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- JOSEPH5 DIEDERICH (JOHANNES4, JOHANN NICOLAUS3, CORNELIUS2 DIEDERICHS, PET ER1) was born 02 September 1849 in Probably Town of Lawrence, Brown Count y, Wisconsin, and died 22 August 1924 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebras ka and is buried in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery there.. He married AN NA CATHERINE OSTERMANN 02 May 1871 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wiscons in, daughter of JOHN OSTERMANN and ELIZABETH PHRUIL.
Joseph5 Diederich (John4, Johann Nicolaus3, Cornelius2, Peter1) was bo rn 2 September 1849 probably at Town of Lawrence, Brown County, Wisconsi n, the son of John and Anna (Clasen) Diederich. He was the second child bo rn in Wisconsin after his parents migrated from Germany. See Brown Coun ty birth records, v ___, no. _____.
He died 22 August 1924, age almost 75, of _____________ at Geneva, Fillmo re County, Nebraska. The funeral was held ____________________ at ________ ___ church, _________, and he is buried in St. Joseph's Catholic cemete ry there. His death is recorded in __________________ County death record s, v ____, no. _____.
He married Anna Catherine Ostermann 2 May 1871 at ___________ Roman Cathol ic church, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin Reverend _________________ presided. Witnesses were ________ ______ and _____________. The marriage is recorded in the marriage regist er of the church. See also Brown County marriage records, v ___, no. ____.
Anna Ostermann was born 24 February 1852 at Beilstein, Province of Baden ( or Hesse), West Germany, the daughter of John Conrad and Elizabeth (Phrui l) Ostermann. See _________ birth records, v ___, no. _____.
She died 8 February 1918, age almost 66, of _____________ at Geneva. The f uneral was held _____________________ at _________________ church, _______ ___, and she is buried in St. Joseph's Catholic cemetery there. Her dea th is recorded in _____ County death records, v ____, p _____.
His birth is recorded in Brown County birth records, v 1, p 271, as Jose ph Dietrich, son of John Dietrich and Anna Klaussen. According to his bir th record, he was born at Green Bay but it is more likely that he was bo rn on the family farm at Town of Lawrence.
The date and place of his death and burial were furnished by his daughte r, Mrs. Clara Augusta Diederich Heiderstadt. Mrs Heiderstadt is also the s ource of the information concerning he mother's birth, death and parenta ge as well as most of the information about their children which she sa ys is taken largely from the old family bible.
The Liber Matrimonii et Defunctorum (marriage and death book) of St. Mary 's Roman Catholic church at De Pere contains this entry for 1871 on p 22 1, which has been translated from the Latin: "Today May 2, marriage was in itiated by Joseph Diderich, son of John and Anna Diderich, married, and An na Osterman, daughter of John Conrad and Elizabeth Prior, married. Witness es: Dora Verboort and Catherina Devray." The enry was signed by the Revere nd W. A. Verboort, pastor at that time. This marriage is also record ed in Brown County marriage records, v 6, p 19. According to this recor d, Joseph Diederich was born at Town of Lawrence and at the time of his ma rriage, was a farmer at Town of Lawrence.
Joseph Diederich grew up on his parents' farm and continued to work on t he farm after his marriage. After they died, he sold his interest in the ir land on 5 March 1879, he moved his family to Stanton Precinct, Fillmo re County, Nebraska to establish a homestead. The report of the June 18 80 Census of Nebraska, p 520D, shows that his brothers Antone and John a nd their families were nearby neighbors. Although his brothers return ed to Wisconsin during 1881, he remained on the homestead until his retire ment when he moved to the nearby town of Geneva.
The Diederichs had seven children.
Children of JOSEPH DIEDERICH and ANNA CATHERINE OSTERMANN are:
11. i. JOHN CONRAD6 DIEDERICH, b. 13 July 1874, Town of Lawrence, Brown Co unty, Wisconsin; d. 17 January 1945, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska a nd is buried in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery there.
12. ii. ANNA MARY DIEDERICH, b. 16 September 1876, De Pere, Brown Count y, Wisconsin; d. 04 May 1955, Addison, Lenawee County, Michigan and is bur ied in Hillside cemetery there.
13. iii. ELIZABETH CECELIA DIEDERICH, b. 05 March 1880, Stanton Precinc t, Fillmore County, Nebraska; d. 07 July 1951, Arcadia, Valley County, Neb raska.
14. iv. ALBERT JOSEPH DIEDERICH, b. 13 May 1882, Geneva, Stanton Precinc t, Fillmore County, Nebraska; d. 14 December 1963, Geneva, Fillmore Count y, Nebraska and is buried in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery there.
15. v. MARY THERESA DIEDERICH, b. 10 May 1886, Geneva, Stanton Precinct, F illmore County, Nebraska; d. 07 March 1968, Denver, Denver County, Colora do and is buried in Fort Logan National cemetery at Colorado..
16. vi. BARBARA GERTRUDE DIEDERICH, b. 07 May 1889, Stanton Precinct, Fill more County, Nebraska; d. 26 October 1946, Denver, Denver County, Colora do and is buried in Mount Olivet cemetery there.
17. vii. CLARA AUGUSTA DIEDERICH, b. 09 August 1892, Geneva, Stanton Preci nct, Fillmore County, Nebraska; d. 04 March 1978, Colorado.
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