Heinrich and Engel Matthias
Heinrich and Engel Matthias
Heinrich and Engel Matthias
Heinrich "Henry" Christian Matthias, son of Johann and Christine (Rohrssen) Matthias, was born on September 14, 1861, in Maxfield, Iowa.
Engel Maria Caroline "Caroline" Knief, daughter of Georg and Johanne (Pape) Knief, was born on August 31, 1865, in Maxfield, Iowa.
Henry married Caroline on May 29, 1884, in Bremer County, Iowa, and they had 11 children:
| Christina Wilhemine Emma Matthias | Born on December 14, 1884, in Maxfield, Iowa. She married George William Schweer on February 22, 1906, in her hometown. They had three children in 13 years. She died on October 9, 1968, in Readlyn, Iowa, at the age of 83. |
| Caroline Christina Dorothea Matthias | Born on January 16, 1886, in Maxfield, Iowa. She died as a child on May 29, 1888, in Bremer County, Iowa. |
| Georg Friederich Wilhelm Heinrich Carl Matthias | Born on April 20, 1888, in Maxfield, Iowa. He died as a child on April 30, 1889, in Bremer County, Iowa, and was buried there. |
| Heinrich Wilhelm Friedrich Johann Matthias | Born on May 17, 1890, in Maxfield, Iowa. He married Mary Wittenburg on April 8, 1912. He had three children by the time he was 28. He died on December 10, 1958, in Bremer County, Iowa, at the age of 68. |
| Emil Friedrich Georg Hermann Matthias | Born on April 12, 1892, in Maxfield, Iowa. He married Anna W A Krueger on January 28, 1915, in Iowa. They had two children during their marriage. He died on October 22, 1968, in Sumner, Iowa, at the age of 76. |
| Albert Heinrich Wilhelm Carl Matthias | Born on January 11, 1895, in Maxfield, Iowa. He married Minne Droste on May 24, 1916. He then married Mamie "Mary" Dorothea Droste and they had three children together. He died on December 22, 1981, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, at the age of 86. |
| Wilhelm August Louis Frederich Carl Matthias | Born on August 23, 1896, in Maxfield, Iowa. He married Bertha L Buhr on April 17, 1918. He died on October 19, 1918, at the age of 22. |
| Malinda Matthias | Born on September 3, 1899, in Maxfield, Iowa. She married Arthur Herman Miller on December 19, 1920. They had five children in 15 years. She died on January 20, 1988, in Marshalltown, Iowa, at the age of 88. |
| Ernest Carl Heinrich Ludwig Hermann Matthias | Born on January 7, 1902, in Maxfield, Iowa. He married Clara Charlotte Buhr on November 25, 1920, in Readlyn, Iowa. They had one child during their marriage. He died on October 17, 1987, in Everett, Washington, at the age of 85. |
| Arthur Ernst Ludwig Wilhelm Matthias | Born on March 23, 1904, in Maxfield, Iowa. He married Marie Schoenbahm on September 18, 1929, in Denver, Iowa. They had one child during their marriage. He died on November 10, 1988, in Denver, Iowa, at the age of 84. |
| Erwin Wilhelm Friedrich Matthias | Born on May 5, 1909, in Iowa. He married Naomi F. Brown on November 8, 1933, in Peoria, Illinois. They had one child during their marriage. He died on April 27, 1984, in Olmsted County, Minnesota, at the age of 74. |
Arthur died on January 1, 1982, in Marshalltown, Iowa, at the age of 83. Malinda died on January 20, 1988, in Marshalltown, Iowa, at the age of 88.
