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St. Mary of the Angels Church About three miles southeast of Humphrey Platte County, Nebraska on Hwy 81 Established around 1875 Closed in the 1960's |
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St. Mary of the Angels Cemetery Northeast of the Church and school buildings |
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Following are pictures of many of the tombstones in the St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Cemetery. This is not a complete list. Over the 4th of July 2000 weekend and mid-October 2000, Bruce and I visited several cemeteries in the Platte, Nance, Boone and Merrick Nebraska counties. Many of my maternal ancestors helped settle the St. Mary's community and were instrumental in building the St. Mary's Church.
These photos were taken with a digital camera and have been cropped to conserve on space. If you would like a full size shot of a tombstone please email me. I'd be glad to share what I have.
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Caroline Dau of L.J. & K.S. BRAUN 1930 |
| I believe Caroline was a daughter of Louis John and Catherine Susana KRAUS BRAUN. Granddaughter of Hubert John and Mary DELSMANN BRAUN and Henry and Susan HEINEN KRAUS. I have a Carolina Catherine BRAUN, born September 2, 1930, died December 2, 1930. Caroline is Marge's second cousin once removed. | |
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Johannas Peter BRAUN Sept 22, 1822 Jan 4, 1893 |
Anna Maria SCHRÜDER BRAUN (SCHROEDER / SCHRODER) Jan 16, 1824 Feb 15, 1898 |
| Johannas and Anna Maria are Marge's Great Great Grandparents. Johannas and Anna Maria were married 8 May 1847 in Germany. They immigrated in 1848 to Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; they settled in the St. Mary's Community in Platte County, Nebraska in about 1879. They were the parents of: John, Joseph, Rosa, Anna Mary and Hubert. | |
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Hubert John BRAUN 10 Sep 1859 5 May 1948 |
Mary DELSMANN BRAUN 6 Jan 1856 29 Dec 1892 |
| Hubert BRAUN was a son of Johannas and Anna SCHRÜDER BRAUN, and a brother of Marge's Great Grandmother Anna Mary BRAUN ZACH. Mary was a daughter of Joseph Bernard and Bernadine EIMERS DELSMANN. Hubert and Mary married 30 Sep 1879 in St. Mary of the Angel's Church near Humphrey, Platte County, Nebraska. They were the parents of eight children. Their first three children, Hubert, Elizabeth and Albert are buried with them in the Braun plot. | |
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Hubert Peter BRAUN 20 Aug 1880 7 Feb 1908 |
| Hubert Peter BRAUN married Mary BURGKOFF on 14 Feb 1906 in St. Mary of the Angels Church near Humphrey, Nebraska. Hubert and Mary had one son Victor Hubert who was born 4 Mar 1907 in Hanover, Kansas - just a year before his father's death. | |
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Elizabeth BRAUN 7 Nov 1881 4 Feb 1882 |
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Albert BRAUN 24 Nov 1882 6 Jan 1883 |
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Mary LOHAUS BRAUN 22 Jan 1867 10 Aug 1912 |
| After the death of Mary DELSMANN BRAUN 29 Dec 1892, Hubert BRAUN Sr. married Mary LOHAUS on 7 May 1894 in Humphrey, Nebraska. Mary was the daughter of John Henry and Anna Maria ELPERS LOHAUS. Hubert and Mary had eight children. | |
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John BRAUN Feb 27, 1849 Dec 3, 1929 |
Mary WIESER BRAUN Wife of John BRAUN June 2, 1850 Apr 11, 1920 |
| John BRAUN was a son of Johannas and Anna SCHRÜDER BRAUN, and a brother of Marge's Great Grandmother Anna Mary BRAUN ZACH. Mary was a daughter of August and Mary KOHLER WIESER, and a sister of Michael WIESER. Mary is Marge's second cousin three removed through the PFEIFER line. | |
 Margaret - John - Mary Clara (daughter) |
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John Paul BRAUN May 9, 1875 June 20, 1939 |
Margaret (nee BACH) BRAUN Aug 1, 1878 July 12, 1966 |
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Mary Clara BRAUN Aug 14, 1903 July 27, 1933 Daughter of John and Margaret BACH BRAUN. |
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John BRAUN was a son of John and Mary WIESER BRAUN. Margaret was a daughter of John Jacob and Anna Maria BRAUN* BACH. John is Marge's second cousin twice removed. John and Margaret married 5 Feb 1901 at St. Mary of the Angel's Church, Platte County, Nebraska. They were the parents of nine children.
*According to the 1900 Platte County census for Grand Prairie Twp., John and Anna Maria BACH immigrated in 1892 with their five children: Peter, Mary, Margaret, Melina and Ludwig. They were all born in Prussia Germany. Anna Maria indicated her parents were both born in France. The St. Francis Church Centennial book indicates Margaret's parents were John BACH and Anna Marie WYLAND. The Platte County marriage extracts show Margaret's mother's name as Anna Maria BRAUN. | |
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Frank Clemens BRAUN May 24, 1887 Nov 11, 1971 |
| Frank (Francis) Clemens BRAUN was a son of John and Mary WIESER BRAUN, a first cousin of Marge's Grandmother Julia ZACH THOMAS. | |
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Marvin BRAUN Infant son of Remy & Alice BRAUN June 27 - June 27, 1941 |
| Marvin was a son of Remy and Alice DOHMEN BRAUN. Great Grandson of John and Mary WIESER BRAUN. Marvin is Marge's third cousin. | |
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Dorothy M. BROCKHAUS Jan 6, 1924 Apr 13, 1925 Dorothy was a daughter of Ferdinand Anthony and Catherine Bertha WIESER BROCKHAUS. Dorothy is buried between two of her aunts -- Theresa J. BROCKHAUS HAMLING (wife of Victor HAMLING) and Gertrude BROCKHAUS WIESER (wife of Edward I. WIESER). Dorothy is Marge's second cousin once removed. |
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Gerhard H. BROCKHAUS 10 Feb 1828 Jan 1913 |
Anna Gertrude SOMMERS BROCKHAUS 29 Jul 1831 1 Dec 1879 |
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Gerhard and Anna SOMMERS BROCKHAUS have no direct relationship to Marge. Several of the BROCKHAUS family are related through marriage. Their daughter Mary married Vincent WIESER, Marge's second cousin third removed. Elizabeth Mary, a Granddaughter of Gerhard and Anna, daughter of Joseph and Josephine FANGMAN BROCKHAUS (buried St. Francis Assisi, Humphrey), married Marge's Granduncle Hellmuth Paul THOMAS.
The following excerpt is from a BROCKHAUS Family History that my Mother had in her genealogy papers: | |
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Henry BROCKHAUS 1865 - 1883 |
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Bernard BROCKHAUS 1871 - 1883 |
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Ferdinand BROCKHAUS 1873 - 1883 |
Created October 14, 2000 -- Updated March 29, 2001
Pictures taken by Bruce and
July 2, 2000 and October 2000
Graphics by Marge
