Ehlers, Christian Carl Fendrick^[1]

1871 - 1949  (77 years)

• Name	Ehlers, Christian Carl Fendrick
  Born	2 Jun 1871	Ronnfeldtscholes, Schleswig-Holstein, GER.
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Apr 1949	Colfax County, NE.
  Buried	22 Apr 1949	Leigh Cemetery; Leigh, NE.
  Person ID	I2806	Wuerdemann Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Ehlers, Christian,   b. 4 Oct 1844, Felde, Schleswig-Holstein, GER. ,   d. 24 May 1900, Ranzel, Schleswig-Holstein, GER.  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Neumann, Christina Elisabeth,   b. 18 Aug 1846, Felde, Schleswig-Holstein, GER. ,   d. 9 May 1917, Ranzel, Schleswig-Holstein, GER.  (Age 70 years)
  Married	18 Nov 1873	St. Marien Lutheran Church; Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, GER.
  Family ID	F1699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Romfeldt, Anna C.,   b. 15 Dec 1881, Schleswig-Holstein, GER. ,   d. 15 Jan 1933, Colfax County, NE.  (Age 51 years)
  Married	1903	Schleswig-Holstein, GER.
  Children	+ 1. Ehlers, Auguste,   b. Abt 1902, Schleswig-Holstein, GER. ,   d. Jul 1985, ?  (Age ~ 83 years) + 2. Ehlers, Frieda,   b. 3 Mar 1904, Keil, Schleswig-Holstein, GER. ,   d. 30 Aug 1995, Schuyler, NE.  (Age 91 years) + 3. Ehlers, Sophia,   b. Abt 1907, ? ,   d. UNKNOWN, ?   4. Ehlers, Hans Christian,   b. 1910, ? ,   d. Dec 1976, ?  (Age 66 years) + 5. Ehlers, William,   b. 1910, ? ,   d. Sep 1987, ?  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2017
  Family ID	F1700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  _P_CCINFO 2-14330 Christian emigrated, at the age of thirty-four years old, with his wife, Anna and two daughters, on the Vessel AMERIKA, which traveled from Hamburg, Germany on November 17, 1905 and arrived in New York, NY. on November 28th (ELLIS ISLAND PASSENGER LISTS), and then came to the Omaha, NE. area and worked on farms in Sarpy County. The place of residence in Germany was shown as Oelbohnen. __________________ From THE LEIGH (NE.) WORLD, April 29, 1949- Christian Carl Fendrick Ehlers was born in Ronnfeldtscholes, Germany, on June 2, 1871, and passed away into the great beyond on April 20, 1949, at the age of 77 years, 10 months, and 18 days. He was the son of Hans Christian Ehlers and Betty Elizabeth Ehlers. He grew into manhood in Germany and in 1903 was united in marriage to Anna Romfeldt. To this union were born three daughters, Agusta, Frieda, and Sophia, and two sons, Hans and William. In 1905, Mr. and Mrs. Ehlers came to America and settled in Sarpy County near Omaha. Later the family moved to a farm northeast of Leigh and have resided in this community ever since. Mr. Ehlers, for the past year has endured much sickness, yet he was cheerful and hopeful through his troubles and affliction. He was a devout member of the Lutheran faith and most faithfully followed this belief. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Germany and was a charter member of St. John's Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his wife on January 15, 1933. Two sisters also preceded him in death. In addition to his three daughters, Mrs. Agusta Paulsen, north of Leigh, Mrs. Frieda Sayers, southeast of Leigh, and Mrs. Elmer (Sophia) Swanke of Norfolk and two sons, Hans and William Ehlers, he also leaves to mourn his passing one stepson, Carl Ronfeldt of Spokane, Washington; four nieces; two nephews; eighteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Brief services were held at the home at 2:00 p.m. The pallbearers were Art Watchorn, John Hogendorn, and Otto Hamann. The flower ladies were granddaughters of the deceased and included Alvina Sayers, Helen Paulsen, and Betty Schwanke.

  
  

• Sources

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