Anna fussed over her wearing the powder.
Donna Budzier writes about her grandma, Anna Gliedt nee Doennig: "She was a tall, heavily built woman. In her later years, she walked hunched over. She always enjoyed having her hair done. She liked it cut short and permed into tight curls and always wore a hair net. When she was older, she had trouble seeing. She had cataracts on both eyes and had operations to remove them. The operation on one eye was successful but the other one wasn't, so she was blind in the one eye. I can't remember her ever smiling. She never had much to say. Sometimes she would stay with my mother in Tulsa. She always wanted to go home to Chelsea. I always knew when I was in trouble, because grandma would speak German to my mom. It seemed like I was always doing something that she didn't approve of. My mom would be caught in the middle as who was she to believe, her mother or her daughter. I think my mom was glad when grandma went home. My grandma would only wear short sleeve dresses, preferable ones which buttoned down the front. So it was ironic that when grandma died, my mother bought her a long-sleeved dress to bury her in."
After the death of her husband, Hermann, Anna and her two teenage children, Alvin and Clara, tried to run the farm, but in the end, they lost the farm. Anna was a charter member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, and then became a charter member of the Zion Lutheran Church, when it was organized in Chelsea, OK. Donna Budzier writes, "I don't know how long after Hermann died, before grandma lost the farm, if it was during the "great depression" or before. Grandma and Alvin moved into Chelsea, OK. Grandma was a good cook, so Alvin and grandma decided to operate a cafe. They started their first cafe in a one room log cabin located on highway 66. The business was a success, and so they moved into a larger log cabin on the opposite end of town. There they operated the Terminal Cafe. Grandma lived with Alvin for most of her life. I'll never forget the house in Chelsea, where grandma and Alvin lived. I was once told it originally had been a barn and I can believe that. It had two rooms which were used as bedrooms, a closet and a bathroom, and enclosed front porch which always seemed to sag. There was no kitchen, so grandma and Alvin ate all their meals at the cafe. It had a tin roof, and every time it rained, the raindrops pinged loudly on the roof. The house sat near the rear of the lot that had a couple of peach trees, and a couple of large shade trees. In front of the house was highway 66 and the railroad tracks. Every time a train passed by, the house would vibrate. There was also no telephone in the house. Grandma had feather beds, and I remember how it felt to sleep in a feather bed. I remember one time, mom and I were visiting over night. It was bedtime, and we were getting ready for bed. My mom was getting undressed when someone knocked at the door and grandma yelled out "Come on in". My mom was mortified. She grabbed me and pulled me down to cover her. My grandma never thought about the state of our undress when she told the person to come in. At the time, my mom wasn't very happy over the situation, but later we all laughed about it. Alvin was grandma's favorite child. She never wanted him to marry and he never did. Whenever Alvin started dating, grandma would always find a way to make him stop. My mom moved to Tulsa to find work when they lost the farm. When she married my dad, she wanted grandma to come to the wedding in Tulsa. Grandma got mad that my mom wanted to get married in Tulsa, and so grandma didn't go to the wedding. My grandma was quite a character. She enjoyed watching wrestling on TV. Whenever Gorgeous George or some other professional wrester would come on TV, she would get as close to the TV as she could, in order to see it. It didn't matter if anyone wanted to watch something else. Before her eyesight failed, grandma liked to quilt. She could make tiny, regular stitches. I have some of the quilts that she made and treasure them."
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Figure 3: The Hermann Gliedt Family. Circa 1921, Chelsea, OK.
Left to Right: Alvin Gliedt, Hermann Gliedt, Anna (Doennig) Gliedt, and Clara Gliedt.
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Anna lived in Tulsa with Clara, the last year of her life. Anna Caroline Louise Gliedt nee Doennig, age 84, died on 27 Jul 1967 at Doctor's Hospital in Tulsa, OK. She was buried on 29 Jul 1967 in the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Mayes Co., OK.52
Hermann and Anna Gliedt nee Doennig had the following children:
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433. i. RICHARD GOTTLIEB HEINRICH GLIEDT (1903-1920).
434. ii. ALVIN WILHELM GLIEDT (1904-1982).
435. iii. CLARA MINNA AUGUSTA GLIEDT (1907-1978).
439. iv. OSCAR FRIEDRICH WILHELM GLIEDT (1909-1915).
Figure 4: Left to Right: Alvin Gliedt and Richard Gliedt.
433. RICHARD GOTTLIEB HEINRICHG8 GLIEDT (PöppelmeierG5 ) (1903-1920), the first child of Hermann and Anna Gliedt nee Doennig, was born on 11 Jan 1903 at the family farm located in Freistatt Township of Lawrence Co., MO. He was baptized by Pastor Johannes E. Roschke on 25 Jan 1903 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Freistatt, MO. His sponsors were Marie Doennig, Gottlieb Gliedt and Heinrich Gliedt.53 Richard was about eleven years old when his parents moved to Texas. After a short stay in Texas, the family moved on to Fairland, Ottawa Co., OK. Richard was one of six children who were confirmed on 1 Apr 1917 by Pastor Dautenhahn at the Evangelical St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Fairland, OK. His Bible verse was John 3:36. His cousin, Emil Gliedt, was also in his Confirmation Class.54 The family moved on to Mayes Co., OK circa 1918. Richard was a tall, slender built young man. He had dark brown hair. John Doennig writes, "Richard was a good leader and had his friends." When the 1920 Census was enumerated for Rider Township, Mayes Co., OK, on 29 Jan 1920, Richard was living in his parents' household. He was 17 years old and worked on the home farm.55 Richard Gliedt, age 17, died at 9 P.M. on 28 Oct 1920 at his parents's home located in Rider Township, OK. He died from cellulitis caused by an abscessed tooth. He was buried on 30 Oct 1920 in the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Adair Township, Mayes Co., OK.56
434. ALVIN WILHELMG8 GLIEDT (PöppelmeierG5 ) (1904-1982), the second child of Hermann and Anna Gliedt nee Doennig, was born on 29 Aug 1904 at the family farm located in Freistatt Township, Lawrence Co., MO. He was baptized by Pastor Johannes E. Roschke on 11 Sep 1904 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Freistatt, MO. His sponsors were Johanna Gliedt and William Doennig, Jr.57 Alvin was about ten years old when the family moved to Texas. Alvin and his brother, Oscar, became very ill while they lived in Texas. Alvin recovered, while his brother, Oscar, died. Shortly afterwards, the family moved on to Fairland, OK. Alvin was confirmed on 24 Mar 1918 by Pastor T.A. Dautenhahn at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fairland, OK. His Bible verse was Psalm 73:25-26.58 After a short stay in Fairland, the family moved to Mayes Co., OK. Alvin helped his father and older brother farm their land. When the 1920 Census was enumerated on 29 Jan 1920, Alvin was living in his parents' household located in Rider Township, Mayes Co., OK. Alvin, age 13, was working on the home farm, and had attended school sometime since 1 Sep 1919.59 Later that same year, Alvin's older brother, Richard, died. Six months later, his father, Hermann, also died, leaving Alvin as the man of the family. Alvin, his mother, Anna, and his sister, Clara, managed the best they could. As a young man, Alvin tried farming. It was a very difficult time. Alvin and Anna eventually lost the farm probably during the "great depression". His sister, Clara, then left home to find work in the city. Anna was a good cook, and so Alvin and Anna moved into Chelsea and opened their first cafe, in a small log cabin located on Highway 66. Over the years, Alvin became a very good cook. The cafe business was unpredictable. After a while, Alvin and Anna opened another cafe on Highway 66 at the other end of Chelsea. Alvin also operated a Texaco gas station here. When the cafe business was slow, Alvin worked part-time at various jobs. During the early years of their stay in Chelsea, he ranched. Later he ran a catering service, was the sheriff of Chelsea briefly, and drove a dump-truck, hauling gravel. He drove the dump truck until he had a bad accident when he drove his truck into the ditch in order to avoid hitting another vehicle on a narrow road. After seeing the truck afterwards, we were all amazed that he survived. He not only survived, but he crawled out of the collapsed cab, and went to check on the occupants on the other car. The doctor taped up his cracked ribs, cleaned his cuts, and decided not to hospitalize him. The ambulance brought him home. It took six men to carry him into the house, and in the process, the steps collapsed under all the weigh. At the time, it wasn't funny, but thinking back on it, it was like a comedy of errors. Alvin only had a fourth grade education, but he was smart. What he knew, he learned from experience. I remember him reading the Chelsea Reporter. I also remember that he didn't always believe what he read. For example, one night he was driving my mom home to Tulsa. There was a sign across the road, blocking traffic, that said, BRIDGE OUT. He didn't believe the bridge was gone, so he drove around the sign. The bridge was OUT and he stopped the car just in time. He learned to type the menu using the two finger method. When highway 66 was widened to 4 lanes in the late 60s, Alvin found that his log cabin which housed "Gliedt's Cafe", was situated too closed to the road. Even though he had very little formal education, he designed, and built a modern styled restaurant which seated around 60 customers. He knew how he wanted the paneling hung in a special design. A few years later, he added on a large dining room at the rear of the restaurant, and could then serve up to 300 people. As a young man, he was tall and slender, with dark brown hair. Throughout my childhood, I remember him as being a very heavy-set man, who always wore wire-rimmed, green-tinted, glasses. He enjoyed eating and as a result needed a size 48-50 belt. Alvin always wore a hat outside. He had fedoras, western hats and caps. He was a mild mannered, soft spoken, giant of a man. I can only remember a couple of times when he got mad about something. If he got mad at someone, it would take awhile for him to get over it. Alvin had a great sense of family. He had a large collection of old pictures which he proudly displayed in the dining room. He rarely missed going out to visit the cemetery on Memorial Day to visit the graves of his brother, father, and later his mother. He was no housekeeper. He would empty his pockets onto a dresser. Eventually when the dust and or the piles got too high, his sister would clean for him, and he would grumble that he couldn't find anything. During the fifties, he enjoyed going fishing, and visiting relatives in Missouri and Indiana. Later, he felt too tied down to the cafe to do much of anything, except go for short rides in the country, and eat out at different restaurants. He was a member of the Chelsea Jaycee's and Lion's Club. He dated several women during his lifetime and wanted to marry one or two of them. Unfortunately, his mother was very possessive of him and didn't want him to ever get married. Somehow she always prevented him from marrying. He was her only remaining son, and her favorite. Alvin worked long hours at the cafe. The ups and downs continued in the restaurant business. He always had trouble finding good, dependable help. Alvin continued to take his "Chuck Wagon" to rodeos and farm sales. He pulled his Chuck Wagon as far away as the Puskhaska rodeo and to Fairland, OK, for Hereford sales. I remember one time when he took the Chuck Wagon to the Puskhaska rodeo vividly. He was driving an old black Ford pickup. I was just a child, and I was able to go with him to set up the Chuck Wagon. There was a long hill that Alvin started to drive up, pulling the Chuck Wagon. We were almost to the top of the hill, and the pickup couldn't go any further. Alvin didn't want to back the wagon down the narrow dirt road, so he had me get out and put rocks under the wheels. He was able to inch the pickup and Chuck Wagon up the rest of the hill that way. He was a member of the small mission church (Zion Lutheran) in Chelsea. He attended services as often as he could. In his later years, he sold his restaurant, and it was converted into a funeral home. He soon tired of retirement and opened a small cafe in a converted house in Chelsea. He was very close to sister, Clara, and his sister, Clara, loved him very much. She was always ready to help him. Alvin was very upset at Clara's death in 1978. All of his family was gone. He didn't seem to take care of himself from then on. He had a stroke in 1979 and had to go into a nursing home. He lived there about 18 months before his death. While he was a resident of the nursing home, he lost a lot of weight and became rather thin. I have many good memories of Alvin. He was the one who taught me to drive a car, he gave me my first taste of beer, he made the best BBQ sauce, and cooked the best steaks. He was kind and patient. He let me tag along with him when I stayed there during the summers. He only got really mad at me a couple of times." Jennie M. Bard once wrote, "Mr. Gliedt was a good man, he did many things for people that folks never found out about. Nancy Lord once wrote, "Seems as though everyone knew Alvin as he was in business for so long in Chelsea. He was truly a restaurant man and ran his business in a way that was known throughout the area." He had been in the restaurant business for over 40 years before ill health forced him to give it up. Alvin Wilhelm Gliedt, age 77, died on 13 Jan 1982 at the Health Center in Claremore, Rogers Co., OK. He was buried on 16 Jan 1982 in Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Adair Township, Mayes Co., OK.60 It was ironic that Alvin built the restaurant which later became a funeral home. It was at this funeral home that prepared his body for burial.
Figure 5: The Terminal Cafe was one of the cafes owned and operated by Alvin Gliedt in Chelsea, OK.
Figure 6: Alvin Gliedt.
439. OSCAR FRIEDRICH WILHELMG8 GLIEDT (PöppelmeierG5 ) (1909- 1915), the fourth and last child of Hermann and Anna Gliedt nee Doennig, was born on Christmas Day, 25 Dec 1908, at the family farm located in Freistatt Township, Lawrence Co., MO. He was baptized on 3 Jan 1909 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Freistatt, MO by Pastor Johannes E. Roschke. His sponsors were Clara Doennig, Friedrich Gliedt, and Wilhelm Gliedt.81 Oscar was about five years old when the family moved to Texas. While living there, he became ill with Typhoid Fever. He died on 3 Nov 1915 at the family home located at Linwood Camp, Brazoria Co., TX. Pastor Stoppenhagen conducted the funeral service on the lawn, north of his parents home followed by his burial in the cemetery at Damon Mound.82
The brings the story of (#286) Christian Heinrich HermannG7 Gliedt, and his family up to 1992. Chapter Nine covers Gottlieb'sG6 daughter, (#287) Louise Anna Kaiser nee Gliedt, her husband, and their family.
End-Notes
1 Chronicle of America, (Mount Kisco, NY: Chronicle Publications), pp. 429-4312 I. H. Lionberger, The Annals of St. Louis and a Brief Account of It's Foundation and Progress 1764-1929, (St. Louis: Mound City Press, 1928), p. 18
3 St. Petri is now known as St. Peter Lutheran Church and is located at 1120 Trampe RD, St. Louis County, MO.
4 Missouri, St. Louis County, St. Ferdinand Township, Taxation, 1875, FHL film #0980565, p. 41, entry #586
5 Ibid., Taxation, 1876, FHL film #0980571, entry #619
6 Missouri, St. Louis County, Original Church Book of St. Petri Gemeinde found at St. Peter's Lutheran Church on Trampe RD, Book-1, Part-1, p. 12-13, 1875 Birth Records. NOTE: THE FATHER'S SURNAME WAS SPELLED GLITT AND THE MOTHER'S SURNAME WAS SPELLED BEBELMEYER ON THIS BIRTH RECORD.
7 Missouri, St. Louis County, St. Ferdinand Township, Taxation 1875, FHL film #0980565, p. 41.
8 Missouri, St. Louis County, Original Church Book of St. Petri Gemeinde found at St. Peter's Lutheran Church on Trampe RD, Book-1, Part-1, p. 12-13, 1875 Birth Records. NOTE: THE FATHER'S SURNAME WAS SPELLED GLITT AND THE MOTHER'S SURNAME WAS SPELLED BEBELMEYER ON THIS BIRTH RECORD
9 Missouri, St. Louis County, St. Ferdinand Township, 1880 U.S. Census, NAR film #T9715, p. 5, SD-1, ED-178, Dwelling #41, Family #41. NOTE: HERMANN WAS LISTED AS HENRY ON THIS CENSUS
10 Missouri, Lawrence County, Land Records, Book-92, p. 61. Photocopy of original record courtesy of Edward Tomblin, Monett, MO, 1990
11 Missouri, Lawrence County, Freistatt, Trinity Lutheran Church, Confirmation Record extracted from original Church Book-1, entry #119. Submitted by Evelyn Nelson and Fae Gliedt, Monett, MO, 1990.
12 Nickname courtesy of Martha Kaiser, Cole Camp, MO.
13 Nickname information submitted by Martha Kaiser, Cole Camp, MO.
14 Missouri, Lawrence County, Land Records, Book-84, p. 178. Photocopy of original record courtesy of Edward Tomblin, Monett, MO, 1990.
15 Germany, Prussia, Westfalen, Hille, Evangelisch Church Records, FHL film #0470447, entry #149, 1845 Birth Records. NOTE: HENRY'S FULL NAME ON THIS BIRTH RECORD IS CARL HEINRICH DÖNNIG.
Figure 1: Hermann and Anna (Doennig) Gliedt 17 May 1900, Freistatt, MO
16 The Dönnig family didn't appear in the German Church Records after 1862
Figure 1: Hermann and Anna (Doennig) Gliedt 17 May 1900, Freistatt, MO
17 Name information submitted by Randy Doennig, 1983. NOTE: MARY'S FULL NAME WAS SOPHIA MARIA ELISABETH.
Figure 1: Hermann and Anna (Doennig) Gliedt 17 May 1900, Freistatt, MO
18 Ibid.
Figure 1: Hermann and Anna (Doennig) Gliedt 17 May 1900, Freistatt, MO
19 Missouri, Lawrence County, Vital Records, Marriages, FHL film #0930949, Vol.-C, p. 35, 1877.
Figure 1: Hermann and Anna (Doennig) Gliedt 17 May 1900, Freistatt, MO
20 Missouri, Lawrence County, Vital Records, Marriages, FHL film #0932751, Vol.-H, p. 476.
21 Missouri, Lawrence County, Freistatt, Trinity Lutheran Church, Computer printout of Marriage Record found in Book-1, entry #106. Submitted by Evelyn Nelson and Fae Gliedt, Monett, MO, 1990. Original Trau-Schein courtesy of Donna Budzier, Hxndon, VA.
22 Ibid., Computer printout of Baptismal Record found in Book-1, entry #122. Submitted by Evelyn Nelson and Fae Gliedt, Monett, MO, 1990. Original Tauf-Schein courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA. NOTE: DÖNNIG IS THE GERMAN SPELLING AND DOENNIG IS THE ENGLISH SPELLING
23 Ibid., Confir0xtion Record extracted from original Church Book-1, entry #256. Submitted by Evelyn Nelson and Fae Gliedt, Monett, MO, 1990. Original Confirmation Certificate courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA
24 Missouri, Lawrence County, Freistatt Township, 1900 U.S. Census, NAR film #T623/870, SD-13, ED-89, Sheet-8B, line 56-57.
25 Missouri, Lawrence County, Freistatt Township, 1910 U.S. Census, FHL film #1374808, SD-13, ED-91, Sheet-1A, Dwelling #27, Family #27.
26 Texas, Brazoria County, Angleton, County Clerk, Map Records, Vol.-2, p. 85-86. Photocopy of original record courtesy of Diane Kropp, Pearland, TX, Oct 1990
27 Family tradition says that the men traveled to Texas in 1913 to view the land with the purpose of buying the land. Information courtesy of John Doennig, Chelsea, OK, 1990.
28 Missouri, Lawrence County, Mt. Vernon, County Clerk, Land Records, Book-124, p. 333. Photocopy of original record courtesy of Edward Tomblin, Monett, MO, 1990.
29 Texas, Brazoria County, County Clerk, Angleton, Land Records, Book-126, p. 456. Photocopy of original record courtesy of Diane Kropp, Pearland, TX, 1990.
30 Information courtesy of Diane Kropp, Pearland, TX, 1990.
31 Crop information courtesy of John Doennig, Chelsea, OK
32 Texas, Brazoria County, Angleton, County Clerk, Land Records, Book-127, p. 210. Photocopy of original record courtesy of Diane Kropp, Pearland, TX, 1990.
33 Ibid., Book-130, p. 327
34 Ibid., Book-130, p. 327
35 Missouri, Department of Health, Bureau of Health, Death Certificate, File #23171..
36 A. Ray Stephens and William M. Holmes, Historical Atlas of Texas, (Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1989), p. 44
37 Edith B. McGinnis, I Remember, submitted by Diane Kropp, Pearland, TX, 1990
38 Ibid
39 Texas, Brazoria County, Angleton, County Clerk, Land Records, Book-132, p. 223. Photocopy of original record courtesy of Diane Kropp, Pearland, TX, 1990.
40 A Brief History of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, Fairland, Oklahoma, p. 6. Submitted by Arnold Winter, Fairland, OK, 1991.
41 Family tradition
42 Telephone conversation with Mr. and Mrs. Mcloud of Newgulf, TX. Mrs. Mcloud's great uncle sold the land to our families
43 Oklahoma, Ottawa County, Fairland, St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Membership list of 1914-1916. Photocopy of original record courtesy of the pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Fairland, OK, 1991
44 Texas, Brazoria County, Angleton, County Clerk, Book-132, p. 631. Photocopy of original record courtesy of Diane Kropp, Pearland, TX, 1990.
45 Ibid., Book-136, p. 491.
46 Ibid., Book-137, p. 382
47 Minna is also known as Minnie.
48 Oklahoma, Ottawa County, Fairland, St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Membership list of 1914-1916. Photocopy of original record courtesy of the pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Fairland, OK, 1991
49 A Brief History of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, Fairland, Oklahoma, p. 5. Submitted by Arnold Winter, Fairland, OK, 1991.
50 Oklahoma, Mayes County, Rider Township, 1920 U.S. Census, NAR film #T625/1472, SD-1, ED-49, Sheet-3A, line 18-22.
51 Oklahoma, Department of Health, Certificate of Death, Register #184.
52 Oklahoma, Department of Health, Certificate of Death, State file #13547.
53 Missouri, Lawrence County, Freistatt, Trinity Lutheran Church, Computer printout of Baptismal Record found in Book-1, entry #715. Submitted by Evelyn Nelson and Fae Gliedt, Monett, MO, 1990. Original Tauf-Schein of Richard Gottlieb Heinrich Gliedt courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA
54 Oklahoma, Ottawa County, Fairland, St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Confirmation Records, p. 211. Photocopy of original record courtesy of the pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Fairland, OK, 1990. Original Confirmation certificate of Richard Gottlieb Heinrich Gliedt courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA.
55 Oklahoma, Mayes County, Rider Township, 1920 U.S. Census, NAR film #T625/1472, SD-1, ED-49, Sheet-3A, line-20.
56 Oklahoma State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death, Register #171.
57 Missouri, Lawrence County, Freistatt, Trinity Lutheran Church, Computer printout of Baptismal Record found in Book-1, entry #764. Submitted by Evelyn Nelson and Fae Gliedt, Monett, MO, 1990. Original Tauf-Schein for Alvin Wilhelm Gliedt courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA.
58 Oklahoma, Ottawa County, Fairland, St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Confirmation Records, p. 211, entry #28/2. Photocopy of original record courtesy of the pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Fairland, OK, 1990. Original Confirmation Certificate for Alvin Wilhelm Gliedt courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA. NOTE: On the certificate it states that he was confirmed on 31 Mar 1918, while the church records states that he was confirmed on 24 Mar 1918
59 Oklahoma, Mayes, County, Rider Township, 1920 U.S. Census, NAR film #T625/1472, SD-1, ED-49, Sheet-3A, line-21.
Figure 5: The Terminal Cafe was one of the cafes owned and operated by Alvin Gliedt in Chelsea, OK.
60 Attending Physician, Certificate of Death, State of Oklahoma, Department of Health, State file #00153.
Figure 5: The Terminal Cafe was one of the cafes owned and operated by Alvin Gliedt in Chelsea, OK.
Figure 6: Alvin Gliedt.
61 Missouri, Lawrence County, Freistatt, Trinity Lutheran Church, Computer printout of Baptismal Record found in Book-1, entry #829. Submitted by Evelyn Nelson and Fae Gliedt, Monett, MO, 1990. Original Tauf-Schein of Clara Minna Auguste Gliedt courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA.
62 Oklahoma, Mayes County, Rider Township, 1920 U.S. Census, NAR film #T625/1472, ED-49, SD-1, Sheet-3A, line-22.
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63 Original Confirmation certificate of Klara Minna Auguste Gliedt courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA.
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64 Oklahoma, Tulsa County, Vital Records, FHL film #1021163, Vol.-88, #21963. Marriage record filed 11 Jan 1943.
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Figure 7: Wedding of William and Clara (Gliedt) Schuette.
Left to Right: Robert Parker, Emma Gliedt, Clara (Gliedt) Schuette, and William Schuette. 31 Dec 1942, Tulsa, OK.
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65 Original Tauf-Schein for Wilhelm Oskar Schuette courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA.
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Figure 7: Wedding of William and Clara (Gliedt) Schuette.
Left to Right: Robert Parker, Emma Gliedt, Clara (Gliedt) Schuette, and William Schuette. 31 Dec 1942, Tulsa, OK.
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66 Physical description from Discharge Paper from the U.S. Army courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA.
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Figure 7: Wedding of William and Clara (Gliedt) Schuette.
Left to Right: Robert Parker, Emma Gliedt, Clara (Gliedt) Schuette, and William Schuette. 31 Dec 1942, Tulsa, OK.
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67 Discharge Record from U.S. Army, Book-56, p. 144, courtesy of Donna Budzier Herndon, VA.
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Figure 7: Wedding of William and Clara (Gliedt) Schuette.
Left to Right: Robert Parker, Emma Gliedt, Clara (Gliedt) Schuette, and William Schuette. 31 Dec 1942, Tulsa, OK.
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68 Oklahoma, Standard Certificate of Death, State file #12177, Registrar's #1313 courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA.
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Figure 7: Wedding of William and Clara (Gliedt) Schuette.
Left to Right: Robert Parker, Emma Gliedt, Clara (Gliedt) Schuette, and William Schuette. 31 Dec 1942, Tulsa, OK.
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69 Oklahoma, Attending Physician, Certificate of Death, Department of Health. State file #27131.
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Figure 7: Wedding of William and Clara (Gliedt) Schuette.
Left to Right: Robert Parker, Emma Gliedt, Clara (Gliedt) Schuette, and William Schuette. 31 Dec 1942, Tulsa, OK.
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70 Oklahoma, Certificate of Birth. Baptismal Certificate courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA.
71 Information in this section submitted by Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA, 1993.
Figure 8: Gary and Donna (Schuette) Budzier. 1 Nov 1969.
72 Original Marriage Certificate courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA, 1991
Figure 8: Gary and Donna (Schuette) Budzier. 1 Nov 1969.
73 Original Birth Record courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA, 1993.
Figure 8: Gary and Donna (Schuette) Budzier. 1 Nov 1969.
74 Original Confirmation Record courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA, 1993.
Figure 8: Gary and Donna (Schuette) Budzier. 1 Nov 1969.
75 Information in this section submitted by Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA, 1993.
Figure 8: Gary and Donna (Schuette) Budzier. 1 Nov 1969.
76 Original Baptismal Record courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA, 1993.
77 Information in this section submitted by Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA, 1993.
Figure 9: Brett Budzier and Lora Budzier. Photo taken Oct 1979.
Figure 10: Lora Budzier, 1992.
78 Original Birth Certificate courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA, 1993.
79 Original Baptismal Certificate courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA, 1993.
80 Information in this section submitted by Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA, 1993.
81 Missouri, Lawrence County, Freistatt, Trinity Lutheran Church, Computer printout of Baptismal Record found in Book-1, entry #871. Submitted by Evelyn Nelson and Fae Gliedt, Monett, MO, 1990. Original Tauf-Schein courtesy of Donna Budzier, Herndon, VA. NOTE: COMPUTER PRINTOUT HAS BIRTH DATE AS 25 DEC 1908 AND BAPTISMAL DATE AS 3 JAN 1909, WHILE ORIGINAL BAPTISMAL CERTIFICATE HAS BIRTH DATE AS 25 DEC 1909 AND BAPTISMAL DATE AS 3 JAN 1909. THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE IS PROBABLY INCORRECT AS OSCAR WAS 1 4/12 YEARS OLD IN 1910 WHEN THE CENSUS WAS ENUMERATED.
82 Death information found in Daily Book of Anna Gliedt nee Dönnig. Also submitted by John Doennig, Chelsea, OK. Photograph of tombstone taken in 195