Amanda Ernestine (Michael) Lechner (1884 - 1959)

Born 30 Apr 1884 in Charles City, Floyd, Iowa, United States

Wife of Edward Jacob Lechner — married 30 Oct 1912 in Minnehaha County, SD, USA

Descendants

Died 6 Aug 1959 at age 75 in Marin, California, United States

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Biography

Amanda was born to John and Louisa Michael in Iowa in about 1884. Her father was a German carpenter.^[1] The family moved to South Dakota in 1895.^[2] She married Edward Lechner in 1912.^[3][4] Amanda and Edward had several children:

Marvin - b. ca. 1915 in South Dakota.^[5]

Maida Lechner - b. ca. 1922 in South Dakota^[6]

Francis Lechner - b. ca. 1925 in South Dakota^[6]

Frieda - b. ca. 1927 in South Dakota^[6]

They were still in South Dakota in 1940.^[7] By 1954, she and her husband ended up in Northern California. She died in Marin County, California on 6 Aug 1959 after a terrible accident.^[8]

Her obituary is found on FindAGrave:^[9]

Daily Independent Journal

Friday, August 7, 1959

A 75 year old San Rafael woman died yesterday afternoon at San Rafael General Hospital of burns suffered when her dress caught fire from a backyard incinerator Tuesday.

Mrs. Amanda Lechner of 329 G Street was burning trash in the incinerator when the accident happened. A neighbor woman tore off Mrs. Lechner's flaming dress and wrapped her in a blanket.

Mrs. Lechner, a San Rafael resident 5 years, was born in Charles City, IA. She was a former concert pianist and piano teacher.

She is survived by her husband Edward J. Lechner; a son, Marin E. of San Rafael; 3 daughters, Miss Nada M. Lechner of Chicago, Mrs. James J. McKenna of Jamaica, NY, and Mrs. Wayne F. Buswell of Chicago; 2 sisters, Mrs. Lydia Kasten of Parker, SD, and Mrs. Ralph Koch of St. Paul, MN, and a brother, Martin Michael of Parker.

Funeral services are being arranged by Harry M. Williams Mortuary in San Rafael.

Thanks to the Marin County Genealogical Society (48462800) for this record.

Sources

1. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HZ7C-SMM : 2 March 2021), Amanda Michael in household of Any Michael, Charles City, Saint Charles, Floyd, Iowa; citing p. 42, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,467.
2. ↑ "South Dakota State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM41-WJF : 6 April 2020), Amanda Michael, South Dakota, United States; citing State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,281,791.
3. ↑ "South Dakota State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMH6-BB1 : 18 February 2021), Amanda Lechner; citing State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,283,562.
4. ↑ "South Dakota State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM43-PBR : 8 March 2021), Amanda Lechner; citing 712, State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,368,629.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6NY-NSH : 3 February 2021), Amanda Lechner in entry for Edward J Lechner, 1920.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQV2-6XR : accessed 30 August 2021), Amanda Leshner in household of Edward J Leshner, Parker, Turner, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 6A, line 50, family 156, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2231; FHL microfilm 2,341,965.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1S3-LMX : 25 May 2021), Amanda Lechner in household of Edward J Lechner, Parker, Turner, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) , sheet , line , family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll .
8. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPWL-4LP : 26 November 2014), Amanda Ernestine Lechner, 06 Aug 1959; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90715102/amanda-ernestine-lechner : accessed 29 August 2021), memorial page for Amanda Ernestine Michael Lechner (30 Apr 1884–6 Aug 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90715102, citing Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Marin County, California, USA ; Maintained by Susan Adkins (contributor 47343043).