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Conrad Gustav Von Blucher

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Birth	:	20 Oct 1866 Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Death	:	19 Dec 1939 Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Burial	:	Park Heights Cemetery, Brunswick, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.3177900, -77.6138000
Description	:	Conrad (Conrad Gustav Emmanuel Gebhard Lebrecht) was one of two children born to Gustav and Medora Stipes Von Blucher His older sister Emily(Hicks)born in 1865,died at age 20.His father was born in Denmark and emigrated to America in 1862 to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War.He continued his army career until 1875,having served in the Nebraska and Dakota Territories,Georgia,NY and Harpers Ferry.Conrad and family did not accompany his father on every assignment . .His mother,Medora was the daughter of Cornelia Stipes who managed Stipes boarding house in Harpers Ferry—now a historic landmark.Conrad and his sister... Read More	Conrad (Conrad Gustav Emmanuel Gebhard Lebrecht) was one of two children born to Gustav and Medora Stipes Von Blucher His older sister Emily(Hicks)born in 1865,died at age 20.His father was born in Denmark and emigrated to America in 1862 to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War.He continued his army career until 1875,having served in the Nebraska and Dakota Territories,Georgia,NY and Harpers Ferry.Conrad and family did not accompany his father on every assignment . .His mother,Medora was the daughter of Cornelia Stipes who managed Stipes boarding house in Harpers Ferry—now a historic landmark.Conrad and his sister grew up in Harpers Ferry,West VirginiaTheir father returned to Denmark around 1875 after his marriage ended and later remarried a Rigmor Mathilda Petersen.Conrad gained a half brother,Hans Ulrich(1885-1974) and half sister ,RigmorFanny Manon(1888-1975) from that union His father died in Copenhagen in 1895.. He ,his sister and mother lived with his grandmother,Cornelia at the boarding house during his teen years.He later moved to Maryland,and also had lived in Virginia and Washington DC.He married Mida Chambers in 1892.They had one son who died at birth. He worked as a clerk and telegraph operator for the railroad in DC until his retirement and later moved back to FredericK County,Md. According to the 1910 and 1920 census records,his mother lived with Conrad and wife Mida until her death sometime after 1925. Conrad traveled to Germany in the mid to late 1930's to investigate an inheritance issue .His ancestor Prussian Field Marshall,Gebhard Leberecht Von Blucher was awarded an entitled estate by the Duke of Wellington for his intervention in the. Battle of Waterloo that resulted in the defeat of Napoleon.It provided income until his death and thereafter his direct male descendants.Conrad had not received his allotment for several years and while in Germany was involved in a trolley accident that cost him the loss of his leg. Germany at this time was preparing for war and this issue was never resolved nor were any further payments forthcoming.This was covered in a news article in the Frederick paper (16 May 1940).His wife had received a letter from Germany and tried unsuccessfully to resolve the matter.At.the time,it was believed that Conrad was the last of the Field Marshall's male heirs. Conrad died at his home in Brunswick,Frederick County,Maryland after an illness of several weeks.He was 73.His wife Mida died in 1959 **refer to memorial 232839997 for ancestor info

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Conrad Gustav Von Blucher's memorial is located at: Park Heights Cemetery, Brunswick, Frederick County, USA.
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Conrad Gustav Von Blucher death on 19 Dec 1939 in Frederick County, Maryland, USA
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Latitude: 39.3177900
Longitude: -77.6138000

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