Whede

Christian and Magdelina Wehde
Christian and Magdelina Wehde

Christian & Magdelina Wehde

Date unknown, but before 1918. Christian was born 31 May 1845 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He died 15 March 1918 in Holstein, Ida Co., Iowa. His wife Magdelena (Rohr) Whede was born 7 Mar 1841 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and died 1 Aug 1922 in Holstein, Ida Co., Iowa.

Wehde Family Abt. 1888

Photo Circ 1888.  L-R Back Row: Henry Wehde, John Fred Wehde, Louise Garbers, Dora Kuehl, William Wehde, Gus Wehde.  L-R Front Row: Christian Wehde, Magdelena Wehde, Fred Wehde

William Wehde served as mayor of Holstein for two years. Thanks to Marilyn Dose of the Ida County, Iowa Gen Web. The photo above is from the “Holstein Centennial Book 1882-1982”. (No longer in print) Here’s a link to the Ida County Iowa Gen Web. Much more information is available there. LINK

Christian Wehde’s Will

Names his wife and six surviving children. It was made on the 14th of March. One day before he died.

How the Wehde’s came to America

History of the Wehdes written by Gladys Raabe. LINK

Source: “Holstein Centennial Book 1882-1982”

The Schleswig Wars

Here’s some good information about the Schleswig Wars they were trying to avoid.  LINK

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN Research 

If you want to do any research into their origins, you’ll need to start here. Access to German records usually requires a fee. If you don’t know what you’re looking for, it can quickly get expensive.  Klaus Struve at Rootsdigger is a genealogist in Schleswig-Holstein. I emailed him about the Wehde’s listed on his site and he sent a response that I’ve edited below. He’s been very highly recommended from a variety of sources I’ve had contact with. He knows what to look for, has very reasonable prices and can translate the findings.

Here’s a link to his site: http://www.rootdigger.de/

Wehde’s in Germany 

Almost every male listed below is accused of not showing for military service and of leaving the country without the required permit.  A couple of things need to be pointed out. 

1) The date the accusation was made does not mean that the emigration was in that year. They may have emigrated years earlier. 
2) It means exactly what it says: there was an accusation in that year. Accusing someone and trying him could be done without that person being present.

KEY to symbols in the info below

* = born in
~ = born about
¥ = married with
sof = son of
dof = daughter of

Wehde, Johann Friedrich
He emigrated to Holstein, Iowa, in the early 1890 ‘s as a widower with his son Christian and his family.

¥ Nebendahl, Christina Dorothea (†).USA
Wehde, Wilhelm (Wilhelm Friedrich)* 1848, 30 Jan.

sof Johann Friedrich ¥ Auguste Dorothea née Nehmdahl.
Accused of not showing for military service and of leaving the country without the required permit. Siblings in America : Detlef Bernhard and Johann.USA

Wehde, Detlef Bernhard              ~ 1856
sof Johann Friedrich ¥ Auguste Dorothea née Nehmdahl. Siblings in America : Wilhelm and Johann.USA

Wehde, Detlef Georg                       * 1855 21 June
sof Johann Friedrich ¥ Christina Dorothea née Nebendahl. Accused (in 1878) of illegal emigration or of not showing for military service. USA

Wehde, Johann                                * 1852 15 Nov
sof Johann Friedrich ¥ Auguste Dorothea née Nehmdahl. Siblings in America : Detlef Bernhard and Wilhelm.

Wehde, Christian                      * 1845 31 May
sof Johann Friedrich ¥ Christina Dorothea née Nebendahl.

¥ Rohr, Magdalena.

They emigrated in the 1890’s. They lived in Holstein, Iowa. Several children there.USA

Wehde, Dorothea Louise            * 1865 13 Jan.
dof Christian * 1845 ¥ Magdalena née Rohr. Several siblings and her parents in the USA.

NOTE: Man below is the brother William that was married at the same time as John. According to Leona, he also “helped Mother with the family, while Dad went with livestock train, lay over in Sioux City”

Wehde, Johann Detlef Wilhelm   * 1867 21 May
sof Christian * 1845 ¥ Magdalena née Rohr. Premarital. Several siblings and his parents in the USA. Accused (in 1892) of leaving the country without a permit for emigration and of not showing for military service.USA

NOTE: Man below is Leona’s father John Fred Wehde.

Wehde, Johann Friedrich             * 1872 13 Dec
sof Christian * 1845 ¥ Magdalena née Rohr. Accused (in 1893) of not showing for military service and of leaving the country without the required permit. Several siblings and his parents settled in the USA.

Wehde, Carl Heinrich                      * 1875 16 Mar
sof Christian * 1845 ¥ Magdalena née Rohr. Several siblings and his parents in the USA.

Wehde, Elise Dorothea            * 1877 29 June
dof Christian * 1845 ¥ Magdalena née Rohr. Several siblings and her parents in the USA.

Wehde, Gustav Detlef                     * 1880 20 July
sof Christian * 1845 ¥ Magdalena née Rohr. Several siblings and his parents in the USA.

Notes From Klaus:

Nehmdal / Nebendahl = same name.
Auguste Dorothea vs. Christina Dorothea: if she went by Dorothea, who would care for her other given name? But it happened quite often that a widower married his deceased wife’s sister. Needs to be checked.
This seems to be the same family, 3 generations.

Five WEHDE Women 

5 Wehde women. Date unknown.

They’re named on the back of the photo. From left: Gus Wehde’s Wife (her name was Anna Christophersen), Dora Kuehl (maiden name Wehde), Emma Wehde, Aunt Martha (Martha Bremer – she was married to William Wehde), Aunt Anne (Anna Will – She was married to Fredrick H. Wehde).

5 Ladies Back
5 Ladies Back

HERE’S SOME BIOS ON THE WOMEN FROM MY ANCESTRY TREE.

Anna H. Christophersen was born in 1895 in Germany. She had three sons and five daughters with Gustav “Gus” David Wehde between 1910 and 1923. She died in 1950 in Ida County, Iowa, at the age of 55.

When Dora Wehde was born on June 29, 1877, in Germany, her father, Christian, was 32 and her mother, Magdelena, was 36. She married Herman R. Kuehl in 1896. She had three children by the time she was 25. She died on February 7, 1959, at the age of 81.

When Emma Andresen was born on February 26, 1880, in Holstein, Iowa, her father, William, was 25 and her mother, Doris, was 24. She married John Fred Wehde on January 23, 1900, in Ida Grove, Iowa. They had 11 children in 19 years. She died on March 26, 1952, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at the age of 72.

Martha Bremer was born in August 1878 in Germany. She married J. William Wehde in 1900. She died in 1956 in Ida County, Iowa, at the age of 78.

Anna Will was born about 1888, in Ida County, Iowa. She moved 3 times during her lifetime. She lived in Ida County, Iowa, in 1895 and moved to Griggs, Iowa, by 1930. She had one daughter with Fredrick H. Wehde in 1912. ***Her profile is incomplete. Needs more research.

John & Emma Wehde Wedding 1900

23 Jan 1900 Emma ANDRESEN Wehde and John Fred Wehde were married in Ida Grove. It was a double wedding. John’s brother William Wehde was also married the same day to Martha Bremer. Daughter Leona easily remembered their Wedding Anniversary. Zero, one, two, three. (1900 Jan 23). She also wrote down what her parents told her about their wedding:

“They remembered their wedding day as a cold day. Went by horse & buggy from Holstein to Ida Grove. When they got married they had a double wedding with Dad’s brother and they farmed together the first year.“

NOTE: The 1900 census (taken 5 months after the wedding) shows them all living in Holstein on William Wehde’s farm.

Two Grooms Wedding Photo

Wehde Wedding Party
Wehde Wedding Party

John is seated lower left and is wearing the same suit as his wedding photo. It looks like brother William is seated next to him. They are both holding papers. Perhaps their marriage certificates? I’m speculating that the men standing behind them are the best men.

 

John & Emma Family Portraits

Wehde Family 1920s
L/R Back: Leona, Hulda, Walter, Edna, Herbert, Alma. Front: Clarence, John, Harold, Raymond, Emma, Edward.
Wehde Family 1930s
L/R Back: Walter, Alma, Clarence, Hurbert, Hulda, Edna. Front: Leona, John, Raymond, Harold, Emma, Edward.
Wehde Family 1940s
L/R Back: Walter, Raymond, Herbert, Clarence, Edward, Harold. Front: Alma, Edna, John, Emma, Leona, Hulda

Wehde Ford Fleet 1925

Alma’s husband “Harold Jacob Jurgensen” submitted the photo at left for something about Renner area history. They misspelled Harold’s last name, but the source of the image is the May 1925 Ford Pictorial magazine. Emma in the middle and John standing next to the car on the far right.  The 1919 ad shows that he almost owned the entire line of Ford vehicles!

 

Edna & Albert Bremer 1930

Edna Wehde married Albert Bremer in Minnehaha, South Dakota on 23 Dec 1930. Here’s the record of Marriage.  LINK

Edna and Albert Bremer family history. Don’t know who wrote it.  LINK

Source: “Holstein Centennial Book 1882-1982”

Hulda & Bill Walker 1932

Hulda Irene Wehde married William James Walker in Union County, South Dakota on 7 Jul 1932. Above is their Wedding photo. Here’s the record of Marriage.  LINK

Bill and Hulda Walker family history written by William Bayer.  LINK

Source: “Holstein Centennial Book 1882-1982”

1957 Article

Here’s an old 1957 article that’s interesting. The old newspapers had a lot of “Local Happenings” sections that were early social networks. They were like a print version of “Facebook”.  The article linked below is a short list of “Who Came to Dinner at the Bremer’s”.  It’s interesting to note that everyone listed is a Wehde. Mrs. Bremer was Edna Wehde, Mrs. Jurgensen was Alma Wehde, and Mrs. Ericksen was Leona Wehde. LINK

Source: Newspaper “Pioneer Record” 10 Oct 1957, pg. 10

Emma’s Family (Andresen)

Leona’s mother was born Emma Andresen on Feb. 26, 1880 in Holstein, Iowa. Here’s the William and Doris Andresen family history written by Bonnie Andresen. LINK

Source: “Holstein Centennial Book 1882-1982”

Here’s William Andresen’s Obit. They put him in the front yard. Wonder if he’s still there?  

H. H. Andresen

William’s father was H. H. Andresen. Here’s some photos of his home in Davenport, Iowa.

The home has seen better days.. It sold for $25,900 in 2011. The current owner is in the process of restoring it. Here’s a website with interior & exterior views. LINK

Here’s a biography of him from

“History of Scott County, Iowa 1882“

H. H. Andresen, cashier of the German Savings Bank, was born in Scheiswig-Holstein, Germany, in December, 1826. He was there reared and educated, and during the war against Denmark was in the military service, from the first battle to the last. He came to America as a refugee in the fall of 1851, and located first in Milwaukee, where he taught school one winter. In the spring of 1852 he went to Chicago, and secured employment in the office of a land agency; afterward conducted a real estate business on his own account from 1854 and 1855. The latter year he came to Davenport and engaged in the general mercantile business; he sold out in 1859, and in 1860 he was appointed deputy sheriff under James Thorington; he went to Fort Scott, Kan., in 1862 to take charge of a fort settlership under Mr. Thorington’s supervision; he returned to Davenport in 1864. In 1865 he started a window blind factory, which he ran for a number of years; meantime, in the fall of 1868, he was elected secretary of the Davenport Fire Insurance Company. During his administration in this institution the concern was successful in restoring former losses, and while thus employed, was chief mover in establishing the German Savings Bank, and the two were run in harmony, the stockholders in the insurance company becoming stockholders in the bank. The insurance company was wound up in 1874. For a number of years Mr. Andresen had the active supervision of the three enterprises, which involved great labor and responsibilities. Since that date has had sole active charge of the bank, which is one of the most ably managed financial institutions in the West, and has been exceptionally prosperous. Mr. Andresen was elected alderman from the second ward three times, and served in 1859-’60, and in 1864 until 1868. While serving in this capacity he was elected chairman of the finance committee, and as such instituted a system of bookkeeping for the city offices which is still in vogue. Mr. Andresen returned to Europe in 1854 and there married Mary A. Thompson in May of that year. They have a family of two sons and three daughters. The youngest son is a clerk in the bank, the other is a farmer in Ida Co., Iowa. In his political views Mr. Andresen is Republican.

Early Emma Photos?

Photo One: Unknown Child. I believe this is Emma Apprx. 1884. LINK

Photo Two:  Swingers. I believe this is Emma Apprx. 1892-1894. Emma only had one sister. Who are the other women? LINK

Photo Three:  Emma’s 1900 Wedding Photo. LINK

Speculation: The three images above belonged to Leona. Far right is the only identified photo. Are the photos at left younger photos of Emma? They certainly look like the same person to me. Here’s links to the originals. 

Erickson/Wehde Picnic July 4, 1949

Left to right back row: 1. Gerry Lofgren • 2. Ole Stensing (family Friend) • 3. John Clifford Erickson  • 4. Jim Lofgren • 5. Jessie (Jess) Austin Herrington (Married too Jim Lofgren’s Sister Selma) • 6. Peter Erickson  • 7. Sivert Erickson • 8. Evelyn Erickson • 9. Selma Caroline Herrington (went by the nickname Sam and was Jim Lofgren’s Sister) • 10. Jim Lofgren • 11. Gertie Lofgren • 12. Martha Bremer • 13. Alma Jurgensen • 14. Emma Wehde • 15. Unknown • 16. Deloris Jurgensen • 17. Maurice Erickson

Left to right front row: (kids) 18.Oliver Erickson • 19. Arthur Erickson • 20. Dennis Erickson • 21. John Albert Erickson • 22. Larry Dean Erickson • 23. Karen (Erickson) Schmidt  • 24. Shirley Jurgensen  

photos from Harold Wehde’s granddaughter

Harold Wehde (Sr.) No date yet. Harold Wehde (Jr.) About 1950 at his wedding.

Harold Wehde Jr. obit:

Harold A. Wehde, Jr., 70, of Wheeler, Ore., died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011 after a short stay at Nehalem Valley Care Center, after many years of failing health.He was born Aug. 2, 1940 to Harold Sr. and Ruby (Barrett) Wehde in Sioux Falls.Harold enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and the outdoors. For many years he lived in the Hamilton, Mont. area and most recently in Astoria, Ore.He is survived by a son, Brandyn (Brandi) Wehde, Richland, Wash.; a daughter, Shanyn Wehde, Republic, Mo.; a brother, A. David (Harriet) Wehde, Brandon; a granddaughter, Kyla; a step-grandson, Taylor; two great-grandchildren; a good friend and caregiver, Gerry Henry; and several other relatives.He was preceded in death by his wife, Paula; an infant son, Corey; his parents, Harold and Ruby Wehde; step-mother, Viola Wehde; grandparents, C.H. Kelley and Mildred Barrett; and grandparents, John F. and Emma Wehde.Private graveside rites will be held at a later date.

Harold Wehde (Sr.) Her name was Viola. Harold’s brother Raymond married Violet E Kram. She was called “Vi” too, so it’s easy to get confused. (For me at least.) Here’s photos of both.

NOTE My brother and I used to spend our summers living with my grandmother after John Clifford died. Her philosophy was “idle hands…etc.” so we always worked. She farmed us out to all of her friends and relatives. My brother and I weeded the bean fields for Ray and Vi (Raymond and Violet) MANY times. Loved them. Vi’s sister Alice lived on the property in a mobile home. I seem to remember she couldn’t speak.

Harold & Viola’s Obits

Ray Wehde WWII

Raymond WWII Newspaper

Mrs. Elmer Eggers Newspaper column on “Where The Boys Are” from WWII.  Pvt. Raymond J. Wehde is the 2nd person in this column. Link

1913 Map of Wehde Farm. John had two 160 acre plats. Southeast corner of section 3 and the northeast corner of section 10. LINK

1929 Map of Wehde Farm. He’s added more land in section 2. LINK

1984 Map of Wehde Farm. Now Harold and Alma (Wehde) Jurgensen’s. LINK

Historic Mapworks 

The maps above are part of an early  Farmers’ Directory. They have an enormous amount of information including: landowner, religion, workplace, names of children, how many years they have lived on the land, what organizations they belong to, the exact number of acres they own, address and phone number.

Here’s a link to Historic Mapworks. LINK

Assorted Wehde Obits

Emma (Andresen) Wehde Obit 

She died in Sioux Falls, but an obit ran in her hometown. LINK

Source: Newspaper “Pioneer Record” 3 Apr 1952

John Fred WEHDE OBIT 

Emma and John are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. 

Leona (Wehde) Erickson Obit

Daughter of John and Emma Wehde LINK

CLARENCE WEHDE

WALTER WEHDE OBIT

 Here’s Waleter Whede’s death certficate LINK

More Links

German Immigration Ship Passenger Records LINK

John’s WWI Draft Card LINK

Raymond & Violet’s Marriage Record LINK

1885 Iowa Census. For Emma’s Parents. William Andersen and Doris GREIS Anderson LINK

1900 Census LINK

1910 Census     LINK Page 1LINK Page 2

1920 Census LINK

1935 Census Card For Emma Wehde LINK

7 thoughts on “Whede

  1. Hi, I’m Marilee Wehde, wife of a Mark Wehde, son of Roy Wehde, son of Gustav Wehde (the youngest in the immigration photo you’ve posted), son of Magdalene and Christian Wehde.

    Roy thinks you have the women incorrectly named in the Five Women photo.
    1) is not Anna Wehde; rather it is Anna Weede (Fred Weede’s wife. Either Fred or his father changed their spelling from Wehde). (This Fred is the second oldest brother of Gus, Roy’s father.)
    2) is not Dora Kuehl; rather it is Martha Wehde, wife of William Wehde (oldest brother of Gus, Roy’s father).
    3) Emma Wehde, John Wehde’s wife.
    4) is not Aunt Anne; rather this is Dora Kuehl, one of Gus’s (Roy’s father) sisters.
    5) is Frieda Suiter Wehde, wife of Gus.

    Roy is 99 today (2022) and remembers his uncles and aunts quite well. He laughed that he’s probably the only person left living who knew them all personally.
    Gus’s wife, Frieda, died in the flu epidemic of 1914. She left behind 5 children: Wilbur/aka Biggs, Florence, Mabel, Margaret, and Gus (jr). Gus (sr.) then married Anna Christopherson (also born in Germany) and they had four children, Evelyn (Ron Bennett), Fern (Syd Schiffer), and twins Roy and Roy who were great basketball players at Holstein High, Iowa State, and Ray was drafted by the Boston Celtics.
    I had a hard time finding this site, because the name is misspelled as Whede.
    Please contact me if you have any questions. We’ve done some genealogy, and share some people several generations ago.

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