Mari a Magdalena Brunkhorst was born upon January 13, 1892, so today would be her 131st birthday. Magdalena was the child of Johann and Magdalene (Mahnken) Brunkhorst. She was the 3rd and last kid in this Brunkhorst household. Magdalena was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. A picture of her baptism record from that parish’s books is visualized here.

Magdalena’s mom passed away in 1894 prior to she even reached her second birthday. That indicates we never ever see Magdalena with her mom in a census entry. Magdalena is discovered in the 1900 census at the age of 8. Her dad was a farmer in the Brazeau Municipality. A 20 year-old Martha Schade was a servant because home. No doubt Johann Brunkhorst required aid with household chores, cooking, and raising 3 kids.

Next, we discover Magdalena in the 1910 census as a teen.

We now turn our attention to the male who would end up being Magdalena’s hubby. His name was Martin Lohmann who was born upon August 11, 1892, so he had to do with 7 months more youthful than Magdalena. Martin was the fifth kid of 9 born to Peter and Margaretha (Versemann) Lohmann. Martin was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. We can have a look at his baptism record from that church’s books listed below. It is among those uncommon records in which the kid is not provided a middle name or more.

Given that Martin was residing in the Salem Municipality in 1900, we need to see him in a census entry from those pages that are typically so hard to check out. I generally increase the size of images from those pages so they are a little bit more legible. Martin was 7 years of ages at the time and his dad was a farmer.

I discover some inconsistency in the story of the Lohmann household that is discovered in a household binder we have in our research study library. It provides this fantastic description of a number of occasions that happened in this household throughout the years. Nevertheless, it states that by 1908, all of the children had actually relocated to Shattuck, Oklahoma.

Earliest child Henry Lohmann relocated to Shattuck OK around 1906, as shown by his marital relationship record listed below. Peter and his other children followed and relocated to Shattuck OK around 1908. Later on they all relocated to Alva OK. Children Maria & & Ida relocated to Oklahoma later on. All 5 siblings and 3 siblings had farms within 3 or 4 miles of each other. The 5 siblings constructed their huge barns and likewise constructed or redesigned their homes. Henry was the primary carpenter. Everybody assistance each other. To this day, one can see the imposing barns from a range. The siblings likewise formed a butchering team, and with the assistance of their partners & & siblings, they went from location to location, butchering around 6 to 8 hogs. They made a few of the very best “gritze wurst”, summer season sausage, head cheese, treated hams & & bacon. The siblings likewise ran a threshing team. Each bro had their task to do. Theo based on top of the threshing device, inspecting the grain. Henry got the tasks & & Fred ran the steam engine. In 1956, a twister harmed 3 of the Lohmann’s farms, Joe’s, Theo’s & & Henry’s. They all collaborated assisting each other out, bring back the damage. The farms that were owned by the Lohmann siblings are now being farmed by their kids & & grandchildren. Their primary function in life was their faith and rely on God. They contributed numerous an hour for church by structure, fixing and painting at the Lutheran church and school;

That does not jive with the 1910 census revealed here. The Lohmann home, consisting of Martin and his more youthful siblings and some siblings, were still residing in Perry County after 1908.

That leads us as much as the marital relationship of Martin Lohmann and Magdalena Brunkhorst which happened on November 12, 1916. By that time, we do understand that Martin had actually relocated to Shattuck, Oklahoma. Martin returned to Perry County to get wed. Considering That Martin and Magdalena were members of surrounding churches and participated in surrounding schools, it is not difficult to picture how they learnt more about one another. These 2 were wed at Magdalena’s church, Concordia, Frohna, and the marital relationship record showed here states that Martin was from Ellis County which is where Shattuck lies in Oklahoma.

We can likewise see this couple’s marital relationship license. This file likewise states Martin was from Ellis County, Oklahoma.

Martin had a World War I draft registration finished in 1917. This file provides Shattuck as his address. It just notes his spouse as a reliant. Their very first kid would be born in late 1917.

Due to the fact that we now have the church records for Zion Lutheran Church in Alva, Oklahoma, our German Ancestral tree notes 5 kids born to this set. The very first 3 kids do not have baptism records in the Zion books, however all 5 kids were validated at that church. The last 2 kids have baptism records in the Zion books. We discover the Lohmann household with their very first 2 kids residing in Ellis County, Oklahoma when the 1920 census was taken. Martin was a farmer.

The Lohmann household should have relocated to Alva, Oklahoma prior to 1923 since their fourth kid was baptized there. The map listed below programs both Shattuck and Alva being found in the western part of Oklahoma near that state’s panhandle.

The 1930 census reveals Martin and Magdalena with 4 kids, and they were now residing in Alva. Martin was still farming.

Another child was born in 1933, so we see all 5 of the Lohmann kids in the 1940 census. 2 children were now old adequate to be assisting on Martin’s farm.

The last census that is viewable by the public is the one taken in 1950. 4 of the Lohmann’s kids had actually gotten wed in the 1940’s, so we discover just their youngest child, Marvin, dealing with his moms and dads. Martin is revealed as having no profession, and Marvin was a farm equipment technician.

Martin Lohmann passed away in 1963 at the age of 71; Magdalena Lohmann passed away in 1986 at the age of 93. These 2 are buried together in what is just called the Lutheran Cemetery on Findagrave, however that is the cemetery for Zion Lutheran Church in Alva, Oklahoma.

This post is not the very first one to go over Lohmann’s living in Alva, Oklahoma. It might not be the last. I understand that there enough Perry County locals who are buried in the cemetery in Alva to motivate me to call that little town a suburban area of Perry County, similar to the town of Potter, Nebraska which was talked about in the other day’s post.