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Facts and Events
| Name |
Robert Joseph Stephan |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][2] |
19 Mar 1897 |
Long Prairie, Todd, Minnesota, United States |
| Census[6] |
1900 |
Long Prairie, Todd, Minnesota, United States |
| Census[7] |
1910 |
Long Prairie, Todd, Minnesota, United States |
| Census[9] |
10 Jan 1920 |
Long Prairie, Todd, Minnesota, United States |
| Marriage |
8 Nov 1921 |
Long Prairie, Todd, MNto Katherine Muenzhuber |
| Military[1] |
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WW I - MN Pvt 8 Co. 161 Depot Brigade |
| Death[3][1][4] |
18 Nov 1953 |
Long Prairie, Todd, Minnesota, United States |
| Burial[5][4] |
20 Nov 1953 |
St. Mary's Cemetery, Long Prairie, Todd, Minnesota, United States |
| Religion? |
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Catholic |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cemetery Headstone.
- ↑ World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
Robert STEPHAN, home address: Long Prairie, MN; Date of Birth: Mar 19 1897 in Long Prairie, MN; father's birthplace: Germany; employer and nearest relative: Paul Stephan; medium height, medium build, gray eyes, dark hair.
- ↑ MN Historical Society Death Certificate Index.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Obituary.
Long Prairie Leader - November 19, 1953 - page 6, column 4
The Week's Record
Deaths
Robert Stephan, Long Prairie, Nov. 18.
Long Prairie Leader - November 19, 1953 - page 9, column 3
HEART AILMENT IS FATAL YESTERDAY
Stephan Rites To Be Saturday
Robert J. Stephan, a life time resident of this community, died yesterday at the Long Prairie hospital, victim of a heart ailment with which he had been afflicted for a year.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock at St. Mary's Catholic church, Msgr. George Rauch will officiate, interment will be made in the church cemetery with Joe Peis, Jr., as crossbearer and six nephews as pallbearers.
Robert Joseph Stephan was born Marc 18, 1897, in Long Prairie township, son of Paul and Bertha (Rosenow) Stephan. He grew to manhood here and on Nov. 8, 1921, was here married to Katherine Muenzhuber. For years he was employed by the Great Northern on the local section crew. However, about a year ago his health became such that he had to terminate his work.
During World War I he served in the armed forces of his country and full military rites will be accorded at the funeral.
Surviving his death are his wife, Mrs. Katherine Stephan and a daughter, Mrs. Ervin (Rosella) Loegering of Poplar, Mont. Also surviving are three sisters and three brothers as follows: Mrs. John Bruder and mrs. Frank Loegering of Long Prairie, Nick Stephan and Mrs. Albert Petrie of Eagle Bend, Lawrence Stephan of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Siegfried Stephan of Poplar, Mont. There are two grandchildren.
A member of St Mary's church, Mr. Stephan was also a member of the local council of the Knights of Columbus.
- ↑ Cemetery Headstone.
Long Prairie Cemetery, MN
Robert Stephan
Minnesota
Pvt 8 Co. 161 Depot Brigade
World War I
Mar. 19, 1897 Nov. 18, 1953
- ↑ 1900 US Federal Census.
Long Prairie Twp, Todd County, Minnesota, Series T623 Microfilm 794 Book 2 Page 170, e.d. 196, Sheet 2, Paul Stephen family, Family number 25.
- ↑ 1910 US Federal Census.
Long Prairie Twp, Todd County, Minnesota, Series T624 Roll 727 Book 2 Page 140b, e.d. 180, Sheet 2B, Paul Stephen family, Family number 34.
- Benton, Meeker, and Todd Counties, Minnesota Farm Directory, 1913-14.
Given Name: Paul; Surname: Stephan; Spouse: Bertha; Children: Robert, Ruth, Rose, Nicholas, Lydia, Lawrence, Sigfred; Section: 8,9; Years in County: 30; County: Todd; Township: Long Prairie; Post Office: Long Prairie; data from Ancestry.com
- ↑ 1920 US Federal Census.
Long Prairie Twp, Todd County, Minnesota, Series T625-864 Image: 0921, e.d. 235, Sheet 6A, Paul Stephan family, Family number 118.
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