Saints & Sinners ~ Beggars & Thieves: Frederick Fuhrmann 1840-1925

BIOGRAPHY

Funeral services for Fredrick Fuhrmann were held in the Baptist Church in Cathay on Wednesday December 12th, 1956. Rev. D. Zimmerman and Rev. M. DeBoer officiated. Burial was made at the Lakeview Cemetery at Cathay in the family lot.

This union was blessed with thirteen children. Mrs. Fuhrmann passed away in August 1926. Two children also preceded their father in infancy.

In 1893 Mr. Fuhrmann and his wife immigrated to the United States, and made their home in Campbell County, S. Dak. for a short time, after which they homesteaded near Bowdon. Here they joined the Cathay Baptist Church in 1918.

Mr. Fuhrmann passed away Dec. 8th, 1956 at the age of 91 years, 9 months and 24 days. He is survived by two brothers, Jake Fuhrmann of Bowdon, Georg Fuhrmann of Robinson; three sisters, Mrs. Gottfreid (Carolina) Schelske of Portland, Oregon, Mrs. J.A. (Elisabeth) Wurm of Tuttle, and Mrs. H.E. (Sophia) Wurm of Bird Island, Minn.; ten children, Mrs. Henry (Freda) Holte of Edmonds, Washington, Mrs.E.L.(Lydia) Perry of Sawyer, Mrs. George (Christine) O’Leary of Backus, Minnesota, Mrs.Ewalt (Sophia) Nippoldt, Frederick of Cathay, Mrs. Emma Edinger of Fessenden, Mrs. B.H.(Florence) Roberts of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mrs. Elmer (Helen) Ellefson of Stanley, Mrs. Wm. (Frances) Hall of Castana, Iowa, and Mrs. Alex (Selma) Tag of Cathay. Twenty-six grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren. The pallbearers were four grandsons, Murel and Ralph Edinger, David and Larry Tag, and two nephews Henry and Gust Fuhrmann.

FUHRMANN FAMILIES ON BOARD THE S.S. DUBBLEDAM FROM ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS TO NEW YORK, NEW YORK Friedrich Fuhrmann 25; Christina Fuhrmann 19; Friedrich Fuhrmann 5 months; Johann Fries 30; Elizabetha Fries 23; Wilhelm Nagel 39; Dorthea Nagel 41; Wilhelm Nagel 18; Magdalena Nagel 20; Rosa Nagel 1; Friedrich Fuhrmann 33; Margaretha Fuhrmann 49; Johannes Fuhrmann 20; Georg Fuhrmann 18; Karolina Fuhrmann 9; Elizabeth FSOURCES

U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957

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