Mary Mamie Geber1

(August 3, 1887 - August 1, 1973)
Mary Mamie Geber|b. Aug 3, 1887\nd. Aug 1, 1973|p1520.htm|Emil Geber|b. Jun 6, 1859\nd. Jan 14, 1935|p226.htm|Lena Hachmann|b. Oct 6, 1861\nd. Mar 1, 1944|p225.htm|Joseph Geber||p4293.htm|Barbara Rubel||p4294.htm|Johann N. Hachmann|b. Jun 22, 1833\nd. Mar 11, 1908|p14.htm|Anna K. M. Grefe|b. Nov 27, 1831\nd. Feb 5, 1908|p15.htm|

Relationship=1st cousin 1 time removed of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Relationship=Great-granddaughter of John Frederick Hachmann.
Relationship=Granddaughter of Johann Niclaus Hachmann.
Mary Geber, 1910
Photo curtesy of Elgene Mesch
     Mary Mamie Geber was born on Wednesday, August 3, 1887 near Bellevue in LaMotte, Jackson County, Iowa, daughter of Emil Geber and Lena Hachmann. The LDS International Genealogical Index v.5.0 North America indicates that she was born August 3, 1888.2,3,4,5 Mary Mamie Geber also went by the name of Mamie Geber.2,5 She was baptized on Sunday, August 14, 1887 at age 11 days, in St. Joseph's Church in LaMotte, Jackson County, Iowa.6

Mary married John Maro in 1910 in LaMotte, Jackson County, Iowa.2,5
John Maro & Mary (Mamie) Geber Wedding 1910
Bridesmaid ~ Kate Geber
Photo curtesy of Elgene Mesch


She became a widow at age 31 when her husband, John, died on December 22, 1918. He died during the flu epidemic of 1918 and was buried on Christmas Day while Mamie was bedridden with the flu. The three small children, six months - five years, survived. She moved from the farm to LaMotte until one and a half years later when she married her former landlord.5

As a widow, Mary married again March 1, 1920. The groom was James Mueller. The ceremony took place in Holy Rosary Church, LaMotte, Jackson County, Iowa. Mary and James moved back to the same farm she had left. Her then four-year-old son went immediately to the bedroom looking for his father, who had died one and a half years later in that room. Mary and James continued to live on the farm until their retirement, at which time they moved to Key West, Iowa.3,5

Mary died on Wednesday, August 1, 1973. She was 85 years old.3,4

According to the Social Security Death Index, her social security number was 478-62-7598, issued in Iowa.
Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code:      52001
Localities:      
Asbury, Dubuque, Iowa
Center Grove, Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa
Eagle Point, Dubuque, Iowa
Julien, Dubuque, Iowa
Key West, Dubuque, Iowa
Massey, Dubuque, Iowa
Rockdale, Dubuque, Iowa
Sageville, Dubuque, Iowa
Shawondasse, Dubuque, Iowa.4

Children of Mary Mamie Geber and John Maro

Child of Mary Mamie Geber and James Mueller

Citations

  1. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005, Lena Geber Obit, March 2, 1944.
  2. [S199] Adell Schoop Seward, Hachman Family History Booklet (Publish Date: 28 Aug 1989). Hereinafter cited as Hachman Family Booklet.
  3. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005, Emil Hachmann Family Group Sheet.
  4. [S78] Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  5. [S12] Family History Library, Online: FamilySearch.org, LDS Research Center . International Genealogical Index v.5.0 North America. Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Please conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
  6. [S228] Interview with Elgene Mesch (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, June 6 2005, James Mueller/Mary Geber Family Group Sheet.
  7. [S131] 1930 US Census, 1930 Iowa, Jackson, Prairie Springs Twp; Series: T626 Roll: 660 Page: 205.
 


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