HEINRICH WILHELM GLIEDT (1882-1957)
THE SEVENTH GENERATION-GLIEDT
PART ONE
AND
THE FOURTH GENERATION-PÖPPELMEIER
This chapter also opens in 1882 with the birth of (#292) Heinrich WilhelmG7 Gliedt. Heinrich Wilhelm, better known as Bill, 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; and 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 year 1882, found Chester Arthur as President of a nation undergoing many changes, including the end of the era of the American cowboy. On 3 Aug 1882, Congress passed the Immigration Act barring criminals, lunatics, and any other person who was unable to take care of himself. The following month, New York City hosted the first Labor Day parade demonstrating that labor was a force to be dealt with.1
The setting for this chapter begins in the German community located on the Columbia Bottom section of St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis Co., MO. This is where Gottlieb and Hanne were living when Hanne gave birth to her second set of twins in Sep of 1882. They had lived in this locale, the fertile river bottom land where the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers merge in St. Louis, since their marriage in 1869. Here, Bill's father, Gottlieb, rented farm land to raise produce to sell in the city of St. Louis. For most of the time, Bill's parents were probably content living in this community or they wouldn't have stayed there so long. The land was good and they shared a common heritage, language, and religion with their neighbors. They lived near St. Petri's2 Evangelical Church, which was a small German Church built in 1863 from limestone in the Gothic style. This church probably reminded Bill's parents of their former home in Germany. Bill's parents became Communicant members3 of St. Petri's shortly after their marriage, and they had their children baptized there. Even though Bill's parents liked living on the Columbia Bottom, there were also drawbacks to living here, such as the occasional flooding of the rivers; crop failures; the hot, humid summers; mosquitoes; and frequent outbreaks of diseases. Bill's parents were more interested in local matters such as the installation of the new Church Bell and Bell Tower at the St. Petri's Evangelical Lutheran Church, their crops, the weather, and Hanne's latest pregnancy. In the thirteen years of their marriage, Hanne had given birth to seven children, but only five of the children were still living in 1882. Hanne had already given birth to one set of twins and would give birth to her second set of twins in Sep of 1882. The second set of twins were named (#291) Carl Friedrich (Fred) and (#292) Heinrich Wilhelm (Bill). Only Bill's story is covered in this chapter. The story of his twin brother, (#291) Friedrich (Fred) is covered in Chapter Twelve.
292. HEINRICH WILHELMG7 GLIEDT (Eberdt,G1 Jobst,G2 Albert Henrich,G3 Albert Henrich,G4 HermannG5 ) (Pöppelmeier:G4 Bernhard,G1 HermannG2 ), the ninth child of Philipp GottliebG6 and Hanne FriederikeG3 Gliedt nee Pöppelmeier, was born on 4 Sep 1882. At the time of his birth, his parents were renting farm land on the Columbia Bottom section of St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis Co., MO. Heinrich Wilhelm, better known as Bill, and his twin brother, Carl Friedrich (Fred), were baptized on 22 Oct 1882 by Pastor O. S. Zimmermann at St. Petri's Evangelical Lutheran Church located on the Columbia Bottom. Bill's sponsors were Heinrich Hultmann and Fred Kellenbrink.4 Bill was almost one and a half years old when his mother gave birth to Paul in 1884, and three years old when Gustav was born in 1885. His brother, Gustav, died three months before his first birth, in Aug of 1886. Shortly after Gustav's death, the family packed up and moved away from the Columbia Bottom. At this time, Bill's aunt, Justine Breder, and her family were living in the Freistatt locale of Lawrence Co., MO. Bill's father bought a parcel of land in Sep of 1886 near the community of Freistatt located in Section (18), Township (27), of Range (27), in Lawrence Co., MO.5 Bill was about four years old when the family moved to this locale. Freistatt was a thriving community which attracted German speaking people from other parts of the U.S. and Germany. Freistatt lived up to it's name which means a "place of refuge". Bill's parents chose this locale because the price for land was reasonable, and they thought it was a healthier place to raise their children. This was a close-knit German community, which appealed to Bill's parents because they shared a common German heritage, language, and religion, with the people living there. It was very important to Bill's mother to maintain the old "German Ways". In such a close-knit community, everyone knew, or had heard of each other, and many of the families were united by marriages. By the time Bill's parents arrived in this locale they found that Freistatt had an Evangelical (Trinity) Lutheran Church, a Christian Day School, and a Post Office located in Biermann's General Store. The Evangelical (Trinity) Lutheran Church, a Missouri Synod congregation, was the heart of the community. The Christian Day School at Freistatt was open to the members of the congregation. The children had to be eight years old to be admitted to the school. As soon as possible, Bill's parents joined the Evangelical (Trinity) Lutheran Church, and when Bill and Fred were old enough, they went to the Christian Day School. They attended classes Monday through Friday during the winter months, and were taught the school curriculum in German, along with some English, or as it was known then as the "American" Language.6
Bill's nickname was "Tom".7 No one remembers why he got his nickname. He might have been nicknamed Tom, because he usually followed the convictions of other people, as in Tom, Dick and Harry, or he may have resembled an individual with similar mannerisms.8
Growing up in this locale, Bill and Fred were eyewitnesses to the many events that occurred at home and at Freistatt. In 1887, the Farmer's Mutual Insurance Company was founded, and later that same year, their mother gave birth to her third set of twins, Martin and Adolph. In the spring of 1890, a petition was presented to the County Court asking for the formation of a township to be called Freistatt. Three months later, in Jun of 1890, their mother gave birth to Ernst. In Jul of 1892, their mother gave birth to her last child, a stillborn baby. The following year, 1893, Bill and Fred attended the May wedding of their older sister, Auguste, and Ernst Kaiser. She was the first to marry, leave home, and start her own family. That same year, Freistatt grew with the formation of The Freistatt Creamery Company, and the Freistatt Milling Company in 1894. On 29 Mar 1896, Bill and Fred were confirmed, in German, by Pastor Johannes Roschke at the Evangelical (Trinity) Lutheran Church in Freistatt, MO.9 In May of 1897, Bill and Fred attended the wedding of their older sister, Anna, and Leonhard(t) Kaiser. Bill and Fred were seventeen when their older brother, Hermann, married Anna Doennig, in May of 1900. Bill became a farmer like his father and brothers. When Wiley Rutledge, the enumerator for the Twelfth U.S. Census stopped by Gottlieb Gliedt's farm located in Freistatt Township of Lawrence Co., MO, he noted on his census form that William, age 17, was working on his father's farm. He also noted that William (Bill) could read, write and speak English.10
About eight or nine years before the Gliedt family moved to the Freistatt locale, the family of William and Caroline Meinert nee Wickert moved to the Freistatt area. William (a.k.a. Wilhelm), was born in Westfalen, Germany in Jul of 1850 and came to America in 1870/71. Caroline, his wife, was also born in Westfalen, in Nov of 1852. She came to America in 1870. William and Caroline were probably married in Illinois circa 1873. Caroline became the mother of eleven children. Their first two children, William and Mary, were born in Illinois. William, Caroline, and their two children, moved to the Mt. Pleasant area of Lawrence Co., MO by 1880 as their daughter, Anna, was born in there in Feb of 1880.11 When the Twelfth U.S. Census was enumerated, William and Caroline, his wife of 27 years, were living in Mt. Pleasant Township of Lawrence Co., MO with their six daughters and four sons. Their ten surviving children were: William F., age 24; Mary, age 22; Anna, age 20; Ida, age 17; Martha, age 16; Martin, age 14; Bertha, age 11; Dina, age 9; Ernest, age 7; and Bruno, age 2.12 In such a close-knit community as Freistatt, it was only natural that the Meinert family became acquainted with the Gliedt family, after they moved to the Freistatt locale. Both families attended the same church and sent their children to the same school. Two of their daughters married two of Gottlieb and Hanne Gliedt's sons. In 1906, Martha Meinert married Fred Gliedt, and in 1907, Bertha Meinert married Bill Gliedt.
Bill courted his sister-in-law, Bertha Meinert, and they decided to marry. Bill and Bertha traveled to the county clerk's office at Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co., MO on 19 Apr 1907, and applied for their marriage license.13 On 28 Apr 1907, Heinrich Wilhelm (Bill) Gliedt, age 25, wed BERTHA CHARLOTTE OTTILIE MEINERT, age 19. They were married by Pastor Johannes Roschke at the Evangelical (Trinity) Lutheran Church in Freistatt, MO. Their witnesses were Paul Gliedt, Dina Meinert, Martin Meinert, and Emma Kleine.14
Figure 1: Heinrich Wilhelm and Bertha (Meinert) Gliedt. 19 Apr 1907, Freistatt, MO.
Bertha (1888-1960), the seventh child of William and Caroline Meinert nee Wickert, was born on 13 Jul 1888 at her parents' farm located in Mt. Pleasant Township of Lawrence Co., MO. She was baptized Bertha Charlotte Ottilie on 29 Jul 1888 by Pastor Johannes Roschke at the Evangelical (Trinity) Lutheran Church of Freistatt, MO. Her sponsors were Mrs. Kleiboeker, Mrs. Ottilie Schmeling, and Minna Huerkamp.15 When the enumerator for the Twelfth U.S. Census visited the William Meinert's farm, he noted on his census form that Bertha, age 11, had attended school for ten months since Sep of 1899.16 Bertha attended the Christian Day School at Freistatt. She received instruction in the Lutheran Faith and was confirmed on 23 Mar 1902 at the Evangelical (Trinity) Lutheran Church in Freistatt, MO.17
Bertha gave birth to her first child, Dora, in Dec of 1908. In the fall of 1909, Bill and his brothers, Henry, and Fred, who was newly widowed, heard that Henry and Ette Schwarze were selling their farm and moving to Idaho. The three brothers decided to go together to purchase the land. On 8 Nov 1909, Bill, Henry, and Fred bought the Schwarze's 296 acre farm which was described as the West half of the Northwest quarter of Section (19), Township (27), Range (26), and the South half of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter and Northeast quarter of Section (24), Township (27), Range (27), except three and one-fourth acres, being two and 10/100 chains West of the Northeast quarter of Section (24), then South (11 1/2) degrees East four and 50/100 chains, thence North (73) degrees East (15) chains to section line thence West to place of beginning, also beginning two and 10/100 chains West of Southeast corner, Southwest quarter of Section (13), Township (27), Range (27), thence North (33) degree West, four and 85/100 chains, thence South (73) degrees West thirteen 50/100 chains to section line, thence East to beginning, containing three and one-fourth acres, and the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section (24), Township (27), Range (27).18 Bill and Bertha made their home on this land.
On 4 May 1910, Rodney D. Kirby, the enumerator for the Thirteenth U.S. Census, stopped by Henry Gliedt's farm which was located in South Mt. Vernon Township of Lawrence Co., MO. Rodney noted on his census form Henry Gliedt was the head of a household that included his wife, and their three children; his brother, Charles F. (Fred), who was single; and his brother, William H. (Bill), his wife, Bertha, and their daughter, Dora, who was 1 1/2 years old. The three brothers operated their jointly owned general farm.19 When this census was taken Bill's brothers, Adolph, Martin, and Ernst, were still single, and living in their parents' household. In Jun of 1910, Bill's sister, Auguste, her husband, Ernst Kaiser, and their children, moved to the Cole Camp area of Benton Co., MO. They were the first members of the family to leave the Freistatt area. On 15 Sep 1910, Bill's brother, Fred, married Clara Doennig, and on 13 Nov 1910, Bill's brother, Adolph, married Alma Oexmann. Three days later, Bertha gave birth to her second child, Erwin.
The fall of 1912 was eventful for the Gliedt families. Bill's brother, Martin, married Alma Lampe, on 10 Nov 1912, and Bertha gave birth to her third child, Bruno, on 26 Nov 1912.
In Sep of 1912, Mr. Peirce, of Winnebago, IL, decided to subdivide his 3590+ acres of land located in the Shipman and Charles League in Brazoria Co., TX, into blocks and farm lots. This subdivision was to be known as the C. L. Peirce Subdivision out of a portion of the Shipman and Charles League. Mr. Peirce was also the President of the "Linwood Ranch Company".20 Mr. Peirce would have a profound effect on Bill and Bertha's lives. By the fall/winter of 1912, Mr. Peirce started to advertise the sale of his Texas farm lots, in Freistatt. Mr. Peirce's farm lots were promoted as being rich in soil and minerals. There was a chance to get rich, as sulphur and oil, had already been discovered in parts of Brazoria Co., TX. Here was the opportunity of a life-time, to form a new village. After hearing about the land in Texas, Bill's mother was convinced that "it was a good deal". As hard as she tried, Bill's mother was unable to convince her husband, Gottlieb, into selling up, and moving to Texas. So, she turned her efforts to her children, encouraging them to sell up, and move. One Sunday afternoon, the entire Gliedt family was invited over to the Gliedt farm located on the Schwarze Bottom on the Spring River, so that Bill's brother, Henry, along with Ryan Schmeling, and Henry Aufdembrink, could talk to them about the Texas land deal, and to try and convince them to buy new farm lots in Texas. Some of the men were intrigued by the Texas land deal and so in 1913, they decided to go to Texas and see the land.21 After their trip to Texas, Bill and his brothers, began making plans to move. It took Bill, Fred, and Henry, awhile to sell their jointly-owned farm in Missouri, and make all the arrangements to move to Texas. On 23 Aug 1913, Bill, Fred, and Henry, obtained a quit claim deed for their 296 acre farm from Henry and Ette Schwarze of Bonneville, Idaho.22 Three months passed before on 10 Nov 1913, Bill and his wife, Bertha; Fred and his wife, Clara; Henry and his wife, Minna; sold their 296 acres of land to Benjamin Fritz, and Hermann Knaust.23
On the first day of the new year, 1914, Bill and his brothers, Fred; Henry; Adolph; Martin; Hermann; along with H. W. (Bill) Doennig, his brother-in-law; and Louis Holtmann, bought farm lots from C. L. Peirce. Two weeks later, Bill's brother, Paul, also bought farm lots from Mr. C. L. Peirce. Mr. Peirce had Bill's contract notarized at Houston, TX, on 5 Jan 1914. Bill agreed to make a down payment on the land, to be followed by six promissory notes payable on 1 Jan 1915, 14 Mar 1915, 1 Jan 1916, 14 Mar 1916, 1 Jan 1917, and 1 Jan 1918. Bill's 160 acres of land was described as farm lots Numbered (14), (15), (16), (17), (33), (34), (35), and (36) all in Block number (6) of the C. L. Peirce Subdivision of a portion of the Shipman and Charles League, in Brazoria Co., TX.24 Bill's land was bounded by farm lots owned by his brothers, Martin, Paul, and Hermann.
Bill's first priorities included housing for his family, and the clearing and planting of his land. Bill, his brothers, and brother-in-law, worked together to build a house for each families.25 Within months of moving to Texas, war broke out in Europe. Bill and his family lived in an isolated area and were spared from the anti-German sentiment that ran high in other parts of the land. Even though, Bill's land was fairly flat prairie grassland,26 it still required clearing before he could plant crops, such as Egyptian Wheat, Elephant Corn, fig trees, sugar cane, banana plants, and cabbage.27 The raising of some of these crops were new to Bill, such as the sugar cane. Bill was concerned with the drainage of his land because it was so flat. Even after a hard rain, the water stood long enough to damage the crops, and provided an ideal breeding place for mosquitoes, which spread diseases, such as malaria.28
On 1 Jan 1915, Bill's first note on his farm was due, with the next note due in Mar of 1915. It was hard for Bill and Bertha to start over on their new farm. They missed having a church to attend. Even though there were plans to build a new church, it didn't appear that it was going to happen soon. On Sundays, they attended the reading services which were held at the various homes. Once a month, Pastor Stoppenhagen of the Evangelical Church at Wharton, TX, drove out to their settlement to perform worship services. On 16 Aug 1915, a hurricane hit the Galveston area of Texas,29 some 55 miles from Bill's farm. It has winds in excess of 100 m.p.h., and lasted for 48 hours.30 The damage caused by the water was worse than the wind damage.31 The heavy rains caused the nearby San Bernard River to flood. The water stood on the land, damaging the crops. Mosquitoes were worse after the hurricane, and there was an outbreak of diseases, among the family members. The damage, resulting from the hurricane, made it even more difficult for Bill to make the next payment on his farm. So on 7 Oct 1915, Bill, along with his brothers, Fred, Ernst, Henry, Martin, Adolph, Paul, and Hermann, signed agreements, leasing the mineral rights to their land, to Mr. C. L. Peirce.32 The months, that Bill and Bertha lived in Texas, were filled with hard work, sadness, illness, and financial disaster. Shortly after the men signed the agreements to lease the mineral rights, Bill's brother, Paul, became ill, and died on 26 Oct 1915. Within a few days of Paul's death, Bill's nephew, Oscar, also died. The deaths of Paul and Oscar, illness among the family members, plus financial difficulties caused the families great distress. Once again, the families gathered together to discuss whether to stay or move on.
Since 1914, the Rev. Dautenhahn of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Fairland, OK, had written several letters to the editor of the widely read German newspaper, Rundshau, promoting the farming opportunities for German speaking people in Oklahoma.33 Someone had heard that there were some farms for rent at Fairland in Ottawa Co., OK. It was decided that the families would leave Texas. One by one the families moved away. In some cases, the families just walked away from their farms, leaving their belongings as well.34 The long-time residents of the area were amazed at the suddenness of their departure.35 On 10 Feb 1916, Bill and Bertha sold their entire 160 acres of land to C. H. Waddell and F. X. Joerger of Fort Bend Co., TX.36 With their land sold, their stay in Texas came to end.
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Figure 2: The Bill Gliedt Family circa 1919.
Left to Right: Bruno Gliedt, Erwin Gliedt, Bill Gliedt, Bertha (Meinert) Gliedt, Hulda Gliedt and Dora Gliedt.
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According to family tradition, after Bill, Bertha, and their three children, left Texas, they moved to the Cole Camp area of Benton Co., MO.37 Bill's mother, Hanne, presumably went with them. After seeing his mother settled with his sisters, Auguste Kaiser, and Anna Kaiser, who were living in the Cole Camp area, Bill and his family moved on. By Jun of 1917, Bill, Bertha, and their three children, were back in the Freistatt area of MO. On 17 Jun 1917, Bill's sister, Louise Doennig, died at Freistatt. A week later, on 24 Jun 1917, Bertha gave birth to her fourth child, Emma.38 In Sep of 1917, Bill's youngest brother, Ernst, was drafted into the army and fought in World War One until his discharge in Nov of 1918. Bill and his family moved from the Freistatt area to a farm southeast of Chelsea, OK, where other family members lived. Here, Bill and Bertha finally settled. They joined the Evangelical (Bethlehem) Lutheran Church near their farm and saw to it that their children had a good Christian upbringing.
Bill and Bertha were living on a farm in Rider, Mayes Co., OK, when the Fourteenth U.S. Census was enumerated on 20 Jan 1920. Bill was listed as William, age 37, the head of the household that included his wife Bertha, age 31, and their children: Dora, age 11; Erwin, age 9; Bruno, age 7; and Emma, age 2 7/12.39 Bertha gave birth to Etna, a stillborn daughter, in the spring of 1920. Nine years later, she gave birth to her last child, Hulda.40
Figure 3: The Bill Gliedt Family. Circa 1941.
Heinrich Wilhelm (Bill) Gliedt died on 13 Oct 1957 in Adair Township in Mayes Co., OK, and was buried on 15 Oct 1957 in the Bethlehem Cemetery, Adair Township, Mayes Co., OK.41 Bertha Charlotte Ottilie Gliedt nee Meinert died on 13 Jul 1960 in Adair Township, Mayes Co., OK, and was buried on 16 Jul
1960 beside her husband in Bethlehem Cemetery.42
The six children of Bill and Bertha Gliedt nee Meinert:
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713. i. DORA CAROLINE JOHANNA GLIEDT (1908-1974).
728. ii. ERWIN GOTTLIEB HERMANN GLIEDT (1910-1984).
729. iii. BRUNO HEINRICH FRIEDRICH GLIEDT (1912-1982).
730. iv. EMMA IDA GUSTA GLIEDT (1917-1968).
713. DORA CAROLINE JOHANNAG8 GLIEDT (PöppelmeierG5 ) (1908-1974), the first child of Bill and Bertha Gliedt nee Meinert, was born on 2 Dec 1908 at her parents' farm located in South Mt. Vernon Township of Lawrence Co., MO. She was baptized on 13 Dec 1908 by Pastor Johannes Roschke at the Evangelical (Trinity) Lutheran Church in Freistatt, Lawrence Co., MO. Her sponsors were her grandfather, Wilhelm Meinert, and her grandmothers, Caroline Meinert and Johanna (Hanne) Gliedt.43 Dora was about five years old when her family moved to Brazoria Co., TX. Her family lived in Texas for about two years before they moved back to Missouri. By Jan of 1920, her family had moved to a farm located about ten miles southeast of Chelsea, OK. Dora received instruction in the Lutheran Faith and was confirmed on 25 Mar 1923 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Adair Township, Mayes Co., OK.44 It was in this locale, that Dora met her future husband, Albert Mueller. Albert and Dora applied for their marriage license on 15 Apr 1931 at the Mayes County clerk's office. On 19 Apr 1931, Dora Caroline Johanna Gliedt, age 22, wed ALBERT JOHN AUGUST MUELLER, age 25. They were married by Pastor G. R. Duessel at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Adair Township, OK. Their witnesses were Carl Peper of Adair, OK and Esther Mueller of Tulsa, OK.45 Albert (1906- ), the son of August Henry and Wilhelmina Mueller nee Gehle, was born on 22 Feb 1906 at St. Peter, Fayette Co., IL. Albert was baptized by Pastor John Witte on 6 Mar 1906 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in St. Peter, IL. His sponsors were Caroline Mueller, John Gehle and August Gehle.46 Albert was a child, when his family moved from Illinois to Fairland, Ottawa Co., OK. The Mueller family became members of St. Paul's Evangelical Church in Fairland, OK,47 and became acquainted with the Gliedt families living in that locale. During 1918, about a dozen families moved from Fairland to the Chelsea area of OK.48 The Mueller family was probably one of the families who moved at this time from Fairland to the area southeast of Chelsea, OK. Albert received instruction in the Lutheran Faith and was confirmed by Pastor O. M. Barthel on 20 Mar 1921 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Adair Township, OK.49 After their marriage, Albert farmed in this locale until 1958, when Albert and Dora moved to Livingston, IL, to be near their married daughter, Bertha. There, Albert worked as a janitor at Livingston High School, until his retirement in 1974. Albert now enjoys gardening and church activities. He is a pleasant, sincere person, who loves people.50 Dora was a housewife, who enjoyed meeting people. She was a very sincere person, who was loving and kind. She had a pleasant personality.51 Dora Caroline Johanna Mueller nee Gliedt died on 29 Jan 1974 at Livingston, Madison Co., IL, and was buried on 1 Feb 1974 in the Spangle Cemetery near Livingston, Madison Co., IL.52 The children of Albert and Dora Mueller nee Gliedt: 714. August, 715. Bertha, and 721. Arnold.
718. i. NICHOLAS SIEVERS (19 - ) (Dwayne's stepson).63
719. ii. RENEE SIEVERS (19 - ) (Dwayne's stepdaughter).64
728. ERWIN GOTTLIEB HERMANNG8 GLIEDT (PöppelmeierG5 ) (1910-1984), the second child of Bill and Bertha Gliedt nee Meinert, was born on 16 Nov 1910 at his parents' farm located in South Mt. Vernon Township of Lawrence Co., MO. He was baptized at the Evangelical (Trinity) Lutheran Church in Freistatt, Lawrence Co., MO.77 Erwin was four years old when his parents moved to Brazoria Co., TX. His parents lived in Texas about two years before they moved back to Missouri. Erwin was about ten years when his family moved to a farm about ten miles southeast of Chelsea, OK. He attended the Bethlehem Parochial School of Adair Township, Mayes Co., OK. He lived on the family farm for over sixty years. Erwin was a quiet, shy person, who never married. He was an active member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church at Adair, OK. Erwin and his brother, Bruno, operated the Gliedt Farms which was one of the bigger stock farm operations in the area. Erwin Gottlieb Hermann Gliedt, age 73, died on 10 Mar 1984 at the Claremore (OK) Regional Medical Center. He had broken his hip and had been ill for awhile. He was buried on 13 Mar 1984 in the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery at Adair, OK.78
Figure 4: Bruno Gliedt. 1951.
729. BRUNO HEINRICH FRIEDRICHG8 GLIEDT (PöppelmeierG5 ) (1912-1982), the third child of Bill and Bertha Gliedt nee Meinert, was born on 26 Nov 1912 at his parents' farm in South Mt. Vernon Township of Lawrence Co., MO. He was named after his uncle, Bruno Meinert, his mother's youngest brother, his uncle, Heinrich Gliedt, and his uncle, Friedrich Gliedt. He was baptized by Pastor Johannes Roschke on 8 Dec 1912 at the Evangelical (Trinity) Lutheran Church in Freistatt, MO. His sponsors were Heinrich Gliedt, Friedrich Gliedt and Anna Bremer.79 Bruno was one year old when his parents moved to Brazoria Co., TX, and three years old when the family moved back to Missouri. He was about eight years old when the family moved to a farm about ten miles southeast of Chelsea, OK. He also attended the Bethlehem Parochial School at Adair Township, Mayes Co., OK. He remained single. Bruno was more outgoing then Erwin. He ran the Gliedt Farms with his brother, Erwin. The farm had several ponds which were good fishing holes. Friends and relatives enjoyed fishing in their ponds and sharing the catch with the Gliedt brothers. If Bruno wasn't busy, he would stop by the pond and talk to who ever was fishing. Bruno was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church at Adair, OK. Bruno Heinrich Friedrich Gliedt died on 29 May 1982 at Adair, Mayes Co., OK and was buried on 1 Jun 1982 in the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery at Adair Township, Mayes Co., OK.80
732. i. LORIG10 SCHNACKENBERG (PöppelmeierG7 ) (19 - ), the child of Earl and Betty Schnackenberg nee Jones.87
733. ii. LYNNG10 SCHNACKENBERG (PöppelmeierG7 ) (19 - ), the child of Earl and Betty Schnackenberg nee Jones.88
Earl Lynn Schnackenberg wed his second wife, IVA ROUW. 89
End-Notes
1 Chronicle of America, (Mount Kisco, NY: Chronicle Publications), pp. 452-457.2 St. Petri is now known as St. Peter Lutheran Church and is located at 1120 Trampe RD, St. Louis County, MO.
3 Missouri, St. Louis County, Original Church Records of St. Petri Gemeinde found at St. Peter's Lutheran Church on Tramp RD, Book-1, Part-3, p. 116, 1869 Communicant lists.
4 Ibid., Book-1, Part-1, p. 24-25, entry #20. NOTE: HIS FATHER IS LISTED AS HEINR. GLIEDT AND HIS MOTHER AS JOHANNA geb. PÄPPELMEIER.
5 Missouri, Lawrence County, Mt. Vernon, County Clerk, Land Records, Book-92, p. 61. Photocopy of original record courtesy of Edward Tomblin, Monett, MO, 1990.
6 The First One Hundred Years, 1874-1974. Trinity Lutheran Church, Freistatt, MO.
7 Nickname information courtesy of Martha Kaiser, Cole Camp, MO.
8 Ibid.
9 Missouri, Lawrence County, Freistatt, Trinity Lutheran Church, Confirmation Record extracted from original Church Book-1, entry #266. Submitted by Evelyn Nelson and Fae Gliedt, Monett, MO, 1990.
10 Missouri, Lawrence County, Freistatt Township, 1900 U.S. Census, NAR film #T628/870, SD-13, ED-89, p. 331, Sheet-8A, 132/135.
11 Missouri, Lawrence County, Mt. Pleasant Township, 1880 U.S. Census, FHL film #1254698, p. 55, SD-4, ED-86, line-15, 468/473.
12 Missouri, Lawrence County, Mt. Pleasant Township, 1900 U.S. Census, NAR film #T628/870, SD-13, ED-28, Sheet-14A, line 34-45, 272/272.
13 Missouri, Lawrence County, Vital Records, Marriages, FHL film #0932753, Vol.-J. p. 454, 1907.
14 Missouri, Lawrence County, Freistatt, Trinity Lutheran Church, Computer printout of Marriage Record found in Book-1, entry #152. Submitted by Evelyn Nelson and Fae Gliedt, Monett, MO, 1990.
Figure 1: Heinrich Wilhelm and Bertha (Meinert) Gliedt. 19 Apr 1907, Freistatt, MO.
15 Ibid., Computer printout of Baptismal Record found in Book-1, entry #318.
16 Missouri, Lawrence County, Mt. Pleasant Township, 1900 U.S. Census, NAR film #T628/870, SD-13, ED-28, Sheet-14A, line 34-45, 272/272.
17 Missouri, Lawrence County, Freistatt, Trinity Lutheran Church, Confirmation Record extracted from Book-1, entry #371. Submitted by Evelyn Nelson and Fae Gliedt, Monett, MO, 1990.
18 Missouri, Lawrence County, Mt. Vernon, County Clerk, Land Records, Book-114, p. 175. Photocopy of original record courtesy of Edward Tomblin, Monett, MO, 1990.
19 Missouri, Lawrence County, South Mt. Vernon Township, 1910 U.S. Census, FHL film #1374808, SD-13, ED-96, Sheet-10B, line-72, 204/206.
20 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.
21 Family tradition says that the men traveled to Texas in 1913 to view the land with the purpose of buying the land. Information submitted by John Doennig, Chelsea, OK 1990.
22 Missouri, Lawrence County, Mt. Vernon, County Clerk, Land Records, Book-120, p. 220. Photocopy of original record courtesy of Edward Tomblin, Monett, MO, 1990.
23 Ibid., Book-124, p. 337.
24 Texas, Brazoria County, Angleton, County Clerk, Land Records, Book-124, p. 369. Photocopy of original record courtesy of Diane Kropp, Pearland, TX, Oct 1990.
25 Information submitted by John Doennig, Chelsea, OK, 1990.
26 Information from Brazoria County History submitted by Diane Kropp, Pearland, TX, Oct 1990.
27 Crop information submitted by John Doennig, Chelsea, OK, 1990.
28 Information from Brazoria County History submitted by Diane Kropp, Pearland, TX, Oct 1990.
29 A. Ray Stephens and William M. Holmes, Historical Atlas of Texas, (Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1989), p. 44.
30 Edith B. McGinnis, I Remember, by submitted by Diane Kropp, Pearland, TX, Oct 1990.
31 Information submitted by John Doennig, Chelsea, OK, 1990.
32 Texas, Brazoria County, Angleton, County Clerk, Land Records, Book-132, p. 223. Photocopy of original record courtesy of Diane Kropp, Pearland, TX, Oct 1990.
33 A Brief History of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, Fairland, Oklahoma, p. 5. Submitted by Arnold Winter, Fairland, OK, Oct 1991.
34 Information submitted by John Doennig, Chelsea, OK, Oct 1990.
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Figure 2: The Bill Gliedt Family circa 1919.
Left to Right: Bruno Gliedt, Erwin Gliedt, Bill Gliedt, Bertha (Meinert) Gliedt, Hulda Gliedt and Dora Gliedt.
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35 Telephone conversation with Mr. and Mrs. Mcloud, Newgulf, TX. Mrs. Mcloud's great uncle sold the land to our families.
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Figure 2: The Bill Gliedt Family circa 1919.
Left to Right: Bruno Gliedt, Erwin Gliedt, Bill Gliedt, Bertha (Meinert) Gliedt, Hulda Gliedt and Dora Gliedt.
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36 Texas, Brazoria County, Angleton, County Clerk, Land Records, Book-157, p. 209. Photocopy of original record courtesy of Diane Kropp, Pearland, TX, Oct 1990.
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Figure 2: The Bill Gliedt Family circa 1919.
Left to Right: Bruno Gliedt, Erwin Gliedt, Bill Gliedt, Bertha (Meinert) Gliedt, Hulda Gliedt and Dora Gliedt.
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37 Information submitted by Martha Kaiser, Cole Camp, MO.
38 Birth date and location submitted by Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, Nov 1990. Information also submitted by Emil Schnackenberg, Broken Arrow, OK, Feb 1991.
39 Oklahoma, Mayes County, Rider Township, 1920 U.S. Census, NAR film #T625/1472, SD-1, ED-49, Sheet 5A-B, line 48-53, 13/13.
Figure 3: The Bill Gliedt Family. Circa 1941.
40 Information on birth of Etna and Hulda submitted by Judson and Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, Nov 1990.
Figure 3: The Bill Gliedt Family. Circa 1941.
41 Death information submitted by Judson and Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, Nov 1990. Tombstone inscription found in Bethlehem Cemetery, Adair Township, Mayes Co., OK Jun 1990.
42 Ibid.
43 Missouri, Lawrence County, Freistatt, Trinity Lutheran Church, Computer printout of Baptismal Record found in Book-1, Entry #868. Submitted by Evelyn Nelson and Fae Gliedt, Monett, MO, 1990. NOTE: HER FATHER IS LISTED AS WILHELM GLIEDT ON THE COMPUTER PRINTOUT.
44 Confirmation information submitted by Judson and Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, Nov 1990.
45 Oklahoma, Mayes County, Vital Records, Marriages, FHL film #1310686, Item-2, Vol.-6, p. 593.
46 Birth/Baptismal Information submitted by Bertha Sievers, New Douglas, IL, Nov 1990. Information submitted by Judson and Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, Nov 1990. Information also submitted by Florence and Albert Mueller, Livingston, IL, Mar 1991.
47 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. NOTE: Mueller family appears in the membership lists.
48 A Brief History of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, Fairland, Oklahoma, p. 5. Submitted by Arnold Winter, Fairland, OK, Oct 1991.
49 Confirmation information submitted by Florence and Albert Mueller, Livingston, IL, Mar 1991. Information submitted by Bertha Sievers, New Douglas, IL, Nov 1990. Information also submitted by Judson and Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, Nov 1990.
50 Information in this section submitted by Albert and Florence Mueller, Livingston, IL, Mar 1991. Information also submitted by Bertha Sievers, New Douglas, IL, Nov 1990.
51 Information in this section submitted by Albert and Florence Mueller, Livingston, IL, Mar 1991.
52 Death information submitted by Albert and Florence Mueller, Livingston, IL, Mar 1991. Information also submitted by Bertha Sievers, New Douglas, IL, Nov 1990.
53 Information in this section submitted by Judson and Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, Nov 1990.
54 Information submitted by Bertha Sievers, New Douglas, IL, Nov 1990.
55 Ibid.
56 Ibid.
57 Ibid.
58 Ibid.
59 Ibid.
60 Ibid., 1992.
61 Ibid., 1992.
62 Ibid., 1992.
63 Ibid., 1992.
64 Ibid., 1992.
65 Ibid., 1992.
66 Information in this section submitted by Judson and Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, Nov 1990. Information also submitted by Albert Mueller, Livingston, IL, 1992.
67 Ibid.
68 Ibid.
69 Information submitted by Judson and Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, Nov 1990. Information also submitted by Albert and Florence Mueller, Livingston, IL, Mar 1991, 1992.
70 Information submitted by Martha Kaiser, Cole Camp, MO. Information also submitted by Judson and Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, Nov 1990.
71 Death information submitted by Bertha Sievers, New Douglas, IL, 1992. Information also submitted by Albert J. Mueller, Livingston, IL, 1992.
72 Burial information submitted by Bertha Sievers, New Douglas, IL, 1992.
73 Ibid. Information also submitted by Albert J. Mueller, Livingston, IL, 1992. NOTE: Gregory Charles Little was not adopted by Arnold Mueller.
74 Information in this section submitted by Albert and Florence Mueller, Livingston, IL, Mar 1991.
75 Ibid.
76 Ibid.
77 Missouri, Lawrence County, Freistatt, Trinity Lutheran Church, Birth information courtesy of Mrs. Lampe, 1983. No baptismal date received.
78 Information in this section submitted by Judson and Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, Nov 1990. Obituary Titled: "Services At Bethlehem Church For Erwin Gliedt", Chelsea Reporter for Apr 1984, submitted by Laura Radke, 1984. Tombstone in Bethlehem Cemetery, Adair Township, Mayes Co., OK extracted Jun 1990.
79 Missouri, Lawrence County, Freistatt, Trinity Lutheran Church, Computer printout of Baptismal Record found in Book-1, entry #969. Submitted by Evelyn Nelson and Fae Gliedt, Monett, MO, 1990. NOTE: HIS FATHER IS LISTED AS WILHELM GLIEDT ON THE COMPUTER PRINTOUT.
80 Information in this section submitted by Judson and Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, Nov 1990. Tombstone in Bethlehem Cemetery, Adair Township, Mayes Co., OK-Jun 1990. Social Security Death Index.
81 Birth/Baptismal Information submitted by Judson and Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, Nov 1990.
82 Ibid.
83 Carl and Hulda Schnackenberg's son, Emil married Emma Gliedt, and their son, Olaf married (#575) Mildred Radke. Emma Gliedt is the first cousin, one generation removed of Mildred Radke. Their common ancestor is Philipp Gottlieb Gliedt.
84 Information in this section submitted by Emil Schnackenberg, Broken Arrow, OK, Feb 1990.
85 Death Information submitted by Judson and Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, Nov 1990.
86 Information in this section submitted by Emil Schnackenberg, Broken Arrow, OK, Feb. 1990. Information also submitted by Martha Kaiser, Cole Camp., MO.
87 Information submitted by Martha Kaiser, Cole Camp, MO.
88 Ibid.
89 Marriage information submitted by Emil Schnackenberg, Broken Arrow, OK, Feb 1990.
90 Information in this section submitted by Leonard Schnackenberg, Broken Arrow, OK, Jan 1991. Emil Schnackenberg, Broken Arrow, OK Feb 1991.
91 Information submitted by Emil Schnackenberg, Broken Arrow, OK, 1991.
92 Information submitted by Judson and Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, Nov 1990. Tombstone inscription found in Bethlehem Cemetery, Adair Township, Mayes Co., OK, Jun 1990.
93 Information in this section submitted by Judson and Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, Nov 1990.
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Figure 6: Wedding of Judson and Hulda (Gliedt) Saas.
22 Dec 1951, Adair, OK.
Back, Left to Right: Bertha Mueller; Emma (Schnackenberg) Goedecke; Ruth Parker, the Maid of Honor; Rev. Clarence Knippa; Hulda (Gliedt) Saas; Judson Saas; Bruno Gliedt, the Best Man; John Goedecke; and Bruce Reinhardt.
Front, Left to Right: Katherine Saas and Donna Schuette.
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94 Ibid. Information also submitted by Garry Saas, Tulsa, OK, 1992.
95 Ibid.
96 Ibid.
97 Information in this section submitted by Judson and Hulda Saas, Winfield, IL, 1992.
98 Ibid., 1990, 1992.
99 Ibid.
100 Ibid.
101 Ibid.
102 Ibid.
103 Ibid.
104 Ibid.
105 Ibid., 1992.
106 Ibid., 1992.
107 Ibid.
108 Ibid., 1992.