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Martin Michael Ehredt

Male 1903 - 1976  (72 years)


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  • Name Martin Michael Ehredt 
    Nickname Mick 
    Birth 13 Nov 1903  Derinda Center, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 04 Sep 1976  Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1079  Thompson
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2023 

    Father Martin John Ehredt,   b. 11 Feb 1862, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 02 Jan 1927, Derinda Center, Jo Davies County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Sophia Groezinger,   b. 07 Jul 1863, Derinda Center, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1928, Derinda Center, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 13 May 1883  Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Martin and Sophia also raised as Foster children:
      William Heisler, who lived in Savanna, Illinois in 1927.
      Gertrude Church, who lived in Normal, Illinois in 1927.
      Leslie Harris, who lived in Derinda Center, Illinois in 1927.
    • EHREDT, JOHN M. married GROETZINGER, CHRISTIANA, 05/13/1883, E/368, JO DAVIESS.

    Married:
    • Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
      Name John Martin Ehredt
      Gender Male
      Marriage Date 13 May 1883
      Marriage Place Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
      Spouse Christiana Sophia Groetzinger
    Family ID F319  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Luella Mae Smith,   b. 01 May 1912, Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 2002 (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 11 Oct 1931  Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth Ann Ehredt
    +2. Etta Mae Ehredt
    +3. Martin Oscar Ehredt
    +4. James Albert Ehredt,   b. 16 Mar 1939, Jo Davies County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1963, Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
    Family ID F502  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2011 

  • Documents
    1920 United States Federal Census Record - Derinda, Jo Daviess County, Illinois - Sheet 2
    1920 United States Federal Census Record - Derinda, Jo Daviess County, Illinois - Sheet 2

  • Notes 
    • Lived in Savanna, Illinois in 1927.

    Died:
    • OBITUARY
      Posted 12 Feb 2017 by Bonita Kloepping
      THOMSON - Martin M. Ehredt of Thomson, an area farmer and an employee of Kraft Foods, Stockton, until retiring in 1968, died Sunday at Jane Lamb Hospital, Clinton, Iowa. He was a member of Savanna Moose Lodge.
      Born Nov. 13, 1903, at Derinda Center, he was the son of Martin and Sophia (Groezinger) Ehredt. He married Luella Smith Oct. 11, 1931, at Mount Carroll. Surviving are his widow; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Elizabeth) Duff and
      Mrs. Carl (Etta) Carlson,; both of Thomson; a son, Martin of Barrow, Alaska; 10 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Louisa Schultzy of Dubuque, Iowa; and a brother, Frank of Round Lake. A son and three grandchildren preceded him in death.
      Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. The Rev. Albert Ihne will officiate. Burial will be in Savanna Township Cemetery. -- Freeport Journal Standard, pg. 13, Tues., Sept. 7, 1976
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