Person:Anne Reitmeier (3)

Mr. Wm. C. F. Klapmeier TO Miss Louisa Reitmeier
Before the County Judge of Washington County, Nebraska
28 March 1884
No. 238 1009

MARRIAGE LICENSE
The State of Nebraska, Washington County
License is hereby granted to any person authorized to solemnize marriages according to the laws of the State, to join in marriage Mr. Wm. C.F. Klapmeier and Miss Louisa Reitmeier of the County aforesaid, whose ages, residence, etc., are as follows”

Wm. C.F. Klapmeier, Groom, age 19. Born Germany. Residence, Bell Creek. Father: Carl; Mother: Caroline.

Louisa Reitmeier, Bride, age 24. Born Germany. Residence: Bell Creek. Father: Henry; Mother: Mary

... In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at my office in Blair, in said County, this 28th day of March A.D. 1884 Alonzo Perkins Co. Judge.

CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE
To the County Judge of Washington County, Nebraska:

This Certifies, That on the 29th day of March A.D. 1884, at Bell Creek in said County, according to law and by authority, I duly joined in marriage Mr. Wm. C.F. Klapmeier and Miss Louisa Reitmeier and there were p[resent as witnesses August Stork and Johanna Stork.
Given under my hand the 18th day of April A.D. 1884. J, Kilgindorf, Rev.

*NOTE: Williams’s name on the license appears to be C.F. although it could be C.H. The certificate pretty clearly shows C.F. His baptismal record lists him as Christian Heinrich Wilhelm Klapmeier, so I would think it should be a C.H.

STATE OF MINNESOTA Division of Vital Statistics
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
Registration book 3. Stamped number 6252 Written in number 131
Mora, Kanabec County.

Louise Klapmeier
No residence listed.
Residing in town where death occurred: 15 years
How long in the US if of foreign birth? 52 years.

White widowed female. Widow of William Klapmeier
Born: 5 July 1859, age at death: 73 years, 10 months 10 days.

Occupation: Housewife. Born: Germany.
Parents born Germany. No other information on parents.

Informant: E.W. Klapmeier of Mora

Date of Death 15 May 1933

I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from March 13, 1933 to May 15, 1933 ... and that death occurred on the date stated above at 7:30 P.M. Cause of death: Myocarditis of 1 month duration. Contributory: Pyelonephritis of 2 months duration. A. O. Peterson, M.D. of Mora, Minnesota.

Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Mora. Burial Date: 18 May 1933

Kanabec County Times
Thursday, May 18, 1933

DEATH OF MRS. WILLIAM KLAPMEIER OCCURS MONDAY: Entire Community Grieved by Passing of Well-Known Lady.

Many friends of Mrs. William Klapmeier will be grieved to learn of her death which occurred Monday, May 15 after a lingering illness of nine weeks. Mrs. Klapmeier had been seriously ill with kidney trouble but it was believed that she was getting better until about three days before her death.

Louise Rightmeier (sic) was born July 5, 1859 in Lubecke, Westfallen, Germany, and died at the age of 73 years, 10 months, and 10 days. She came to Nebraska in this country in the year 1881. Two years later she was married to William Klapmeier in Washington County, Nebraska. They came to Kanabec County in 1898 where Mr. Klapmeier passed away May 11, 1911. Surviving her are eight children, namely Anna and Martha of Meredith, Montana; Mary of Barron, Wisconsin; Henry, Herman, and Elmer of Mora; Fred and Edward of Meredith, Montana. One son, William, passed away April 26, 1929. There are also twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren besides other relatives and a very large number of friends.

Funeral services are being held this afternoon, Thursday, at 1:30p from the Henry Klapmeier home and at 2 o’clock from the Zion Lutheran Church, Rev. H. C. Janus officiating. Pallbearers are A. H. Rosnow, Fred Heuser, Rulolph Walter, F.A. Kreisel, Fred Althoff and Henry Birkman. Burial will be made in the Oakwood Cemetery.

Among those from afar off in attendance at the funeral were William Hokamp and Hilda Hokamp of Carroll, Nebraska, nephew and niece of the deceased; Mr. and Mrs. B.E. Broadbent, nee Mary Klapmeier, of Barron, Wisconsin.

The children who live in Montana were called here several weeks ago by their mother’s illness and returned to their homes just recently, so they were unable to return for the funeral.

Transcription of talk with
ELMER KLAPMEIER
9 Feb 1974 in Mora Minnesota

Mother had two sisters. Marie married W. H. Hokamp, and Lena married Fred Hellwieg in Belden and Carroll Nebraska.

Their children

Hellwiegs had a son, Henry, and a son Fred, son Kris, and son Elfrey.
Elfred is the only one as far as I know who is still alive, and he lives in Bemmerton, Washington.
Elfred Hellwieg and his wife were here two years ago. I have had several letters from them since Myrtle has been sick.

They had two daughters, Ella, who married Lester Bartell, and they live in Laurel, Nebraska.
Ella had some children.

The other daughter is Clara, who married a Williams. He passed away about 5 years ago. Clara is still alive, and lives at 4206 Bancroft Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska.

Had a card from Clara - she never writes anyway. Clara was the only one that I knew real well. She was my favorite cousin.


Hokamps had a Henry, William, and Harry. They are all dead. There is another son, Harry, who lived in Western Nebraska. I think he is still alive, but don't know just where.

The brothers had some children, but I never had any contact - never knew anything about those at all, so I don't know where they are.

They had two daughters. Annie Hokamp married John Schram. They lived for years in Belden, Nebraska, and Annie is still alive and still lives in Belden. When she got married, she came up here on her wedding trip, and that's the last time.

Annie had one son, I think.

The other daughter is Hilda, and she married, and her first husband died. She remarried, and he died. Her name now is Hilda Tyrmyne, and she lives in Walthill, Thurston County, Nebraska.
(PJH: Tyrmyme does not seem to exist as a surname. Turmyne does. Try variations.)

Had a letter, not too long ago, from Hilda. Hilda had no children.

Bill didn't have any children.

**

Mother and her two sisters came to this country. Dad sent for her.
Do you know when the two sisters died? No.
They probably came to this country about 6 months before William and Louisa were married.

Lena died last, in the early 1950's, and Marie died a year or so after Mother.

Mother was born in Westphalia, probably Buttendorf.

"You talk about the character of Grandma K's (Louisa Reitmeier Klapmeier) face. Here is a little tale mom (Martha Klapmeier Sisson) told about her. Every afternoon after the dinner dishes were cleaned and put away, she would to their bedroom and take a nap. Mom would say "she didn't sleep more than 10 or 15 minutes. She barely had time to warm the blankets and she would be up and on the go again."

Obituary says she came to Nebraska in 1881.

Leah says that Louise did not know William before they came to this country, but they met here. William could already speak English, and that was a great help to Louise and her sisters, so they stayed in touch and eventually married.

Elmer Klapmeier said that his mother,AMLC Reitmeier, came with her two sisters. He may have said that the girls' mother came also.

Elmer's father, Wm Klapmeier, sent for Louisa about 6 months before they were married.

Louisa came with her two sisters ... and possibly with THEIR mother.

"A prairie schooner struck town Saturday and anchored in front of Dr. Lewis' office. The caravan, under the management of William Klopmeier and Fred Hofeldt, consisted of Mr. Klopmeier's wife and eight children, two wagons, one buggy, and seven horses. They were bound for the home of Ole Widett, near Pomeroy Lake and had come from Carrol, Nebraska, a distance of five hundred miles and had been on the road three weeks. This is one instance illustrating how extensive a reputation Kanabec County is receiving and the hardships many new settlers have undergone in getting here, and we are no Klondyke, either.

Mr. and Mrs. William Klapmeier of Comfort celebrated their silver wedding anniversary.