Johann Georg Bretthauer (1871 - 1935)

Born 14 Jun 1871 in Walter, Saratov, Volga, Russia

Ancestors

Husband of Eva Katherine (Denner) Bretthauer — married 1898 in Walter, Saratov, Russia

Descendants

Died 9 Oct 1935 at age 64 in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

George Bretthauer was a Volga German.

George Bretthauer has German Roots.

Johann Georg Bretthauer was born 14 Jun 1871 (church records list 19 Jun 1871) in Walter, Volga, Russia and baptized on 20 Jun 1871.^[1][2] He was confirmed in the church in Frank, Saratov, Russia.

George married Eva Denner in 1898 in Russia. They came to America in 1913 with their children to Pomona, Kansas where family had settled.

George and Eva settled in Scottsbluff, Nebraska where the family were beet laborers. German-Russia settlers were known as "beeters", as their previous Russian experience produced an abundance of sugar in Nebraska and Colorado.^[3]

George Bretthauer passed away in 1935 after an illness.

Marriage

• 14 Jun 1898 to Eva Katherine Denner in Volga, Russia

Children

1. Elisabetha Bretthauer Huck - 1900-1968
2. Jacob "Jake" Bretthauer - 1901-1984
3. Heinrich "Henry" Bretthauer - 1903-1985
4. Marie "Mary" Bretthauer Nickelson - 1907-1972
5. Katharina "Katie" Bretthauer Rohrick - 1909-1997
6. Adam Bretthauer -1912-Bef. 1920
7. Adam Bretthauer - 1914-1986
8. Rueben Bretthauer - 1916-2000
9. Esther Bretthauer Karnes - 1920-2002
10. Infant 1934-1934 in Fairview Cemetery possibly their child

Immigration

• 26 Apr 1913 - Departure: Bremen via S.S. Cassel^[4]

Passengers:

Georg Bretthauer, 41, married, Farm Laborer [Brother Jacob Bretthauer from Don]

Eva, 35, housewife

Elisabetha, 13, daughter

Jacob, 11-1/2, son

Heinrich, 9, son

Marie, 5-1/2, daughter

Katharina, 3, daughter

Adam, 6 months, son

Georg Bretthauer Ship Manifest - Page 1

• 9 May 1913 - Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Georg Bretthauer Ship Manifest - Page 2

Destination: Gherington [Ghering, NE]

Brother-in-law: Phillip Deines, Ramona, Kansas [Pomona, Kansas]

Census

• 1920 U.S. Census - George Brethauer, age 49, Beet Laborer, in Scottsbluff Ward 1, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska^[5]

• 1930 U.S. Census - George Bretthauer, age 60 in Scotts Bluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska^[6]

Death

• 9 Oct 1935 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska
• Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Nebraska^[7]

Georg Bretthauer - German Obituary

George Bretthauer Obituary

Sources

1. ↑ BIR: Walter-Volgograd record; pg. 6 ,19 Jun 1871 72 Joh. Georg Helfrich Bretthauer Joh. Georg Walter Bapt. 20 Jun 1871 Maria Margaretha nee Baum Conrad Baum Baptized by Pastor David in the church
2. ↑ Bretthauer Chart (Village of Walter), Commissioned by Lauren Brethauer Brantner, Records by Anna Kasterina Pleve, Russia, 2020; email to Koreen Goodman 10 Mar 2020.
3. ↑ Sugar Beet History of Nebraska
4. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Records of the US Customs Service, RG36; NAI Number: 2655153; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Baltimore, Passenger Lists, 1820-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2M-CRM : accessed 17 April 2019), Henry Brathauer in household of George Brathauer, Scottsbluff Ward 1, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States; citing ED 225, sheet 14B, line 54, family 326, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1001; FHL microfilm 1,821,001.

   Household

   George Brathauer Head M 49 Russia

   Katie Brathauer Wife F 42 Russia

   Jack Brathauer [Jacob] Son M 18 Russia

   Henry Brathauer Son M 16 Russia

   Mary Brathauer Daughter F 12 Russia

   Katie Brathauer Daughter F 10 Russia

   Adam Brathauer Son M 4 Nebraska

   Ruben Brathauer Son M 3 Nebraska

6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ2X-9GJ : accessed 17 April 2019), George Bretthauer, Scotts Bluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 12A, line 1, family 266, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1293; FHL microfilm 2,341,028

   Household

   George Bretthauer Head M 60 Russia

   Eva K Bretthauer Wife F 52 Russia

   Ruben Bretthauer Son M 13 Nebraska

   Adam Bretthauer Son M 16 Nebraska [Farm Labor]

   Estha Bretthauer Daughter F 9 Nebraska

7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #130981316

• "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9JH-L24?cc=2367299&wc=HLDH-YWL%3A1547883801 : 15 January 2019), 100415126 > image 3727 of 9000; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska.

• "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89JH-L9J4-Q?cc=2367299&wc=HLY3-ZNL%3A1547973501 : 15 January 2019), 100415138 > image 3803 of 6286; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGB-2DDF : 13 December 2015), George Bretthauer, 1935; Burial, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States of America, Fairview Cemetery; citing record ID 130981316, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.