Friedrich F Thiele (1890 - 1972)

Born 4 Mar 1890 in Niederzimmern bei Vesselbach, Sachsen-Weimar, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Kroger) Thiele — married 4 Sep 1918 in Egan, Moody Co., South Dakota

Descendants

Died 29 Mar 1972 at age 82 in Colman, Moody, South Dakota, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: J Martin [send private message]

Biography

Friedrich was born in 1890. He was the son of Gustav Thiele and Ida Junge and was born in Niederzimmern bei Vesselbach, Sachsen-Weimar, Germany.

He sailed with his mother and five siblings from Antwerp aboard the S.S. Pennland on 23 April 1893 and arrived in New York habor on 3 May 1893.^[1]

Though his World War I draft registration document lists him as a naturalized citizen of the USA^[2], his citizenship papers show he filed his intention to naturalize on 18 Oct 1919. NOTE: the document contains some minor errors, e.g. the name of the ship on which he travelled to the USA from Antwerp.^[3]

Whereas his World War I draft registration has his birth date as 3 Mar 1890, his World War II draft registration has his birth date as 4 Mar 1890.^[4]

He married Anna Kroger on 4 Sep 1918 in Moody, SD.^[5]

He died in March of 1972 in Coleman, Moody, South Dakota.^[6]

Obituary

Fredrick F. Thiele

COLMAN, S.D. — Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Colman Lutheran Church for Fredrick F. Thiele, 82, who died Wednesday at his home in Colman.

Mr. Thiele was born March 4, 1890 in Neider [sic], Germany. He came with his parents as a small boy to Minnesota. He received his schooling in Oakland, Iowa. On Sept. 4, 1918, he married Anna Kroger at Flandreau. The couple farmed in the Colman vicinity until 1932 when they moved into Colman.

Survivors include the widow; three daughters, Mrs. Leo Heinricy and Mrs. Kenneth Croom, both of Colman, and Mrs. Vernon Beck, Madison; three sons, Leo, Dell Rapids; Lloyd, Colman, and Mahlon, Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Bakkedahl, Colman, and Mrs. Hilda Gable, Isanti, Minn.; 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 Roll M237, 1820-1897 Roll 606 (Ancestry.com)
2. ↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Registration State: South Dakota; Registration County: Moody; Roll: 1877799 (Ancestry.com)
3. ↑ South Dakota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1904-1928; National Archives at Kansas City; Kansas City, Missouri; ARC Title: Petitions for Naturalization, 4/19/1906 - 5/14/1928; NAI Number: 788684; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21 (Ancestry.com)
4. ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of South Dakota; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 1423 (Ancestry.com)
5. ↑ South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2016 (Ancestry.com)
6. ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Number: 504-03-5185; Issue State: South Dakota; Issue Date: Before 1951 (Ancestry.com)
7. ↑ Argus-Leader' (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) 30 Mar 1972, Thu Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com

• 1900 US Federal Census; Census Place: Jackson, Montgomery, Iowa; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1240450 (Ancestry.com)

• 1930 US Federal Census; Census Place: Colman, Moody, South Dakota; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341963 (Ancestry.com)

• 1940 US Federal Census; Census Place: Colman, Moody, South Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03865; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 51-4 (Ancestry.com)

• Find a Grave, database and images, accessed 29 August 2021, memorial page for Fredrick F. “Fred” Thiele (4 Mar 1890–28 Mar 1972), Find A Grave: Memorial #224734368, citing Colman Cemetery, Colman, Moody County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Rio (contributor 48809896) .

Acknowledgements

• Personal recollection of events witnessed by J (Thiele) Martin as remembered 29 Jan 2019.

Joy Thiele