Elisabeth A. Albrecht

(August 5, 1839 - May 28, 1898)
     Elisabeth A. Albrecht was born on Monday, August 5, 1839 in Rostock, Mecklenburg Schwerin, Germany.1

At age 22, Elisabeth married Bendicht Minger on Friday, June 27, 1862 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa. Bendicht was 24 years old. He was the son of Johann Ulrich Minger and Anna Maria Hofer. Rev. William Beckman officiated the ceremony.1

Her daughter, Julia, married Frank Leigh.1

Elisabeth died on Saturday, May 28, 1898 in Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa. She was 58 years old. Her cause of death is recorded as Apoplexy.1 She was laid to rest in the Guttenberg City Cemetery lot 415 in Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa.1

Elisabeth A.'s obituary in the Guttenberg Press, Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa, Pg. 1, Col 1., on June 1, 1898, reads --

Minger


The grim messenger, death, has again invaded this community and taken from this earthly sphere, Mrs. Anna Ernestina Eliza Minger, wife of Ben Minger.

Deceased was born at Rostock, Mecklenburg Schwerin, Germany, on August 5, 1839, and came to America with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albrecht, and one brother, in the year 1856, coming directly to Guttenberg, where she has since resided. Her parents and brother have all preceded her to their home above the clouds.

She was married to Ben Minger June 27, 1862 in the town of Guttenberg. The cause of her death was heart trouble. She leaves a husband, two sons, and four daughters to mourn the loss of a loving and dutiful wife and devoted mother.

The funeral took place May 31, 1898, at the residence with interment in the city cemetery. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the sorrowing husband and children. Peace to her ashes.
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Children of Elisabeth A. Albrecht and Bendicht Minger

Citations

  1. [S25] Mae (Brown) Siemers, Edith (Brown) Lenarz and Ruth (Brown) Rohrwsser, The Minger Family History, A Book of Memory (Publish Date: March 1984). Hereinafter cited as Minger Family Book.
 


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