Herman Henrich KRAMER

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1. Maria was 38 at her death.
                  

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   1. Johan came to America in 1853 with his uncle, Anton, Kramer.
   2. The first three childredn were listed with  this family in the extracted record. Aproximated dates have been entered, but it is unsure if or how they belong to this family.    12-2005
                  

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1. Frank came to America with his sister Agnes and her husband Gerhard Beckmann about 1857. 
After marrying Mary Ellen, they settled on a farm five miles east of Dyersville neighboring the Carl Kramer homestead.  In 1905 they retired to a residence in South Dyersville.  Frank was the organizer and first secretary of the Hickory Valley Creamery.  

2. Frank was 66 at his death.
                  

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1. Clemens was  part owner and operator of a general store and harness shop known as Rohenkohl and Kramer.  In 1879 he took up farming two milees east of Dyersville.  His first wife died in 1890 and he later married Elizabeth Reitz.  He spent his last years on a farm near Lexington, Oklahoma.  He died enroute to the funeral of his borther Frank. Unidentified, he was buried in Kansas City, Missouri, A week later, his family hearing he had not arrieved in Dyersville traced him to KC.  They had him exhumed and reburied in Lexington.  He was 63 when he died.

   2. The children Louis, Herman, Catherine and Mayme were listed with the second wife from the extraced records but no birth dates were given.
                  

                   Carl came to America with his sister, Agnes and her husband, Gerhard Beckamnn and his brother Franz.
Carl and Catherine were married the same day as his sister and Frank Flostermann and Frank Osterhaus and Elizabeth Klaus.  They celebrated their Silver Anniversary together on Charles' farm and were stranded there for two days by a snowstorm.  They also celebrated their Golden Anniversary together.  Married names for two daughters are given in the Dyersville Book: Mrs. J.J. O'Brien and Mrs. Al friedman.  
Not sure which is which.  Carl died the day after Christmas at the age of 88.