Ernst Dietrich Budde (1869 - 1947)

Born 16 Sep 1869 in Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, USA

Husband of Estella Mae (Whipple) Budde — married about 10 May 1901 in Macomb, McDonough Co., Illinois

Died 23 Aug 1947 at age 77 in Tucumcari, Quay Co., New Mexico

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Biography

Ernst had many different jobs and ended up living in California in his later years. See sources for more info about Ernst, where he lived and who he worked for.

Sources

• St. James Lutheran Church records, Quincy, Illinois; lists parents names and date of birth.
• Gould's Quincy City Directory 1884-1885; 1884, Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois; listed as a helper that runs a planing mill at Menke & Gimm.
• Quincy City Directory 1889-1890; 1889 Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois; lives at 537 Van Buren.
• Quincy City Directory 1894-1895; 1894 Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois; laborer who lives at 537 Van Buren.
• Quincy City Directory 1896-1897; 1896, Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois; clerk for J. George Burblinger, Jr.; lives at 537 Van Buren.
• Quincy City Directory 1918; works at Excelsior, lives at 1007 Kentucky St., Quincy.
• 7 Jun 1880 census, town of Melrose, Adams Co., Illinois, p. 17, line 42, attending school.
• 16 Jun 1900 census, Edgington Twsp., Rock Island Co., Illinois, sheet 8 B, line 62; listed as a servant to John Parks family working on the farm; single at this time.
• 5 May 1910 census, Macomb Twsp., McDonough Co., Illinois, sheet 6 A, line 46; married 6 yrs. to Stella, 4 children, farmer.
• 6 Jan 1920 census, City of Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, sheet 5 A, line 45; owns mortgaged home, fireman for railroad.
• 9 Apr 1930 census, Melrose Twsp., 2nd precinct, Adams Co., Illinois, sheet 5 A, line 26; works on dairy farm.
• California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968; living on Vista, San Diego Co. in 1942; listed as retired.
• US Find a Grave Index; buried at Tucumcari Memorial Park, Tucumcari, Quay Co., New Mexico.
• Obituary of James Budde, "Decomposed Body of James Budde Found in West", "Quincyan, 78, died after wandering from New Mexico Bus Station", was traveling from Oceanside, CA to Quincy, IL; must have been dealing with dementia; had left Quincy 16 years before.