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Henry J LUEHR
b.4 Apr 1851 Emmendorf, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
d.14 Aug 1922 Eitzen, Houston, Minnesota, United States
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m. 1884
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Henry Luehr was born APR 1851 in Germany, and died in Eitzen, Wilmington Township, Houston County, Minnesota. He married Louisa Deters ABT. 1878, daughter of Bernhard Heinrich "Henry" Deters and Maria A. Buchholtz. She was born 12 MAY 1859 in Union City Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, and died 5 MAY 1937 in Eitzen, Houston County, Minnesota.<http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=schaleplus&id=I11169> Henry was a farmer in Wilmington Township, Houston Cnty, Minnesota Letter to Ellen Luehr C 1940 from of of Fred's children. transcribed, RELuehr 3/06 Grandfather (John Henry Luehr) and grandmother (Dorthea Meyer) Luehr came to American when papa (Federick Luehr)was 13 years old (Grandparents were 51 and 42). Uncle Henry came a few years before to avoid military training (never went back). I believe they (men in Germany?) all had 5 years in the military if not longer. Settled in Dorchester and never lifed on another farm. Papa also lived on the same place. In Germany Grandfather was a carpenter, I believe. Ask Bert (Albert Luehr) if he rmembers the big flour box in the moose room. They brought that along (home made). Ha! |