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John Frederick Dedermann

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Birth	:	10 Aug 1824 Germany
Death	:	6 Sep 1906 Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Maple Park Cemetery, Aurora, Lawrence County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.9530983, -93.7205963
Description	:	Civil War Monument reads Co G 53 Wis. Inf. -------------------------------------------- In the articles below it has his last name as Dederman while the marker shows it as Dedermann. The following article was found in "The Norfolk Daily News", Friday, September 7, 1906 on page 4 and is fully quoted below. "FIRST WHITE MAN HERE Fred Dederman, Forty Years a Resident, is Dead HIS FARM MADE INTO NORFOLK Settler of 1866, Who Lived and Died in the Log Home He Built in Early Days, and Whose Farm is Now City Streets, Succumbs. Fred Dederman, the first white man... Read More	Civil War Monument reads Co G 53 Wis. Inf. -------------------------------------------- In the articles below it has his last name as Dederman while the marker shows it as Dedermann. The following article was found in "The Norfolk Daily News", Friday, September 7, 1906 on page 4 and is fully quoted below. "FIRST WHITE MAN HERE Fred Dederman, Forty Years a Resident, is Dead HIS FARM MADE INTO NORFOLK Settler of 1866, Who Lived and Died in the Log Home He Built in Early Days, and Whose Farm is Now City Streets, Succumbs. Fred Dederman, the first white man who settled on the land where the city of Norfolk now stands, and whose original homestead has now been made into the present town, died at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the old home which he had built with logs that he gathered with his own hands form the Elkhorn river banks forty years ago. Mr. Dederman succumbed to old age debility, after a lingering illness, a the right old age of eighty-two. The funeral will be held from the old home on North Eighth street Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Mr. Witte of St. Paul's Lutheran church, in charge. Came With First Colony in '66 Mr. Dederman came to Norfolk with the first colony of white men away back in 1866. He came here from Watertown, Wis., and was a native of Germany, having been born near Berlin. He took up a homestead of 160 acres, forty acres of which lay between the present Fourth and Thirteeth streets, and 120 acres of which lay north an south, from the present brickyards to Pasewalk's grove. It is this seen that the present business section west of Fourth and much of the residence portion of the city is settled on the old Dederman farm. Later the original homestead was sold to John Koenigstein and laid out in town lots. Mr. Dederman, however, reserved some property for himself and leaves his wife and two daughters in excellent circumstances. Built House of Logs The old home in which Mr. Dederman died yesterday afternoon is just as it was forty years ago, excepting that it now has weather boards covering the log frame. He chopped the trees from the river bank, hauled them to his home and built the house. When the town began to grow, he covered the logs with siding, and if the weatherboards were torn off the old logs would still be found. Mr. Dederman is survived by six children, two sons and four daughters. Fred is a prosperous farmer living northeast of the city, owning 900 acres. Frank lives in town, but owns much farm land. The daughters are Mrs. Washburn, Mrs. Everling, Mrs. Fauber and Mrs. Schulz, all of whom live in or near Norfolk excepting Mrs. Schulz, who lives in Wisconsin and who has not yet been reach by wire." ----------------------------------------------------------------- In the following article it says the burial in the cemetery north of the church. It should have said west of the church. The following was found in "The Norfolk Daily News", Monday, September 10, 1906 on page 3 and is fully quoted below. "One of the most largely attended funerals that has taken place in Norfolk for a long time was that of Fred Dederman, held yesterday afternoon. The crowds of old friends more than filled St. Paul's Lutheran church, Rev. J. Witte conducting the services. Many of those who attended were among the older men and women of the city, who had come to Norfolk in the early days when they were young, and had known the deceased ever since. Mr. Dederman was a veteran of two wars, having served under the German emperor in the conflict with Denmark in 1848 and again in the civil war in this country. Burial was in the cemetery north of the church." --------------------------------------

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Where is John Frederick Dedermann's memorial?
John Frederick Dedermann's memorial is located at: Maple Park Cemetery, Aurora, Lawrence County, USA.
When did John Frederick Dedermann death?
John Frederick Dedermann death on 6 Sep 1906 in Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, USA
Where are the coordinates of the John Frederick Dedermann's memorial?
Latitude: 36.9530983
Longitude: -93.7205963

Family Members:

Spouse

Maria Louisa Heckman Dedermann

(1828 - 1915)

Children

Marie Elisabeth “Mary” Dederman Wachter

(1851 - 1914)

Emilie Dederman Schulz

(1853 - 1919)

Augusta Louise Dederman Ebeling

(1855 - 1936)

Sophie Dederman Faubel

(1858 - 1945)

John Frederick Dederman

(1860 - 1949)

Frank L. Dederman

(1870 - 1907)

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