Alma Estella (Herrmann) Brechtel (1889 - 1912)

Born 8 Dec 1889 in Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio

Ancestors

Wife of Jesse Milton Brechtel — married 11 Dec 1908 (to 13 Jan 1912) in Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio

Died 13 Jan 1912 at age 22 in Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio

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Biography

08 December 1889: Alma Estella Herrmann was born in Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio.

1900 Census Records: Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio 18 June 1900 Herrmann, George, Head, W, M, Sept. 1859, 40, Married for 12 years, OH-GER-GER, Farmer Minnie, Wife, W, F, Mar. 1861, 39, Married 12 years, 6 births total, 6 children still living, OH-OH-WV Alma E., Daughter, W, F, Dec 1888, 11, Single, OH-OH-OH, at school Clarence A., Son, W, M, Aug 1890, 9, Single, OH-OH-OH, at school Royal C., Son, W, M, Sept 1892, 7, Single, OH-OH-OH, at school Amy F., Daughter, W, F, Mar 1894, 6, Single, OH-OH-OH Edith A., Daughter, W, F, Apr 1896, 4, Single, OH-OH-OH Margaret C., Daughter, W, F, Oct 1897, 2, Single, OH-OH-OH

11 November 1908: Alma's first child with Jesse Brechtel was born in Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio.

11 December 1908: Jesse Brechtel and Alma Estella Herrmann were married.

Alma was pregnant before she married and had her daughter "Huldah" before she was married to Jesse. Jesse was Huldah's father.

Alma's husband, Jesse was mean to her. The family did not approve of him, however, Alma got pregnant before marriage and married Jesse anyway. One month later their first child was born. Jesse isolated Alma from her family and when she was very ill with typhoid fever, her brother, Clarence, insisted on seeing her, and knocking on the door of their home, Jesse did not allow him to come in. Clarence kicked their door in, and pushed Jesse away and shoved his way into her bedroom. He spoke to Alma for a time in her bedroom and seeing that she seemed to be O.K. he left, but not without warning Jesse that he will never keep Clarence from seeing his sister again. Alma died from the typhoid fever shortly after that. Jesse never kept a wife, he was married up to six times before he died in 1958 and was buried with his last wife, Marie.

1910 Census: Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio 18 April 1910 Storey's Run Brechtel, Jesse M., Head, M, W, 22, First Marriage, Married 2 years, OH-OH-OH, Laborer, Odd Jobs Alma, Wife, F, W, 21, First Marriage, Married 2 years, 1 birth total, 1 child still living, OH-OH-OH, Laborer, Odd Jobs Hulda R., Daughter, F, W, 1-5/12, Single, OH-OH-OH

13 January 1912: Alma died in Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio of typhoid fever [according to her death certificate] on 13 January 1912. She is buried at Gravel Hill Cemetery, Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio though she has no gravestone.

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Sources

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