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Martin Dittmer

Birth	:	19 Jan 1858 Hamburg, Germany
Death	:	14 Nov 1914
Burial	:	Elkader Cemetery, Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8541718, -91.4000015
Description	:	(?Nicholas) Martin DITTMER s/o He was Sheriff of Clayton county from 1900 to 1908. 1915:Elkader,IA Implement/Automobile Dealer Husband of Katherine DOHRER(JUL1861.IA-) History of Clayton County, Iowa; From The Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present; by Realto E. Price, Vol. II: His father(Martin DITTMER) was a well known citizen and an earnest and worthy endeavor to give to the world the best that was in him marked the course of his life. He was born on the 19th of January, 1858, in Hamburg, Germany, the son of Peter and Magdalena Dittmer. When a boy of three years he came with his parents to America and settled... Read More	(?Nicholas) Martin DITTMER s/o He was Sheriff of Clayton county from 1900 to 1908. 1915:Elkader,IA Implement/Automobile Dealer Husband of Katherine DOHRER(JUL1861.IA-) History of Clayton County, Iowa; From The Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present; by Realto E. Price, Vol. II: His father(Martin DITTMER) was a well known citizen and an earnest and worthy endeavor to give to the world the best that was in him marked the course of his life. He was born on the 19th of January, 1858, in Hamburg, Germany, the son of Peter and Magdalena Dittmer. When a boy of three years he came with his parents to America and settled in Clayton county. After the family had lived several years near Communia, they purchased a farm in Cox Creek township, which is now owned by Herman Dittmer, with whom the aged mother makes her home. When a young man Martin Dittmer came to Elkader and engaged in the lumber business with his brother-in-law, Jacob Stemmer. About 1896 they disposed of this business and started in the implement business under the title of Stemmer & Dittmer. Later Mr. Dittmer bought his partner's interest and took into partnership Mr. Stallmen, under the firm name of Dittmer & Stallman. On September 14th, 1881, Martin Dittmer was united in matrimony with Katherine Dohrer of Clayton county, and they were the parents of three children: Walter, 26 years of age; Florence, who died when 5 years of age, and Roy, 16 years. Martin Dittmer took an active interest in the affairs of the community, and for seven years, from 1904 to 1911, was sheriff of Clayton county, in which capacity he served the people faithfully and conscientiously. He was a member of the school board at the time of his death, which occurred November 14, 1914. The funeral services were conducted by Elkader Lodge, No. 72, A. F. and A. M., of which he was an esteemed member. The Register & Argus, under date of November 19, 1914, said, "The great man of Elkader has fallen; the good man "has been called from out of our midst. A shadow of gloom is cast not only on home and family but over our entire community. Not that death is unfamiliar to our minds, for every day death is exerting his solemn power upon the race of man, but there are instances where it is impressed more vividly on our minds and where it calls forth a pro founder sentiment of sorrow. This is true today when we stand with bowed heads and throbbing hearts beside the last earthly remains of a beloved husband, father, brother, son, relative, friend and citizen, Martin Dittmer. Parents of: -Walter C. FEB1890.IA- -Leroy Douglas 1900-1962

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Martin Dittmer's memorial is located at: Elkader Cemetery, Elkader, Clayton County, USA.
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Latitude: 42.8541718
Longitude: -91.4000015

Family Members:

Parent

Peter Henry Dittmer

(1815 - 1891)

Magdalena Behnke Dittmer

(1824 - 1919)

Spouse

Kathryn Dohrer Dittmer

(1861 - 1953)

Siblings

Margaretha Elizabeth “Lizzie” Dittmer Stemmer

(1854 - 1909)

Herman Peter Dittmer

(1865 - 1923)

Mary Anna Maria Dittmer Elvers

(1870 - 1923)

Children

LeRoy Douglas Dittmer

(1900 - 1962)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Elkader Cemetery
Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8541718, -91.4000015

2. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8488998, -91.4021988

3. Hartman Cemetery
Cox Creek Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8155360, -91.3880840

4. Colony Catholic Cemetery (Defunct)
Read Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8830000, -91.3580000

5. County Home Cemetery
Clayton Center, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8916702, -91.3499985

6. Dohrer Cemetery
Osborne, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8124846, -91.4584734

7. Meenan Cemetery
Communia, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7999862, -91.3584693

8. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Clayton Center, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8841705, -91.3249969

9. Cords Cemetery
Osborne, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7973308, -91.4377662

10. Clayton Center Cemetery
Clayton Center, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8841705, -91.3225021

11. Communia Cemetery
Volga Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7868996, -91.3630981

12. Patterson Pioneer Cemetery
Saint Olaf, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9216000, -91.4489000

13. Watkins Cemetery
Osborne, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7833180, -91.4584733

14. Clark Family Cemetery
Beulah, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9166505, -91.4751415

15. Norway Lutheran Church Cemetery
Saint Olaf, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9352798, -91.4302826

16. Weymouth Cemetery
Saint Olaf, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9278799, -91.4583559

17. Mederville Cemetery
Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7638893, -91.4194412

18. Krumm Cemetery
Garber, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7913760, -91.3023559

19. Farmersburg-Wagner Cemetery
Farmersburg, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9481010, -91.3700027

20. Blanchaine Cemetery
Volga, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7676210, -91.3389040

21. Cook Family Cemetery
Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9209880, -91.5091230

22. Wagner Township Cemetery
Saint Olaf, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9519386, -91.4513931

23. Eberhard Cemetery
Littleport, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7583201, -91.3418020

24. Highland Lutheran Cemetery
Highland Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8987000, -91.5330000