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Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun 1873–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1873

Birth Location: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 8 Mar 1958

Death Location: Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA

Father: Johann Braun

Mother: Maria Diestelmeier

Spouse(s): Martha Schwarz

Children(s): Esther Braun, Herbert Braun, Margaretta Braun

In 1873, Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun entered the world in Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA, born to Johann Ferdinand Emil Braun And Maria Mary Diestelmeier. In 1874, Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun resided in Kent, Stephenson, Illinois. In 1900, Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun resided in Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA. Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun married Martha Mattie Schwarz, and had children including Esther Lydia Braun, Herbert Jakob Emil Braun, Margaretta Pauline Maria Braun. Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun passed away in 1958 in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1873, Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun entered the world in Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA, born to Johann Ferdinand Emil Braun And Maria Mary Diestelmeier.
  • In 1874, Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun resided in Kent, Stephenson, Illinois.
  • In 1900, Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun resided in Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA.
  • Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun married Martha Mattie Schwarz, and had children including Esther Lydia Braun, Herbert Jakob Emil Braun, Margaretta Pauline Maria Braun.
  • Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun passed away in 1958 in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Braun
1844–1933
Birth Location: Grossfurra, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Germany
JB
Maria Diestelmeier
1851–1926
Birth Location: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
MD

Spouses(s)

Martha Schwarz
1871–1954
Birth Location: Asia Minor
MS

Children(s)

Esther Braun
1909–1992
Birth Location: Illinois
EB
Herbert Braun
1911–1965
Birth Location: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
HB
Margaretta Braun
1908–1992
Birth Location: Illinois
MB

Wilhelm Braun's Ancestors

Self
Wilhelm Braun
1873–1958
Birth Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Parents
Johann Ferdinand Emil Braun
1844–1933
Grossfurra, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Germany
Maria ("Mary") Diestelmeier
1851–1926
Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Johan (Buno Brinkmann "John") Diestelmeier
1808–1897
Lippe-Detmold, Germany
Mary (Augusta) Klippstein
1829–1888
Schwarzburg, Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstädt, Thüringen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Wilhelm Distelmeier
1780–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wilhelm Braun's Descendants

1.
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Wilhelm (Johann Gustav) Braun (19 Aug 1873–8 Mar 1958) m. Martha ("Mattie") Schwarz (14 Jul 1871–17 Nov 1954)
  1. 1. Esther (Lydia) Braun 1909–1992
  2. 2. Herbert (Jakob Emil) Braun 1911–1965
  3. 3. Margaretta (Pauline Maria) Braun 1908–1992

Wilhelm Braun's Timeline

11 Records

1873
19 Aug 1873
Birth of Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun in Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
1874
1874
Age 1
Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun resided here in Kent, Stephenson, Illinois
Kent, Stephenson, Illinois
1900
1900
Age 27
Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun resided here in Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 37
Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun resided here in Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 47
Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun resided here in Kent, Stephenson, Illinois
Kent, Stephenson, Illinois
1930
1930
Age 57
Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun resided here in Kent, Stephenson, Illinois
Kent, Stephenson, Illinois
1935
1935
Age 62
Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun resided here in Kent, Stephenson, Illinois
Kent, Stephenson, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 67
Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun resided here in Kent Township, Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Kent Township, Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 77
Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun resided here in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
1958
5 Mar 1958
Age 85
Death of Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
1958
8 Mar 1958
Age 85
Burial of Wilhelm Johann Gustav Braun in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1873
    Event Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00893; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 89-30
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: T625_397; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 426
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: 561; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 526.0; FHL microfilm: 2340296
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Stephenson; Roll: 1642743
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: 346; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0101
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: T624_327; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1374340
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] Stephenson County, Illinois, U.S., Lena Park Cemetery Transcriptions
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lena, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: 1846; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 89-68

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois
    Record Source: Stephenson County, Illinois Farmer Directory, 1917

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: 346; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0101

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: T624_327; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1374340

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: T625_397; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 426

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: 561; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 526.0; FHL microfilm: 2340296

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00893; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 89-30

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kent Township, Kent, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kent, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00893; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 89-30

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lena, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: 1846; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 89-68

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stephenson, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Stephenson; Roll: 1642743

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1958
    Event Place: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Stephenson County, Illinois, U.S., Lena Park Cemetery Transcriptions

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1958
    Event Place: Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Stephenson County, Illinois, U.S., Lena Park Cemetery Transcriptions
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