Nellie Christine (Haddock) Braeutigam (1857 - 1942)

Born 7 Aug 1857 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 13 Aug 1942 at age 85 in Kerrville, Kerr Co., Texas

Biography

Nellie Christine Haddock was born Aug. 7, 1857 in Chicago to English immigrants George Haddock and Rosetta (Holt) Haddock. ^[1]

She met and married Texan Johann August Braeutigam on Oct. 3, 1874 in Marysville, Yuba Co.,California. He was a blacksmith who had set up shop in Gridley Station. It was there that their first and only child Annie would be born.^[2]

In 1877, the family moved to Comanche, Texas where August set up a large blacksmith shop. From Comanche, they moved to Laredo where August owned at grocery store. After 5 years they moved to Fredericksburg where August had inherited 44 acres from his father. He established another blacksmith shop there refered to as the "Tool Box".

In 1885, the family moved to Kerrville, where August opened a second blacksmith shop on Water Street. He died in 1916.

Nellie passed away Aug. 13, 1942 in Kerrville^[3] and was buried at Glen Rest Cemetery in Kerrville, Kerr Co., Texas.

Sources

1. ↑ Texas Death Certificate for Nellie Braeutigam, issued by Kerr Co.
2. ↑ History of Johann Wolgang and Christine Kensing Braeutigam family about 1970.
3. ↑ Texas Death Certificate

See also:

• 1860 US Federal Census for San Joaquin Co., California - with parents.
• 1870 US Federal Census for San Joaquin Co., California. - with parents.
• 1880 US Federal Census for Comanche Co., Texas - with husband and daughter.
• 1900 US Federal Census for Kerr Co., Texas - with husband.
• 1910 US Federal Census for Kerr Co., Texas - with husband.
• 1920 US Federal Census for Kerr Co., Texas - alone.
• 1930 US Federal Census for Kerr Co., Texas - alone.