Carl David Oelrich, 18421915 (aged 73 years)

Name
Carl David /Oelrich/
Given names
Carl David
Nickname
Charles
Surname
Oelrich
Note: His legal name appears to have been Carl though several censuses list him as Charles. His tombstone and Fred's death certificate read Carl.
Birth
Emigration
Note: Came on the "New York" vessel.

Came on the "New York" vessel.

left from Bremen, Germany

occupation listed as turner

Marriage
Note: They were married in 1868 “they desired to escape the red tape of the bureaucracy of the Old World and find the golden opportunity awaiting them in the United States. Because of this red tape, they decided not to marry until they reached this country. After reaching New York, they boarded a train for Buffalo, where they stayed with an uncle and were married.
Birth of a son
Birth of a son
Naturalization
Birth of a son
Marriage of a son
Birth of a son
Note: on 1900 Iowa Census living with Charles, Augusta and George
Birth of a son
Note: on 1900 Iowa Census living with Charles, Augusta and George
Marriage of a son
Event
Note: They settled in Buffalo, NY living with Karel’s uncle, a jeweler named Fredrick at 262 Oak St. Next door (256 Oak St) lived “Uncle Dickman”. In 1871 they went west at the behest of a friend “Henry Hospers of Pella, IA” (from William Oelrich diary) to Orange City, Iowa. There they staked a claim 3 ½ miles north of Orange City near a ford for a creek and established Pleasant View Sheep Farm aka The Oelrich Farm as it was still known in 1920.
Death
Cause of death: Convulsions due Bright's (kidney) disease
Burial
Cemetery: West Lawn Cemetery
Note: center section F row 2 in from cemetery road.

center section F row 2 in from cemetery road.

West Lawn is on the North side of Orange City.

Family with Augusta Molina Nusse
himself
18421915
Birth: May 25, 1842Rethem an der Aller, Fallingbostel, Hanover, Prussia
Death: November 30, 1915Orange City, Sioux, Iowa, USA
wife
18441920
Birth: December 21, 1844Neinberg, Hanover, Prussia
Death: January 29, 1920Orange City, Sioux, Iowa, USA
Marriage Marriage1868Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
17 months
son
18691951
Birth: June 8, 1869 27 24 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Death: March 28, 1951Minnetrista, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
3 years
son
18721939
Birth: March 26, 1872 29 27 Orange City, Sioux, Iowa, USA
Death: May 14, 1939Hull, Sioux, Iowa, USA
7 years
son
18781959
Birth: 1878 35 33 Orange City, Sioux, Iowa, USA
Death: 1959
23 years
son
1 year
son
Emigration

Came on the "New York" vessel.

left from Bremen, Germany

occupation listed as turner

Marriage

They were married in 1868 “they desired to escape the red tape of the bureaucracy of the Old World and find the golden opportunity awaiting them in the United States. Because of this red tape, they decided not to marry until they reached this country. After reaching New York, they boarded a train for Buffalo, where they stayed with an uncle and were married.

Event

They settled in Buffalo, NY living with Karel’s uncle, a jeweler named Fredrick at 262 Oak St. Next door (256 Oak St) lived “Uncle Dickman”. In 1871 they went west at the behest of a friend “Henry Hospers of Pella, IA” (from William Oelrich diary) to Orange City, Iowa. There they staked a claim 3 ½ miles north of Orange City near a ford for a creek and established Pleasant View Sheep Farm aka The Oelrich Farm as it was still known in 1920.

Name

His legal name appears to have been Carl though several censuses list him as Charles. His tombstone and Fred's death certificate read Carl.

Burial

center section F row 2 in from cemetery road.

West Lawn is on the North side of Orange City.